The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-05
SENATE And HOUSE
Republican Congressmen
Refuse to Vote.


waxHsxsrsS. June a--Aroar the bElss
reported fren the casamitscss ard PLACED
on the senate csfanser today, were the
sasiewsn~. An appropriation Of siszs.e .esp far
> punsir euElsssng ~ sals Lake. Csahs 10 re
resi al p-ecznps.ca aud tisstsr culture
i&ws
The senate ssea p-scecs,esi 10 The csnsid.
<rx-ian ef hffas oa the calendar and pssSea.
sncnS osher<. the ssi,ewiug: scnsse blu
GRATING an sa.ifiorai retsrsf iixs Of the
aFray fev otfccrs nax On the active list hsis
iacSpaets&rcsi for active service: the eosssr
blA anshorlsistg the president ~ apYss{1r
srd rrsire Alfred F,<ssxnsosz. with the rank
ard grade OF esierei. wish al amendment
r>dacsas the grade 10 that ~ rnafsw. the
senate hii 10 establish lard rtiiee af Fol
son Seu Mexico. tac hssss> hiii ~ p<o,ecf
the lxets feicEvias 20 fasiisas frsra IA
lawful grazing With amendments tie sen-
are hill authorizing the president "a place
ca the retired liss with the grade Of fasisr.
Nasar tseaesal VI. ". Aversils The senate
hili apscarrsasing tssaeuc io- public build
iax At Virginia city, Nevada. the hoase
hiif 20 pssnscte agriculture (feausftug
A,aerieaa consuis ahrcaa 10 make usa0fhsy
reports on agriculture and horticultural
sasjcets,.
duties os the Department Of agriculture and
To maze Il an executive department has
Ing hesn taken w. arguments were made
bs senators Morgan ami Plumb against the
amendment reported ny tte co1ufal,.es oa
agriculture to strike out the atth section
of the bill, watch transfers the service et
the signal service bErcaa % the depart
saeat of agriculture. aad by Mr.. flatt
ags;us. the h;H itself oa the rreaaG that u
a nex executive department wcre 70 be
ers Ated 4, should embrace the Interests not
only Of agriculture but Of iaanaisetareS
mining, commerce. ansi,orfaslea aar IA
bcf. Finally the BAL YES rerSrsnittes..
The house bin 10 prevent The enpiey-
ment 81 alien labor upon paeilc ealsdlass
or other public work IN the various 3rrsss
userts cf the government having osSa
rsacnsi. Mr. Teller moved an amendment
reqairing pah'ie bsllainss % be rsccla-
struc;sd wholly af materials faacc and pre-
pared within the United states and kRait.
ing the contracts o. cftieens ~ the United
States. After considerable discussion the
bill went over without scffea and the sen
ate adjourned AZ O'clock y N. having
PASSED in al q bills. 10 Of which were reaa-
sscn bills.
HorsE rRocsspsSes.
WASHINGTON, June tin the house this
morning Mr. NILS nsoyed tha; the raiss lse
suspended aud the evening sessions t-t or
siesed for the consideration of certain bills,
but As he would net consent to an a.ncnt.-
uieni setting apart certain sessions fer The
consideration 81 certain peuh3on hiis the
Republicans refused - vote. As no QUO
rum could be secured Mr.. Mills withdrew
his resolution lie then moved that the
debate on the pending paragraph Ia the
tariff bill he limited 10 ten Iainnfes.
Mess-s. Mckinney aad Reed both de-
manded Us parliamentary inquiry 20 be
informed whe:h~r II vas no; In order 10
suspend the rules and st apart a dag for
general pension legislation.
speaker NcNiilia pro ten. OF Tennessee.
replied that the regular order was M,
Mills motion.
The house was then Ia an uproar, the
Democrats demanding the rxxaar orc,T.
ar. Reed persls,ing IN his lnqasry and the
speaker pro tern. refusing 30 erurteaarce
further Interruption pat the Mills sIesioii-
The vote Showed no quorum ard iae ayes
aat nass resulted in the same way, 40 the
call of the h0sise was ordered. Mesnters 20
the number ~ - having responded. Mr.
Mills withdrew his taot3ns, 20 limit The de
bate and sirapiy asked that the house x,
into committee nf the whole on the tariff
bill: bat the Republicans hoping % make
an opportunity for The pension blll persist.
ei In their refusal 90 vote. aud another faii
call was orderee! ON the saciicn 10 90 tuto
e1mrniffce- on this motion III Demacfnss
responded There being no qgerafn NJ
Nils moved 10 adjourn, which motion pre-
vailed.