Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-27
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
POLITICS IN THE HOUSE,
Dispute About Mr.. Morton's Eight-hourVote
APPROPRIATION BILLS IN THE SENATE

APPROPRIATION BILLS IN THE SENATE
The Senate.
CUTTING WOOD FROM GOVERNMENT LANDS.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Stewart submitted q
resolution directing the land commissioner to send
to the Senate all the communications, reports,
andavits. &c, upon which he rhe commissioner
based his report TO Acting Chairman Burns OF
the House appropriations committee in regard to
the amendment to the sundry-civil bill exempting
persons who cut wood from the Government lands
In the west TO be used for mining purposes. That
was the amendment offered by Mr.. Stewart and
10 which the land commissioner so strenuously
Mr.. Beck had NO objection provided the clause.
'rf not Incompatible with the public interests, ="
had stated that II he were compelled to make pub
lie all these documents and all this evidence he
might as we'll abandon the suits he had Instituted
against two mining companies zone OF them for.
elgn corporation), as that would disclose to the
defendants all the case.
Mr. Edmunds suSSested S R thai suI the resolution be
amended 30 as to require the transmission Of all
documents, except such as the commissioner may
public justice. He said 1t might be that public
interests would be interferred with by compelling
the publication OF all the documents.
Mr.. Stewart said that the letter OF the Commis-
sioner was the third raid made upon the miners
In recent years.
the discussion was interrupted in order to act
upon proposition for another conference on
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Allison called attention to the fact that
while the House only insisted on its disagreement
TO four amendments, all the other amendments
were "in the air, the House having disagreed to
the conference report.
The presiding ofncer gave it as his opinion that
all the amendments were still open to conference;
as well the tour enumerated as the other thirty
tols Allison. Plumb, and German were appointed
confereeS
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Mr.. Allison presented a conference report on the
sundry civil bill mentioned elsewhere). and gave
notice that he would call 1t up tomorrow.
The following bills were reported from commit.
tees and placed on the calendar: The Senate bill
authorizing the citizens OF Colorado, Nevada, and
the Territories TO fell and remove timber from the
public DOMAIN for mining and domestic purposes;
the Senate bill granting the use Of certain pubic
lands to the city OF Tacoma, In Washington Terri
tory, for the purposes OF park.
Mr.. Stewart proceeded with his remarks In sup
port or his resolution.
Mr.. Stewart inveighed against Mr.. stocksiager
for going TO the newspapers IN the matter and
at0rs and circulating ISLANDERS against them. He
would, however, accept the amendment offered by
the senator from Vermont
Mr.. Beck (sarcasticaIly)-I thought the Senator
from Nevada would accept 1t. Idoubt whether
there would be one vote against 1t except the Sen
Mr.. Stewards resolution was adopted with the
amendment suggested by Mr.. Edmunds.
House of Representatives.
Mr. CANNON SAYS Mr. MORTON DID NOT VOTE TO rABL.
THE EI6HT-HOUR BILL.
MI. Cannon ulL} called attention to some re-
marks made by MIR. Bynum, Of Indiana, on the 2Oth
inst, In which that gentleman stated that In the
Forty-sixth Congress motion, made Dy Mr.. Can
nan, OF Illinois, to lay on the table bill to fnforce
the eight-honr law was carried, and that among
the republicans voting for 1t was Levi P. Morton.
The gentleman had made a statement exactly con.
trary TO the facts as far as Mr.. Morton was con-
cerned. He had examined the journal and found
that Mr.. Morton had not voted on the motion,
although the gentleman stated that he had
He (Mr. Cannon) was responsible for his vote, but
he called attention to the fact that In the Congress
which laid the bill on the table the democrats had
almost a two-third majority, and that such demo-
Gratis as
MKssRs. BLouNT, MORRISON AND MILLS HAD VOTED
FOR HIS MOTION.
In the second session OF the same Congress q
similar bill had been passed under q suspension OF
the rules, and among the names Of members vot-
ing for the measure the journal showed that OF
Levi p. Morton. When the gentleman undertook
to state the record OF other men he ought to pro-
duce the record, and not state exactly the con-
Srary OF the facts.
RELYING ON 1.-THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD"
Mr. Bynum produced the Congressional Record
Of the Forty-sixth Congress to show that On a mo-
tion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the eight-hOur till was laid on the table
Mr. Morton had voted aye.
Mr.. Cannon suggested that the Record was not
the highest authority. The journal was the high
est authority.
Mr. Bynum remarked that the Record was laid
on the desks of members every morning. and ex-
amined by them to see that 1t was correct, and
that they never saw the Journal
MIR. Cannon retorted that the journal showed the
the gentleman made the statement, he did not
know that the journal showed to the contrary
[Applause on the republican sde.l
MIR. Bynum replied that he had gone to the
Record to find the vote, and he believed the Rec
ord TO be correct ana right.
MI. Cannon reiterated hisquestfon as to whether
the gentleman had not known that Ihe journal
would show the contrary OF his sIatemUht.
Mr.. Bynum repeated that the Record showed
motion to table the motion to reconsider. Now
the gentleman tried TO palm on the journal against
the Record.
MR. CANNON PERSISTED IN HIS QUERY
as to whether the gentleman had not known that
the Journal showed the contrary.
Mr.. Bynum replied that he had not examined the
journal. He had examined the Record. In McPher-
sons Handbook, a good Oncial record $50 far as
the republican party was concerned1 he found that
Mr.. Morton was recorded as voting to lay the mo-
Mr.. Cannon said that the gentleman was speak
ing OF the vote taken at the second session or the
Morton voted to suspend the rules and pass the
measure.
MR.. BYNUN CRITICIZED Mr.. CANNoNs RECORD
and said that he must answer to his constituents
for his own vote and that Mr.. Morton must answer
for his. 1t was no answer for the gentleman from
Illinois 10 say that democrats voted with him on
that occasion.
Mr. cannon declared that the gentleman's state
ment touching the vote Of Mr.. Morton was not
true. 1t fals1ed the Record and the statement
that the gantlemans vote so appeared In the Rec
! ord was mere pettifOgg1ng. The journal showed
the action OF the House, and that showed that Mr..
Morton aid not vote on the first occasion.
Again he stated that at the second session
OF the Forty sixth Congress- shown by the jour-
| nal, Mr.. Morton voted for the eight-hour bill
| The gentleman had said that he (Mr. Cannon)
could not creep out Of the responsibility for his
vote by saying that democrats voted with him
| he had not tried TO do so. He was respOns bic
IT, his VOTE without reference TO anybody. He had
defended that vote successfully before the work.
| ingmen and farmers OF his district and he would
do 1t again, would 60 TO the wall; but ne would
never rise in his place this House out OF IL and
misstate the r. cord, and when his attention was
| called to the misstatement
| RESORT TO PETTIFOG0ING
instead Of rising in his place and acknowledging
his mistake and begging the country's pardon and
Mr. Morton's pardon. [Applause on republican
| side.l
MT. Bynum-Do you say misstated the Record
Mr.. CannOn-Yes.
| Mr. Bynum-I have this Record (holding 1t up)
! and you dare not quote from 1t.
| Mr clar rod hat al