Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-19
LABOR LEGISLATION.
IMPORTANT MEASURES CONSIDERED
IN THE HOUSE
a hfn Passed to Create Department Of
Labor and Boards of Arbitration
sherman and vsst.Have = War of Words
over the Presidential Contest of 1915
Conference of American Countries.

WASHINGTON, April lathe features @
the Senate proceedings yesterday were tn
speeches Of Messrs. Sherman and Vest OF
the Dakota bill. in which the legality a
Mr.. Hayes tenure of the Presidency wa
discussed pro and con.
Mr.. Evaris. from the Committee O,
Foreign Relations reported back adversely
MIR. Rddlebergers resolution for the con
sideration of the fisheries treaty in opei
session. The report was place on the cafen
dar and ordered printed.
Mr.. Morrill, introduced bill autborizip,
the purchase of site for building Tor th,
Supreme Court of the United States.
The resolution reported by Mr.
Plumb, from the Committee on Publ,
Lands, instructing that committee TO in
quire into the allegations made by Mr.. Cal
on the floor of the Senate as to the illeea
and fraudulent conyeyances of public land.
In Florida was taken up.
Mr.. Call objected to the reference tc
him. He had merely presented petition.
from citizens of Florida in the matter
After some discussion as 10 the RESPONSE
bility for the statements, the resolution was
adopted.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the Senate bill to forfeit unforfeited
land grants. Without action, the bill went
over, and at two o'clock the Senate took up
the Dakota bill.
Mr.. Sherman said that the opposition to
the admission of Dakota as a State was
totally unjustifable. He urged the passage
of the bill, and stated that the opposition
to the bill was simply because the Demo-
cratic party did not want that State ad-
mitted.
Replying to Mr.. Vests illusions yester.
day TO unfair methods in the election of
praRiaanf Mr }
that the decision of the Louisiana return
ing board was fair. and right, and honest
and that Louisiana's vote, if honestly
counted, gave Hayes from 1000 to %, 900
majority. Speaking OF the electoral com.
mission, Mr.. Sherman asserted that Dc
Democrats and q Republicans voted for the
bill, and IA Republicans including himself.
and but one Democrat-Mr. Eaton, of Con-
necticut-against it
There had been the ssme kind of a vote
in the other House and yet the Senator
from Missouri (Nest) had branded it as
king of the Republican tricks. So far from
that being the case it had been supported
by the Democrats as a means by which the
decision of the returning board of Louisiana
would be oyerthrown and the people of the
United States deprived of the President
elected by them in legal and constitutional
way.
If ever anybo ly had any doubt Of the
election OF Mr.. Hayes, that doubt had been
removed by the admissions of the very
men who had participated in the wrong of
that day in Louisiana. And hereafter,
when any man asserted Of President Hayes
that he has been elected by fraud or wrong,
or had not been duly elected, he would
hold him in contempt as uttering that
which was not true and which was denied
hu fhs yhn
ernment
Mr.. Vest replied to Mr.. Sherman, and
said his threat about holding in contempt
men who questioned Mr.. Hayes election
might have affect with members Of his own
party; but with even the author of that
threat before his eyes he denied the honesty
and legality of that election.
The question which he had asked yester-
day about Packard and Hayes, had been
asked in desultory and unprecedented
way, and the Senator from Ohio had not
answered it satisfactory.
Mr.. Vest sent to the Clerks desk and had
read extracts from speech made on that
subject in the House by Mr.. Blaine, in which
Blaine declared that the election of HAYES
and of Packard were indissolubly connect
ed; and asked who had the authority 10
make an arrangement by which Packard
was not upheld; stating that it was i'm
possible for the administration of President
Hayes to have done it
That Mr.. Vest said, was the statement Of
the most distinguished Republican now
living with due Difference possibly to the
Senator from Ohiol the standard beaver of
the Republican party in the last President
ial canvass, and it was to be taken for
granted the standard bearer of that party
in the coming contest.
piaipa haA bar, taI tbat D.
was not elected Governor of Louisiana Mr..
Hayes was not entitled to the electoral vote
of that State
Mr.. Vest then passed on to the question
Of the returning board and stated that
Every member and officer of that
board and their relatives had been
provided with lucrative Offices except
one colored member (Cassanal who
had not been so provided. and who had
come to Washington and appealed to Pres /
Ident Hayes and Mr.. Sherman for pecunia- |
~ aid, which had been given or offered TO
him, to the amount of over $I,OOO Mr.. |
Vest thought that the American people
never will be satisfied with the eIplana-
ton made to day, but that like James G. !
Blaine, they have already come TO the con-
,lusion that it is impossible even for the I
Of the Senator of Ohio TO expllin 1
why it was that the vote of Louisiana. as !
by the Returning Board, was |
Iood for the purpose Of giving the electoral /
Eote of Louisiana TO Mr. Hayes for the |
Presidency, but was not good for the pur- /
pose of giving it to Mr.. Packard for the |
of the State.
Senator Hawley defended the action Of
he commission Of which he was member,
md answering Senator Vests question how
Sechols could become Governor and HAYES /
H., l., !
hat the returning board might declare who
we're Presidential electors, but that the
State constitution, sent TO the Legislature,
he question OF who was Governor as well
u who were members of the Legislature
As several Senators wished to make speeches
he bill went over until today.
A message from the President vetoing
/ bill for the relief of Paymaster Bosh was
aid before the Senate.
Senator Frye presented the Conference
,eport on the bill providing for CONNER
,ial conference with Brazil and the South
American Republics.
Senators Edmunds and Chandler uues-
honed the propriety of the provision which
rests in the President of the Senate and
he Speaker OF the House, the appointment
ZACH OF two of the ten delegates, and pend
ng the further consideration of the subject
he Senate, at O'Clock, adjourned
The House.
The feature of the House proceedings
was the passage of the bill Great
ng a department of labor
Mr.. Belmont. of New York, introduceda
bill prohibiting Chinese immigration. II
makes it unlawful for Chinese to enter the
United States by sea or land unless as
officials, teachers, students, merchants or
travellers for pleasure. except for the return
If former residents holding certificates as
Iuch, and owning $1,000 worth of property
n the United States, and prescribes for
ssue of certificates and means of identif-
alton.
Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, submitted
he conference report upon the bill auth
'rizing the President 10 arrange a confer
.nce between the United States and the
outh and Central American Republics,
Iayti, San Domingo and Brazil, which
ras agreed 10.