Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-22
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
The Senate Discusses DisPsputable Else-
tons and Steam Presses.
Randall Presents a Programme for the
Consideration OF the Cowles Bill.
WAsHISGros, Feb. 81.
Senate.

! IN the Senate today. Dawes. from the com
mittee on Indian affairs. reported small
bill sppropriating 81 ,9l2.9t2 to pay the Sc NJ
mole nation for all the right to certain lands
/ in Indian Territory. IL vas placed On the
calendar.
The conference report on the legislative
Appropriation bill was presented and agreed
to.
/ The Senate then proceeded to the consid
GRAFTON Of the resolution reported from the
committee on privileges and elections to in
vestigate the alleged election outrages in
/ certain States.
| Morgan said he objected to the resolution.
| He believed there was no necessity whatever
1 for brin ging toe question to the attention of
/ the Senate in its closing hours. He asked the
/ Repu ,licAn Senators why they wanted to
| open up old wounds and to onter on scheme
which would paraly ze the business of their
country. WHY Iid Senators from Nassa-
/ ehusett. want 10 enter upon a tirafe against
one section Of the countryt Was it for the
purpose of putting { by bayonets an deputy
marshalls) people of one color in the pos
session of twelve or thirteen states?
Hoar-l want to know the facts.
Gorman-if the senator from Massachu-
setts is as frank As he ought to BE- he would
ern section of the coun ry to see how bad
case he could make against it,
At 2 o'clock the resolution was laid aside
informally (Gorman still retaining the foo. }
The Senate resumed the consider ttion OF
the sundry civil appropriation bill, the pend
ing que ston being on the amendment as TO
steam plate printing machines.
voorhees, offe red an anne endment TO the res.
olution directing the committee to inquire
whether money was corruptly and unla~ nj
ly used in the control of the election in
November 1888. in any State.
Blair argued in favor of hand press work.
Ia the course of his IT marks he stated on
the authority of the bill, tnat the Ch Ell
Tr a'ury detective service. that the SILVER
c-rtiiestes were counterfeited today more
than before, because the backs were printed
on steam presses. The great labor organlza
tons had espoused the cause of hand
printers.
flscock said that the whole movement
was crusade against labor saving ma
chnery.
After more s"ussi,n the vote was taken,
ard the amendment, as reported by the
committee on appropriations, agreed to.
Further the amendments report, d from Il
committee on appropfist ons was agre d To,
ineluding tue approprihttDg OF SO 600
additional for expenses of International Con-
ference of the American States appropriating
$685. 900 additional under the head of pre-
vent.on of Epiltmics. apprJpriating SO 900
for proper representation of the United
States at the International Convention in
1859 and for the protection of individual
property.
At2i5 2. NJ, enrolled bill for the al
mission of the States Of North Dakota and
South Dakota, Montana and Washington,
signed by the presiding officer and speaker
of the House, was sent to the President for
hi. approval.
Hiscock offered an amendment appropri-
sting s300, 900 for the expenses of ait q iate
preparation for an appropriate celebrat on of
the centennial OF the constitution of the
United States.
Emunds said he did not feel willing to
appropriate $500, 900 out of the taxation for
mere glorious celebration.
I he vote resulted yeas l6, nays IL. There
was no quorum and at As the Senate ad
J)urned.