Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
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charges have lately been make against Mr..
Elwee efecting his personal character and
| conduct; whether such charges have been
| investigated by Special Agent Tichenor: if
SO to furnish a copy Of the testimony taken
the SENATE senate whether Mr.. EIwee I has
been previously dismissed on
charges made affecting his personal
character.
The senate then proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of Mr.. Vests motion to reconsider
the vote by which the conference report on
urday. Mr.. Vest proceeded to state his OBJ
jections to the bill itself. He main
tanned that congress couldn't pass
the bill without violating the
constitution, and said if the government
were pressed for money the bill would not
receive votes enough to make 1t respect-
able. No more glazing illustration
of the danger of surplus could be offered
and there was no senator who did not
realize that fact. He did not propose
(eyen for $4,000 which would go to Mis-
souri, under the bilD to give up the con-
victions of his whole life as to the powers
OF the congress In such case.
Finally the motion to reconsider was re-
jected-yeas g. nays 49, The senators
voting yea were Messrs. Berry, Blair, Call,
Jones of Arkansas, Pugh, Reagan, Sauls-
bury and Vest.
The conference report now goes to the
house for its action.
The senate then proceeded to considera-
tion of the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Among the amendments reported by the
committee on appropriations and agreed
to by the senate, was one for completion OF
the postoffice building at Fort Scott, Kan,
S. 600
Mr.. Harris interrupted reading of the
bill to call attention to the large number
of unconfirmed nominations. He thought
it to be as much the duty of the president
to make nominations to fill vacancies as
any official duty and as much the duty of
the senate to confirm or reject such NOM
nations as to perform any other senator
ial duty He recalled the fact that Presi-
dent Hayes had, after the presidential
election of 1880, sent to the senate
$50 nominations, nearly all OF
whic were confirmed. In view
of these facts, he moved that the senate do
now proceed TO consideration OF executive
business.
The motion was rejected by a party vote
yeas y, nays 26.
Mr.. Harris-I shall give the senate an
opportunity TO vote on this motion every
day to the end of session.
Mr. Ironically That is
right
Mr.. Blair-And I give notice that at
the conclusion of this bill / will move that
the senate proceed TO consideration of the
joint resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution prohibiting manufac-
ture, importation, transportation and sale
OF alcoholic liquors.
The reading of the bill was resumed.
The senate amendment to pay Mrs. Waite
SIS, 745 the balance of one years salary Of
the late Chief Justice Waite, encountered
considerable opposition, but was finally
agreed to-yeas IS, nays 16. The senators
voting in the negative were Bate. Berry,
Hodgett. Brown. Cockrell, Coke. Colquitt,
Daniel, George, German, Harris, Morgan,
Plumb, Reagan, Vest and Walthall.
Mr.. Plumb gave notice of an amendment
making honorably discharged soldier and
sailors and their widows ana children eli
gible for appointment, transfer and pro-
motion, subject only to such examination
as may be prescribed by heads of depart
ments and without competitive eXamina-
ton.
Without completing the bill the senate