Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-19

THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Vest MoYes to Reconsider the
Direct Tax Bill.
The HOUSE LookiIl After he Seal Fish.
cries.
Republicans Out Aanosuvre the Demo
Gratis on the California Election Case.
WAsHIxoros, Feb. 10.
Senate.

In the Senate Mr.. Vest offered Q motion TO
reconsider the vote by which the conference
report on the direct tax bill vas agreed 10
Saturday.
The matter went over and message vas
sent to the House, requiring the return Of
the bill
Mr.. Palmer offered concurrent resolutions
returning the thanks Of Congress to the State
Of Michigan for the Statue of Lewis Cass.
After spe. ches by Chandler and Hoar, the
latter commenting on the accuracy in the
portrsiiurs Of the statue, the resolutions
were adopted unanimously.
Cullom. from the committee on territories,
reported back the House bill to organize
the territory Of Oklahoma. Placed on the
calendar.
Butler, . member Of the committee, pre-
sented substitute representing the views Of
the minority.
Frye asked the presiding officer how the
Union Pacific funding bill had been displac-
ed from its order before the Senate, and said
be would have II determined at the meeting
Of the Pacific Railroad committee tomorrow
morning whether to ask for the restoration
of the funding bill to its place.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the Texas outrages resolution.
Coke began his fourth days argument
against it.
The race question could not be regulah
by the statute he raid. The right Of local self
government was inviolable to settle the race
question. Let the people of each State At
tend to the matter themselves.
At the close of Coke's speech the resolu-
ton was laid aside and the conference re-
port on the Senate bill, providing for trial
by jury in the police court of the District OF
Columbia, was presented and agreed to.
Senate pissed the house bill to provide for
taking the eleventh and subsequent census.
The Senate adjourned at T. NJ.
House
The bill for the better protection of fur
seals and salmon fisheries in Alaska was
taken up and remitted with instructions to
report with amendment reducing from 20 to
10 years the term of the lease of the seal
fisheries and authoriz ng any person to bring
suit against the lessees TO recover $40 for
every seal taken in excess of the number
fixed by Law.
Crisp of Georgia called up the California
election case of Sullivan against FELTON,.
against which Mckenna Of California raj sed
= question of moderation.
On rising vote the republicans out-voted
the democrats, 7S to "a. The yeas ID nays
were ordered. A body of republicans re-
Trained from voting and left the House
without quorum. A call of the House was
ordered and 240 members responded.
vote was again taken on the consideration of
the election case. The republicans re-
Trained from voting and the absence of =
quorum was developed. A call was demand
ep by Crisp. The call was orderei. Pend
ing the motion of Crisp q resolution was
adopted directing the sergeant-at arms to
telegraph for absent members.
Crisp called attention to the fact that the
republicans who last week we're so anxious to
proceed to the consInerauon OF the oregon
election case were new flibustering against
| the consideration of another.
Reed of Maine suggested that last week
the republicans had some confidence in this
tribunal. That confidence had been lost.
The House adjourned at AS.