Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-16
CONGRES sIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April I5th-In the Senate to
day, among the petitions presented and referred,
was one from the Boston Executive Business
Association for the privilege of purchasing ships
abroad for ten years
Among the bills reported from the committee
and placed on the calendar was one providing
Tor the return OF second-class mail matter, and
the Senate bill to allow california to make GER
tain grants to educational institutions.
sherman offered resolution (agreed to- di-
recting the Secretary of the Interior to commu-
nlcate with the Senate the report of Jesse Spaul-
ding, Government Director of Pacific Railways,
as TO the general management of such railways.
Wilson of Iowa offered a resolution {agreed tol
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for in
formation as to whether, since the adoption of
the Treasury regulation of September IS, 1882
the reference 10 the transit of Chinese through
the country and their departure therefrom any
Chinese, entered for transit usder such regula-
tion, has failed to depart from the United States
in due course.
Hawley gave notice that he would call up the
Chicago Worlds Fair bill on Friday
The Montana election case was then taken
| up and Morgan addressed the Senate. He re-
! terred to the recent Democratic successes in
| Helena and Butte as in response to the at.
tempt st fraud in seating the Republican claim
| ants. II these elections, he said, had gone
| the other way, there would have been no
trouble in referring the case back to the people.
Now he suppo ed that was impossible He
declared that If Montana were now coming
asking for admission as State, with all that
hlth hanging to her skirts, she would be kicked
IIOlu lHe threshold, ana ne insisted that no man
had right 70 claim a seat q Senator from
Montana unless ne could do so on a certificate
from the Governor of that State. The certi.
| ncates had to be signed by the Governor and
countersigned by the Secretary of State The
Republican claimants had not such certificates
The Democrats had certificates signed by the
Governor but, unfortunately not countersigned
by the Secretary of State. II would not be yery
long he said. until the little cloud in Montana
which seemed ''no bigger than a mans haud y
would sweep like cyclone and tear the Repub
! lican party all into fragments.
Daniel argued against the majority report
Vance created considerable amusement by
reading the following telegram received from
Butte this morning:
Hurrah for the honest citizens who vindi
Gated the right
Hurrah for law and liberty, the people won
the fight
Republican corruptions went weeping to theil
fate,
For the voters placed a bar on the men who
stole the State
Mourners speak in whispers; there's Grape
upon the door
The G. o. 2. was killed by stealing Precinct Sip
Hoar said he understood the fac of the
| Democratic majority in Butte which a year ago
was reduced to about $50, and that at Precincl
"a there was not single voter lett. All OF those
| apparent voters had gone like last years snow
| bank.
Vance-"My information is entirely different
| Butte gave Republican majority last year and
there has been great turnover in consequence
| ing his speech, Daniel yielded for motion ts
| adjourn, and aiter an agreement that a vote
would be taken at O'Clock tomorrow, the
| Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. April l5th.-In the House to
day Boutelle. of Maine, called up the navel ap
| preparation bill, pending the question upon IN,
amendment adopted in the Committee of tn,
| Whole striking out The clause providing for IN,
! construt ton of three coast-line battle ships
| The action of the committee was rejected-yeas
| 10i; noes, 49,
! Holman, Of Indiana moved 10 recommit tn,
bill with instructions TO the Committee or Naya
Affairs, and report il back with an amendmen
providing for one battle ship Lost-yeas, l0S
nays. 1913 The bin then passed
The Committee on Rules reported resolution
| Tor the immediate consideration of the bill h
| define the jurisdiction of the Courts of IT,
| United states, the previous question to be con
s.dered at O'Clock 10 day. The previous ques
tod was ordered-yeas, lis nays, i0l. Car isl
moved 10 rec9mmit the resolution with in
structions TO report is back with a provision 70
two days debate on the Court bill. The motiol
was lost-yeas, JOS: nays, l24.
After two ro,Lcalls, the resolution was fnall
adopted-ayes, lis; noes, 80.
After a short discussion Mills offered al
amendment providing that OF the additions
Circuit Judges seventeen in number one hal
be appointed from each of the political parties
Lost
The bill then passed-ayes 13l, noes IS, III
| Speaker counting quorum.
Mckinley presented resolution proyidin
that the statue in marble of the late Ulysses S
Grant rendered by the National Encsmpment @
the Grand Army of the Republic be receive,
and erected in Statnary Hall in the Unite
States Capitol