Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-11
They Come Like Locusts.
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.


WASHINGTON April l0th.-In the Senate to-
day, among the bills reported from the commit
tee and p aced on the calendar, were the fol
lowing: The Senate bill appropriating s., ,34S,-
00o for the improvement of the Columbia river,
Oregon, the expenditures not to exceed $780,
000 in one year, the House bill to aid vessels
disabled in waters coterminous to the United
States and Canada; the Senate bill to revive the
grade OF the Lieutenant-Generalo of the army.
The President pro TEN. Qngalls) remarked
that he was in error yesterday in allowing the
morton TO take up the Chinese enumeration bill
while the Montana election case was undis-
posed of, either by being postponed, laid aside
informally, or other action.
Hale then informed the Chair that the rules
in the Montana case is to proceed until COM
pleted.
Hale gave notice that as soon as the Montana
matter is disposed of he would ask the Senate
10 take up aid complete the Chinese enumera-
tion bill.
The Montana election case was again taken
up. Call addressed the Senate in opposition to
the report of the majority OF the committee, de-
claring the Republican claimants Sanders and
Power, entitled upon the merits of the case to
seats in the Senate from Montana.
AT the conclusion of Calls speech, Hoar
spoke in support of the majority report.
Gray repiied to Hoar, and then Teller ad-
dressed The Senate at some length.
Sherman said he found all the facts sufficient
ly stated in the minority report to control his
Judgment He read three paragraphs from the
minority report, and said 1t was apparent there
from that as to the five Representatives from
silver Bow county neither set had certificates
according to form. The Senate of Montana
was tie, and in the House there were25 Reput-
lican members and "a Democratic members,
about whose rights TO seats there was no ques-
tlJn. There was, therefore, Republican ma
Jorty on joint ballot, or if contest over Silver
Bow county had come TO be decided by the
House. there was majority on the Republican
side, by which the Republican contestants
could have been seated. These simple facts
he thought, contained all the elements of lust
decision in the matter, and showed the kepubli-
can claimants for seats in The Senate had II
majority in the House without any reference to
the members from Silver Bow county.
Edmunds and Eustis had brief personal tilt
based on Edmunds remarks made "A couple of
weeks ago: Eustis then argued on the Montana
matter. sherman asked whether TWENTY-FIVE
Republican members of the House did not con-
stltute majority of that body. Eustis al
! mltted that, numerically, twenty-five was more
than twenty-four, but added that twenty-five
DID not make quorum, and in the constitu-
tlonal meaning twenty five was not a larger
numbe- than twenty tour, as the quorum was
twenty eight
The question having been proposed by Kenna
as to whether forty Senators with unquestioned
credentials (iorty-two being quorumJ could go
70 work and organize and pass upon the creden-
tlals OF the other forty-two whose title was
questioned, Hoar said he would like to think
over It. That was precisely, Kenna SAIL the
question that presented itself in the Montana
case. Partial responses to the question were
| made by several Senators, but Kenna said none
OF them came straight to the point. Adjourned
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 10th.-Ihe House this
morning went into Committee, of the Whole on
the naval appropriation bill.
Peters moved to strike out the entire clause
t1r the increase OF the navy. He believed the
United States had no need of battleshipS and
possessed all the cruisers that it required.
Cannon said he did not know much about
the navy. but nevertheless he began to suspect
he knew as much as the experts on the floor
He had watched the naval progress and feared
those ships proposed TO be built would become
obsolete before their completion. He believed
IN small, compact and powerful navy in
cludlng the best type of Tessels but the Navy
department had reported that the Maine and
Texas, now building, would never be dupli-
Gated. He was lost in the conflicting opinions
of experts.
Kerr of Iowa said he represented district in
which there resided many Quakers who sent
MN numerous petitions requesting him to vote
against the appropriation to increase the navy
They know this preparation for warfare was in
the direction of war with foreign countries.
After further debate, Colman moved to strike
out the paragraph providing for three battle
ships; but leaving in the provision for an armed
cruiser Agreed to.
Adams of Illinois offered an amendment pro-
Vldlng Tor three low. free-board coast and har-
Dor defense vessels OF the monitor type at cost
not to exceed 81 800, 900 each. Lost
Peters then withdrew his motion to strike out
the entire clause.
The bill was then favorably reported to the
House. but no final action was taken and the
House adjourned.