The Monmouth inquirer., 1890-04-10
FIF7Y-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Condensed Report of Proceedings in

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Condensed Report of Proceedings in the
Senate and House.
WASHING TON, April 3.--The house after
transacting the usual amount of routine
morning business resumed consideration of
the Idaho admission bill.
The bill was passed-yeas, 129; nays,
/, the Democrats refrainfng from voting,
and the speaker counted quorum.
The Democrats say that they intend to
make this test case and to have the courts
pass upon the constitutionality of the rules
allowing the speaker to count quorum. 1t
had been intended to make one of the con-
tested election cases a test case but as this
could be done only by suit for salary
brought il the court of claims this course was
abandoned and the present action decided
upon
WASHINGTON, April Tn the house Mr..
Morrill, (Kan.) moved to suspend the rules
and pass with substitute) the senate bill
granting pensions to soldiers and sailors who
are incapacitated from the performance of
labor and providing for pensions to widows,
minor children and dependent parents. Mr..
Springer Qlls) demanded second, and the
motion was seconded-12S to 81. Mr.. Nor
riIl briefly explained that the substitute
provided a service pension of sS month to
soldiers who have reached the age of 82
years or who are dependent. 1t was esti-
mated that the senate bill would require an
annual expenditure of $50, ,000,0 900 and the
house substitute would require $50, 900, 600.
Mr. Springer offered the objection that
the soldiers were not asking for this meas
ure They wanted a service pension bill. Ii
this bill passed congress would have no
opportunity to pass service pension bill.
Mr. Tarsney (Mo.) said the soldiers were
tired of indiscriminate legislation which
placed the skulking coward on level with
the brave man. Mr.. Martin Qnd.) suggested
that the bill was called up today in order to
prevent the Offering of amendments in be-
half of the soldiers. He would vote for the
motion reluctantly, because he believed
that it was breaking of the promises made
to the soldiers of the country. Mr. Yoder
lO) said on Friday he had sent request to
the speaker asking for recognition Monday
in order to put on its passage, after four
hours the service pension bill He had
response to that request in the present star
chamber proceeding The Republicans
might gag the house but they could not gag
the soldiers of the country.
WASHINGTON, April Tin the senate the
house amendment to the joint resolution for
the removal of the naval magazine from
Ellis Island, N. Y, was concurred III. Mr.
Evarts presented resolutions of the New
York Chamber of Commerce protesting
against the pending bill for census enum-
GRAFTON of the Chinese A memorial on the
same subject from the American Missionary
association was presented by MIR. Dawes.
Discussion of the Montana election contest
was then resumed, and Mr.. Vance spoke in
favor of the minority report declaring Clark
and Maginness, the Democratic claimants,
entitled to the seats
WASHINGTON, April 8. - In the senate
the antitrust bill was taken up.
Mr.. Sherman said that while the bill was
not all that he wanted he believed that it
was the best that could be got, and he would
vote for it as it stood The bill passed as it
came from the committee. The senate then
adjourned.
WASHINGTON. April Sin the house Mr..
McAdoo IN. J.), from the committee on
naval affairs, called up the bill to prevent
the enlistment of aliens in the navy of the
United States. The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Adams Qlls.) called up the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the house de-
feated the bill making appropriation to
supply the deficiency caused by the Silcott
defalcation. In support of the motion, Mr..
Payson reviewed the decision in the Grain
case in the court of claims. The secretary
of the treasury had authorized him to say
that his department would not appeal from
the decision. A motion of Mr.. Holman
Qnd.) to table the motion of Mr.. Adams
was lost, and the vote was reconsidered and
the bill passed.