Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-08
CONGRE ,SIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 7th.-Senator Evarts pre-
sented the resolutions of the New York Cham
Der of Commerce in the Senate to day, prote ST.
ing against the pending bill for the census
enumeration of Chinese as absurd, berbarous,
un-Christian and cowardly, and also memorial
on the same subject from the American Mission
airy Association was presented by Davis.
Platt presented memorial for the admission
of New Mexico, without committing himself to
the views set forth in it.
Reagan presented a petition from the citizens
of Maricopa county, ArizoIia, protesting against
the establishment of land Courts.
Squires presented memorial from The Lesis
lature of Washington relating to the improve
ment of the Columbia river. He also introduced
bill 10 provide the State of Washington with
light artillery.
Hoar moved to proceed with the Montana con.
tested election case.
Hale asked him to give preference to the Chi
nese enumeration bill, which was important to
have disp sed of as soon as possible.
Hoar intimated that the Chinese census bill
could not be disposed of Immediately, as Evarts
desired to speak upon it.
Hale asked Evarts whether he desired to de-
bate it at length, and Evarts said that he did
Hale then gave notice that he would move to
take up the Chinese enumeration bill as soon as
the Montana election case was disposed of.
The Montana election case was then taken up
and Vance, a member of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, made an argument in
support of the minority report, declaring that
Clark and Maginnes, the Democratic claimants,
were entitled to the seats.
He (Vance) never heard the title to seat in
the Senate based on such slender, technical and
trifiing grounds. He never had known the
public will of community to be thwarted and
trampled under foot On such flimsy pretexts
He knew the fiat had gone forth he knew the
republican claimants were to be seated. Re
publican Senators would be sicker over the
thing before they were done with it than he
was. He had heard of an old fellow who went ou.
West to speculate in hogs. He bought q big drove
and shipped them to New York. When he got
to New York he found hogs cheaper there than
in Ohio. SO he shipped them back and sold
them in Ohio. Some friend said TO him Jim,
you made bad speculation" Yes" said he,
II lost good deal of money, but then had the
company of the hogs both ways" So he
(Vance) thanked God that. in all future denun-
Citations of the South for the suppression of COL
ored votes, the Southern Senators would have
the company of the hogs. Laughter
Spooner, also member of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections made an argument in
favor of the majority report that Sanders and
Power. the Republican claimants, are entitled
upon the merits Of the case to be seated. He
would pass: he said, from the jokes of the Sen
ator from North Carolina CNance) and advert to
| the very able and ingenious argument of the
Senator from Delaware Gray. All the SEN
ators agreed that the question was one of high
privilege and of grave import and much deli
cacy. 1t affected not only the right of Montana
to be represented in the Senate by men of her
choice but it affected also the dignity and in
tegrity of the Senate. II should, therefore, be
considered with Judicial calmneSs and delibera-
tion freed as much as it might be from partisan
bias and prejudice.
He knew it was not necessary to assure the
Senate that it had been in that spirit that the
majority of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections had commenced and continued the
consideration ofthe case. The Senator could
OF course, only be elected By State Legislature
and in order 10 seat man in the Senate he
must have been chosen by the Legislature or
ganized within the meaning of the Constitution,
but II was not necessary, III his opinion. to go
| beyond what might be called prima facie eyi-
ielre and that DrimR fapip pyiipnpa fnr,p
in this case in the certificate of the Board of
Canvassers, consisting of the Chief Justice, Gov
ernor and Secretary of the Territory.
In the course of his speech spooner alluded to
the charge made by Senator Gray sgainst the
President for undue haste in issuing the procla-
nation for the admis ion of Montana and he
defended the President in that matter. The
| Presidents whole life, he said, was an ample
| refutation of any such intimation. Spooner
yielded for the executive session. and the Senate
| soon after adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 7th.-In the House tod ay
morrill, OF Kansas moved TO suspend the rules
| and pass with the substitutej the Senate bill
granting pensions to soldiers and sailors who
are incapscitated from the performance OF
labor, and providing for pensions to widows
| minor children and dependent parents
Morrill, briefly explained that the substitute
| provided service pension of IS a month to all
soldiers who have reached the age of 62 years
| or who are dependent He thought the same
prir ciple which had been applied to veterans
| of the war of 1872 and the war with Mexico
should be applied to veterans OF the war OF
1851.
In answer to question he stated that Il is
estimated that the Senate bill would REQUIRE an
annual expenditure of $50, ,oO0, 900 and the House
| substitute of $50 100 600.
| After some debate the House refused To sus-
pend the rules and pass the Senate pension bill
| with the House substitute by vote of l6a yeas
| and 81 nays, there not being the necessary two
! thirds vote in the affirmative.
| Inc following is the vote in detail
1eas-Adams, Allen (Mich.), }, Anderson Miss },
Atkinson PENN, Atsinson ca. Val Baker,
nap. Bergen, Bingham, Bliss. Boothman, Bou-
| telie, Bowden. Brewer, Bickner. Brookshire
| Brossius, J. b. Brown, Buchanan IN. J0 Bur
rows, Butterworth, Bynum, Campbell. Gambler
Chapman, Clancy, Clark, Cogswell Coleman
Comstock. Cor ger, Connell, Cooper Qnd y,
Cooper Ohio, Covert, Craig. Culbertson pa !,
CUMMINGS, Cqtcheon, Dalzell, De Haven, Ding
| ley, Dolliver, Dorsey, Dunneli, Duuphy, Evart,
Farquhar, Featherstone, Finley, Flick, Flower,
Fowler. Gear, Gest. Greenhslge, Grout, Hall,
mann, Hill. Hit, Holman, hopkins, Heuk,
Kelley, Kerr tiowal Kerr Penn },
kssShan sDsnI Lacey iaiGiee Late Hers tSsdlaw
Marsh. Martin Qnd.) Mason. Mcclellan, Nc.
| Comas, Mccormack, McKenna, McMillen Mof-
fat, Money, Mornll, Morrow, Morse. Mudd.
| Niedringhaus, Mute pa. Osborne, Owens
| lohio). Parrot, Payne, Paynter, Payson, Per-
kins Peters, Picker, Post. Price. Pugsley,
Quackenbush, Randall Mass. reid Qowa),
| keyburn, Rife, Rowell, Russell. sanford. Sawyer
Scranton, scull, seney, sherman. shiveIy ST.
monds, smith tIll.l. smith {W. Va), Smyser,
snider, Slap enecter, Stewart tVt). stivers,
stockbridge: stuble, Stump, sweeney, Tsylor,
| (nl). E. b. Taylor, Thomas, Thompson, Town
send Coll. Turner (Ksns), Vsndeyer, Van
shaicS, Wade, Walker Mass, Wailsee q. CT,
| Watson, Wheeler Mich ! Wickham, Wiley,
| Wilcox. Williams ull }, Williams tuhio), Wilson
| (Ky !, Wilson (Wash), Ysder-l69
Nays-Abbott, Anderson. Alien (Miss }, Ander-
son (Miss.). Bankhead, Barns, Biggs. Bland,
| Biount, Breckenridge (Ark.). Breckenridge
! (Ky). Buchanan (Vs.l. ruckalow, Bullock,
Bum. Chandler {Gs). Carlisle. Carlton. Caruth.
| Clarke (Ala J. Clements, Cothrap, Cowles. Crisp,
! CulbeIson (TexaS), Dargan. Davidson Dockery.
! Ednounds, Elliott tlis. knloe, Forney, Gibson,
Goodnight, Grimes Hare, Heard. Hemphill,
: Herbert. Hooker. Kilgore Inrnham Ia,rier'