Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-02
THE ELECTION BILL.
Taken Up in the Senate by a Strict
Party Vote.
THE FIGURES WE'RE Al 70 80.
Unexpected Tariff Speech by Re-
preventative Wheeler.
HE THINKS THE ACT ANULLITY
SENATE.

Among the various communications and Pc
titions presented and referred were numerous
petitions for the amendment of the tariff bill
by providing for the rebate on manufactured
tobacco, and one from an old lady in Vermont
105 years Of age, with photograph attached. ask
ing for pension.
Also one from Hilton Rowan Helper asking
for the appointment OF commission to ascer-
tain definitely who first proposed the Pam
American railway; also one from Nebraska for
the disarmament of the Sioux Indians, and
suggesting that they be deprived Of their
horses and furnished with oxen in lieu Of them.
Also the annual report OF the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were two (by Messrs. Blair and Dawes as to
the eight-hour labor law; one by Mr.. Sherman
relating to the treaty of reciprocity with the
n ain, Islands, one by Mr.. Teller
United States and to provide free coinage for
for the free coinage Of gold and silver bullion;
one by Mr.. Daniel to allow a rebate or draw
back on tobacco and snuff held in stock on
January l, 1891, and one by Mr.. Ingalls, author
izing the Secretary of Agriculture to distribute
seed to the citizens of Kansas and Nebraska
who have suffered from drought during the
present year.
DISARMAMENT OF INDIANS.
Mr.. Henderson offered q resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the Secretary of War
for information as to the steps being taken for
the disarmament of Indians on reservations in
Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota.
PROPOSED CABLE TO HAWAII
Alr. Mitchell offered q eresolution, which was
agreed to, instructing the committee on for
eign relations to inquire into the advisabilty Of
the passage of a law authorizing a survey for a
trans-Pacific submarine cable telegraph from
some point on the Pacific coast to the Hawaiian
Islands and thence by Samoa and New Zealand
to Australia, and to encourage the formation Of
company for that purpose.
BILLS PASSED.
The calendar was then taken up and the
following bills were passed:
Senate bill to reimburse the Miami Indians
for money (s91, 1907 improperly withheld from
them.
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for public
building at Stanton, Va.
Senate bill donating to Clallam county, in the
state OF Washington, for public buildings, the
proceeds OF the sale Of certain public lands.
THE ELECTION BILL TAKEN UP.
At the expiration Of the hour devoted to the
calendar Mr.. Hoar moved to proceed to the
consideration of the House bill to amend and
supplement the election laws Of the United
States and to provide for the more efficient en-
forcement OF such laws.
MIR. German demanded the yeas and nays on
that motion.
The yeas and nays were taken. and the vote
"a strictly party one) resulted: Yeas, Al; nays
30. So the election bill was taken UP and the
clerk began to read it.
MIR. Hoar suggested that instead of the origi-
nal House bill being read the substitute re-
ported by the Senate committee on privileges
and elections be read.
THE HOUSE BILL READ.
Several democratic Senators expressed dis
sent to that proposition and Mr.. Harris said:
NO! no. let the original House bill be read"
So the clerk proceeded with the reading of the
original House bill.
THE EIGHT-HoUR LIEN LAW.
The reading went on monotonously and to
empty chairs up to o'clock when, under the
rules Of the Senate, the unfinished business
from the last session came up, being the House
bill providing for the adjustment Of accounts
of labor'ers, wOrkmen and mechanics arising
under the eight-hour law. Mr.. Hoar moved to
proceed with the consideration of the election
law, and MIR. German rose to argue against that
motion.
HOUSE.