The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-20
SOME OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REP
RESENTATIvES.
CARLISLE ON THE HOUSE FLOOI
His Views on the Powers of the Speaker
and the Tellers of
the House.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February II. - Senator
Dawes presented over 24O petitions from
Massachusetts stating that over 100000 gal.
Ions of intoxicating liquors are annually
exported from the United States to Africa
demoralizing the good people" (He
changed that phrase into) ito the people
of Africa and detrimental to all legitimate
commerce with that people, and praying
that under the section of the constitution
which authorizes congress to regulate com
merce with foreign nations, that sort o.
thing shall be stopped. He asked that the
petitions be referred to the committee on
education and labor and he invoked care
full consideration of that committee ON the
subject so referred.
Senator Chandler presented several peti
tons from Mississippi, complaining of sup,
preston of the Republican vote.in that state
and representing that the so-called legis.
lature of Mississippi had recently enacted
a law for establishing a new constitution
for the state, the election to be on the 18th
ofAugust, 1890, the same not to be submitted
to the people for ratification, and that il
was the avowed, purpose of the Democrats
to employ fraudulent methods to deprive
many intelligent citizens of their franchise
Referred to the committee ON privileges
and elections.
SenatorBlairprese petitions signed by
$4,000 members of the q. A. Il. in favor oil
pensions to the army nurses, and petitions
signed by over 100000 persons in favor OF
the educational bill.
Senator Frye from the select committee
on the Pacific Railroads, reported back ad-
versely two Pacific Railroad retunding bills
referred to it, and IN lieu of them reported
an original bill on the subject. He ex-
planned that the reason that the two bills
were reported back adversely was that the
committee had finally succeeded to its own
satisfaction in the consolidation of those
two bills into one. This bill now presented
contained the terms of an adjustment with
both the companies-the Union Pacific and
the Central Pacific. The bill, so far as the
Union Pacific was concerned, had been
unanimously adopted.
HOUSE.
The committee on Worlds Fair today
decided to report to the house a resolution
making a special order for consideration in
the house of the fair bills next Thursday
and Friday and the balloting for the selec-
ton of site next Monday.
After reading of the journal Mr.. Carlisle
rose and said that since the Goth of jan
uary his side of the house had been pro-
teStlnB every morning against the approval
of the journal on the ground that it con-
tanned an entry made by direction of the
speaker, showing the names of certain
members present and not voting. Last
Friday the house had accepted a code of
rules providing for such practice. Against
this the Democrats had protested and
would protest as an unconstitutional prac-
tlce. But it was question which could
not be decided in this house, and when
ever proper cases arise it would go to an
other forum. 1t was the purpose of his
side of the house to see thai this occasion
should be made in such shape as would per-
nit it 70 be finally and definitely passed
upon. Therefore he now saw no reason
why the journal, the form of which the
house had a right to prescribe, should not
be approved. This was done.
The speaker said that if the gentlemen
desired to vote tellers would take their
places.
Mr.. Mills (Dem.) of Texas, maintained
that the rules required decision by the
tellers. The speaker, however, appealed
from their decision. He looked over the
house and determined that quorum was
present when the rules required the tellers
to determine it and the speaker was simply