The Portland daily press., 1890-01-23
UNCLE SAM MAY BECOME A JAlL0R.
Bill for National Prisons Consider.
ed In the House Yesterday.
Mr.. crisp's Efforts to Keep Out
Contested election Cases.
Rath Works Among the Bidders For
New Government Vessels.

WASHINGTON. January 22.-The House
today went into committee of the whole,
with Mr.. Burrows of Michigan in the chair.
for the consideration of the Oklahoma town
site bill. The third section Of the bill, the
only one in dispute, was somewhat amend
ed; the committee rose, and the bill was
passed.
Mr.. Stewart of Georgia, from the commit
tee on judiciary, reported the bill authoriz-
Ing the Attorney General and Secretary of
the Interior to purchase two sites. one north
and one south of the Goth degree of north
latitude, and to erect thereon buildings for
the confinement of United States prisoners,
at cost Of $5O0000 each, and appropriating
100000 for the erection of workshops.
Mr.. Holman Of Indiana raised point of
order that the bill must receive its first con-
sideration in committee Of the whole. The
Speaker overruled the point of order, and
Mr.. Holman took an appeal. The decision
OF the Speaker WIS sustained: yeas, 143 !;
The House went into committee of the
whole for the purpose Of considering the bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Clunie of California an
amendment was adopted providing for the
purchase Of three sites and the erection of
three buildings, one to be located to the
north and another to the south Of the 39th
degree Of north latitude and east of the
Rocky Mountains, and one to bo west of the
Rocky Mountains. The second section pro-
vides that convicts shall be employed ex-
clusively 10 the manufacture of supplies for
the government. An amendment was adopt
ed providing that convicts shall not be work.
ed outside the prison enclosures. An amend
ment providing that cOnvicts be employed
exclusively In the manufacture of such sup
plies for the government as can be mauufac-
tured without the use of machinery after
discussion, was agreed to. Pending further
action the committee rose.
MIR. Mckinley OF Ohio, from the commit
tee on ways and means, reported back the
customs administrative BILL which was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole. MI.
Mckinley moved that the House 20 into
committee of the whole, stating that as soon
as the committee was In session he would
move that 1t rise and the House adjourn.
This did not prove satisfactory to the Dem
ocIats, and Mr.. Crisp of Georgia moved an
adjournment. The Speaker decided the mo-
tion lost, 50 to 88,aLd the yeas and nays were
called. The motion to adjourn was lost
yeas, 04 NAYS. 100; and the motion recurred
on Mr.. McKinley's motion to 60 into COM
mittee, but, as 1t was evident the Democrats
would demand the yeas and nays, Mr.. Nc
Kinley moved to adjourn, which motion, at
$50, was agreed to.
The reason underlying Mr.. Crisp's mo-
tion to adjourn was that he feared the COM
mittee on elections might report upon the
contested election case OF Smith VS. Jackson
from the fourth West Virginia district. He
does not desire land In this he has the full
support of the Dem0cr ,tic side) any contest
ed election case called up while the House is
devoid OF any regular rules for It's govern
ment and dependent only on general parlia-
mentary law as construed by the Speaker.