, 1890-01-23
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Passage Of the okiaaama Townsite
BiIi Nesterday.

The house to-day went into commit
tee of the whole to discuss the Oklahoma
townsite bin. The third section Of tho
bill was finally agrced to aitcr some
amendment and the committee arose.
Tie bill was then reported to the house
and passed.
( Mr.. Mason, Of Illinois introduced q
I bill to forfeit certain land grantcI tO Aid
I In the construction Of railroads.
Alr. Grossenor, UfuhiO, fruu tiic csai.
mitleo on rivers and harhors. Iclioriul
back the sonata iOint resolution uprsu.
pratiug S2i00OJ for the rufl1vIi uf
snngs and distractions ffum tle sir-
souri, riycf between SL Joseph asd iu
mouth. The committee proPosfd @.
substitute bin reducing The uppr1psa,
ton to 4jjOO, and appropriating S.l,-
On for the removal OF suagH nom iuu
Columbia river, Oregon.
ON motion OF hr. Hermann, OF Oregon,
the substitute was amended; That tbs
appropriation for the Columbia riycr
may be expended for continuing tho
jclty work. The substitute was agreci
10, and the joint resolution was amended
and passed.
Nh. Stewart, Of Georgia, from the com
mitteo on judiciary, reported b.a tor
the purchase ot twu sites Tor the enc
federal prisoners ~ a cost of half mill
ion eacli. and apprupriaiins 10000 for
the erection Of workshops.
The house went into committee Of the
whole aad ON nation Of Ar. Clunie, of
California, an amendment was adopted
providing for three buildings,
one TO De located north, and
another south VI the thirty. ninth degree
and east of the Rocky mountains. The
second section provides that the con-
yicts DO employed exclusively ia manu-
ficiuring supplies for the government.
Mr.. Spinola, Of New fOra, offered an
amendment proyid.nR that ihey 5e not
employed la the nanuiactulr VI any
goods, or merchandise that are nant-
featured in any part OF the United
states; rejected.
an amendment providing that conVicts
bo not worked outside OF the prison en-
closures; adopted.
SIR. Raincs, OF New York. offered an
amendment providing that the cnnvicts
bc employed exclusively IN the manu-
f4ctorc Of such supplies ,or the govern
iurnt as can bc uinuuiacturpd with the
use of machinery. Agreed to.
Pending further action tho COMMITTEES
urUse.
Mr.. Mckinley reported back the Gus
toms administrative bill, and It was re-
irucdstO the committee OF tho whole.
Mr.. Mckinley moved that that the
house 20 into committee OF the whole.
stating that as soon as the cumnittco
was in session lac would move tnat lI
rise and adjourn.
This did not prove satisfactory 10 the
democrats, and Mr.. Crisp moved ad-
journmcn,. Tho motion was declared
lost, - 10 So and the ayes AMI noes
were called for. The motion 10 adjourn
was lost, aye- 20, noes 100.
Mr.. Mckinley's motion 10 20 into
committee oi the whole was then taken
M, but, o. it was evident that tlie demo-
Gratis would demand the ayes and noes.
Mr. Mckinley moved to adjourn, which
motion WIS agreed 20.
The reason underlying Mr.. Crisp'a
motion 10 adjourn was the fear that the
committee on elections might report
upon the contested election Case uf
smith versus Jackson. from the tnnrth
West Virginia district, lilo d0cs not de-
sirc.-in this case he has the illi snppurt
ol the democratic side OF the lIugs -tiigi
any contested election ease shall ~
called up while the house Is dcfuid ui
any regular rules Tor us govnnneni,
and Is dependent only on general parla-
mcntary law, rs construed by ts1
speaker.