Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-21
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE HOUSE IN A SNARL.
The Parliamentary Right to De-
mand TelIers Questioned.
NEW BILLS IN THE SENATE.
The Question Of Statistics % Farm
Mortgages in tie Census
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.s Blair educ:u0~al bill and asked to have it
.rt-t, IN fu!. IN the Record Objection was
made : 'ir. Harris, and then a motion for
leave to print was made by Mr.. Blair, but he
vas the only Senator voting for the motion
aud the Vice President declared the motion
lost. Then Mr. Blair demanded the yeas and
nays, but again he was himself the only Sena-
tor to second the demand. He thereupon pro-
ceeded to state some of the views set ont in
the memorial because Che said), the memorial
| would be virtually buried out of sight He
also presented numerous other memorials of
the same character, among them one from the
republican club of New York City. They were
all laid on the table.
NEW BILLS.
Among the bills introduced and referred were
the following:
By Mr. Jones (Nev. ITO discontinue the
coinage of So and 81 gold pieces and of three
cent nickel pieces.
By Mr.. Hale-To remunerate employees in
navy yards for time lost in consequence of in
juries received in the yards.
By Mr.. Cameron-To rearrange the pay of
the navy.
BY Mr.. Teller-Topromote greater efficiency
in the general land office.
BILL RECALLED FROM THE HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Frye the bill
passed some days ago authoriz-
ing the construction of a bridge across
the Missouri river at point between
the county of Douglass or the county of Tar
pie, i'll Nebraska, and the county of Potawatta-
mie, III Iowa, was recalled from the House, and
motion was entered to reconsider the vote by
which it was passed. He explained that, by
mistake, an amendment had been omitted for
bidding the location of the bridge within one
third OF mile of any existing structure.
FARM STATISTICS IN THE CENSUS.
The bill adversely reported on January 16
from the census committee to ascertain what
percentage of the people own their
farms, the number of farms under
mortgage and the amount thereof, was
taken from the calendar in order
to give Mr. Berry (who had introduced the bill)
an opportunity to state the grounds of his op-
position to the report and why the bill should
be passed
Mr.. Platt, referring to statement made by
Mr. Berry as to eastern manufacturers loaning
money to western an southern farmers
at large rates of interest. took occasion to say
that the idea that the eastern manufacturers
had accumulated large profits and were loaning
money to farmers was entire mistake They
had not made large profits and many of them
were large borrowers.
EASTERN TRUST COMPANIES.
Mr.. Berry varied somewhat his original state
ment and said that trust companies and cor
porations in New York and New England had
representatives in all the southern and western
states trying to loan money to farmers on farm
mortgages.
VIEWS OF CHAIRMAN HALE.
Mr.. Hale, chairman of the census committee,
stated that there was no hostility on the part
of the committee to the proposed inquiry; but
in every suggestion to enlarge the scope of the
census the committee was confronted
with the danger of putting, in such
new work would delay the
census, and that instead of the census being a
clear, distinct and swiftly taken one it would
run over years and years, and the committee
Gn cooperation with the superintendent was
desirous toprevent that. But he went on to state
that a great and valuable body of substantial
information on the question was now being OBJ
tanned by the superintendent of census. He
represented besides the impossibility of
obtaining such information by a
house to house canvass because it
would always require the canvasser to see the
head of the household, and he asserted that no
question should be asked by canvassers except
such as can be answered by any member of the
family, or even by neighbor.
IN FAVOR OF THE BILL.
Mr.. Reagan argued i'll favor of the bill, and
declared his belief that in two out Of every
three farm mortgages there would be foreclos-
ures and the present owners would lose their
farms.
Mr.. Vest spoke OF the abnormal depression
of the agricultural interests of the country,
evidenced by the fact that corn is
bringing now to its producers in Mis-
souri, and Kansas only from I3 to IA
cents a bushel, and wheat from 10 to so cents,
while coal costs them 90 cents a bushel. He,
himself. had very distinct and emphatic ideas
as to the cause Of that depression. but the first
thing to learn in order to provide a remedy
was to ascertain the extent of the evil.
Nominations Today.
The President today sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
Interior Receivers of public moneys: Henry
F. Lake, at Gunnison, Col; Malcolm ID. Mix,
Del Norte, Col; John A. Percival, Devils Lake,
n. D.; Mifiin W. Gibbs, Little Rock, Ark
Indian agent-Geo. A. Allen. agent for the
Indians of the Colorado River agency in
Arizona.