The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-02-12
BY TELEGRAPH.
WIRE
THE NEW CODE OF RULES BI:.
FORE THE HOUSE.
Mr. springer Wins victory for
the DelnOcratS-The Rules to be
Discussed Until Frislay-SOme Of
tl,G ytt.yva-The Senate,

N1r. springer Wins a Victory for
the DelnOcrats-The Rules to be
Discussed Until Frislay-6One Of
the Ytews-The senate.
WASHINGTON, February l1.-SENATE.
Among the bills introduced for reference
was one by MIR. Pierce, to create an agri-
cultural commission to investigate the
present depressed condition OF the agri-
cultural interests Of the country.
Mr.. Hoar introduced a bill to prescribe
in part the manner OF the election OF men,
bers of congress, and it was referred to
the committee on privileges and elections.
1t provides that in all the States OF the
Union representatives to congress shall
be elected in and tor the districts now
prescribed by law, until the apportion'
incnt of representatives shall bc made by
congress, according to the census to be
taken in 1890, any law Of such States
he eater to I've passed to the contrary
Mr.. Hoar stated that
the fear had been expressed in various
quarters that there would he an attempt
TO make new representative districts ito
take effect at the next election) and ia
pcrrymandcr some States in the interest
Oi one or the other party before the next
census. The bill proposed he said in the
interest of Justice. to apply to all the
States. The rule under constitutional
power given to congress to prescribe and
alter the manner and mode OF election ol
representatives that all elections OF repre-
sentatives for the next congress (unless
new apportionment be previously
made shall take place in existing districts
The bill appropriatinS 100000 for II
public building at Burlington, Ia, was
passed.
The senate at o'clock resumed con-
sideration of the bill to provide tempo
rary government for the TERRITORY of Oklo'
homa. the pending question being an
amendment. offered yesterday by Mr.
Plumb, to comprise No Mans Land
within the limits of the proposed terri
tory.
The bill was discussed until 2 O'Clock
and then went over till tomorrow with
out action on the amendment us to No
Mans Land.
The senate then took up the educa
tional bill and Mr.. Blair continued his
opening speech in support Of that meas
urc He read from an article in the New
York Mail and Express, to justify his as
scrtion as to the failure OF the Northern
States to provide sufficient school facili'
ties. and referred snccringly to the N. Y
Evening Post as maintaining a bureau
of mcndacity to spread abroad misrcprc'
scntations in regard to the bill.
Mr.. Frye put the question to Mr.. Blai,
as to whether the State OF Texas with Il
surplus of over So, 3,0OO, 900 and 5000
600 acres of public lands, making q
grand total Of S63, 100000, that could
he used for educational purposes required
any help from the government to cdu
MIR. Blair declared his disbelief in Mr.
Frye's statement. and said that it did
not represent anything like the actua
condition of Texas. He did not know
what the State OF Texas might best do
hut he did know that not more than ont
half of the children Of Texas attended
school at all. Without concluding hi'
opening speech, Mr.. Blair yielded to q
motion to proceed to executive business
and after a session for that purpose thu
senate at $40 adjourned.