Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-02
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Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. g., July 2.
SENATE.

SENATE.
MIR. Plumb, from the committee on public
lands, reported the Senate bill to provide
for the delivery of land patents to their
rightful owners which was passed. State
ments were made by Messrs Plumb,
Paddock and Berry to the effect that there
were some $50 900 land patents accumulated
In the general land office for which thoee
entitled to them had not applied; that
& thrifty firm of Washington Attor-
neys had been permitted to have lists
made of them that they had then commu-
nIcated with the persons entitled to them,
notifying them that they could get their
patents on payment OF certain fee lin one
casa S25, which was then made $50) and
that this was an act of collision.
Mr. Harris introduced Joint resolution
(Which went over till tc morrow extending
to the first OF September, 1890, the provisions
of the act OF May G, 1890. fixing the rate of
interest to be paid on arrearsges Of general
and special taxes In the District OF Colum
bis.
Mr. Hiscock called up his motion to re-
consider the vote by which the Senate yes
terday refused to recede from the amend
ments to the legislative appropriation bill
In reference to the pay of Senators clerks
and seasonal committee clerks. The mo-
ton was agreed to.
When the presiding officer was about to
announce the result of the vote, which was
at that moment tie, and therefore rejec-
ton of the motion, Mr.. German, who had
voted in the negative, changed his vote to
the affirmative, saying that he was unwill-
ing that the bill should be lost on account
of such a controversy. Some additional
votes were cast and the vote was announced.
The question then required whether the
Senate should recede from its amendments.
The Senate receded from Its amendments
to the legislative appropriation bill, and the
bill now goes TO the President for his sigma
ture.
The Senate then proceeded to the consld-
Grafton of the two Senate bills reported from
the committee on commerce to place the
American merchant marine engaged in the
foreign trade upon an equality with that of
other nations, and to provide for ocean mail
service between the United States and for
eign ports, and to promote commerce.
HOUSE.
Tie Houee resumed the consideration Of
the federal election bill, the pending ques.
ton being on the amendment offered by
Mr.. Tucker, OF Virginia, requiring the Judge
of the Circuit Court associated with the
District Judge to pass upon applications for
supervisors of election. which was rejected
Mr.. Rowell, of Illinois. offered an amend
ment making it the duty of the circuit
judges in each circuit, within one month af-
ter the passage of this act to open special
term OF the circuit court in their respective
circuits, and said judges shall appoint for
each judicial district three discreet persons
of good character and standing who shall
be known as u s juror commissioners. 1t
shall be the duty OF euch commissioners to
orgsniza board, and from time to time
make from tho qualified voters list of per-
sons who, under the laws of the United
States and CT thu S:ate, shall be eligible for
jury duty, without respect to race or color,
Hereafter al panels for jurors shall be drawn
by the board in the presence of district or
circuit Judge.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, opposed the
amendment, declaring that Its purpose was
to pack the jnries of the country with re-
publican partisans. 1t was the elimination
of the outrage which was contemplated by
the bill. He warned the gentlemen that
they but taught bloody instruction, which,
being taught, would return to plague the
Inventors. The bill was an assault upon
popular government. 1t said to the voters
of the country, "You are not capable OF
holding honest elections, and we will send
federal satrars to supervise and control your
elections" 1t was bill to perpetuate the
il.-gotten power of the republican party In
this House and in the country.
Mr.. Bou.slle declared that in his opening
epocCu luC RSutIcIlnH llOlu kOutb OhiOiiHn
(Mr. HempbiIl) had preached the old doc
trine of notification; and he appealed to
young and old in the north to declare that
this sort of thing should come to an end.
Mr.. Taylor, of Tennessee, said that in his
district there was no need for this law.
Fraud, intimidation and balot-box s,ufing
were unknown there. But the question
was whether be would withhold relief from
his fellow -citizsns elsewhere. who needed
it. He answered thousand times INC"
The duty OF the hour was for the represen
tatives of the people to invoke by law the
strong right arm OF the federal power and
WELD it.
Mr.. Rowell's amendment was agreed TO
on g vote by tel.ers-14G -143. A good