Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-21
lFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. J


WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The Blair
bill was to-day defeated in the Senate by a
vote of 81 to 81, eight Democrats voting for
the bill and Il Republicans voting against
II, including Mr.. Blair, who did so In
order to move a reconsideration. This re-
suit has been anticipated for some time, and
has been brought about, as well from the
fact that the bill itself has been losing its
popularity with Republicans, principally
for the reason that many Republican lead
ers have doubted the expediency of passing
the bill at this time. They appreciated the
fact that if it ever got over to the House 1t
would probably find large majority there
in its favor, and they did not think that the
financial condition OF the country was such
as to warrant the large appropriation de-
manded by this bill.
DEFEATED BY REPUBLICANS.
Consequently they defeated il in the Sem
ate and TO this end Messrs. Sherman, Ingalls,,
Hiscock, Frye, Hale, Aldrich, Davis,
Dixon, Farwell, Hawley, Jones of Nevada,
Pierce, Plumb, Sawyer, Spooner and VOL
colt all voted nay Oh the question of its
pass2 ye. Both Senators Quay and Cameron,
OF Pennsylvania, were paired against the
bill. The representatives of Virginia
Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida
were all in favor of the bill, showing that
public sentiment in the South has changed
considerably since the bill was first intro
duced, when scarcely a Southern vote was
cast for Its passage.
There was rather ludlcrous incident in
connection with the final hours of the bill.
MIR. Bate had spoken in opposition to it, but
his remarks were not lengthy, and he had
finished bv 2:30. No one elese manifested
desire to speak, and Mr.. Blair rose to bring
the debate to a conclusion. Mr.. Hawley
then suggested that it had been understood
that voting should not be commenced until
3 O'Clock.
BLAIR IN A DILEMMA.
There was an awkward pause for mo-
ment as Mr.. Blair glanced around the Sen
ate to see if no one would help him out
of his dilemma. 1t would never do for the
Senate to sit around doing nothing for a half
hour. Mr.. Hawley smiled trife
maliciously at the pit he fancied he had dug
for the Senator from New Hampshire, for
surely after he had filled 229 columns of the
Record he had nothing further to say in sup
port OF the bill.
But Mr.. Blair was equal to the occasion,
and, diving into his desk, he produced
lecture on the subject which he had pre-
pared to deliver at some negro meeting, and
proceeded to read it in order TO occupy the
unexpired time Mr.. Hawley did not stav
to hear it, but retired to the cloakroom and
communed with himself, while the Senate
was treated TO fatherly admonitions as to the
duties OF the black man and to frequent al
lusiOns to his recent condition ofservitude. q"
After debate the Senate proceeded to vote
on the bill and amendments. The first vote !
was on three amendments offered BY Mr..
Moody, of South Dakota. to the effect that
the illiterates among the Indians shall be
included in the calculation. Mr.. Blair said
that there was no objection to the amend
ments.
HAwLEY'S FIGURES.
Mr.. Hawley, in opposing the bill, read
table of appropriations to be made for the
next fiscal year, showing an aggregate of ex-
penditures of S523. 600 600 against an imme-
diate revenue OF $3.50, 1000, 600, making de-
hcit of S5S, 900, 600.
The Senate then proceeded to vote on the
third reading and engressment of the bill.
When the vote was concluded and it was
known that it resulted against the bill, Mr..
Blair changed his vote from aye to no, so
as to make a motion to reconsider.
The result was then announced as yeas 81
nays 81, as follows:
Yeas-Republican: Messrs. Allen, Allison.
Chandler, CuIlom. Dawes. Dolph, Edmunds,
EVarts, higgins, Hoar, Mcmillan. Manderson,
Mitchell, Moody. Morrill,, Pettigrew, Platt. |
Squire Stamford, Stewart Stockbridge, Tel |
Ter. Wilson of Iowa. Democrats: Barber, Col |
quit, Daniel, George. Hampton, Hearst, |
Pasco, Pugh-3L
Nays-Republicans: Aldrich, Blair Davis, |
Dixon, Farwell, Frye, Hale Hawley, Hiscock, |
ingalls,, Jones, of Nevada; Pierce Plumb |
Sawyer. Sherman. Spooner. Walcott Demo-
Gratis: Bate, Berry, Blackburn Blodgett Cock |
rell, Coke, Faulkner, German. Gray, Harris. |
Jones' of Arkansas: Henna. Morgan, PAYNE. |
RPauan Tnrnlp Vest NOOrhaaS hall nd
Wilson, of Maryland-SL
The following pairs were announced: |
Messrs. Butler, Vance, Paddock, Casey.
Gibson, Brown and Call, who were for the |
bill, with Messrs. Quay, Mcpherson, Eustis, /
Ransom, Washburn, Beck and Cameron, |
who were against it. Mr.. Blair made mo- |
ton to reconsider the vote, which motion
was entered, and after an executive session |
the Senate adjourned. LIGHTNER.