Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 26th.-After transaoting
some business of minor importance to-day the
Senate took up the antitrust bill.
Various formal amendments were made and
Spooner offered an amendment giving the Courts
authority TO issue writs of Injunction prohibit
ing combinations from proceeding any, further
III their business except to wind up their affairs
The Vice-President appointed bawlev. and
Gray to attend the examination of caaets at
West Point
Edmunds moved that on and after Monday
next the Senate meet at II o'clock each dav,
Morgan objected and the motion went over
The Senate resolution for removing the naval
magazine from Ellis Island and establishing an
immigration depot thereon and appropriatinQ
sloO,Vo therefore was then passed.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 26th.-A bill was intro.
duced in the House to-day granting a pension
OF $1,000 year to the widow of Major General
George Crook.
The House Committee on Rules reported n.
resolution making the Wyoming admission bill
the special order for to-day and recess to be.
taken at $50 o'clock this afternoon until II
The previous question. which was ordered at
II o'clock, was.adopted and the Wyoming bill
Baker of New York submitted an argument
in support of the measure.
Barnes of Georgia opposed the BILL because
ne peileVed there were gross irregularities in
because he believed the Territory did not con-
tain the requisite population, and because there
were Incorporated in the Constitution features
based upon the subject. OF female suffrage an
tagoDistic to republican institutions.
Carey of Wyoming made strong plea for the
admission of the Territory. He contended its
Constitution was adopted by free and fair
vote of its citizens, and the population was suf-
ficient. He defended the provision of the Con-
st1tutIOn OF extending the right of suffrage to.
women. he said President Harrison endeared
the spirit of the Republican National Platform
respecting the appointment OF Territorial resi-
dents to Territorial offices and with more man.
hood than his predecessor, saying that no East
ern office-seekers of either political party could
make point by obstructing the admission of
Wyoming. She had the people, she observed
the laws, she had no factional quarrels. wy
oming was young and enterprising, and would
hasten to oyertake the older States and help.
them bear the burden of government
Doekery of Missouri opposed the bill 1t was
nothing more or less than a partisan measure
designed to perpetuate the power of the Repub-
lican party. 1t Qike the Idaho bil) should be
called bill to add three ELECTORAL votes, and
two Senators to the Republican column in 1892
Oates of Alabama opposed the measure be-
cause it proposed to give women the right to-
vote and made the attendance at schools COM
pulsory.
Dunnel of Minnesota was inclined to vote
against the bill on account of the women suf-
frase clause.
Washington of Tennessee attack ed the women
suffrage clause and held that the people OF
Wyoming violated the provision of the Act of
organization of limiting the suffrage to white
male suffrage. Women might be sent from
Wyoming tn the Senate.
Taylor of Ohio-Don't you think, that o.put a
good woman into the Senate might help il some
Laughter.
Washington-If the gentleman himself were
in the Senate l might admit the proposition.
Kerr OF Iowa thought the opponents of the
bill in bad straits, for they fell back for an op-
lection upon the women suffrage provision.
Kelly OF Kansas said he would not be fright
ened if women had seats on the floor of the
House, and perhaps it would result in q benefit
Morey of Ohio favored the bill and advocated
civil and legal enfranchisement of women in all
the States OF the Union.
After some further debate the House took a
recess until II o'clock tomorrow.
Bills tor the erection of public buildings were
to-day reported to the House by the Committee
on Public Buildings, as follows. Spokane Falls,
Washington, site for building, 100000; Stock.
ton, California, $4,000; Helena, Montana, Sl25,-