Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-22
The Senate After Passing Several
Minor Bills
TAKES UP THE U. S. COURTS BILL.
SENATE.


the evident impropriety of turning the Capt.
tol into place OF merchandise. He had great
respect for the venerable, deserving and
patflotic woman named in the resolution and
he would be glad to give her a pension of Sl2
or Si5 month or even to put her on the re-
tired list, but he protested against establish
ing precedent that would put the Senate
into the business Of commerce and trade and
huckstering.
Mr.. Blackburn said that for a quarter of q
century this woman had been as much of a fix
turc In the Capitol as one of the statues in the
rotunda. She was harmless and helpless
woman; and he thought that the Senate might
hear her case as an exceptional one.
Mr.. Cockrell moved to refer the resolution to
the committee on rules. He did not see any
reason why this special privilege should be
given TO one deserving woman and refused to
all other deserving women.
THE RESOLUTION REFERRED.
The resolution was referred to the commit
tee on rules.
BILLS PASSED.
Bills on the calendar Cunobjccted) to we're
taken up for TN hour and tho following,
among others we're passed: Senate bill to
change the boundary of the Uncompahgre
reservation. This is a modification rof bill
having the same title which was vetoed by the
President.l Senate bill relative to the Rancho
Punta de la Laguna.
Senate bill 10 create a SUPPORT Of entry and
delivery at Neche. ND.
Senate bills referring to the Court OF Claims
the claims OF Charles L. Chouteau and of Lar
rabee q Allen, Ill connection with the building
OF monitors.
THE YOSEMITE VALLEY GRANT.
MIR. Plumb offered resolution (Which was
agreed to- calling on the Secretary Of the Into
rior to report whether the lands granted to the
state OF California on certain conditions, by
the act OF juno 30. 1864 (the Yosemite Valley
and Mariposa Big Tree granD, have been
pubiicSuse contemplated by the grant.
TESTS OF IMPORTED SUGARS.
Mr.. Hale offered resolution (Which was
agreed toy calling ON the Secretary Of the
Treasury for reports made by customs officials,
special agents of the Treasury Department and
others relative to the difference in test and
classification of imported sugar in the ports of
Boston, New York and Philadelphia since June,
1890
PROHIBITION IN THE CONSTITUTION.
The Joint resolution, proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution OF the United States
in relation to the manufacture, importation,
expectation. transportation and sale of alco-
holc liquors having been reached on the cal
endar, MIR. Blair, who had reported il from the
committee on education and labor called for q
vote upon it.
Mr.. Cockrell asked that the report be read.
While the report was being read Dir. Stewart
suggested that the reading would occupy too
much time; but Mr.. Blair thought that the
Senate might well devote q short time to a
subject that was not TO be trifled with.
The reading OF the report having occupied
what was left of the hour assigned to the cai-
endar no vote was taken on the Joint resolu-
tion.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN EMPLOYERS
Mr. Plumb offered resolution (Which went
over without action) directing the committee
on education and labor to investigate the
charges made in the memorial of the Woman's
National Industrial League of America pre-
sented on the Sd instant for the protection of
women and children employees in mills and
factories
THE UNITED STATES COURTS BILL
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the bill to define and regulate the jurisdiction
OF the courts OF the United States, the pending
question being on MIR. Daniels amendment.
offered last Saturday, extending the jurisdic-
ton OF the Supreme Courts to all cases of cou-
vlctlon OF felony, and to all cases where the
matter in dispute is the right to personal lib
erty or the right to the custody of "a child
Mr.. VESTS SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BILL.
After an argument by Mr.. Evarts against the
amendment Mr.. Vest offered a substitute for
the bill. 1t proposes that there shall be three
divisions of the Supreme Court, to be composed
OF three Justices; that the chief justice
shall make assignments to these divisions:
that all final decisions in either of these divi-
sions shall be considered by the court in banc,
and shall require the concurrence of five jus-
tees, and that the chief justice shall apportiou
the business to those divisions.
Mr.. Vest said that his object in Offering the
amendment was to formulate and put on record
the opinions of the minority Of the Judiciary
committee the question rather than
with view of obtaining the legisia-
tion expressed in the amendment. The
vacant seats in the Senate chamber
evidenced, he said, how little interest was felt
generally in the question, although it was one
OF the most important questions to the people
that could be contemplated by any lawyer or
citizen.
HOUSE.
Mr.. O'Ferrall (va) and Mr.. Smith (Ariz. }
were the only democrats in the hall when the
the conclusion of the prayer the clerk (under
direction OF the Speaker) proceeded to call the
roll on the approval OF Fridays journal
The vote resulted-yeas, 1853: NAYS, O: no
quorum, and a call of the House was ordered.
TWELVE REPUBLICAN ABsESrEEs.
Ono hundred and fitty-nine members re-
sponded to their names-still no quorum. The
republican absentees were Messrs. Brosius,
Hansbrough, Mccormick, T. NJ Brown Qnd. },
Connell. Ewart Finley, Milliken,
Peters, sweeney and Wilson tKy.)
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Mckinley (ohio) moved an adjournment,
but there were number Of republican mem
b ,rs who were in favor of remaining in session
ct being understood that Messrs Brosius, Nc
Cormick, Butterworth and Sweeney will return
this afternoon) aud who demanded and secured
the yeas and nays. The motion was carried
yeas, IS; nays, 20; and a republican caucus
was announced to be held Immediately.
SEcRETARy TRACY and Commodore Folger
went to Annapolis this morning to witness the
firing OF the eight-inch gun at the two Schneider
steel plates that were successfully tested with
the six-inch rife last Thursday.
LEAVE OF ABsEHcE for four months on sur |
geon's certificate Of disability has been granted
First Lieut. Geo. r. e. Harrison, second srtil- |
lery, to take effect September q