The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-08
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
Whatour National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
The progress that has been made with
Senator Davis bill for the 6ault canal and:
Hay lake channel has aroused some anil.
mostly among the senator's who want I'm!
provementS made.
It is the frst step in tho direction Ut light
ing Western projects by Eastern interests
now dominating the committee on COM
merce. The State of Michigan, whose lake
interests demand attention, has no senator
on that committee.
HOUSE.
The Republican caucus had the effect OF
bringing all the Republi .ans able to attend
into the house. On the first party vote 162
Republicans voted. This is still fourshort of
O quorum, should the Democrats refuse to
absentees in before the contested election
cases are decided. 49, #
The feature in the senate was the speech
by Mitchell on the silver coinage question.
A communication from the secretary Of the
navy was presented to the Senate transmit
ting the policy" report. and expressing his
belief in the capacity of the country to build
the eight battle ships recommended BY the
department.. ..
The Senate adopted a resolution calling on
the secretary of the treasury for information
rs to debts due by Southern states on Indian
trust funds and on tho direct tax Of 1861.
HOUSE. ~
After the house had passed o bill relieving
the political disa bilities Of D. c. Smith of
Texas, MIR. Dalsell of Pennsylvania called up
the West Virginia contested election case.
Mr.. Crisp of Georgia raised the question of
consideration, and flibustering at once be-
gan. On this, the Democrats generally re-
fused to vote. While the roll was being
called, Speaker Reed noted the names Of
those present and not voting. When the
vote was announced, it was found that 161
votes were in the affirmative; 2 in the mega.
tive. Mr.. Crisp at once raised the point Of
no quorum, and Speaker Reed directed the
clerk to record::the names, q list of which he
had kept of members not voting, but present.
This was the sign for aburst ofapplause from
the Republicans, and of jeers from the Dem.
ocrats: The clerk then proceeded to
the speaker had jotted down as be.
ing present and not voting. When the
nam of Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky was
called he stepped into the aisle, and in q re-
sounding voice said:
denounce the power Of the speaker to do
this, and | denounce it as revolutionary.
Cheer after cheer went up from the DEM
ocratic side, and it was several minutes be-
fore sufficient order was restored to enable
the clerk to continue the reading of the list
of names. But the order was only compar-
ative. for while the clerk was proceeding
with the reading half . dozen Democrats
were on their feet d%snouncing. the action Of
the speaker. Mr.. Bland of Missouri roared
out that he was responsible for his action
only to his constituents and not to the
speaker; and Mr.. O'Ferralf of Virginia pro-
tested in the name of his state against this
action. Mr., McCreary of Kentucky denied
the right OF the speaker to count him as
present.
The Speaker-The chair is making a state
ment of TACT that the gentleman is present.
Does the gentleman deny that he ia present.
A scene of intense excitment and disorder
followed, which will undoubtedly be renewed
when the matter comes up again.
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= Mr.. Vane addressed the senate on the ne
gro emigration bill. He began by saying
that "the sins of the father hal be visited
other way of saying that the mistakes and
crimes of one generation remain to plague
another generation. He sketched the history
OF slavery from it's introduction to its
abolition and said that, for the sake
OF the negro, we are to-day threatened not
only with political affection, but with q ser.
night torch and the assassin's dagger, and
whose victims shall be sleeping women and
children.
Mr.. Hampton followed Mr.. Vance. He
quoted from the Atlanta Constitution the
following extract: Unless history is false
teacher, it is not possible for two distinct
races not oms.geneous to exist on terms Of
political equality. under the same govern.
ment. Ono or the other must go to the
wall.
The galleries were crowded to their utmost
capacity long before noon by spectators an.
~ticipating a resumption Of the contest ofyes. |
terday.. Nor were they disappointed. for, az
the clerk read the journal in the usu al man.
ner, emitting the detailed vote by yeas and
nays on the question of consideration
against the contested election case, Mr..
Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, rose and de.
manded the reading of the full vote. After
a moments hesitation the speaker directed
this to be done. This having been complet.
ed, Mr.. Breckenridge demanded the reading
OF the names OF those not voting and the
speaker ordered this to be done. also.
A long discussion then followed, amid the
most turbulent and d~isgraceful scenes; tho
speaker was assailed in discourteous Ian.
guage, and his smiles which were sustained by
the House, wers greeted with hisess and deri
sive shouts.
Thu Senate select committee on the Pacific
railroads received the report of Sepator
Davis upon q bill to further extend the time
for the payment ofthe amount due the United
States from the Central and Union Pacific
roads. The bill was read and discussed but on
conclusion had been reached when the commit.
tee adjourned. IL is expected that at the next
meeting bills w~ith'regard to both the Union
and Central Pacific roads will be finally acted
upon. The committee has already decided
to report the Union Pacific bin drafted bv
Senator Frye, but it will not be given out for
publication until the Central Pacific bill is
also passed upon. The Union Pacific bill ex.
tends for so years, the time within which the
debt must be paid, and fixes the
of interest at 8 per cent.
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U~ndaunted by their defeatto-day, the Demo.
cratic representatives rallied in force to.nirht
In caucus to consult over the extent of the
injuries they had sustained as q result of the
speakers rulings, supported and. confirmed
by the Republican Representatives and to de.
wise ways and means to preserve such power
and influence as in their opinion shouid he
by the minority.
No one could suggest any new Obstructive
tactics that promised we'll. and the general
opinion was to the effect that the nroorom
followed during the last three days should be
continued In force, and that every parliament.
tary move that would obstruct the Republic.
cans IN their designs, should be made. The
reading Of the journal in full is to be insisted
and Is expected to consume an hour Of
day; the yeas and nays are to be de.
manded at every step, and appeals are to be
taken from all rulings regarded as arbitrary
and unjust by the minority.
Senator's Moody and Casey. of the irr;oa.
ton committee, expect in q few DAYS to Get
through with the affairs OF the geological
survey, who have been talking Irrigation At
them for the past three weeks, and leach the
bill Tor North and South Dakota irrigation
q system Of ~artesian wells. Mr.. Moody
viding for liberal appropriatinns Inv snrray-