Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-10
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
CORRESPONDENCE ON THE BERING
SEA DISPUTE CALLED FOR.
Consular Appropriation Bill Not Agreed
To for the Present.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-In the house,
Hit, of Illinois, from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported back the resolu-
ton requesting the president to furnish
the house the correspondence between
the government of the United States and
Great Britain touching the subjects in
dispute in Bering sea since March 4,
1889.
After a brief debate Hits resolution
was adopted.
Hit presented the conference report
on the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill.
In the course of the discussion, refer
ence having been made to the appropria
ton made by the last bill for the protec-
ton of the United States rights in
Samoa, McMillin, of Tennessee, declared
that it now appeared that the entire re-
suit of the Samoan negotiations had
been to enthrone king who had been
dethroned by his people. Our repre-
sentatives sent abroad for the purpose
of settling Samoan matters had actually
gone to the extent of overriding the will
of the people of Samoa, and setting up
as king a scapegrace who had been de-
throned; and moreover, this American
administration had undertaken to pay
part OF the expenses of his kingdom. 1t
was disgrace to the American people,
and disgrace to this administration,
responsible for the negotiations.
McCreary, of Kentucky, who was
chairman OF the committee on foreign
affairs in the last congress, said he be-
lieved we had done the best that could
be done, and that McMillin was putting
it too strongly. If he was not satisfied
with the negotiations he could introduce
a bill to carry out his views, or he could
call for the correspondence with foreign
nations There was not a word about
Samoa in the present bill.
McMillin-The gentleman has admit
ted taking up the deposed king and
placing him on the throne. Was not
another agreement that chief justice
should be appointed and the govern
ment of the United States and Great
Britain and Germany jointly guarantee
his salary?
McCreary The gentleman states it
too strongly. The Samoan question has
nothing to do with this appropriation
bill.
Hit then demanded the previous
question, declining to yield to McMillin,
who was desirous of continuing the Sa-
moan controversy. Thereupon McMil-
lin raised the point Of no quorum, pend
ing which Rogers, of Arkansas, moved
that the house adjourn. Lost-yeas,
76; nays, SO.
The previous question was ordered
yeas, 103 nays, A no quorum.
Then McMillin moved reconsidera-
ton. A vote on tabling the motion to
reconsider resulted: yeas, 104; nays, 80 I;
the speaker counting, through the clerk,
a quorum, and declaring the motion car
ried.
Breckinridge, of Kentucky, challenged
the correctness of the count, instancing
the names of Enloe, Herbert, Grain and
Fithian, and stating that they were not
present. Subsequently he withdrew the
challenge to the names OF Grain and
Fithian, but persevered in it go far as
Enloe and Herbert were concerned.
The speaker admitting the necessity
for absolute correctness in the record of
those members present and not voting,
stated that even eliminating the names
of Enloe and Herbert, there was quo
rum present. He therefore declared the
motion to table carried, and put the
question on agreeing to the conference
report.
The vote was resumed, resulting yeas
Ill, nays 33, and as the speaker was un-
able to count quorum, the conference
report is not agreed to for the present.
Adjourned