Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-03
.DOINGS OF CONGRESS,
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.

At the Nations CapItoI-what Il Being,
Done by the Senate. and House-OId
Matters Disposed or and New Ones Com
sidered-'
The Senate spent the greater part OF the 25thl
inst. In the discussion Of the House bfIl for the
admission Of Wyoming into tho Union. M
Vest opposed the bin ON tho ground that the
population Of the Territory was not sufficient
70 entitle II 20 Statehood. There were at the
largest estimate only $1,000 people there, and
they were scattered over area OF 5000 square
miles. OF the 1900 voters, 5000 were women,
and he was decidedly opposed to woman suf-
frago. Mr.. Platt replied In support OF the
bill. and without reaching vote the Sen
ate At 40 adjourned. The House adopted
the conference report on the naval appro-
Prietion Dill, and then proceeded 70 the
discussion Of the silver bill. The debate was
closed by Mr.. Mckinley At the conclusion Of
Mr.. Mckinley's speech a vote was taken on Mr..
Bland . motion TO concur in he Senate amend
ment which declares the silver dollar equal In
value to a gold dollar and provides for free
coinage, and the motion was defeated-nays
152; yeas, 1885, This was test vote on the
silver bill and when this amendment was re-
jected by yea and nay vote, the other amend
mentH were rejected without division and the
bill sent to conference committee. The
Republicans who voted to agree to the senate
free coinage amendments were Ander-
sou, OF Kansas; Bartine, Carter, Connell,
DeHaven, Dorsey, Featherstone, Hermann, Kel--
ley, Laws, Morrill,, Morrow, Perkins, Peters,
Post, Smith Of Illinois, and Townsend of Colo
RADIO, The Democrats who voted against agree
ing to the amendments were: Andrew, Bucka-
lew, Campbell, Clancey, Covert Durgan,
Adoo, Mutchler. Quinn, Rusk stump, Tucker,
Turner of New York, and vaux. Mr.. Hit
uLl presented the conference report on the
diplomatic appropriation biIl and it was agreed
to. Mr.. Cannon (IlLl, from the Committee on
Rules, reported back q substitute for the res0-
luton introduced by Mr.. Lodge (Mass.l setting
apart five days OF the present week for the con-
alteration of the national election bill. Messrs.
McMillin and Blount vigorously attacked the
bill, and from this time on there was grent
confusion on the floor. Mr.. Cannon Illl and
Mr.. Q Neal (lnd.l engaged in colloquy some
what personal in it's nature, and this added
so much to the already existing disorder
that the Sergeant-at-arns came forward with
his mace of Office and restored order. Mr..
Springer Oily moved to table tho resolution.
On a yea and nay vote this motion was lost
yeas, 116 nays, 1873. After arranging to meot
at eleven o'clock for the six days during which
the debate is to continue, the House ad-
journed.
In the Senate, on the 96th, the House bill for
the admission of Wyoming as q State was taken
up and Mr.. Jones (Ark.) addressed the Senate
He declared himself in favor of the admission
Of Wyoming, but he was unwiliingto see Wyom-
ing admitted In the way now proposed. There
was no authority for holding constitutional
convention. Mr.. Stewart spoke in favor of the
Mr.. Reagan's speech an understanding was
reached that tho vote on the bill and
amendment would begin at o'clock next day
After disposing of some routine business tho
Senate went into executive session and soon
thereafter adjourned In the House Mr. Lodge.
OF Massachusetts, began the debate upon the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bill. He proceeded to sketch
the plan OF the bill inoutline No local ma
chinery was disturbed, he said ballots were to
be cast as at present. and no secretballot sys-
tenn was to be interfered with where it now pre-
Had Al.
ment should be open. The assurance of honest
elections lay In making public every step and act
by which the representatives of the people were
chosen to their high office. To secure publicity
at every stage of the election, therefore, was
the leading principle of the bill. Under it's
terms concealment became Impossible without
resort to violence, and violence itself was pub
nctty, The debate was continued by Messrs.
Hemphil1 of South Carolina and Rowell
OF Illinois The latter was frequent
ly interrupted by Southern members,
VINO questioned his statements rela-
tive to the alleged suppression of the negro
vote In certain Southern States. Mr.. Bingham,
from the Postoffice Committee, reported the
Senate amendments to tho postoflce appropria-
uon Dill, and on his motion the House non-con-
CURED in them. The consideration OF the
election bill was then resumed and Mr.. Lehl-
back, of New York Repubican) spoke against
tne Dill Mr.. Tucker OF Virginia, spoke against
the bill and then the House adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 9th, the consideration
VI uhhO pAAA 1OA blo huuIbbAOu VI Wyuul1Hk hh -
State was resumed, and Mr.. Morgan addressed
the Senate In opposition to IT. Messrs. Payne
and Gray argued against tie bill, and Mr.. Piatt
favored it. The question was taken on Mr..
Jones substitute IAN enabling act for Wyo-
ming, Idaho, Arizona, and New Mexico). and
1t was rejected by strict party vote-yeas,
1S; nays, 20. Mr. Jones (Ark.l then moved @
substitute an enabling act for Wyoming alone,
and it was rejected by exactly tho same vote.
The bill was then passed by Q strict party
The first section Of the bill is as follows: @That
the State of Wyoming is hereby declared to be q,
State of the United States Of America, il hereby
declared admitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original States in al respects
whatever, and that the constitution which the
people of Wyoming have formed for themselves
be and the same is hereby accepted, ratified and
confirmed" The scconi section gives the
boundaries. The third declares the state en-
titled to one representative in the List Congress.
The other sections refer to public lands and to
provisions for schools, an agricultural college,
q penitentiary, an insane asylum, ETC.;
also to Circuit and District Courts Of the United
States. The bill for the admission of Idaho
was then taken up and went over as @unfn-
ished business" After an executive session the
Senate adjourned. In the House, consideration
OF the Federal elections bill was resumed, the
debate being participated in by Messrs. Haugen
(Wis.), Covert tN ", Vaux pa, and Ken
nedy, (Ohio) The House in the evening passed
100 private pension bills including q large num-
Der which came over from previous sessions,
and at 10 80 adjourned