Morris tribune., 1890-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
THE SENATE.


WASHINGTON, March 19.--In the senate
Mr.. Pierce, Mr.. Call and Mr.. Evarts
made speeches on the educational bill,
and Mr.. Voorhees, spoke at length on his
resolution as to agricultural depression.
Vice President Morton resumed the
chair of the presiding officer.
A bill to increase the pension of SOL
der of the war of 1912, Isaac N. Daley,
90 years old, from So to $50 month
was passed.
Pending debate on the educational bill
the senate at 5 p. m. adjourned.
WASHINGTON. March 21.-In the sem
ate. after Mr.. Cockrell had presented the
protest of the Pork Packers association,
of ST. Louis. against the bill for the in
spection of meats, which was referred,
the educational bill was taken up. After
brief remarks by Mr.. Bate, Mr.. Blair rose
to close the debate. He said he looked
upon the education of the colored people
as the solution of the race question. But
the white people constituted the great
mass of the nation, and on their condi-
ton depended the future of the United
States, and the future of the world. The
senate then proceeded to vote on the bill
and amendments. The first vote was on
three amendments offered by Mr.. Moody,
of South Dakota, to the effect that the
illiterate among the Indians shall be in
cluded in the calculations. Mr.. Blair
said there was no objection to the
amendments. Mr.. Edmunds took the
opportunity of speaking to the amend
ments in order to defend the consti-
nationality of the bill. He asserted
that there was no moral or legal
I'll -, Nf h. l.
He favored the bill for the effect it
would have upon the new states and
upon the Southern states. In the latter
it would diminish the friction between
the ignorant blacks and the intelligent
aristocracy. He believed that when the
poor colored people come to know a lit
tie more they would see that the land-
owner, the man of education and prop
erty, was their best friend, and that it
would be better to entrust him with the
administration of local affairs than to
entrust it to ignorant men. Mr.. Moody
amendment was agreed to. The senate
then proceeded to vote on the third read
idg and engrossment of the bill. When
the vote was concluded, and it was
known that it had resulted against the
bill, Mr.. Blair changed his vote from aye
to no, SO as to make motion to recon-
slider. The result was then announced
as yeas 81, nays 81.
Mr.. Blair entered a motion to recon
slider, and then, on motion of MIR. Ed
munds, the senate proceeded to consider
executive business, and soon after, at
1850, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The senate
devoted the greater part of the day to
discussing Senator Sherman's antitrust
bill. After petitions had been presented,
Mr.. Sherman called up the bill to declare
unlawful trusts and combinations in re-
straint of trade and production. MIR.
Sherman explained the provisions of the
bill. He said the bill did not interfere
with lawful business, but dealt only
| with such combinations as were unau-
| thorized by any law, ancient or modern,
| and whose sole object was to control
| prices and establish monopolies which
were injurious to the public and should
| be restrained by the courts
Mr.. Ingalls, gave notice of an amend
ment aimed against dealing in futures
or toptions," which was read and or
dered printed.
Mr.. Vest argued against the constitu
tionality of the law.
! Mr.. Blair renewed his motion to re
consider the vote by which the educa
tional bill was reported, and on this Mr.
Ingalls, entered motion to lay that mo
ton on the table. A vote on Mr.. ingalls,
motion to table Mr.. Blair's motion of re
consideration of the educational bill can
not be taken before Monday.
| After brief secret session the senate
at p. M, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-In the sen
ate several petitions from Massachusetts
and Missouri were presented protesting
| against the ratification of the extraditior
treaty with Russia. The reports on tht
Montana senatorial case were presented
The bill to declare unlawful trusts anG
combinations in restraint of production
was taken up and discussed, but no vote
was reached. After a brief executive
session the senate, at 5:15 p. M, ad
| ioI1rned