, 1890-04-10
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Edmunds Indignant over Unfair
Trsatinent of Negro students.


WAsHrNGroH, April s.-Among the
bills reported and placed on the calen-
dar in the senate were tho following;
Senate bill to amend the interstate COM
merce act
House bill approving, with amend
ments, the funding act OF Arizona.
Senate bill for commission to deter
mine the northern boundary of the
Warm Springs Indian reservation, Ore
gon.
MIR Edmunds introduced joint reso-
luton. which was referred, directing the
Librarian OF congress, the senate, the
house, and the department of justice.
respectively, to deliver extra or dupli-
cate copies OF law books to the law de-
partmcnt of Howard university. He
said that he had heard with astonish-
ment that a law school in the District Of
Columbia, connected with the college
that existed under the authority of the
United States, had deliberately, and on
consideration, refused to allow persons
of some African blood, and in every
respect gentlemen of extraordinary
ability, to attend its law lectures on
account of their having African blood in
their veins. Howard university had
also law department and he intro
duced the resolution so that law books
not needed for the public service might
be donated to Howard university, in
order that that portion of their fellow
citizens who wern denied equal rights
in other universities in tho district
might have chance TO learn some law
Mr. Gail offered preamble and reso-
luton, which went over, reoiting the
published newspaper statements as to
the packing of iurIes in the northern
district OF Florida and instructing the
judiciary committee to take evidence.
Mr.. Vest offered resolution. which
was agreed to. calling on the president /
for copy of the reports in relation to the
propriety of distributing the funds re-
ceiyed from the MeSican government on
account OF tue We'll and LaAbra
awards.
The senate then resumed the consider.
alton of the Montana contested election
case to-day, and Mr. Spooner continued
his arguments In favor of the rights OF
the republican claimants, Sanders and
Power Much of his speech was di
rected against Governor Toolc, OF Mon
tana, for his course in reference to tho
meeting OF the legislature, amt another
| large portion OF 1t was TO show that
| aliens who had merely declared their in.
| tcntion to become citizens. but were not
fully nnturnlizcd, We're not entitled TO
vote and TO have their votes counted.
| IT the senate were 10 adopt tho minor.
| ity report, and seat Messrs. CLARK and
| Maginnis, 1t would scat men whose title
/ depended on the votes of men not cili-
/ yens Of the United States, and no more
entitled to vote IN Montana than II
they had never crossed the ocean.
MIR. Pugh argiod in favor OF the minor.
| ity report. Wien he had spoken halt
an hour but two seats were occupied on
| the republican side OF the chamber.
Mr.. George called attention to the fact
and said that the discussion was a very
/ importnnt one, and suggested that nc
! quorum was present The presiding otIi-
| Ger directed the clerk to call the roll, and
/ the result was that thirty nine senator,
/ (less than q quorum) answered.
MIR. Harris moved that the sergeant.u
arms be directed TO request the attend
| ance OF the absent senator's agreed to,
Mr. Gibson moved TO adjourn; moi
agreed to. ayes, ~; noes, 2S. The demo
Gratis voted In the affirmative and the re-
publicans In the negative.
Mr.. Butler having stated that Mr.
Pugh was not well enough to continu,
mis- speech, il was agreed that the Mon.
tana election case should DO laid asid,
for the day, and the antitrust bill wa
taken up.
MIR. Voorhees, sent to the clerks desi
and had read telegram from Helena
Mont. stating that the democrats haC
elected q mayor by 800 majority, anS
that the republicans, who usually had
majority OF from 400 to 800, had carrie,
only one ward,
MIR. Spouncr's comment upon the tele
gram was that "that ought TO settle II,
and Mr. Hours WAS that "that was tn
strongest argument yet produced on tn
democratic side.
The senate then took up tho anti-trus
bill, as reported from the Judiciary com
mittee. After some debate, IL was passed
The senate then adjourned