Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-21
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., June 81.
SENATE.

Mr.. Morrill, presented several petitions
for duty of 80 a pound on tobacco and
several against increasing the duty on tin
plate.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Eimunds for committee Of seven to take
into consideration the state of the admins
trative serYics OF the Senate and to report
what measures should bs adopted in respect
to the greatest efficiency and economy of
the service, was taksn up and agreed to.
The House bill supplementary to the act
of March %, 1882. in reference to bgsmy
was taken up. 1t provides that all funds or
property lately belonging to the Mormon
Church shall be devoted to the use and ben.
eft of common schools in that State.
Mr.. Butler offered an amendment devot-
| ing the funds 10 tho endowment OF institu-
lions of learning in Utsh. and for that pur-
pose, turning them over to the general
board of education of "The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints, subject to rules
and regulations to be approved of by the
President OF the United States, and not to
be used in the disseminating, teaching, up
holding or propagating the doctrine and
practices OF polygamy or plural marriages.
Mr.. Elmunds lin charge of the billy OF
posed the amendment.
Mr.. Voorhees, intimated that the Senator
from Vermont was in too great hurry TO
get at the results OF litigation that was
not yet concluded.
Mr. Butler also argued that the proposed
| legislation was premature. No harm could
happen if the matter went over until the
Supreme Court decided finally about 1t.
MIR. Teller also favored delay, at least,
until Mr.. Buffers amendment shall have
been printed.
a vote was taken on Mr.. Buffers amend
ment and the result was-yeas 8, nays a.
All the yeas were democrats, and all the
noes republicans. except that Mr.. Payne
also voted in the negative.
Mr.. Voorhees, moved to postpone the bill.
Mr.. Elmunds opposed the motion.
Mr.. Voorhees, motion was not agreed to.
The bill was then passed.
The Senate bill to establish an education
al fund and apply the proceeds of the public
lands and the receipts from certain land
grant railroad companies to- more complete
epdowmsnt snd support of colleges for the
advancement of science and industrial edu-
cation, was then taken up.
HOUSE.
After the reading and approval of yester.
days journal,
Mr.. Bland, OF Missouri, moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the yeas and nays
were ordered upon Mr.. McKiney's motion
to table his (Mr. BIand's) appeal from the
decision of the Chair yesterday declining to
entertain his motion to take the silver bill
from the Speakers table. He announced
that he desired to withdraw his appeal, bu:
Mr.. Mckinley insisted on vote 80 Mr..
BANDS motion to reconsider was put and
d. feated- 90 to 100
The roll wns called on Mr.. MtKinley's
motion to table Mr.. BANDS appeal and it
prevailed-yeas 14G, nays 45. All of the
free coinage men Except MIR. DeHaven,
who did not vote) voted to table the appeal,
as we'll as the following democrats: Messrs.
Buckalew, Campbell, Dunphy, Fitch, Gels
senhainer, Lewis, McAdoo, Mutchler and
Tracey. a large number of democrats re-
fused to vote at all.
The regular order being demanded, the
Speaker announced that the bill had been
referred-was now referred-to the Commit
Tee on Coipsge, Weights and Measures.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, Immediately az
pealed, and proceeded to argue that the ap.
propriating clause in the original House bill
and the bill as it came from the Senate were
similar 10 terms and purpose, and that the
bill was not subject to reference to Commit.
tee of the Whole. Besides, he held that the
point was made too late.
Mr.. Springer, Of IIlinoip, declared that the
silver bill was the only one which had been
SUI iected to this kind of treatment.
Mr.. Peters, OF Kansas said that all gems
eral appropriation bills took the same course.
Mr.. Springer denied the statement and |
challenged the Speaker or any one else to
produce single similar case. This was an |
attempt to revoutionize the rules-rules
themselves revolutionary In conception. |
The republicans and their Speaker were
lodging the silver question.
Mr.. Crisp. OF Georgia, said that it was ev-
ident that there was deliberate intention
TO prevent direct vote upon this question.
Mr. Bland, of Missouri, asked If the Com
mitee on Rules had not gagged the MAORI
ty in this case.
Mr. Cannon-The gentleman Is always
being gagged.s It would take barrel of ip-
ecac to gag him. Laughter
After long debate Mr.. BANDS motion to