The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
a Resume Of the Proceedings
OF Congress During the
Past Week.

Mr.. Butler on Dec, 16 to provide for the emil
grafton Of persons of colorfrom the Southern
States, and Mr.. Butler proceeded to address
the senate at some length. Mr.. Hoar re-
piled to Mr.. Butler. It seemed to him. that
this proposition was the most astonishing
that had ever been heard in the legislative
history OF the senate or in the Legislative his
tory OF any free, civilized and prosperous
people. The dif6culties Of the race problem
existed in excited aginations and ineradical
prejudices Of few white men. not between the
races Themselves. A to the idea of the sem
ator from Alabama (Mr. Morgan) that tho
choice was between numbering the negroes
or marrying them, between killing them or
assimilatins them, he thought that course
OF lecture on the sixth and seventh COM
mandments would settle the whole thing,
and that no more would be heard of doc
trine that was an absurdity and an insult to
our common humanity. The bill went over
The time of the house was almost entirely
taken up in discussing q resolution reported
by Mr.. Mckinley from the committee on rules
providing for the appointment of special
worlds fair com mittee of thirteen to report
can determine the site of the proposed fair
and subsequently to report bill pro-
viding for the fair. Mr.. Cannon of 'Illi-
nois, as the minority of the committee ON
rules, reported a substitute resolution in
structing the committee on foreign affairs
the locality ofthe world g fair. First, whether
the lair shall be held east or west of the Ale
geny mountains; second, the selection of the
place for the location of the fair, and after
the location has been decided by the house,
that the committee report a bill providing
f<Npn wrwvy f~s~ So - u II
ed by the house. long discussion followed,
In which O score or more of representatives
took part.
A special meeting of the senate committee
on territories was held. Chairman Platt was
instructed to report, recommending the pass.
age OF the bills, to make a state ofWyoming,
and to organize q territorial form of govern.
ment for Oklahoma
Mr.. Mckinley called up his motion to re-
consider the vote by which the House re-
fused to substitute the resolution reported
by the committee ON rules (as amended by
the adoption of the Cannon rcsolution) for
the original resolution referred to the COM
mittee. Mr.. McKinley's motion was
agreed to, yeas LA, nays 142. The ques-
ton then required on the adoption
OF the original resolution, th0t q select COM
mittee of nine members be appointed by the
speaker to be called the worlds fair COM
mittee to which shall be referred all matters
in relation to the celebration of the 4OOth
anniversary Of the discovery of America, or
the worlds fair of 1899.
The resolution was adopted, yeas, al;
nays. 1876, Mr.. Springer, of Illinois. chang
ing his vote from the negative to the afim-
alive in order to enter q motion to recon
slider. Mr.. Springer said he only desired
that the committee should be instructed to
report to the House which location
might be selected. Az it now stood the
committee would be authorized to select the
location. He withdrew his motion to recon-
slider. stating that he would trust to the fair
ness OF the committee and the House.
SENATE.
A special meeting of the Senate committee
on Pacific railroads was held to listen to
argument by Collins p. Huntington on the
Pacific railroad BILL
HOUSE.
Mr.. Frank, of Ohio, introduced a bill
locating the Worlds Fair at st. Louis
On motion of Mr.. Mason, of Illinois, q
resolution was adopted permitting the spe-
cial committee Investigating the ballotbox
forgery to sit during the sessions of the
House.
Mr.. Kerr, Of Pennsylvania, introduced g
bill to refer questions of law in relation to
the cuses OF members growing out of the de-
falcation of Silcott to the court of claims
the whole on the Oklahoma site bill, and az
ter a long discussion adopted an amend
ment prohibiting United States marshals,
deputies or agents from acquiring titles to
lots in Oklahoma town sites. Pending fur
Their action the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
The feature of the Senate proceedings was
the speeches and political debate of Senator's
Pasco and Chandler on the paragrap phi in the
President message respecting federal con-
troll of elections.
In the House the speaker announced the
appointment of the Worlds fair committee
as follows: Messrs Chandler of Massachu-
setts; Hit, of Illinois; Bowdoin, of Virginia;
Bclden, of New York. Frank, of Missouri;
Springer; of Illinois; Hatch of Missouri;
Wilson, OF West Virginia, and Flower, Of
New York
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, and Stone of Ken
lucky, offered resolutions to reimburse MEM
bers for their losses by the Sicott embezzle-
ment Both resolutions were referee to the
Silcott committee.
Mr.. Springer OF Illinois offered a resolution
providing that the House decide on the
question of location of the worlds fair, and
the place having been decided. the special
committee to report bill locating the fair,
at the place selected. Referred to the special
committee.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the Oklahoma town site bill.
SENATE.
The Senate devoted the greater part of a
brief session to q discussion of the advisable
ty of taking q census of farm mortgages,
without disposing OF the subject.
The following Senate bills were passed:
Creating the Offices of surveyors general for
South and North Dakota; to promote the
efficiency of the enlisted force of the navy;
and granting the state Of California per cent
net proceeds cash sales of public lands.
HOUSE.
The House spent a greater part of the day
debating decision OF the speaker. which was
finally sustained. Yesterday Mr. Bland, of
Missouri. moved that the House adjourn,
and on division the speaker declared the
motion lost Mr.. Bland thereupon demand
ed tellers, and according to the record
this morning the speaker replied: There
is no provision for tellers." No
record Of this appearing in tho
journal this morning Mr.. Bland moved to