The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-26
Free Coinage Amendments De-
feated in the House.
Returned to the Senate, and a Conference
Committee Requested.
Debate on the Question of the Admission
Of Wyoming The National EleG-
tiOn Bill kSSailed.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, June %. - The Consular
and Diplomatic Bill was amended in several
instances. One amendment increased the
salary at Constantinople from $500 to
$4,000, and another gives S65,0O0 toward
the survey Of the intercolcnial railway lore
shadowed by the Pan-Amercan Congress.
The bill then passed, as also did the bill to
prevent collisions at sea-
Several petitions were received aud re-
ferred.
The conference report on the Pensions
Appropriation Bill was presented. The
Senate receded from only one amendment
not arranged in the conference-that for the
agents, and the bill now goes to the Pres-
dent.
The Senate bill to prevent transportation
in bond of merchandise between the United
States and Mexico, and to restore that right
whenever the Zona Libra is abolished, was
reported adversely.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
The doors were reopened and the Senate
Wyoming as State.
The bill was temporarily laid aside and
ingalls, offered a resolution instructing the
Committee on Privileges and Elections to
inquire into the publication in the Record
to-day Of a personal explanation by Call
and report whether it is in accordance with
the rule, etc. This led to sharp spat. in
the course of which Ingalls, charged Call
,vit jal; toI fol si6 6a1 r,a Pao
ord" He was called to order and modified
this, making it changed the Record" The
resolution went over without action and the
Senate proceeded with the Wyoming Admis-
sion Bill.
The report of the Committee on Terri
tories being read, Vest opposed tile bill. He
knew in the past States had been admitted
with small populations because of some
sectional or party exigeDcies. but none such
existed now. Wyoming, he said, has a
population of not over 10000, scattered over
an immense area of nearly 1000 square
miles. Vest would not vote for the admis-
sion of Wyoming with its present Constitu-
tion permitting woman suffrage. Woman
suffrage WIS antagOnistic to The spirit and
institutions of the American people. He
depl0red the extension Of suffrage to the
colored men in the South, and said no in
telligent man to-day would give it to them.
lie himself would no more give them the
right Of suffrage than he would give a
deadly weapon to child. lie certainly
would not give it to cOlored women, who
were far more impulsive and thoughtless
than the men. Another objection Vest
made to the Constitution of Wyoming was
that 1t gave the right of holding property TO
aliens.
Patt said Wyoming had as good a right
to admission as any Territory ever admit
ted He was surprised that the gentlemen
devoted to g home rule" should not be will
ing to allow Territory to decide the woman
suffrage question for itself. He believed
the population of Wyoming to be nearer
$4,000 than 100000. In conclusion Platt
spoke of the great resources of Wyoming.
and said that with irrigation 1t could sup
port 10,000,000 people.
At the close of Platt's remarks he made
an effort to have q vote taken on the bill,
but Vest objected and moved an amend
ment and the Senate adjourned.