Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-27
TALKING POLITICS.
Partisan Speeches in the House on
the Federal Election Bill.
WYOMING BILL In THE SENATE.
Failure Of tho Conference on the
Legislative Appropriation Bill.
A FURTHER CONFERENCE ORDERED
SENATE.


Senate bill to suspend the operation Of the
statute Of limitations In certain cases in the
District OF Columbia was reported back ad-
versely and indefinitely postponed.
OPPOSING THE ADMISSION OF WYOMING
The consideration of the bill for the admis-
sion Of Wyoming as state was resumed and
MIR. Morgan addressed the Senate in opposi-
tion to it. II the people of the United States
me said felt no greater interest in the bill
than the Senate had exhibited yesterday and
during the whole Of the discussion it would be
hardly worth while to take up any time in ex-
PLANTATION OF the principles involved. Either .
majority OF the Senate had come to some under
standing or agreement that the bill was to
pass, notwithstanding any objections or argu-
ments that might be urged against it, or
else the matter Of allowing new states
into the Union had become such a common
place AFFAIR that 1t scarcely attracted the atten
ton OF those who were in the Senate rs am
bassadors from their own states. The admis-
SION OF state into the Union vast his mind,
the most solemn and important fact with which
the Senate had to deal Pretty nearly
an the territory of the United
States was now exhausted, in repsect
to which the Senate could exercise the
high functions of creating local soverelgnties
within the boundaries of the Union, and it
seemed to him that in the disposition of the
remainder of it there ought to be some
thoughtful and careful attention to all the fu-
ture interests, not merely of the people imme-
diately concerned, but also to the
PRESERVATION OF THE JUST BALANCE OF POWER
In the Senate between the different geographic
cal sections of the country. The protection
thrown by the Constitution around the re-
spective states in the persons of their Senators
and In their influence in the Senate indicated
nnyhf IN ha fha
care exercised in reference to the admission of
new states. Looking at the rights Of
his own state and of the other
sister states he had the clear right
and also the obligatory duty to ascertain
whether the state proposed to be admitted
In the proceedings which had led up to the
organization that presented itself, and to see
whether 1t was In all respects such civil COM
munlty as ought to be invested with the power
OF local sovereignty.
Mr.. Jones ARK. having called the attention
OF the presiding officer to the audible CONVEX
satlon carried on between Senators, Mr.. Nor
gan said that the conversation did not disturb
him at all; that he was
TALKING TO THE REPORTERS AND TO THE COUNTRY
and that he did not expect to get the attention
OF the Senate, because, although one rose from
the dead" he could not get attention in the
Senate during the hours of working up political
projects and plans.
CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE LEaIsLATIvE, ETC,
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Morgan yielded the floor to Mr. Dawes
who presented the conference report on the
Legislative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill.
The report showing that there were numerous
amendments on which the conference COM
mlttee had not come to an agreement it
was stated by Mr.. Dawes that all these
amendments but two were for the increase
OF the number of Senate employees and for the
increase OF their compensation. The other two
were for the increase of the salary Of the COM
missioner Of the general land Office from "a, 900
to $1,000 and of the assistant commissioner
from 50, 900 to %, 500. The question, he said,
was open either to motion to insist or to re-
cede.
Mr.. Sherman made the motion to recede,
remarklng that such amendments ought not to
be forced by one House on the other.
Messrs. Paddock, Dolph, Spooner and Cor
man opposed the motion to recede and favored
further conference.
Mr.. Hale zone Of the conferees) said that the
trouble with the House was that the Senate
had made such large increase Of salaries and
sach large increase of its official force and.
while he was willing that there should be an
other conference, he gave notice that if dis
agreement were again reported he would
renew the motion to recede. He
did not wish to have the Senate placed before
the country as insisting on such large increase
of pay and of force.
Nj. German (the democratic member of the
conference committee) dissented empeatically
from the position taken by Mr.. Hale,
The question, he said, was not simply
q question OF the amount involved in the
1t went away beyond that. The
Senate had (as it had a right fixed the COM
pensation and number OF its employees, and it
would be very strange indeed if it should
tamely submit to dictation ON that point from
any quarter.
Mr.. Hale remarked that the contest was one
which the Senate could not maintain The
House had a right to see to it that the scale of
salaries OF Senate employees should be reason
able.
FURTHER CONFERENCE ORDERED.
After further discussion MIR. Sherman with.
drew his motion to recede and the Senate
voted to insist on its amendments and to ask a
further conference. The new conferees are
Messrs. Dawes, Plumb and German
THE WYOMING BILL AGAIN.
Mr.. Morgan resumed the floor and continued
his argument against the Wyoming bill.
He favored the substitute offered yesterday by
Mr. Jones ARK an enabling act for Wyom-
ing, Idaho, Arizona and New Mex
leo, and dilated upon the great natural
resources OF New Mexico. He did not know
any community IN the United States that COM
pared with the people Of that territory in the
development OF their natural resources,
and difficulties under which they had
labored. They had enormous masses of coal
and great bodies OF iron ore at their command:
and New Mexico was the only place that he
knew where man could dig coke out of the
ground Its mineral power and wealth
was absolutely unexampled and irrepres-
sible. The adoption of the substitute
was the only way to eliminate from the ques-
uon the element Of political considerations.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dockery CMo.) }, rising to parliamentary
inquiry, asked whether it would be in order
to reconsider the vote by which the postal
clerks leave bill was passed yesterday He
had been informed yesterday by the gentleman
who called up the bill, Mr.. Ketcham (N.Y.),
that it did not involve an appropriation. whereas
ne now learned that it would involve an ex-
penditure of s316,OOO.
As Mr. ketcham was not present Mr.. Dock
cry was permitted by unanimous consent to
enter motion to reconsider, leaving it pend
ing for the present.
Hk. HAUGRN IN SUPPORT OF THE xLEorroN BILL
The consideration of the election bill was
then resumed, Mr.. Haugen (wis) addressing
the house In support of the measure. He de-
clared :, that it did not propose to touch state
s,,ec.ons, out did propose to supervise national
elections-a clear right of Congress. The bin
was not local, but general in ITS application.
AN INSULT TO TIE SOUTH.
The objections made to the bill BY southern
members cOnstitutAd n daIihayata insul< IN tba