Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-30
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
GA PERFECT BEDLAM."
THE CONTEST IN THE HOUSE.
A Renewal of the DiSOrderly Scenes
Of Yesterday.
BOTH PARTIES DETERMINED.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
The Farm Mortgage Bill Passed-.Public
Buildings in Washington.
BOTH PARTIES DETERMINED.
in THE SENATE.
THE SENATE.

farms and who live in their own homes, the
number who hire their farms and homes, the
number of farms and homes under mortgage,
the amount of mortgage debt the value of the
property mOTtgaged, whether the mortgage is
on the whole or part of the purchase money or
for other purposes, and the rate of interest
and appropriating one million dollars for the
purpose.
MIR. SHERMAN OPPOSED THE BILL
as requiring an utterly useless undertaking.
He did not believe it to be in the power Of
man to procure such statement as would be
at all reliable. 1t would be of no practical
value. and the million dollars expended on it
would be wasted, and worse than wasted. What
good, he asked would it be to legislation?
Could the rates of interest be reduced? Or
could the creditors be compelled to take some
other form of security? 1t would simply delay
the chief object of the census, which was to
secure an enumeration of the inhabitants of
the United States.
Mr.. Hale chairman of the census committee)
said that he was in accord with much that Mr..
Sherman had said But the same points raised
by that Senator and others had been debated
In the Senate last week, and the largely pre-
vaIllng sentiment favored the inquiry. The
committee, in considering the subject anew
had conferred with the superintendent of census
as to the difficulties of the undertaking, and
had endeavored to incorporate in the bill
all the provisions which the debate indicated as
being desired. How much good it would avail
he could not say. How much money it would
cost neither he (Mr. Hale) nor any Senator nor
the superintendent could tell. The amount
reported was not intended to be conclusive.
The committee had felt that it was foreclosed
from reporting adversely on the bill.
Mr.. Berry. the author of the original bill, ex
pressed himself satisfied with the bill as re-
ported and hoped that it would be passed
Mr. Mcpherson and Mr.. Morrill, opposed the
bill. The bill passed.
The Inc bill was passed-.yeas, Al; nays. sthe
negative votes being cast by Senators McPher-
son, Sherman and Stockbridge.
Among the bills reported from committees and
paced on the calendar were several authorizing
bridges over navigable streams.
OTHER BILLS PASSED.
The House bill as to the duty on silk ribbons
was passed without discussion.
TO ENLARGE THE WHITE HOUSE.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Spooner, instructing the committee on public
buildings and grounds to consider the subject
OF afording to the executive mansion by alter
alton, additions or otherwise. Office room and
other accommodations, was taken up.
OTHER NEEDED PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
MIR. Harrison offered an amendment instruct
ing the committee to consider also the subject
OF the construction of such buildings, or of
additions to existing department buildings,
as viii! give ample rooms to the several
executive departments for the comfortable
and convenient dispatch of business; also a
suitable building for public printing, and es-
pecially suitable building Tor the Supreme
Court Of the United States, the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia and the Court of
Claims
Mr.. Spooner accepted the amendment.
MIR. Morrill, made statement showing the
necessity for new and enlarged public buildings
In the city Of Washington. The amendment
was agreed to and the resolution as amended
was adopted.
MR. VANCE HAS THE FLOOR ON THE CoLoRED
EMIGRATION BILL.
Mr.. Vance proceeded to address the Senate
on MIR. Buffers bill to provide for the emigra-
THE HOUSE.
The galleries of the House were crowded to
their utmost capacity long before noon today
by spectators anticipating resumption of the
contest of yesterday, nor were they disap-
pointed, for as the clerk read the journal in
the usual manner. omitting the detailed vote
by yeas and nays on the question of
consideration against the contested election
case, Mr.. Breckinridge of Kentucky
rose and demanded the reading Of the
full vote. After a moments hesitation the
Speaker directed this to be done. This having
been completed Mr.. Breckenridge demanded
the reading of the names of those not voting
and the Sneaker ordered this IN he done aI.o
reading in full the statement Of SneaLer ReaS
giving the grounds for his ruling yesterday
and the clerk proceeded to read accordingly.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
The reading Of the journal having been COM
pleted Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio moved that the
journal be approved and upon that motion
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feet. rising 20 a Question Of nersonal nr;vilane
relating to the Journal but the Speaker de-
clined to recognize him on the ground that a
demand ior the previous question was pending
Mr; springer SlH.) moved an adjournment
ana demanded the yeas and nays. While the
vote was Deing taken on ordering them MIR.
Springer stated that his object was to allow the
committee on rules 70 prepare code OF rules.
One hundred ana twenty-four members rose to
demand the yeas and nays. The speaker de-
clared this to be q sufficient number and di-
'e0'eo '"o ''elA W oaii VIC ion'
NH BLAND EXCITED