Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-01
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., July l.
SENATE.

d.
Mr.. Dawes from, the conference commit.
lee on the legislative appropriation bill, re-
ported that the committee had been unable
to agree on the question between the two
houses, as to the pay OF Senators clerks and
of committee cletks. After long debate
mr. Cockrel moved 10 instruct the Senate
conferees to propose an annual compensa-
lion OF 81 500 instead Of 81 $780, Agreed to
yeas IS. nays IS The new conferees are
Messrs. Dawes, Plumb and Cockrell.
The conference report on the District OF
Columbia bill was then taken up-the ques.
lion being on the section requiring street
railroad companies, whose earnings In 1889
exceeded 10 per cent. of the face value OF
their stock, to sell S tickets for 25 cents. The
report was not agreed .o-yeas 81, nays rs.
A new conference was asked and conferees
appointed.
a conference was ordered on the agricn!-
tural appropriation bill.
The consideration OF the bill for the sd-
mission OF Idaho as State was resumed
and Mr.. Vance addressed the Senate In op.
position to 1t.
The Senate, at the close OF Mr.. Vance's
speech, passed the Idaho BILL without the
yeas and nays.
| HOUSE.
The House resumsd the consideration Of
the federal election bill, the pending amend
mont being that offered by Mr. Lshlbach, of
New Jersey, providing that the chief supei-
visor of election for each judicial district OF
the United States shall take such action az
ia requisite to secure such supervision in
every Congressional district as Ia provi-
ded by the laws OF the United States.
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, contended that
there was no occasion for the enactment of
the proposed law. Every member who had
spoken had repudiated the bill as far as his
individual district was concerned.
Mr.. Taylor, of Illinois, said that he wan
ed the law In his district.
Mr.. Holman said that the gentleman was
the only one of $50 members who made that
admission.
Mr.. Taylor said that he supported the
/ bill because he wanted 1t In his district.
There never had basn 40 election held in
Chicago where there had not been illegal
voting and cheating at the polls.
Mr. Springer. of Illinois, contended that
the Chicago election law had worked to the
satisfaction of the people of the city, with
out regard TO party.
Mr.. Stone, of Missouri, made constitu-
tional argument against the bill.
Mr.. Buchanan, OF New jersey. was sorry
that the amendment came from the republic
can side of the House. If 1t was designed
to harass and obstruct the passage of the
bill, or to mako it more costly and odlous In
| effect, he could understand why the amend.
ment might be offered by the democratic
side. But knowing his colleague as he did,
he could believe only that his colleague was
not aware of the effect of his proposition.
Mr.. Hemphill, of South Carolina, said that
If the bill was so bad that gentlemen were
afraid TO vote for its general application
over the United States, Why were they such
towards as to throw upon the people OF
particular district the odium of the law
Congress should take the responsibility of
the law and not place that responsibility IN
the hands of so or 100 men in any one dis
trict.
The amendment was lost-yeas 1872, nays
13S.
Mr.. Hemphill, of South Carolina, offered
an amendment eliminating from the bill the
provision for the United States boards of
canvassere, and providing that from the re-
turns of the supervisors, the chief super
visor shall tabulate and forward TO the
Speaker of the House, to be submitted by
him to the House, the results as they sp-
pear therefron in each congressional dis-
trict under his jurisdiction in which this act
has been in force
Mr.. Breckiuridge, of Kentucky, aa!d that
the bill put IL into the power of the United
States courts TO substantially control the
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. McComas, of Md, opposed the amend
ment and advocated the bill as being ia the
| interest of free and fair elections.
Mr.. Mills, OF Texas, pointed out the dan.
gers which might arise from the application
of the law.
MIR. Wilson, OF W. Va. made an able
speech against the bill.
Foreign News
VIENNA, July The owners OF travel
ing show. which included in its animals
number of bears, have been arrested In
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