The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-18
BILL PASSES
THE SENATE BY A PAR
TY VOTE.
REPUBLICANS OF THE HOUSE
Refuse to Censure Kennedy of Ohio, for
Hi Billingsgate Against Quay
Enloe's Resolution Re-
ferred.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 16.-Vice President
Morton presided in the senate.
Bill to authorize the construction of q
pontoon bridge across Arkansas river at
Dardanelle, Arkansas.
Senate bill to grant right-of-way through
the public lands for irrigation purposes.
The conference report on the railroad
land forfeiture bill was resumed and
Senator Morgan continued his argument
against it.
Senator Bates also opposed the conference
report and asked to be informed where
under the bill the forfeiture came in.
Senator Plumb lin charge of the billy said
it forfeited all lands which under the decis-
ion OF the supreme court could be forfeited.
1t forfeited somewhere between 100000
and l0,0OO,000 acres. 1t confirmed not a
single acre to any railroad company, and
did not disturb the status of an acre
granted to railroad companies except by
the terminating right of the &C cmpany is to
build any more of the roads, and by forfeit
ing giants opposite to the incomplete por-
tionS.
Senator Bates stated that he was not at
all satisfied with Senator Plumb's answer,
he desired to know how much land was to
be forfeited under the bill and how much
was TO be confirmed. Although he desired
to see those railroad lands forfeited, he was
compelled to vote against the conference
report The vote was then taken and the
conference report was agreed to-yeas, 80;
naVs IL IA strict Dar1V VOtp.l
The house anti.lotlery bill was then, on
motion of Senator Sawyers, taken from the
calendar aid passed without word of dis
cussion.
On motion of Senator Plumb the
senate proceeded to the considera-
tion Of the house bill to prevent
timber cutting.
Senator Sanders offered an amendment
to Sec & of til substitute providing that in
gold and silver mining regions of the state
of Nevada and in those states and territD-
ries in which there are public lands con-
tanning timber, and where there is no United
States law authorizing the sale of such
timber lands residents of such states and
territories, if prose cuted for cutting timber,
may plead that it was cut for agricultural
or mining purposes. Agreed u with some
modficatiops-Yea Al; nays, 3 (Messrs
Edmunds, Quay ana Spoon.)
Senator Manderson moved to add new
section setting apart the Annette islai d. in
the Alexandrian archipelago in South
eastern Alaska as reservation for the
Metakanta Indians who have recently
emigrated from British Columb bia to Alaska,
and of such other Alaskan natives as may
join them.
The amendment was agreed to and the
bill passed.
A conference was asked on disagreeine
Walthal were appointed conferets on the
part of the senate The senate then, on
motion of Senator Edmunds, took up the
senate bill to establish United States land
court, and to provide for the settlement OF
private land claims in certain states and
territories. The bill having beer read was
laid aside until tomorrow, and the sepate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
After some preliminary business >the
house proceeded to consideration of the
Enloe resolution relative to the Kennedy
speech. The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That the ERIK of the house OF
representatives be and is hereby directed to
communicate to the senate the fact that the
house reprobates and condemns the unpar-
liamentary language of Hon. Robert p
Kennedy, representative from the state of
Ohio, published in the congressional record
Sept. IA, 1e90, purporting 10 be a spec ch de.
livered on the floor of the house Sept. 3,
1859 in which revised and amended speech
he repeats his impeachment of the hone sty
individually and of the senate as BODY.
The pending question was on the point
of order against the resolution raised by
MIR, Grosvenor, of Ohio.
Mr. Blount, of Georgia, argued against
the point of order
The speaker in rendering his decision
said there could be no doubt that the leg
islative proceedings OF the two coordinate
branches OF legislation would be very much
impeded if improper reflections were al
lowed by the members of one body upon
the members of the other The chair there
fore overrued the point Of order.
Mr.. Bogue, Of Pennsylvania, offered
esoiution referring the resolution together
with kennedy's speech To the committee
on judiciary with Instructions to that COM
mittee TO examine the speech and rules
and practice regulating bate and report
its finding to the house within three days.
Mr.. Eiloe thought there was no occ sion
for sending the resolution to any co nmit-
tee. The facts were before the house and
there was no judicial question involved.
Mr.. McMullen OF Tennessee thought the
house should purge its record of such a
calumny as was found in the 5, eecn of the
gentleman from Ohio. The questi IN was
whether the rules of the house should be
observed.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois favored the refer
ence of the resolution to committee in
order that the house might act intelli-
gently. After further Gebats Mr.
Enloe demanded the previous question
upon his resolution, which was 50 modified
as to be an expression on the part of the
house that 1t disapproves and condemns
Mr.. Kennedy's speech, and gives direction
to the public printer 10 expunge it from the
permanent congressional record The house
1efusel-yeas So, nays ll4-to order the
previous question.
Mr.. Bay lie OF Pennsylvania again offered