The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-02-07
FlFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.


Condensed Report of Proceedings in Sem
ate and House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Ihe senate further
debated the Chandler mississippi outrage
resolution. The direct tax bill was passed
also A memorial from the Augusta (Me,
board of trade favoring New York as the
site for the Worlds fair was presented and
REFERRED also a memorial by Mr.. Chandler
for the establishment of a republican form
of government in Mississippi. Mr.. Morril
introduced the bill authorizing the issue OF
treasury notes on deposits of silver bullion,
and asked its reference to the committee
on finance and asked that bill prepared by
Secretary Window to the same purpose be
printed and referred. On motion of Mr..
Sherman, senate bill to relieve the treasurer
OF the United States from the amounts now
charged to him and deposited with the several
states was taken up from the calendar and
passed, the amounts to be charged to an ap
preparation hereby created for that purpose
aggregating S2S, l0l GA.
The direct tax bill was taken up and
after debate the bill passed by vote of A
to1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-When the West
Virginia election case was brought up in the
house the Democrats present refused to vote.
Speaker Reed read a list of the Democrats
not voting and declared that quorum was
present The decision provoked very bitter
debate
WASHINGTON Jan. 30.-The wrangle over
Speaker Reeds decision was continued in
the house over the adoption of the previous
days journal. The Democrats again refused
tovote, and the speaker announced a quorum
present as on the previous day. After avery
acrid debate, the decision of the speaker was
sustained.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The senate listened
to speeches by Senators Vance and Hampton
on the race question Mr.. Vance's speech
took humorous turn and was frequently
applauded. He said that for the sake of the
negro we are today threatened not only with
political affiiction but with a servle war,
whose weapons shall be the midnight torch
and the assassin's dagger, and whose victims
shall be sleeping women and children. He
criticised Mr., Ingalls, remarks as pyrotech.
MICS, concealing paucity of ideas. There was
plenty of room for the negro in the northern
and western states. "If," said he, ''the
negro is a good thing, let us divide him."
Mr.. Hampton addressed the senate at
some length He denied the statement of
the senator from Kansas (Mr. Ingalls, based
on a newspaper extract, that he was in
| favor of the determination of the negro.
He favored no such horrible policy, He
turned the tables against Mr. Ingalls, by
quoting from the Atlanta Constitution the
following extract: "Unless history is false
teacher, it is not possible for two distinct
races, not homogeneous, to exist on terms OF
political equality under the same govern
ment One or the other must go to tn,
WALL "And that" said Mr. Hampton, "ii
signed j. ]. Ingalls,"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hampton's speecl
the bill went over without action.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The warfare ovel
the speakers decision in counting agains
their will Democrats present but not vot
ing, continued today in the house. Mr.
Bynum vigorously arraigned the speaker il
very strong terms and abused the Repub
lican party. The West Virginia election
contest came up, but no action was takeI
ON IT,
| WASHINGTON, Feb. AIN the house tn
Smith-Jackson contested election case again
came up, and after a spirited fight durinl
which the speaker continued his former tao
tics Of counting Democrats present but no
voting, Smith, Republican, was seated by
vote OF 100 to 0. Mr.. Smith was sworn 4
and the house adjourned