Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-27
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Mar. 81.
SENATE


SENATE.
The House bill to amend the census act
of March 3, 1889, was reported from the
census committee (the effect of 1t being to
allow special agents So day for subsistence
when traVelling) was passed.
Mr.. Hawley, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported back House bill au-
thorzlug the purchase of 2. 500 tents by the
Secretary OF War for the use of the people
driven from their bones In Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi aud louisiana by the present floods,
and appropriating $25 900 for the purpose
Mr.. Edmunds, while declaring himself 10
favor of the bill, called the attention to it of
Senators who were troubled about the Con-
stitutlon In the appropriating of money for
objects not specifically named in that in
strument
Mr.. Hawey, assuming that the remark
was partially directed at him, said that he
considered that this bill, and not the Blair
bill, came within the clause OF the general
welfare"
After brief discussion, in which 1t was
stated that there has bsen no request for
tents from either Arkansas or Mississippi,
and only indirectly from the Governor of
Louisiana. the bill was passed.
Among other bills reported was the
House bill for the retirement of John g..
Fremont as major.gensral in the q. s. ar
my.
A bill was passed suspending for one year
the statutes that require steamers to be pre-
vided with certain life-saving appliances
guns for throwing lines &c.
The antitrust bill was then taken up, and
the amendments to it, as reported from the
Committee OF the Whole, were brought be-
fore the Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds favored the bill and said
even in the city of Washington, where Con
gress had exclusive jurisdiction, masons,
carpenters, bakers, tailors, printers, and all
trades had their combinations, which were
armed camps, making aggressive warfare
against the rest OF mankind with which
they were brought into relation or contact
After long debate the bill, instead of be-
ing passed, Yves referred to the judiciary
committee.
HOUSE.
The House met at II o'clock in continue.
ton of Wednesdays session, and the Wyo
ming admission bill was again taken up for
consideration.
Mr.. Cultivate, Of Olo, opposed the bill,
basing his opposition upon the inaufficlency
of population in the proposed State.
Mr.. BuokaIew, of Pennsylvania, also an
tagonizsd the measure, declaring that it was
a bribe held out to Congress by the local
Office seeking element In the territory. 1t
was intended to pack the Uuted States
Senate.
Mr.. McAdoo opposed the bill on the
ground that the constitution of Wyoming
provided for woman suffrage. He said that
all honorable men had ideallzsd woman and
looked upon her as good and fair and beau
tiful. Were she given suffrage men would
not look upon her as fsir and beautiful, but
as robust, manly, and, at times, when poll
tics waxed hot, vulgar. Woman was the
mainstay OF religion, put her into politics
and that mainstay was removed.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois. said he had
introduced an omnibus bill because be
thought that all the territories should be
treated fairly and equally. The Wyoming
bill gave women the right of suffrage. The
Idaho bill deprived the Mormons, men and
women, of the right to vote. The reason
for this was that in Wyoming the Morn ons
voted the republican ticket, while in Idaho
it was suspected that they voted the demo-
cratic ticket. Mormonism was no obj cotton
to the admission of a Slate except when the
people having that belief we're suspected OF
having desire to vote the democratic tick
e.. he believed that if the Mormons of that
State would vote with the republicans the
gentlemen on the other side would railroad
a bill through the House for the admission
of that Territory as State. 1t was said by
the majority as al excuse for the small vote
which had been cast for the constitution
that there was driving snow storm and
tremendous gale, which had kept the people
from the polls. He created much merri.
ment and applause on the democratic side
by quoting from the meteorological returns
to show that the tremendous gale Which
had kept the people from the polls. had
| bsen gentle breeze of one mile an hour,
and the driving storm storm had dwindied
| down to small furry.
At one o'clock the previous question was
ordered.
Mr.. Springer on behalf of the minority OF
the committee offered an amendment pro
vidipg for another convention, called under
the authority of an act of Congress- Lost.
Yeas, Isl nays, 1873.
NJ nnpnoI IF Minnasnta and Mr. Shar.