The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-12
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
A Commission to Investigate the Coun
try's agricultural q Interests.

A Commission to Investigate the Coun-
try's agricultural Interests.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lin the Senate
to-day, among bills introduced for refer
ence was one by Mr.. Pierce to create an
present depressed condition of the agricul-
tural interests of the country.
Mr.. Hoar introduced a bill to prescribe,
in part. the manner of the election of mem
bers of congress, and it was referred
to the committee on privileges
and elections 1t provides that in all the
states of the union representatives to con-
greSs shall be elected i'll and for the districts
now prescribed by law, until the apportion-
ment of representatives shall be made by
congress according to the census to be taken
in 1890, any law OF such states hereafter to
be passed to the contrary Notwithstanding.
FEAR OF GERRYMANDERING.
Mr.. Hoar stated that fear had been ex-
pressed in various quarters that there would
be an attempt to make new representative
districts Ito take effect at the next election),
and to gerrymander some states in the in
terest of one or the other political party
befores the next census. The bill pro-
posed, ne said, is in the interest
Of justice to apply to all
states the rule (under the constitutional
power given to congress to prescribe and
alter the mode of electing representative
that all elections of representative for the
next congress, unless a new epportioument
be previously made. shall take place in the
existing districts.
BURLINGToN'S PUBLIC BUILDING.
The bill appropriating 100000 for pub
lie building at Burlington, Ia, was passed.
The Senate at o'clck resumed considera-
tion of the bill to provide temporary gov
ernment for the territory of Oklahoma, the
pending question being on the amendment
offered yesterday by Mr.. Plumb to COM
prise No Mans Land within the limits of
the proposed territory.
The bill was discussed until 2 o'clock,
and then went over till tomorrow without
action on the ame ldment as to No Mans
Land. The Senate then took up the educa-
tional bill Mr. Blair continued his open
ing speech in support of that measure. He
read from an article in the New York Mail
and EcpTess to Justify his assertion as to
the failure Of the northern states to provide
sufficient school facilities and referred sneer-
ingly to the New York Euening Post as
maintaining a bureau of mendacity to
spread abroad Misrepresentation in regard
to the bill.
TEXAS NOT IN NEED.
Mr.. Frye put question to Mr.. Blair as
to whether the state of Texas, with sur
plus of over s., ZOO, 900 and 60,000,0 600 acres
of public lands, making a grand total of
$75, 100000 that could be used for educa-
tlonal purposes, required any help from the
general government to educate her chill
dreu.
Mr.. Blair declared his disbelief in Mr..
Frye's statement, and said that it did not
represent anything like the actual condition
of Texas. He did not know what the state Of
Texas might not do; but he did know that
not half of the children of Texas attended
school at all. Without conclu ling his open
ing speech, Mr.. Blair yielded to motion
to proceed to executive business, and after
a session for that purpose, the Senate, at
$40 O'clock ad iOnrned