, 1890-04-03
THE CONGRESS.
illegal Practice in the Dis
trict Courts.
AN INVESTIGATION ORDERED
The House Passes the Fortlfica-
ton Appropriation Bill-Tho
Idaho Admission Bill
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS

WAsutsGroS. March 27.--Tho house
met az II o'clock in continuation OF
Wednesday, session. The Wyoming
admission bill was again taken up.
Mr. Cultivate, of Ohio, opposed the
bill upon the ground Of insuiiciency OF
population.
Mr. Bucknlcw, of Pennsylvania, an.
tagonl1od the measure, declaring that II
WIS bribo held to congress by the local
oilice-sceking element in the territory.
Mr.. McAdoo of New jersey, said that
the constitution of Wyoming, II not the
worst ever adopted, was certainly
abreast OF the worst.
MIR. Springer, ct Illinois, said that the
Wyoming bill gave the Mormons the
right Of suffrage, Tho Idaho bill de.
priycd the Mormous ol the right to vote.
The reason was that In Wyoming the
MormUns voted the republican ticket.
lie believed if the Mormons Of Utah
would vote with the republicans, the
gentleman ON the other side would rail.
road the bill through the house Tor the
admission OF that territory.
II was said by the majority, rs an cx-
cuse for tho small vote cast for the con.
stitution, that during tho election snow
and a Tremendous gale kept the people
from the polls. lie created much mer.
rment on the democratic side by quot
Ing from thc returns to show that the
Tremendous gale had been a gentle
breeze Of one mile an hour and that the
driving snowstorm was only q small
furry.
Mr.. Grosvcncr, OF Ohio. said that the
democratic party, sincl the fail OF sla.
very and since II had ceased to admit
states in order to keep ny the policy OF
slavery, had always opposed the ad mis-
sion OF states. Hostility, either open
ana declared, rs now, or covert and in
sinuatcd, as IN the liiiieth congress.
had always been tue policy OF the demo
cratic party.
ON the question OF woman suffrage. ho
called attention to the fact that there
was nothing in the constitution which
prevented any state from providing for
tuch suffrage. \ vote hcro IN hyor Of
the admission of Wyoming by no means
meant that the voter was nn adherent Of
the doctrine of female suffrage doc
trinc which nc was not much alarmed
about.
At / o'clock the previous question was
oriercd,
MIR Springer. on behalf of the minor.
ity of tho committee offered an amend.
mcnt providing that another convention
he called under authority Of congress;
lost, ayes l3i, noes i3S,
Mr. Dunncll, of Minnesota, and Mr..
Sherman, OF New York. Yutcd with the
democrats in the affirmative.
Mr. Springer then offered an amend
mcut, providing for nu election in
Wyoming the Tuesday Hiter the first
Monday In November next, for q reprc.
sentative In the Finy-lfSt and Finy-
second congresses, and state and iudi-
cial officers, the constitution to lie voted
upon, and II the vote is ugAinst female
suffrage that feature TO bo eliminated;
lost, ayes l:J, ncos l3J, .......
Messrs. Dunucll and Van Schaick vot-
ed with the democrats.
Mr.. Springer offered an amendment
striking ont the clause OF the Wyom inE
constitution providing for female sui.
iraue; dcicated-auyps ll8 noes i3s,
Messrs, Dunncll and Lehlback voting
with tho democrats.
Mr.. breckenridge, OF kentucky, moved
to recommit the bill; lost ayes i29,
noes ~,
Tho bill was then passed-ayc 1So,
non8 i21, This was strictly q party
vote, except that Mr. Dunncll voted
with the democrats.
MIR. Baker, at New York moved the
reconsideration, and 1t was moved to lay
that motion ON the table
The motion to reconsider was tabled
---lyes l32. noes IN by = party vote.
Tho house then wont into committee
Of tho whole on the army appropriation
bill. The bill WAS read, and without
action roconmilled, aud the house adj
iourncl.