The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-07-03
SENATE.


pension bill was taken up and Mr. Berry
made a speech against it. The practical e.
feet o. it would be, he said, to put 90 Der
cent of the Union soldiers into pension roll.
1t was really a service pension bin, and the
chairman of the committee on pensions (Mr,
Davis could not deny that.
Mr. Davis, chairman of the committee on
pensions, replied to the arguments of Mr.
Berry and Mr. German. The debate was con
tinued by Senators Vest, Blair, Turpie,
Hawlcy, Hale, Ingalls, and Teller. The con
ference report was agreed to-34 to Is. Re-
publicans voted in the affirmative. The
house Insisted upon its disagreement to the
senate amendments,
SENATE.
The conference report on the naval appro-
priation bill was presented and agreed to.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
alton OF the postoftice appropriation bill.
The amendment relating to the work
the International American conference wau
reached and Mr. Morgan made the text OF
speech in praise of the Mexican and OF the
Central American and South American re-
publics and in exposition of the splendid
field which they opened up to the United
States for the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and tor
mutual development and advantage. The
bill was passed.
Mr. Conger chairman OF the coinage com.
mittee, presented the report of that commit
tee. 1t simply recommended that the house
non-concur in each and all OF the senate
amendments to the silver bill and request
conference on the same
The house judiciary committee authorized
an adverse report on the bill imposing pun
ishment for counterfeiting trade marks or
labels, etc.
SENATE.
The text ofthe tariff bill, together with the
changes recommend by the senate finance
committee, the tables showing the duties col
lected under existing tariff, and estimates
of the probable effect upon the revenue, and
the explanation of the charges, furnished by
the committee in obedience to Mr.. Plumb's
resolution o. instruction, was furnished to
the senate.
HOUSE,
A resolution was presented and adopted to
consider the national election bill until July
2, at which time bill will be taken.
The Senate amendments to the silver bill
were nOn-cOncurred in.
AS the call progressed the votes were
watched with the closest interest and the re.
suit the defeat OF the free coinage amend,
ment by q vote of 1876 to 152-was hailed
with applause on the Republican side. Re-
publicans voted with the Democrats in favor
of the free coinage amendment as follows,
Messrs Bartine, Carter, Connell, De
Haven, Featherston, Funston, Clifford, Her
mann, Kelley, Laws. Morrow, Perkins,
Peters, Post, Smith CIll). Townsend (Colo.) },
Tnrner (Kan.), Williams Ohio Dorsey,
Anderson ( Kan Owen (Ind.l, Wade, Nor
\ pi if:
: Twenty-Five Democrats voted with the Re
,,ublicans to non-concur. They are as fol
lows:
Messrs. Andrew, Buckalew, Campbell,
Clancy, Covert, Dunphy, Dargan, Flower,
Geissenhainer, Maish, McAdoo, Mutchler,
O'Neil (Mass.), Quinn, Spinola. Tracey, Tur-
Nner IN. 70. Vauy, Wiley, Wilcox, Rusk,
Stump.
The following bills we're passed by the SEN
ate today: The senate bill granting to the
Northern Pacific and Yakima Irrigation
company right of way through the Yakima
Indian reservation in Washington. The SEN
ate bill to aid the State o. South Dakota to
support school OF mines donating so per
cent. of the money received rom the sale oil
mineral lands-not to exceed $12, 600 year,
nor to exceed the amount contributed by the
state).
HOUSE.
The national election bill was debated in
the house. The principal speeches were
made by Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts in ia
vor o. the bill and Mr.. HemphiIl of Sonth
Carolina in opposition. A large number of
memb ers took part in the discussion, North
-
in Southern elections and Southern mem
bers stoutly denying the same.
The h 1use bill Tor the admission of Wyom-
ing as state was considered by the senate.
Mr.. Jones OF Arkansas opposed the bill, and
so did Mr.. Reagan. Mr.. Stewart favored it.
The house bill granting Fl teen days leave
to clerks in first and second-class postofices
was passed by the house to-day.
SENATE.
The consideration of the bill for the ad
mission o. Wyoming as a state was resumed
and Mr.. Reagan addressed the senatein OPP
position to it. Messrs Payne and Gray ar
gued against the bill and Mr.. Platt favored
it.
The question was taken on Mr.. Jones
substitute, an enabling act for Wyoming
Idaho. Arizona and New Mexico. and it was
rejected by a strict party vote-lS to 20.
The bill was then passed by strict party
yote-29 to 1S.
The bill carries the same provision as thos'
admitting other territories. The state will
be entitled to one representative 10 the Fifty
first congress.
The greater portion ofthe day in the house
was devoted to the discussion of the election
bill. Mr.. Haugen OF Wisconsin said. the oh
jections by Southern members constituted 8
deliberate insult to the South itself Mr.
Covert of New York attacked the bill. Mr.
Flower of New York denounced the bill as un
republican. and undemocratic and un. Ameri
can. Mr.. Vaux of Pennsylvania said thu
| bill virtually overturned the constitution
! and destroyed our form of government
| Several Others spoke for and against the bill
The Northern Democratic members OF thu
| house have prepared aformal protest against
| the national election bill. They characterize
! it as an extraordinary, dangerous and revo
| lutionary measure, purely partisan and al
| open attempt ut Capitalization.
SENATE. IL
Senator Moody's bill provided for the ad
| justment of Indian depreciation claims came
| up on the calendar but asst was stated that
! debate would be called out on this measure
! and the special rule for the day did not ad
init OF this it was passed.
Owing to other committee work by Sena
| tor FRYE the senate commerce committe
| did not consider the river and harbor bill
Senator Davis will speak in favor Of addins
rs an amendment his bill for the improve
ment of the Sault canal
The senate passed the senate bill to re
classify and fix the salaries of railway posta
clerks. 1t increases the classes from Ave tt
1 seven, and fixes the salaries of several classe
at $500, 5000, 1000, $1,000, 81 400 81,
600 and 300.
The senate passed the bill toIamend TIN
census act. 1t provides penalty for givinl
/ q fee or bonus to a census lenumerato
supervisor, or for receiving the same.
/ HOUSE,
An exciting debate occurred in the house OF
the National Election bill, and an uproa
/ was prccipitated by exceedingly cutting re
| marks by Messrs. McComas and Bland
The composition OF the conference com
mittee on the silver bill. composing Repre-
1 sentatives Conger Walker aud Bland OF tn
coinage committee, and Senators Sherman
Jones and Harris. is believed til mean that
| bill which IS more conservative than FIRE
coinage will be the inevitable oltcorhe
n-sams-------
A sCHooLBoY recently scalded hi
leg badly from knee TO tee. AS Their
/ wara no SIGNS of hanlinrr the nttan.