Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-17
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Discussion of the Election Bill-In.
dian Reservations-Duty on
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NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE,

IN The SENATE
WASHINGTON. December 10th i'm the course
of the morning business in the Senate Senator
Hoar read letter from John /. Davenport,
making vigorous denial OF the charges pre-
ferred against his conduct as Chief Supervisor
of Elections, and expressing willingness to ap-
pear before the Senate Committee and answer
the charges.
The pending business was the consideration
tigation whether the right to vote was denied or
abridged in any State, with the Vest amend
ment extending the investigation to the INQUIRY
as to whether By State legislation any man is
reason of his color.
Morgan, in opposing the resolution called at
tention TO the Fifteenth Amendment to the
Constitution, criticisipg it and contendiug that
the foundation of the country would be much
better had the Government been content with
the Fourteenth Amendment.
Pending further debate the Senate proceeded
10 the consideration OF the election bill, Morgan
concluding his speech against it. Discussion
was then temporarily suspended, and Pugh gave
notice OF en- amendment requiring Deputy Mar.
shals, etc., to be of good moral character and
able 10 read and write.
Blair presented petitions from labor organiza-
tons praying Congress to set aside considera-
ton OF the election bill so that the labor legisla
ton might be acted upon.
Dolph took the floor, but soon yielded to
motion to adjourn.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. December 16th-In the House
10 day Mills OF Texas, as privileged question,
offered concurrent resolution providing for a
holiday recess from December %, 1890, to Janu-
airy 3, 1881. Referred to the Ways and Means
Committee.
Dunnell Of Minnesota called up the appor-
tionment bill and briefly explained its provi-
sions. There was diversity of opinion among
the members of the House as to whether the
present representation should stand or whether
Flower of New York protested against the
passage OF the bill. and severely criticised the
census returns of New York city.
Mills of Texas said he believed New York had
lost enumeration to which she was entitled, but
her loss was not as great as chat of his own State
which amounted to 10000.
McEae OF Arkansas gave notice of an amend
ment increasing the representatives to 359.
Cultivate OF Ohio stated that great injustice
had been done in his State in taking the census
Under the census Illinois has become the third
state OF the Union. II was not true that Illinois
had grown SO rapidly, nor Ohio had fallen off to
such an extent. The whole census ought to be
retaken, so the representation could be appor-
toned according to the population and not ac-
cording to schemes o political advancement.
Frank of Missouri earnestly advocated the
BILL which was based upon bill originally in.
troduced by himself.
Flower of New York offered an amendment
New York.
spinola of New York said that when the peo-
pie OF New York found that they had been
wronged they applied to the cretaiy of the
Interior, but obtained no relief The Secretary
wrote BLACKBOARD, impudent letter, which
was unworthy to emanate from any man call
ing himself gentleman. The census taken by
superintendent Potter was crime against the
republic. 1t was wrong perpetrated by the
Superintendent, and he knew 1t, and his heel
ers knew it.
Covert of New York argued in support of the
amendment providing for recount OF New York
and Brooklyn. and additional representation
Tor the State should the recount show an in
crease of $50, 600 over the Federal census.
Lind OF Minnesota favored McRaes amend
ment. The apportionment bill, he thought.
should be satisfactory and just to the country
1t was conceded on both sides that til ere was
difficulty in regard to the census of New York
city: In order to eppease the feeling of New
York considering its large fraction), 1t would
be but fair and just to give that State an adj
ditional Representative. The same was true OF
Arkansas and Minnesota, and this bill, while it
might tit the arithmetic theory of the commit
tee, did injustice to those States.
Biggs of California complained that San
francisco had not had a fair enumeration. Not
one enumeration there had been Democrat.
Peel of Arkansas declared that Arkansas had
| lost 100 900 by failure to count.
Dunnell, closing the debate, spoke earnestly
In favor Of the bill, and expressed regret at the
attack made on the Secretary of the Interior by
| Spinola. II had never seemed reasonable to
| the committee that New York should be granted
| a special privilege. No other city had come
here disregarding the law, and he regretted
that the venerable gentleman from New York
should let fall from his lips an attack on the
Government to which the latter could not re-
| ply;
The hour of o clock having arrived, Dunnell
demanded the previous question.
Blout OF Georgia interjected motion to ad-
Jouin, and during the progress OF the vote
the Democratic members took their hats and
overcoats and left the hall, showing DISPOSE
ton to break the quorum on the next vote.
The motion to adjourn was lost-yeas lis,
hayes 146.
At the suggestion of Blout of Georgia it was
agreed that after two hours debate tomorrow
the previous question should be considered as
| ordered, and the House adjourned.