The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-03
HOUSE STILL DEBATING THE
ELECTION BILL.
ITS PASSAGE FULLY INDICATED
Abner Taylor, Republican. of Chicago
Pretends he Wants the Law for that
City-Democratic Efforts
Unavailing.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE,

| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Senate bill to au-
thorize the leasing of school lands in the
| territory of Oklahoma for the benefit of
| public schools was taken from the calen-
dar explained by Senator Plumb and
passed. The leases are not to be for longer
| periods than five years and the necessity
| for the bill arises out of the fact that home
| steaders have settled on the lands, not
knowing they were school lands, and that
special agents for the general land office
have been serving notices on the settlers to
remove from the lands Immediately. Those
notices Senator Plumb referred to as with
out parallel as to brutality in the history
of civil government
Senator Morgan introduced bill provid-
ing that no person shall enter any of the
public lands of the United States in Wyom-
ing under the homestead or other laws who
is bigamist or polygamist, or who teaches,
counsels, aids or encourages Others to enter
| into bigamy or polygamy, or who is a
member of any association that teaches
polygamy.
Senator Dawes, from the conference
committee on the Legislative appropriation
bill, reported that the committee had been
unable to agree.
The senate, he said, was aware of the
question between the two houses as to the
pay of senator's clerks and of committee
clerks. If the senate asked further con-
ference he desired that it should be en-
trusted to other hands, The senate insisted
that new conferees be appointed.
Senators Dawes, Plumb and Cockrell made
conference report. The District of Column
bia bill was then taken up the question
hasr t.f..
road companies whose earnings in 1889 ex-
ceeded 10 per cent of the face value of their
stock to sell eight tickets for 25cents. After
some considerable debate the report was
disagreed to. Yeas, 81; nays, 28. A new
conference was asked and Senators Plumb,
Dawes and Cockrell were appointed con-
ferees. A conference was ordered on the
agricultural appropriation bill and Sena-
tore Plumb, Ea-Well and Call were ap-
pointed conferees.
The consideration of the bill for the ad-
mission of Idaho as State was resumed.
Senator Vance addressed the senate in op-
position to it.
A message from the house of represent
atives announcing that body had resolved
to adhere to its disagreement to the senate
amendments to the legislative appropria-
tions.
The bill having been presented Senator
to confer further with the senate, the only
alternative left was TO either let the bill fall
or to recede from its amendments. He
moved that the senate recede. The mo-
ton gave rise to discussion. Finally the
vote was taken, and the senate, by 10 to "a,
refused TO recede from its amendments.
In refusing to recede the legislative bill
aud go through all the formalities con-
nected with its construction in both houses.
motion to reconsider the vote of the
senate was made by Senator Hiscock.
Senator Reagan addressed the senate in
favor of the senate bill introduced by him
TO prevent the transportation of merchan-
disc bound through the ports and territory
OF the United States with the exception of
Mexico and restore that privilege whenever
the zona libra along the boundaries between
the countries shall be abolished.
At the close of Senator Reagan's vigorous
remarks the senate proceeded to executive
business and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The house resumed
consideration of the federal election bill,
the pending amendment being that offered
by Mr.. Lehlback of New Jersey providing
that the chief supervisor of election for
each judicial district of the United States
shall take such action as is requisite to
secure such supervision in every congress
sional district as is provided for by the laws
OF the United States.
Mr. Holman, Democrat of Indiana con-
tended that there was no occasion for the
enactment OF the proposed law. Every
person VINO had spoken had repudiated the
bill as far as his individual district was con-
csrned.
Mr.. Abner Taylor, Republican, of IIli-
nois,. said that ne wanted the law in his
district.
Mr.. Holman said that the gentleman was
the only one out Of 800 members who made
that admission Who else of the $3.50 MEM
bers wanted 1t in his district2
Mr.. Taylor said he supported the bill be-
cause he wanted it in his district. He sup
ported it becouse he wanted it for the city
lie in part represented on this floor. Chi
cago did need some law of this kind
There never had been an election held in
Chicago where there had not been illegal
voting and cheating at the polls. While
this law was needed for Chicago, he did not
believe 1t was needed in any other district
in the State of Illinois
Mr.. Springer, Democrat, of Illinois, con-
tended That the Chicago election law had
worked 10 the satisfaction of the people |
without regard 10 party. He controyerted |
the assertion made by Mr.. Houck, of Ten |
nessee, that III reporting the contested
election case Of Dean VS. Fields in the |
forty fifth congress, he (Springer) had |
taken the very position occupied by this
bill.
Mr.. Stone (Democrat) of Missouri made a |
constitutional argument against the bill.
The men who 30 years ago with rifles in
their hands sought to destroy the nation
were no more guilty of high treason than
we're the men who assembled under the
marble arches and bulging dome OF the
;apiiol were seeking and plotting to de-
'troy the autonomy of the country.
On rising vote the amendment was re-
ected, Tellers were demanded and on a
yote by teIlers the amendment was lost
'eas 1872, nays 1873.
Mr. Hemnhill Democrat of 9otifh Caro-