Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE,

WASHINGTON. December l1th.-In the Senate
to-day, Mitchell offered resolution agreed to)
lnstructing the Postoffice Committee TO inquire
into the feasibility and advisability of law for
postal savings banks in connection with ali of
certain classes of Postoffces throughout the
country.
The resolution offered yesterday for the daily
meeting of the Senate at II A. NJ and for the
recesses from to $50 P. NJ, was taken up. A
discussion was kept up, amid considerable ex-
cilement on the floor and in the galleries. until
2oclock, when it W ent over without action
The elections bill was taken up. and Wilson
OF Iowa spoke in favor of It. The question
which confronted Congress was one of duty In
several States not only the right OF the lndivid-
ual citizen had been outraged, but the equality
of the States inthe matter of representation had
been denied. Thus Mississippi and South Caro-
lima, with a vote of 19I ,290, sent fourteen mem
bers to the House of Representatives, while
Iowa. with voting population of 293, ,255, sent
but eleven members The people of the country
could not believe that the people of Mississippi
and South Carolina were as free to use the bal
lot as the people of Iowa. nor would the people
be content until absolute safety was assured to
the citizens in the use of the ballot and until
fairness and good faith was shown in count
ing the same IN every State. No more import
ant subject commanded the attention of the
people.
Frye said the pending bin was rot one.tenth
part stringent enough. If, in o. .er to secure
the right of an American citizen to freely cast
his ballot and have it counted as cast il was
necessary to put a bayonel behind every ballot
he would do So Applause and Kisses in the gal.
lery, which were promptly suppressed
Daniel commented on Frye's declaration saw
ing that 1t was not the conception of the repub-
lie which its founders had, and was not the
conception of the republic the American people
had to-day.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
IN TIE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, December 1lth.-The House this
morning, on motion of McKenna Of California
passed the Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to
reimburse Charles FELTON,, formerly Assistant
Treasurer of the United Sta es at San Francis.
checks.
After some unimportant business the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the forti-
hcation appropriation bill.
The bill was agreed to without discussion an
the committee having arisen, the bill was
passed. together with bill appropriating $780,
200 to meet the deficiency in the appropriation
for public printing and binding.
Taylor OF Ohio, from the committee on Judi
clary, called up, and the House passed the bill
amending the revised statutes. THE amend
ment provides penalty for any person having
the custody Of ballots and returns after an elec.
ton is held. who shall alter such returns or
ballotsin his custody, or in any way alter or
deface the same with intent to affect the result
of such election.
The House again went into Committee of the
Whole on bills from the Public Land Commit
tee.
Payson called up the bill to indemnify pur-
chasers OF swamp lands and reimburse several
States for lands due them under the Swamp
Land Act.
After the discussion the committee rose to
close debate, but Holman raised the point of no
quorum and the House edjourned.