The state herald., 1890-04-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEpNrspAY. MARcH 20.


SESArE.-After transacting business Of
minor importance the antitrust bill was
taken up. Various formal smendmcntsl
were made.
Mr.. Eustls said no regarded the bill as
the grossest usurpation Of State's righta,
ever attempted In the history Of the gov
ernment. NJ
Ingalls,, who declared that some OF the
Southern Senators who had formerly tried
TO destroy the constitution now stood by
1t in order to hinder needed legislation.
HoUsE.-The committee on rules report
cd resolution making tho Wyoming ad-
recess to be taken at $3.50 this afternoon
until II o'clock tomorrow. Then thu. pre-
vious question IL to be considered and
ordered at II o'clock. Adopted, and the
Wyoming bill was taken up.
Mr.. Baker Of New York submitted an
A number OF members opposed the bill
because the proposed constitution Of
Wyoming allowed female suffrage.
THURSDAY. MARCH 81.
SENATE. "A bill was passed authorizing
the secretary OF war to purchase :, ,O0O tents
to shelter the people driven out by the
floods In the Mississippi Valley.
Tho antitrust bill was then taken up,
when the amendment excepting from tho
prohibitions Of thel law combinations OF
workmen and farmers, camo up and Mr..
Edmunds spoke at some length in opposi-
tion to the bill.
A motion by Mr.. Wnthall to refer the
bill and amendments TO tho judiciary COM
mittec to report Dack in twenty days was
then agreed to.
The Senate bill granting pensions to ex-
soldiers and sailors, incapacitated for man
ual labor and to dependent relatives Of de-
ceased soldiers and sailors, was takcn up
and discussed.
The House bill for the admission OF Wy
oming was ordered printed.
HousE-The House met at IL o'clock In
continuation of Wednesdays session, when
the Wyoming admission bill was again
Mr.. Outhwaite of Ohio opposed tho bill
upon the ground Of tho insuificiency OF the
population.
MIR. Springer of Illinois said tho Wyom-
ing bill gave tho Mormons tho right OF
suffrage, while the Idaho bill deprived the
Mormons Of the right to vote. The reason
was, In Wyoming the Mormons voted tho
Republican ticket, while In Idaho he sus-
pectcd they voted the Democratic ticket. 4.
He believed II the Mormons OF Utah would
vote with the Republicans, gentlemen Of
the other side wculd railroad bill through
the House for the admission Of that terri
tory ut once.
Mr. GrosvcnOr of Ohio warmly support
ed the bill, and declared that the Demo-
Gratis opposed the admission of all States.
The bill was then passed-yeas, 139;
nays, l21.
Dunnell, who voted with the Democrats.
SATURDAY, MARCH 20.
SENATE.-Senatc bill for the completion
of the entrance to the Galveston harbor,
appropriating sd,9O0,0Oo in the aggregate,
but .ar nm, rat
to exceed sl,0OO,0O0, was passed.
The conference report on the urgency
deficiency bill was agreed TO.
On motion of Mr.. Voorhees, the Senate
bill appropriatiDg sli,6i5 for tho purchase
of the Capron collection of japanese works
of art, now nj the national museum,
passed.
HousE-After business of minor import
ance the House went into committee Of the
whole on the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Morse said the provision appropri-
ating slOO,00O for canteens at posts showed
that among things to be sold at these can
teens were beer and light wines, and q
government beer saloon was TO be con-
nected with tho library and reading room.
He protested against this us an outrage
against the temperance and Christian pco-
pie of the country.
Mr.. Morsc's amendment, that no alco-
holic liquors be sold to enlisted men In any
cantcen. was adopted-6I TO IS, Many
Democrats who were opposed to the prop
ositon voted for 1t in order that there mny
be yea and nay vote in the House.
MONDAY. MARCH 81.
SrNATE.-Mr. Reagan addressed tho Sen
ate Oh tho bill for the issue of treasury.
notes on deposit OF silver bullion. The
bill, he said. was intended to relieve the
country from the effects of worse than q
llnnlpr Of Epnyrpss In stlsneuhiuU ailvRA
coinage In ISIS. He regarded It q hopefu4
sign for u Republican Senate TO Join In the
great work, even though the remedy pro-
posed might not be the best II was to b
regretted that the committee had not ro2
ported the bill Tor the free and unlimited
coinage of silver rs well rs gold
The pension bill was then taken up, the
first question being on Mr.. Plumb's amendj
mcnt removing the Limitation us TO arrear1
Of pensions.
Being asked II any estimate was mad1
OF the cost Of removing the Limitation, Mr.
Plumb replied that the commissioner oo
pensions estimated II ut about Sis, S,00O, ,0OOI
and the chairman OF tho House committed
on pensions estimated II at 500 010, 900. II
would BE- somewhere about those figures.
This amendment was rejected rs wnG
also an amendment by Mr.. Plumb 10 pay Z
pension OF s per month to all who served
ninety days IN the late war who are sixty-
seven years old, or us they attain that age
The bill was then passed-ycas ia, nayo
Il.
Housr-A bill passed for the disposal, undoG
the homestead law, OF the abandoned For0
Ellis military reservation In Montana.
A bill also passed dcpriying United
States Judges OF authority to give an opin-
Ion on questions OF fact.
The House then went into committee d
the whole on tho army appropriation bill
After unimportant action the committee
rose and reported the bill to the House. :.
The action OF the committee In adopting
an amendment providing that no into xicaf'
ing liquors should be sold In nny cantco0
was reversed by the House, and the biu
was then passed.
Japanese Coal Mines.