Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

IN lh6 sENAlE
WASHINGTON, June 2lst-To day in the Senate
the Hou-e bill supplementary to the Act of
March 2, 1SS2, in reference to bigamy, was
taken up. Ut provides that all funds and
property lately belonging to the Mormon
Church shall be devoted to the use and benefit
of the common schools of that State.
Butler offered an amendment, devoting the
fund to the endowment of institutions of learn
over to the General Board of Education of the
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
subject to regulations to be approved by the
President OF the United States, and not to be
used in teaching or propagating poiygamy.
Mr.. Edmunds, in charge of the bill, opposed
the amendment.
Voorhees, intimated that Edmunds was in too
great hurry to get at the results of litigation
not yet concluded. With that litigation still
undecided, Payne also voted in the negative
There was no quorum. but Butler, in view OF
the vote, withdrew his amendment.
Voorhees, moved TO postpone the bill to the
second Tuesday in December.
Edmunds opposed the motion and said the
bill did not affect the property at all until after
the Supreme Court should dispose OF eyery-
body rights, public and private.
voorhees, motion was not agreed to-yeas 90
nays &c. Hawley, Plumb and Teller voted with
the Democrats in the affirmative
The bill passed without discussion, with some
formal amendments.
The Senate then took up the Senate bill to es-
tablisn an educational fund, and apply the pro-
ceeds of public lands and receipts from certain
Immigrant railroads to a more complete endow-
ment and support of colleges tor the advance
ment of science and industrial education.
After some objection it was taken up but soon
went over without action.
Edmunds offered an amendment to the sun.
dry civil bill to pay to the widow of ex-Chief
Justice Waite $3.50, equal TO the balance OF his
salary for one year, and appropriating $500 for
a tablet In the interior OF the Washington Monu-
ment, stating briefly the history of the structure
Referred
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 21st.-In the House to-day
after the reading and approval of Yesterdays
Journal, Bland moved to reconsider the vote by
which the yeas and nays were ordered upon
McKinley's motion to table his (Bland's) appeal
from the decision of the Chair yesterday, de-
clnipg to entertain his motion to take the silver
bill from the Speakers table.
The regular order being demanded Speaker
Reed proceeded to state his position on the
mooted question as to the reference of the silver
bill, which he had referred to the Committee on
Coinage Weights and Measures
After he had finished Bland of Missouri ep-
pealed from the decision, and proceeded to
argue that the appropriating clause in the orig
iual House bill aud the bill as it came from the
Senate are similar in terms and purpose, and
the bill was not subject to reference to COM
mittee.
Springer declared that the silver bill was the
only one subjected to this treatment. The Re
publicans and their Speaker were lodging the
silver question.
CrlSp OF Georgia SAID q QlScreQltable had
been found under the rules to stitle the minority
when that minority had become a majority
This was the only opportunity togeta vote upon
free coinage. 1.-THE Speaker was sustained and
ever again came before the House it would
come under a rule that would keep it entirely
within the control of the gold men, who alone
would be recoenized to move amendments
Townsend of Colorado said that he had voted
as he had because he felt it was his duty
to his people to endeavor to get free coin.
age.
ton 10 the Speakers ruling, that the bill on the
Speakers table was open to the disposition of
the House.
ton was the issue of the election held tour
weeks ago in his State He agreed to support
the Republican State platform declaring in
favor of free coinage. These were his sailing
orders.
Bartine of Nevada said the representatives OF
the silver-producipg States, mostly new mem
beers, were not trained parliamentarians, but he
could read plain English, and when the rules
said the bill must be considered in Committee
of the Whole it did not mean that it was to go
to the Coinage Committee.
Fitch of New York said it was plain that yes
terdsy's proceedings were victory for free
coinage. When it came to that point, he
would refuse longer to combine with the Re-
publicans and vote to refer the bill to the pro-
perc ommittee.
Parkins of Kansas said it was the purpose not
to secure free coinage, but to force through
measure that the President would be forced to
veto.
Clunie of California said there were not three
districts in the United states, outside of the
producing States, that would support such
proposition as that contained in the amend
ment to the bill. AS for the Coinage Commit
tee, he would promise again that the bill would
be reported back at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The committee was not unfavorable TO
silver
Connell of Nebraska said he could not see
why this should be regarded as q political
question. Some of the Democrats NAV be
found voting against the majority of their
party. Why should not the Western kepubli-
cans show the same independence?
The debate having closed, Mckinley moved ]
to table BANDS appeal, and the ayes and nays
resulter: Yeas, IA; nays, liz. The appeal was
laid on the table.
The following Republicans voted with the
Democrats against Mckinleys motion: Bar
tine, Cornell, De Haven, He mann, Kelly, Nor
row. Townsend and Funston. These Demo-
Gratis voted with the Republicans in favor OF
the motion: Buckalew, Dunphy, Fitch. Gels
senhainer, Marsh, McAdoo, Mutchler. O'Neill
of Massachusetts, Quinn, Wiley and Stahl-
necker. number of pairs were announced.
Mckinley. upon the announcement of the
vote said: $50 he appeal is tabled, and the
bill stands referred to the Coinage Committee"
Brewer of Michigan presented report of the
Appropriation Committee on the Senate amend
ments to the fortiications appropriation bill.
The House non-concurred, and conference
was ordered.
Adjourned.
Senator Edmunds will take trip South
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