Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-12
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-On motion Of
Senator Aldrich the house bill to author.
ize the payment of a drawback or rebate
on tobacco Ito correct an omission in the
tariff BILLY was taken up and the bill
passed. 1t now goes to the president for
his approval.
The senate then resumed consldera-
ton of the election bill, and Senator
George spoke in opposition to it. Mr.,
George spoke just two hours.
The house amendments to senate bills
for public buildings at Madison, Ind,
Sioux City, Iowa, and Rock Island, ILL.,.
were read, and the house amendments
to all other public building bills of the
senate were non-concurred i'll and COM
mittee of conference was appointed on
them all.
Senator Allison renewed the suggestion
(made by him some days ago. for re.
print of the election bill with the house
provisions and the senate provisions in
parallel columns. The suggestion gave
rise to a discussion as to what the senate
bill really was-there having been al
ready two yaried,editions printed. Finally
the order was made.
The senate took up Plumb's resolution
for daily meetings at 10 a. NJ. and recess
from 80 to 8 p. m.
Mr.. Cockrell favored II q. m. and nc
night sessions.
Mr.. Reagan thought the senators might
as well bs frank with one another, as ii
was understood on both sides that
the object of the proposition was
to choke off debate on the elections
bill and to prevent its full, free and
deliberate consideration. If the ma orr
ty had the power to carry it out, this
resolution was the first step in the direc-
ton and would be in harmony with the
purpose of the bill in revolutionizing the
government and taking away from the
states the exercise of the powers and the
performance of duties which had belonged
to them since the foundation of the gov
ernment. The discussion and exposition
OF the bill ought not to be strangled by a
proposition made to wear out senators
and prevent the fair consideration of the
bill. He protested against the adoption
of the resolution as unjust to the Amer
ican people.
Mr.. Morgan argued against the resor
luton, which finally went over without
action.
The house went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Burrows (Mich.) in the
chair, on bills, reported from the commit
tee on Indian affairs. The first bill called
up was senate bill for the relief Of the
Mission Indians in the state of California
1t provides for the appointment of COM
mission whose duty it shall be to select a
reservation for each band or village of the
Mission Indians.
After the discussion the committee rose
and the bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. McKenna, of Cali
fornia, the senate bill WAS passed appro-
prating 10000 to reimburse Charles N,
FELTON,, formerly assistant treasurer of the
United States at San Francisco. for losses
incurred in the payment Of forged checks
The house then went into the commit
tee of the whole (Mr. Burrows, of Michi-
gan, in the chalr) on the Notifications
appropriation. The bill was read and
agreed to without discussion, and the
committee having risen the bill was pass
ed together will bill appropriating $400,-
900 to meet the deficiency in the appro-
priation for public printing and binding.
A bill was then taken up to amend the
anti-polygamy law by providing that the
personal property formerly belonging to
the Mormon church, but which was for
feited by congress and placed in the
hands of a receiver, shall be placed in
the common school funds of the territory
of Utah, which was the disposition OF the
real estate held by the church.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole. Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan,
in the chair, on the bill reported from the
public lands committee.