Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-10
MAINE. THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 10. 1890.

s-5. 600 for the relief Of Albert II Emery
The previous question being ordered. ByEum
OF Indiana, changed TO the affirmative in
order TO move . reconsideration.
The motion 10 reconsider vAs tabled.
The conference report wAs adopted.
Htt. of Illinois, from the committee on
foreign afAirs, reported back the resalu-
ton requesting The Presiden; 10 furnish the
House with the correspondence bstvesn
the government of the United States and
Great Britain. touching the subject in dis
quite in Behrsns Sea. since March 1, lss9-
The resolution wss adopted,
Hin presented the conference report on
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill
In course Of the discussion. reference
having been made TO the spprupria ion
made by the last bill for the protection of
nited States rights in Samoa, McMillin of
Tennessee declared it now appeared the
entire result of the Samoan negotiations
had been to aethr"~- the king. Dethroned
BY his reop Our representatives sent
sbroad for the puI pose Of settling Samoan
matters bad actually sole 10 thk extent of
overriding the will of the people of Samoa
and setting up As king q scrspegraee who
had been dethroned, and moreover this
American administration had undertaken 10
pay part of the expenses Of his kingdom,
He did not impugn the action OF the com
mittee on foreign affairs in providing for
protection OF our property. But We entered
into treaty negotiations and made . king.
We had met the enemy and were theirs.
II Was disgrace 10 the American people
and the administration is responsible for the
negotiations.
NcCreary of Kentucky. who WAS chair
man of the committee on foreign affairs
during last Congress. said he believed We
had done the best that could be done
McMlllin was putting il TOO strongly. If
he WAS not satisfied with the negotiations.
he could introduce a bill TO carry out his
views, or could call for correspond nee
with foreign nations.
McMillin-I am calling the attention of
the country 10 the fact that we are attempt
ing TO keep up deposed king.
McCresry is in this bill not a
single word sbou, Samoa"
McMiiiin-"The gentleman has admitted
of the taking up of the deposed king and
placing him on the throne. Was there not
another agreement that chief justice. with
kingly powers, should be appointed. and
the governments of the United States, Grea,
Biitrn and Germany should Jointly guar
antee his salary"
McCreary -" The gentleman states il
rather too strongly. The Samoan question
the gentleman has brought in has nothing
to do with this appropriAt, bill.
Hit demanded the previous question. de-
ciiniug to yield to McMillin, who was
desirous cf continuing the Samoan contro-
versy.
McMlllin raised the point of no quorum.
pending which Rogers of Arkansas moved
that the House adjourn which was lost.
The previous question WAS ordered; yeas
l0S, nays "a. the Speaker counting quorum.
MeMillin, who had voted in the affirmative
for that purpose. moved a reconsider on.
The vote on tablng the motion to recon
slider resulted; yeas l0i nays j0 the
Speaker counting, through the clerk, quo
rum. declaring the motion carried.
Breckinridge of Kentucky challenged
the correctness Of the count. instancing
Enloe. Herbert, Grain aud Fithian, statirg
that they had not been present Snbse-
quently, on representations made BY Tsy lor
OF Illinois. and Stockbridge, he withdrew
his challenge to the names OF Grain and
Fithisn. but persevered in it as far as the
names of Enloe and Herbert were CON
cerned.
The Speaker - While admitting the
necessity for an absolute correctness in the
record of those members present and not
voting, it was stated that even eliminating
the names Of Enloe and Herbert there was
a quorum present. He declared the motion
10 table carried, and put the question on
agreeing to the conference report. The
vote resulted: Yeas, III; nays, 33.
The Speaker was unable to count q
quorum, so the conference report was not
agreed to.
Dingley, of Maine, entered motion TO
reconsider the vote by which the marine
signal bill was passed.
The house, at ) o clock, sdj journed.