Thomas County cat., 1890-07-10
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS-


coNFHRxNCE coAnnTTKR.
Senators Sherman, Jones, of Nevada, and
Harris were appointed canferees on the part
Of the senate upon the silver bill.
POSTAL CLERKS.
The senate passed senate bill to reclassify
and fix the salaries of railway postal clerks.
II increases the classes from five to seven and
6xes the salaries of the several classes ~
$500, $500, $1,000, 81, 200, $1,4OO, 81 500 and
S, 800.
An uPRoAR In THE HOUSE.
In discussing the federal elections bill Nc
Comas said that the triumph of the white
rot only of the states, but of the national
legislature. Against tissue ballots, against
false counting. against night raiders, against
the shotgun policy, against intimidation, the
republicans array the dignity of the courts,
the majesty of the law, the powers of the
constitution to secure justice to all men.
white or black, IN this country.
This brought out personal lenunciations
by Mr.. Bland, and the uproar became so
great that nothing could be heard save the
commingleI shouts of the debaters and the
rapping Of the speakers gavel.
PAY OF SENATOR'S CLERKS.
In the senate further conference was or
ilered on the legislative appropriation bill.
The only point of difference is the amend
ment to increase the pay of senator's clerks,
THE IDAHO BILL.
The bill for admission of Idaho as state
was reached and some talking done upon it.
CONTINUING ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The house joint resolution continuing the
annual appropriations for thirty days after
the close Of the fiscal year, (if the appropri-
alton bills have not then become law, was
~k,<ll lx,C Allfsnv, orA yosS<,d
The house had passed this resolution on
the same day.
DISCUSSION CONTINUES.
The house carried on the discussion of the
federal elections bill. by a dozen or moro
speeches at each session.
PLU8dB's SCHOOL LANDS BILL.
The senate bill to authorize the leasing of
school lands in the territory of Oklahoma
(for the benefit of the public schools) was
taken from the calendar, explained by Sena-
tor Plumb and passed. The leases are not
to be for a longer period than five years, and
the necessity for the bill arises out of the fact
that homesteaders have settled on the lands,
not knowing that they were school lands.
and that special agents from the general land
Office have been serving notices on the set
tiers to remove from the lands immediately.
These notices, Mr.. Plumb referred to as
without parallel as to brutality in the his
tory of civil government"
AFTER MoRMoNs.
Senator Morgan introduced bill (Which
was referred to the committee on public
lands) providing that no person should enter
any of the public lands of the United States
in Wyoming under the homestead or other
laws, who is bigamist or polygamist, or
who teaches, cOunseis. advises or encourages
others to enter into bisamy or polygamy. or
H. -, ,har Af that
teaches pOlygymy.
MERCHANT MARINE.
The senate considered two bills from its
committee on commerce, to grant bountles
Or subsidies to American vessels engaged In
foreign trade.
FEDERAL ELECTION BILL PASSED.
The house concluded its discussion of tho
federal election bill, and then passed it, yeas
l55: nays 149.
It was amended before its passage By in
,erting provision for the appointment of
United States jury commissioners in every
judicial district; whose duty it shall be from
lime to time, from the qualified voters pre-
pare list of persons who, under the laws OF
he United States and of the state, shall be
eligible for jury duty without respect to race
,r color. The amendment provides that
hereafter all pannels for jurors shall be
lrawn by the board in the presence of . dis
rlct or circuit Judge.
This amendment was adopted, ayes $50;
nays la.
Mr.. Hemphill offered an amendment to
ection 30 of the bill to insert the words SEX
.ept section 1889 of the revised statutes of
he United States.". He explained that that
ection of the bill empowered the supervisors
O use the army and navy at the polls, and
he purpose of his amendment was to elim-
nate that provision.
This was rejected, yeas AS; nays 156.
MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT.
In the Senate messages from the president
s to Indian lands in Kansas, as to postal
nd cable communication between the
United States and the Latin American States.
s to the celebration of the fourth centennial
# the discovery of America. and as to agree
nent between the Cherokee commission and
he Iowa Indians in the Indian Territory,
7ere presented and referred.
HOW DO WE STAND!
Senator Edmunds offered a resolution
7hich was agreed to, instructing the COM
nittee ON appropriations TO prepare and re-
ort to the senate statement OF the gross
mount already appropriated, in the several
bills of this session.