The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-11
THE DAY in C0NGRESS.
HOUSE VOTES AGAINST REMOVING
GRANTS 8EMAlNa.

CHANTS htMAlNA.
Hepresoriatiyf-iloot Thomas . Ceary, ai
California, sworn io-in Presenting 4
Hlll iu tho senate nelutlug no Drouls-
ton alr rlumh said ITO Would Soon
Ask to Have mo Election Uul laid
Aside and Financial mpltars Consid-
srsd-Othsr Measures Considered,
WA7myaTog, Doc. iO.-- In tho senate
Tuesday communications wnopresrnted
from tho attorney general Zoo response
70 resolutions of tho senate calling for
information ns to voting places and aa
10 election supervisors. The attorney
general states th8t hla department has
not tho menu.o Of aHpplyiug thriuiouma,
ton Wkei The Farmers alliance sub
treasury bills, which were last session
retouod 10 the committee ON aWicul-
ture, were, NJ the request Of the come
inittee, transferred 20 the committee On
lnnuon ns bring more properly within
Che lurIflictouOt the latter committee,
mr Plumb introduced uil
20 reduce the amount Of United States
bonds 10 he required Of national banks
and 40 replace their surrendered notes,
and 10 provide for the free coinage Of
silver II was wfrued 10 Tho commit,
Gee on finance, llo HlB1 offered Hn
amendment On the same tormsl 10 q bill
now ON the calendar 30 that the matter
can DO brought before the senate inde-
pendrnily Of any report from the finance
committee IN doing 90 ho gave notice
that " the election bin were not dis
posed Of 40 an early day he should move
10 lay 10 aside for time being in order
that the bin just introduced hy him and
all olher measures relating 70 he lluan'
cial condition Of the country should be
considered
Amendment of the TTIn
Mr. Mcpherson offered q resolution,
which was agreed 60, calling on the arc-
rctaiy Of tho treasury for q certified
copy Of the accounts Of John !, Dayon-
port chief supervisor Of elections for
the southern district of New York, for
the elections Of 1894, 1855 and 1883, to-
gcthcr with reports, correspondence,
etc, Mr. Quuy offered q resolution,
which was referred for the amendment
OF the tariff bill on The subject Of
cables, cordugo and twiuC, The federal
election bin was then t0kon up and Mr.
Berry addressed the senate In opposition
toit AZ the close of Mr. Berry speech
Mr., Aldrch, from the finance commit.
tee, reported back the house bin 10
authorize
Tho PAYMENT Of Drawback
or rebate IA certain Cnscs, 10 correct the
enrolment of tho tnrn bin, and asked
unanimou, consent 90 have 10 couMd-
cred, but Mr. Plumb objected, aud the
bill was placed ON the calendar Tho
debate on tho clcctlonsbill waarwumed,
and Mr. Daniel addressed the sCU0te IN
opposition 10 H. Mr. George obtained
the floor Mr. Butler gave notice OF an
amendment 90 the h0ll providing that
supervisors c1uyuNscW and Ull election
officers bc regarded Us ministerial and
not ug judicial officers, Mr. Hour guyo
notice chat he would Ngk the senate
Wednesday TO $40 into the evening until
the debate on the bin was closed, After
short executive session the senate, at
5'36 p. M, adjourned
Thomns u. Gcnry sworn In.
In the house Tuesday Mr. Morrow, Of
California, presented the crcdcntinl Of
Thomas j, Ge0ry as rcpresontatve-eleot
from the First congressional district Of
California, TO I'LL the vacancy occ0sioned
by tho resignation Of j. J, Haven, Mr.,
Gearyappeared at the bar Of the house
and took the oath Of Office Mr. Hen
derson, Of Iowa, from the committee on
appropriations, reported u bill making
deficiency appropriation for public
printing and binding. Referred 20 COM
mittee Of the whole In the morning
hour the house resumed the considora-
tion Of
The Plumb Resolution
looking TO the removal Of the remains
of Gen. U. S, Grant to Arlington. Mr..
Quinn, Of New York, regretted the pre-.
sentation Of this resolution, which could
have no other object than the tearing
asundor Of the heartstrings Of the dc.
voted family Of the illustrious dead.
He was surprised that the gentleman
from Pennsylvania tNr O'NeilO should
hnve committed himself TO the further.
ance Of a resolution which he was sure
was repugnant to the gentemOns best
feelings,
There was Not an Atom Of Patriotism
in the resolution. Gen. Grant lay in
one of the grandest spots that ever hero
slept in, Complaint was made that
New York had not subscribed money
enough 70 build a monument, While
New York was receiving subscriptions
for the monument, the terrible disaster
at Johnstown had occurred, New York
had lost sight Of the monument, but
she had not lost sight Of the suffering
and distress at Johnstown and had
made contributions with liberal hand
He appealed 10 American patriotism 10
do nothing that was likely TO disturb
the pence Of the great hero Applause,
After further debate, participated in by
Messrs, Flower, Cummings, Raines
Cutcheon, Mason, Spnol0, Bingham
aud Cannon, the resolution was defeated
by vote Of Do yeas TO 1ls nays, The
yeas and nays We're ordered and resulted
as follows; Yeas, ~; nays 1913, The
resolution was defeated. The house
then proceeded under the special order
to the disposition Of public building
measures previously reported from COM
mittec Of the whole, and afterward adj
journed.
Democratic Mayor FOR Boston.
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