Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-28
FlFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February ~. 1890.
Senate.

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After unimportant routine business the
Senate took up the calendar and the fol-
lowing bills. among others, were passed:
Making appropriations for public build
incs as follows: Roanoke, Va, $1,000 !;
Norfolk, Va, $l50,000: Newport News.
| Va. 800 900: Lynchburg. Va, extension
$4,000; Petersburg, Va, enlargement
and imprOvementO $4,000. g,
ApprOpriating Sill 900 for amacadamized
| road from stanton, Va, to the National
cemetery near that place.
Making the salary of the Supervising
| SUPERINTENDENT Of the Marino-HospitM
| Service $4,000 per annum.
| The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideratiOn Of the bill TO declare unlawful
trusts and combinations IN restraint OF
trade and production. ,.
| Mir. Sherman, who reported the bill from
| the Committee on Finance, said that he
| had been instructed by the committee TO
move to strike out the third section
| (which fixes the penalties for the offence
| of entering into trusts or combinations
| Mr.. George opposed the bill both on the
| ground of its ineficiency OF the bill
was constitutional) and on the ground that
| Congress had not the constitutional power
| 10 enact IL. He regarded the subject mat
ter as the most important that was likely
| TO come before Congress, and therefore he
! had prepared his remarks with some care.
| He went on TO read his speech from printed
slips.
Mr.. Georges argument was mainly OF n
| LEGAL and technical character, designed 10
prove that il would be impossible ever to
get n conviction under the bill, and, "a to
| the civil suits provided for IN II, ne salu
| that few such events would ever be lnStl-
| tinted and not one would be successful.
| He characterized the bill az an abortion
that would acgravate rather than diminish
| the evil.
Mr.. Reagan then gave notice Of an
amendment which he intended 10 oher TO
| the bill, being the bill offered by him on
| the 4th of December last.
The bill went over without action.
After brief executive session the Senate
| adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Immediately after the reading and the
approval of the journal MIR. Roweli, OF
| Illinois, called up the contested-eiectlon
case of Atkinson rs. Pendleton, and the
| floor was accorded to COntestee Pendic-
ton. He said that he felt II ms GUY 10
sneak in his own behalf, although he knew
| that he was addressing a jury which was
preiudiced against HIM. He believed that
| he had carried the First district OF West
| Virginia by means as fair, as honorable, rs
| upright MS had ever been used IN any eIec-
! ton in the history Of the country. lie re-
! viewed the evidence in detail cOntroyert-
| inc the statements made by the supporters
| of the majority report, and III CONCLUSION
reiterated his declaration that he Aad Deeh
| fairly aud honestly elected.
Mr.. Cooper, OF Ohio, closed the DEBATE
| with argument IN support of the clam Oh
| the contestant. The vote was then taken
| on the minority resolution declaring ZEN
| deton entitled TO the seat. 1t was dc
| feated-yeas, 142; nays, 159-a strict party
| vote.
The vote then required on the majority
| resolution seating Atkinson. The Demo
Gratis refrained from voting. their object
| being TO have the contestant seated by less
than a quorum. so that the question OF the
right Of the Speaker to count quorum
NAV be taken before the courts. The vote
resulted: Yeas, 1852; nays, none-the
Speaker counting a quorum.
| Mr. OFerTall raised the point OF no quo,
rum, but the Speaker ignored him. ana
the newly-seated member appeared at the
bar of tho House and took the oath OF Oh
fee amid applause on the republican
side.
Dir. Mckinley. from the Committee on
! Rules, reported a resolution making
special order for March 4th and 5th Toy
! bills reported from the Committee on fuO-
! lie Buildings and Grounds. Adopted
yeas. 1911 NAYS. u. The House then pro
| ceeded III Committee OF the Whole to the
| consideration of the urgent dehclency
| bill, and after some discussion, at o clock
| adjourned without action.