The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-09
SENATE PRocEEDINGs.
vote on Elections Bill Friday-The
Indian Investigation.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Vote on Elections Bill Friday-rhs
Indian Investigation.
WASHINGTON CITY. Dec Sin the Senate
Jones OF Arkansas offered a resolution.
which Went over calling on the ATTORNEY
general for information as to the super
visors OF elections appointed for the FIRST
and Second Congressional districts of Ar
kansas for the congressional election of
Nov moer 4. the sums paid out and called
Tor in connection with the election or with
proceedings since the election, etc.
casey offered a resolution, which was re-
ieSfed 10 the committee on agriculture.
calling on the secretary Of agriculture for a
statement OF the progress made in the in
vestigsiion for irrigation purposes.
Dawes read portions of aletter written by
Lee, census Indian agent st the Pine Ridge
agency, TO .he interior department, going
10 show that there is no lack of food among
the Sioux. He said he read this to relieve
public anxiety and 10 show that the In
dians were not on the warpath on account
vi supplies.
Ine discussion was continued on the
joint resoiution approprating IS 0Oo for in
sestigation OF the Indian outbreak. 1t
was finally referred to the committee on
Indian affiirs.
resolution calling on the secretary of
The treasury for statement of MONEYS
lain Davenport. chi I supervisor of elec-
uons. each year since 1871, etc., was
agreed to
Hoar moved to proceed to the considera.
hon OF the elections bill. out. on the sug-
gesiion that Gray was temporarily absent.
Withdrew the motion, and asked unaui-
nous consent to have the time fixed for
Friday next for taking the final vote on
me bill. Gray meanwhile came in. and
the bill was taken up.
Gray yielded to German, who argued
against the prop 'si,ion to fix the time for
taking the vote. He recalled the statement
OF Hoar at the last session. that if the elec-
uon bill was not then taken up and dis
posed OF, lhere would not be time to do so
n The snort session. 1t had been the firm
CONVICTION on the Democratic side, after
what had occurred at the last election
hat the senator from Massachusetts, would
aot press the bill, so the senators on his
side not PREPARED themse. YES 10 dis.
Gus II III eli gently. German continued.
We stand toaay on q volcano We have heard
discussiod as 10 8 arving India S. but take mn
mote tnat the farm RS of the land are me NO
AMI resolv ~. There is danger and trouble. If
not starvation, among them. The faces of the
.'a Aefs and merchants are bIancbed with fear
No man can tel whether toAogrow or the next
q yeyery bank in the great Countries of eom
meF "lll not b closed by suspension of nav
ment, an now, In the midst OF suen a state of
fairs, we, VINO had come h, re flushed wirh
hQ ny.a6f . s$ns,
give Us an opporluni y to jJin with II in
preventing the wre which Is now in pending.
ay aside this bill, when the Country has pro-
aounc.d aga INST. anu let us take up marrera
h.ch all cltsse. OF our fel ow-eitiz.ns are loox
ing 10 US consider. Ii you do not, If You pe r.
st in the course ma k-d out by the senator
rom M-ssaehuse;is, the sponsibility must rest
wtn the party In power. II the senator from
Massacnus, It's forces consideration OF this narti
san measure wniie bankruptcy and ruin are po-
ing on- wnen De goes ba Z % Boston he viii
una tnat the merchants and bankers and mon
Il ahsirs, as WEI as the farn,t RS and 1. bo,ar.
wiIi tell him, while ne was a tempting hostile
ieghatloa again = section OF c.,naIrv IN :.
nao IL not been for the pr duets OF that g. ctiop.
d IL nAo not en- fIr the moving of the cotton
crop. there would not be paak in Massschu
cts atle to pay its d-posiiors. The only thiny
tnst has saved them has been the fact Tn at they
nave teen able TO draw on the cot on cron and
on the oil.
hoar replied that for four davs the Sen.
ate had been listening to Democratic
>teeches, made for mere delav and o5strnc.
tion- Ii the senator from MARYLAND had
another measure which he thought vonId
siiay the panic or menace to the CONNER.
cial prosperity of the country. which had
begun when the elections were declared in
favor of the Democratic party. the country
having been before that in a position Of
unexampled prosperity, why should he
not, after fair AMI proper statement of the
reasons Tor ing against the elections bill.
the Senate vote upon it. The elections
tlii was measure whose sole purpose was
TO submit 10 the judges OF the courts OF the
United States, against whose integrity
al official honor no man could bring A
char! e, the question OF who had prima
Ia lie liie >eats in the House OF Repre-
entatIv's, instead of having it declared DIV
rui8anism. fraud or violence, as had so Of
en- been the case in the past.
Gray spoke briefly. in line with Germans
remarks. and then concluded his argument
against the blii.
Berry obtained the floor, and after
short executive session the Senate ad.
journed.