Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-05
A NEW ST AT b
THE BILL ADMITTING IDAHO
PASSES THE HOUSE.
MR.. REEDS ARBITRARY RULING
Only 100 Affirmative Votes Cast.
Democrats Declared Against Dis-
franchising the MOrmons. Mender-
son Attacks on the Democrats.

! WASHINGTON, April -i.--Tle house,
after tnlnsacting the usual amount of
routine morning business. resumed con-
:ideration of the Idaho admission bill.
Mr. Stewart, Of Vermont, spoke in
support Of the biz AMI denounced tine
practices and teachings OF the Mormon
church. The constitution Of Idaho was
in the line OF the Edmunds bill and was
for the same purpose, 10 wit-the ex.
tirPatior of the great public evil.
Mr.. Bucka!ew. of Pennsylvania. op-
posed the Idaho constitution because it
outIawed She members OF certain
church
Mr.. Oates, OF Alabama, criticised the
compulsory education feature 81 the
constitution, and Mr. JIcAdoo, OF New
Jersey, while Genouncin9 the practice
OF pciygany. thought that the constitu-
ton invaded the domain OF religion, be-
lief.
!. nin"rity Amendment.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, said that
the ma ,ority OF the committee on ter
ritories had seen lit 10 frame the idaho
bill in such a way as TO secure partisan
legislation, instead Of the proper lesis-
lation 10 bring Il state into the union.
The minority would offer an amend
mcnt that new convention should be
held and the constitution Submitted 10
vote OF the people OF the territory, as
had been done IN the case OF Dakota,
Montana and Washington. The amend
mcnt required the Edmunds- Tucker test
oath to he taken by ever person voting
upon the constitution.
MIR. Henderson. OF iowa said that the
attitude OF the Democratic party was Il
familiar sight to the country. 1t was
the Democratic party 5ehinl lis old
shield-a constitution of its own max
ing rot Il constitution made by the
fathers. the Democratic party was in
its old brecches, pulling back while the
civilized world cried ''forwarl and on
ward. The Democratic party. he said,
was polygamist and had whole
batch OF WIVES. Slavery was one slave
territory was another: treason was an
other; and now it had polygamy for an
other. Corrupt ballot boxes was an
other, and the party had been true to
ever; one OF them.
The bill WAS then passed-yeas, 12G:
nays, ]. the Democrats refraining from
voting and the speaker counting 4
quorum.
i :cst Case.
The Democrats say that they intend
to make this test case and to have the
courts pass upon the constitutionality Of
the rules allowing the speaker to count
q quorum. 1t hal been intended to
make one OF the contested elections
test case. but as this could be done only
as q suit for salary, brous ht in the court
Of claims, this course was abandoned
and the present action decided upon.
On motion of Mr. Cummings, of New
\ DIRK, the services IN memory of the
late Samuel 5. Cox, of New York.
were postponed until o'clock. April 10.
The house then, at j:!5, adjourned.
Ia the senate.
After selection of Mr.. ingalls, to act as
president pro tenn. during the coming
absence OF Vice President Morton the
Montana election case WAS taken up
and Mr. Gray finished his argument
in support Of Clark and llaginns. the
Democratic claimants. The matter then
went over until Monday.
The following public building bills
were taken fromthe calendar and passed:
Aurora. Ills, SO, 900; LeadviIle, Colo,
100000
The house bill to amend the census
law by providing for the enumeration
Of the Chinese population in the country
was taken up and discussed, but with
out action went over until Monday.