Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-04
FIFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 3. 1890.
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Senate.
NJ Voorhees, offered n preamble and
concurrent resolution reclting that IN the
recent lease of the fur seal islands or
Alaska 10 the North American COMMERCIAL
Company certain provisions OF the law
were not complied with and directing the
SECRETARY of the Treasury TO furnishto the
Scrate c3mnlete copies Of all bills for lease
with all the accompanying papers. Al
tho testimony, memoranda, arguments,
letters. and correspondence with holders,
aud that the Secretary refrain from exc
outiner or delivering the lease u the North
American Commercial Company until the
subject be inquired into by TIE senate;
lie asked TO have the resolution referred
10 tile Finance Committee, az that commit
tee meets tomorrow, and II was so ordered;
The bill fixing the salaries OF seFeIal
indges Of The United States district courts
at 5000 per annum was taken up, ulscu 5s
81 mt some length and passed-yeas, - ;
navs. 3. Mr.. George was the principal op-
pOnent of the bill. :,
a. 9.30 the Senate resumed the discussion
Of the Blair educational bill and the de-
bate was between Messrs. SpOoncr and
Blair.
The close OF his speech Mr. Blair took the
floor 10 reply TO some OF ms points.
After brief session for the consldera-
ton Of executive business the Senate al
5:5j adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. ODonnell. Of Michigan. ut the re-
quest of the seventh Day Adventlsts 0i tho
United States. presented a petition Dear
inc 253.OO0 names protesting against tho
passage Of any hill in regard % the OBJ
servance of the Sabbath. Referred.
The rules were suspended and the JOINT
resolution was passcd-yeas III, nays 81
authorizing the appointment Of thirty
medical examiners for the Pension Bureau.
Mr.. Perkins. Of Kansas. moved 10 sus-
pend the rules and put upon 49, passage
The Senate bill for the organization OF the
Territory Of Oklahoma, with the House
substitute therefor.
Nessrs. Tarsney Of Missouri, aehing-
ton of Tennessee, Springer OF limos. -
j.. TAYLOR of Ohio, Baker o. New lorE,
and Perkins Of Kansas urged the necessity
for the speedy passage OF tAe 1lu' ana
Ncssrs. Barnes of Georgia. Buchanan ~
New JERSEY, Holman Of Indiana, Hare OF
Texas. and Hooker of Mississippi depre-
Gated the passage Of such an important
measure under the suspension % the rue s,
when there was Little opportunity Tor de-
bate and none for amendment.
Mr.. Tar-ney, Of Missouri, and Mr.. Nc
Rae. Of Arkansas, gave the hi qualified
HE motion to suspend the rules was
lost-yCas 1876. nays gG-not the necessary
two thirds in the affirmative.
MIR. Houk. OF tennessee. called up the
Standardization case Of FcathcrstJne ~.
Cate
Wr. Cultivate. Of Ohio. in advocating
the case of the contestee, exhibited what
il known as q double-action ballot-boX.
which the Republicans assert was used III
twenty-one precincts, and which enables
the precinct ridges % cast aside the vote
of any person they may see fit. de showed
| the manipulati0n bv which such Judges
conld deceive the voter and lead him e.
| believe that his ballot has been properly
deposited. lie quoted from the returns o.
precincts where it is alleged these boxes
were used in order 20 show thai
the vote for FeatheTstone far ex
ceeded that for Cate, and he furbhol
asserted that there was not q particle oil
evidence in the case 10 show that such q
| box as he now presented was used at the
| election. The ballot-bOX hrs been brought
| into the case by authority for the contest
ant. but nobody has told where It had
come from. Speaking Il ualGt-boXess
some people were inclined - think that II
! a certain iallOt-hoX with the accompany
in forgery had been kept out Of the ONO
campaign the result of the late election
might have been different
Pending further debate the House OF
| 5:lj adjourned. -,
The consideration of the case will bC
| continued tomorrow.