Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-22
FiFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
WAsHINGloS. January y, 1890.
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Nr Blair presented memorial Of the
l..rl oi Missions OF the African Meluo-
,..f Fp.4coual Zion Church Of America IN
favor IT the Blair cducni .ou bill and asked
Fl. hav"lt printed ga full IN the Record;
Objection was made 10y Nr Harris. and
ticu motion for leave 10 prut was made
81, Sir. Blair. hut he was the only senator
voting for the motion and the Nlce-fresi-
Drf declared the motion lost;
Ilu Mir. Blair demanded the yeas ana
r.r.. Lut again he was hlmg II the only
,.r.t,r 10 second the demand. lic there
Sd .r proceeded 10 state some OF the views
&c. mt iu the memorial. because. he sad,
memorial would hc virtually burned
or af sight. He also presented numerous
st...r memorials Of tie same character,
g.. mo them one from the Republican Ciun
e, N,w York city. They were all lad On
t. able
lIr Plat. from the Committee on Pa
..nt.. reported copyright bill, and II was
placed 90 the calendar. ~,
Tine senate then proceeded with the bills
o. tLe calendar and passed the following:
Senate bill 20 change the limit Of the ap-
preparation fer the public building at
JAri .aLvile. Fla. e. c1l5.00O. and aplro-
prstinp 800. 900 ia addition 10 the money
airsa4v sppropriatad Senate joint resolu-
ton granting authority for the removal OF
rAc Apache Indian prisoners and thor
families 10 Fort Sill. /. T., from Mt Nor-
u.r Barracks. Ala.
Aftor q brief session for the conSidera-
ton at executive business the Senale, AT
q ~. adjourned.
House Of Representatives
Yesterday. lust previous 10 adjournment,
NJ. Bland moved that the House adjourn
end on division the speaker declared Tue
motion lost. Sir. Bland thereup3h 9'-
inalded tellers. and according 10 th1 n
c.ri this morning tho Speaker repneo !;
Their, is no provision for teilors." There
was no record o. this fact made ID tbs
journal. and this morning hr. Bland moved
g. haye the Journal amended accordingly
Ite speaker stated that he had MADE us
Tcrlv IN an inteTrOeative form ana thh' nv
gentleman from Missouri had seemingly
eclulosccd IL u. - l.
tolls were not inserted III the journal. Tue
Chair submitted MIR. BANDS motion 10
tmcud TIE journal. aud on DIVISION de-
clafcd the motion lost by vote OF ~ 10 ".
Nr Bland demanded tellcrs. The Speaker
incurred whether The gentleman had dis-
covered any ground why telleTs should DO
appointed The Chair last night had sng-
restsd that he would like 70 have his al
tcuiion called 10 any provision Iegaiu,n
telers. Mr. Bland said be had demanded
telicrs under the general practice OF the
House.
Tie Speaker declined 20 entertain the
demand.
M Bland demanded the yeas and nays;
bat almost at the same moment nppcalsn
from the decision Of the Char. Inc
hpeaker said that the appeal came ralher
late. but that he would entertain u.
Mr. Mills argued that the vote by teiiers
was a. much part Of the parliamentary
law US the motion 10 adjourn. 1T was the
only vote by which the House could cor
rect decision Of the Speaker and II tho
House did not lave u right TO tbs sote
tho Speaker became a mere Gar ina.
when the Speaker refused 20 psrinit tne
Iease 10 have tellers 70 verify bus count