Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN rsE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, February 24th.-The commune
cation from the Attorney General on the assas
sination of Deputy Marshal Saunders was re-
ferTed to the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
TONS
Blair's educational bill came up as unfinished
business, and Faulkner addressed the Senate in
opposition to it.
Coke obtained the floor aud Platte arose and
said the educational bill had held place as I'M
finished business since February 80, and he
should insist that after to-day the bill when
taken up should be discussed every avail
able hour until vote was reached. 1t ought
not to block the way of the important business
now on the calendar.
A resolution by Sherman was agreed to call
ing on the Secretary OF War for a report of the
Court-martial proceedings in the case of private
Wild at Fort Yates.
Senator Vance introduced bill to establish
in every county in every State in the Union an
agricultural depository, under the control of the
Treasury Department, in which the owners of
grain, cotton and tobacco may deposit their
product, receiving therefore warehouse re-
ceipt and treasury notes equal to eighty per
cent. of the net market value of the deposit.
Deposits may be redeemed at any time on pay
ment Of the sum advanced and interest at the
rate of one per cent. per annum. Fifty thou
sand dollars was appropriated to carry out its
provisions.
A message from the President, with COM
munication from the secretary Of the Interior,
and the draft of a bill authorizing the removal
of Indians from Gila Point Reservation, Ari-
IONA, to another reservation in the Territory,
was presented and referred TO the Committee on
Indian Affairs Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
wAsHISGroN, February .4th-In spite of the
bad day, with rain falling, the hall of the House
and galleries, at noon were packed with spec
tators and crowds DISTRACTED the corridors Ali
Of these peep e had gathered to witness the de-
Gliding struggle between the adherents of New
York. Chicago. st. Louis aud Washington, upon
the result of viii. h depended the location of
the Worlds Fair of 1892 A host of representa-
tive men were TO be seen in the reserved CALLER
les
The Clerk read the special order prescribing
the method of voting upon site for the fair,
requi ing some one place 10 have majority OF
the votes cast.
B,ount of Georgia wished to know if there
would be an opportunity afforded TO pass upon
the question as TO whether there shall be a fir,
before selecting the site. The Speaker replied
could not be had, and Immediately directed the
Clerk to call the roll.
There was some applause as the first few re-
sponses were made, which was promptly
checked by the Spekaer.
The ballotiDg resulted as follows:
FRS. vote-Cnicago, lis; New York, -; ct.
Louis, 81: Washington. So scsttering, 1.
Second vote-Chicago 121; New York, SO; st.
Louis, SO; Washington, s6 Whole number of
votes 500: necessary to a choice. l55.
Third yOte-Chicago, 127; New York, 81: St.
Louis, IS; Washington. "a. Whole number, BOG;
necessary to choice, 15i.
Fourth vote-Chicago, l34; New York, 80; St.
| Louis As; Washington, %.
the chicago men frightened at the result, for
of only three for New York, while St Louis lost
five-the beginning of the end in their case
and Washington five. None of Chicago's sup
porters change to o.her cities. and only one
dropped out Even without waiting for q reca-
pitulation Of the votes, the Reading Clerk show
ing signs of WEAKNESS, began the monotouous
rOli-call once more, and as It progres sed the
Chicago men began for the first time 10 show
\ - md -
springer. who were doing the larger part OF the
whipping-in, redoubled their efforts, hurrying
Pages into restaurants and committee-rooms af-
ter absent members aud rushing out others from
Flower was keeping tally for the New Workers
and greeted every accession with a smile
from his seat in the center Of the House. Hit
was doing the same for the Chicagoans.
The fifth ballot showed total vote of 3l2,
and the app-ehenSions o. the Chicagoans were
justified in q measure, for New York gained
fiffeen votes, while Chicago added but six to
her column. ST. Louis meanwhile fell off ten
votes, and Washington five. The vote was:
Chicago. 140: New York, ITO; st. Louis, 80;
Washington, H.
All was excitement as the roll call began
again. Il was apparent the Southern members
who hsd stesdfastly supported ST. Louis up to
this point were beginning to break away and
were going over to New York. consequently the
expectations of the New Workers were at the
highest poiut and, indeed. in this vote, they
polled their full strength, but gained only six
votes. while Chicago gsined nine and st. Louis
and Washington kept up their steady retrogres-
SION the former losing ten and The latter FIVE
votes. The total vote was again SD, Of which
Chic igo received li9, New YORK 1l6, st. Louis .
and Washington 10
The Chicagoars were in feyerish impstienee,
fea' ing dilatory tactics that would lose them the
advantage they held Mason rushed forward to
the Clerk. exc-aiming, Call the ROLL call the
rollr'
New YORK S backbone WIS broken, however,
and there was little further opposition The