Omaha daily bee., 1890-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
An Attempt to Force Prob bition
on Oklahoma.
THE VOTE ON THE BLAIR BILL.
Thursday or Friday of Next Week.
the Measure viii be Laid to
Rcst-The Immigration
Investigation.
senate.

WAsulNGToN, March l2--The senate con-
current resolution for an investigation OF
immigration matters was laid before the
senate today with the two house amend
ments extending the investigation to tho
matter of the purchase OF American indus
tries by foreign capital and to the use of
Bedoe's island as an immigrant depot The
house amendment was concurred in anu the
motion was agreed to-. The concurrent res
oution has now passed both houses.
The senate then proceeded to vote Cn the
resolution TO exclude from the congressional
record the interpolations made by Mr.. Call
in the report of his discussion with Mr..
Chandler on the 20th of February The res
olution was agreed to-yeas, 36 nays, IA.
The democrats voting in the affirmative
were Messrs. Payne, Pugh, Cockroll and
Vance.
Mr.. Cullom gave notice that Friday morn
ing he would cali up the house resolution re-
latlng to the death of the late Mr. Town
send, represen .ative from Illinois.
On motion OF Mr. Edmunds the senate pro-
cecded to discuss the resolution reported on
February 10 from the committee on privil-
eges and elections declaring IL is competent
for the senate to elect president pro tenn
pore, who shall hold Office during the pleas
ure of the senate and until another Is elected,
when the vice president is absent
Mr.. George spoke at some length in oppo-
sition TO the resolution AT the conclusion
of his argument Mr. Plumb called upon Mr..
Blair to give the senate some indication
when he would be ready TO have a vote taken
on his btll There were great many i'm
portant measures on the calendar, and unless
an agreement was made on the educational
bill he would move at o'clock tomorrow that
it be placed on the calendar.
MIR. Blair spoke OF the obstacles in the
way of reaching vote, but thought that by
Thursday or Friday OF next week vote
might be taken. The matter was further
discussed by Messrs. Plumb, Hawley, Platt
and Frye. Finally it was arranged that
Thursday of next week at 2 O'Clock Blair
shall have the floor to speak not exceeding
one hour and then his bill shall be under the
five minute rule and u vote shall be taken.
Mr. Plumb gave notice, Notwithstanding,
that he would on Monday move to take up
some other bill, the effect of whicn would be
to dlsplace the educational bill.
Mr.. Plumb moved amendment to rule
80 so as to provide that all votes cast in ex-
ecuiive session shall be made public at the
close of such session. Referred
The resolution regarding the president
pro tempore was again taken up ana MIR.
Turpie moved to amend it by making it read
that the president pro TEN shall hold Office
during all future absences of the vice presis
dent until the senate otherwise orders.
Agreed to, and the resolution adopted.
The educational bill was then taken UP
and MIR. George addressed the senate in ad-
vocacy of it.
Mr.. Hoar asked Mr.. George whether his
plan embraced the protection and security
of the right of the colored people of tho
south to vote without interference ami their
right to fair administration of Justice
MIR. George asserted that there was no
distinction in the administration of justice
IN Mississippi except that the black man had
both in the jury box and on the bench
leDlencV accorded To him which not
corded to the white man. After quite
lengthy discussion this point the senate
went into executive session ana soon ad-
journed.