The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
EUSTIS MAKES AN EXPLANATION
IN THE SENATE.
A Veto Message from the Presi-
dent Laid Before
the House.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The Senate met
at noon, and the journal of Thursday
towering the proceedings of Thursday,
Friday, Saturday and Monday, ;was read
and approved.
Eustis, rising to personal exclamation,
read from the Washington Post the fol-
lowing sentence: 'Mr. Eustis was also
brought from home, although he did not
arrive until after the vote had been
taken" He said that the statement was
wholly inaccurate. He had been in the
chamber an hour before the first vote was
taken, was present when the vote was
taken and did vote. He deemed it proper
to make an explanation because of the
importance of the votes yesterday.
The credentials of Stanford and Irby,
as Senators-elect from California and
South Carolina for the term beginning
March 4, 1891, were presented, read and
placed on file. Those of Stanford were
criticised by Hoar as unsatisfactory in
form, the Governor undertaking to "com-
mission Stanford instead of simply certi-
flying to his election.''
Harris suggested that there was abund-
ant time before the expiration of the pres
ent term to have them put in form
Among the petitions presented and re-
ferred was one by Frye in favor of having
potatoes received by the Government and
treasury certificates issued thereon at 81
per bushel.
The House bill to prevent counterfeit
ing was passed, with amendments.
Dolph,s resolution in relation to the
power OF the minority to compel the at
tendance of absentees went over.
The House bill for the payment of In
dian depreciation claims was considered
until o'clock, when the apportionment
Dill was taken up, the question being
Davis amendment to give an additional
member each to Arkansas, Minnesota,
Missouri and New York. No action was
taken, and the Senate soon adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-In the House
the approval of the journal occupied half
an hour.
Springer of Illinois, rising to question
OF privilege, offered a resolution reciting
the Speakers conduct yesterday in de-
Gliding that motion to be dilatory was
unlawful.
Mckinley of Ohio made point of order
that the resolution was not privileged
one, the Speaker having exercised his
right under the rules to decide motion
to be dilatory.
action OF the Chair in deciding motion to
be out of order on the ground that it was
dilatory, could be made q question of
privilege. If it could be, then the pur-
pose OF the rule preventing dilatory
motions was nugatory. He sustained
the point of order
Springer appealed, and Mckinley
moved to table the appeal.
The motion was agreed to-yeas l3S,
nays 106.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President vetoing the
bill authorizing Oklahoma City to issue
bonds to railway companies.
The bill passed for railway bridge
over the Missouri River betweeni Council
Bluffs and Omaha.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the Military Academy
appropriation bill.
In the course of the general debate.
Rogers, of Arkansas, referred to the
recent Indian war as unprovoked and
indefensible. The Wounded Knee affair
was the most shameful murder in the
annals of our history.
Flower favored searching inyestiga-
ton into the causes of the war.
Peel, of Arkansas and Cutcheon. of
Michigan defended the army, and courted
a thorough investigation.
After some talk by Spinola and Bland
on the Force Bill" the committee rose
and the House adjourned.