Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-28
Discussed at Some Length in the
Senate.
WEST POINT APPROPRIATIONS


approprlauons bills and asking to be paired ac-
cordingly.
The House amendments to the Senate bill refer
ring to the Court of Claims the claim of the
Chesapeake Female College of Virginia for the
use and occupation of its property from 1861
to 1869 by the military authorities of the
United States we're concurred in, and the bill
now goes to the President.
THE RANDALL, KELLEY AND COX xuLoars.
The House joint resolutions increasing from
so to 100 the copies Of eulogies to be specially
bound and delivered to tho widows Of Messrs.
Randall, Kelley and Cox were reported and
passed.
Senate bill authorizing the construction Of q
pontoon bridge across the Missouri river at
Lexington, NO., was reported by Mr.. Vest, ex-
planned las being amendatory Of IN existing
act for the same purpose) and passed.
AGREEMENTS WITH THE INDIANS.
House bill to ratify and confirm agreements
with the Sac and Fox nation of Indians and the
Iowa tribe of Indians Of Oklahoma territory
was taken from the calendar, explained by Mr..
Dawes and passed with amendments) latter
protest by Mr.. Cockrell against the agreement
to pay per cent interest on the fund to be
held in trust by the government.
Conference reports on the bills for public
buildings at Columbus. Ca, and Pueblo, Col,
were presented and agreed to. The appropria-
tion for Pueblo 10 reduced from S40O, 200 to
S25O, 900.
THE APPoRrIoNMENT BILL.
The House spportionment bill was then
taken up and Mr.. Hale, who had reported it
from the census committee, explained and sd-
vocated the House bill and argued against the
amendment proposed by the minority of the
committee. Senator's ought to bear in mind,
he said, before throwing the bill back into the
House that the bill as 1t came from the House
was, perhaps, the one distinctive, important
measure which had the practical support of
both parties in the House. The bill was a trib-
ute to the good sense and moderation Of both
sides in that body. 1t was not too often that
any bill came from there whose provisions ap-
pealed to the good sense and moderation Of
Senators on both sides Of the chamber. The
republican majority Of the committee in the
passage as clean spportionment bill. There
had been pressure, both in tho House and the
Senate. to include in the bill provisions
touching the legislatures that should
apportton according to its provisions,
as to what year the apportionment would take
pressure had been resisted by the republicans
because they felt that it would arouse opposi-
tion, and that the real object Of the bill would
be lost sight of.
that the large dominating power was going
from the old south under the census to the
northwest, and no objection was made on that
account by the democratic side of the
House; The debate, in the House
showed clearly that the motives
which sctuated and operated on the vote was
the desire to pass q plain, clear. straight
forward apportiOnment bill. He appealed to
Senators, before taking sides against the bill
or before coming to the conclusion that they
wouId ou1d ,S vote for r. any S;, @ (Which
House,, that they would give to the
bill the benefit of that conservative action of
the House--joined in by the members of both
sides. The Senate certainly ought not to object
to following lesson Of moderation and good
atives. The bill had no political legis-
lation in it and no discrimination in
favor Of any section, but it was an
endeavor to do justice to all sections, and to
give a number to the House Of Representatives
that would be generally assented TO- In franz
ing the bill in the House the general question
of number had been first considered.
Several prominent members had expressed
the belief that that the present number Of Rep
resentatives was too large, and onght to be cut
down; but the general sentiment had been that
the number should be maintained about where
it now was. The first thing sought had been to
find q number which would not reduce the
representation Of any state; and that figure
Commencing at 1872, the present number and
going up) was found to be S56. The Senator
from Minnesota Mr.. Davis) had spoken yes
terday against arithmetic overcoming equity,
but the House bill was founded alike on arith-
metic, equity and justice.
NIB. DAVIS MAKES REPLY.
Mr.. Davis replied to Mr.. Hale and restated
some OF the considerations why the amend
ments Of the minority of the committee should
be agreed to. He conceded that if the strict
arithmetical process was to be adhered to the
position taken by Mr.. Hale was right. But in
no preceding Congress had such a rtrict.
indissOluble adherence to an arithmeticai
formula and process been ever attempted. On
the contrary, every Congress had emancipated
itself from the labyrinthine forms Of the
arithmeticai process and provided against
to the rule would have operated.
That was what was proposed in the
amendment because at $50 the states of Ar
kansas, Minnesota and New York would have
remainders quite close to . majority fraction,
but could not get the additional member which
each Of them ought to get.
MR. wAsHBURN SUPPORTS THE MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Washburn said that as 90 great an inius-
tice would be done to the state Of Minnesota
by the House bill 1t was his duty to protest
against it. At the present rate Of growth Min
nesota would have in i've years . population
that would entitle it to two additional MEM
bers, but would nevertheless be confined for
the next ten years to the number to which It
would be now declared entitled.
The journal Of yesterdays proceedings was
approved without question this morning.
Mr.. Cannon Ol) asked unanimous consent
for the passage Of Joint resolution providing
for the renting Of Marini's Hall in Washington
for the use Of the sixth auditors Office.
Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.) said that he would
not object to its consideration. but that he
would object to the request - made. II was
not customary TO ask for the passage Of .
measure, but for it, consideration.
Mr.. Cannon acknowledged that this was %,
but said that he had made his request in this
form for s'obvious reasons"
Mr.. Richardson-I hops thoss reasons have
ceased 70 exist
Mr.. Bland QEo.)- understand that they
have not.
The Joint resolution was passed
Mr. Carter CNont) called nm and the
House adopted The conference report on the
bill for Tie disposal Of the abandoned Fort
Ellis (Monk) military reservation under the
homestead kw.
TEE nlI0AIIoN 1xpoDr.
1x. 6tiyers q. r., from TIE committee