Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

ESSIONAk lie
In the senate on the 10th pending
business was the consideration OF SEN
ator Dolph's resolution providing for
an investigation whether the right to
vote was denied or abridged in any
state with Senator Vests amendment
extending the investigation to an in
quiry as to whether by state lcgisla-
ton any man was denied the right to
work on public works by reasono his
color. Senator Morgan in opposing
the resolution called attention to the
fifteenth amendment to the constitu-
ton and criticised it, contending that
the foundation OF the country would be
much better had the government been
content with the fourteenth amend
ment. Pending further debate the
senate proceeded to the consideration
OF the election bill Senator Morgan
concluding his speech against it. In
the house Mr.. Mills OF Texas offered a
concurrent resolution providing for a
holiday recess from December -. 1890,
to January 5, 1891. Referred to the ways
and means committee. Mr.. Dunnell OF
Minnesota then called up thet appor-
tionment bill and briefly explained
its provisions. There was a diversity
OF opinion among the members OF the
house as to whether the present repre-
sentation should stand or whether it
should be increased. 1t was finally de-
termined by the committee to accept
500 as the proper number After an
Intellectual effort TO secure an agree
ment as to the limitation OF debate,
Mr.. Dunnell gave notice that he would
call the previous question at o'clock
this afternoon. Mr.. Flower of New
York protested against the passage of
the bill and severely criticised the CEN
sus returns of New York city. Mr..
Mills of Texas said he believed New
York had lost the enumeration to which
she was entitled. but her loss was not
as great as that of his own state which
amounted to 800, 600. The hour of 5
o'clock having arrived, Mr.. Dunnell
demanded the previous question. Mr..
Blount of Georgia iuterjected motion
TO adjourn, and during the progress of
the vote the democratic members took
hall showing disposition to break a
quorum on the next vote. The motion
to adjourn was lost-yeas. 11S; nays,
l45. At the suggestion of Mr. Blount
OF Georgia it was agreed that after two
hours debate tomorrow the previous
| question should be considered as or
dered. and the house adjourned.
| To-, h, al
alton of its election bill was considered
and Mr.. Dolph continued his speech OF
yesterday upon the subject Mr..
Dolph held it to be the duty OF congress
with malice towards none and with
cnar ty for all" to exercise to the
fullest extent the powers under the
| constitution to secure to every citizen
of the United Substantive or foreign
born. white or black, rich or poor
the free exercise OF all his rights under
the constitution. Mr.. Eustice said he
would put question to the senator
from Oregon and would ask frank
answer. The question was if the i'm
migration of Chinese had not been
prohibited, if there were l. 500, 900
Cinnamon in Oregon who had the
right OF suffrage and who established
in Oregon a Chinese state department,
and if the people of Oregon had over
thrown that Chinese government and
re-established white political supre-
macy, would he (Dolph) in such case
advocate the passage of "a law by con-
| gress. the intent and effect of which
would be to encourage, stimulate and
sustain those Cinnamon in their effort
to recover political power on race lines
Mr.. Dolph refused definite answer to
the question. In the house, after ebate,
the apportionment bill was passed
without observation-disclosures, 1877; nays
50. The negative vote was as follows:
| Anderson, Allen of Mississippi, An
drews, Barnes, Blanchard, Breckin-
ridge of Arkansas, Brickner, Brook
shire j. b. Brown, Drummer, Bucka-
lew, Bum, Campbell, Caruth. Catch
ings, Clancy, Clements, Coob. Covert,
/ Crisp, Cummings, Dunphy, Ellis, En-
loe, Fithian, Flower, Foreman. Fowler,
Geissenhainer, Goodnight, Hare. Hem
derson of North Carolina, Herbert.
Holman, Lane, Lawler, Lester of Geor-
gia, Manager, Maish, Martin of Indiana,
Martin of Texas. McAdoo. Mccarthy.
Mcclellan, McCreary McMillen. Nc
Rae, Montgomery. Mutchler. Oates
! O'Neill of Indiana, Cultivate Parrett,
Paynter, Peel, Pennington Perry. Pin
dar, Price, Quinn, Richardson, Robert
son, Rogers, Sayers. Seney. Shively,
Spinola. Springer Stahlnecker Stock
dale, Tracy, Tucker, Turner OF Geor-
gia Turner of New York. Eaux, Wad-
dill, Wheeler of Alabama, Whitthorn,
Wike, Wiley. Williams OF Illinois.
Yoder. The house then adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th Mr. Sher-
man reported n bill providing against
the contraction of the currency. Or
dered printed and recommitted. The
elections bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Coke addressed the senate in op-
position to it. Mr.. Coke said he pro-
posed to have full and free discussion
Of the bill to the end that the Ameri-
can people shall be informed of the
startling and radical departure pro-
posed TO be inaugurated in the charac-
ter of the government. II the dictates
OF the political faction that happened
to hold possession of all the depart
ments of the government were to be
registered in the statute books without
debate. without discussion, without ex-
animation; if the rules and usages and