St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-30
JUSTICE is REFUSED.
The Senate Bars an Increase
Of Congressional Repre-
Sentation.
Stubborn Fight for a Large
Apportionment by Davis
and Washburn.
MIR. Dingley Has Some Diff
Guilty in Securing Wit
ness OWenby.
Report Submitted Suggesting
That He Is in Contempt
Of the House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The senate
bill creating the office of fourth assist
ant postmaster general was passed. The
senate then proceeded to the considera-
tion of the apportionment bill, as the
unfinished business, and Mr.. Edmunds
addressed the senate, calling its atten-
ton to the fact that the bill took DO cog
nizance whatever of the provisions of
the fourteenth amendment to the con-
StitutiOn; that, in case the right Of suf-
frage be denied or abridged, in any
state, the representation of that state
shall be diminished accordingly. The
senate then began to vote on the amend
ments proposed by the minority-the
first being to increase the representa-
tion of Arkansas from TOT. The amend
ment was rejected. Yeas 80. nays 33. All
the Democratic senators voted for the
amendment and were reinforced by five
Republican senatOrs-Messrs. Davis,
Mcmillan, Paddock, Stewart and Wash
burn. The next amendment was to in
crease the representation of Minnesota
from five to eight. 1t was also rejected
yeas, 81; nays, 32. On this vote Mr..
whom two less voted than on the pre-
ceding vote. The next amendment was
to increase the representation of Mis-
souri, from fifteen to sixteen.
1t Was Rejected.
Yeas. 30; nays, So. The only Repub-
licans voting aye on this amendment
were Messrs. Davis, Paddock and Wash
burn. Messrs. Casey, Mcmillan and
Stewart voted no. The next amend
ment was to increase the representation
of New York from thirty-four to thirty
five. 1t was rejected. Yeas, 90; nays. 80.
Messrs. Davis and Paddock were the
only Republicans voting in the af1irma-
tive. Mr.. Davis then withdrew the
amendment fixing the total number of
representatives at 800. Mr.. Berry
offered all amendment fixing the total
number at 359. and giving an additional
member to Arkansas, Minnesota and
New York, and desired to have it voted
on as one amendment. A division of it,
however, was insisted on by Mr.. Hale.
Mr.. Hale then moved to lay the amend
ment on the table, and that motion was
agreed to-yeas SO, nays 20. The only
Republicans who voted in the negative
were Messrs. Davis and Washburn.
The bill was then passed exactly as it
came from the hOuse-yeas 81, nays "a,
a strict party vote. The senate then,
on motion of Mr.. Blair, took up the
house bill providing for the adjustment
of accounts of laborers, workmen and
mechanics arising under the eight-hour
law. 1t having thus been made the
unfinished business" Mr.. Blair COW
sented to have it laid aside temporarily
SO that the
Army Appropriation Bill
should be taken up and proceeded with.
Mr.. German, however, objected to that
arrangement being made, and then Mr..
Allison, who had made the request.
withdrew it and moved (as privileged
motiOm that the army bill be taken up.
That motion was agreed to, thus dis
placing the eight-hour bill from It's ad-
vantageous position as unfinished busi
ness" The consideration of the army
appropriation bill was then proceeded
with. Mr.. Hawley moved to strike out
of the bill the prOviso that no officer
shall receive pay as an officer on the re-
tired list while receiving a salary as
government official. The proviso ap-
piled, he said, to only twelve officers,
Including Gen. RosecranS, register
of the treasury. MIR. Berry said the
provision was aimed at Gen.
ROSecrans and Gen. Baldy Smith.
The administration had not
seen proper to call for Gen. Rosecrans'
resignation, whose place was wanted by
some hungry patriot; but the admins
tration would like legislation to make
vacancy in that office. The motion was
agreed to, and the prOviso was stricken
out. Among the amendments reported
from the committee on appropriations
was one to strike out the proviso limit
ing the rates to be paid by the govern
ment for transportation on land grant
railroads to so per cent of the rates
charged to private parties; and to sub
stitute for it a proyiso that the rates
shall be such as the secretary of war
shall deem just and reasonable-not to
exceed 20 per cent OF the charges to
private parties. After an extended dis
cussion, the bill and amendment went
over without action, and after short
executive session the senate adjourned.