The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-30
MAKEUP OF CONGRESS.
TIE SENATE PASSES THE HOUSE
REAPPORTIONMENT BILL

Efforts to Secure One New Member
Each for Arkansas, Minnesots, Mis-
souri, and New York Defeated Gen.
Rosecran's Double Salary from the
Government Thrust TO the Front.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-In the Senate
this morning, on motion OF Mr.. Sawyer,
the Senate bill creating the Office of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General, with a salary
of 1900 year, was taken from the cal
endar and passed.
At the close Of the morning hour, at 12
o'clock, the Senate proceeded TO the consid-
GRAFTON OF the superintendent bill as the
unfinished business, and Mr.. Edmunds ad-
dressed the Senate, calling its attention
to the fact that the bill took no cognizance
whatever Of the provisions OF the
fourtesnth amendment of the oonstitu>
tion, that in case the right Of suffrage be
denied or abridged in any state, the repre-
sentation Of that state shall be diminished
accordingly.
EVERY AMENDMENT VOTED DOWN.
The Senate then procseded to vote on the
amendments proposed BY the minority, the
first being to decrease the representation Of
Arkansas from to 7. The amendment was
rejected by a vote OF SO yeas to SO nays.
All the democratic senators voted for the
amendment, and were reinforced by five
republican senators, Messrs. Davis, Mao
MILAN, Paddock, Stewart and Washburn.
The next amendment was to increase the
representation of Minnesota from 20 s.
This was also rejected, the vote standing
ing. yeas 81, nays 80. On this vote Mr..
Casey voted with the democrats, of whom
two less voted than on the preceding vote.
The next amendment was to increase the
representation OF Missouri from fifteen to
sixteen. 1t was rejected-yeas 80, nays 3S.
The only republicans voting aye on this
amendment were MoSsrs Davis, Paddock
and Washburn. Messrs. Casey, Mcmillan
and Stewart voted no.
The next amendment was to increase the
representation of New York from thirty
four to thirty-five. IL was rejected. The
vote stood: Yeas 20, nays IS. Messrs. Davis
and Paddock were the only republicans
voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. Davis then withdrew bis amendment
fixing the total number of representatives
at 800.
TRYING TO BUNCH THEM.
Mr.. Berry offered an amendment fixing
the total number at $50, and giving an addi-
tional member to Arkansas. Minnesota and
New York, and desired TO have it voted on
as one amendment.
Division of it., however, was insisted on
by Mr.. Hale.
THE AMENDMENT TABLED.
Mr.. Hale then moved to lay the amend
| ment on the table, and that motion was
| agreed to-yeas, 3S; nays, ~. The only re-
| publcans who voted in the negative were
| Messrs. Davis and Washbt4rn.
| Mr.. Vest stated why he could not vote for
the bill; it was because "a large fraction Of
the population In Missouri, Minnesota, Ar
kansas and New FORK was left entirely
| without representation.
Mr. German also opposed the bill because
| in his belief, remuneration should have been
made in the city of New York. where there
was deficit of some 20O, 600 in the census
| returns as taken, and because be believed
that that state and the states of Arkansas
Minnesota and Missouri should each have
| an additional representative. He thought
that in fairness to all the apportionment
| should have been left to be made in the
next session.
ARKANSAS CHEATED.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas declared his be-
| lief that in his state the census returns were
very defective, and that IL the truth were
known Arkansas had population enough to
entitle her to seven representatives.
Mr.. Morgan spoke of the necessity of a
specific declaration in the bill that the num-
bsr of presidential electors in 1922 shall
correspond with the number Of representa-
tives fixed in the bill. The country had
had enough Of trials and troubles and diff
culties in connection with presidential cleo
tions to admonish congress to exercise most
extreme care in the matter and to make
the law perfectly clear and definite.
The bill was then passed exactly as 1t
came from the House-yeas 81, nays "a
Ia strict party vote).
ACCOUNTS on THE EIGHT-HoUR BASIS
The Senate then, on motion Of Mr.. Blair,
took up the House bill providing for an
adjustment OF the accounts OF laborers,
workmen and mechanics arising under the
eight-hour law. Having thus made it the
unfinished business Mr.. Blair consented
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, with
drew it, and moved, as privileged motion,
that the army bill be taken up. That motion
was agreed to, thus displacng the eight
hour bill from Its advantageous position as
the unfinished business"
Consideration of the army appropriation
bill was then proceeded with.
RATES ON LAND GRANT RAILROADS.
Among the amendments reported from
the committee on appropriations was one to
strike out the proviso limiting the rates to
be paid by the government for transperta-
tion on land grant railroads TO so per cent.
Of the rates charged to private parties; and
to substitute for it a proviso that the rates
shall be such as the Secretary Of War shall
deem just aud reasonable-not to exceed 20
per cent. OF the charges to private parties.
The matter went over without action.
PAY OF RETIRED oFFIcERs.
Mr.. Hawley moved to strike out Of the
bill the proviso that no officer shall receive
pay as an officer on the retired list while
receiving salary as government official.
The proyiso, he said, applied to only
twelve officers, including Gen.
Rosecrans. register OF the treasury.
Some of them were clerks
to the Senate committees, and some were
clerks in the departments. 1t was rather,
be said, persistent, sharp, bold watchful-
ness to try 10 prevent wounded and disabled
officers from finding some place where they
could do something to add to their income,
1t was very small business.
GEN. RosECRANs' FAT INCOME.
The motion to strike out was supported
by Messrs. Harris, Gibson and Spooner,
and was opposed by Mr.. Reagan, who also
instanced the case of Gen. Rosecrans draw
ing "a, 100 a year as an officer on the retired
list, aud $4,000 year as register Of the
treasury.