Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-29

Smithsonian Institution of VIM. Preston John
son OF Louisiana in place Of Noah Porter Of
Connecticut, resigned. Laid on the table.
FOURTH ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL.
On motion Of Mr.. Sawyer Senate bill creating
the Office of fourth assistant postmaster general
with a salary of "a 200 year, was taken from
the calendar and the report in favor of it read.
MIR. Reagan admitted that there might be
necessity for the new Office but said that if
there was it was on account Of the vicious and
bad policy that had been established-the car
rylng OF fourth-class matter at one cent per
pound and the carrying of merchandise-the
government thus doing the work of common
carriers.
Mr.. Edmunds asked Mr. Reagan whether the
charges were not equal to the actual expenses
OF doing business the transportation and at
tention.
Mr.. Reagan did not think they were. II a
Bible or school book were sent through the
malls 1t would have to pay eight cents pound,
while yellow-coveredl literature, with it's poison
Gus influences, and newspapers were carried at
one cent pound. Instead Of multiplying Of
fees the better way would be to do away with
abuses in the service.
After further discussion the bill was passed.
THE APPoRTIoNMENT BILL TAKEN Up.
At the close of the morning hour az o'clock
the Senate proceeded to the consideration of
the apportionment bill as the unfinished bust
ness and Mr.. Edmunds addressed the Senate,
calling Its attention to the fact that the bill
took no cognizance whatever of the provisions
of'the fourteenth amendment to the Constitu-
ton that, in case the right of suffrage be denied
or abridged in any state. the representation of
that state shall be diminished accordingly
The Senate then proceeded to vote on the
amendments prepared by the minority-the
first being to increase the representation Of Ar
kansas from tot.
VOTING ON AMENDMENTs.
The amendment was rejected-yeas, 80; nays,
49, All the democratic Senators voted for the
amendment and we're reinforced by five repub-
lican Senators-Messrs. Davis, Mcmillan, Pad
dock, Stewart and Washburn.
The next amendment was to increase the
representation of Minnesota from to g.
1t was also rejected-yeas, 81; nays 80
Cn this vote MIR. Casey voted with the dem
ocrats, OF whom two less voted than on the
preceding vote.
The next amendment was to increase the
representation of Missouri from Is to 16.
1t was rcjected-yeas, 80: nays, 49, The only
republicans voting aye on this amendment were
Messrs. Davis, Paddock and Washburn. Messrs
Casey, Mcmillan and Stewart voted No.
The next amendment was to increase the
representation OF New York from "a to 35. 1t
&"s rejected-yeas, 20; nays, 3S; Messrs.
Davis and Paddock being the only republicans
voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. Davis then withdrew the amendment
fixing the total number Of Representatives at
800.
Mr.. Berry offered an amendment fixing the
total number at 359 and giving an additional
member to Arkansas, Minnesota and New
York; and desired to have il voted on as one
amendment.
A division Of it, however was insisted on by
Mr.. Hale.
Mr.. Hale then moved to lay the amendment
on the table and that motion was agreed to
yeas, 38; nays, 20. The only republicans who
voted in the negative were Messrs. Davis and
Washburn.
OBJECTIONS TO THE BILL.
Mr.. Vest stated why he could not vote for the
bill; it was because a large FRICTION Of popula-
ton in the states Of Michigan. Minnesota,
Arkansas and New York was left entirely with
out representation.
Mr.. German also opposed the bill because, in
his belief, RECOMMENDATION should have been
made in the city of New York, where there WAS
deficit of some 100000 in the census
returns returns as ,n,t TAKEN ., and because he
the states of Arkansas, Minnesota and Missouri
should have an additional representative. He
thought that, in fairness to ALL the apportion-
ment should have been left to be made later in
the session.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) declared his belief that in
his state the census returns we're 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 spe-
cific declaration in the bill that the number of
presidential electors in 1892 shall correspond
with the number of representatives fixed in the
bill. The country had had enough of trials and
troubles and difficulties in connection with
presidential elections to admonish Congress to
exercise the most extreme care in the matter
and to make the law perfectly clear and definite.
THE BILL PASSED.
The bill was then passed exactly as IL came
from the House: Yeas. 81; nays, "A e strict
party vOte).
THE EIGHT-HoUR Law.
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-hourlaw Ithsving been
thus made the unfinished business" Mr.. Blair
consented to have it laid aside temporarily 80
that the army appropriation bill should be
taken up and proceeded with.
Mr.. German objected to that arrangement
being made, and then Mr.. Allen, who had made
the request, withdrew it and moved (as a priv
legged motion) that the army bill be taken up
That motion was agreed to, thus displacing the
eight-hour bill from its advantageous position
as unfinished business" The consideration
Of the army appropriation bill was then pro-
The journal was approved without objection.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman (N.Y) q bin was
passed providing for the issuing of the COM
mission of p. C. johnson as rear admiral
The House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Payson Ol.) in the chair, on the
military academy appropriation bill
THE SILVER POOL.
The committee having risen informally, Mr..
Dingley (Me.) chairman Of the COMMITTEES in
vestigating the alleged tfsilver pool" pre-
sented special report Of that COMMITTEES. The
report states that in the usual form q subpoena
TO appear before the committee was served
upon J. A. Owenby, and that said Owenby has
refused or neglected to obey the subpoena.
owENBY 10 BIZ SENT AFTER.
The report il accompanied by the following