The morning call., 1893-10-11
IN THE SADDLE NOW.
The Democrats of the House Pass
the Tucker Bill.
1t Was Done by Strict Party Vote
and No Amendment Was
Allowed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Routine busi-
ness occupied the morning hour in the
House. General Black Of Illinois offered
and had passed joint resolution author
izing the erection in the statuary hall of
group representing Columbus and Isabella.
Outhwaite from the Committee on Rules
presented a special order for the consid-
GRAFTON of the McCreary bill to amend the
Geary exclusion act from day to day
after the adoption of the order until dis
posed of. He gave notice that he would
call up the rule tomorrow morning.
McRae called up the bill which passed
both houses in the last Congress for the
relief OF settlers on timber and stone
lands under the act of 1873 and it was
passed.
The Senate bill to extend the time for
the payment of homesteaders in certain
Indian lands, under the act of 1891, was
taken up and after some explanation by
Mr.. Flynn of Oklahoma and by Simpson
of Kansas il passed.
McRae's bill regulating the sale of tim
Der on forest reservations and providing
for the protection of such reservations
was called up and considered in COM
mit;ee of the whole. The reservations in
clude over 17,5O0O00 acres, aud among
others the following:
DAlaska-The Afognak forest and fish
culture reservation.
Arizona-The Grand Canyon forest reser-
vaton, 1851, $50 acres.
California-The San Ga abriel timber land
reservation, 555, $40 acres; the Sierra forest
reserve, 40s6,000 acres; the San Ber-
nardino forest reservation. 732. 100 acres !;
the Trabuca Canyon forest reservation,
49. 920 acres.
Oregon-The Bull Run timber land res
ervatiou, 142,0SO acres; Cascade Range
forest reservation, 4. 492, 800 acres: Ashland
forest reservation. 1850 acres.
Washingtoa-The Pacific forest reserva-
ton. 967, $50 acres.
MeCrae explained that the purpose of
the bill was to protect forests. secure the
water flow and give the department au-
thority to sell for legitimate purposes such
timber as could be spared.
The bill aroused the opposition of West
ern members and / o'clock arrived with
out action.
Then the Speaker took the chair the
special order being the bringing of the
Tucker bill to a vote with the pending
amendments.
Burrows amendment, seeking to except
from repeal those laws providing for free
registry. the vote Of citizens irrespective of
color or previous condition, and providing
for the punishment of those interfering
with registration or voting, and giving
United States Judges jurisdiction, was de-
feated on strict party lines by vote of 100
to 1885, The vote onstrated the fact
that the Democrats had nine more than a
quorum present.
The vote then recurred on Lacey's
amendment, providing for the punish
ment of CT mes. against the ballot in Con-
gressional Delegate elections.
Lacey demanded the ayes and noes,
claiming that the defeat of his amendment
would give the briber and the ballot-box
the Territories.
The Lacey amendment was lost-90 to
1856. Fitch withdrew his amendment, and
the vote was taken on the final passage of
the bill. 1t was passed, ayes 200. nays
lola strict party vote.
When the Speaker announced the vote
the Democrats broke into cheers, and at
2:45 the House adjourned.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-Ex-PFesident Harri-
son, at present in this city, talked freely
tonight regarding the repeal of the Federal
election law. "We are sowing the seeds
of discord," he said, ''in breaking away
from the national election law. The peo-
pie of this country will not submit 70 the
selection of their officials by the dicebox
or the juggler's hat. Above all things
we should have purity of the ballot, but we
have reached condition in our nation al
| life where We submit to the most Infamous
outrages upon the ballot. Not ouly in the
South, but in the largest cities of the
North, there is a demand for the purity of
the ballot-box. In honest elections lies
our nations safety, and we cannot toll
crate fraud without paying bitter price
In the end"
CHE pan AGPnIINn