St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-27

Minister to Hawaii Recalled in
Order tn Restore Amicable he
latiOHs-Senator Call Makes a
Strong appeal for the Home.
steaders.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 26.-The session
OF the senate today was devoted 10 a
discussion of Senator Calls public land
resolution and general collo9uy over
the federal election bill. A strong ap.
peal was made by Senator Call in favor
OF the homesteaders of Florida, who, he
alleged, were being deprived of their
rights by land grant railroads without
authority of law, and he finally sue
ceeded i'll having his resolution re-
ferred to the judiciary committee for a
careful inquiry into the legal rights OF
the question.
Senator Chandler made an effort to
have the bill repeating the federal cleo
ton laws postponed until next Decem.
Der, but the motion was, of course,
promptly defeated by the Democrats
on a roll call.
Senator Walcott, from the committee
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the offer of Mrs. Anna
Shaw Curtis, widow of George William
Curtis. of the marble bust of Char les
Sumner be accepted. and the committee
on library directed to convey to Mrs.
Curtis the obligations Of the senate for
the said gift.
The resolution of Senator Call. ques-
tlonng the validity OF railroad grants in
the state OF Florida. was taken up, and
Senator Call spoke at length in support
of the resolution and in defense of the
rights OF the
HOMESTEAD SETTLERS.
Senator Dolph said the question
raised by Senator Call had been decided
adversely to the senator from Florida
by five secretaries of the interior. and
has been regularly introduced in the
senate every congress for years past,
and that the committee OH public lands
had usually decided that the matter was
no longer within the control of con-
gress.
After further discussion the resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on
judiciary. At O'clock the Hawaiian
resolutions, by request of Senator Turpie
(Dem., Ind, went over without pref
udlce.
The election bill came up in the regu-
lar order of unfinished business. The
pending amendment was one presented
by Senator Chandler allowing every
candidate for congress to the right to
name a personal watcher" in each
election precinct to inspect the regisEra-
ton of votes and be present at the
counting of ballots and the certifying OF
the ballots.
Senator Chandler took occasion to re-
new his suggestion that the bill go over
until next December and give the cleo
ton law one more chance.
"Of course" said Senator Gray, ''the
senator's request is but facetiousiy made.
We demand now upon principle that
these laws should no longer exist upon
the statute books"
SENATOR CHANDLER
said that, to convince the senator that
he was in earnest, he would move its
postponement until next December.
Senator Bate Dem, TENN said this
Il.
before the senate for a long time, and
he thought the suggestion Of Senator
Chandler was unreasonable.
Senator Chandler TeGorted by reading
from Democratic paper published at
Memphis. Tenn, Senator Bates own
state, alleging great fraud in that city
i'll january, 1890.
After further reading from the Demo-
cratic paper of Memphis, Senator Chan
der said that he believed that if cleo
tons were as fair in Tennessee as in
Massachusetts, Tennessee would have
two Republican senators.
Senator Harris. OF Tennessee. said he
I would reply 10 Senator Chandler later,
and Senator Bate, of Tennessee, replied
briefly, referring to elections in that
state.
At this juncture, Senator Dolph (Rpp.,
| Orr introduced, i'll order that it might
be printed, an amendment to the Ha-
walian resolution, declaring that "xiIh
view TO restoring am ieable relations
between the United States and Hawaii,
the present minister OF the United
States to Hawaii should be recalled i'm
mediately."
The roll WAS then called on Senator
Chambers motion 10 postpone the elec-
ton bill until next December, and it
was defeated, 20 10 IS.
The question then REQUIRED once more
on Senator Chandeliers amendment, pro-
viding for one watcher" at the polls.
After brief discussion OF the amend
inent by Senator Chandler, the senate
went INTO executive session, and at $40
adjourned until Monday next.