Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1882 — CONGRESSIONAL. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL.

f* Senate. -C B May 26. <rd reported from the finance committee several modifications of the measure recently reported by him as a substitute for the house bonded spirits bill. Sections 10 and 11 of the committee’s original substitute is wholly omitted from the new bill,being superfluous by the preceding amendment. Mr. Bayard will probably call it up early next week. HOUSE. Washington, May 26.—Mr. Calkins called up the contested election case of Mackey vs. Dibble, against which Mr. Blackburn raised the ques- * s on of consideration. fAfter further debate and colloquies, portions of which were lost in the confusion on the floor and in the continuous rapping of the speaker’s gavel, roll call followed roll call upon dilatory motions. HOUSE. Washington, May 27.—After throe or four dilatory motions, Mr. Calkins asked and obtained unanimous consent to submit a counter-proposition to that submitted by Mr Blackburn yesterday. It .proposes the house proceed with the consideration of the Mackey-Dibble case, and that after six hours’ discussion the house shall vote on - the question of recommittal by yea and nay vote, and if it be decided in the negative, the house shall continue to consider the case until it is finished without filibustering motions. Several roll calls followed on dilatory motions, which showed tho Republicans lacked two of a quorum. About 4 o’clock further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. Mr. Dunn introduced through the petition box a joint resolution appropriating SIOO,OOO to be expended by the secretary of war for the relief*of persons rendered destitute by the recent overflow of the Mississippi river and its tributaries. Referred. The joint resolution was accompanied by a letter addressed to Mr. Dunn by General Mangum, of Arkansas, under date of May 22, stating the present overflow is in many respects more disastrous than that in February and March last,and unless congress comes to the aid of the destitute persons in the overflowed sections starvation is imminent. Adjourned. SENATE. Washington, May[29.—The senate bill to reimburse the Creek Indian orphan fund was again considered and opposed with earnestness by Messrs. Cockrell and Sherman. Mr. McMillan also spoke in opposition. The bill went over without action. The Japanese 'indemnity (fund bill came up as the regular order. Mr. Hale gave notice of an amendment directing the payment to Japan to be made in legal coin directly b\ the United States through its minis ter to that country. Mr. Jones, of Florida, also gave no tice of a substitute, providing for payment through the minister resident at Japan of the principal only, namely, $785,000. Mr. VanWyck asserted that nobody doubted the existence of an organized lobby to secure the passage of the bill, and he believed the claim of Wyoming was supported by some combinetion. A long debate took place upon the amendment for allowing payment from the fund of claims for property destroyed by fire belonging to Colonel Fishere, United States consul at Japan. Mr. Saunders finally withdrew the amendment and the bill was laid aside without action. Adjourned. HOUSE. Washington, May 29.—-As soon as the reading of the journal was ended Mr. Reed called up for consideration the proposed amendment to the rules, prohibiting dilatory motions on contested election case«HOUSE. Washington, May 30.—The journal of yesterday having been read, Mr. Springer objected to its approval on the ground that it omitted all reference to two very important motions which he made, from the speaker’s refusal to entertain them. He had the official report on the subject read from the Congressional Record, and then moved to have the journal corrected so as to include these two motions, which were to lay on the table the report of the committe on rules and to recommit the report with instructions, together with the speaker’s refusal to entertain them, and his (Springer’s) appeals from such a refusal, and the speaker’s declining to entertain them. AJvote was’then taken on Mr. Atherton’s motion to take a recess till 10 o’clock to-morrow and resulted, yeas 93, nays 13. the Republicans all voting in the affirmative. Mr. McMillan, of Tennessee, raised the point of no quorum, whereupon Mr. Calkins withdrew the notice he had given that he would call the previous question at 5 to-morrow, and stated he would call it earlier. Be veralDemocrats(defiantly)—“ Call it now.” Mr. Reed, of Maine—" And if this matter pinches somewere it is not the fault of this side.” Mr. Randall—“We have passed the pinch.” Mr. Reed—“ You are still groaning under it.” The house then, on motion of Mr. Calkins, adjourned. SENATE. Washington, May 81. Several bills were reported, after which the discussion of the senate bill to reimburse the Creek orphans fund wa resumed, and occupied the remainder of the morning hour. The bill went over without action.

Mr. Garland, by unanimous conI aenfc calledAip the tffi&to gran|rto tiie I Mtejraippgl Albuquefiue apqjlntfeif-r The bttr beiffg W 6y Mr. Ingalls, it was laid aside. Mr. Bayard gave notice that Friday he would move the consideration of the bonded spirits bill., A sftmlar notice was given Uy Mr. Platt in behalf of the pension cases on the calendar. Mr. Allison announced that the appropriation committee would insist to-morrow on the army bill having precedence oyer all other business. A motion for executive session, by Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, prevailed, yeas, 26; nays, 16, and when the doors were reopened the Japanese indemnity bill was taken ujj. Pending debate the senate Rd* joumed. HOUSE. Washington, May 81.—The house resumed consideration of the MackeyDibble contested election case, and Mr. Atherton, a member of the committee on elections, presented the views of the minority. An animated* discussion followed, at the close of which the resolution seating Mackey was adopted—yeas. 150; nays 81, and Mackey appeared at the bar of the house and was sworn in. Mr. McLain, of Maryland, then rose to a question of privilege and sent to the clerk’s ■ desk a resolution reciting t hat the house, in the exercise of the pewer expressly conferred upon it by the constitution has ordained and established a code of rules for the government of its proceedings and for the guidance of its presiding officer. Mr. Reed, of Maine, moved to lay the resolutions on the table. After an hour spent in exciting debate and turmoil, the yeas and nays were demanded, and the resolutions were laid on the table—-yeas, 144; nays 88. Mr. Ranney, of Massachusetts, from the committee on elections, then called up the Florida contested election case of Bisbee vs. Finley, and the question of consideration being raised by Mr. Randall, the house voted to consider it—yeas, 149; nays, 2 (Phelps and Hardenburg); and then that case being thus fairly launched, the house at 8:30 adjourned. SENATE. Washington, June I.—The bill passed authorizing the construction of a railroad bridge across Sault Bte Marie river, between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, with the purpose of connecting with Canadian railroads. Senate bill to reimburse the Indian creek orphan fund was then taken up, amended to require money to be paid into the treasury, and passed. Mr. Logan called up the army appropriation bill, and the committee amendments, as far as the compulsory retirement clause, were read ana agreed to. This clause makes the retiiement of an officer who has served forty years discretionary with himself, but obligatory as to one who is sixty-two years of age. Mr. Bayard said this rule must throw out of the army many men of glory and a pride to the service, who were to-day more fit than at almost any period of their lives for high and important commands. Further discussion ensued, participated in by Messrs. Butler, Morgan and Sherman, to the effect that the law provides that the offices general and lieutenant general shall cease upon a vacancy occurring .in either* and further that retired officers are assignable to duty only on foreign mission, as professors of colleges;or in the government of the soldier’s home. Mr. Maxey, of the military committee, and one of the two absentees from the meeting at which the clause was approved, opposed the proposition as one which ignored the mental and physical fitness of officers for duty. He gave notice of a motion to strike the clause out of the bill. Without action the senate went into executive session. Adjourned. HOUSE. Washington, June I.—Mr. Kelly asked the unanimous consent of the house to Submit a report from the committee on ways and means. Mr. Randall interposed and objected. Mr. Ranney, stated that |he would demand the previous question at 5 o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Beltzhoover, of Pennsylvania, spoke for two hours in advocacy of the claims of the sitting member, and was followed by Mr. Jones, of Texas, upon the same side. At the conclusion of Mr. Jones’ speech the previous question was ordered without division. After a brief speech by Mr. McMillan, of Tennessee, in opposition to the report of the majority. Mr. Bisbee took the floor in his own behalf, but before concluding 5 o’clock arrived, and the bouse took a recess. After recess Mr. Bisbee concluded his speech, and a resolution declaring him emitted to his seat was adopted —yeas, 141; nays, 9. On motion of Mr. Frost.of Missouri, June 10 was designated as the day when eulogies will be delivered in honor of Thomas Allen, of Missouri. Mr. Hazelton, of Wisconsin, called up the contested election case of Lowe vs Wheeler from the eighth district of Alabama. After an extended discussion, Mr. Reed moved to adjourn, and the speaker put the question, notwithstanding Mr. Cox’s efforts to be heard. “Well,” said Mr. Cox, “that is what I call brute force; mere brute force.” “It is not,” replied the speaker, and the house then adjourned. Mr. Benjamin Fitch, of New York City, ha* authorized the expenditure of SIO,OOO to $15,000 additional for improvements in the building for charitable purposes, which he is to present to the city of Buffalo.