Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1889 — WASHINGTON NOTES. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NOTES.

The Smalls-Elliott contested ejection was decided by a party vote in the House Wednesday in favor ot Elliott, Democrat. Smalls was the colored candidate from a South Carolina district. Mr. Crisp made a violent political speech. Mr. Johnston, of Indiana, tried to interrupt the speaker, but Mr. Crisp waved him off witty the remark that the gentleman was imitating she tactics of Smalls. In a State where they resorted to “blocks of five,” perhaps they bad better look at home before they went abroad. This remark brought the Indiana Republicans to their feet in indignant protect, but Mr. Crisp declined to permit- interruptions, and in the midst of the uproar his time expired. Then a scene of intense tumult and confu»’«n ensued. During the delivery of Mr. Crisp’s speech the main aisle of the House had becoifito thronged with membersof both parties who kept up an incessant demand for the regular order, while Mr. Crisp attempted to have his time extended, and while the Indiana Republicans continued their vigorous but altogether unintelligible demand for an opportunity to reply. The proceedings in the executive season of the Senate upon consideration of the British extradition treaty were given to the press Wednesday. The vote upon the ratification taken on the Ist inst., wasas follows: Yeas—Blackburn, Cockvel, Faulkner, Frye, George, Hampton, Hawley, Hoar, Jones of Ark., Pasco, Payne, Ransom, Sawyer. Sherman and Walthal—ls: Naye-rAllison, Bate, Bpwen, Call, Chase, Chandler. Coke, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Edmunds, Eustice, Evarts, Farwell. Gorman, Hale, Hiscsck, Ingalls. Jones of Nev.. Mander, son, Mitchell, Morgan, Haddock, Plumb, Pugh, Platt, Reagan, Riddleber. er, Saulsbury, Stewart; Stockbridge, Teller, ; urpie. Vest, Voorhees, Wilson, of la., and Wilson of Md., —38: 1 he following were paired: Yeas—Gray,Morrill, Vance, Daniel, Butler and Colquitt. Nays— Spooner, Harris, Palmer, Quay, Cameron and Gibson.

Senator Voorhees Friday introduced the following amendment to the civil appropriation bill: “Soldiers and Sailors in the war of the Rebellion, who were honorably discharged from Um military or naval service of the United States and the widows and children of deceased soldiers, shall be eligible to appointment, transfer and promotion, subjectonly to such examination as may be prescribed by the heads of de partments, and without competitive examinations.” By a vote of 9 to 5, the House committee on appropriations, Friday, resolved to report favorably a substitute for the Gawles internal revenue bill. Thesubstitute proposes the entire repeal of the tobacco tax, and omits the “moonshine” section of the Cowie bill. A special agent of the Government who has been investigating the Indian Training School at Genoa, Neb., has reported to Washington that gross irregn larities have been discovered in the accounts ofHorace R. Chase, the Superintendent ■>' - P. T. Barnum is worth $4,000,000 to $6,000,000, half of which he made out of fiis show ventures during the past sis- ! teen years.