Southern telegraph., 1838-07-04

had as higha respect for the courtesy OF the
Senate rs the gentleman opposite could !
feel. But the gentleman Che mainiained)
was entirely mistaken as to the effect Of
be motion. The Senator from \. ]. (Alr.
Southard,) had emphsticaIly stated that the
intention was that the resolution should lie |
ON The table--and there rest-neyer to be
revived. He considered il as the deiea! oi
The proposition.
Dir. Calhoun. 81 am determined that NJ
advantage shall be taken of me-"
NJ. Preston cried out across tie chamber
that no one wished to take advantage OF
him.
On motion Of Mr.. NorYcll of Michigan,
it was laid on the tabe--aycs "a, nays IA.
IrNr Is, 1888.
The Vice President laid before the Sc
nate today, communication from the War
Department, enclosing a report from the
Adjutont General, in reference TO the has
tile deposition of the lndisns on the Akin
s1s Frontier, from which it appears, on the
lauihority Of Gen. ArbIckle, that hostile in
tenions have been manifested by several
Indian tribes in their councils, but that al
though the prospects on thai frontier are ra-
ther gloomy at present, hopes are INDUCED
that peace win yet be preserved.
The Senate was engaged some timo with
The bill which has passed the House, aulho-
rizing the Washington Monumcntal Society
to erect the proposed Monument on the
public mall in this city. 1t was indefinite
y pospaned.
June 10, 1889.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the Report of the committee on Foreign Al
fairs for their discharge from the consdera-
lion Of the petitions, memorials, resolutions,
! and all other papers relating to the anneXa-
J lion Of Texas, which had been referred 10
! them.
MIR. Adams was entitled to the floor; and
addressed the house during that part Of The
2 morning hour allotted to the subject.
{ He commented with great pungency on
Q Mr.. Droomgoole's refusal to answer his in
terrogatory propounded on the previous day,
as to whether the Committee had given the
e slightest consideration To the papers referred
TO them; and declared that such reply
r was tantamount to an admission that the
= Committee had not considered them.
His remarks called up Mr.. Leglre, a
n member of the Committee, who volun-
b teered the statement that he had not read
one Of the papers in question-no, not
s one.
o When Mr.. Adams heard this declaration,
e he read the rule of the House, by which it
!. was made the duty Of the Committee to eX
anime and consider the sIhje It's referred
;. 10 them; and he anirnadycrted in strong
. terms on the failure to peri rm the duty in
the present instance. lie said that ii was a
part of systematic contempt with which
: the petitions of the people on certain sub
q jects were treated by the House, for he con
tended that the right Of petition was not en-
. joyed unless the petitions were read and
considered.
, The Ex-Prcsdent was proceeding with
e great warmth on this favorile topic, and
calling into play all his powers of sarcasm
and ridcule against his opponents, when
the hour arrived for going 10 the orders of
the day, and interrupted his remarks.
Alter some unlmpnrtant proceedings, it
was proposed to take up the Bills from The
Senate, relative to Steam Boat Explo-
sons.
{ Mr. Bidde of Pittshurg, moved for a sus-
, pension of the rules: accompanying the
/ motion with some forcible remarks on the
deep and pressing importance of these mea.
= sures. A frightful responsibility, he said
: hung over every hour of delay. 1t was a
. matter that touched human life: and his
e position compelled him painfully to feel that
9 the chance for securing attention TO the bills
was rapidly passing by.
81 The House resolved to suspend the rule
Yeas I2l-Nays 57,-and the bill au-
thorizing the appointment qf persons to
test the usefulness of inventions TO improve,
, and render safe the boilers Of steam en-
gines against explosions; was taken up in
Committee of the Whole, and after being
slightly amended, was laid on the table to
. be reported.
The Committee then took up the Bill TO
provide for the better security of the lives
of passengers on board OF vessels propelled,
in whole or in part, by steam. A number
of minute amendments relating to the de-
tails of the Bill were proposed, and gave
rise to much disuIlory discussion, in con-
, sequence of which Mr. Corwin Of Ohio rose
!. and earnestly demonstrated against the mnl-
f DUPLICATION of amendments. The subject,
he said, required an amount of practical
t knowledge, which the House did not pos
e sess-and he thought it best to avoid unne-
= cossary detail
f Mr.. Sergeant concurred in these views
of Mr.. Corwin. The principal bill was not
; to guard against all the dangers Of man
: life; but against those peculiarly nclde /
to the use of steam. After a short debate
A on some Constitutional difficulties started
h by Mr.. Robertson of Va, the bill was or
n dered to be printed.
= June Is, 1898.
+ Truly did Ex-President Adams remark
! the other day in the House OF Representa-