Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-05-18
TuIRTy.FIFrn coSGREss-l.t Session.
THURSDAY. MAY Is, 1893.
SENATE,

SENATE. ..
After the regular morning business ait'HnN,
moved that all previous special orders be postpVne.
with the view Of taking up the bill makinS aPpio,
prisiions for the legislative, executive ana !"'ris'
expenses of the Government for the hscsi year Gnu
ing the Both of June, 1859.
Mr.. Johnson, of Tennessee, spoke earnestly j" !"
yor Of taking up the Homestead bill" when nao
long been awaiting the consideration Of the Senate
He thought that appropriation bills carried with them
a momentum which always ensured their passage
through both Houses Of Congress, and he was IN
willing that q measure which came home to the bust
nsss and bosoms of the country should longer be
held in allowance by them. 1t seemed difficult TO
bring ths attention OF The Senate to any measure OF
nractjcsI legislation for the benefit OF the people.
Ar Hale thanked Mr.. johnson for the frankuets
nth which he had alluded to the delay attending the
transaction of public business IN the Senate. He re-
gr.,tad. however, that that Senator had not been
more alive TO the evil when all the prhoucai interests
of the country were postponed oy a party issue I'D
relation TO Kansas and the Lecnn'p1on Ioh:u.uueh'
Mr.. Trumbull agreed with MIR. johnson 10 depre,
eating the postponement OF the homestead BILL ana
hoped that the Senate would proceed to It's consldera
ton. .,
Mr.. Hunter urged the priority Of the APPROPRIATION
bill. He did not know what Senators meant by "the
nractical interests of the country If on that ground
they would refuse TO consider q bill which MADE sp'
| propositions for the support and maintenance OF 'ne
Government in all its three great coordinate depart
ments, and preferred TO take up IN lts stead q DILL lot
squandering the public lands. -,
At the conclusion OF the discussion Inc molen OF
Mr.. Hunter prevailed, and the appropriation bill was
reported to the Senate with eundry amendments pro
posed by the Committed on Finance. Most or tne
latter were concurred in without debate. The bill, d.
it came from the House of Representatives. contained
a proviso that no part Of the amount appropriated
by any act of Congress for The service ofany %otterhsca
year shsll be used for or applied to the service OF any
other iscal year, nor be transferred 10 or used for any
branch of expenditure other than that for which i
may he enaciGrally aDDr0priatsd. In lieu OF tln
clauss the committee proposed to substitute q pro
vision 10 the effect that oil estimates for the various
Executive departments of the Government shall e'
accompanied with a specification of the amount o
any outstanding appropriations made for a SPECIFIED
object in u former fscal year. Alter a brlet discus
sion, which was participated in by Messrs. Hale
Hunter, Davis, johnson, Of Arkansas, and others, INT
substitute was ~carried-yess 70, nays 10. In
bill was then read a third time and passed withou
opposition.
Mr.. D~oolittle directly after rose and moved a recon
sideration of the vote by which the bill was passed
for the purpose of introducing an amendment allow
ing the same compensation to the official reporters o
the Senate as was granted in the bill 10 the reporter
Of the House. Upon this question a pro'racted ant
desultory debate arose, involving the whole Theory
and practice of Congressional reporting. The ELL
cheney Of the present eystrIn, the nature OF the con
tract between Congress and the official Reporter. tn,
rates of compensation, &c. were passed in review bJ
the different speakers. At the conclusion OF th'
discussion the motion of Mr.. Doolittlee prevailed
and, pending the consideration Of the amendment
which it was proposed 10 make to the bill, the Senate
adjourned al six O'Clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Phillips of Pennsylvania, presented the ere
dentials of two Representatives elect from the new
State of Minnesota, and moved that they be sworr
in. Mr.. Sherman of Ohio, objected, on the grounC
that The members had not been legally elected, bu
had been chosen by some sort Of lottery from three
persons elected by the people; and that their creden
tials were irregular, being signed only by the Terri
torial Governor. lie moved a resolution referring
the credentials to the of Elections. Mr.
Phillips replied, contending that the election was al
regular as was usual with new States; and that tht
objection was an unfair attempt to deprive Minnesots
of her rightful representation. After an animated
debate Mr.. S%hermsn's resolution was substituted fo
Mr.. Phillips motion by yeas 81, nays 81: and final!
the resolution was adopted by yeas lBS, nays IS.
The Committee on Accounts reported a series o
grave charges against Mr.. r b Hackney, the Door
keeper of the House, and a resolution tor his aumms
ry dismissal from office. The subject was postponed
until Monday next.
The Committee on Elections reported that they
were unable TO agree 10 the Ohio contested election
case, four members being in favor of the claim o
Mr.. Vallsndigham, The contestant four IN favor OF tn
sitting member, Mr.. Campbell, and one in favor o
declaring the seat vacant and ordering a new cleo
ton. The several minority reports we're received
laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
A bill was reported providing for n paid fire dc
partment in the District of Columbia.
rhe House proce"ied To the consideration Of Ter
ritorial business A resolution was adopted looking
TO the establishment OF u uniform system IN the up
propristions for Territorial buildings. a number o
adverse reports were received from the COMMITTEES cl
Territories, among them q petition OF the Constiiu
tional Convention Of Utah asking for admission int
the Union "a the State OF Deseret. An inquiry wa
|msde in relation to Il bin Introduced early in the SIS
zion 70 prevent and punish p~olygsmy in the Terrific
ries, but the chairman q f.he COMMITTEE on Terri'orie
had been unable 10 find it among the papers of the
COMMITTEES
The Territorial calendar was considered in the Com
mittee Of The Whole, and all the matters therein wer
reported TO the House, except a private bill and IN
bill TO organic. tbs Territory OF Nevada. Pending
demand tor the previous question on the passage q
the BILL, 1T ) o'clock the House a Adjourned.
Mr.. Cobb, of Georgia, gave notice OF q resolution
to resciDd The resolution for the adjournment OF Con
pre,s on tie 9TH OF June.