Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-22
EVENING STAR.
fRiDAY..........y January -, Is.a.
CONGRESSIONAL
Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceedia

SENATE.-Aftero our report clnSeSi-
MT Thurman addressed the Senate on The
bill reported by Mr. Morton providing for the
election OF President by the direct vote % the
| Dtopie. he was followed briefly by MeSSrS
Conkling and Edmunds.
Mr.. Thurman moved that the further con-
SIC. oil the subject be postponed until
the Senate went into executive session ami
then adjourned.
HOU SE.-After our report closed
Mr.. Dawes Mass presented
LETTER PROM MR. CHAS A. wETNoRE
who was yesteriay ordered 90 he committe>i
for contempt. The letter. he said. seemed -
offer a proper apology. and after the letter hal
been read he would move that the witness 10
discharged from custody. Mr.. wetmore
says. IN his letter, that he deems it due 10 the
House and the Committee of Ways aad
Means, as well a. to himself to make an eX-
PLANTATION. On yesteniay he WIS brought To
The bar OF the House u answer certain qaes-
lions, which. having been propOunded by the
Sp ak r and cons dering himself under oatb
ne made some remarks 20 explain WAY he
could hot answer the questions. BY ties,
r'marks he intended no diSreSpect either 10
the House or To the Committee OF WAYS AMI
Mes I'm Il failing his recollection OF what
look place IN the committee room. The inn
preston he intended TO convey by his r.
marks was that the manner of his eygmina-
ton by the committee was calculated In CON
fuse his ideas and his recollection. He was
not sure his statement ma lie yesterday was
correct, and he did not intend to do any in
justice 20 the Committee OF Ways and Ne aus
or any member thereof, hut he NAV have
done "a. lie cast no reproacheS upon the
House, but he was gratificd AZ the time that
had been given him. II his remarks created
any unreasonable impression he regretted IN
and knew OF nothing else he could do. He
therefore, respectfully asked the House ID
reverse the action that was had in his case
yesterday.
On motion OF Mr. Dawes. Mr.. Wc.mare
was directed 10 be diScharg,l from further
custody.
Mr. Maynard tTcnn) called up the report
OF the committee OF conference on what il
known as the little tariff bill, and explained
the action of the conference committee and
the amendments as they were finally agreed
Ia.
FIGHT OVER THE LITTLE TARIFF RITI"
Mr.. Cox y. W ridiculed the bill declaring
1t really "little tariff bill" and said there
was no increased revenue in it,
After a running debate, Mr.. Maynari de-
manded the previous question, which was
seconded.
The report was agreed to-yeaS 10, NAYS %
MIR. Maynard then moved 10 reconsider
this vote, and 10 lay that motion on the
table.
Mr.. Banning Ohio moved that the House
adjourn. Lost.
The question was then put upon the motion
OF Mr.. Maynard, and the vote stood 81 10 "a
the opponents of the bill not voting.
The yeas and nays were then ordered by
the majority.
Pending the call Of the roll, Mr. EIdreIce
wis moved that the House adjourn. and on
dered. The House refused to a1iOurn-yeas
~, nays l2S.
The demand for the yeas and NAYS on the
motion of Mr.. Maynard was withdrawn, AMI
II was agreed TO; and the House at $3.50 m,
adjourned.