The Osceola times., 1876-08-05
Agreed to. Pending discussion, the senate
adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE


/ In the house, on the 25th, q motion
of MIR. Whitthorne, chairman ufthe cohi.
mittee on naval affairs, 1t was ordered by
unanimous consent that the majority and
minority reports of that committee shall be
presen ted to morrow and ordered printe I,
and Friday hett shall be assigned fer tAeSr
consideration TO the exclusion OF oil other
business, six hours TO be given to debate and
to be equally divided. The house then took
/ up a contested election case, the resolutions
of the committee being that Mr.. Goode, sit
| ting member. is not entitled 10 a seat and
( that Mr.. Plat, contestant, is. The report Of
the minority takes the opposite view. Be.
fore coming to action on the r r.ssution the
aoer was yielded TO Mr.. Lamar, who rose to
apersonal explanation, and quoted from a
| communication in the Washington Republi-
can charging him with having made speeches
I at Aberdeen and Senatobia totally ut variance
with the speeches which he had made at
Jackson. The communication stated that
he had in these sneeches spoken in lauda-
tory manner of the "white line policy"
He appealed to his colleague, Singleton,
who had heard his speech at Senatobia rs to
what was true of il. MIR. Singleton bore
testimony to the fact that the speech made
by Mr.. lamar at Jackson was directly
against what was termed "white line poll.
cy " and that there was nothing in it which
tended to encourage i'll feeling between
races, the article therefore did him gross in.
justice. Mr.. Hurlburt, from the committee
on military affairs, reported back the reso-
luton directing the secretary of war not to
issue to the northwestern Indians special
patent cartridges, which are requirted for
arms used by them. Adopted. The house
adjourned, after which it was announced that
democratic caucus would be held Thursday
evening next.
In the house, on the Goth, Mr.. Morri-
son, chairman OF the committee on ways and
means, reported back the senate bill author
izing the secretary of the interior to deposit
certain Indian trust funds in the United
States treasury in lieu of investment. Pass
ed. The house then considered the Vir-
ginia contested election case of Messrs.
Platt and Goode, aud was addressed by Mr..
Townsend in support of the majority re-
port. After speeches by Messrs. Tucker,
Goode and Plat the matter went over with
out action and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 9th, Mr.. Foster
from the committee on appropriations, re-
ferred back the senate bill appropriating
100000 for the construction of the WASH
ington monument Passed with amendments,
one of which increases the amount to $780,
900. A message from the senate, announcing
the death Of Senator Caperton, of West Vir-
ginia, was presented, whereupon, on motion
of Mr. Wilson, the usual resolutions were
adopted. Messrs. Wilson, Banks, Luttrell,
Douglass, Hardenburg, Faulkner and Kas-
son were appointed n committee to accom-
pany the body to West Virginia, and the
house adjourned.
In the house, on The 2Sth, after read
ing the minutes the consideration of the
Virginia contested election case Of Plat VS..
Goode was continued. The second vote as
required by parliamentary law on agreeing
to the resolution as amended, that is by the
substitution of the minority resolution forit,
was taken and resulted--yeas, 1875, nays 81
so Mr.. Goodc retains his seat. On motion of
Mr.. Banning the bill to remove the charge of
desertion from Nelson Tiffany, of the 25th
Massachusetts volunteers, was taken up and
passed, notwithstanding the presidents veto.
Mr.. Randall from the conference committee
on the military academy bill, submitted the
report of the committee on said bill which
was adopted. The house then proceeded to
the consideration of the reports Of the com
mittec on naval affairs. After speech by
Mr.. Lewis in support of the majority report
the matter went over without action and the
house adjourned.