Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-24
CONGRESSIONAL.


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linOis, from the Committee on Judi
cIary, reported with amendment, Sen-
ate bill to provide for the appointment
Of an additional Circuit Judge In the
Second judicial Circuit comprising
New York, Vermont and other Eastern
States. Placed on the calendar.
Ferry, Of Michigan, from the Com
mittee on Post.offices end Post Roads,
reported the post route bill with
numerous amendments Placed on the
calendar. ssl
Mcmillan, Of Minnesota, from the
Committee on Claims, reported with
amendments, House bill making appr0-
prIalion for the payment Of claims al-
lowed by the Southern Claims Com
mission. Placed on the calendar.
Davis, Of Illinois, from the Commit.
tee on Judiciary, reported bill to pro-
vide for the appointment Of an addi-
tional Circuit Judge In the Seventh Ju-
dicial District, comprising the States
of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.
Placed on the calendar. ai'i
... House. EaN
The long.proiracLed struggle In the
House over PotteF's resolution for
Select Committee Of eleven to investi-
gate alleged Presidential election frauds
In Florida aud Louisiana, resulted to-
day 10 O victory Of the Democrats and
In the adoption Of the resolution.
Democratic members who had been abe
sent or paired on Monday last when
the resolution Was OEered, had been
since then recalled 10 the city Or had
given notice Of the termination Of their
pairs, and to-day there were present In
the House, free from entangllng al.
liances, las Democratic memberg, in-
cluding the Speaker. After vaTiouspre.
, liminAry movements, comprising acall
of the House, closing Of the doors, the
issuing Of warrants for abaentees, none
, Of whom were In the city, ETC., q final
vote was taken on the adoptionof the
preamble and resolution, aud not q sim
gle Republican member had bis vote
recorded, aud but two Democratic
! members (Mills, Of Texas, and Morse,
: of Massachusetts,) voted in the mega.
/ tive. The affirmative vote was 145,
aud the preamble and resolution were
declared adopted. There was q good
! deal Of confusion, uproar and excite.
| ment throughout the body, but no
e demonstrations attended the announce
8 ment Of the result. Stevens
0 did not vote, as he was
paired. An incident occurred over
/. this question OF pairs, which ct one
|. time threatened to be serious. G0ode,
4 of Virginia, had been paired with L0r-
"a ing, OF Mass, who was In the city aick,
ii aud when Goode stated the fact that he
\. had given notice 10 Mr.. LoFing Of the
d termination Of the pair, and that under
n the circumstances he felt II his duty 70
vote, q sneering remark that Il was
J. simply question OF honor was made
i by Conger, Of Michigan. Goodb re.
Il torted with 3 strong feeling Of Indig-
a nation that he would take care Of his
q own honor, and II Conger sssalled it
O he (Goode) would hold him to q per-
Q sonal responsibility. The response
}. was loudly applauded on the Demo-
i cratic side, and was received with jeerB
!. and eohtemptuous laughter on the Re.
q publican side, Conger remArkiDg sar-
!. iislicslly, that Goodies threat was maxi
!. ing him tremble in hls boots. Goodies
d remark was objected TO by Hale, Of
a Maine, as being supplementary, but
}. the Speaker decided that the first Of.
t fence had been given by Conger, and
K that 1t would be as reasonable 70 expect
/. q child not to hollow when struck as to
# expect man not 10 resent an insult.
The Speakers rule gave intense salts.
n faction 10 the Democratic side. and cor
I responding dlspleasure to the Republic
! can. 7
: Mr.. Potter, OF New York, will be-
- Chairman Of the select c0mmitlee. Il
!. is understood that as soon as possible
, alter its organization sab-oommiltees
y will be appointed, and will proceed to
Florida aud Louislana. 1t is expected
that Springer, Of Illinois, will be Q
y member OF the Committee, and proha-
y bly, Chairman Of the Florida sub.com.
= mittee. II is very probable the Repub.
!. leans will tomorrow offer q resolution
y 10 extend the investigation 10 Oregon,
y . Mississippi, South Carolina, aud other
Il States.
Il THE Rev. Dong Wong, q native
6, Chinaman, who was recently ordained
a to labor among his almond.eyed breth-
o rem on the Pacific coast, prosecutes his
/. work under disadvantages. The
,r Chinese have been so roughly treated
1t by great many people who call them.
re- selves Christians that they hate Chris
q tianity, and do not want lts doctrines
II promulgated among them. In Oregon,
1t where Dong Wong Is trying 70 con.
)r vest his countrymen, this feeling Il
particularly strong. Dong has two biz
a revolvers, and everywhere that Dong
goes the revolvers are sure to 20. He
=, has not as yet shot any Of bic hearers
- y but declares that he means business
y and will shoot somebody II Il shall, IN
~ bis best judgment, seem necessary to
III do so. II 1t comes 10 choice between
being shot and being converted, Dong
will probably have some converts "a
:. report.
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