Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-11
THE EVENING STA r.
.-Janaary III, 1874
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion of Yesterdays Proceeding

| SENATF.-After our report closed
Mr.. Bayard moved that when the Senate ad-
| 1ourn to-day ii be 10 meet on Monday next.
committee work TO do, and the public business
might be expedited 10y such ad iournmenf but
ne telt II TO be his duty To oppose the motion.
as ne desired 10 have the resolution submitted
by MN this morning. in regard 10 allowing the
advocates of the sixteenth anne ndment Ia prt-
sent their arguments before the Senate, con
Sldered tomorrow.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed the adoption of the
resolution, and said if this privilege should be
given to the highest and the best, it must be
gwen TO the lowest and the worst also. III il
should be given to these ladies, il should be
given TO the rumSeller as well. Ii the Senate
would reflect a little. he though the improprie-
" OF this matter would be apparent.
Mr.. Howe also opposed the resolution as
adopted.
he predicted that this assault upon the Senate
as it had been called, was only the beginning
OF assaults upon Congress and state legiSIa-
lures in favor of the sixteenth amendment,
This movement was spreading and growing
more troublesome year after year. Heargued
that these ladies did represent the women of
the country, and that they had been duly ap-
pointed by state conventions.
The resolution was then rejected-yeas, Ii:
nays, 81, as follows:
EAs,,MeSsrS Anthony, Bruce. Burnside. CAM
eron of Wis. Dawes Ferry, Hoar. Matthews,
NJ tchel, Rollins, Sargent, Saunders. TeIIerNIs.
B1er cHsney Gcckri Coke aees EiG1s
Davis of va, Eaton, Edmunds EuStiS Grove
kirkwood, Lamar, Mcdonald, Mcmillan. McPher,
son, Morgan, I'iumh. Randolph, salisbury, Thur
The Senate then, at o'clock u. H., on mo.
ton of MIR. Edmunds, adjourned until Monday
next.
HOCSE.-After our report closed
The House being in committee of the whole
on MIR. Woods resolution for general investi-
cations, and the general debate having closed
the hrSt question was taken on Mr.. Burchard'S
amendment authOring committees to apply TO
the House at any time for power to send for
persons and papers, and ii was agreed to-9S
to go.
Mr.. Foster offered an amendment instruct
ing the committee on public expenditures also
10 investigate the expenditures of the various
sums appropriated by the Forty-fourth Con
greSS for the purpose of conducting investiga-
tlons, and to report specifically to whom and
lor what services the various payments have
dragnet process of investigation
Alter considerable discussion Mr. Fosters
amendment was adopted. The question then
REQUIRED on Mr.. Hale'S substitute, and if was
adopted-l0l to ~. 1t isin the following terms:
whenever any committee of the House shall
ask for special and extraordinary powers,
whether i'll relation to the time and conduct of
It's meetings, the power to send for persons
and papers, the right TO report at any time, or
any other extension of its powers and duties
for the purpose of investigating the conduct
ana action OF any present or former officer of
The government, or the business of any DEPART
| ment, bureau. division or branch of the public
service, the charges on which demand Tor in
HeStlgatlon is based shall be presented i'm writ
ing TO the House. with the names of such Off
GERS as are charged with improper OF unlaw-
ful proceedings and particular statement of
The charges against them, and the same shall
De accompanied by statement in writing
signed by one or more members of the House
that such charges and statements are SO sus
tanned by evidence as to make an Investigation
necessary.
When the result of the vote was announced
it was greeted with demonstrations of triumph
on the republican side of the House
Inc committee then rose and reported the
resolution and substitute
MIR. Hale endeavOred to get action i'm the
House, but Mr.. Wood moved an adjournment,
characterized by Mr. Hale as filibustering
which was carried-l0l to g. and the House, al
ABS, adjourned.