The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-03-01
WASHINGTON.
Cosgressisnal Preceedise.
SENATE.

C00SHe9o10nol frO0ceuSu1s
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 25.-Ths "enate to
day by vote If yeas q, nays 50. refused
totake mp the resolution declaring Da.
vid r. Corbin entitled to . seat ." soma.
tor from South Carolina In place Of n.
c. Butler, present incumbent. + i
The deficiency appropriation bill Wa
then taken under consideration.
Tho vics-president laid before the san.
ate. BY request Of . telegram from the
California constitutional convention,
transmitting resolutions Of that body
thanking congress for tho triumphant
passage Of the bill restricting immigrs-
ton Of Chinese to tho United States and
declaring that the senators and members
who supported tho bill will receive tho
lasting gratitude Of the people ofCali.
loeniA ta.,E sos Ita.
9 NJ. Hoss, Of Massachusetts,, objected
10 reception Of paper under seth rule, It
not being properly authenticated and
under that rule tslegrsms could not b
received. Tho viee.president decided
tho point Of order. .re 80. r,t ii
Sargent said tho objection Of THE tele.
gram simply panctuated ito eont"nts. .
Aiivsly debate ensued, until finally Mt.
Kirkwood, Of Iowa, objected and tho SEN
ats proceeded with regular business. The
members Of tho California delegation in
congress visited tho president to-day
and urged him to sign the bill restrict
ing Chinese immigration. Tho presi.
dent said nothing to indicate Whist he
would do, but tho Pacific slope mem
ben ars afraid tho president win veto
tho bill. The subject was not under
confederation In the cabinet to-day.
go fHt. - ROUSE. t "a. --sr
Washington, Feb 25.-The motion
made by Monroe, Of Ohio, TO suspend tho
rnle and pass the bill applying twenty
mil ion dollars Of the proceeds of the
sale If certiRcates Of deposits author.
ssefs tn be ,ssued IN aid Of refunAing the
public pensi,ua, WIS defeated. Yeas 1l6
nxys lI3. House NOW 10 coanmitteo on
legislative appropriation bill. =. 81. 8
In tho house, Banning, Of Ohio, took to
task his colleague ('iai 6eldD for state
ment made BY Garfield last week, that
there had been enough men cent to tho
penitentiary from Cincinnati for cleo.
ton frauds ~ to take away tho majority
r1fope OF tho member from that city,
neaning Banning. -'.G sltia.l
Banning denounced the statsmeDt -
On iufamous faleshood aud sceuasd 0sy.
Aeld Of . violation of tho 9th ee4nend
ment, against bearing false witness. Car.
6eld osid be had not referred TO HE col.
league BY name and thst III be know Of
tho matter was from current history.
The house then won't into committee Of
To whole o. tho legislative spprepris.
tioo bill and discussed, for "a hour, tls
ameudnsnt offered By Sosthaed, ,of Ohis,
10 repeal the election lava 6peachee
viii 10 mads by Hale, Of Naiss, against,
and BY Southard for the amendment.
Each taking the position that his respec-
tive eide Of tho house would never yield
IN tho point. It turned ont however,
that Hale could not get the undivided
support Of bio eva aGids OF the house IN
BIZ 1aetics to defeat the ameudmont BY
reftainipg from voting. and thus prevent.
Ing The, appearance Of . quorum. Thrse
ot tho Republicans did vote, AID these
votes, With that Of tho speaker, consti.
tinted . quorum and 10 tho amendment
was carried amid great demonstrations Of
triumph on tho Democratic eide. Then
tho bill wss reported to the honse. and
these two alnendinents were carried %.
dor almost similar circumstance. Tho
amendment repeating the jurrols tsst
oath, fixing the pay Of Juror ct two dol.
lars > day, was also adopted and tho bin
W. passed. Adjourned.