The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGs.

y In the Senate, June 16, at the expiration
of the morning hour, the Supplemental Ap.
propriatienB Bill was taken up, and finally
passed the Senate. The Army Approprie-
tion Bill, on motion, was taken up and
without action thereon, the Senate ad-
journed.. In the House, Mr.. Springer
IDem. }, of ILL.,, from the Committee on Eiec-
tions, moved to- suspend the rules and
pass the following bill to prohibit
military interference at elections:
"Whereas, The presence of troops at the
polls is contrary to the spirit of our institu-
hons and the traditions of our people. and
tends to destroy the freedom of elections;
therefore, be it enacted, thatit shall not be
lawful to bring or employ at any place
where a general or special election is being
held in a State any part of the army or
navy of the United s ates as police force
to keep the peace at the polls"
The motion was -lost-yeas, 1903;
nays; s2.;not the necessary two
thirds in the majority. 1t was strict
party vote, all Democrats voting aye and all
Republicans no. Mr.. Young introduced a
bill granting a pension of fifty dollars
month to the widow of Lieut.. Hiram Ben
ner. The. total number of bills thus far
introduced in the present session is 2, 1886.
On m motion of Mr.. Ryan, bill was passed
for the relief of the settlers on the Usage
trust and diminished reserve lands in Kan
sas. On motion of Mr.. Washburn, a bill
was passed allowing pre-emption settlers
twelve months after the date of filing their
entries to complete their residence.
The Senate, June II, spent nearly the
whole day over the Army Bill before it
resehed the political sections. Conkling
ana Blaine opened the debate on the side
Of the Republicans, and, after being fairly
row, with the announcement on the part of
the Democrats that they should expect to
vote on the bill tomorrow. The House
passed the Legislative Bill as it came from
the Senate, with few amendments, which
it is believed the Committee on Conference
can easily settle. The rest of the day was
occupied in squabbling over the bill to pro-
hibit political assessments.
In the Senate, June 18, the Army Appro.
priation Bill occupied the most of the day,
and at q very late hour at night, the Senate
had not adjourned. The most extraordinary
scene witnessed in the Senate for years, was
an exchange of personal illusions of most
violent character between Lamar and
Conkling. Referring incidentally to
the course of, the Democrats
On the sERprsPsis;sion E bills Mr.
the majority dare not adjourn and leave
the Government to starve, or the army to
languish. The devil is subtle, but he weaves
a coarse web.-Fhe web in this so-called
Army Bill, Mr.. gConkling said, 10 very
coarse. 1t is a trick, juggle, and he then
| imputed bad faith to the Democrats.
Mr.. Lamar, inferring that the imputation of
bed faith was made, among others, to BIN,
said / pronounce the statement false
hood, and 1 repel it with the contempt 1
feel for the author of it." Senator Conk.
ling had been in the rear of the Chamber,
and had not heard the whole of La
mars remarks, but he returned in
time to hear the sentence quoted,
1 and said: al will proceed in my
own time, and for the time do not intend
to hold any communication with him
tLamar). understood the Senator to say
| in plain unparliamentary language that a
4 atatement of mine is a falsehood. If
1 caught his words Alright have nothing to
ls4y, this not being the place to measure
bviolate rules of the Senate, or to commit
tsany of the improprieties of life. have
nothing to say, but If the member from
4 Mississippi intended to impute to me a
falsehood, nothing except the fact that this
is the Senate would prevent me from
1 denouncing him as a blackguard and a
coward. Let me be more, explicit, Mr..
President. Ifthe member from Mis- sissippi,
i except in the epresence of the Senate, charged
me by imputation or otherwise, with false
fhood, / would denounce him as a black
I guard, a coward, and a liar, and understand
ing what he said as do, the rules
and proprieties of the Senate are
The e1trsoidinary ,eiafact.rsof these state.
ments startled the Senate. There was
breathless silence in the chamber when
Lamar arose and said :" have only to
say that the Senator from New York. un'
1 derstood me correctly. i beg pardon of the
Senate for the unparlimentary language,
It was q very harsh Z, aod severe.
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