Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-06-28
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the 18th, the Army APP
preparation bill was taken up and Mr.. With
ers explained its provisions. A running de-
bate ensued, but without reaching a vote on
Sa hne
the Legislative Appropriation bill and the
Senate amendments thereto, with report
recommending concurrence I'm some and
agreed to. The Judicial Ex-
ate and referred to the Appropriation
Committee. The House then resumed con-
sideration of the bill prohibiting political as
sessments, and a fierce debate ensued be-
tween Messrs. Conger (R., Micn.) and McLane
3D., Md. The discussion was closed by a
and the bill went over till the morning hour
to morrow. The House then took up, as nn-
finished business, the Senate bill in relation
the Democrats to secure vote, the House
adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Mississippi
River Improvement Commission bill was
passed with Senate amendments providing
that the Commission shall consist of seven
members, three from the Engineer Corps of
the Army, one from the Coast and Geodetic
Survey. and three from civil life-two of
whom shall be civil engineers. The Army
Appropriation bill was then taken up, and
o'clock p Nh when Mr. o.Ss GonkliRg sta.
cans desired to speak upon the bill, and
he therefore moved to adjourn until to-mor-
to n vote to night and could not consent to
adjournment. He demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion to adjourn. The motion
was lost-yeas %. nays .. The Republicans
| then resorted to filibustering to prevent a
vote upon the bill. Mr., Conkling, in the
course of his remarks, having charged the
| other side with bad faith I'm not allowing
! the time taken by the Mississtpnt River
/ allowed IN dtbate on the Army y.It
I air. Lamar arose at the conclusion of
/ Mr.. Coukiinss remarks and said t,at,
was concerned he had lived IN vail IL he
was uuE superior to such a charge from such
Z source it Is not my Qllipac.s6''' s,e
| 10 indulge In personalities. but viii say 20
the senator that il he intended to intimate
I any thing have done was not iu good i8ith
! / pronounce his statement a falsen8Dd. which
that feel for the autnOr of g." Mr.. Conk-
! llts, WHO nisl been walking slowly back and
sent. ana said, M. President was
i divorced trrfur tEr -orurlan1l,,-,sut 'l, ~
Mississippi. - If understand the member
right. he intended to impute, and did in plain
| me an Intentional Observation-Disclosures
the Senator does not disclaim that?" sir.
there can be no mistake~" The Presiding
Officer (Mr. CockrelD called Mr.. Lamar to
order, and Mr.. Conkling proceeded:
| whether i am willing to respoud to the
member from Mississippi depends entirely
upon what the member intends to say, and
/
not choose to hold any communication with
| him. understood the Senator to state in
pain "a ine ad Witch bg that
| falsehood. II / caught his words Alright
have only to say-this not being the place to
measure with any man the capacity to violate
to commit any OF the impr0prieties of
iie lie have only to say THAT L g., thn Senator
| intended to impute to me a falsehood, moth
| Ing except the fact of this Senate would
| guard and a coward. [Applause and hisses.l
Let me be more specific. Mr.. President,
| should the member from Mississippi, except
| intimation or otherwise with falsehood, 1
would denounce him as blackguard. as a
ties of the Senate are the only restraint upon
me. | do not think / need say any thing
else. Mr.. President" IApplause and hisses.l
ieries. Mr.. lamar Lamar: IT T have @ i only s to
say. that the Senator from New York
say just precisely the words. and all
| 1t imported. beg pardon of the Senate for
unparliamentary language. 1t was very
true man would deserve, and no brave man
would bear" lRenewed demonstrations of
galleries viii be cleared upon repetition OF
| applause. Mr.. Conklfng: "What is the
sion of power to send for absent Senators was
| resumed. At / 80 a. m. the Senate was still in
session.. ..... In the House, consideration was
iitsaI assessmenss OH Mr.. pF9GRs 9osseasesf b. b.
| Ind.), who had charge of the bill,
| insisted on the previous question. as the
| Republicans declined to fix any time for ac-
| ton on the bill before January next. The
| Republicans thereupon declined to vote,
| leaving the House without a quorum. The
morning hour was consumed in voting upon
| dilatory motions, and the bill went over with
| out action. Mr.. Stephens ID, Gal Chairman
of the Coinage Committee, reported the bin
| for the exchange of trade dollars for legal
| tender dollars, and after some debate on the
bill the House adjourned without reaching Il
vote.
The Senate session of the 10Th began at
noon, according to legislative rule, although
practically the session of the previous day
was unbroken except by n five minutes ad-
| During the night frequent roll-calls
/ were made and absentees sent for, but
the Republicans sternly refused to vote in
sufficient numbers to make up quorum
while the Democrats were equally infiexible in
their determination not to adjourn Upon the
beginning of the new days session, the Chair
| announced that the journal of the previous
day was not vet completed by the clerks and
| suggested that the reading be dispensed
| wirh. Mr.. Conkling objected. and insisted
that the entire journal be read. The Chair
| announced its decision to the contrary.
and Mr.. Conkling appealed to the Senate.
Mr.. Hereford moved to lay the appeal on the
i table. No quorum voting; and other at
| tempts to secure IL vote also failed for want of
| n quorum, the Republicans maintaining their
close of the morning hour he should have
| announced resumption oil consideration
| OF the Army Appropriation bill, and did
| so now, Mr.. Carpenter being entitled to the
| floor. The Chair was satisfied by the count
| that quorum was present. After some dis
cussion, Mr.. Carpenter said he had no doubt
that vote vote conld be had on the bill to NOR,
permitted reasonable time for debate,
and with this understanding the Dem
Ocrats agreed to an adjournment......
In the House. the conference renOrt unOn the