The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-08
XLylru CONGRESs-SEC0ND SEs'
SION.

SENATE. The Secretary of the Senate,
Colonel liurch, called the SENATE 10 ORDER
and rraA n not, nom Nho.Prtsidcnt Wheel.
or, II thug That he would be- nbsont several
DAYS, and that the duty dr,lyed upon the
Senate of choo,ng u President pro tenn
Mr. Wallace suhm ted resolution that
the Hon. Alon G. Thurman be- chosen Pres
idcnt In the hbseLce Of the Niee'lp'ldchI
Adopted, ,.,
All. Thurman was escorted 70 the chair by
Nr Ferry, and on taxing h,s seat thanked
the senate for this renewed mark of their
confidence aud esteem
Mr.. Wallace submitted retolutiun IN
structing the Secretary Of the Senate to In,
form the President of the United slates and
the House of Representatives OF the action of
the Senate. Adopted.
After the transaction of some unimporiant
business Mr., Saunders submitted Il rtsolu-
ton providing for inquiTlng into the oxpcdi'
ency of removing the Santoe Indians to the
Ponca reservation In NobRba.
Afer considerable discussion the resolu'
ton went over,
Mr. salisbury gave notice that he would to-
morrow call up, na privileged question, the
report VI wv NNilllllWN VIZ lhl'kNo "hN
Elections in the Kellogg Spoaord use.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the Ute Indian question. by agreement
there was n discussion of the whole lndiU
question, in which Mcssrs. kirkwood, Hill,
White, Beck, Burusdos, ingalls, and Others
participated pending the conclusion of which
tho Senate adjourned.
llousE. --1ue House having refused to dis
ponsc with the morning hour, the Speaker
announced that the pending question was
upon reference of the bill authorizing the
Secretary of War to contract with the
San Ant mic and Mexican Border railroad
compuny for the immediate construction Of n
railroad from San Antonio to n pc Mt on the
Rio GrandP, nj or near Laredo
After some discuss on the bill was referred
To the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Slemmons, of Arkansas from the
Committee on Railways aud Canals, reported
the bill for the construction of railroad
bridges at or near Shreveport mud Monroe,
| Louisiana. Referred to the Committee OF
the Whole.
MIR. Scales, of North Carolina, from the
Committee on Military Affairs reported the
bill to organize and discipline the militia OF
the United States, Placed on the House
calendar.
Mr.. MeCook, of New York, asked leave to
offer II resolution with regard 10 "hazing" the
colored cadet, Whitaker at the West oint
Military academy.
Mr.. AIKEN, of South Carolina, objected,
He said he represented the district from which
Whitaker came, Wand was competent TO
see that the latter was protected. He thought
il best to await m Investigation Of the West
Point authorities, especially rs the latest re-
ports seemed 10 show that il Was bogus
outrage
The House then won't into Committee OF
the Whole on the army appropriation bill.
The pending amendment of Mr.. Sparks, o.
Illinois, with regard to the employment Of
contract surgeons was rejected. MIR. Sparks
said be should demand vote in the House
The Chair decided he could not do SO with
out permission of the gentleman in charge OF
the bill, Mr.. Clymer
The latter said he would not promise to
give such permission.
Mr.. Sparks thought that as the amend
ment came from the Committee on Military
Affairs, Mr.. Clymer should allow u vote on
ii in the House.
Mr. Clymer said he had received no request
to that effect from the Committee on Military
Affairs.
Mr., Sparks advancing towards
Mr.. Clymer in threatening IMAM
nerl If the gentleman from Pennsylvania
insinuates that that amendment does not
come from the Committee on Military Affairs
he lies that is all there is about it. Great
confusion and excitement which the Chair
tried in vain TO quiet.
Mr. Clymer-Uh, you cannot insult me.
When quiet was restored Mr.. Sparks words
were read from the Clerks desk and the cem-
mittee rose and reported them to the House.
Mr. Sparks explained that be was laboring
under excitement; that if Mr.. Clymer did not
intend to insinuate that he (Sparks) was try
ing to deceive the House, he would withdraw
and apologize for the offensive words.
Mr. Olymer disclaimed any intention of
making any such insinuation, and the quarrel
was smicably settled.
After some other unimportant amendments
to the bill Mr.. Sparks, by the direction
of the Military committee, offered supple
mentary section, providing that no money
appropriated by the act shall be used in the
subsistence, equipment or transportation or
compensation of any portion OF the army, to
be used as apolice force to keep peace at the
polls at any election in any of the States.
Mr.. Keifer, of Ohio, rose to point of or
der.
Pending discussion the House adjourned