Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-13
THE EVENING STAR.
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CONGRESSIOyAI-
Conclusion OF Yesterday. proc..

SENATE-After our report closed yesterday
MI. Hill continued his remarks IN support OF
me resolutions unseating kellogg. and proceed
20 al length 10 translate the cipher kilograms
produced Before the investigating Committees
aoufeSseo by ''Amity" or ''Temer" two names
assumed by Kellogg 10 Badger and Souer in
New orleans From this Mr.. Hill passed 10 a
review OF the general aspect OF the case. He
argued that the troubles In the south arose
lIVH the reconstruction acts and the bad infiu-
e 81 , eNerCeed by the carpet baggers-a class
oi men such as never infested society before
anu, ne PRAYED 10 God. never NAV infest IL
agaln. Passing from this point Mr. HIN ex-
Eiesseu apprehension as 10 the tendency shown
I'D recent debates TO favor Capitalization. and
cohciudeu: The people have ears and tkey
VIII hear. they have eyes and will see. the neo
PIE VIII Rave liberty. They still have faith In
wrllten CONSTITUTIONS. and they will rise up i
trust, In this suspicious year and declare thai
party which is willing 10 seze and hold the
government by fraud against the popular will
by that popular will"
Mr.. Edmunds from his sean.-Amen.
Mr. I'LL (conttnuingl They Will cast out the
onle'es thst divide the public offices as their
own legitimate plumber. and IL we undertake 10
Glslranch,se sovereign state OF this Union rha
people VIII, as they ought drive us from these
s.a.s ana place men here who Will respect the
puLular VIII ana obey the constitution as the
supreme law over all. "A movement In the gal
Iely 10 applaud was promptly Checked by the
AT. 4:o5 /. m, on motion OF Mr.. Carpenter. the
senate went into executive session. and. when
The doors were reopened, adjourned
HOT SE-After our report closed
The House went into committee OF the whole
on the legislative appropriation bill. An amend
ment was offered Increasing the salaries OF the
Journal and reading clerks OF the House.
A lorg and uninteresting discussion arose
upon an amendment increasing the nav OF
committee clerks, which was finally voted
down.
The legislative portion of the bill having been
agreed TO without addition or any important
amendment, the execution clauses OF the bill
were taken up for consideration.
MT Sanford submitted an amendment reduc-
Ing me salary OF the President after the LIST OF
March, 1881. 10 s25. 900.
The amendment was rejected-25 TO 73-with-
out vote by telers.
After considering twenty-one pages of the
Oil which contains seyenty-eight pages the
committee rose.
1t was agreed that the session or TODAY shah
pegin at 1880, and that the consideration Il the
pending appropriation bill shall be proceeded
The House then. at 4:35; took a recess until
$50 p. m.
The House met at 1:s0 and Immediately went
into committee OF the whole (Mr Burrows I'm
the ctair) on the bill regulating the municipal
code OF the District OF Columbia.
ON motion OF Mr. Conger an amendment was
adopted requiring the conductors on street rail-
roads upon which transfers are given 70 give
tne passengers such transfers before they leave
the car.
Mr.. Aldrich offered an amendment providing
tnat at least % per cent OF all appointments
hereafter made 10 the police force OF the Dis
trlct prior TO July 1, lss5. shall be made from
persons who served In the Union army or navy
in the late war.
The vote on the amendment resulted 10 TO 81.
no quorum.
The committee then rose, and. at 1910. the
House took q recess until 1890 tomorrow morn
ing.