The Newtown bee., 1880-12-29
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
senate.

Scnates
 The following bills were introduced and referred: By MT. Beck-To authorize the issue ot legal-tender notes of the United States upon the deposits of gold; also a bill to repeal all laws which impose taxes on the capital of or deposits with banks and bankers. and on bank cheeks. By MT. Ingalls-For the admission of New Mexico as State By MT. Brown-Bills for the improvement ot various rivers in Georgia By MT. Whyte- court ot the United States by an amendment to the Constitution. WI. Whyte spoke in favor of the proposed amendment. The bill extending the sessions of Territorial legisla- lures to sixty days instead of forty days was passed. communication from the commis- sioner oi pensions was received asking tor an additional appropriation ot S1 300, ,000 to pay pensions for the current fiscal year. The annual report of the coast aud geodetic survey was submitted.
 The Vice-President appointed Senators Pendleton and Merrill as members of the board of visitors to attend the next annual examination ot cadets at the Unite1 States military academy, and Senators Morgan and Allison as members of the board of visitors to attend the similar examination at the United States naval academy The House bill tor the relief of settlers on restored rail. road lands was passed .. Mr. Morgan spoke in favor of the restoration offered by himself
  of the Senate IS not invested by the Constitu- tion with the right to count the votes of elec- tors tor President and Vice. President of the United States so as to determine what votes shall be received and counted or what votes shall be rejected. MT. Edmunds opposed the resolution, which was put upon the calendar The Senate adjourned until January 5, 1881. House.
 Mir. Robeson offered the following resolu- q IJ@e~ FI.oA Al assemble in the chamber of the House of Representatives on the second Wednesday in February, 1881, and the president of the Senate shall be the presiding officer; that two persons shall be appointed tellers on the part ct the Senate, and two on the part of the House of Representatives, to make list of | the votes as they shall be declared; that the result shall be delivered to the president of | the Senate, who shall announce the state of | the vote and the persons elected to the two | houses assembled as aforesaid, which an- nouncement, together with a list of the votes, shall be entered on the journals ot the two | houses.' The House-yeas, 87; nays, 96- refused to consider MT. Robeson's resolution. This was strict party vote, the Republicans voting in the affirmative and the Demo- \ crats in the negative. The Greenbackers, with the exception of MT. Ladd, voted with the Republicans During the discussion of a motion to limit debate | occurred. At first an acrimonious controversy | between Mr. Mills and Mir. Wood occurred, | and atterward general debate the merits
 of the question followed, and was participated in by Messrs. Wood, Randall, Hiscock and others. The discussion degenerated into a noisy and personal dispute upon the responsi- | bility for the demonetiza' ion ot silver in the | course Of whi2h Mir. Weaver attacked the | Democratic party. Mir. Bland charged MT. | Weaver with inconsist eucy and bad faith, and | MT. Weaver spoke of Mr. Sparks as " crazy" | This led 10 bitter q arrel between Messcs | Weaver and Spa ks, and MT. Weaver de- l nounced MT. Sparks Gas a liar,' and Mir. Sparks | replied: C You scoundrel and villain. D | MT. Weaver thereupon, amid great uproar, l lett the place where he was standing and ad-
 vanced menacingly toward MT. Sparks, who, | in his turn, moved toward MT, Weaver; but
 both were immediately surrounded by mem- | bers, who prevented them getting to close
 quarters, ard made them put on their coats, | which each was in the act of taking off as he 1 advanced into the area, Of course the great
 est confusion and disorder prevailed oa the 1 floor and Tn the galleries; but in the midst of
 it the speaker took the chair and called upon | the sergeant t-at- arms to do his duty. Just | then, however, there was nothing particular l to be done by that official, as the combatants l had been removed by their respective friends. Tho scene of disorder os the previous day
 came up by Mr. Viewers rising to correct tho l CongresSioadt ReC0Td. Mir. McLane move
 that Messrs. Weaver and Sparks be required
 to apologize for their unparliamentary Ian ! guage. Mr. Bowman moved that botl
 members be expelled from the House, ant
 MT. Browne offered substitute that th,
 matter be referred to committee o
 three. MT. Browne's resolution, by vot4 I oi 90 to 43, was substituted tor that of Messrs McLane and Bowman. Messrs. Weaver anc | Sparks then each arose ani offered an apology l HOnSa oftpr
 tons motion, the whole sutjrct, by vote 0 1 IA yeas to A nays, was had upon the table
 .... Mir. Clymer, from the appropriation com
 mittee, reported the army appropriation bill
 (It appropiiates $26, l90, sQ0, against $26, ,425, | 800 appropriated for l88D. Adjourned tt l 1891