The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-25
NEWS AND NOTES.
4 Summary Of Important Eyssts.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

1 Summary Of Important Eyssts.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
DEC. 1.-THE last session Of the Forty.
sixth Congress wss called 10 order at noon.
The Presidents Message was read In both
Houses. -. I'm the Senate, James L. Pugh
successor of George 8. Houston, OF Alabama,
and Joseph Z. Brown, who succeeds Ten
Gordon, Of Georgia, took the oath Of office
......TwO hundred and twenty seven mem
bers Of the House responded to rOll-call. Mr.
uurd 3D., O) introduced Joint resolution
On reference to the tariff, declaring
First, that the tariff is q tax on imported
goods, which " ultimately paid by the con-
Sumers; second, that u tariff for protection
% called, does not In most eases protect the
interest 1t pretends to protect; third, that q
protective tariff does not increase the wages
Of wOgkingnen; fourth, that . protective
tariff builds up one citizen Mt the expense Oh
another; nth, that u protective tariff dtsttir0s
che primal law Of trade which governs sx !.
protective tasif has driven American com.
nerce from the high seas; seventh, that
0 protective tariff increases the prob
ability Of she crime of smuggling. ar.
Springer d., lily introduced resolutions, pro-
yiding for the appointments OF two new Jus.
1tces Of the Supreme Court after tine Ath =!
March, 1881, making the number eleven, which
y 10 be eventually reduced to nine % vacan'
e5es occur; also, changing the time for cleo
ton OF Presidential Electors and represent
otiyes I'm Congress to the second Tuesday ID
October. Other resolutions introduced wert
by Mr.. Gillette o.. IOwa)-Caiiing ON the sec
rotary Of War for estimates Of cost OF q steel .
*. 'G aa%sl,-For A"S; the " prevention q
Che sprcau Of contagious disease among DO
mestic animals; by Mr.. Rennctt (Dak0ta), iOf
Che admission Of Dakota into the Union. Mr..
Bickneii o., ind.) endeavOrcd to call up TIE
Senate Joint resolution proposing Joint rnle
for counting the electoral vote, c0nsiaefaeaoh
Of which had been postponed until to-day.
objection being made, ut the request OF sae
Speaker the resolution was permitted TO lo
over one day III orderto afford I'm opportunity
~ inquire whether the joint resSlusion
presented question Of privilege. Mr.: Weaver
g., IOwa) presented IL resolution declaring
that, In the Judgment Of the House. "is Is the
duty Of the General Government to Mt once
exercise its constitutional rights 70 regulate
commerce between the states by the passage
of such Jaws and establishing such regulations
% viii isec,iS TO the whole people Just and
impartial rates for the transportation Ot Doth
freight and passengers"
DEC. 7.-In the Senate, the credentials
were presented OF Thomas G. Manning. ap.
pointed by the Governor of Louisiana to fill
She place OF RI. NJ. Sp6Ror,i, deceased, until
Che next meeting of the Legislature. Filed.
A bill liking the duty on barley malt At .
cents per bushsl WIS recommitte4 to the
COMMITTEES on Finances. oSen;fOf Mcdonald
Introduced u bill ~ authorize the local taxa.
Sion Cf legal tender Treasury notes. Senator'S
Teller and Hill Introduced sevefhl bills
amending the bill 70 ratity the ute agreement.
Referred. Mr.. lngalls offered 4 resolution ~.
questfny the President ~ epnlMHnicata snGh
Information as may be in his possession rela-
tive to attempted settlements, with the lin.
ia Of the Indian Territory. and what steps
have been taken tOpreyent the same. Agreed
10. eco. In che. House, Mr.. BelfOrd N. COlO.l
oaered y resolution directing the secretary q
law OF waltaat 81 authority DouaissN sub.
Chief Of the Ute tribe OF Indians, h Confined In
che military prison vt Fort Leayenworth, and
what steps, II any, had been taken by the
United States authorities to bring him TO trial
for alleged cOmplicity in the murder Of Indian
Agent Mseker. Adopted. Mr.. Bieknen o.,
Senate resolution relative 10 counting the
Electoral vote. Mr.. Kefer (lR., O.) raised the
point Of order, the resolution lid not PRESENT
o IucstioM Of privilege. He cOnteuded that
while the matter OF counting the Electoral
Voto might bo . question of privilege,
y cOncuIlcns .IosnusaOn pIOpu0in8 UlnS
rule to presctibs the mode Of counting was
not. The President of the Senate, in the pres.
euco 81 the two Houses, was 90 count the
ElectOral vote. Mr.. Biekroll commended that
whatever relates to the constitutional right OF
ehc two houses tn declare the vote WIS Ques.
e1Sn q pr!Silegs: Mr.: Robeson n; " and
don't Of she senate had the sole
right to count and declare the vote.
The debate was continued ut some length.
when finally the Speaker decided that the
resolution presented a question Of privilege.
NJ. nieknsll then demanded the previous
from Indiana {Bickneii) that ho would
reach hts end much sooner by allow.
ing debate than tn any other way.
\ long disMseiQs ensued ~ to how long the
1sbass should run on. the Republicans Dc:
nc Dsmocrass reiusi.g g yteld unlimited
II. Blcknell demanded t6e previous question,
md tho Republicans yslusiag 70 vote, the
House Was left without quorum. Again the
DemocraSe made several propositions % TO
limiting debete,. but they were all re.
1.sssd. and y ls9sse =: ~ ne Aoass
ntcknSA 6 the sslieisasion q several bemo.
yR0viouo question, and II. keifer deilvcrsii =
~ written ars9mens GSaine0 Sho pending
measure, Whteh - Characterized - meoc.
No q rsuspesaoa sed lraad. aud cae witch
eoncluSaoA d *. xeile n speech. ne mattcr
west ovsf 1or Ne present. NlT Ut -
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P8D9ONAL AND POLITICAL. >
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Oh 1sfdl1gnd Meyer, supstvisine Aren't,
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Ussls w1e eleius 70 lsvs bspn bun.
1esse Wills Defiesning HI e1eial duties.
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