The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-16
tain pension bill which Dibrell wanted to put
upon passage. Conger intimated that it was
the purpose Of the bill to pension JEFF. Davis.

upon passage. Conger intimated that it was
the purpose of the bill to pension Jeff. Davis.
WASHINGTON, March l1.-Mr. Kelley
mentioned that for the first time in nineteen
years he had been approached corruptly for
the purpose Of controlling his vote in the
committee on ways and means on the sugar
bill, and the audacious lobbyist had told him
he was disregarding the sentiments OF his
people. He replied that though he was 20
years of age, he was still able to lake care OF
himself.
Mr.. Hoste,ter demanded the prvlous ques-
ton, and the Republicans left The House
without a quorum.
WASHINGTON, March 1l.-Mr. Kelley, ris-
ing to the question of privilege, read from the
Philadelphia evening Bulletin, OF the 10th,
an article alleging an excited conversation
between Nat. Mckay and himself. For the
first time in nineteen years he had been cor
ruptly approached for the purpose of control
ling his vote in the ways and means commit
tee aud in the House. He cared not for
criticisms on temper or looks, but When a
man to whom he had given his confidence,
who had rushed to his relief when he believed
himself on his death bed, he (kelly) sought
defense in publicity. He then detailed the
SCENE from which it appears that Mckay had
tutively sought to influence Kelly to have
high grade Demarara sugars admitted at low
grade rates, using as an argument that kelly's
constituents desired ii, and unless it was ac-
complisled it woull cost him his reiolniila-
ton. He admitted he had been in IA tempes-
tuouS mood on account OF the audaclots
action of the man whose Infamous secret he
would have kept had he not himself disclosed
it.
MIR. Venice, from the coinage committee.
reported back the bill Furnishing certain
crimes Placed IN calendar.
Also a bill providing for the exchange of
trade dollars for legal dollars and to stop the
coinage of the former. Placed on the calen-
dar.
Mr.. Epson submitted an amendment to the
political assessment bill, but Hostetter lie
manded the previous question.
The Republicans RETAINED from voting.
No quorum.
Hcstetter offered to allow two hours more
for debate, but the Republicans wanted I'M
limited debate. Hostetter said that Garfield
had agreed to the calling of the previous
question at four to-day, and acted in bad faith
in now causing IA vote. 1t was generally I'M
derstood yesterday that a vote should be taken
at four o'clock, Conger alone Directing.
Garfield denied that he had made any such
arrangement.
Finally Aiken moved to table the bill and
amendments. A vote resulted: nays, l2l
NCLSs 1 > d StllSG puIGy WIZ SNSSPp AAhNSh3
Feton, Morse and Wells, who voted with the
Republicans in the affirmative.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 49, In the debate OH
the appropriation bill McMahon said the bill
made no appropriation for special deputy
marshals and he doubted if such appropria-
ton would ever be made by the Democrats.
He asked why the expenses of the printing
office were greater this year than any year
siuce 10.
Conger said it was caused by the extra ses-
sion.
Mcmahon said it was due partly to the in
erased cost of paper but chiefly to the large
number of employers.
Hiscock said respecting McMahon's insinu-
alton that whatever stealing might have been
lone had been under the House committee
OH printing and not under the public printer
whom lie defended as honest and
economical. He was surprised at McMahon's
declarations that the Democrats did not pro-
pose to obey the decision of the supreme
court and appropriate for special deputy mar
shals. He alluded to a similar issue raised
by the last Congress Of starving the govern
ment to repeal the election laws. On that
issue Foster had beaten Ewing and Garfield
had been elevated in Ohio. He believed that
Democracy would inevitably appropriate
the pay Of special deputies.
Finley also attacked the printing office us
extravagaut and said that Franklin Il Reeves
offered to take the printing office aud do all
the printing at 80 per cent of the present cost
md pay 100000 rent and make $3.50 0 by
the transaction.
Bills introduced.
By Scales to accept and ratlty the agree
ment submitted by the Utes for the sale of
their Colorado lands and appropriating $780,
COO.
By Covert: for the suppression of pleuro-
pneumonia in meat cattle.
Adjourned.