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WASHINGTON, December ~. =
SENATE Notwithstanding EdmRnd
objection on account of the abscac
of quorum and tho necessity 70
an executive session, the Senate, ol
motion Of Morgan. took the resolu
tion offered by him IN June last. de
claring thar the president OF tn
senate Is not authorized 10 coum
the electoral vote 30 as 90 determine
what vote shall he received an,
counted, or what rejected.
Morgan spoke st length in supper
of the resolution.
HoUsE-AtIer the PRAYER by tn,
chaplain, the Speaker, as Is usual
directed the clerk to read the jour
nal of Yesterday, whereupon Bow
man of Massachusetts, rose to
question Of privileges relating I,
the diSgracelul proceeding, whicl
had occurrodin The House Yesterday
The Speaker said that the chai
would prefer that the gentleman
should wait till the journal ShOul,
have been read.
Bowman said that il was on tha
point thar hc wished the Speaker Z.
raise -, rule of the House. lie state,
that members should not be held (,
answer, nor be subject to censure o
the llonse for ANYTHING said in de
bate il farther debate on husincs
had interviewed. lie desired Il
know whether the reading could u,
construed rs such intervening busi
ness, IS should shut on further pro
ceedin@s OF the House for gross vio
lation Of its dignity. The Speaker
said that The reading of thc jOur.ia
would take from the House none al
Its privileges.
Immediately after the reading Oi
the journal Mcl.ane of Maryland
rose and asked question affecting
the dignity OF the House, and called
attention 10 the scene of disorder
which took place on the floor vcstcr-
day, and which he characterized n
an ollen>e derogatory and dIsrepu-
tasle TO the House as Il parliamentary
body, IL called upon both offend
ing members before any other busi-
ness was entertained. to relieve
themselves oflhat otlcn-c bv an am
pie apology. No response having
been made by either of ihc members
Immediately concerned. BoNm man ot
massachusetts rose to present what
he called SALES.--FUTURE proposition
He spoke of the scene Yesterday as q
crime. and Us an insult offered Ia
the House, Congress, and 10 the
country. There was not. he said, q
man present Yesterday who did not
hang his head in shame, and did not
regard that scene of personal dis.
grace. and all over the country and
the world men were reading this
morning OF the pot-house brawl
gambling-house quarrel and fight
with fist, only prevented by force,
that took place YESTERDAY.
Haines of Virginia suggested that
perhaps both offending members
were now willing TO make an apollo
gY, and II 50 they ought 20 have an
at once.
Haskell of Kansas suggested
that other members had been guilty
OF conduct equally worthy of cen
sure. McLane insisted on his qucs-
tion of privilege and offered a res
olutlon requiring the two offending
to apologize TO the House,
In the course Of McLanes remarks
be recognized that most of the
present yesterday were
partly responsible for the sceno OF
To that remark wood OF Cew
York took exception and said that
he had iutertercd in the discussion
yesterday, and eDdcavored 10 con-
fine it to the funding bill. lie also
characterized the scene as the most
shameful exhibition that was ever
seen on the floor.
McLane concluded his remarks
and said he would yield 60 the gen
tleman from Iowa, Weavar, if hC
were now willing to make an apol
ogy.
Haskell of Kansas objected to thai
proceeding and declared, that in hi;
opinion the House should rather
make apology 20 the country, thar
having suffered adjournment TO take
place Yesterday without action ant
try to cast of our shoulders the
obloquy that belonged there anC
single out two members as scape
goats for its own sins.
Bowman again took the floor aDC
quoted the remark of Wood as tC
the shame of Yesterdays incident
adding that if the two offending
members had boys fighting on th'
sidewalk thei would have spent {
night III the IooIubz aud bc brough
before tlIc police court IL the morn
ing. He ieli dat The House should
now take action that would be ;
warning IN the future. lie would
therefore, he said, offer . resolution
of eXpuleion-a punishment whicl
would only hc commensurate viii
the oflcnsc. After further Discus.
sion in tic SIDE -.-ssvf-7rrpr Tie
ro4..litI- OF an extract from the Cor
GFcsStOpaI Accorh covering the qucs
ton of au ofensc the Bowman rec
olution was read declaring that fol
the gross breach OF privilege of the
rules and dcoorum Of the House, thC
two members he expelled.
Browne of Iudiana moved Us i sub
stitute that special committee oi
three be appointed to report with.
out delay what proceeding should
be taken BY the House.
SASTA liz. \. NJ. December Z2.-
The Santa Fe aud New Mexico rail.
road, recently chartered under the
laws of New Mexico, with capital
of S12,0O0000, Yesterday elected
Charles j. Lowry, Of New YORK
president; Bernard Seligmau, wee
Charles ii. Gildersiecye
secretary, and Lehman Spiehberg
treasurer. Resolutions were passed
to contract at once for the San Juan
so az 10 have immediate
with the Denver aud Rio
Graudc railroad for the transfer OF
freight and passengers. The new
road proceeds from Santa Fe north.
ward TO Salt Lake by the valleys OF
the Chama and san Juan, and south
ward through Baraza city and the
coal fields OF Proes valley and
Texas and 10 ihe Gulf at Corpus
Christi Pas and on 10 the Alburque,
rhe road viii BE narrow guage, aud
will connect with the Texas narrow
guage building towards PresidiO Del
Noric.
W4suINGToN. December 22.-Ibe
Senate, in executive session this al
ternooB, yoicd down the motion 10
reconsider Yesterdays confirmation
Of Judge W. Il. Woods 10 Associate
Justice Of the United States Supreme
Court. and his confirmation there
fore stands.
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