Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

JAN. Ex-senator Logan brought up the
Grant retirement bill in the Senate, and moved
its present consideration to the exclusion of
all other business. This evoked long dis.
cussion, after which the motion was rejected
yeas, %; nays, Pa party vote, except that
Lamar and Mcpherson, with Davis Qll.) voted
yea with the Republicans. :. In the House, q
large number of bills were introduced, tho
most important being one by Mr.. Acklin ID,
Lao to regulate the customs duties on sugar
Mr.. Cox o., n. W, Chairman of the Commit.
tee on Census, reported the Representative
Apportionment bill under the new census
Tho Post-ofllce Appropriation bill was con.
sidered in Committee OF the Whole.
JAN. 25.-In the Senate, Mr.. Logan made
another attempt to secure vote on the Grant
retirement bill, and Senator Lamar made a
speech in its favor, but by vote of Is to 2S the
Senate refused to lay asidethe pending order.
The bill for distributing land in severalty
among the Indians was discussed Mt length,
but no action taken. The House passed
the Post otice Appropriation bill. The Com.
mittee on Elections reported resolution on
the contested election case of Yates VS.. Mar.
tin, First Congressional District, North Caro-.
lima. 1t declares Yates, contestant, entitled
to the seat.
JAN. 26.-In the Senate, Mr.. ingalls, sub
mittcd resolution in reference to counting
the Electoral VOTE The bill comforting upon
up and discussed at length and again went
over without action. LIN the House, the
Postal Telegraph bill was reported back and
placed on the calender Mr. Bicknell d., Ind }
called up the resolution proposing q Joint
rule for counting the Electoral vote. After a
vain effort to arrive at-some determination In
reference to the time to be consumed
in the debate, Mr. Bicknell de.
Conger (R.,. Mich.) raised the question
of consideration. The yeas and nays resulted
yeas, 1870; nays, lA-infavor of taking up tho
Electoral resolutlon-a strict party vote, ex-
cept Messrs. FELTON,, Speer and stephens (all
of Georgla), who voted in the negative with
the Republicans. OF the Greenbackers Ladd
and Stevenson voted in the affirmative, and
Jones, Lowe, Russell IN. C), Murch, Gil.
lette, Weaver and Yocum in the negative
Mr.. Bicknell again demanded the previous
| question: pending which Mr.. COnger moved
there be call of the House. The tactics OF
the Republican side were to answer to their
names on call of the House but to remain
| silent upon motion to table the appeal, thus
| leaving the House without quorum and
| forcing call of the House. Finally, at 4 D.
M, the Democrats, becoming convinced that
they had not strength enough to force vote
on the previous question, yielded to motion
to adjourn.
JAN. PA monster petition, signed by
80, 200 names, headed by Wendell Phillips
Bishop Simpson and Rev Joseph Cook, pray.
ing Congress to observe the treaties made
with the Indian tribes, and in the future to dc
justice to the remnants of that people, was
presented In the Senate by Mr.. Dawes
The Naval Appropriation bill passed
In support OF resolution previously intro
duced by him, favoring free ships, and Mr.
Blaine, in reply, urged upon Congress the duty
of giving some substantial encouragement to
American shipping companies. Tho bill tC
establish an assay Office IN ST. Louis passed
80. In the House the contested election case
of Yeates vs. Martin was taken up and aftel
several speeches tho previous question wa!
demanded. The Republicans refusing to vote
left the House without quorum and 1t ad
| iourned.
JAN. 2S.-In the Senate, Mr.. Blaine in.
troduced bill for the establishment of United
States ocean mail service and revival of for
eign commerce on American steamships
Mr.. Blaine said he introduced the bill as
substitute for the one which was the subjec
of Mr.. Beck's speech on the previous day
namely, free ships. 1t provides for the pay
ment to owners of American steamships o
compensation for carrying the mails varying
according TO conditions, from $50 to So
per nautical mile. The bill was referred
The Indian land in severatly bill wa
further discussed and again went over
Mr.. Saunders. from the Committee on IndiaI
Affairs, reported favorably, with an amend
ment, the bill to provide for the sale of par
of the reservation of the Omaha tribe lands il
the State of Nebraska, and for otherpurposes
Among the bills introduced was one by Mr.
KirlkwOod (by request)-To aid the Unitet
States Postal Telegraph Company in the con
struction and operation of postal telegraph
lines. The resolution calling on the Secretat,
of State for all information in relation to tn
Halifax fishery award was adopted. Th
House spent the entire day in Committee o
the Whole ON the private calendar, and en-
joyed a long political discussion over tn
merits of II bill for the relief of Mrs. K. p. Page
widow of Capt. Page of the U. s. Navy. TIL
amount involved is Sl36, which was due Capt
Page upon his resignation from the Navy Il
1861, the reason OF his resignation being tina
his State had seeded from the Union.