Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-25
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
FRIDAY, February 25.


| atorelect from Ohio for the term beginning
| March 4th. Read aid flied.
| MIR. Ransom, from the committee on CON-
| merce. reported back, with amendments and
RECOMMENDATION that 1t pass,1the river and
| haIbOr bill.
Mr.. Withers from the appropriations com
| mittee, reported back favOrably. with amend
ments, the agricultural appropriation bill.
MI Farley, Hom the COMMITTEES on mines and
mining. reported favoraby the bills for assay
| offices at Deadwood, Dab., at ON aha and In the
! territory OF Arizona, the last with amendments.
| Placed on calendar.
Mr.. MCMILLAN presented a m ,morial Of the
Minnesota legislature calling attention TO the
operation of the pension laws Referred.
Mr. Beck introduced substitute for the bill
presented by him, on December 2st, to au har-
lie the issue OF legal-tender notes to circulate
as money on the deposit OF gold &c. He said he
had received from the Secretary OF the Treasure,
finance committee for careful examination, a
report on the subject, and upon that report he
had prepared his substitute. Referred to con-
mittee on finance.
nooga and indianapolis ports OF delivery upon
being reported from the committee on com
meIce, were severally taken up and passed.
The House amendments to the Senate bill for
tne employment Tor twenty days OF three hun
dred additional District policemen were con
On motion 81 Mr.. Allison the Senate Insisted
upon II s amendments TO the fortifcations ap
preparation bill.
Messrs. Allison. Beck and Booth were ap,
pointed the Senate cODferees on the bill.
Mi. Wallace, from the select committee on
alleged frauds In the late elections submitted
report, Which was received ana ordered TO be
MI. Blair member OF the committee, said
me report OF the minority would be presented
hereafter.
discussion ensued between Messrs. Blair.
I!oar and Teller. OF the committee, and the
chairman {Mr. Wallace as to whether the re-
port just made had been regularly acted upon
os or snpmlttea 10 the committee. and whether
certain affidavits in the papers of The commit
tee printed under an order OF the Senate al
legged to be fOrgerieS and admitted TO be untrle)
should or not be eXpunged from the record as
uI auth horzed.
Mr.. Teller thought that the chairman under
stood from the free and easy manner IN which
matters were conducted In the committee; that
he was to do just as he had done and he (Tei-
leD therefore was lot disposed 10 complain Of
his action.
MIR. Wallace stated that the report had been
regularly submitted and that the affldavitS
complained of came into the hands OF the com
mittee, as at present organized, from the Gus
tody Of the former chairman (Mr. Teller at the
beginning OF the present session.
Mir. Teller said the papers complained OF had
not been seen by any member Of the minority.
After further debate. OF desultory and In
formal character, an understanding was effected
WITT view TO the omission of matters oblec-
tonable to the minority, and the subject was
dropped.
Messrs. Davis, (W. va.), Wallace and Allison
legislative appropriation bill
at the conclusion of the morning business
the Senate took up the agricultural appropria-
uOn bill.
Close of Last Nights Session.
THE DEADLOCK ON THE APPoRTIoNMENT BILL.
HOUSE.-The proceedings In the House on
the apportionment bill last night up to o'clock
sare reported on the third page of this paper
The following is a report OF the subsequent
proceedings Of the night session:
The hours rolled by without business OF any
kind being transacted; and no Incidents worthy
OF special note occurred.
AT 5:45 Mr.. Cox again rendered the repuo-
Ican side a vote On every number they de-
sired. He knew that men On his side of the
House had been pained at hearing the sal
news OF the death OF Senator Carpenter. He
proposed now 70 take vote on each number
from 319 down br from 293 up; and IN addition
he stated that the amendment fixing the basis
OF representation at 3il would os Withdrawn.
Mr., Conger declined TO agree TO the propos{-
tion unless Mr.. Cox should agree to withdraw
the previous question.
AT this point the Sergeant-at-arms appeared
at the bar, having In custody Mr.. Chittenden
| {N. " This gentleman stated that he had M
excuse to offer. He had never played the fool
DAY in his life. He had never, tn all bis expesi-
ence. been able TO conform 10 the night iulas
of this House, when Brother Cox or some other
brother, undertook TO force piece of import
ant legislation by process which conuradlcted
all common sense, which antagonized reason
and all the possibilities of proper legislation.
and which never resulted In anything but
fatigue and death. BE had no apology to
make
MIR. Hunton thought the gentleman's speech
an insult to the House.
Mr.. Atkins.-He speaks OF fools-Whom does
| he call fools?
Mr.. Chittenden.-If have said an improper
word, take 1t back.
Mr. Hunton insisted that the Objectionable
words should be taken down and read at the
clerks desk. If the gentleman had been absent
! in contempt OF the House he had no right to
come here and insult it.
The words having been read, Mr.. Carlisle Of
1ered resolution censuring Mr.. Chittenden for
House.
Mr.. Chittenden stated that he had no more
thought OF speaking an offensive word about
any gentleman than he had OF shooting him:
and he, without the least hesitation, Withdrew
every offensive word. he had never come into
and be had not had the slightest idea OF saying
word offending the dignity OF the House.
Upon this statement Mr.. Carlisle withdrew
his resolution, and Mr.. Chittenden was ex-
A CONFERENCE FOR A PLAN OF SETTLEMENT
AGREED TO.
AT Gao Mr.. Hawley took the floor to make
suggestion that each side Of the House should
select i've gentlemen, who should meet and
agree upon some plan OF settlement. The
house then could take recess until 1880, and
| the business could be proceeded with.
This proposition met With universal approval
| and was unanimously agreed to.
1he members on the respective sides then
| grouped together, and after a few moments
| caucus Mr.. Robson announced that the repub-
1cans had agreed upon the following gentle
men to represent them: Messrs. Conger, Sher-
Win, Lapham, Anderson and Shallenberger. Mr.
Springer announced that the democrats had
agreed upon the following to represent them;
MessIS Cox, Thompson (ky.) Reagan, House
and Morrison.
Further proceedings under the call were dis
pensed With, and then, at $50, the House took
recess until 1880.
AFTER THE RECESS.
Mr.. Williams wis., called up the Senate reso-
luton relative to the death OF Senator Matthew
II. Carpenter. He spoke briefly upon the great
loss which the country had experienced in the
death Of the great Senator, and offered reso-
luton for the appointment OF five memoe to
accompany the body OF the deceased TO his late
home in Wisconsin.
Mr.. HaZelton said that 1t was q Sorrowrul
Office which he performed In seconding the res
oiution which announced to the House and the
world the death OF the most distinguished citi-
zen OF Wisconsin. Over~hiS deathOed Wlscon-
sin bowed her head ia mourning, but the greater
mourDer was the nation which he had loved
and served SO well.
The resolution was agreed to, and then. nj
1O:45, the House. as mark Of respect to tn,
memory Of the deceased, adjourned.
T0-DAY'S SESSION.
At II O'Clock the session OF Friday began.
Owing to the long sessiod OF YESTERDAY the
journal was not made uD and ffS rpadtncr uUoo