Morris tribune., 1881-02-17
DOINGs OF CONGRESS.

SENATE-Senator Conkling and Butler had a
brief alteration on the subject of census frauds
in South Carolina. Butler referred to Coukling
ss one who, during the presidential campaign
had reiterated the charge of frauds in the emu
meration of the South Carolina population.
Conking said that he had not listened idly to the
vaporings of Butler. but he would examine the
Congressional Record tomorrow, and if he
should there find that Butler had permitted the
printing of anything worthy of reply he would
answer it. Butler replied that nothing uttered
by him would be withheld from publication
and he also desired to announce that sthe swag-
gering insolence of the senator from New York
was of no consequence to him or to the state of
South Carolina" Conkling retorted in his most
contemptuous manner that "Butler was not a
person for him to handy words with here"
Messrs. Hamlin and Thurman were appoint
ed the part of the senate tellers for the elec-
toral count. The pension appropriation bill was
considered.
HOUsE-Messrs. House and Crowley were
appointed tellers, on the part of the house, for
the electoral count. Bills and resolutions were
introduced regaralng taxation; for the eutry
and sale of public lands for the right way
to railroad companies lby-4r. Washburn) pro-
regret for the bloodshed in Transvaal, and
sympathy for the people of Ireland The
house refused to suspend the rules and pass
the river and harbor bill
The motion to suspend came from Reagan,
chairman of the committee ON commerce, as an
individual, under the rule allowing members
the right to move suspension on the first Mon
day of the month. A point of order raised by
Scales was decided by the house adversely
After the usual thirty minutes had been con-
sumed in debate the house refused to suspend
the rules, lacking only four votes of the requl-
site number The friends of the bill are very
much disappointed at the result
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3.
SENATE.-Mr. Blair in reduced q resolution
for constitutional amendment prohibiting the
manufacture, expectation or importation of in
toxicating liquor in the United States after
1900.
Senator Window presented to the senate a
resolution passed by the Minnesota legislature,
favoring the appropriation for the reservoir
system at the head of the Mississippi
Mr.. Bruce, from the committee on education
and labor, reported adversely the joint resolu-
ton to provide for the enforcement of the eight
hour law. Indefinitely postponed
The consideration of the pension bill occu-
pied the rest of the day. -.
HOUSE-The house set apart one third of its
galleries for members families and their friends
for to- morrow. The reservation includes the
east gallery and that portion of the south gal
lery south of reporters gallery.
Mr.. Reagan made another Intellectual effort
this morning to secure consideration for the
river and harbor bill B number of republi-
cans favorable to it voted against Reagan to-day,
in the fear that if the committee rose Cox woule
interpose motion to take up the appointment
and be sustained by the Democrats, who cared
more for apportonment than rivers and har-
bors
The absence of members and senators from
their post of duty has been so notorious this
session that Dibbrell of Tennessee attempted to-
day to have measures taken for its correction.
He moved an amendment to the legislative appro-
priation bill providing that no member shall be
paid his monthly salary until he shall have GER
| titled that he has not been absent from the sit
hngs of the houses, except on account of sick
ness, and that all absence otherwise than from
sickness shall be deducted from the members
monthly pay.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
SENATE.-The pension appropriation bill
passed. A bill was introduced for the settle
ment of the Ponca Indians '-
MIR. Hoar offered a resolution, which was
adopted, to print for the use of the senate let
ter of Hon. Edward Everett. after his retire.
ment from the office of secretary of state in re-
ply to Lord John Russell on the proposed tri-
partite convention relating to Cuba. He said
the letter contained an able discussion of the
Monroe doctrine, and not having been included
in the official documents published by congress,
a copy of it could not be found in the congress
sional or other public libraries. ...... -....
HoUsE-The Legislative, executive and Judi
cial appropriation bill passed.
An acrimonious and angry discussion took
place between Blackburn Of Kentucky and
Frye of Maine. but afterwards they shook hands
and were applauded sa
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. .s a.. {,
SENATE-The bill appropriating $500, 900
for a hall for the deposit of government rec
ords, passed. The postoffice appropriation bill
was considered.
Senator Blair introduced to-day bill provid-
r,f
and allowances. 1t retains most of the features
of the so-callcd sixty ty-surgeon BILL recently ex-
cluded on point of order in the senate but
contains some new propositions. 1t provides
that when demanded by the exigencies of the
public service, the number of examiners and
surgeons may be temporarily increased to not
more than four examiners and four surgeons to
each congressional district
HoUsE-rhe house spent the day in an un-
profitable discussion of the river and harbor
bill in committee of the whole, and without
action
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IL.
SENATE-Mr. Dawes replied to the recent let
ter of Secretary Schurz on the Ponca business,
severely crit Using the secretary. Mr.. Wallace
spoke at length in favor of the district system
Of electing presidents. The postoffice appro-
priation bill was considered. The conference
report on the house bill granting lands to Da-
kota, Arizona, Montana and Wyoming for uni
versity purposes. was adopted.
The senate confirmed John F. Hartranft col
lector of customs at Philadelphia, and Charles
H. Langley postmaster at Tiption, Iowa. lat
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution, which was laid
over, instructing the judiciary committee to
consider and report whether the assembling at
the seat of government of large bodies of organ
lied and armed troops not under command of
officers of the United States or any national
authority, be not likely to prove in the future
dangerous in practice, and whether Legislation
or an opinion by congress on the subject would
be desirable. Mr.. Hoar said the resolu-
ton had no relevancy to the COM
ing Inauguration, but that the pre-