Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-19
FORTX-SIITH CONGRESS-.
WEDNESDAY, January 10.

WEDNESDAY, January 10.
SENATE-A bill reported favorably from the
judiciary committee by Mr.. Garland. TO relieve
Richard Fatherly, OF Arkansas, from political
disabilities, gave rise TO a discussion upon
CT iticisms by Mr.. Hear and Mt. Edmunds tnst
Fatherly's petition did not set forth any offence
bringing him within scope OF the constitutional
pI0nleition, but merely set forth that he had
held and resigned the office OF military store
keeper at the opening OF the rebellion.
Mr. EdmundS characterized such repreSen-
tation as trlftng With Congress.
Mr.. Garland, replying TO the structures OF Mr..
Edmunds. who. he said seemed to be the cen
sor or the Senate, explained that storekeepers'
stores were seized In the hands Of Fatheriy at
the arsenal at Little Rock, and that under the
political boards put upon the country under the
hellbroth OF reconstruction he had not been
allowed to vote The petitioner supposed the
cause OF this was some political disability, and
therefore sought this relief.
MI. Edmunds disclaimed having said anything
to offend the sensibil1iieS OF the Senator from
Arkansas, Mr. Garland,l and did not suppose
the petition.
ON the third reading OF the bill, Mr.. Edmunds
demaDded the yeas and nays, which resulted
on the final passage of the bill he repeated
his demand, when the bill was defeated-3O to
l6.nOt twothirdS In The affirmative.
Mr. Ingalls,, from the committee on claims
reported iayorably the bills to provide for the
sale OF the lands belonging to the prairie band
OF Pottawottomie Indians and for other pur-
POSES ana nd b! to provide for the sale Of the
Mr.. GrooDe, from the committee on claims
reported back the bill making an appropriation
1or the compensation OF collectors OF customs
acting as superintendents of light houses for
the fiscal years 1915, 1876 1S77 ana ISIS. with a
recommendation that the committee be dis
charged from its consideration and the bill re-
one TOR the payment not OF a claim but OF de.
fciercy. So referred.
Mi. Withers introduced bill to authorize the
Secretary OF War to grant the use OF certain
land at Fortress Monroe. Virginia, for hotel
purposes
Mir. Williams, on leave, delivered a prepared
speech upon his bill now on the calendar) to
prevent the Introduction and dissemination of
epizootics or communicable diseases OF domes-
TIC animals In the United States. He said the
Dill prohibited under heavy penalties such in
mails from foreign countries or from one state
TO another. enlargIng the powers OF the ma
tlonel board OF health SO as to cover the SUBJ
the purposes OF the bill, and giving the Federal
courts jurisdiction over violations OF its pro-
visions.
HCU USE-The Speaker announced the ap-
pointment OF Mr.. Ray upon the committee on
pensions, invalid pensions and militia: and the
appointment of MI. Mckinley as member of
the joint. committee to inquire into alleged
losses In the collection OF internal revenue.
Mr.; Price rose to personal explanation, say
Ing that In the discussion OF the funding bill
yesterday question OF veracity had arisen
between the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr.
Carlisle) and himself.
Mr.. Reagan objected TO Mr.. Price continuing,
on the ground that the question was not
Mr.. Carlisle said that If he had made any as
sertion Which could be construed as question
Ing the gentlemans Seracty, he would with
Mr.. PIice.-I don't want the gentleman to
Withdraw 1t. want to get 1T right On the
MIR. Carlisie.-If the gentleman has made any
assertion which could be construed as question:
Ing my yeracity, l forgive him for 1t, Laugh.
teri
Ar. Price then stated that the question OF
seracity was upon the point whether the re.
demption Of the circulation Of national BANKS
was at the expense OF the banks or of the gov
eminent. and In asserting that 1t was at the
expense of the banks he stated that the pend
ing bill was anything but funding BILL and
that he would vote against 1t, II he voted alone.
The matter was then dropped, and the
Speaker announced that the regular order OF
business was the further consideration OF the
Mr.. Gillette rose to point OF order, and
argued that lnasmuch as Mr.. NeTOerry had
openly stated that he had gone to the National
bank, OF (which he was director. to inquire
how he should vote; he had no right to vote Oh
this question. He did not make the point OF
order out OF any III will to the gentleman. but
thing developed by the recent debate it had
been the fact that this bill was so closely allied
to the National bank system that IL might With
pIOpriety be called national bank bill
MI. Newberly said that he was very glad that
the point of order had been raised. The point
involved nearly every memDer. not only on this
vote, but on every vote. Under the rule OF the
House, II construed as the gentleman from
Iowa construed it, no member who used tobacco
in any form could vote upon proposition to
take the tax Off tobacco. He held that no rule
OF the House could deprive any member of his
vote. The foundation of the right to vote lay
with mans own conscience and with no rule.
MI. Weaver said that he would broaden the
point OF order so as to include every member
who was national bank stOckhOlder.
Mr. Haskell suggested that all the greenback
members should also be included In the point
Of Of ! order because they were directly interested
After further debate the Speaker said that
the Chair must be governed by the rules OF the
House and the Interpretations placed upon
them In the past. The Chair was not aware
that the House OF Representatives had ever
deprived representative OF the right of repre-
Chair to that extent would be an act altogether
without the reach of his authority, nor did the
Chair believe that the House itself had the right
to deprive member OF his right to represent
former decisions, which he quoted, the Chair
oyerIuled the point OF order.
Gillette. was laid upon the table-yeas 22O,
nays 81.
The question then REQUIRED on agreeing to the
amendments reported by the committee OF the
whole to the funding bill.
The first amendment on which a separate
vote was demanded was that fixing the rate of
interest upon the bonds at per cent instead OF
81. The amendment was agreed tO-yeas 149,
nays 104.
The amendment making the bonds SO bonds
was adopted without division, as were also the
amendments fixing the rate OF interest on the
certificates at per cent and making them l.lO
certificates
Mr.. W. MATTIEU WILLIAMS says that because
pound OF lentils, dried peas or beans contains
more flesh forming material than pound OF
beef or mutton it does not follow that every
body may obtain corresponding proportions of
nOurtShment from IL.
A FARMvILLE (Va.) dispatch states that Jane
Murray, colored, was brutally murdered on the
railroad track, one mile east OF that town, by
Davy Ellison and Minerva Allen, both colored.
No cause was stated. The muroererS were
arrested.
COSTLY GAPITOI.-The new capitol COM
mlssioners' report, transmitted to the New York
legislature yesterday, gives the following flnan-
cial exhibit: Expenditure for the year ending
December 81. 1850. on contracts and for material
and lah0r f1 EYnondIturoc for