, 1881-01-30
Edmunds Unable to Defeat
the Passage Of the
Lake-Front Bill.
A Rattling Speech by Conk-
ling ON the Valentine
Scrippers.
The Great Senator Evidently:
Harboring No Malice
Toward Chicago.
Martin, the North Carolina Re-
publican, Unseated by the -
Bourbon House.
The Act Too Despicable to Meet
the Encouragement oEthe
Greenbaokers.
The President Thought to Have Baiaed:
Matthews Chances by chal.
longing conkling.
Recent Appointments in New York and
Kentucky Badly Received in
the Senate.
A Very Sharp Retort by Senator
ingalls, to an Interruption.
by Teller.
4 Senatorial Vote on the Electoral
Count Finds Judge Davis Ranged
with the Republicans.
Recent Appointments in New York and:
Kentucky Badly Received in
the Senate.
A Very Sharp Retort by Senator
Ingalls, to an Interruption
by Teller.
a Senatorial Vote on the Electoral
Count Finds Judge Davis Ranged
with the Republicans.
LAKE-FRONT. i
PASSED By THE SENATE.

sn<<ta, i3;.noteh to 1n< chicago 14touns.
v.euncro< D. C.. ian. Ex-senator Ed.
mnnre lifted his eyebrows again to-day
opa;nst the T.akeFront bill. but there were
onIv eioht Senators who followed him in
>,;s o,nandmant which was in the apparent
;,,+orae+ - tha Valentine scrin claimant, and
49, hi; ,v,a n,sead with hrt/one additional
a.oard,nant and nov lies upon the Speaker's
+a1,lo n +ho Honse It'll the purpose of the
,,omharc to Keen the hill there until
:, ~ be +o,-an m and nassed. There is good
.aoaa,, -, tlnl- hat n will mass. although the
Ta,on+;na so-fn claimants and persons whose
;.,atsa,,s ara mt unaerstood seem to lie or
aan;9;na ] - -.-.
corarnrpAp1E 1nnBr AGAINST IT. ::
1;ha nrooao1,inee IN the Senate prtor to the
nassare ~ the bil1 were interesting: There
1v3s eoma Ienterta1nfne parliament feuc-::
fn;g: betW7een Edmupds,. Conkling, and David
nnv{o. Conklinr sacrificed the II Nal9ntlua
ccr;n. claimants in speech which the speen-
iet;,ta on nairaare of that claim my. well wish
-ne,o,.ao Fdmnnds, objection to the bill
+a'dau ,yara. Fiyst be th6nght that private
~;o,,,ts tf o1v ehonld ha better protected;
$1,000 +h3t the Government should receive
co,onensotfon for the surrender Of It's title
10 den,edt1le right of Congress to decree
tto+ thrpa-fonrths of the abutting owners,
for;nstance should sign away the rights Of
+ha othar one-fo1,rth. It seemed to: be !: ::
T4rrER or NO CONCERN ro~ EDMuNDs
+hot Davjd Davis persisted that the bill in
tarfarod with no nriyate RIGHTS and TINT it
vac necessary to obtain the consent OF the
oh,,ttinp owners either voluntarily or BY pu1-
cbaaa hr: failing In botl,, to condemn their
r;ohto for nnblic use under the>law-, ,of. emf
nent domain. The only amendment added
~ tha h,11 which has not already been
.,rtod IN thesa~ DISPATCHES was an
1a;t;s,,al eaction which provided that
"uu..o a4.,n~ contained in the act should
~.nt n 10 +;+1a NJ the Government to Block
49,. +ha s+raate and waters surrounding it In
..taa 4t'o ra~+ naarhorn Addit1on. The object OF
t,.;. 49, onnahdmant ia to preserve the right Of
49,. .ne' ',a~r,1,on+ r, tho water approach at the
10 .to.,, ~ - +ta land
no1 1'0'A ,rncr n.vm DAv1s
! ~, onanJment. which he con-
Iusn la mo'ou nooa"sarv no he thought. The power
ssoe, ae,i ~ oonvrv carried With 1t the 1essez
- 49, - 1oosa hmt he said. at the request Of
o'e po~e4 eo,@o-.ecrnnn1nns person. he would add
soms so .o..,s :. ~ ,.ase ,, so that the Common
cN'e;t 10 10 .nacif;ca,,v piven the power
cou 1:!sn 70, ~ conway, This vas adopted.
49, " ts'e1 atha- amendment was the proyiso al
ranav nn9 o. ta1eqranhed: that all railroad com:
n3s. le11s das,rinp to share in the depot build
pa"4eo 80 +ia +1rht of wav should have the
~ ~ ~ ~ so nnon the navment of the pro-
nortionate 1ae4s NJ m cost. This: done, Mr.. Edmunds
po-rar, h;e f;pht against the form of the bill,
sttbongh he did not seriously seem to object
- 10 noseoon Of some bill. He admitted
that M his objections to some features OF the
hill hill we're based Upon the protest signed by
\ cu1cAoo LAWYER NAMED LEONARD
SWEET,
who, he was informed; was an honorable
gentleman. Mr. SWetts p1oust va s.np.' 1n;n
the argument of the Valentine scrip clam, nc
ants, with which the Chicago people a1s
thoroughly familiar. Mr. Edmnnas 'nslsleo
and that the Constitution OF the United States
did not give the Senate the power TO necide
the caseA He claimed, moreover, tnas NJ
amendment would protect the rights, II any
Of adverse claimants tnclualng tno aout.n.e :a.a