The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-25
Calkins, Of Indiana, Rises In the House
toa Question Of Privilege In
Refutation Of Charges
Made by
Hewitt, OF New York-Quite an Inter.
esting Scene Ensues, but Ex.
plantations are
Made, and the Contested Election Case
Is Called up - Filibustering
Begins.
New York Post on Futures The Stock
Market.
The Situation In Egypt Becoming Com.
plicated.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Eorty-Seventh Congress

SENATE.
WARRINGTON, d. c., May A.-Mr. Logan |
reported favorably from the military COM
mittee, and asked immediate consideration
of the house joint-resolution appropriating
Sl6OOO,0OO to supply the deficiency in ap-
preparations for army pensions for the cur
rent fiscal year. He explained that the de-
ficiency had arisen in consequence of the
increased clerical force having facilitated
the work of the department beyond the
amount estimated for in the original $780,
10000 estimate tor the year passed.
The senate then took up senate bill for
the relief of officers and crew Of United
States steamer Monitor, who participated
in the action with the iron-cad Merrimac
in March, 1862. The amount OF appropria.
tions is stated at the actual value of the
Merrimac at the date of the action, not ex-
Gssains osysI s2o'oO' Passed yeas "a;
The bill providing for the extension and
enlargement of the Washington water
works, at an estimated expense Of 81, 400, 900
passed
Adjourned.
| UOIsF
The request of the senate tor return of 5
per cent. bond bill was acceded to.
Calkins OF Indiana, rising to a question of
personal privilege, sent to the clerks desk
ten by Hewitt of New York to Mona,
of Misissippi. which charges that tho COM
lmittee on elections reGnsed 70 ;nvast;nata
the charge offoryerv nreferred bafora sSat
Committed. 'N"'
Randall of Pennsylvania cont.ndsd that
the letter failed to show that the gsntIeman ",
lfiom Indiana GCalkinsI had been aIIndsd
to in any relation. '''NN0'
The sneaker ruled that tbe matter d;a
present ouestion of nriv;l.ga ~
Calkins then stated that 40 lon, n. tb.
charges against The COMMITTEES we're as CON. sr.
fined to newsnaners he had not no,;oad
| them but what fhev wsra r,aaa Sv q ,,an'.
her OF congress- Il was retlectiny On aysrv
member Of the COMMITTEES here Perbsns
| il was not 40 intended hv the oentIaman
(Hewittl hnt nevertheIess h was.a raaoo,;on
which onght to he retntsS at "nca o''Sr1,, Tba
committee on elections Ind never fa;,ed 10
enonire into tbe truth of any cbor,as r,aS 10 10
before il ' 'he' '""''
A long and noisy discussion tbon arose
as to the action of the committees Ather-
ton. of Ohio. claiming that II had refnsed
: TO inyestigate ibe cborcea NJ foraar, ma
Calkins DENYING thai staiement an s''S "'''
Both of these gentlemen were frarl In
their statements and nrocaedad In nortoo,
caImness and GOOD r'j tawner ~ P'r,eo. o.
mmher Of mer hers on vopIh hpp,h .;5a Ia' 1 g'en'
cited and their ;nernolatons 'es ;nto |ne ,ho da
hate cansed snc,, nraa, onnS,s;,,, ny tHe ue
neYt ~ inn noss,h,s go uuJarI,and .u' ,h ~ wa
made " bv tbe nr;ncuoI to doha,sn Th 1ne Poi.s
,,aa ;y,,,aii1, ,n r., , roo"'s'. ~ nous'
rs s us wase n tud ,ha;r nnG f nearly ~, 'ne mem
snaalina ~ onoe ' Th i'ea, ea, ,iy many vi tnen
s tha tino "s naSood any ooni'on ,S ihoIe"seu
bonao was v,asv ~ Pa1,, am n gnu nj, az oGiock .hs
rhan Co,s SHs IN a, mp,oar wIiSh ohly aoated
mnen Ja,hlrs u;, dennanHeu Oh ms Irlehds that
a,pmnd spri. y, ~ ,ainess tnt 81 nj a'her'oh shouio
W paagon aaoMe' " sTanes rane 'nJ ;n, ;,o1r.
TSaS TSSH"nT;; n;;kh,a u, aeaSs, aS oulecteu. G,,
roat;an va noyie, ~ Dou'n 1aroiiha' arose to
aIu'es',,T;hI ,a;IP VI Privnege, put ms opening re-
no,;on 'm,,,ns as " pteSen' sucn question: oo
je!i,um j,, Was ~ n,"No K W R,s proceeulhg. ,
aonr "aJ, w;,,, Vi New ioiA' tnen took th'
u;,u nuUr WIN H. "hother ~ question %
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