The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-01

plauded. The senate will proceed to
the election of a president in place of
M. Leon Say on Thursday.
HOUSE.
Washington, January 31.-Reagan,
of Texas, from the committee on COM
merce, reported a resolution calling
upon the secretary of war for informal
ton as to whether any persons or cor
porations are using water powers, Great
ed by locks and dams, constituted by
the United States, on rivers and canals.
Adopted.
The committee on elections to-day
unanimously dismissed the contest of
Lanier VS.. King, from the fifth district
of Louisiana. This leaves King in
possession of the seat.
The house resumed the considers
ton of the resolution, reported from
the committee on foreign affairs, re-
questing the president to obtain list
of American citizens confined in Eng
fish prisons.
Orth, of Indiana, spoke on the reso-
luton, and in the course of his remarks
cast SO much ridicule upon Robinson
for his speeches, that the latter lost his
temper and rose to several points of
order which we're overruled Orth
finally yielded to Robinson, of New
Jersey, when Robinson attempted SO
persistently to lain the floor, he could
not bowl the gentleman from New
Jersey. The resolution was finally
adopted.
Prescott, of New York, gave notice
that he would, on Thursday, call up
the apportionment bill for considera-,
ton.
Bingham, of Pennsylvania, chairman
of the committee on postoffices and
post roads, reported the post route bill
and it was passed.
SENATE.
Washington, d. c., January :3I.-
Vance, of North Carolina, from the
committee on district of Columbia, re-
ported an original bill to punish the
selling and advertising of lottery tickets
in the district of Columbia.
Window, Of the committee on for
eign affairs, reported resolution re-
questing the president of the United
States to transmit all correspondence
between the United States and Its di-
plomatic agents accredited to the re-
publics of Mexico and Guatemala since
January 1st, 1881, and any other infor-
nation in his possession touching the
relations of the United States with each
and both of said countries, or their re-
iations with each other. The resolu-
ton was taken up and adopted.
Bills introduced: Harris, for
bridge to cross the Mississippi at
Memphis. ~,.
Jones, for public buildings in Ope-
lousas, Louisiana.
Morgan, granting the right of way
over public lands in Alabama; and
lands in said state in aid of the Chi
cago air line and for other purposes.
AT 1920 p. m. the senate resumed
the consideration of the Sherman 3
per cent. bill.
Vest submitted a modification of
his amendment.
The senate, at 2:Io p. M, after a
discussion, in which Hawley and In
gals were principals, rejected tie ei-
tire Vest amendment; ayes rs, nays 81.
The discussion then proceeded upon
plumb's proposition for reduction of
the definite limit to redemption.
Plumb withdrew all clauses of his
amendment except the one to direct
the use of the surplus revenue, in ex-
cess of 100000, for redemption
purposes, and the discussion was con-
fined to this appropriation.
Davis, of West Virginia, suggested
modification, which was accepted by
Plumb, so as to apply $Ioo, 100000 of
the revenue to the redemption of the
AZ per cent. bonds, when due, in adj
dition to the 3H per cent. bonds.
Plumbs amendment was then agreed
to-ayes 50, nays 20. 1t is as rollows:
That the secretary of the treasury
shall use all the funds now held in the
treasury for the redemption of United
States notes, in excess of $Ioo,ooo,-
900, in the redemption of bonds of
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