The Portland daily press., 1882-05-25
XLVIIth Congress LIST Sess on,
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May a.
The House joint resolution appropriating
sixteen million dollars to supply the deficiency
in the appropriations for army pensions for the
current fiscal year was passed.
The naval committee reported adversely on
the Senate bill to regulate prize money and
pensions in the navy. Indefinitely postponed.
The committee on Indian affairs reported
the original bill appropriating $4,000 for the re-
lief of Mrs. Louisa Boldly of Lake County, Ore
gop, widow of victim of the Modoc Indian
massacre. Calendar.
A bill was passed for the relief of the officers
and crew of the q. S. steamer Monitor, who
participated in the action of with the rebel
iron-clad Merrimac.
Several Senate bills also passed, and the
Japanese indemnity fund bill taken up and
placed on the orders as unfinished business.
Various committee appointments to fill va
cancies were announced by the Chair and the
Senate adjourned till tomorrow
HOUSE.
The request of the Senate for the return Of
the five per cent land bill was acceded to.
Mr.. Calkins of Indiana rising to a question
of personal privilege sent to the clerks desk
and had read that portion of letter written
by Mr.. Hewitt of New York to Mr. Manning
of Mississippi, which charges that the commit
tee on elections refused to investigate charges
of forgery referred before that committee.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania contended that
the letter failed to show that Mr.. Calkins had
been attended to in any relation.
The Speaker ruled that the matter did pre-
sent question of privilege.
A long and noisy debate followed which wa 8
concluded by Mr.. Calkins reviewing the evil
dence in the case. He read affidavits in ex-
PLANTATION and denial of that filed by c.
Smith, and his presentation of the facts on
which the majority of the committee relied
elected several rounds of applause from his
party friends In conclusion he said, "It is
said that the Democratic party is justified in
its filibustering because some testimony is
questioned. If the Democratic party can
stand on such a footing, we can afford to stand
on the great constitutional right which for 93
years has never before been estioned of
determining by majority vote who is entitled
to seat in this chamber"
The matter was dropped and Calkins called
up the contested election case.
Mr.. Randall raised the question of consider
ation and pending that moved that when the
next.
The vote resulted yeas1 (Mr. Phelps of Con-
necticut nays 1873 less than quorum.
The Republicans absent were Messrs. Bing-
ham of Pennsylvania, Camp of New York,
Hauk of Tennessee, Lindsey of Maine, Scran-
ton of Pennsylvania, Sherwin of Illinois,
Valentine of Nebraska Van Aernam of New
York, West of New York, w. A. Wood of
New York and Young of Ohio.
call of the House was ordered but the
FOll Call uIsClOSluS INC presence OF q quorum
further proceedings under the call were dis
pensed with and the question again REQUIRED
on the motion to adjourn over. Lost-yeas 1,
nays 148. Diatory motions were then resorted
to. During the roll call on dilatory melton
Mr. Walker of Pennsylvania fell in a fainting
fit and was removed from the chamber
Mr.. Kenna moved that when the House ad-
journed it be until Saturday, which motion
Mr.. Randall moved to amend by substitut ing
Friday. On this vote the Republicans lost a
quorum the result being yeas l, nays 140, and
closed.
Mr.. Walker recovered in time to answer to
his name on this call and matters then remain
ed in statu quo for about an hour and a hall
until 5 o'clock when Mr.. Calkins stating he
would call up the election case tomorrow and
advising members to bring five days fations
with them, moved to adjourn. Agreed to and
the House adjourned until tomorrow.