St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-25
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE bill authorizing the sale of lands OF
TIE Miami Indians in Kansas was passed by
the Senate on the 18th. MI. Dawes, by special
agreement spoke in favor of civil service re-
form. The subject was disposed of by the
reference of the bill to the Committee on
Civil Service. Mr.. Plumb, from Committee
on Public Lands, reported favorably Il
what is known as the 5.per-cent. claim
to land entered within their limits bymitary
scrip and land warrants.... The House
passed the supplemental census bin, making
available an appropriation tor the payment
of census employees. Bills were introduced:
BY MI: Ellis Ga.)-To authorize the construc-
ton of ship canal to connect Lake Ponchar-
train and the Mississippi River; by Mr.. Plumb
(kans. ITO regulate promotions in the army
and increase its efficiency: by Mr. Carnes
Ky.)-To amend the laws relating to Inter
nal revenue and fixing the tax each proof
repeal the law chartering national banks.
Mr.. SLATER addressed the Senate upon
the Importance to the commerce of the North
west of the Improvement of the Columbia
River, Feb A. Nh. Vance made n speech on
the tariff, in which he depiored the burdens of
nigh protective policy, which fell with the
greatest weight on the agricultural class and
did more to retard the growth and impair the
wealth of the South than any other cause
Mr. Morgan offered Il resolution. which was
referred, requesting the President to bring to
the attention of the Government of Nical aqua
the Necessity of arranging by convention the
finaY settlement of all unadjusted claims ex-
listing between the United States and Mica
ragua and of citizens of either of said govern
ments against the other government In
the House, Mr.. Orth, from Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported ADJ ersely the reso-
luton originally offered by Mr.. Robinson,
OF New York, calling on the Attorney
General for his opinion as to wheth-
er, if Joseph Warren Refer. Alonzo
Il. Cornell, or Charles Carroll should be ar
rested in the British empire without having
committed any crime, the British Govern
ment, by suspending the writ of habeas cor
pns, could lawfully detain him on indefinite
suspicion without trial Or without the right of
the United States to demand his release. Mr..
Robinson desired to debate the resolution. but
the Speaker held that the pending motion to
lay on the table was not debatable The res
olutlon was tabled. Yeas, III; nays, 103.
TIE Anti-poIygamy bill came up in the
Senate on the 18th, and the amendments pro-
posed by Committee on Judiciary were read
and agreed toup to the fifth section, which
authorizes the President to grant am
nesty to classes of offenders guilty be-
bigamy, polygamy Or unlawful cohab-
itation, on such conditions as he may think
proper. Mr.: Hoar suggested the query wheth-
er, under his exercise of the pardoning power,
which was limited to pardons and reprieves
in individual cases, the President could, con
additionally, pardon whole classes of offend
ers against any particular law upon such con-
ditions as he may prescribe. Mr.. Edmunds
said the the committee had been in doubt
T whether any provision and or point was
ed It only because emu the n"a question lasaes
was an open one. The object of
it was to enable the Government to say to the
great body Of the Utah people: elf Won stop
this practice and sin no more you shall not
be prosecuted for what you have already
done" The section, as amended, and the re-
manning committee amendments to the sth
sectlon, were adopted. 1.-The House man.
aged to spend the day over the Apportion-
ment bill without voting.
AFTER a short executive session, on the
18th, the Senate proceeded with the Anti
polygamy bill, the question being upon the
eighth section, as reported from the Judcia-
~ Committee. Mr.. Morgan asked whether
the bill would not exclude from his seat in
the House the delegate from Utah, who was
represented to be .polyganlst Mr.. Ed
munds said, in reply, that an inquiry would
be made in due time on behalf of the com
mittee which reported the bill. Mr. Vest
denounced the bill rs in its every fea.
tnre a bill of attainder Gnficting punish
ment without judicial triaD, which was pro-
hbited by the Constitution. Mr. Pendleton
objected TO several features of the bill partic-
ularly to the one excluding from the jury box
known polygamists in trials for polygamy,
etc. The remaining committee amendments
and several sections of the bill were finally
agreed to and the bill was reported to the SEN
ate as from the committee of the whole Mr.
Brown then renewed his amendment reuuir-
ing that not more than three members of the
board of commissioners shall be members of
the same potica 81 party Agreed to BY
lilinois, voted yea with the Democrats, and
Mr.. Malone was absent Several amend
ments were proposed and defeated by dec-
sive votes, and after Encouragement of its
sections the bill finally passed by vive voce
vote. The bill granting pension of SIS 600
year to Mrs. Garfield passed the House. Mr.
Anderson's amendmentto the Apportionment
bill, fixing the number of representatives at
1926, was agreed to by 1872 to 104 All the Re-
P publican except two DaITall OF Lou,
for 325. The Democratic members from
South Carolina and Texas, beside a
few from Louisiana and Maryland, voted with
the Republieans The remainder of the Dem
OcIats voted solidly against the proposition
A motion by Mr.. Springer, of Illinois. to re- |
consider the vote by which the House had re-
3ected the amendment offered by Mr.. Colerick. |
was the signal for a scene of great noise and
confusion A motion to table the motion to |
reconsider was Immediately made on the Re-
publican side. and the Democrats demanded
Democrats refrainipg from voting
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The revolt in Herzegovina is increas-
ing, and a provisional government has been
established.
JOHN c. NEW, of Indiana, has been
nominated for Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury.
The President has refused to enter
tain the charges rgainst Gen. Carr.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
The House banking committee has
made favorable report on the bill to ex-
tend the charters of national banks. The
charter. Of one institution has already ex-
pired, and next year the corporate exist
ence Of 3a3 others will terminate. 1t is be-
ieved that the discontinuance OF the system
would be disastrous to the country, and
here are trust funds in large amounts in
Vested in bank shares which could not be
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