The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-02
WAITED BY THE WIRES.
Torty-seyentb Congress,
arNATr.

SENATE.
WAsmNaToN, February 1.-THE senate
was only nominally In session today, as 1t
to the memorial services in the
hail ofthe house of representatives inn
medintely after assembling az noon, and
upon its return from the memorial eNer'
cises, at 2 p M, adlourlleu'
HOUSE.
At 10 o'clock the doors of the capitol were
openeL, and in half hour the galleries OF
the house were filled with those fortunate
enough to hold tickets to the CARRIED
services, ,o1
The house was called to order at II and
PRAYER offered by the chaplain,
The speaker announced the mouse reauy
to perform its part Of the ceremonies.
At 1910 p. III. members OF the sena.e cli-
tered followed by judges OF the supreme
court. The president arrived few minutes
PRAYER was offered by Chaplain Powers;
President pro tenn. Davis introduced
Mr. Blaine Mr. Blaine, in q loud clear
voice, delivered his address,
The eulogy was concluded at LOO p. m,
having taken Just one hour and nan IN
its delivery. As Blaine gave utterance 70
nto storm of applause which
was not hushed for some moments. III
address was listened to with an intense IN
terest and in solemn silence unbroken by
any sounds, except by sigh oil renei sucn
as arises from Il large audience when a
strong tension is removed from their minds,
when the orator passed from, his aliuslon
to the differences existing in the republican
party last spring. The benedictlon was
Gli9reo iain of ~ the e'' senate. The Ma;
rine band played the Garfield Dead
March as the invited guests guests, hied
ont of the chamber III the same order IN
which they had filed in. The senate was
the last to leave, and then the house was
called to order by the speaker.
Mckinley, of Ohio, offered resolution OF
thanks to Mr.. Blaine, for his mastery ao-
dress, which was unanimously adopteu'
The house then adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 2S.-Bills were
reported as follows
By Mr.. Vest-For a public building at
Hannibal, Missouri.
Bv Mr.. lngals-Authorizing the presi
dent to appoint Alfred Pleasanton breyet
maior-general in the army and place him
ON the retired list.
ferred.
The Chinese bill came up as unfinished
business, bnt Mr.. Miller temporarily yielded
the floor TO Mr.. Ferry to allow the house
most route bill to be considered,
and the amendments of the senate
committee read and agreed to.
House resolutions rendering thanks TO
Hon. James G. Blaine, for the appropriate
address delivered by hlm IN tne oargeiu isit. !.
memorial eyeHislss Was, on m6t!9n ,of Mr.
Sherman, taken from the pres dents table
and concurred in. So,
Sections of the house post route bill, as
amended, were adopted and the bill passed
On motion of Mr. Allison, the senate in
sisted upon its amendments to the immedi-
ate deficiency appropriation bill;
and Senators Allison, Plumb and
Beck were appointed conference commit
Thesenate then took up the Chinese i'm
migration bill prohibiting the state and
United States courts hereafter from admit
ting Chinese to citizenship and repeating
all laws in conflict with the act.
Senator Miller, of California, then deliy-
cred speech which was listened to with
marked attention.
David Davis came down and took his seat
near the speaker.
During MIR. Millers speech habitues of
the galleries were astonished by the ap-
pearance in the diplomatic gallery OF four
members of the Chinese legation.
The strangers had been sightseeing IN
the capitol, and their visit was not pre-
arranged, for upon being apprised OF the
subject under discussion, they Immediately
retired.
Mr.. Miller spoke an hour and forty min
utes.
Mr.. Voorhees, said he would ask. to have
the bill laid aside tomorrow, for about
an hour TO enable him
70 sneak on the new library building bill.
The bill was informally laid aside to per
nit action on the house bill to furnish inn
pressions of cards of invitation to the Gar
field memorial service, which was passed.
After an executive session the senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE.