St. Landry democrat., 1882-05-27
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE lynch Chalmers contest came up in
the House of Representatives on the 29th, and
the majority resolution, declaring Lynch en-
titled to the seat was adopted-l25 to So. The
conference report on. the postal appropria-
tion bill was agreed to- The franking privi-
lege amendment was rejected. A resolution
was adopted to send a sub committee to New
York to take testimony in the Chill Peru in
vestigatiOn.
THE bill to repeal discrimination against
the appointment of ex-Confedcrates to the
army was discussed briefly in the Senate
MAY !, and division upon the pending ques-
ton to refer to the Committee on Judiciary
resulted p in favor, 10 against Mr.
Saunders advocated constitutional amend
ment making elective certain offices now
by vote of $50 yeas to 60 nays,
voted to suspend the rules and adopt
consideration of the bill extending the char
tiers of national banks; Bills passed: Divid-
ing Iowa into two dndicial Circuits; for the
sale of Miami Indian lands in Kansas; for the
erection of public buildings at Detroit, Mich,
$500, 900; jackson, Tenn, $4,000; at Denver,
Colo. 500 600: mt Greensboro. n. c.. $50 600; at
Council Bluffs, Ia. slOOo00 at Lynchburg, Va.
slc0, goo; at Peoria, ILL., $2s5 900; at Galveston,
Texas, Sl25,0O0.
A MOTION to refer to the Judiciary Com
mittee the bill removing disqualification of
ex-Confederates for army appointments was
deated in the Senate, Nav I'd. by party
vote-yeas %, nays a. Davis, ofIllinois, voted
yea with the Republicans. The bill then went
over. House amendment to the bill for pub
lie buildings at Peoria, ILL.,, reducing the
appropriation from 100000 to $50 600, was
concu1ed in and the bill passed. Mr.. lap
ham introduced bill proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution prohibiting any de-
nial or abrdgment of suffrage on account of
sex. Referred. The bill to establish court
<>f, tln,, orln IL
tee amendments up to the tenth section were
agreed In the House. the bill for the
erection of public buildings at Hannibal, Mo-,
passed by a vote of 126 to So. Mr.. Kasson
the tariff commission bill. Mr.. Hew-
lit of Alabama said while the present
proved blessing to the people and the coun-
try. He would vote for the BILL Mr.. Springer
took the floor, but yielded to a motion and the
committee rose. Senate amendments to the
Chinese bill were concurred in. Diplomatic
correspondence touching the condition of
Israelites in Russia was presented and re-
ferred.
In the Senate, on the Sd, Mr. Voorhees,
called for committee to investigate charges
of corrupt influence in connection with the
titled liquors in special bond ware
houses. He wanted to silence the
talk abont persons. controlling votes.
The political disabilities bill was warmly dis
cus>ed and laid over for one day. The bill to
create Court of Appeals then came up as
unfinished business Committee amendment
in regard to appeals in patent and copyright
cases was rejected by a tie vote. The remain
ing amendments of the Judiciary Committee
were agreed to. House amendment to bill for
the sale of Miami Indian lands in Kansas was
concurred in and the bill passed. In the
House the bill to allow the army to be
used as a posse comitatus was reported and
recommitted. Messrs. Blackburn and kenna
spoke upon the tariff commission bill. Mr..
Belmont offered a resolution calling for cop
les of all instructions to the South Pacific
squadron in 1881. Referred. The bill to regu-
late the process of electing President and
Vice President was reported favorably Also
Substitute bill relating to retirements in the
! army.
Mr.. VOORHEES, resolution for commit
tee to investigate charges of corruption in
connection with the passage of the bill ex-
tending the bonded period for whisky was
indefinitely postponed in the Senate on the
4th. The bill repealing disqualification for
army service imposed upon ex-Confederates
went to the Judiciary Committee by q
Vests amendment to the Court of APP
peals bill, prohibiting District or Circuit
Judge from sitting in Appellate Court upon a
cause tried before him in a lower court, was
over. 1.-THE House went into committee on
the tariff commission bill. Mr.. Hatch, of
Missouri, entered into consideration of
the general question of tariff, opposing
its protective features, and particularly
declaring his hostility to the duty laid upon
the importation of salt. Mr. Morrison Qlli-
nois), of Committee on Ways and Means, op
posed the bill because he believed If it became
alaw it would support the general principles
of the existing tariff. He proceeded to make
an elaborate argument in opposition to tariff
for protection, and to show that, while dis
tributing its favors to the few, it increased
living