The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-08

n. house ~ 10 whether " not n presents
u question ofpflvllege"
Tho speaker -"'flie olalr has entertain,
=, II and as question of privilege"
b. Maryland 10 entitled ~ be heard"
10 file speaker lending his SENTENCED
II "Abd the gentleman from Maine hi
l. moved 10 Law The resolutions on the tablI
- which proposition Is now before the house,
u Blackburn, Of Kentucky, contended tia
McLane had right TO 10 heard 10 wlic
i the speaker replied that he would have In
e that right but for the motion to lay o
table.
a Finally the democrats had TO yield, Nc
a Lane declaring that the chair was violating
Y the rules of the house.
The yeas and nays were demanded; tn
I storm subsidized, vote was taken and tn
, resolutions laid on the table-yeas, III
8 nays SO.
Ranney, of Massachusetts,. from the com
mittee on elections, then called up thu
J Florida contested election case OF Bisbt
! against Finlay and on the question of con
, sheraton, by Randall, the house voted tC
, consider it-yeas, 140; nays, Phillips and
Hardenburg And then, that case being
thus fairly launched, the house, at $3.50 p
M, adjourned.
l. SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The following
bills were tavorably reported and placed on
the calendar:
BY Mr.. Rollins, from the committee on
public buildings-House bill for Il public
building at Lynchburg. Virginia.
BY Mr.. Ferry, orion The mmittee OF
postofices, with amendments-Senate bill
to provide for postal cards with flexible
covers, to conceal the message written
thereon.
Senate bill to reimburse Creek Indians
orphans fund was again taken up and
passed, after some debate.
| Mr.. Allison reported from the commerce
committee, with sundry amendments,
house bill extending national banks char
| tiers, which, with amendments intended to
be proposed by Messrs. Beck, Allison and
Sherman, was ordered printed.
| Mr.. Logan called up the army appropria-
| ton bill and the committee amendments,
as far as the compulsory retirement clause,
were read and agreed to. The clause makes
the retirement of an officer who has served
40 years discretionary with himself, but
| obligatory upon one who is 81 years of age
1t was debated by Messrs, Bayard, ingalls,
and others.
Mr.. Butler gave notice Of an amendment
excepting from the compulsory retirement
provision Generals Sherman, Sheridan,
Hancock and Howard.
Mr.. MaXey, at the close of his speech in
opposition to the clause under discussion,
gave notice of a motion to strike it out of
The bill.
After an executive session the senate adj
iourned.
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, asked unani-
nous consent to submit a report from the
committee on ways and means, and Page,
from the committee on commerce, desired
to report back the river and harbor appro-
priations, but Randall, of Pennsylvania
interposed an objection.
The house then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the contested election case of
Bisbee against Finlay. from the second con-
gressional district of Florida.
Ranney, of Massachusetts, stated that he
would demand the previous question at 5
O'Clock this evening, and made an argu-
ment in support of the claims of the con-
testant.
At conclusion of Ranncys speech. Beltz-
hoover, of Pennsylvania, spoke for two
hours in advocacy Of The claims of the sit
ting member. He was followed by Jones,
of Texas, upon the same side of the ques
ton.
At the conclusion of Jones' speech, the
previous question was ordered without di-
vision.
After brief speech by Mcmillan in
opposition to the report of the minority,
Bisbee, the contestee, took the floor in his
marks the hour of 5 p. m. arrived and the
house then took recess until Sp. m.
,ENATE
WAsHIYGToN, June AT the hour Of
assembling, Acting Secretary Francis q.
Schober read note from the president
pro tenn, Davis, as follows: "As | shall be
absent from the opening of the session this
morning, under provisions of rule the
Hon. John J. Ingalls,, senator from the
-, - L mill hnh tItI &c nfI
the oflicie until adjournment to-day"
Mr.. Vest maue a point that the presi- |
dent pro tenn had not the power to dele
gate senator to take his place. which, un-
i.r the circumstances, could only be filled
by an election of the senate.
Mr.. Horn suggested that Mr.. ingalls, be |
declared presiding officer for the day, as he |
desired to avoid protracted discussion. at
his time, when his own opinion was that
the action OF the president of the senate. in
designating member to take his place was
not more binding upon the chamber than |
would the designation by that officer OF
ruling by himself upon parliamentary |
question.
A long, and at times, an animated dis
cussion ensued, participated in by nearly |
every senator present In the course -
which several motions to adjourn were Of
lered Finally Mr.. Sherman, after an al
fusion to the apparent indisposition OF the
senate TO commit itself by positive action |
on the important question which had been
offered, moved am adjournment, which was
agreed to unanimously.
The senate accordingly adjourned until
Monday.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the house resumed consideration
of the Alabama contested election case OF
Lewis VS.. Wheeler.
81 To- nlafaatt nd m |
ment in favor of the claims OF the contest
ant, and eventually denied the statement
made by Wheeler last evening TO the effect
IT, at he had not been fairly treated by the
committee on. elections.
Mills, Of Texas, spoke in advocacy Of the
right of the sitting member to retain his
seat and was followed by Jones, of Texas
In favor of contestant. Anterior then con-
sumed one hour in reading the report OF
the minority, and, calling attention to the
fact that the republican members were pay
ing the slightest attention, and critlcizing
such inattention on the part OF The judges
who were 10 decide the case. Ii had been
charged that there was an agreement be-
tween certain gentlemen on the other side,
abiding TO the greenbackers and the repub.
lican party. Jones, Of Texas, pronounced
the charge TO be false.
Atherton-'Very well; / will show you
that republican paper itself charges Il.
Then he quoted from the Washington he
publican 70 the effect that the greenbackers
ID been sieadiast and true TO the republi-
sans In recent election cases, and that the
latter were bound in honor 10 see justice
lone 10 the law. Ii
Several republicans-"That is il, jus
licel"
Anterior replied that soon II would be
iound what justice meant in republican
-anks, there were now twenty-si1 republi-
a. he
anne 20 A vote one hundred would come in
without knowing anything about the case,
-aise the axe ana take the head of Of the /
lifting member.
Horr. Of Michigan, entered into an ironi- /
al euloey upon the great intellectual en- I