Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-01

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ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-usIoS.l
The Mackey.DibbIe Case settled - Dis
graceful scene OF Disorder.
WASHINGTON, May 3lst,-The Mackey-
Dibble contested election case was settled
to-day by the swearing in of Mackey. The
Bisbee- Hall case was afterwards called up,
and will be pressed until Bisbee is seated.
Before the latter case was reached one OF the
most disgracefu scenes Of disorder ever
passed in the House occurred. A resolution
proposing to censure the Speaker for his rul-
ings last Monday was introduced by Nc
Lane, and he was cut off from speaking BY
recognition being given Reed to move to lay
the resolution on the table. 1t was after s
o'clock, when the gas had been lighted for
an hour. The members were hungry and
ill-tempered, and few seemed to have been
drinking. A dozen Democrats rose stimuli.
taneSusly to questions OF order and privilege
The Republicans, who were in hurry to close
the days work, yelled at the Democrats to
sit down and preserve order. The Speaker
became excited. He grew red in the face,
and pounded his gavel until it seemed as
though the desk would break. Nothing could
be heard but a chorus of Internal yells and
screeches. Dozens of the members attempted
to talk, but their words were as indistinct as
the prattle of child by the falls of Niagara
In their excitement the members left their
seats and crowded in the vacant space be-
fore the Clerks desk. Cox was foremost
on the Democratic side. shouting like
trooper on q charge. shut up !" Sit
down :" "Get out :" yelled the Republicans
as Cox came to the front. Walking over to
the Republican side and shaking his diminu-
tive fist in close proximity to several distin-
guished nosss, Cox dehed the ma ority to put
him down. Mills of Texas was in the front
of the fray, whooping like cowboy after o
Chinaman. Reed of Maine beloved like
a bull, and his nasal organs were heard at
intervals far above the thunder of all the
Others. Robson, red as a lobster and blow.
ing like porpoise, vainly essayed to scream
louder than the rest The shrill shrieks of
Miller Of Pennsylvania frequently pierced
the air the shouts OF cayote break the
stiffness of night on the prairies Reagan
of Texas gave vent to series of wild grunts,
that formed base-viol accompaniment to
Miller's bagpipes. The Speaker made as
much noise as anybody else, and finally lost
his head completely. There is no telling
when the row would have ended if Randall,
in tremendous tones, had not appealed to the
Speaker to preserve order. and so appealing
finally secured order himself. Bedlam broke
loose again on one or two occasions, but at
last vote was taken on the motion to table
the resolution, and it was adopted by strict
ly party vote.
United states Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 31st.-Sewell reported
from the Military Committee the bill reliev-
ing General Porter.
Logan presented minority report.
Logan, from the Committee on Appropria-
tions, reported the House army appropriation
bill.
Logan introduced bill to allow the widow
of Minister Hurlbut the amount OF his salary
for one year. Referred.
The discussion of the Senate bill to reim-
burse the Creek orphan fund was resumed,
and occupied the remainder of the morning
hour.
The bill was advocated by Slater, Call and
Dawes, and opposed by Mcmillan.
A motion to indefinitely postpone was
voted down-ayes 20, noes %.
The bill finally went over without action.
A motion for an executive session by Cam
eron of Pennsylvania prevailed ayes &c,
noes 16-and when the doors were reopened
the Japanese indemnity bill was taken up.
The bill was discussed by Morrill,, Bayard,
Miller of California, Morgan, ingalls,, Van
latter two giving notice of amendments-and
the bill was laid aside.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May 3lst.-The House re.
sumed consideration Of the Mackey-Dibble
contested election case, and Anterior. mem
Der of the Committee on Elections, presented
the views of the minority.
Ranney of Massachusetts, member of the
Committee on Elections, spoke in support Of
the majority report, characteriziDg as a SUBJ
terfuge the allegation of forgery in the testi.
mony.
Moulton of Illinois followed with an argu.
ment in support Of the claims of Dibble to
his seat.
Jones of Texas spoke In advocacy
of the claims of Mackey, and then at
o'clock the previous question was ordered
ayes Isl, noes l.
After brief speech by Evans of South
Carolina in opposition to the majority report,
the contestee (Dibble) was accorded the floor
to close the debate in his own behalf. He
reviewed in detail the history of the case /;
criticised severely the action of the Commit
tee on Elections in declining to investigate
the allegations of forgery made by him, and
quoted extensively from the testimony in or
der to sustain the truth of those alleg stions.
cratic side..
Calkins of Indiana, in a brief speech,
closed the discussion. He had been surprised
at the manner in which the Committee on
Elections had been abused and maligned.
With the fear of God before his eyes, and
the fear of no man in his heart, he declared
that if there had ever been an election case
fairly and honorably tried by any committee,
it was the case being now considered. APP
plause on the Republican side.
After scene of much confusion the resolu-
ton seating Mackey was adopted-ayes $50,
noes Sand Mackey appeared at the bar of
the House and was sworn.
Rsiney of Massachusetts,, from the Com
mittee on Elections, then called up the COL
orado contested election case of Bisbee against
Finley, and the question of consideration be-
ing raised by Randall, the House voted to
consider-ayes 154, noes 2 Phelps and Har-
denbsrg)-and then that case being thus
fairly launched, the House, at half-past s, adj
journed.
The Mormons and the Anti. Polygamy
Law.
CHICAGO, May 3lst.-The Inter Ocean says:
II people in general entertain the delusion
that the laws recently passed by Congress for
the extinction of polygamy in Utah have
frightened this class of Mormons, let it be
dispelied. Instead of keeping quiet, the
Utah Mormons are as active rs ever making
proselytes Evidence of this was seen yester-
dsy in train load of converts that passed
through this city on their way to Salt Lake
City. They numbered nearly 400, and were
only a small part of the fruit of the labor Of
Mormon missionaries during the last year in
England Scotland, Wales and Germany.
They left Liverpool on the 18th of the pres
ent month, and expect to reach their destina-
ton next Saturday. One of the missionaries
informed q reporter that last month $50 con-
verts left Liverpool for Utah, on the 22d of
June 800 more will reach New York, and in
September about 400. The missionaries ex-
pect to continue their work. An effort was
made to learn how much they regarded the
laws recently passed by Congress, and with
that object in view conversation was held
with John Cooker. They were not afraid,
he said. They regarded the law as unconsti
tutional, and would resort to all the means
afforded by law for testing it. 1t would be
carried to the highest Courts, and his people
had faith enough in the honor of the Supreme
Court of the United States to believe that
the law would not be sustained. In the event
Of decision adverse to them, their action
then weuld be matter of future considera-
ton. He spoke confidently, and as if he was
prepared to meet any emergency.
virginia Rcadjuster's Brilliant speech.
CHICAGO, May 3lst.-Specials have the
following about the House proceedings yes
terday: The event of the day took place
when Readjuster from Virginia, Mr.. Paul,
rose to defend the Election Committee from
the charge of failing to properly investigate
the charges brought before them. In short
time he had occasion to use the name of
Smith, who, he said, had been relied upon to
make a case against the contestant. In
humorous, mock-heroic style, he pictured the
world standing still at the bidding of plain
John Smith, who had proved himself the po-
litical Jumbo by obstructing the legislation
of the House of Representatives. He read