The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-01
XLVIIth Congress-1st Session
HOUSE.

XLVIIth Congress-lst Session
HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON, May 80.
| The House today discussed the Mackey-O'
| Connor contested election case, Messrs Miller,
| Davis and Paul participating.
| An evening session was held, but no quorum
| being present the subject was not debated.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 81.
| Mr.. Sewall, from the military affairs COM
| mittee reported the bill, with amendments,
for the relief of Fitz John Porter.
Mr.. Logan presented the views of the NIL
nority of the committee on this bill, which
was ordered printed.
Mr.. Logan, from the committee on appropri-
ations reported, with amendments, the
House, army appropriation bill. Ordered
printed.
Other reports we're made, as follows:
By Mr.. Jones Of Fla, from the naval affairs
committee, with a written report in each case,
the bills to carry into effect the recommended
tions of the Board of Admirals in the case OF
Commanders Sands and Glass and Lieut..
Commander Sigsbee, in regard TO their posi-
tions on the lists of their respective grades; ad-
verse minority reports in these cases were
made. Reports were made for the erection OF
public buildings in several cities.
Mr.. Logan introduced bill to allow to the
widow of the late Minister Hurlbut an amount
equal to his salary for one year. Referred to
the foreign relations committee.
Discussion of the Senate bill to reimburse
the Greek orphan fund waGresumed, and oc-
cupied the remainder OF the morning hour.
The bill was advocated by Mr. Slater, Mr..
Call and Mr.. Davies, and opposed by Mr.. Nc
MILAN.
A motion to indefinitely postpone was voted
down-yeas 20, nays %.
Mr. Cockrell moved to require payments
from the fund to be made to those OF tho
Creeks who were orphans in 1882, thus making
more specific the beneficiaries of this legislat-
ing. Adopted.
At o'clock the bill went over without ac-
tion.
The Chair announced the Japanese indemni-
ty bill as the order of business, when Mr.. Cam
eron OF Pa. moved an executive session.
Pending the motion, Mr.. Bayard gave no.
tice he would on Friday, move the considera-
ton Of the bonded spirits bill.
Mr.. Platt gave a similar notice, on behalf OF
the pension cases on the calendar, when Mr.
Allison announced the appropriation commit
tee would insist tomorrow upon the army Dill
having precedence over all other business.
The Senate, at 10, went into executive ses-
sion. At 800 the doors were reopened, and
the Japanese indemnity bill was further con-
sidered.
for the clear payment of the .amount received
as indemnity ($785,000) and cancellation OF
bonds held BY the State Department as an in
dependent indemnity fund. After further re-
marks by Messrs. Bayard, Van Wyck, Call,
Blair, Morgan, ingalls, and Hawley, the two
latter giving notice Of amendments, the bill
was laid aside without action.
Adjourned.
After the reading of the journal today con-
sideration of the MacKay-Dibble contested
election case was resumed. Mr.. Atherton Of
-. hor rff "a tcan, ,roif ftQa alanfi0nS
presented the views of the minority upon the
cases, promising his remarks with denial OF
the statement that the Democratic side WAS
afraid to enter into its discussion.
He spoke for nearly two hours, confining
himself principally to an earnest discussion OF
the allegations of fraud and forgery in the tes-
timony presented before the committee on cleo
tions He WI frequently interrupted by the
Republican members of that committee, and
good deal OF confusion ensued, but the debate
was throughout conducted in perfect good tenn
per and the manner in which Mr. Atherton
presented the points upon which sthe minority
relied elected several rounds of applause from
his party associates
Mr.. Ramsey member OF the committee on
elections spoke in support of the majority re-
port. He exposed the frauds committed by
Democrat election managers in South Caro-
lima one by one in a merciless manner which
repeatedly brought Dibble to his feet.
Mr.. Moulton followed with an argument in
support of the claims of Dibble.
Mr.. Jones spoke in advocacy OF the claims
OF Mackey, and at O'Clock Mr.. Calkins de-
manded the previous question, pending which
Mr.. Randall moved to recommit the report to
the committee on selectlops with an instruc-
ton to that committee to inquire into the au-
thenticity and integrity of all the depositions,
returns and evidence of whatever character
produced in the case of Mackey VS.. O'Connor
The motion was lost and the previous question
was then ordered.
Mr.. Dibble was accorded the floor to close
the debate in his own behalf
Mr.. Calkins closed the discussion In con-
clusion he delivered peroration upon the ne
cessity of preserving the purity OF the ballot
box which was greeted with applause from the
Republican side.
rose and called attention to the manner IN
which the Republican party had preserved the
purity of the ballot box in 1876, when it inaug-
urated president man who knever had been
elected The point of order was made that
Springer's remarks should not be admitted to
the record which was sustained by the
speaker.
Mr.. Mills then rose and attemp pied to speak
in the same strain and great confusion ensued.
The resolution seating Mackey was then
adopted, yeas $50, nay 8, and Mackey appear
ed at the bar of the house and was sworn in.
Mr.. McLane rose to question of privilege
and sent to the clerks desk and had read reso-
lutions reeiting facts in connection with the
speakers refusing to entertain the motions
and appeals of Mr.. Springer on Monday last,
declaring he was not allowed his rights; de-
clarng that in the Judgment of the house said
motions and appeals we're in order at the time;
also resolving that said decisions and rulings OF
the chair, and his refusal to allow appeals
therefrom were arbitrary and are condemned
and censured by this house
Mr. Reed moved to lay the resolutions on the
table.
Mr.. Hiscock inquired whether the resolu-
tions were offered as question Of privilege.
The Speaker-The Chair distinctly under
stood they had no personal application to the
speaker, otherwise the present occupant OF the
chair would have taken occasion to have left
the chair. In this situation, and having made
that statement, the chair would very much
prefer not to rule on the point OF order present.
BY the gentleman from New York but to allow
the motion of the gentleman from Maine to be
pat. The present occupant of the chair, how
ever is clearly of the opinion that the resolu-
tiops are entirely outside of privileged ques-
ton 1t is not in order as question OF priyil-
ege for one side of the House to arraign the
other side.
Democratic member-The speaker has a
right to leave the chair now.
The Speaker-The present occupant OF the
chair does not desert his post of duty. Gap
plause from the Republicans and great uproar
excitement(
A most exciting and noisy discussion follow
ed, the Democrats claiming that the gentle
man from Maine had no right to cake the floor
from Malone, Messrs. Randall, Cox, McLane
McCook, O'Neil, Houre, Miller and others
participating.
The speaker finally announced the question
to be upon the motion TO lay the resolutions on
the table and it was carried-yeas la, nays 80.
Mr. Ranney called up the Florida contested
election case of Bisbee VS.. Finley, and the
House voted to consider it-yeas 149, nays2.
The House then adjourned.
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