The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-24
" AT LED Dl lHE WlKEN.
Proceedings'Of the Senate "A Deadlock
In the House Over the South
Carolina Contested
Election Case,
And no Prospects OF n Cessation of Fill.
clustering The Democrats
Side of the Case.
The Foreign Relations Committee Busy
With the Peruyian.C Chilli In.
yestigatiOn.
New York Post on Futures The Stock
Market.
The House Of Commons aud the Repres.
sion bill.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-Seventh Congress

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-.Mr Pugh moved
to reconsider the final vote on the passage
of the five per cent. land bill, and as the
measure had been sent to the house, he
coupled with the motion request for the
return of the bill to the senate. The motion
passed-yeas, 20; nays, %.
Upon motion to reconsider tho vote, the
senate became badly tangled among points
OF order.
A question was asked President pro tenn.
Davis, in reply to which he began: "The
court would say" Being apprised of his
error bya hearty burst of laughter, the
chair answered the query. Finally the mo.
tion to reconsider was voted down.
Senate bill referring to the court of
claims, the claim of the State National bank
of Louisiana, for cotton taken by the United
States after the close of the war, was passed
At o'clock the senate proceeded with
the unfinished business, house bill for the
distribution of the Geneva award and Mr.
Call addressed the senate.
The discussion was continued bv Messrs
Bayard Jones, of Florida, Hale, Frye and
Hoar.
The pending amendment providing for
jected--ayes, q; nays, 40.
Mr.. Garland movedas an amendment the
bill reported by the minority Of the senate
committee, recognizing the claims of suffer.
ers by exculpated cruisers Rejected
The bill then passed. Following is the
vote in detail:
Yeas--Adrich, Allison, Blair, Brown,
Call Cameron, of Pennsylvania, Cameron, OF
Wisconsin, Chilcot, CockIell, Conger,
Dawes, Farley, Frye, George, German, Gro
yer, Hall Hawley, Hoar, Jonas, Jones. oI
Florida, Jones, of Nevada, Lapham, Nc.
Dill. Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Miller of Cali
fornia, Miller, of New York, Morrill,, Platt
Rollins. Saunders, Sawyer, Sewell, Sher
man, Slater, Vest and Windom-3S.
Nays-Beck, Camden, Coke, Davis, of II.
Groom, Harris, Jackson, Maxey. Morgan
and Williams-l2.
Bayard, Ransom. Vance and Hampton
were paired with Plumb, Logan, kellogg
and Fair. The bill passed as it came from
the house, without alteration.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house vari
Gus executive communications (aready
published) which were appropriately re
ierred.
The struggle over the contested election
case, ,Mackey vs.. nihble, was then proceeded
with, Randall, OF Pennsylvania, raising
question of consideration in antagonsm I,
the effort made by Calkins, Of Indiana, {,
| call up that case for discussion and actor
vote, The result was-yeas. l2S; nays, l.
| Phelps, of COnneCticut,-l7 less than
quorum, and call of the house was or
dered.
Murch, Of Maine, (rrcenbacker) asked 70
indefinite leave of absence ON sccount n
sickness. This was opposed by the repub
liCans and the motion was lost--yeas, ll5
nays, I'D. Murch was then excused for
day.
Rice Of Massachusetts, Mason Of New
York and Smith Of New York (republi
Cans,) were also excused for u day on th,
same grounds. The doors were then CloscC
and the sergcant-at-arms directed to brnl
In the abseutees.
Tucker Of Virginia. was the only mcnbe
brought in under dnrcss and he was eNcus
ed upon glvinga satisfactory explanation
Members sat round in groupes chatting ol
reading papers, patiently awaiting further
proceedings. After another call of the
house the session for this evening was dis
ponsoiwith and the.houae at at.i55.adj journed
NOMINATIONS.
The president 90 day nominated as col
lector Of customs, Francis Il. Whitesell, dis
trict Of Saint Augustine, Florida; Johr
ribler, district of Pensacola, Florida.
TuE srAE.gOurERs.
The starr cute eases came up again TO
day and all Of the defendants gave tn,
same bonds under the new indictments
which had boon required under the old in.
dctmcnt,. The cases then were set for Fri
day.