Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-01
FORTYSgVENTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

| SENATE
w.sHnGrox, May 81.
Mr.. Sevall, from military Affairs. reported
. bill with amendments for the relief of Fitz
John Porter. Mr.. Logan presented the views
of the minority of the military committee
on this bill, which was ordered printed
Mr.. Logan, from committee on appropria-
tions, reported with amendments the House
army appropriation bill Ordered printed.
Other reports we're made as follows: BY
Mr.. Jones of Florida, from the naval affairs
committee. with . written report in each
case; the bills to carry into effect the rec
concentrations of the Board of Admirals in
the case Of Commanders Sands and Glass,
and Lieut. Commander Si0sbee, in regard to
their positions on the lists of their respec-
tive grades, and adverse minority reports in
these cases were made.
Reports were made for the erection of pub
lie buildings in several cities.
| Mr.. Logan introduced bill to allow the
widow Of the late Minister Hurlbut an
amount equal to his salary for one year. Re-
ferred to the foreign relations committee.
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 Mr.. Slater, Mr..
| Call and Mr.. Dawes and opposed by Mr.. Nc
Milin.
A motion to indefinitely postpone was
voted down, ayes 90 NAYS %.
Mr.. Corkhiil moved to require payments
\ from the fund to be made to those who were
orphans in 1882. thus making more specific
benefcaries of this legislation. Adopted.
At 2 o'clock the bill went over without ac-
ton. The chair announced the Japanese in
demnity bill as the order of business, when
Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania, moved an ex-
ecutive session.
Pending the motion, Mr. Bayard gave no.
tice that he would, on Friday move the con-
sideration of the bonded spirits bill.
Mr.. Plat gave similar notice on behalf of
pension cases on calendar when Mr.. Allison
announced that the appropriation committee
would insist tomorrow upon the army bill
having precedence over all other business.
| The Senate at 220 went into executive
session, at 3.20 the doors were re-Opened and
the Japanese indemnity bill was further con-
sidered.
| Mr.. Morrill, moved an amendment,
providing for the clear payment of the
amount received as indemnity $7S5, 900, and
| cancellation of the bonds held by the
State Department an Independent indemnity
yund.
After further remarks by Messrs Bayard,
Van Wyck, Call, Blair, Morgan, Ingalls,,
Hale and Hawley, the two latter give notice
of amendments, and the bill was laid aside
without action. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
After the reading of the journal, the House
resumed the consideration Of the Mackey-
Dibble contested election case, and Mr..
Atherton of Ohio, a member of the commit
tee on elections, presented the views of the
.nipn rift,, tbn -,
marks with a denial of the statement that
the democratic side was afraid to enter into
its discussion.
He spoke for nearly two hours, combining
himself principally to an earnest discussion
of the allegations of fraud and forgery in the
testimony presented before the committee on
elections. He was frequently interrupted
by republican members of that committee,
and good deal of confusion ensued but the
debate throughout was conducted with per-
feet good temper, and the manner in which
Atherton presented the points upon which
the minority relied, ELECTED several rounds
of applause from his party associates.
Mr.. Ranney, member of the committee on
elections, spoke in support of the majority
report. He exposed the frauds committed
| by the democratic election managers in
South Carolina, 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 Mr.. Dibble
| Mr.. Jones spoke in advocacy of the claims
of Mr.. Mackey, and at 5 o'clock Mr.. Calkins
demanded that the previous question pending
| which Mr.. Randall moved to recOmmit the
report of the committee on elections with in
structions to that committee to inquire into
the authenticity and integrity of all the de-
positions, returns and evidence of whatever
character produced in the case of Mackey vs.
! OConnOr.
The motion was lost. Previous question
was then ordered.
Mr. Dibbe was then escorted to the floor
to close debate in his own behalf.
Mr.. Calkins closed the discussion In
conclusion Mr.. Calkins delivered a perora-
ton upon the necessity Of preserving the pu-
rity of the ballot-box, which was greeted
with applause from the republican side.
In the midst of this applause Mr. Springer
rose and called the attention to the manner
| in which the republican party had preserved
| the purity of the ballot-box in 1876 when it
inaugurated for president a man who never
| was elected.
point of order was then made that Mr.
Springer's remarks should not be admitted
to the record, which was sustained by the
speaker.
Mr.. Mills then rose and attempted to
1 speak in the same strain and great confusion
ensued.
resolution seating Mr.. Mackey was then
adopted; yeas l57, nays 3, and Mr. Mackey
appeared at the bar of the House and was
sworn in.s
Mr.. McLane rose to a question of privi-
lege and sent to the clerks desk and had
read resolutions reciting the facts in connec-
ton with the speakers refusing to entertain
the motions and appeals of Mr.. Springer on
Monday last, declaring that he was not al
} lowed his Notwithstanding that in the judy
ment of the House said motions and appeals
were in order at that time, also resolving
that said decisions and rulings of the chair
and his refusal to allow the appeals there
from were arbitrary, and are condemned and
censured by the House.
Mr.. Reed moved to lay the resolutions on
the table.
A Mr.. Hiscock inquired whether the resolu-
tions were offered as question of privilege
Speaker-The chair distinctly understood
they had no personal application to the Speak
er, otherwise the present occupant of the
chair would have taken the occasion to have
. left the chair in this situation. and having
made that abatement the chair ~,opId