Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-27

. bill granting $50 par month to the
widows of Rear Admiral Beaumont
and Major General Warren. On mo.
ton of Senator Mitchell, house bill
granting increased pensionto mi armed
soldiers was taken up
Senator Plumb reported the com
mittee of conference on the postef
fee appropriation bill failed to agree,
the Disagreement being mostly upon
the change proposed in the charter Of
the Pacific railroad. A new conference
committee was appointed. With the
pension bill pending the senate went
into executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Senate amendments to the District
of Columbia appropriation bill were
o CONQUERED In aud conference com.
,ai tee appointed.
Nj. Caowell submitted a conference
report on the postoffics bill. He ex-
pl.lned the conference committee had
retained In the bill the appropriation
of $l85, 900 tor special mail facilities,
had struck out the clause limiting
compensation to be paid for mail trans.
p~ortaticn to subsidized roads and fixed
OCT. 1st, 1880 as the date, when the
two cent postage shall go into effect.
There were the only important itemr
Of disagreement.
The motion to aprco to the report
was lost--yeas Iii, nays 1873, and
further conference was ordered.
Mr.. Reid, under instructions from
the committee on foreign affairs, called
up the senate joint resolution provid.
Ing for termination of the articles
numbered from l8 to 20 and article
80 Of the treaty between the United
States and Great Britain concluded
In Washington May 8, 1871. Passed
without debate.
The Internal rsvenu bill, with sen.
ate amendments, was returned by the
senate and went to the speakers table.
Ordered printed.
Bills introduced and referred
By Mr.. Rosecrans, for retirement of
Gen. Geo. w. Getty with rank and
pay of msjor- general.
BY Townshend, (Ill.) to prevent
Importation of wine from Germany
until some means are provided to pre-.
vent the importation of deleterlous
wines from that country.
By MI. Robinson, IN. W q reso'
luton calling on the secretary of the
state for information as to whether the
officers of the British steamship "Re'
public" within a few days past, hello
An immigrant under arrest until they
sent for the British consul and held
pretended trial within the territory OF
the United States before allowing the
immigrant to land.
Also a joint resolution for the re-
lief of England, benefit of IRELAND
and the glory of the United States
Laughter. It recites at length the
present condition of Ireland, declares
the people are painting for republi
canism, asserts that Ireland Is NOR,
necessary to the United States thar
much of her territory, and would
rival the great state of New York in
wealth, intelligence, culture; requests
the president to ''open communication
with Great Britain to obtain her con
ssnt for the concession of Ireland tt
the United States BY purchase Of
| otherwise"
Ninety.six measures we're intro
ducsd under the call of states.
Mr. Reed called up the resolution
reported by him Saturday from thu
committee on rules.
Mr.. Randall demanded a vote. TIL,
house, by 1874 yeas to 126 nays, de
termined to proceed to the considera
ton Of Mr. Reeds resolution (psrt]
vote)
Mr.. Reed moved to lay the motto,
to reconsider on the table. Yeas ant
nays ordered. Motion to adjourn do
feated. The motion to reconside
was tabled by 1876 to 121 (psrty vote)
Mr.. Reed demanded the prevlou
question.
Mr.. Blackburn raised a point of or
der against the resolution, and spok,
at great length. The chair overrule'
the point of order. MIR. Blackburn
appealed.
Mr.. Reed moved to table the appeal
Senate amendments to the nav
appropriation bill were non.concurre
IL and conferees appointed. MI
r .eds motion to table the appeal wa
carried--116 to 80. The previou
question ordered, 112 to los.
Mr.. Carlisle opposed the resolutio
In q vigorous speech. He moved
recommend the resolution to the CON
mlttee on rules. Mr. Reed raised
point OF order. A long debate TO
lowed. The speaker said no preceder
was known which sustained the rigf
to rsoommtt a resolution sustained O
point of order. The appeal taken b
|, Carlisle vas tabled.
Mr.. Cox spoke in opposition to Oh
! resolution.
Mr.. Cox denounced the resolutio
as q fraud on parliamentary law.
Mr.. House said the report made
the committee on rules was o erin
against the American people.
Mr., Reed admitted that the pr,
eeeding wa unusual in its nature, b.
q great emergency demanded the pa
sage of the resolution. The vote
Z the adoption of the resolution result
ed-yeas 100, nays, 20, democrats Re,
orally refraining from voting. II
point of no quorum was raised.
i. call Of the house was ordered, di
Q closing present 225. Further pr
Q ceedings under call dispensed wit
At IL o'clock a motion to adjourn W
carried. Adjourned.