The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-23
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS - FIRST
SESSION.


WASHINGTON, May o. TPress.I - The
SENATE. by vote of yeas %, nays 20, re-
fnsed TO reconsider the bill prohibiting the
carving In the mails OF newspapers con-
tanning lottery advertisements, and 1t goes
TO the foo. of the calendar.
HOUSE.
WAsHIHGToH, May. % - Press.I - The
hills passed authorizing the construction
OF bridges across the Missouri at Rulo and
Decatur Nebraska.
The speaker laid before the house letter
from the secretary OF the treasury trang.
hitting the draft OF a bill permitting the
expectation OF spirits by railroad routes to
adjacent foreign territory with the bereht
OF q drawback OF internal revenue TAX psid
thereon. Referred.
The house then resumed consideration OF
the English Peelle contested. election case,
the pending question being on the motion
TO table the motion to reconsider the vote
by which the house yesterday agreed TO
the minority resolution confirming fesile
in the right OF his seat as substitute ior
the majority resolution. ,oo.
The motion to table was lost-yeas, 1872;
Converse suggested that the speaker
should vote but the chair replied that IT
was unnecessary. Al.
The following democrats voted with the
republicans: Aiken, Beach, Boyle Budd
Eclns 0Gun9yH pd5sSn E snasy Of Ha
hama, Hunt, joiner, Of Wisconsin, Lore,
Towering. Mills, Morgan, Moulton, Niece,
Peel. OF Arksnsas, Potter, Stevens, SUM
ner, OF California, Tnrockmorton,. Tiilmanni
Turner, of Georgia, Weller, woodward
Warrington aud Yaple.
The question then REQUIRED on the motion
to reconsider, and 1t was agreed to-yehe
1913; nayp, 100.
Between the frat and second votes Law
renee and Lanham paired. Weller, VINO
had voted with the republicans on motloI
10 Law on the table, this time refrained IRON
voting, and Warner, OF Ohio, and Patten
who had not before voted on this motion,
voted in the affirmative. rms eccoun.ec
70 re.commit the case to the committee on
election, with instructions to recount TIT
ballot cast for the contestant ana contestee
In all the several voting precincts IN I'M
county OF Marion and make areport oil tbs
result. A.,
house this afternoon by the action OF HOT
in rising to a question Of privilege ant
charging Hon. William III. English viti
ex.mem6er by lobbying in the interest o
his son in III, contest OF the. English Pesii
@Enrlish was vigorously defended by Ran
dali and Cox, Of New York, ana mo, no ac, ,,''
vas taken, though the resolution WI
probably be adopted directing the commit
Ia ION rules to inquire whether Engiisl
had violated his privilege to the floor.
The house, by yeas 12i, nays 1874, refused
recommit the resolution. -,
The house committee on pubic hsait
to-day agreed to report adversely on IN
bill extending power 70 the hat to rspopt
resolution appropriating $2OOO 600 as COL
tineent fund, to be drawn at the discretlo
OF the president, which includes the unes
pended balance OF the appropriation mao
last year, and also resolution appropr
eting $25, 900 for salaries and expenses
the hoard OF health in the action OF tn
S,mmittee to settle the dispute between th
national board Of health and the marin
hospital service, relative to the work OF th
Horr promised Il an Investigation WI
ordered, 1t would prove a good deal mol
than he had stated.
The house has adopted the fesolutio !,
directing q special committee OF seven
inouiro into the question as to whether
MOI Hon. William H. English has violate
Ma privileges Of the fieor, and whether an
eY.membef, employed 81 attorney In an
contested election case, or for any railroa
or other corporation, has abused It's pri
ileGes. ..,or ,ha nrivi,ey
HOlr, rL1luG W quSusio.s 49, 49,
aid: mo ex.memoer OF congress has
risht to the floor II he takes It ana the
Abuses its privileges, by attempting to u
6uenoe legislation here. now rise 20 y
That Il has been brought TO my notice :
democrat emembers Of this house. IN
a remember Of congress, who u the fatn.
Or one Of the litigsnts In this cas-
has been on the floor OF the house eolicit'r
mem bers, sending for them, taking the
into consultation, and attempting to
fiuence them in their votes 10 this case: u,
that be true, It IL such o violation OF q
dignity and integrity OF this house that
ought not to 20 unnoticed.n
II desire TO cay, replied Randall, that u
father OF the contestant would DO upni
ural II he did not take the deepest intere
in his sons contest" Applause on dem
cratic side aud erisive laughter on repu
can riie.l And stand here as whine
70 the fact that the gentleman has exeFc's
the most carsful propriety In copnecH
herewith" Applause on democratic sid'
81 want to say further" broke In BlouI
.thst Il Is q notorious faci, Known by
tRe members on this door, that this ~
hss bsen violated time and again: that
Iem psrs II eonsrssas in sns employ Of q