The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-08
House.,

Immediately after the reading of the Jour
nal, the announcement of the death of Mr.
Edmund w. NJ Mackey, of South Carolina,
was made by Mr.. OHara, who offered reso-
lutlons, which were unanimously adopted
expressing the sincere regret of the House at
the news of the decease of one of its men,
bers, and authorizing the Speaker to appoint
committee to take charge OF the funeral
arrangements. The Speaker subsequently an
nounced as such committee Messrs. Petit
bone, Bisbee, O'Hara, Willis, Davis of Mis-
souri,, Calkins and Hemphill. The House
then, as a mark of respect to the memory of
the deceased, adjourned.
Mr.. Hopkins offered resolution declaring
that as member of the House, Warren
Keifer-had charged H. " Boynton, Wash
ington correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercidt- Gazette, with having coriuptly ap-
preached the speaker of the last House (Mr.
Keiferl, therefore a committee OF five be APP
pointed to investigate the matter. Mr.. Kei-
fer made a speech in which he charged that
Mr.. Boynton had tried to influence
his official action in connection
with the McGarrahan claim. A
letter of denial from Mr. Boynton to Speaker
Carlisle was read, and the resolution was
adopted with an amendment directing the
committee to inquire whether any otner
member of the press now holding a seat in
the reporters gallery against whom charges
have been preferred bad been guilty of con-
duct that ought to deprive him of his seat
spection and certification of meat products
for expectation; to reduce tariff rates on
sugar; for the sale of several navy yards;
providing for the election of Senators by the
people, and to extend the operations of the
signal service.
Bills were introduced as follows: To estab-
ish a bureau of animal industry, and to pre-
vent the spread of contagious disease among
domestic animals; for the retirement of II.
j. Hunt with the rank of major-general;
1att h. e
second class mail matter at 1etter-carrier
offices by making the rate uniform at
two cents per pound; to make fraudulent
vendors of patented articles guilty of mis-
demeanor; providing that no Territory shall
apply for admission as a State until it con
tains population equal to that required in
congressional district. -. The funeral services
of Representative Mackey were conducted in
presence of both houses OF Congress.
The House passed the bill declaring for
FIXTURE of lands granted to the Texas Pacific
Railroad company under the act of Congress
approved March 3, 1871, and acts supple
mental thereto by vote of 259 to |. Three
other land grants to Mississippi, two to Ala
bama and one to Arkansas, were also declared
forfeited. The amount of land affected by
the passage of the bills taking away these
grants is 81 ,OO0, 600 acres
Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, introduced bill
prohibiting the removal of employees of TIE
House except for cause during the vacation
of Congress. Referred. Also q resolution
amending the rules SO as to make a similar
provision. Referred. On motion of Mr.
Randall, of Pennsylvania, the further con-
ference asked by the Senate on the Greedy
relief bill was agreed to, and Mr.. Randall
and Mr.. Calkins were appointed as conferees.
III commute on the whole the de-
bate on the Fitz John Porter bill
was concluded. Mr.. Woford spoke in favor of
and Mr.. Calkins in opposition to the bill. Or.
Phelps defended the bill and Mr.. Boutelfeat-
tackled it. After several amendments had
been made and rejected Mr.. Curtin made a
long speech in favor of the bill. This closed
the debate and the House then, by a vote of
| 1S4 yeas to Is nays, passed the bill which re-
stores Fitz John Porter to the army and au-
thorizes the President to place him on the re-
| tired list.