Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-23
Glte SIRE Qress,
TuE -nsauTu CONGRESS-.
The Rules Of Honor Referred to ia the
House,

House.
WAsnINeToN, u. c., May 20. ON motion
of MIR. Hscock bill was passed declaring
the cantilever bridge across the Niagara
river post route.
Mr.. Ellis from The committee on appco-
priations submitted resolution malJor an
additional appropriation of 500 600 for the
relief of the sufferers from The oyerl Of
the Mississippi and ia tributaries.
Mr.. Hewitt made personal explanation
regarding the Oliver letter. lIrrcaA nr0Ycr
showing that its author was j. w B~nen Of
the Pittsburg Globe.
DO you endorse TIE letter? Inquired a
Member.
had no sufficient Knowledge of Divers
business said Mr.. Hewitt to have enabled
me to make the reply. am not in the
habit Of prying into other peoples business,
but Oliver has been guilty of prYing into
mine. Mr.. Hewitt denied the eta'culeuts
made by Oliver IN bis letter and suid he did
not think any member would believe he
would draw up bill for lis personal benc-
fit.
On motion of Mr.. Slocum the S, nate
amendments to the DiDgley shipping bin
were concurred in.
The Indiana contested election case Of EGG
lish VS.. Peelle was taken up The ma iority
resolution declares William Z. English duly
elected. Mr.. Converse supported the claims
of that contestant, cOntending that IN the
election fraud and coercion were praCticed
upon paupers from the poor house and that
the votes of naturalizcd citizens and o,hers
were fraudulentlY rejected.
MIR. Hart presented the grounds on which
Peelle based his claim to the seat.
Mr.. Lowery in supporting the report Of
the committee alluded to a remark mad by
Mr.. j. s. Wise in the OFerrell VS.. Paul case
to the effect that Virginia Bourbon was
riding into Congress on the back OF one Of
Bsrnum's mules. He said if Barnum had
been teegraphing to Virginia for an ari-
NAL of the lower order he would have
ieegraphed for one still more brutal ia its
instincts than the mule.
Mr.. Wise on coming in inquired what was
the case under consideration and was told.
Mr. Lowry continued that when he came TO
Wise's case he would determine IT according
to his conscience notwithstanding he under.
stood that Gentleman pumed himself on
his courage and practlced the rules of honor
according to the code Mr.. Wise asked that
the words be taken down. They were read
by the Clerk but declared not unnariGmcn-
tary by the Speaker Mr. Wise said
the language he referred to was
in reference to Bsrnum's mule which
the gentleman seemed to have accepted as
a description Of himself. The gentleman
had spoken of the member having instincts
lower than the mule. That was the Ian
Guage he wanted taken down. The Speaker
said the proper time for that request bad
passed. MIR. Wise reserved the privilege Of
a personal explanation hereafter.
In course of further romqrkA Mr. IOXTV
referred to Thomas A. Hendricks. Perhaps
some of his Republican friends mad heard
OF that gentleman as having been the success
full candidate for the Nce-Presidcncy in
1876
Mr.. Reed disclaimed any knowledge Of a
gentleman OF that connection. Mr. Lowry
intimated that Hendricks might be heard OF
as elected to the same Office in 1881 in con-
nectiOn with the great. heart Ct the Democratic
party, Samuel j. Ilden. Mr.. Ills
cock suggested that the discussion be carried
on in cypher, which was received by eiac-
ulations Of "Tattooed" from the Democratic
side. Adjourned.
The Agricultural Appropriation Ell
Passes The Senate
WAsHIScToN, D. c., May 20 Senator
Slater offered a resolution requesting TIC
President to nlolm tic Senate by whaJ
authority commissioners have .cn, ,n,ci,t
od 70 ovo,,ino md ra.,r, 49,. .,a..'..' -,
l'-,,-'o anu Wa s.o'''''' '' '-i
Nor'hern racine railroad, which "t'4 con-
s.ructed and completed Subsequent , ,hl
time within which Nv ,.v, tn. ~,,5 w.,
ro,,,,i,o1 >, w. ol.....',.
'11'''N W N0 oolD putt.
oh mollon Oh senator L'pAam tiI Va'
passed extending to Angus. 1886. Tie time {,