National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-07
EXPIRING CONGRESS-
BOTH HOUSES HARD Az WORK MAKING
UP FOR LOST TINE.
Crowdins Through Legislation that should
Have Been Attended 10 Weeks Ago In the
Effort to Adjourn To.Day--Failure of the
Naval Appropriation Bill.
THE SENATE.


the Gland grabbcrs," that the charge was alb
soutely and malicIously false; that his son.in-
law, Mai. Tucker Capt. Iawton, and Mr..
Stout had located land claims but not until II
had been asccrtained at the general land Office
that the land was subject TO location, and he
read letter from the commissioner of tho
general land Office sustaining this assertion
He also read letter from Mai. Tucker to the
secretary of the Interior, dated May 3. 1883,
giving the circumstances of the location of the
land and u letter from the secretary of the in
terror to himself lSenator Logan showing and
stating that there was not the slightest evil
dencc of fraud In the transaction.
Gen, Logan denied that he WINS interested in
Capt, Lawton's st0ck-rnising scheme, and read
n letter from that officer In support of his de-
NAL. The senator concluded rs follows. "Maj.
Tucker Is my son-in-law. He Is II gentleman,
and n man who would not wrong any one. /
presume the wrong In me Is that NIlj, Tucker
Is part of my family, and, although he is In
nocent of any wrong In the promises, n base
less excuse was mdtie TO assail me through him.
If their object was to draw me into his defense,
they have succeeded, and when any one thinks
| ] have not manhood enough to defend openly
my relative or friend when wrOngfully as
sailed, he mistakes me. This, sir, Is full an
swer to this false unprovokod, and malicious
SANDER, which place on record, whore all
may have access TO IL If desired"
| Gen. Logans statement was thoroughly salts
| factory and convincing denial of the charges
|
| both sides of the senate.
Mr. Allison presented the conference report
on the Legislative, executive and judicial nppro-
| prlation bill, which was then read. The houses
agree on everything except on three points,
namely, those relating TO- first the contingent
| fund of the senate (Which provides compcnsa-
| ton for senators clerks; second, the printing
| IN the Congressional Record Of speeches not dc.
| llvered, and third, tho reduction of internal
revenue collectors and customs collectors.
| The senate agreed to the report.
| MR gatI ps.VY.0 ,.t fNAA tls.a
| some expression of the sense of the senate az
| TO the unsettled points
| Mr.. sherman moved that the senate recedc
from the amendment prohibiting the printing
| OF the undelivered speeches.
After debate by Messrs. Vest, ingalls,, Dawes,
Morgan, Bnyard, Mnxey, and Allison, Mr..
sherman withdrew his motion and the senate
further insisted on It's remaining amendments,
and ordered another committee of conference.
The chair reappointcd Mcssrs. Allison,
Dawes, and Cockrell as such committee
The question recurringon the Interstate com
merce bill, Mr.. Miller, of New York, moved to
postpone II until the 18th day of December next
ut . o'clock, which was agreed to, and the bill
goes over accordingly.
On motion Of Mr.. Blair, the senate then took
up and passed number of private pension
cases.
Mr. Morgan offered resolution to authorize
an inquiry into the transfer of the Backbone
hind grant to the New Orleans and Pacific
railroad, but the resolution was not agreed to.
Mr.. Logan submitted the report of the con.
ference committee on the fertilization bill, To
which the senate agreed.
| During the reading of the report on this bill
the senate, at $3.50 2. m, on motion of Mr.
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, went into execu'
tive session.
While still In executive session, at 1855, n re.
cess was taken until s o'clock in the evening
The senate met In executive session at
O'Clock p. m, remained with closed doors fol
half an hour, when 1t took another recess til
Q, and then resumed executive session. Al
| p.DD the doors were lpQin ODpnpl.
message from the house announced thu
persistence of that body In its disagreement Il
such of the senate amendments to the consu
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill as allow
$3.50, 900 to be expended by the President tC
meet expenses attendant upon foreign inter
course, and such as relate TO the appointment
of a commission to ascertain the best mode
of securing commercial relations with soutl
America. The senate insisted on Its amend
mcnts and agreed TO the report of its own con
ferees, and having ordered new conference
the chair reappointed the original conferees
being Messrs Allison, Hale, and Cockrcll
Mr.. Hoar announced that the conferees o
both houses on the electoral count bill had ha,
} several meetings, and while no report had ye
that no progress toward agreement had bee
: made. He saw no possible hope of agreement
unless the senate was prepared to put the Who'll
matter Of the electoral count into the powe
4 of the house, either ms a separate body or, wh0
was equally Objectionable, into the power of
? body made up of the members of the senat
ana mouse, VOTING cupltn. Every mpmDc
OF the senate, Mr. Hoar thought, without an
exception and without distinction of party, r,
gprded such proposition ns entirely unknOw
to the constitution, totally inadmissible in priI
riple, as well as impracticable and inexpedien
= | In practice.
message was received from the house c
Representatives requesting the return of tn
consular and diplomatic bill. This was for tn
purpose of correcting an error in the announce
ment of the action of the house.
Thecorrected announcement showed that tn
house had receded from Its disagreement as L
the South American ,o commission, leaving u
. houses on that bill the s2500OO, which is III
derstood to relate to the Nicaraguan cam
franchise.
The senate at 1880 went again into execu
tive session, and after II few minutes took al
I. other recess until IL, when the executive ses
sion was resumed.
= Within a few minutes the doors were re
opened, and Mr.. Allison submitted the cor
ference report on the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. The repoi
announced that conferees had come to II
relating to the contingent fund of the senat,
the provision covering compensation for tn
senators clerk
on motion of Mr.. Allison, the senate turtle
insisted on the amendment and ordered n ne,
conference. The chair rcappointed us sue
committee Messrs Allison, Plumb and Cocl
rell
Further consideration of the bill to prohib
|
tract was on motion of Mr.. Brown, postpone
= till Dec. ii next.
The senate then lat 1890 a. n.y. took rece'
of half an hour.
At o'clock business was resumed.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson, the committo
on transportation routes 10 the seaboard wa
increased in membership from seven to min,
and authorized to sit during the recess of COZ
gress for the purpose OF gathering statistics
| information.
The senate then took another recess of hal
an hour, ut the expiration OF WHICH time tn
recess was extended to O'Clock.
: When the senate was again called to ordC
. | Mr.. Allison submitted the conference report o
Il the sundry civil bill. All differences were d,
= clared adjusted, except those relating to tn
- new legislation providing for the compens'
ton of United States marshalls and distrit
= attorneys by salaries instead Of fees, rs hereto
fore. On these Mr.. Allison moved that tn
senate further insist.
The motion was agreed To.
The chair said he did not understand IN
y senator from Iowa Mr.. Allisonl to ask for
further conference.
Mr.. Allison replied that he did not ask II
another conference.
At 2:20 the senate again went into executiy
A session, and when, at 2i5 the doors were +,
a opened, Mr.. Allison submitted the cOnferenC
i, report on tho consular and diplomatic bill, al
o nOuncing that the conlorees were still unabl
o to agree rs TO the S2jO,O0O amendment Uht
relating te Nicaragua.
n At 3i5 another recess of fifteen minutes WI
=, taken.
On being again called to order meSSag
was received from the house announcin
agreement TO the conference report ON I'll
:; fertilization bill, and that the speaker hu
signed the bill. The president OF the senate
once announced his own signature to 1
wherOupon another recess of fifteen minute
was taken.
!, At $3.50, on motion of Mr. Allison, the senat
q further insisted on its remaining amendmeI
|, TO the consular and diplomatic bill, and o
!, dered another conference.
a The chair reappointed the former conferee
y and the senate took further recess of half u
\, hour
Several more short reccsses were taken unit
Is at o'clock Il. m, u message from the hOui
II announced the final adjustment of the sundi
4 civil bill by the recession of the house from |
70 disagrocments to the clauses relating to IL
y compensation of United States attorneys IN
marshals but with suudry reductions of Il