The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE AND
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
YESTERDAY.
Bill Establishing Branches OF
the Soldiers Homes in Va
rious Western States.
The misunderstanding Con
testEnded by the Former
Being Sworn In.
Senator Beck's Remarks on the
Consolidation of the Cos
toms Districts.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Mr. HeW
EFT, from the committee on ways an
means, reported a bill to modify tn
existing laws relating to duties OF
imports and the collection of revenue
Referred to committee of the whole
The bill passed authorizing the es
Establishment of branch of the sol
diers' home in Arkansas, Colorado
Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri
Oregon and Nebraska. The Location
will be determined by a board of man
ayers of the soldiers home.
The Chalmers Manning contested
election case was then taken up.
Mr.. Davis (Mo.) supported the min
Resolved, That the means anC
administration in securing the
election of Jas. r.. Chalmers
as a member of the house
of representatives of the 48th con
gress are, as appears by the majority
subversive of true representative gov.
eminent; and the said election is
therefore, declared void.
Chalmers having accepted the Office
of special assistant United States dis
trict attorney, for the northern and
southern districts of Mississippi, since
said election, and holding said office
up to and beyound the first of Feb
ruary, 1884, is ineligible to a seat IN
this congress, and vacancy exists in
the second congressional district of
Mississippi.
After the debate Mr.. Cook demand
ed the previous question and a vote
required on the second resolution, pre-
sented by the minority. 1t was lost,
rs to SO. The first resolution was also
lost-yeas 56, nays leland the ma
jority resolution was adopted without
division.
Mr.. Chalmers then appeared at the
bar OF the house and took the oath of
office.
The house resumed consideration of
the Backbone" Railroad company
forfeiture bill, and without action adj
journed.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The con-
sideration of the legislative appropri-
alton bill was resumed.
Mr.. Beck opposed the amendment
proposed by the senate committee on
appropriations, striking out the
clause consolidating and re-organiz-
ing customs collection districts.
The keeping up of districts that did
not pay expenses merely to support
lot of election bummers-that was
the meaning of it. Employees were
kept because they contributed to the
success of the party in power.
He had not wished to say this on the
floor of the senate, but he felt obliged
to say it. The secretary of the treas.
ury, Mr.. Beck, added, admitted the
fact.
Messrs. Allison, Slater, Hawley,
Dawes, Sewell, Jones (Fla.) and Lap
ham, supported the committees prop
osition.
Mr.. ingalls, remarked, that if the
house of representatives should send
the senate appropriation bill, with the
clause limiting the number of post
offices in the United States to SO, the
case would be parallel with that I'M
der discussion.
After further debate, the committee
amendment was agreed to, striking
out the clause directing consolidation;
yeas, Al; nays, 10.
The senate committee on appropria-
tons, having proposed to strike out
the clause permitting small distiller-
les to be run without Store-keepers,
MeSsrS. Vance and Beck opposed the
recommendation, and Mr.. Allison de-
Tended it.
The debate continued till p. M,
when the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The house
bill passed extending to water trans
portation routes the provisions of
statutes hitherto applied to land
routes, only regarding the immediate
transportation of dutiabie goods.
Mr.. Bingham, for the committee on
post offices and post roads, reported
bill fixing, at two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof, the rate of postage on
mail matter of the first class. Placed
on house calendar.
Mr.. Henley, from the committee on
public lands, reported bill providing
for the disposal of the Cherokee reser-
walton in Arkansas. Placed on house
calendar.
Mr.. Harris, from the committee on
epidemic diseases, reported and had
recommitted to the committee on ap-
preparations, an amendment provid-
ing that the president be authorized
in case of threatened or actual cpl
deInic to use the unexpended balance
of the appropriation made sby act of
March 3, 1888, not to exceed 100000,
in aid CT state and local boards, or
otherwise, in his discretion in pre-
venting the spread of the same, and
in maintaining quarantine at points
of danger.
amendment was adopted provid-
in that reports in the congressional
record shall be an accurate transcript
tivn of the proceedings and debates of
the two houses of congress, and that
no speech shall be published therein
which was not spoken in the senate
or in the house of representatives, and
such speeches shall be printed as they
were actually delivered, except verbal
corrections made by the author, and by
other persons; and that when
speeches are received by their authors
for correction, they shall be returned
to the reporter of the house, in which
they were delivered, within one week;
and If not so returned, they shall be
printed in the congressional record
from the notes of the reporter.
The bill then passed.
Mr.. Mcmillan from the committee
on commerce, reported the river and
harbor bill, with the request it be
printed and re-commltted to the COM
mittee. Agreed to.
The senate then took up the bill to
forfeit the unearned land grant of
the Atlantic and Pacific railroad COM
pany, and the senate went into execu-
tive session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house took up unfinished
business, being the bill to forfeit the
land grant of the Backbone" railway
of Louisiana.