Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Congressional Proceedings.
Senate

CouStHl WAS obtained 10 put 4 0umDe OF
bills for bridges upon their passage, and
they passed, including one authorizing the
Bellingham Bay Railway & Navigation
Company to build bridges in Washington
Territory.
The Senate went into executive session,
and soon after adjourned
House.
The House resumed consideration of
the Indiana contested election case of
English VS. Peelle. Blackburn supported
the claims of the contestee. After con-
siderable debate Peelle addressed the
House in his own behalf, and English's
claims were advocated by Hurd, Springer,
Henly and Converse Ohio.
Hart then offered as substitute for the
majority report a minority report con-
tirming the right of Peelle to his seat
During the progress of the vote great
deal of interest was manifested English
sat at desk in the last row keeping tally,
and looking over his shoulder stood his
father and members watching each vote
intently. At the conclusion, when it was
evident that the resolution was agreed to.
Springer, who had voted in the negative,
changed his vote to the affirmative for the
purpose of moving reconsideration The
Note was tneH aunouHceu- yeas, III
nays III.
The following Democrats voted with the
Republicans in the affirmative: Aiken,
Beach, Boyle, Budd, Connolly, Dargan,
Finlay, Greenleaf Hardeman, Herbert,
Hewitt, Gala, Hunt, Jones, wis. J, Love,
Mills, Morgan, Neece, Peel, Ark Potter,
Stevens, Sumner, (Cala.), Throckmorton
Tillman, Turner, (Ga.), Woodward, Worth
ington, Yaple
Springer Immediately moved recon
sideration and Hart moved to lay that
motion on the table, pending which Con-
verse moved to adjourn. The motion was
carried by 119 yeas to 11S nays amid ap-
plause on the Democratic side
Senate.
/ WASHINGTON, May 22-Morgan, from
the Committee on Foreign Relations, sub
mitted the proposed amendment to the
/ consular diplomatic bill, appropriating
! $4,000 to enable the President to open
commercial and diplomatic intercourse
with the Congo country.
! A bill was introduced providing for the
payment of female nurses for services dur
! ing the war.
The Senate took up the bill to prohibit
the mailing of newspapers and other pub
licatiOns containing lottery advertisements.
Vest objected to its consideration, and by
vote of % yeas to % nays the Senate de-
cided not to consider the bin and it goes to
the foot OF the calendar.
Van Wyck submitted an amendment to
be proposed at the proper time extending
the provisions of the lottery bill so as to
prohibit the mailing of newspapers or other
publications containing advertisements or
! offs caIa of
stocks of corporations by margins or puts
and calls or any agency thereof, or any
notice, report or statement of such sales.
The Utah bill was laid aside, and the
Senate resumed consideration of labor stat
istics.
VanWycks proposed amendment was
read providing that the chief of the bureau
shall be identified with the laboring
classes, etc.
Ingalls, said that every fibre Of his being
was in sympathy with labor but this was
ill which he could not support in its
present shape If however, the bill was
properly amended, he would support it.
Van Wyck said that the communism of
capital was more dangerous than the COM
munism of labor Six railroad kings could
sit in parlor in New York and regulate
everything in this country.
Sherman suggested the substitution of
the word department for bureau"
Blair adopted the suggestion, and moved
to make the title of the bill "a bill to es-
tablish department of labor"
House.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The bill amend
ing Thurmans sinking fund act, the bill
forteiting the Oregon Central grant, the
Congressional library bill and the educa-
cational bill were then pressed upon the
House for consideration. The Oregon Cen
tral measure proved a success, the consider
alton of the sinking fund bill being voted
down by rs yeas to 80 nays, and the other
propositions without division.
Oates opposed the bill on the ground
that it proposed to forfeit a portion of the
grant which had been earned by the road
George took the same view and Cobb
made an argument in support of the bill
In the course of his remarks he referred to
decision of the Supreme Court of Oregon
in regard to the Oregon Central.
George asserted that the Oregon Central
to which that decision referred was not the
Oregon Central to which the bil related,
and intimated at the same time that Cobb
was misleading the House.
This aroused Cobb, and he declared that
he had in his possession letters showing
that George was the railroads attorney.
George entered vigorous denial to this
declaration and detied Cobb to produce the
letter.
Cobb said that when the gentleman ac-
cused him of an attempt to mislead the
House he was mistaken in his man.
George discaimed any intention to
charge Cobb with Intentionally misleading
the House, but the fact remained that he
was doing so.
WASHINGTON, May pa decided SEN
sation was created in the House by the ac-
ton of Horr in rising to question OF prl-
vilege and charging Hon. VIM. II. English
with violation of the privileges of an
ex-member by lobbying in the interest of
his son as contestant in the EDglishPeele
election case.
English was vigorously defended by
Randall and Cox, of New York, and no ac-
ton was taken, though resolution will
probably be adopted to-day directing the
Committee on Rules to inquire whether
English has violated the privileges OF the
floor.
As result of the English-Peelle contest
William English has been sworn in as
member of the Seventh Indiana District by
a vote of 130 ayes to 125 nays.
Horr promised, if the investigation was
ordered, to prove good deal more than he
had stated.