Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-13

Kansas. The mere fact that such Legislation
was recommended in q political
| platform would not induce him 30
change his views. He moved for the
consider the bill and all the proposed amend
ments and report q bill to cover the whole
question OF pensions. This molten was not
In order and Mr.. Sherman said he would
offer il when the proper time arrived.
Mr.. Cullom sent to the clerks desk several
communications from the commissioners Of
pensions In regard to the increase of expen-
dieures Of pensions of the amendments as
Incorporated in the bill. The removal of
the limitation clause in thes arrears act
would, according to this estimate, call for
$246, 1000, 600.
Mr.. Maxey said the effect of the amend
ment offered by the Senator from Illinois
would be to defeat the bill. The amend
nent changed existing laws and was totally
different to the pending measure.
At 4:20 the Senate went into executive
session aud shortly after adjourned.
HOUSE The House met al 10 O'Clock in
continuation of Wednesdays session and
went into committee on the river and harbor
bill, and at IL o'clock rose and the legislative
day ofThursday began. Amendments to the bill
were adopted providing for Missouri river
commission, similar to the Mississippi river
commission, and to require advertisement
and contract for all supplies and material;
also the substance of Mr.. Cox's bill to pre-
vent obstructive and offensive deposits IN
New York harboI as well as numerous
amendments to the section providing for sur
veys. The bill was then passed.
The vote on the passage of the river and
harbor bill was: Yeas 1877 nays 104. The
Speaker announced that the vote on the
Oates motion to strike out the Hennepin
canal clause should q Yeas 146. nays 1902
On motion of Mr.. Burns, of Missouri, the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
was taken from the table and with the Sem
ate amendments referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
Mr.. Eaton, of Connecticut, demanded the
regular order-the bill in relation to the
electoral count and the House decided to
proceed with its consideration. Tbs bill
is q substitute for the Senate bill
on the same subject. Mr.. Eaton
proceeded to outline the features of the bill,
reserving q discussion of their merits to a
later stage of the debate. Mr.. Eaton then
went into an argument in support of his dec
laration that the House had the sole right to
count the votes. He contested the clause of
nation of disputed questions by the courts of
the States In which the questions arise, de-
clsring that Congress had no power to
declare what course they shall propose,
and defended the feature of the House bill
which proposes to decide all questions by
percapl6a vote IN the joint o0nVenE1on OF
the two houses. He confessed that the bill
was compromise and insisted again that the
House had the sole right, and said if another
occasion rose like that of 1875 he should call
upon the House to exercise its constitutional
rights
Mr.. Browne, of Indiana, said that past ex-
perience and the action of the House on con-
tested election cases by both parties had
shown it to be the most unfit tribunal for
such business in the world, for, SO help him
God, he would rather trust the count to
justice of the peace aud a country jury.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, said the gentle
man found fault with the Democratic party
for giving them Republican President.
Mr.. Browne retorted that the Democrats
thought they had the jury packed, bat
Democratic judge was sent to the Senate and
Republican was put on the commission
The Democrats had been damning the third
Judge ever since. Had the third judge been
Democrat the result would have been diff
ferent and the Republicans would have been
dsmning the third judge.
Mr.. Pryor, of Alabama. followed in a care
fully prepared constitutional and historical
argument in support of the House substi-
tute.
without concluding his remarks Mr.. Pryor
yielded to a motion and the House at sos p.
m. adjourned