Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-30
ORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan.

In the Senate this morning. Senator Vest,
from The committee on public lands, reported
fayorably q bill repealing the timber culture
laws
Mr.. Cameron of Wisconsin. introduced
bill to establish the territory of North Ia
kota-
NJ. Plat offered a resolution for when ne
asked immediate consideration, direction the
committee on post offices and post roads to
inouire whether Geographic charges had
been iniuriouslv affected bv the large stock
dividends of ths. Western Union Co.. or con-
solidstion or contracts with competing or
other companies and whether the gold and
stock telegraph company or otherwise the
West. IN Union company has prescribed rules
or regulations for the transmission Of press
news a.
The resolution authorizes the committee
10 send for persons and papers.
Opposition was made by Mr.. Sherman and
il went over
Mr.. Sherman's resolution on the Virginia
election was then taken up.
Mr.. Sherman spoke briefly in support OF
his resolution.
Mr.. Malone then addressed the Senate IN
favor of the resolution. He protested that
for the violent overthrow OF law and the I'M
proyoked murder of unarmed citizens
on the occasion referred to, the real majority
of the people of Virginia were in no way re-
sponsible, but it was due to the fair name
of that State that both the actors and con-
.pirators in those foul deeds, done within her
borders in contempt of the civilization OF the
age. should be brought to the bar of public
opinion The leaders of a political faction,
Ambitious for places and desiring to dominate
over a people who had repeatedly repudiated
them and their shifting principles, openly adj
yised any resort which might give them
power. Mr. Malone the quoted from the
message of the governor of Virginia to snow
that while admitted the killing of the citizens
of the State on the occasion referred to, yet.
on the theory that his own duties were merely
executive, he disclaimed any purpose OF rec
ommending legislation and left the matter
entirelv TO the scrutiny of the courts, The
action of the Danville grand jury. Mr.. Ma
hone only completed by the picture of the
helplessness of the law and the helpless OF
Justice from that source. The time had
come when from the failure of local authorI-
ties, the national government should inter-
vene for the protection and vindication OF
the rights of its people. He hoped the in
vestgation would be called for and the mat
ter sifted to the bottom and the exposure OF
their perpetrators to punishment. 10 dis
cover gross violations of human rights which
have been committed in Virginia, during the
late political campaign. and to find and apply
a remedy. He took to the object of proposed
investigation, and had no fear that the State
will suffer by the signing. On violent fac
ton will be founded the responsibility. The
resolution was passed 33 yeas and 80 nays.
The Senate then took up the House reso-
luton appropriating $4,000 for the main
tainance Of destitute Indians at the Crow
nd oil haro n amendment
creasing the the amount to 100000 was
agreed to and the resolution was passed.
The Senate also passed the House bill
making the appropriation of $3,750,O0O to
supply the deficiency in appropriations for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1884, in re-
gard to the rebate of the tax on tobacco and
to provide for the meeting of the legislature
of New Mexico.
Mr.. Bayard then called up the bill provid-
ing a method of settling the incomplete titles
to Mexican land grants. After debate the
bill went over without action.
message was eceived from the President
recommending the appropriation of S240,0OO
for the continuance of the improvements on
He'll Gate, in East river, N. Y.
The Senate then went into executive SEES
sion and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Pettibone of Tenn, offered a resolu-
ton, which was adopted unanimously, pro-
viding that the funeral ceremonies of the late
+. w. NJ. Mackey of South Carolina, shall
be held in this hall, tomorrow at one o'clock.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Wood Of Indiana, to reduce the
tariff on different kinds of sugar; also to
reduce the duty on wooden goods, etc.
BY Mr. Long of Mass, for the erection OF
public building at Plymouth, Mass, at a
cost not to exceed $4,000.
By Mr.. Morse of Mass, for the sale of the
Chelsea, Brooklyn and Annapolis navy yards
By MIR. Hewitt of New York, to authorize
the title of q newspaper copyrighted.
By Mr.. Beach of N. Y, to refuud the duties
on goods on shipboard when the tariff act OF
1888 went into effect.
By Mr.. Bennett of n. c., to prevent the
inter-marriage Of the white and negro race in
the District of Columbia.
By Mr.. Warner of Ohio, to better secure
the stability of paper currency.
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President, transmitting COM
munications from the secretary of war in re-
gard to the necessity of the immediate APP
preparation of S42O,0 to remove Flood
rock in East river, n. Y; referred.
Mr.. Hopkins of Pa. rising to a question OF
privilege, offered the following:
Whereas, Hon. J. Warren Keifer, men,
Der of this House, charged II. V. Boynton,
Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, now holding seat il.
the press gallery under rules of the House,
with having approached the Speaker of the
House during the closing days of last session
with corrupt propositions intended to in
huence his official actions,
Resoired, That a special committee of five
be appointed by the Speaker with power to
send for persons and papers TO investigate
the charge of attempted corruption and re-
port the result to the House.
Mr.. keifer said he was at liberty to infer
from what he knew that the resolution wa.
offered in consequence of statement made
with regard to II. v. Boynton. He would
send to the clerks desk and have read the
statement he made to Boynton in a letter in
response to a scurrilous letter from him.
The clerk read the letter which was dated
the 9th. Extracts are as follows:
"This morning found letter of yours
on my table marked personal, dated the 26th
and asking an investigation of your
practice by the House and threatening to pub
lish letter unless by today's session
caused an investigation. Your conduct has
placed you so far outside the pale of a gen.
tleman as to make ii degradation to notice