Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
The PeeIe-EngIish Contest I'm the II ouse
I'm the Senate

Inc Feeic-EugffSn Contest In the House
I'm the Senate.
WAsHINeroS, May 22.- HOUSE. Bills
passed authorizing the construction of
bridges aeross the Missouri at Rulo and
Decatur, Neb.
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
transmitting the draft OF the bill permit
ting the expectation of spirits by railroad
routes to adjacent foreign territory with
the benefit OF drawback OF the internal
revenue taxes naid thereon. Referred.
The House then resumed consideration
OF the English-Peele contested election
care, the pending question being on the
motion To table the motion to reconsider
the vote by which the House agreed to
the minority resolution confirming Feele' S
right TO his seat as g substitute for the ma
jority resolution. The motion to table was
lost iy tie-yeas, 1872; nays, 1872.
Mr.. Converse suggested that the Speaker
should vote, but the Chair replied that
| II was unnecessary. The following Dem.
ocrats voted with the Republicans: Aiken,
Beach, Boyle, Budd, Collins, Connolly,
Dargan. Findlay, Greenleaf. Hardeman,
Herbert, Hewitt EAla.l, Hunt, Jones,
lWis.l, Lore, Lowering, Mills, Morgan,
Moulton, Eeece, Peel Ark, Potter, Ste
vens, Summer lCal.], Throckmorton, Till
man. Turner [Gal, Weller, Woodward
Worthingtcn and Yaple.
The question then recurred on the mo-
| ton to reconsider, and it was agreed to-
yeas, 1873; nays, l3o.
Between the first and second votes
MessTs. Lawrence and Lanham paired.
| Mr.. Willis, who had voted with the Re-
publicans yesterday was too late this
| time and refrained from voting, and Mr..
Patton, who had not before voted on this
| notion, voted in the affirmative. This
| accounts for the change in the result.
Mr.. Browne Ind moved to recommit
the case to the Committee on Elections,
with instructions to recount the ballots
cast for the contestee, and the contestan,
at all the several voting precincts in the
| county of Marion and make report oi
| the result
Mr.. Springer made point of order that
the motion was not in order on account oi
! a rule which provided that q motion to re-
commit applied in terms to bills and not
to resolutions. The point that even were
I II in order to recommit the resolution
1 II was now too late to make the motion, as
| the House had taken action under the
1 previous question.
The Speaker overruled the point OF Or
! dee.
| \ decided sensation was created by the
| action Of Mr.. Horr in rising TO A fidestion
OF privilege and charging the Hon. VIM.
| d. English With violation of the privi.
| leges OF an ex-member by lobbying in the
interest OF his son, as contestant in the
I rngilsh-Peele election case.
| English was vigorously defended by
Messrs. Randall and Cox n. Y. |, and no
action was taken.
The Douse-yeas, I24; navs, I34-re.
y fused In repanmIt tho rlSOinfinr, and W.
| English was sworn in as member from the
Seventh Indiana District. Vote-yeas, 100
nays, 12T.
Mr.. Bayne offered resolution providing
I for an investigation OF the charges against
English, and long debate ensued. He
finally modified his resolution bv granting
the committee power to send for persons
and papers.
Mr.. Hammond offered an amendment
intrusting the investigation to a select
1 committae of seven members, and requir.
ing it to further inquire whether any ex-
member employed as an agent or attorney
in any contested election case, or for any
! railroad or o.her corporation having any
claim pending, has during this session
l abused the privileges allowed him under
rule 81, and report who they are and how
they abused the privileges granted them
The amendment was agreed to, and the
1 resolution as amended adopted.
The bill amending the Thurman sinking
fund act, forieiting the Oregon Central
! land grant, Congressional Library bill, and
educational bill were then pressed upon
the House Reconsideration The Oregon
Central measure proved successful, con-
sideration OF the sinking fund bill being
voted dOwn-yeas, 76; nays, 130, and the
other propositions without division
Debate ensued, pending which the
! House adjourned