The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-09
CONGRESS-.
HHa=H
Riddleberger Raises a Racket IN The
sleepy Senatorial Chamber.
CONGRESSMAN Finerty ful0gi1es the
Late Wendell Phillips.
f'nu PROCEEDINGS Of BDih I,Ouges.
CONGRESS-.
Full Proceedings Of Both Houses
F%orty-Eighth congress---flrst Session.
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Beck stated that on nsceriainiug as ho had
rtceItiiuod, that nothing he could DO would
his reinstatement, se did not care TO
farther with the natter.
Mr.. Rddlebsrgcr offered n resolution Pre-
vidirg Tor u joint committee 81 b,il houlrs,
three senators Hnd five members of he
TO inquire into mud report tho causes
Of all removals Of subordinate oilcors INSIDE
by the secretary and ser~Reanttt-irm9 col
enc senate, and the clerk, eer''a t.lI.
doog-ktlper aud ~postmast0r
ot The house. Tho resolution luz
thcr directs the committee tp
r.uort how mHny disabled d
Other soldiers have been removed rni the
states To which they and OIL other dls-
CHARGED and appointed uefsCl3 belong.
Aisn, whether the civil service SCI applies
to congressional appointments.
la preventing the resolution, Mr.. Riddle
brr,rr -s!d he hr4 supposed tue resolution
of Mr.. Beck was Intended ~ q "Colum rsd'
aimed at melody, and so Tar az hr lltd-
dlebeggCD was concerned he was reany 20
the full length which auy
body could wish the direction OF lnyestgs-
ton suggested. Virginia hAd less Gepre-
srutatives among the government en-
ployes tDSn Kentucky and much lesD than
u wac entitled to, and he would Ike - as.
certain Nh'tHcr the clvN service act ap-
Piled 10 subordinate appointment, OF the
two houses Of congress and not to Qua house
o. ly. He mad heard iutlmationI that Rp.
pJintments were made Ia tue interest ot
the senators from Virginia. He waut,d u
show among other things the want OF
undstiou Tor such charges.
Mr.. FRYE reported the new shipping bill
agreed upou by the committee on com
merce
Mr Vest submitted an amendment pro.
viding for free ships and iree material. The
biz sg reported was placed on the calendar.
b Is introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Hll-Providing for the %readjust-
men' Of compensate for transportation OF
m Ne on railways.
b, Mr.. Misunderstanding, n commission
whose duty II shall be to inquire into and
report upon the material. industrial and
in ell c'ral p-'press mado by the colored
people of ia Unite | Safes siuce 1865 aud
make appropriations Tor the same.
TIE s%tnaie took up the Mexican land
grant tt,ies bill.
Mr.. Brown spoke at length on the amend
ment heretofore fl red by him.
Mary oth'r am .udments were also oiitr-
ed most OF Sh,ch were rejected = Q
debate " = pr 'ciu - ~" N"Ns'- " .
AID, C,rger Plumb, Ven Wyck, EowtG.
Dolph, Snermaa Ii I
Finally debate closed and the hill
passed
Mr.. Hsvl4y moved an executive session.
Vo'ed down Ind the senate adjourned
until Monday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Belmont offered a
resolution directing the committee on judi
u enquire aud report whether con-
press has the pOwe to requisite
her ween the Unite ! Sat $ aud tore gn sta
tions by the imposition in the form OF Fed.
ersl inspection Laws OF any prohibition,
burden or tax on American pork
destined Tor expectation from any itate.
L ferrec.
Finerty introduced the following pream
and resolution.
WsgREAs. The death Of Wopdtll Phil.
lips has deprived America OF sn orator
worthy 20 rank with her greatest, from Pat
rick Henry, OF Virginia, TO DAME Webster,
OF Massacbustt y and,
WHEREAS, hia lie was an incessgnt and
gnselG III s%truggln for tho liber = 81 man
kind, irrespective of race, creed, country or
condition. BE Il.
Resolved. by the house OF representatives,
That 10 lamsuts tho death 81 Weul !! Ph |'
ltps a. u national bereavement, "hicc o.
once depriyes tho American r's'ruW OF q
superb intelltct aud hUma9 freedom Of O.
a. voted ir aud.
E.t)n objected
Paync Introduced u bill ren,l.Hg al
internal taxes on domestic tobacco, N'
itrted.
R,udsu submitted the conference report
the Grtel y relici bill, a~uuourc,'g lnr'
ther 6isarr.Cmeuts. Agrred to.
Turner az Georgia, onJlrman oi ,le c1nl-
mittee on I-,tlOus repslt Il "a .,-t.GNou
IN tlU Mississippi tlsc ion case
Of Chulncrs vs.. Mgnning, olcH0r'ine
fhC COMMITTEES rom further "rN''crN. nn
OF the prima facic case, aud awarding ,ho
seat b Mother oortsstgns. Otco-,l printed.
L0wery, from the same COMMITTED, re-
pOrled q reaOiuttou,iu The Virg'sn.u contest
ed election Of Garrison vs., Mayo, declaring
Mayo has pr sia tacie right B.. his stet
end securing hin. in his right IN toe pend
log case on ia merits. Ordered printed.
Tho house then proceeded { tne c1nsii-
OF tho report of the committed on
ruieg.
Cox, of New York, offered an amens.
meLt creating - sel'tt commit y" IN cen
sus, pending when thu house adjourned
We t-rday. Agreed t., 100 TO 0l
rhe ruls regulating admission 70 too
floor was amende by excluding eTsena'
tors from this, pTivileS els TO 70,
An amendment, offered by Reed, rom
ordrr of business, was discussed one
hour. The discussion ran prime patty
in the direction OF pointing out the utter
imprac,ioabiliiy OF having any public busi-
ness done In the house except the passage
Of APPROPRIATION bills.
Randall, from the committee on appro'
priations. reported the naval Appropria-
| on bill and gave notice that II would be
cal ed up next Tuesday.
RandsD, In closing the debats on the
rules, recognised the impossIbility OF cor:
gress trsHsacting moro than a very emaa
OF the Business before
the whole number Of nils introduced was
lie q than 1000. In the last congress they
were mere than 10 900. He opposed
the amendment because Il would
tear dosn every restraint between
ext favsgance and economy. He suggested
thst the remedy vas not to he found IN
rules but 10 such lesi.l alton As would poo,
for pensions. Reeds amendment lost
yeas, leg; nays Is7.
Herbert moved 20 recommit the resc-
luton with 1 structions 10 report
back with an add tional rule
Or wiling that the house In proceeding to
on tn- house calendar in commit
tee Of the Who'll It shsll be in
from the comm ties TO make a motion to
take up some particular bill. Loot yeas,
1l3, nays, l3l.
In report OF the committee on rules
vas then adopted.
Dawson offered resolution
requesting ,ns president 70 pre-
the delivery Of Senator Csrlo.,
Aguero, nov In prison at Key Wett, and
held for extradiiin. on the de-
msnd of the government OF SPAN,
until 1t she'll be ascertain.d
the charges against him are true and
tn & he 10 he 4 ar political offences.
Wils introduced - bill temporarily
providing TOR the support OF COM
scno IL. Referred. Il pro
yid.s Tor ~ annII Appropriation
Of from $1,000 900 20 $40 q 900 ior the neat
tan year tha nppr 1prt ton 70
be reduced loo 100 escn sncea ding year.
The ION q 'nen wrnt nt,cDmmittee OF
the vi l.. Cobn In the chair, on the PR
vn'e o. .n'a-
The first h Il IN The csl niar wa one to
prov;de Tor the muster and pay
Of csrasis officers AMI erls-ed men