Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-23

them to secure an opinion from the Attorney General which wrested millions of acres oi the public domain and placed them securely in the hands of powerful and rich corpora tions. The policy which had encouraged the one-sided unjust discrimination could not last forever.
 MT. Blair defended the bill from gram nautical and common sense standpoint He would not reply to the trivial feoleries in- dulged in by the Senator from Kansas (In- galls), but would pass them over with the silence they deserved. The speech of that Senator. he said, was an insulting criticism of the action of a coordinate legislative body.
 The amendment was voted down.
 At the suggestion of Mir. sherman Mir. Blair proposed to amend the bill SC as to make the bureau department of labor."
 MT. Butler said this was evidently an at tempt on the part of the Republican Senate to go one better than Democratic House.
 Mir Blair repelIed this insinuation with some warmth and said both Democrats and Republicans would Joe responsible for the measure.
 MT. Aldrich gave notice that at the proper time he would offer 8 substitute establishing bureau of labor in the Interior department and limiting the range of statistics.
 Mr. Harris suggested that the bill should be recommitted.
 Mir. Blair opposed this course and the Senate without action at 5:2o adjourned.
 HoUsE.-The first business in order was the contested election case of English vs. Peele, of Indiana, the question being on the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote by which Peele was declared entitled to his seat. The mos ton to table was lost by @ tie vote, 132 to 132.
 The motion to reconsider was carried; 1ss yeas, 1S0 nays.
 motion to recommit was lost, 124 to 134, many Democrats changing their votes.
 MT. Horr rose to question of order He called attention to the rule which prevented ex-members of Congress from enjoying the privileges of the floor unless they signed g paper declaring they were not interested in any pending measure He had been informed by a Democratic member that William H. English, the father of the contestant had been on the floor days going from member to member and urging them to vote for hls son. Such 8 course ought not to be al- lowed
 father that would not take the deepest inter est in his sons affairs. He stood here as a witness that MT. English had shown the greatest delicacy while on the floor as an ex- member.
 MT. Blount, of Georgia, said it was 8 no torious fact that this rule had been violated by ex-members in the interest of railroads.
  from Indiana was excusable. Mir. Springer contended that the rule did not apply to claims for seats, but only to claims to draw money from the treasury. MT. Horr said he had not made the sugges 1 ton from political motives, but because he had found the rules violated by man he did | not know.
 Mir. White, of Kentucky, offered resolu' tion directing the sergeant-at arms to bring William H. English to the bar of the House to explain his conduct. Derisive laughter oz the Democratic side.
 | This motion was withdrawn at the request | of MT. Peele amid much excitement. Mir. Cox said the rule did not apply tc election cases; that he drew it himself, be- cause Massachusetts Congressman who wal the owner of railroad in Kansas was lobby ing for votes on the floor. l The incident passed by the withdrawal oi all motions relating to Mir. English, and tho | House then proceeded with the vote upol | the main proposition to adopt the minority report, that MT. PeeIe (Rep.) is entitled ts | retain his seat.
 Byavote of 128 ayes to 129 nays the House finally rejected the minority report which had a majority of votes yesterday.
 Mir. Bayne, ot Pennsylvania offered hi resolution directing the Committee on Rule to inquire and report whether William Fl English, an ex-member of the House, ha violated the privileges thereof in the case O 1 English against Peele. MT. Bayne said Democratic member had been sent for by MT. English to come to the coat room ane | after conference had left the House withou being paired.
 Mr. Hammond, of Georgia, offered al amendment transferring the investigation te select committee to be appointed and ex tending the inquiry to ex members employed by railroads or any claimant. The amend ment was agreed to and the resolution adopted.
 The regular order was demanded and thu | House considered the Oregon Central railroad land grant for forfeiture bill.
 The discussion was interrupted tosreceive message from the Senate, after which tht House adjourned.