St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the House of Representatives on the
18th the debate on the Fitz John Porter bill
was resumed and developed considerable acri-
mony. Treachery, treason, jealousy, West
Pointism and sulking in tents were declared
TO have been the trouble with the Union army
~ general and Porter in particular. The
shades of Lincoln and Stanton were invoked
TO attest the holy Justice of the sentence i'm
posed Dy the court-martial which convicted,
and the willing testimony of General Grant
was clted to show the lInerring correctness of
the findings of the reviewing board which de-
cared Porter innocent. Mr. Horr threw. lit
tie humor into the discussion. He was the last
speaker and opposed the bill.
In the Senate on the 2Sth the bill relating
to the enforcement of the anti-polygamy law
in Utah was reported for passage. Both
houses adjourned on account of the death of
Representative Mackey of South Carolina
In the Senate on the Goth the bill repeal.
1ng the timber culture law was placed on the
calendar. A resolution instructing the Postal
Committee to inquire whether telegraph
charges had been affected by stock dividends
OF the Western Union Company was laid over
sherman resolution on the Virginia and Mis-
sissIppI elections was adopted after brief
discussion Resolutions appropriating $1l 900
Tor improvements above the Rock Island ar
senal; 1nquiring as to the expediency of
admitting all printed reading matter 10
Inc Inc = mails free, and to appropriate $780,
OOO Tor the Crow Indians we've adopted. The |
House tobacco rebate bill passed. The bill re- |
garding titles to Mexican land grants was dis /
cussed without action. 49,. In the House n |
resolution was adopted to hold the funeral of I
Mr. Mackey IN Representative Hall on the t
iOth. Bills were introduced in profusion for I
tariff changes public buildings, bridges, PEN
SONS, ana relating to currency and labor top I
1cs. Mr.. Hopkins offered resolution to in
vestlgate the charge of attempted corruption
4a ~ eX-Speaker keifer against General t
Boynton. Correspondence between Keifer +
and Boynton was read and q committee was
finally appointed to investigate
IN the Senate on the Both petitions were
presented asking for the passage of a law
to prohibit the sale of liquor in the District of
Columbia and the several Territories
The conference report recommending that
the Senate recede from its amendment pro-
Vldlng that only volunteers be sent on the |
Greedy relief expedition was taken up MIR |
salisbury suggested that if the Secretary of T
Ine Navy had grIdge against any officer
ne could crafty it by detailing him for this
perilous service. He hoped the Senate would
not recede. Mr.. Hale took contrary view.
BEFORE decision was reached the hour
arrived for adjournment to attend Represent
tatlYe Mackey's funeral -. In the House
resolution was adopted extending the scope
OF the hot Springs Investigation. Several
bills were introduced and referred Business
was then suspended, and the members of both
branches of Congress assembled to attend the /,
f4neGa4 services, which were held in the Hall
OF the House.
In the Senate on the 31st petitions for
pfohioltor&Iquor laws were presented from
a dozen States The Senate refused TO concur
in the committee report on the Greedy bill, !
and new conferees were appointed. A bin
was introduced to relieve commercial travel
ers OF license taxes. A message from the /
President called attention to determinations !
against our commerce in Cuba and Porto Rico
AT. Plat resolution for inquiry as to cost Of
geographic correspondence was agreed to- t
The bill relating to Mexican land grant titles !
was debated without action, and the Senate !
la4ournedto Monday. In the House d ! v
~, 00O acres Of land to the Santa Fe Road was
adopted. bill passed FORGETTING numerous v
abroad land grants in Mississippi, Alabama, c
louisiana and Arkansas; also thebill forfeit
ng the Texas Pacific grant A message from
me Secretary of State giving information re- 4
sa:dlng the restriction of American meat ex- =
]orts was ordered printed +