Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-12-12

In the House.
Promptly at noon the Speaker called the
House to ORDER The roll-call disclosed the
presence of222 members, more than a quorum,
and the clerk was directed to inform the Senate
that the House was ready tor business
The speaker appointed Messrs. Randall OF
IA, Cox OF N. Y, and Brown Of Ind, as O
committee to wait upon the President in con.
junction with similar Committee from the
Senate.
Mr.. Holman of Ind. presented the oreden.
tials of B. L. Shively as member-elect from
the 10th Indiana district to succeed w. H.
Calkins, resigned, and Mr., Shvely appeared at
the bar OF the House and took the oath Of
office.
Tho House took recess for fifteen minutes
and Mt l.3O p m. the Presidents message was
rece1 ed and read.
The message was referred to the committee
oil the whole on Tho state tf the Union, and
with accompanying documents ordered printed.
Mr.. Cox OF n. Y. presented petitiots of
business men and scamen Of Now York city
for modification of the shipping laws so as to
permit seaman to give an allotment note to
his cred tor ior any just OBJ by him owing &C
cruing before engagement.
Mr. Hutchins of N. Y, from tho appropra.
ton committee, reported the bill making tenn
porary provision for the naval service 1t was
referred to the committee of the whole, and
Mr.. Hutchins gave notice that he would call it
up for consideration tomorrow.
Mr.. Ermentrout of Pa. annNunced to the
House the death of Mr.. Duncan of Pa, and
presented suitable resolutions.
Mr.. Aiken of S. g. presented similar reso-
lutions relative to the death of Mr.. Evins OF
S. O., apd then at 2.55 as q mark of respect to
the memory of the deceased, the House ad-
journed.
Next morning Mr.. Follett of Ohio, as q
question Of privilege, presented this:-
l do impeach Lot Wright, United States
marshal OF the southern district Of OHIO, of
high crimes and misdemeanors. / charge
him with usurpation of power and violation of
law, in that he appointed large number Of
general and special deputy marshals to serve
at tile several voting precincts in the city OF
Cincinnati, in the State Of Ohio, at an election
for members of Congress held in said city on
the l4th day of October, 1884, and armed said
deputy maIshals with pistols and other deadly
weapons, said I'd have been furnished ny the
war department of the United States govern
menU; in that large number of the deputy
malshals so appointed and armed were notori-
ou5 criminals and men Of known vicious and
brutal habits and reputation, and many Of them
non residents OF said city of Cincinnati, and Of
0''N DIobO OA OulOJ III lIltl SHlC u0DuiJ mar
shals, acting under his orders and directions,
aided, abetted and encouraged fraudulent vot.
ing, intimidation of voters and gross outrages
upon the elective franchise and the rights OF
the honest voters of said city, in furtherance Of
the interests of political party and its candi-
dates.
This preamble was accompanied by seven
resolutions providing for an investigation by
the committee on expenditures in the depart
ment OF justice. After lengthy discussion the
resolutions were adopted without division.
| Mr.. Reagan Of Texas called up tho inter-
state commerce bill and offered as q substitute
tered into an exhaustive comparison of the
| two measures, at the conclusion of which the
House adjourned
Mr.. ONeil Of Pa. presented the petition Of
the widow of Commodore Thomas S. File
brown, asking for pension; referred.
| On motion of Mr.. Cobb of Ind the Senate
amendments Of the House bill forfeiting tho
unearncd a d grant to the Atlantic and Pacific
raAroad com .lany were not conculred in.
The House went into committee OF the whole
on the bill making temporary provision fol
the naval service. No amendments were Offered
to the bill and no discussion was had upon it,
Mr.. Randll, of Pa, merely making briel
statement to show that the total appropriation
for the support of the navy for the current
fiscal year was $l5,636, 1885, a reduction o.
$25S 26S from the appropriations for the pre-
vious year.
The committee rose, the bill was passed, and
the House resumed consideration of the inter-
state commerce bill. Mr.. Seymour of Ct G
member of the committee on commerce, in
sisted upon the importance of the subject be,
fore the House, and supported with certain
limitations, the bill reported by that committee
He defended it from the criticisms by Mr.. Rea
gan OF Tex. and in return pointed out wha
heconsidered the short comings of the measure
advocated by that gentleman. Mr. Long o
Mass, another member of the committee, sale
that legislation on the subject OF interstate
transportation was desirable and needed. Th
only way to meet this evil was to adopt certain
remedial statutes, but in stead of leaving then
to rust on the statute-books, to establish fo
their automatic operation an interstate com
mission which should have close, constan
and immediate supervision Of interstate com
merce. The matter then went over.
Mr.. Morrison of III. introduced this bill rela
tive to the surplus revenue: &" Be it encc ed
etc., that the secretary of the treasury be an
is hereby authorized and directed to apply th
: surplus revenue at any time in the treasury i
excess of $l00,000 900 not otherwise arprt
,, priated to the redemption of United State
bonds, and when any Of said bonds are redeem
able at the pleasure of the government it sha
not be Ia full to apply any PORTION of sal
surplus to the purchase of bonds at q pre-
miumD