The National tribune., 1884-02-21

The announcement of the vote was received
with applause on the Republican side.
The second resolution, declaring Mr.. Man.
ming entitled to the seat, was also defeated
yeas, 90; nays. 157.
The majority resolutions were then adopted
100, SO. These discharge the Committee on
Elections from the prSEaa fGcie case. and leave
the seat vacant until the case is decided on its
merits.
The House then adjourned until Monday.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House. on Monday, among the reso-
lutions introduced was one by Mr.. Bedford
(Colo.) calling on the Secretary of State to in
form the House whether Prince Bismarck had
sent to his department any letter touching the
resolution recently passed by this House con-
corning the death of Herr Lasker; and if so, to
transmit copy of the same, and inform the
House of any advices he may have on this sub
ject, either by telegraph or letter.
Mr.. Holman (Ind.) introduced a resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for
information as to how much of the money now
in the Treasury can be applied at this time IN
liquidation of that part of the public debt now
payable without embarrassing his department..
Mr.. Dorsheimer IN. Y from the Committee
on the Judiciary, moved TO suspend the rules
and adopt resolution fixing the bill granting
copyrights to citizens of foreign countries as
special order for the 9th inst.
After brief debate the motion to suspend the
rules was lost-yeas 156, nays 90, not the neees-
sary two-thirds voting in the affirmative.
Mr. Dow IN c., from the Committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures, moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt resolution making
the bill for the retirement of the trade dollar
special order for Tuesday, March 18th. Agreed
to-yeas 146, nays 6.
A bill was passed to relieve certain soldiers
Of the charge of desertion. 1t removes the
charge of deseTtion against any soldier who
served in the late war In volunteer service
when it shall be made to appear that such sol
dier served faithfully until the expiration OF
his term of enlistment, or until LIST of May,
1866, or was prevented from completing his
term Of service by reason of wounds received,
but who by reason of absence from his COM
mand at the time If was mustered out, failed to
receive an honorable discharged
A bill was passed fixing at one cent for each
four ounces the rate of postage on second-ciass
matter, when sent by persons other than pub
fishers or newspaper agents.
On motion of Mr. Matson (Ind.), from the
Committee on Invalid Pensions, the rules were
suspended and resolution adopted providing
for night sessions on Friday evenings for the
consideration of pension bills.
motion from the Democratic side TO sus-
pend the rules and adopt resolution making
the Mexican pension bill special order for the
2lst inst. caused filibusterng on the part of the
Republicans, many of them refraining from
voting, leaving the House without quorum.
A call of the House was ordered, and the SER
geant alarms was ordered to take the ab-
sentees into custody and TO bring them before
the bar of the House.
The House continued in session on Tuesday
morning until 9 o'clock, and it was not until
5:15 that a quorum was obtained. and further
proceedings under the call having been dis
pensed with, the question reccurred on sec
ending the motion made by Mr.. Hewitt, Of
Alabama. to suspend the rules and adopt a
resolution making the Mexican pension bill a
special order for the 21st instant. Ii was sec
ouded, 165 to ]. The House was in no mood
for the thirty-minutes' debate allowed by the
rules, and Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, simply ex-
pressed his opposition to the bill because he
thought it would be unwise to change the
ground of pensions from disability to service.
The resolution was then adopted-yeas, 175
nays, 35.
The announcement of the result was received
with applause on the Democratic side, and
then, at S:55 a. IL, the House adjourned until
Wednesday.