The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-02-06
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-
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Mr.. Bayard called up his resolution Of tho
previous day, expressing the Senates indigna-
ton and sorrow at the attempt to blow up
the parliament buildings in London. II
seemed eminenty proper, said Mr.. Bayard,
that a lawmaking body of the American poo
pie should express its antagonism to a spirit
which, by destroying law, would necessarily
destroy all hopes of the liberty that
could only exist under law. Mr.. Riddle
berger moved to refer the resolution to the
committee on foreign affairs. The motion
was lost by So nays to yeas. Mr.. Lapham
moved 10 SO amend the resolution as to cover
the idea that the explosions imperiled the
lives of innocent and unsuspecting
to the amendment. Mr.. Riddle
berger then moved to postpone consideration
of the resolution until the following Wednes-
day, and Messrs. Hoar, Ingalls, and Gibson
spoke in favor Of its immediate consideration
and passage. Mr. Riddleberger spoke
against the resolution and Mr. Hawley in its
favor. The motion to postpone was then
put and lost, Mr. Riddleberger's vote being
the only one in its favor. The resolution as
amended was then agreed to-yeas, 60; nays,
the negative vote being Mr.. Riddle
berger's. The resolution as agreed to is as
follows: "ReSotred That the Senate
of the United States has heard
with Indignation and profound sorrow
of the attempt to destroy the houses of par
lament and other public buildings in London
suspecting persons, and hereby expresses its
horror and detestation of such monstrous
crimes against civilization" On motion of
Mr. Aldrich the oath of office was admins
tered to Jonathan Chace, the newly elected
Senator from Rhode Island The Chair
laid before tho Senate the credentials of j.
d. Cameron, reelected by the legislature of
Pennsylvania to be United States Senator.
Mr. White, CT Kentucky arose to correct
the journal of the House. and demanded that
his resolution offered ON the previous day for
the abolition of the Office of commissioner of
internal revenue be read. The Speaker said
that the journal was correct, whereupon Mr.
White complained that the text of the
resolution was not printed in the Record.
Continuing his remarks, Mr.. White said he
thanked God he was mot responsible to this
creature who is made the Speaker of the
House" Mr.. Whites last remark was
greeted with Kisses, and he added 81 mean
it in no disrespect to the Speaker Mr..
White went on with his speech and after he
had succeeded in reading his internal reve-
nue. resolution, and thus insuring its publ
cation in the Record, he withdrew his
resolution concerning the Speaker. The
Speaker then said that he had not as
sumed any control over the Record, but he
had advised the official reporter on his appli-
cation that bills and joint resolutions intro
duced for reference, whether read by the
member from his seat or by the clerk did not
properly go into the Record That advice he
would give again under the same circum-
stances. -. The Military Appropriation bill
was passed.
Several messages from the President were
laid before the Senate transmitting informa
ton called for regarding the landing of for
eign cables in the United States, the awards
of the Venezuelan mixed commission, and
the status of the Oklahoma lands which
lands, the President maintains under exist
ing treaties cannot be opened for settlement
by law.
The Senate refused to ratify the treaty
with Nicaragua by b yeas to % nays-not
the necessary two-thirds majority Mr..
Harrison reported adversely the bill to facil-
tate promotions throughout the army by re-
firing from active service. upon their own
application officers who served in the civil
war Mr.. Miller reported a bill for the pro-
lection of New York harbor.