The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-03

stamps, ana the provision authorizino
the postmaster-general to pay rent for
thlrd-elass post-ofiices. The senate in.
SISTED on the amendments, aRd a new
conference was ordered.
Debate was resumed on the itau in
creasing the appropriation for the New
orleans exposition from 100000 TO
S4OO,OOO, aud at its close the commNit-
tee amendment, recommending the
increase was agreed to--yeas, 40; nays-
TO- Those voting in the negs-
i've were: Aldrieh, Cameron,
OF Wlsconsin; ChGce, Dawes,
Doiph, Edmunds, Frye, Hale,
Harris, Harrison, Iugalls, Morrill,,
piatt, Sewall, Sherman aud Wilson.
Inc remaining of the committee amend
lnents were agreed to substantially as
they came from the committee.
Mr. DAW Els, from the committee on
appropriations, reported the fortihcation
Dill with an amendment striking ont
the provision for machine guns. Placed
on the calendar.
a motion to appropriate $l0,0 for the
purchase of Miss Ransom's portrait of
Gen. George I'll, Thomas was agreed 10
A motion to appropriate $4,000 TO buy
Mrs. Bassett's picture of the electoral
commission was lost.
On motion of Mr. MILLER, of Calilo,.
MIA, an amendment was agreed To au-
thorizing the president to bestow testi.
monials II the officers and subjects of
the Russian government who
extended aid and comfort to the
survivors of the Jeanette and
appropriating therefor $l5.OOO. and
$4,000, to enable the president to send n
representative ID the jubilee of the sta
tistical society, at London.
HOUSE.
My. RANDALL, from the committee
on appropriations, reported back the
naval appropriation bill with the senate
amendments, recommending concur
renee in some and non-concurrence in
others. The amendments were con.
sidered in the house as in COMMITTEES of
the whole.
A resolution which declared that ba-
cause the house had TO sit behind the
other gentlemen of the senate it wonld
not sit there at all, was puerile, Tho
house, instead of maintaining its div.
nifty, was losing it, 1t was Offering i3-
tentionally what seemed to be an hi alt
to the committee, which had nevc. in
tended TO insult or infliet upon 1t.
Mr.. YOUNG protested against the
mousse lnllicting this discourtosy on tho
the president of the United States.
Mr.. REAGAN supported tho yesolu.
tion, and said tho house should not suk-
nit TO the senate taking control and 10
norlng the representatives OF the people,
Preference had been given to diplomats,
Judges, military officers and the heads
OF bureaus over the representatives of
the congress of the United States, The
committee was authorized to mako ar
rangements for the inaugural cere.
monies and assign visiting bodies, IL
was not authorized to dictate and ar
range 1t. The committee had
not done otherwise than Of
fer an Intentional and de.
liberate discourl esey. Represents.
uves would have to answer to their con-
stituents for this discourtesy.
Mr.. KELLY stated that he had been
present at six inaugurations, and the
| programme on this occasion was no de.
parture from precedent.
When, all the amendments were dis
posed of
Mr.. MILLS moved to suspend the
rules and adopt resolution that tn,
committee appointed to arrange for tn,
inaugural ceremonies, having de
cllned to give TO representatives In con
gresss their proper place, we will declin
- take part In any of said ceremonies a
tho capital. This resolution, said Mr.
Mills, reflected the sentiments of a larg
number
i Mr.. HAMMOND demanded n vote
and the motion was seconded-l3S to s
Mr.. HAMMOND said the house wa
about to do, In passion, very unseeml,
thing. On the 4th of March a presiden
OF the United States was to be In
augurated. IC was usual that the hons,
should be with the senate and othel
public officials TO witness that greai
scene.
Mr.. HAMMOND said he had no in
tention of allowing the Republicans tC
Keep him away from seeing Grover
Cleveland inaugurated. 1t was the frs
time he had had q chance to sec Demo
crat inaugurated ana he intended to
see 1t. (Applause.) He did not propose
anything should keep him from nj,
proper place 20 witness the inaugura
tion of the man in whose hands the peo
plo had placed the scoptre for the mex
tour years.
Mr.. JOHN S. WISE, of Virginia, ro
garded the place which had been as
signed representatives as one of tbl
many slight outcroppings of The grow
ing evidence of superiority supposed /,
exist In tho senate of tho United States
In the programme presented the senat,
assumed to represent the leglslatiy,
branch OF the government, aud TO ALLOW
the poor house of representatives TO fol
low along as little dogs under wagon
lie was glad OF tho op
portuhlIy mere and nov
TO enter his emphatic protest on bebal
of the Representatives of the peonl,
against these eHcroachments by tba
aristocfatic body, tho senate of tn,
United States. IL was right that tb,
house should bo present at the einaugura
ceremonies as tho equal of the senate
and II couldn't be there as equal, dig
nifty requested that IL should not 20 n
all. He wanted sec TO the inauguration
as we'll as tho member from
Georgia (Hammond) wished to see n
because IL was his first Democrat; IN
wanted to see 1t because he thought II
entirely likely IL would be the last.
Mr.. WELLS spoke in support of hi
resolution and inveighed agalnt tn
action OF the senate az being delibe
rate slight upon the house. He ais,
wanted TO sec the inauguration
but he, as representative of the peo
pie, was not going TO be i'm the tail ant
with tho boot blacks. The house owe,
It to its dignity and to the respect 70
the people IL represented, that IL shoul,
not accept tho inferior station which tn
senate had assigned Il.
The motion 10 suspend the rules an,
adopt the resolution was lost--yeas, 55
nays, lSS,
Me srs. Hutchins, Randall and Lon
were appointed conferees on the nayf
appropriation bill.
MIR. BENNETT called up tho cor
tested election case of Frederlcks VS.
, Wilson
Mr.. VALENTINE raised the cues
ton OF consideration. The Republican
/ abstained from voting and the hous
was LETT without quorum, but on tn
T roll call the Democrats mustered n quC
! rum and tho house deteTmined-yea
Z liz; nays, Ito consider the election
! case.
= Pending the vote, Mr.. ADAMS,o of Ne,
, York, gave notice that at the conclusio
of consideration of tho election case n
| would move to suspend the rules an
pass the bankruptcy bill, and upon III
!. commencement of the vote immediatel
0 made a motion to adjourn, but M
. speaker had previously recopnizad "A