Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-01-15


Mr.. Reagan (rex.) then defended the
bill from the attack made upon Il by Mr..
Phelps IN. j.
In considering the Inter State Com.
msrce bill In the House, on molten OF Mr..
Hopkins Of PsnnsylvsniA, an amendment
was adopted, giving the United States
courts power 10 Issue writs Of mandamus
TO compel railroad companies to forward
freight. Mr.. Hammond (as offered an
amendment, providing that no case
brought under this so, In any state court
Of competent Jurisdiction shall be re-
removed 10 any United States
court. Agreed to-yeas 124, nays
So Mr.. Perkins (Ksn.) offered
a. an amendment all the sections Of
the bill originally reported from the com.
mittee on commerce, creating an inter.
stats commerce committee and defining
its duties. Peuding action, the bill went
over. Bills were passed removing the
political disabilities Of g Il. Hill, W. II
Ward and J r Waddy (Vs.) Mr..
Gibson, ", Va offered q resolution,
Ehich VAS referred, declaring that It 10
the duty OF this Congress to enact suoh
lave and mkks such appropriations as
will enable the government 70 commence
Ut once the construction Of navy
suitable for both Of .nslvs and defensive
purposes 10 time OF war. Adj our ned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., January s, 1885,
I'm the House on motiot OF Mr.. Bingham
pa a joint resolution was passed ex-
tending for one year the time for which
Major William Ludlow may aocspt posi-.
tion in the service Of the oily OF Phila.
delphia without losing his rank in the
army. A bill making additional appro-
priations for the naval service FOR the
year ending June Both. 1885, was re-
ported by Mr, Randall and referred
to The committee Of the whole.
The consideration Of the Interstate Com
meroe bill was resumed, and several
were rejected. The bill was
then pssFtd-yeAs 1853, nays IS. Mr..
Lore voted 10 the Affirmative. When the
vote wss Antouuoed Mr.. Reagan
exclaimed : "Tbis IL fitting
70 ebfA.iou tor the 8.h Of Jam
rary The contested election
case of Cfsi{ vs. Shelley from Alabama,
and the resolutions Of the election com.
mit'ee, dec ar as Craig, the Republican
entitled 70 the seat were
Afoptrd anthem; debate or division. Mr.,
Stccstiager Of Indiana, moved to 20 into
committee OF the whole on the Pablo
Buildings bill. Agreed to-yeas lilo,
nays 100 Motions were made to recon-
slider, to table the motion 10 reconsider,
and to adjourn. Finally, after two roll
calls on hhbustering motions the House
adjourned.
WAsHIsoros, Jan. l0.-The House by a
vote OF 81 to so refused to postpone CON
alteration Of private business In order
that the Naval Appropriation bill might
be taken up, and the speaker proceeded
TO oAll committees for reports Of private
character.
Mr.. Curtin (Pa y from the committee
on foreign STARS, reported q resolution
calling for information from IN executive
relative to the arrest Of I. R. Moy nahan
BY The Mex'cAn government, Adopted
At 10 p. m. the House went into COM
mittee Of the whole on the private cal.
endar.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Immediately after
the reading Of the journal, Mr.. Randall moved
to dispense with the morning hour for he
purpose Of pressing the passage of the Navy
Appropriation bill.
This was strongly opposed by Mr.. Stock.
slayer (lhd.) and quite brisk and apparently
personal colloquy sprang up between them,
put the confusion was 30 great they could NOT
be heard,
MIR. stockslager finally demanded the yeas
and nays on Randalle motion, which was lost
yeas 1856, nays 83-the necessary two thirds
not voting in the affirmative.
A motion to go into committee Of the
whole was then lost, and the speaker called
on committees for reports. At 1.l9 O'Clock
the House went into committee of the whole
on the Navy Appropriation bill for the
remainder OF TIT current year.
Mr Gladly (HO.) from the committee
o. commerce, reported bill author Z.
log experiments to determine the
probability Of lighting the nayigr.
BILE waters Of the Unittd Statet
with electricity. The House went into
committee OF the whole on the bill max.
log appropriations for the rGvy for tht
rema'r dsr Of thu current year. Attel
tie bill had been read, he COMMITTEES
rose, reported II 10 the House without
smerdme.t, aud II wss PASSED The
Consular sDd Diplomatic Appropriation
hill was then considered, pending which
tue House adj ,urned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 I'm .he House,
Mr. Stockslsger (Iud }, rising to ones
ton Of ? rsonal privilege, sent 10 the
clerks desk and had read an articls IL
Yesterdays New York SUI, ohArsins The
committee on public buildings with
i'g rolling TO psss bills fol
the erection OF public buildings
Involving $4,000 600 aud giving Mr.
Randall great credit tor dshting and
exposing the job The s!at-raents In tbs
article, sAtd Mr.. siockslseer, were reck.
less, bot onesidsring that statements
almost as reckless had been made on III,
ioor and In interviews, especially by the
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Wa,ner), Il
vas not arrange that newspaper reporters
should repeat them. The amount iu.
volved In the bills was not Sl5, OOO. 600
but 81, 227 600. The assertion that tber,
was any combiL alton, any bindIus
together q ,h-ee bills 60 far as It referred
to him or TO his committee was wholly
Erstuitous, entirely upoalled for aud
utterly fAlee. H" defended the order
under which 'hs public building
measures were 10 hs considered.
MI Randall (Pa said that he had
never Rn0wn OF the article Ia the sun
until it waB ehown 10 him yestprday.
Tie material points in con,roverss be
tween the gentleman from Indiana Ard
einse'f wER (Abd he pre- posyd to t.ks 10.
bull by the hrrnt) whether there
was comfinst on. He did net
now charge and never bna
charged that gentlenen were tuilt,
u iIriing az iIDprup,r c,mbi .tIon, INT
ne did BOT say nov tus, the vary "a q. , {
the resolution ia COZ bIuA,ion aud main :
ally so--neceasArily az siucs hs had or,
scented his tbj7-tious to tbs oousid fAit,p
OF lhsFs bills he had b sn spp-Ai.d Ia on
a'i s!dea TO ~ithdfaE that Uppo.Itign n.
mad stated ths, II the committee on In =
Ito bu'ldiuga would p,lsot :,
dcz'n or Is lDsiltOriuns b /.
Which should bs passed, the II ~.
would pro, eed undsrstGndinRly. Tic
answtr was that thu moment d zsu a,
10 bis were picked IN. the gsn.i.m
Interest d In the bills not elected Won a
oppose the FropOaitlnp ". vGs Witt.
that the country should Judge whether
there was combination or not. Tn.
ori for the CONSIDER alton Of the tubl,c
bniidtrg hi Ia visa al .xtraordiusry on.
AID II -xs"uies would col ar me thee o,
tinr week OF Il e iime OF the House Tn,
meter was then dropp.d
Ths speaker laid b frr- the House a
meepsRH from the P'esiG-i t, trausmi,tip
tn" fpptr OF the Z. ,varbm.nt dir o.oxs =,