Morning journal and courier., 1885-02-11

IIlLeS, Guo UamaSe IS 64GeuSlVo bO turing establishments, dwelling houses and country bridges. No losses of life are re- ported.
 18th Congress---Second Session.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
 SENATE.-Mr. Miller presented a petition from the New York Produce Exchange praying that the chief city of the Union may be placed in position of safety whatever for eign complication may arise; referred.
 At 1 o'clock consideration of the pension appropriation bill begun yesterday was re- sumed and the Senate amendments not pro posing general legislation were concurred in.
 MT. Ingalls, at once raised the question whether hereafter there shall be no general legislation engrafted upon appropriation bills and whether the Senate had not so decided yesterday.
 MT. Cameron said the Senate yesterday had simply decided that under the rule, if objec- tion be made, general legislation could not be placed upon an appropriation bill. A proposition was made by MT. Ingalls, to strike out clause in the House bill provid ing that applicants for pensions shall be pre- sumed to have had no disability at the time of enlistment, but such presumption may be rebutted, which was general legislation and l brought Senator Sherman to his feet. He would on no account strike out this l proviso, no matter what the Senate rule | might be- The Senate had been passing just such laws for years.
 | Then followed discussion participated in | by dozen Senators, some discussing the correctness of the decision of the chairman yesterday, others the general question of l tacking general legislation on appropriation | bills, and others the merits or demerits of the House proviso relating to the presump- tion of soundness of pension applicants. 1 Mir. Miller, of California, moved to strike l | be rebutted' 5 thus making the presumption l of soundness at the time of enlistment abso- | lutely conclusivc; rejected, yeas IT, nays 36. | Mir. Ingalls, motion to strike cdt the House l provision proposing general legislation in an | appropriation bill was defeated, 16 to 1 The bill was then read third time and passed.
 Mr. Dolph called up the bill to repeal all | laws providing for the preemption of public lands and the laws allowing entries for tim Der culture, which was under discussion at D. m., when on motion of MT. Ingalls, the | Senate adjourned.
 | HoUsE-When to-day's session of the House began, the journal was read stating | that Mr. White, of Kentucky, yesterday, l when called to order by the Speaker, took him. MT. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, moved l to correct the journal by substituting ''had l taken'' for sftook" The point of difference was this: When the sergeant-at arms ap- preached Mir. White without his mace he re- I fused to sit down, and when he returned with his mace Mr. White was seated. MT. Kelley claimed that the first time the sergeant l at-arms acted as a citizen and not as an of | fcer.
 l MT. Reagan, of Texas, said the journal was l correct and this a mere technical pre- l tense. He moved to lay the motion on the l ;,i< +bax x,ofo fr | The yeas and nays were then ordered on the | motion to table. The motion to table was agreed to; yeas 166, nays 94.
 MT Keller, of Ohio, moved that com
 mittee of five be appointed to inquire into | the facts of the case An exciting debate 1 followed; Mr. Keller controlling the time | during which confusion prevailed. MT.
 Reagan excitedly censured the proceedings in | the matter and charged that the business of the House was delayed day after day by
 dilatory and filibustering motions. Mir Boutelle, of Maine-"By whom" 1 Mir. Reagan-fBy the very gentleman you are endeavoring to make a martyr of, the gentleman you put up. The gentleman MT. 1 Reed pit up. am tired of seeing Demo crats arise here and apologize for efforts on
 the part of the majority to control the | House."
 1 Mir Reed then demanded that MT. Reagan's | words be taken down. While the report | CTS were writing out his notes MT. Reagan re-
 mained standing in the aisle. MT. White, of Kentucky, made the point ot | order that under the rules it was the duty oi 1 the gentleman to take his seat and await the | action of the House..
 l The Speaker-''It is the duty of all gentle
 men to be seated" (There were at least one | one hundred standing).
 1 On second demand for order MT. Hill, l the deputy sergeant-at arms, seized his macs | and marched up the aisle directing members to be seated, amid roars of laughter l When the words used by MT. Reagan were | read the Speaker pre- tenn ruled that they | were not in transgression of the rules of | the House. MT. Reagan was allowed to pro- ceed He moved to lay the motion on the | table, On this the vote resulted; yeas 154 ! nays 32, but few Republicans voting and SC | the matter ended for the present | MT. Clay, of Kentucky, and MT. Keller, od
 Ohio, were appointed tsllers on the part o1 the House to count the electoral vote to nor | TOW.
 MT. King, of Louisiana, rose to personal i explanation and withdrew the offensive Ian | guage used by him toward Mir. Hiscock, ot | New York, in debate last week.
 | Mr. Hiscock followed with disclaimer to
 any personal reflection.
 MT. Springer, of Illinois, said: "Let us
 have peace now and the regular order"
 At 2:15 p. m. the regular hour for the con | sideration of business under the new order
 was reached. MT. Dorsheimer, of New
 York asked the consideration of the bill to
 settle the accounts of the Mobile and Ohio
 railroad, but there were ten objections.
 Mir. Milliken, of Maine, asked considera
 ton of the Senate bill appropriating s15O,
 900 for J public building at Augusta, Me
 A slight amendment was made and the bill
 passed.
 At the conclusion of the hour the House
 went into Committee of the Whole on tn.
 postofice bill Mir. Dingley, of Maine, con
 tinued his remarks, interrupted by the ad
 journment at noon, and Mir. Holmes, of In
 diana, discussed some of the new Legislation
 paragraphs of the bill.
 At4 D. m. general debate was closed Tn
 bill was then read by paragraphs for amend
 ment But little progress was made, wheI
 at 5:16 the committee and the House sd
 journed to meet at il a.. m. tomorrow. | nmr6amnI M CCm he naoA-