The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-07
CONFABS IN CONGRESS.
MEMBERS ACCUSE EACH OTHER
King of Louisiana Doubts Hiseock's We
racity and Young of Tennessee and
Willis of Kentucky do Like
wise and More so.
XLVIII Congress

laid before the senate the credentials of
the reelection of Senator Ingalls,.
A resolution was offered by
Mr.. SEWELL, calling upon the secre-
tary of war to report to the senate
whether any plans or preparations have
been matured by the engineer corps OF
the army, or by The war department,
for defending the harbors on our sea
coast and lakes by torpedoes or other
wise, in case of a sudden war with any
foreign power, and if torpedoe stations
have been established or contemplated
for such defense. Referred.
Mr.. INGALLS,, according to the no.
tice given yesterday, moved an amend
ment TO the senate rule that prohibits
general legislation on appropriation
bills, the amendment being TO permit
such legislation as may be relevant to
the subject matter of the bill.
After long debate, Mr.. Ingalls, mo-
ton was referred to the committee on
rues.
The debate was participated in by
Messrs. Harris, Hale, Beck, Bayard,
Frye, ingalls,, Harrison, Sherman, ,
Plstte, Dawes, Hoar, Allison, Hawley,
Cockrell and Lapham.
In the course OF his remarks,
Mr.. COCK RELL alluded to the news
had been paid one eminent attorney
and $1,000 to another, to get certain
pension legislation through congress.
The legislation had been secured.
Mr.. Cockrell said he intended
no reflection on the conference commits
tee that was primarily responsible for
having legislation passed rs he (Mr.
COckerelD believed the committee acted
on its sense of duty, with the best in
formation its memOers could get.
Mr.. HAWLEY said bill could he
passed in half an hour repeating such
legislation. Vhereupon
Mr.. JACKSON called up the bill al
ready on tue calendar relating to fees oil
pension claim agents and attorneys.
The bill was taken up, but
Mr.. PALMER asked and received
unanimous consent TO lay il temper
arily aside 20 allow his delivering OF
some remarks on the woman suffrage
constitutional amendment.
The decision to take up the pension
agents bill was also temporarily post,
pOned, and the anti-silver coinage bill
Mr.. PALMER then addressed the
senate. lie said the joint resolution in.
volved consideration of the brOadest
step in the progress Of the struggle ful
human liberty that had ever been sub.
mitted TO any I3ruler, or to any
legislative body. He reviewed the his
tory of the movement, showing its rise
and growth from small proportions tC
great. IL had made progress, he said
that had benefited all and injured none
1t had succeeded in creating public sen
timent to which legislatures had bend
ed and courts bowed; laws which de
graded our wives had been everywhere
OF. la
been recognized as having brains
as well as hearts and as beini
capable Of transacting their own bust
ness affairs. New avenues sell.suppOr
had been found and protitably entered
upon. and the doors of our colleges hai
ceased to creak their dismay whei
swung open for the admission of va
men. Twelve states had extended linn
tied suffrage 20 women, and three terri
tories had admitted them to the ballo
box. From none of those had a wor,
Of dissatisfaction been heard a
the new order Of things
The spirit ofiuquiry connected with tn
subject had permested every neigh Dor
hood in the land, aud none could he s.
blind as nor 10 recognize the gruwini
and uniyersol development of self-reli
ance ana capacity among American
women. They mad lost no woman,
grace 10y acquiring greater strength a
character. while men had been llrgel,
benefited.
Mr.. Palmer then took up and re
viewed In detail the objections T.
woman suffrage, set forth in the repor
Of the minority of the committee, con
tnuing mt great length aud finally coh
Guiding that woman suffrage is not onl,
right and desirable, but expedient.
10 WAS agreed that the senate shall
meet az III p, m. on and after Monda,
next.
The bill 60 regulate fees of pension
agents and attorneys was then takel
up, aud after considerable discussion
the bill was passed without division.
The consular aud diplomatic bill wa
then called up and passed.
The CHAIR then laid before tn
senate the an.i-silver coinage bill, hu
without further actiou the senate wen
into executive session, and when tn
doors opened adjourned, leaving tina
bill as unfinished business for to-mor
row.
HOUSE.
When the house met this morning II
continuation of yesterdays session
there was not more than halfa dozel
members present, and further recess
OF ten minutes was taken.
After recess the house went into com
mittee of the whole on the river an,
harbor bill, the pending amendment be
ing that providing that no part of th
appropriation of 100000 for improving
national harbor of the iirst-class, a
Sandy Bay, Massachusetts, can be OK
pended until the new board of three en-
glneers shall decide that point the hes
location In fAf
The first amendment was agreed too
TOO. A motion to strike out the entir,
paragraph relating TO Sandy Bay mar
Dor was agreed tod to AZ.
MIR, McCOMAS offered an amendment
providing that no monev appropriate,
Dy this act shall be expended except TO
such works as the secretary of wal
under the direction of the president
snail determine, and in no case shal
the expenditure for any one purpose oN
coed the sum designated by this act 10
that purpose.
Mr.. Thomas opposed the amendment
on the ground that 1t took from the leg
slative branch of the government tn
right TO determine where the improve
ment shall be made.
Pending action, Mr.. WILLIS move
mat the committee rise, and on viv
yoce vote
The CHAIR decided that the ayes ha
tellers.
The SPEAKER pro tenn (Mr. Black
ourn), having taken the chair,
Mr.. WILLIS moved that the hous
adjourn, and the speaker also disre
garding the calls for a division, declares
the motion carried.
The house was instantly called &
order, ana the legislative day FRIDAY
begun.
After the reading of the Journal tn,
pouso proceeded 20 the consideration o
business under the new rule.
On motion OF MIR. DAVIS, of Illinois
me senate bill was passed amending
section 1874 of tho Revised Statutes, by
auuing proviso that boilers, when con
sructed of iron and steel plates, shal
u0t exceed 81 inches in thickness t
which heat is applied on the outside o
tne shell, may, In the discretion of tn
secretary of the treasury, be authorizes
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