Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-19
Congressional D0ingS at the National
Capitol Yesterday.
CONGRESSMAN INDULGE IN A
FRIENDLY TILT.
Preparations Being Made to
Receive Parnell.
AMERICAN POLITICS NOT 10 ENTER
INTO HIS RECEPTION.
A Terrible Tragedy in Laurel,
Mississippi.
A NARROW ESCAPE FROM
WHOLESALE DEATH.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Conversational Proceedings,

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Congressional Proceedings.
WAsHINaroS, Dec. 18.ASenste Frye
presented q petition from certain persons
of Maine, protesting against any arrange
ment with Great Britain by which Cana
dian fish might be admitted free of duty.
Mitchell, from the Committee on Pen
sions, reported favorably q bill granting a
pension to the widow of General Grant.
The bill was at once passed without de-
bate.
Hampton introduced q bill, making it
unlawful for Senators or Representatives
to recommend or solicit appointments to
Office. Hawley inquired of the Chair
whether this bill was retroactive in its OPP
erations. (Laughter.) The Chair replied
that in bis opinion it was not. (Renewed
~laughter.)
Butler called up his resolution OF in
quiry relating to the alleged organization
OF the Territory of Dakota into q State.
Vest said the Senate by its record now
stood committed to the fact that there was
such q thing in existence as the State OF
Dakota, the papers heretofore presented by
Harrison and read from the desk having
bore the words Estate of Dakota" The
body of gentlemen coming here represent
ing Dakota style themselves the Executive
Committee of the State of Dakota. the
Chairman of it being Hugh j. Campbell.
who WAS not unknown to fame since the
Hayes administration for Jealous and not
over %scrupulous political assistance to that
1 "A M In iofvati This nQrann az Wat aQ "
by the newspapers. was to receive an oya-
ton for having received the recognition Of
the United States Senate for the State
hood of the State of Dakota. Plumb
thought Mr.. Vest was giving Campbell a
good deal Of gratuitous advertising. Vest
said Campbell was welcome to it. He
(Vest) as a lawyer regarded this Dakota Or
ganization .as revolutionary. He had no
doubt that the intent Of the men
concerned was to organize a State
government in case this Congress
should adjourn without recognizing their
so-cslled State. In reply to the remark
by Vest as to the conditions under which
the Territory might be admitted to the
Union Harrison said there was no such q
thing as breaking into or breaking out Of
this Union. Vest said: 1--WE we're not
talking Of breaking out. We had settled
1 t13e JAVA 49, tAS&S S@A&
have been no point to the Senator'S re-
mark. Vest said: II am not leaving this
matter TO the Senator from Indiana.
Heaven help me if he had the decision of
this question" Vest argued the question of
admission from a legal point OF view, and
insisted that under Q decision of the
United States Supreme Court in former
cases OF admission the recent action in
Dakota was revolutionary. The resolution
was laid over and ordered printed.
House-The consideration Of the report
OF the Committee on Rules was resumed
pending the amendments that were
offered by Springer of Illinois, to abolish
the various Committees of Expenditures
10 the different Departments and to con-
~centrate their duties in one committee,
consisting OF Is members. In advocating
the amendments, Springer stated that
during the past ten years the clerks OF
these committees had been paid $3.50, 900,
while as far as he could remember but two
Of them made reports. The Committee
on Expenditures in the War Department
in the Fourty-fourth Congress and
the common expenditures in the Depart
ment OF Justice in the 48th Congress,
Morrison thought much good had resulted
from the work they had done during the
late campaign. He had heard it pro.
claimed everywhere in Democratic speeches
that the Democratic party wanted to see
the books. Now that it had an opportunity,
he hoped IL would not close its eyes.
"Hope you WON'T" remarked Brown of
Indiana; "you will have some books OF
your own in a few years." Herbert of
Alabama opposed the amendment. assert
ing that the House should always stand
ready to investigate abuses which had
0rowu t1nOn tho DIM IN ;akwoAicn ~ Ahn
Government. He did not think that the
Republican members could afford to vote
to abolish the Committees. Houk of Ten
nessee stated that the Republicans would
not vote to abolish them. II was true thai
when the Republicans we're in power there
was little necessity for them, but the pros.
pect was that they would be very useful in
the future. Laughter. After further
debate the amendment was rejected.
The rejection Of the motion OF Ham.
mond to strike out the clause Of the pro.
posed new Code of Rules. distributing
appropriation bills among the several com
mittees OF the House was by q vote OF yeas
6 and nays 227.
Preparing to Receive ParnelI.
New YORK, Dec. 18.-The preparations
for the reception Of Parnell, although up
to the present conducted in private. are
represented to be on q greater scale than
any former Irish movement in this city.
The cooperation Of such Irish-Americans
as Eugene Kelly, John d. Cummins,
Mayor Grace, Joseph J. O'Donohue, Miles
NJ. O'Brien. John Dewey and others well
known in the banking business and pro-
fessional circles has been secured In the
formation Of a citizens committee, to-
gether with delegates from the National
League and various Irish societies. Every
| thing but the minor details OF the recep-
ton has been arranged. Nearly all the
city officials of Irish birth or. descent and
many prominent Americans have prom
ised their support to the movement. II Ii
also exuected that the Governors will pre.