The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-27

gals continued did not include many VINO
had resigned or whose term OF OIHce nau
expired and this was in but one department..
How many there were N IIi, the otneI depart
ment Of iustice,6 Laughtep was unknown,
therefore the friends of the administration
should be consoled.
Mr.. ingalls, read from an interview with the
President which represented tne ~ freslaene aead
as saying among other things that the Senate senate
had not called on him for papers. Inat
complaint Mr.. ingalls, said, mo longer ig;1
exist" Uproarious laughter9 Continuing,
he said it would seem that the cry OF .' Put
the rascals outi' had been changed TO .Pns u!
the rascals in We had heard go0d oeai
about corruption and profigacy OF kepuDs,
licans In office. Mr.. ingalls, then read anu
commented on the list of names OF persons aP
pointed by the present administration VINO,
according to published statements, were con-
yicted felons having served various terms Ill In
the penitentiaries of different states. The
statements he read, Mr.. Ingalls, said, were
all from Democratic newspapers.
After few remarks by Mr.. Logan, Mr..
Edmunds closed the debate briefly.
In response to cries for the question it was
given on Mr.. Van Wyck's amendment proyi-
ding that ''In all such cases of removal the
matter of combinations shall be considered
in an open session of the Senate"
The amendment was ruled out of order
and the appeal laid upon the table by a strict
party vote except that Messrs. Van Wyck
and Riddleberger voted with the Democrats.
The vote is not, however, considered test
of the strength of the proposition for open
executive sessions, since RepuDllcans VINO
favor the principle voted to table the appeal
and Democrats who oppose 1t voted against
tabling it.
The first Edmunds resolution was then
carried by vote of 80 to 26. The second
resolution was also adopted, 80 to %:
The question now being on the third resol-
ution, declaring it to be the duty of the Sem
ate to refuse its advice and consent to she
proposed removals of officers, documents IN
reference to the supposed misconduct OF
whom are withheld, Mr.. Gray raised the
point that 1t changed the rule OF the Senate
and was not in order.
The president pro tempore overruled the
point OF order, and Mr.. Gray appealed from
his decision.
Mr. Gray's appeal was laid on the table.
A vote being taken on the third resolution
it was agreed to, yeas 30 nays %, Messrs.
Mitchell of Oregon, Riddieberger and Van
Wyck voting with the Democrats.
The fourth resolution, condemning the
discharge of ex-Union soldiers and putting
in their places men who had rendered no
military service for the government, was
then voted on and agreed to, yeas DO, nays
(Mr. MOrgan)
Mr.. Morgan offered resolution declaring
that nothing in the resolutions already
adopted was to be construed as declaring
that the conduct of the Attorney General
rendered him liable to impeachment, and
that the Senate diSclaimed the right or
power to punish him by impeachment or
otherwise other than by impeachment for
the offence charged against him in the reso-
luton.
On Mr. Edmunds' motion the resolution
was laid on the table, yeas 33, nays 26.
At $50 o'clock p. m. the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
The Speaker laid before the House to-day
a communication from the Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury transmitting q draft OF
bill to amend the laws regulating lmmlgra-
ton. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Springer Of Illinois the
vote by which the House, a few days ago,
defeated the Senate bill granting pension
of $50 month to the widow of Gen. III. w.
Berham was reconsidered and the bill was
passed. yeas 11S, nays IS.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole ON the private calendar.
The entire afternoon was devoted to con-
sideratiou of the bill to change the rank of
Henry j. Hunt from colonel to major general
on the retired list. Finally a vote was taken
on motion to report the bill favorably to
the House and it was defeated. Then a
mendation that it be laid on the table and
the friends of the measure refrained from
voting, leaving the committee without
quorum. This fact was announced to the
House, which at 4.30 took a recess until 7.30,
the evening session to be for the consider
alton Of pension bills.
The House at the evening session passed
40 pension bills and at 9.15 adjourned until
tomorrow.