The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-29
THE FoRTy-NlNTH CONGRESS.


the Senate another batch Of knights of
Labor petitions in favor of land bills and the
Oklahoma bill, read letter from Joseph
Beaumont, chairman of the legislative com
mittee of the Knights of Labor stating that
these petitions were genuine. and We're eX-
pressly authorized aud sanctioned by the
grand general executive board of the order
in the United States, He also read n letter
from Mr., Powderly to Chief Bushyhead Of
the Cherokee Indians. Thirty thousand of
Congress- and very nearly 800, 900 more We're
on their way. The great railroad presi Tents
of the country did not need any petitions TO
influence Congress; they came themselves
The petitions were referred to the committee
on finance.
The Senate then took up the Payne election
case.
Mr.. Pugh of Alabama argued that there
has been no expression of a belief or su 'picion
ON the part of any member of the committee
to the effect that Mr. Payne was connected
in the remo'est degree, by act or knowledge,
with anything WI ong, criminal or immoral,
in his election, aud that no further .inveSti'
CATION of the charges should be made. lie
criticised the views of the minority (MeSsrs.
Hoar and Frye) and argued that they were
in conflict with the precedents of the Senate
in former cases of similar character.
Mr. Hoar of Mass addressed the Senate in
support of the views of himself and Mr.
Frye, recommending an Investigation Of the
CHI + ses, Such Investigation, he argued, was
due to Senator Payne because it could only
make IL appear that the suspicion when all
senators were 50 eager 10 remove, ana hot
resi- upon MN personally, ana ought not
rest upon friends nearest him or upon the
state that had SO honored him.
He referred to various items OF testimony
lending to show bribery on the part of eight
members of the Ohio Legislature and was in
terruped by Messrs. Logan and Teller with
reference to the testimony of tn, men thus
impl clted derying the allegations He
stated that in addition to these eight cases,
there were eight other cases mentioned by
Messrs Little and Butterworth, who APP
peared before the committee as counsel, and
ne asked whether, when such information
came to the Senate from reliable source, the
senate would not take action upon IL.
MIR. hoar went on to quote some evidence
taken 10y the ONO Legislature indicating bil6-
cry. referring 10 u letter III MS halhis al
lectng tne vote OF one Alegler, ne was Inter-
rupted by remark from MI Logan 10 inc
elect That MI. LleSler had denied the charge
against nm ana that Mr. Hoar kne" H.
This remark was caught up ana resented
by MI aoar, VINO wanted 10 kno" "na1 INC
senator from limos meant by IT,
NJ, iui ioSa at oaii .uaU 'ne WI
n r,'ao,t thot ,ho a7';Jenoa Sn,vod HI
Zionier bad not voted for Mr. Pavna nj MI
and had been exonerated bv fine ohio Iegis,
I iat,ro '' ~ WV
",ui0
MI. Hoar eNplaiheu tha1 at the caucus
where LleSlers Vote was SAID 10 nave peeIi
cast lof MI. Iayhe, tne Young wa, py secret
ballo,. IL inc charges against inc sllIliS
member were hoI lIue, then SUI the NOR
ought the investigation De made SO as TO VIM
dicaOe nun.
ME- Logan LOOK uDe HOOT 10 reply 10 lne
argument Oh MT. tioar, ana 10 sustain the
views expressed IN the report signed by HIM
sell and MesSrs. leller ana EVarts, TO the
effect mat an investigation should not he N
stltuted by the Senate, ana mat tne commit
Zee should De discharged from us Iurther
CONSIDERATION His argument was exhau,-
i've and humorous, partcuiarly so ms hand-
ing OF Murat Halstead Oh cincinnati Com
merclal Gazette.
Mr. Teller of Colorado followed but gave
way to a motion to adjourn, holding the floor
to conclude his remarks
The chair laid before the Senate the Senate
bill granting authority to the Astoria and
| Winnemucca Railroad Company to build
bridges over navigable water courses, which
had been passed by the House with amend
ments.
| The House amendments were concurred In.
House.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois called up, as a
! question OF privilege, the concurrent reSOlu
! ton providing for final adjournment on the
2Sth
Mr.. Reagan of Texas, thought the date
! fixed was too early, and that should the reso-
| luton be agreed to- the House would fail to
+ perform a very important part of its duty
Mr.. Reed of Maine, said that the country
was satisfied that Congress had had full
/ trial and that it could do nothing better than
make an attempt to find an Adjournment.
The concurrent resolution was agreed to-
145 to S.
Mr.. Morrison then called up the resolution
setting apart Thursday and Saturday of this
week for the consideration of the bill for the
increase of the navy: adopted, yeas 1872,
nays AZ.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Hatch of Mo. in the chair, on the
Senate amendment to the river and harbor
bill, the pending question being on the motion
by Mr. Hewitt of N. Y. striking out the clause
for the improvement of New York harbor.
Mr. Hewitt withdrew the amendment, being
assured, he said, that the object he desired
would he accomplished by the conference
committee.
The committee then rose and the Senate
amendment having been non-concurred III,