The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-05-13
DoINGs OF CONGRESS.


Mr., Foar, of Mass, presented a letter n
teived by him from Emmitt Tompkins,
secretary of the Ohio legislature investigating
committee, regarding the printing OF the re-
port OF that committee recently submitted TO
the United States Senate, The letter,
states Mr., Tompklns, on examining the
copy printed by order of the Senate,
finds that a surreptitious Interpolation
has been made in the copy furnished the
printer, the matter mterpolated not being In
the original copy sent TO the Senate by the
Ohio House of Representatives The interpo-
lation the secretary says, is of matter in
tended to reflect ON the good faith of the
the Senate committee on privileges and
election. An inspection of the copy
shows that the added matter is written
in pencil ON soft paper, and wholly discon-
nected with the official papers,
He asks an investigation of the subject by the
Senate, in order that the perpetrator of the
fraud may be discovered, On motion OF Mr..
Hoar the letter was referred to the commit
tee on privileges and elections, the matter
was ordered reprinted in correct form and
the distribution of the incorrect copies was
ordered stopped.
The po,tolilce appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate at = O'Clock,
Mr. Call of Fla. favored the proposal to
appropriate $500, 900 for the carriage of tho
United States mails to Central and South
America, China, Japan, etc. He did not re-
gard il as q subsidy. Ii was necessary he
said to the establishment of commercial re-
lations wi Ii those countries that we should
have regular and speedy mail communication
with them.
One of the Senate committees proposed
amendments authorized the postmaster gem
eral "to contract for inland and foreign
steamboat mail service when it can be COM
bined in one route where the foreign Offices
are net more than 200 miles di slant from the
domestic Office, on the same terms and con-
ditions as steamboat service; the contracts TO
be made with and performed by American
built and registered steamships This was
rgreed to- while limitation of the compen-
sation for such service to 80 cents a mile,
each way, was struck out.
In other respects the bill was passed as re-
ported from the Senate committee.
The vote on final passage was yeas As;
nays, 10. Those voting in the negative
were
Messrs Berry, Coke, Gray, Harris, Jones
of Ark, Kenna Maxey, Salisbury, Vest and
Whitthorne.
The chair laid before the Senate a COM
munication signed by Gen Bragg, a member
of the House of Representatives, inviting the
Senate to 10 II the association of the LIST
fields of Antietam and South Mountain, Md
MAY IA and 49, laid on the table.
The chair also laid before the Senate an
order proposed by the committee on foreign
relations, making the ti-Chincse n,migra-
ton bill and the Chinese indemnity bill
special orders for Monday, May TO-
Mr. Hoar gave notice that he would move
to make the Pacific railroad funding bill a
special order for an early day.
House.
The speaker laid before the House a COM
munication from the secretary of state of
New York inclosng copy of the resgna-
ton of Joseph Pulitzer as representative
from the 9th New Y ork congressional district;
laid on the table.
Mr. Hall, of Iowa, called up the Camp
bell Weaver contested election case.
The resolution of the majority of the COM
mittee on elections was adopted after debate
for an hour and a half. 1t confirms the right
of the sitting member, j. B, Weaver to the
seat
Mr. Dockery, of Mo-, from the committee
on postofiices and po;troads, reported a bill
to extend the free delivery service; calen-
dar.
! Mr. Frederick, of Ia. from the committee
ON alcoholic liquor traffic, reported adversely
a senate bill providing for a commission on
the subject OF the liquor traffic; committee of
the whole.
Mr. Harris, of Ga, from the same commit
/ tee, reported a bill amending the laws rela-
| ting to the entry of distilled spirits in distil-
! lery and special bonded warehouses and the
withdrawal of the same; committee of the
whole.
! The day being set aside for the considera-
ton of business reported from the committee
on military affairs, the first bill called up and
| considered in committee of the whole was
one for the relief of certain officers of the
( volunteer army.
| After an argument in support of the bill by
Mr.. Laird of Nebraska, Mr.. Hewitt of New
/ York, took the foot in opposition to the
measure. 1t was tim, he said, o call halt
upon these bills giving an unknown sum
/ from the treasury of the United States,
, which could only be brought on, by the
| coined sweat of the laboring men of the
| country. The government had not any
money to give away Thousands of men
were to-day in the presence of starvation.
/ The avenues for work were being closed.
up. mostly the re ult of over taxation Let
| the House addre Itself to the work OF reduc-
| ing taxes SIS y, a. taken out of single
| family might MT Gem mu h IS the gentle
/ men who we're o ready to empty the contents
| OF the Unite st ttos trea urS into the st eets,
| but to the man who Gained hie living $50 rep
| resented the difference between comfort and
| penu'y.
On motion of Mr.. Holman ~ Ind an
amendment extending the provisions of the
/ act to tile widows of such re-cuistcG Iolun-
teer soldiers a may be I've dead.
Mr.. Boutele of Me- offered an amendment
/ extending the p. DIVISIONS of the ILL to enlisted
men in the navy and marine corps.
At first many of the democrats ref aimed
! from voting and left the committee without
quorum, but after roil-cail quorum ap
peal ed, and the amendment was adopted
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