National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-02-06


iii was taken up, Mr. IIoar moving the
amendments heretofore published as In
tcldCd to be proposed by him.
This bill, Mr.. llOar said, was the result
uf more than twelve years discussion in
tie Senate. 1t had passed that body three
times. The arguments against the bill pro-
ctcded on the idea that II attempted to
rmcnd the constitution. ltdid not do that.
MIR. Ingalls, expressed his amazcment at
the suggestion that this bill was as perfect
Us the senate could make II. He moved its
rCCOmmittal to the committee on the iu-
dietary, and in doing so called attention to
the fact that the recently passed presidential
accession bill had hardly been passed
when it was discovered to be defective in
at least one most important respect, namely,
that In the contingency that the President
and Vice President elect should die before
the time Of their Inauguration into Office
the presidency would be held by an out
going Secretary Of state.
Mr. Hanback,. Of Kansas. uaugAated
proceedings in the House Monday toy arts
o iie To- a question Of personal privilege, and
then proceeding TO make sundry Democrats
uncomfortable by trying To- read an editorial
from the New York llUFd in regard to the
Pau-Eleciric telephone disclosures. \ long
Wranglc Cnsucd, In the course cf which Mr.
hreckinridgc, Of Arkansas, and others made
repeated efforts to seat MIR. Hanback, on
POINTS OF order The result OF the affair
was that the speaker finally decided him
cut Of order on the ground that no question
Of privilege was involved, but not until Mr..
Hanback, had forced the adoption of resO-
luton directing the committee on eXpendi-
lures In the Department OF Justice to inYes-
iGatc the Pan-Elcctric scandal,
Mr. Matson, Of Indiana, moved to
suspend the rules aud put upon its
passage the bill increasing the pensions
If soldiers widows from - to Si2, with an
amendment providing that this act shall
apply only to widows who were married TO
the deceased soldier prior to its passage,
and to those who may hereafter marry prior
to or during the service Of the soldier,
which was aged tO--veds los, nays 66.
Among petitions presented and appropri-
ately referred In the Senate ON Tuesday
were several 10y MIR. Frye from various or.
Yanization Of Knights of Labor Of Maine.
paying that the territory known Us Okla
Ltma may be uucucd to settlers.
Resolutions 10y Mcssrs Rddlebcrger aud
lugh, affirming and denying respectively
the Presidents obligations to furnish rea.
sons for removals, were offered, and went
over on objections.
The electoral count hill then came up and
Mr. EvaIts took the lOor lie favored the
rcCCmmittal of the bill to the committee
Without intruding at all, he said, ON the
independence of tue states the government
OF the United States had perfect and com.
JCtcut right to know what the states re-
spCctively had done in regard to the choice
Of electors. He thought section should
e added to the bill making 1t the duty of
the governor Of each state, under seal Of
the state, as soon us practicable after the
final act Of the state In the electoral APP
Iontment, to communicate to the United
states government the result of that pro-
cess. This communication should show
the names of the persons elected or APP
pointed as electors and what votes had
been cast for such persons respectively.
Mr.. Evarts was satisfied that II this were
done the difficulties surrounding the ques-
tiOn of counting the vote would disappear,
for we should have the highest public au-
thOrity showing the final act Of the state In
the election.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed the motion to re-
commit, but 1t struck him that Mr.. Evarts's
suggested amendment embodied an cX-
tremely valuable idea, ltcuuld be discussed,
however, IN the Senate rs well us In COM
mittec
After further lebatc the motion TO recon-.
nit was brought 10 Il vote, and resulted
yeas 20, nays ~ the Affirmative vote being
about equally divided between Republicans
and Democrats. MI proposed amendments
went with the bill.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal Tuesday Nr. Holman, Of Indiana,
offered the following resolutions;
R,so'"d, That the House has received with
profound sorrow the intelligence of the death
Ci Thomas \. Hendricks, late Vice President
OF the United states
H."rd, That tic business Of the House he
suspended in order that tie eminent services
ard private virtues Oi the deceased may be
appropriately cOmmCmOrHtcd.
H.6i'rd, That the clerk Or the House be IL
rCctCd to communicate thcs. resolutions ~ the
Mr. Bynum, Of Indiana, who represents
the district which formerly returned Mr..
Hendricks to the House OF Representatives,
was the first speaker to bear testimony to
the true worth Of the dead statesman.
EulOgies were also delivered ON the late
Vice President Icy Messrs. McCrcary, Of
Kentucky; Long, Of Massachusetts,; ThrOck-
motion, of Texas; Hewitt, Of New York:
Browne, of Indiana; Randall, of Pcnnsyl-
vania; Springer, Of Illinois; Geddes, Of
Ohio: Lowry, OF Indiana; Hall, Of Iowa,
and Kcner and Holman, Of Indiana after
which the resolutions were unanimously
adopted and the House adjourned.
In the Senate Wednesday the leading
feature was Mr.. LOgan's speech In favor of
the admission Of Dakota, but, aside from
that considerable interest attached to the
disposition of the Riddleberger and Pugh
resolutions defining the relations of the
President and the Senate. Mr. Edmuuds,
when the subject came before the Senate,
moved to lay the resolutions on the table,
stating that it would be time enough to
debate the question involved when II should
become u practical question. Before the
motion was put Mr., Rlddleberger was by
unanimous consent, allowed to address the
Senate in support Of his resolutions. After
he had concluded short colloquy ensued
between Messrs. Pugh and Conger, the lat
ter Directing to the delivery Of arguments
unless all senators were allowed to make
known their opinions.
On motion Of Mr.. Morrill, the resolution
was, without debate, referred to the com
mttcc on privileges and elections.
At 2 O'Clock the Dakota bill was placed
before the Senate, and Mr., Logan took the
floor.
The objection to Dakota was part of a
great scheme to Keep out Republican states
til Democratic states could be brought in
also, That twas repetition of the old prn-
Ciplc Of "slavcN and free states. Mr.
Logan read from the Charleston Nc,ry Uud
t"ric' mn article advocating Il property
qualification for voting. There, he said,
was proposition to deprive the mass Of the
people of the right Of suffrage. 1.-The sem
ator from south Carolina laughs, said Mr.
Logan. 81 don't soc why YOU should not
laugh; because that is the only you are
going to control that country after uwhile.n
The start OF the democracy hll been In
south Carolina,
"Ycsn said Nh Butler, while the lis
tlnguishCd senator from Illinois VI, Logan
was leader oi that party
"Nut leader replied Mr., Logan.
~ was follower, aud | followed so far
bChind that | got lett Great laughter
aud applause in the gallo,ius,i Tie at
tempt 10 keep out N5ECtG Nh Logan char
actcr2cd as pant Cf great scheme to keep
out states that sent Republican, 10 Con.
gross lie appealed to the Justice AMI mag
nanimlty Of scnutol. 10 give car 10 the voice
o. the energetic and unlcrPrsng people