Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-28
xIIN. CONGRESS-.
WAsHINGToN, April q, 1886.

WASHINGTON, April q, 1886.
Senate.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Clerk Of the
House of Representatives Of the State
Of Ohio transmitting transcript OF the
testimony taken by committee Of that
House and the report Of the same com.
mittee on the subject Of charges against
the official integrity Of certain members
| OF that House III connection with the
election of Hon. Henry Il. Payne as
United States senator.
Mr.. Payne at once rose and said :
"Mr. President, no formal motion is
required, believe, to send these papers
TO the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. | desire to be considered as
making such, if it is required, and to
couple with it the request that the
minority report may take the same
course, copy Of which submit.
With this formal disposition Of the mat
ter am at present content; but de-
sire to make short statement to ac-
company the papers into the hands OF
the committee.
Mr.. Payne then made short speech,
charging the majority Of the committee
with unfairness in refusing to notify
him Of testimony prejudicial to him,
and in omittiDgto call on him for his
private papers, be having in advance
notified the chairman Of the commit
tee that he would be prepared to meet
every charge made against him. He en-
tered q most emphatic denial Of the
charges and invited the most exhaustive
scrutiny Of all his acts and Of his pri-
ware correspondence. The whole thing,
be said, was an attempt to circulate
bsseless gossip and scandal, everything
substantial in the way Of charges hav-
! ing been discI edited and disproved by
| the testimony. He was entirely will
ing 10 leave the matter with the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections OF
the Senate, to which committee it was
referred.
Mr.. Whitthorne was appointed q
member Of the following committees :
Claims, Pensions, and Tenth Census :;
also, on Naval Affairs during the tempo
rary absence Of Mr.. Jones, of Florida.
The bill providing for an extension
Of the Executive Mansion was passed.
1t appropristes 100000 for the pur-
pose.
Mr.. Edmunds offered a resolution
authorizing the Judiciary Committee to
employ an assistant clerk for the residue
Of this session only. Mr.. Edmunds said
that some one hundred and fifty or more
bills had at this session been referred
to the Judiciary Committee, and the con-
dition Of business was such that the
public interests required the appoint.
ment Of the clerk referred to for the
remainder Of the session.
The resolution was referred TO the
Committee on Contingent Expenses un-
der the rule.
A number Of bills were passed
authorizing the construction of bridges
across nayigable streams-all affecting
western localities.
A dozen similar bills on thecalendar
were at o'clock cut Off by the limita-
ton Of time. They will probably be
taken up tomorrow.
The interstate commerce bill was
then taken up. The pending question
was on Mr.. Camden's proposed amend
ment TO strike out the words from
the same point Of departure " from the
long and short-haul clause Of the bill.
More than dozen senators partici-
pated in the debate, which occupied all
Of the remainder Of the days session
and did not get to q point of action
upon Mr.. Camden's amendment. In
its course Messrs. Miller and Conger
exchanged sharp speeches over what
Mr.. Miller regarded as personal refer
epce to himself as a representative Of
railroads and Of monopolies.
Mr.. Camden's amendment was still
pending when the Senate, at $50, went
into executive session. At $3.50 the
doors were reopened and the Senate
adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Collins. of Missa-
chusetts, Senate bill was passed extend
ing for Two months from the 30th OF
April, 1856, the duties Of the clerk of
the late court of-commissioners on the
Alabama claims.
On motion of Mr.. Steele, of Indiana,
resolution was adopted setting apart
the 4,h and 5th Of May for the consid-
Grafton Of business reported from the
Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Bennett, Of North Carolina, from
the Committee on Judiciary, reported
adversely the bill to prohibit aliens
from acquiring titles to or owning lands
within the United States. Placed on
the calendar.
The House was then kept amused for
nearly an hour by serio-comic personal
explanation by Mr.. Foran, Of Ohio,
followed by similar explanation by
Mr.. 0'Neili, of Missouri, Ringing on
the remark attributed BY the latter gen.
sleman to the former that tbs labor
troubles should be settled by blood.
Mr.. Grain, Of Texas, reported from
the Committee on Labor . bill TO pro-
vide for the distribution Of tbs proceeds
Of the sale Of public lands and Of oil
fees received 1t tho general and district
lsnd-ofiices fcr educational purposes.
Referred 10 TIA Committee oftha Whole.