Evening star., 1886-06-23
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
DEADLOCK IN THE HOUSE,
The Republicans Fi|Iibustering.
C0NGRESSMEN AS ATTORNEYS
Senate Debate on the Motion to Recon
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slider Mr.. Beck'S Resolution.
The Senate.
| In the Senate Mr.. Frye, from the committee
on commerce, reported favorably bill to
amend the laws relating to the inspection OF
| steam vessels. The bill provides for the pay
ment out of the Treasury of the expenses of
| steamboat inspectors. Mr.. Frye said the bill
was In answer to q recommendation Of the
| Mr. Frye added, were under obligations to the
| PRESIDENT for his approval of the shipping bill
and for his recommendation tor supplementary
| legislation, to provide for the expenses of the
| steamboat inspectors. Congress ought at once
to provide that legislation. The bill was passed
| without debate.
Tor reference TO the committee on the judiciary,
| and were SO referred, directing that committee
% 10 report olii ior the repeal OF all laws which
| unconstitutional, and providing for a general
digest or index OF the statutes of the United
| States, including those of the present Con.
gress.
| CoNGRESsMEN AS ATTORNEYS.
The Hawley motion was then taken up, to
| reconsider the vote by which the Senate
| passed the bill prohibiting members of Con-
gress from acting as attorneys of land grant
| railroads.
Mr.. BECK OPPOSES RECONSIDERATION.
Mr.. Beck resumed the floor and continued
| his remarks against reconsideration. He de-
MED that he had intended to injure anybody
| by the introduction of the bill.
Referring to the amendment of Mr.. Mitchell
d, OF Oregon to make the bill apply to almost all
sorts OF business, Mr.. Beck said it took in
almost all OF creation; that there was, in his
opinion, no illustration SO apt that of the fox
that got his tail cut off and wanted all the other
foxes to lose their tails. Mr. Beck reiterated
his denial OF any intention to reflect upon the
honesty OF fCongressmen, and said that if that
| charge laid against him it would apply to the
other thirty-sx Senators who voted for its
passage. He said his object was to prevent
| for Iand-grant railroads and from voting On
questions OF interest to these roads with the
money of such corporations in his pocket.
MR.. MITCHELL DECLARED
| that he is not now and has not been for more
than one year the attorney for any railroad
company. But If it is proposed to pass bill
| upon the assumption that every Senator who
| is a lawyer is dishonest, and to make him hon.
est, then 1t should go farther.
Mr.. Teller said he was one of the eleven who
voted against the bill, and he owed no apology
| to anybody for it.
regarded as the injustice of the bill, saying it
would practically prevent members OF Congress
from engaging in the practice Of the law. Re-
| ferring to Mr.. Beck's allusion to q report that
he (Mitchelp was an attorney for the Northern
racine railroad, after repeating his denial of
| such employment, Mr.. Mitchell said that some
time ago when an important whisky question
was pending in Congress. there were newspaper
charges that certain members OF Congress were
very Jealous in behalf of that interest.
That was simply a lie, that's ALL" interposed
MIR. Beck.
Mr.. Mitchell did not doubt that it was lie.
Dut II showed what reports were worth.
Mr.. Pugh said he voted for the BILL but sub.
sequent examination mad satisfied him it was
na nnaas.y, ai..adyised " and mischievous legislation
would then vote against the BILL
Mr.. Evarts said that lawyers were under q
had never before been in AN association that
needed new penal law to secure propriety of
conduct. He opposed tho bill and said it was
stigma upon the Senate
House Of Representatives.
CONFEREES ON THE DIPLOMATIC BILL
The Speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs. Belmont, Cox and Hit as conferees on
the diplomatic and consular appropriation BILL
Mr. Wise (Va.), from the committee on naval
affairs, reported bill temporarily increasing
the number of assistant engineers in the navy.
and restoring certain cadet engineers to their
legal right and proper Office and rank. Com-
mlttee of the whole.
TILIBUSTERING ON Mr.. MORRIsON's RuIE COM.
MITTEE REPORT.
Mr.. Morrison Qll.) then called up the report
of the committee on rules, amending the rules
OF the House, upon which the debate occurred
yesterday.
MIR. Reed (Me.) raised the question Of consid-
Grafton, and Mr.. Hiscock (N " expressing his
desre to go on with the sundry civil bill, Mr.
Randall remarked that he could take care OF
that measure.
On a standing vote the House reft,sed-sO to
91-to consider the report, and the result was
received with applause from the republicans
But on a yea and nay vote the House deter
minedlyeas, ranned a3s; nays, 11o-to consider the
moment to enable him to move to reconsider.
Having made that motion he yielded to Mr..
h hiscock to move to adjourn, and this motion
ne supplemented with another that when the
House adjourn to-day it be to meet on Friday
next MIR. Burrows (Alich.) ironically suggesting
that Friday was too early day, moved TO sub
Thus, having laid foundation for a day of
nlbustering, the republicans refrained from
voting and left the House without quorum.
Mr.. Morrison moved a call OF the House.
Mr. Reed suggested that the House might
consider the sundry civil bill.
II will take care of the sundry civil bill -
remarked MIR. Morrison.
srr1ess. "91u TOO exclaimed Mr. Reed in affected
being taken too much care Of"
A call OF the House was ordered and the doors
OF the chamber were closed.
The District i'm COngress.
RENoMINATED FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
The President yesterday afternoon nomf-
mated Matthias V. Buckley to be his own suc-
cessor as justice of the peace.
BAD SANITARY CONDITION OF THE TREASURY
BUILDING.
In the Senate to-day q letter was read from
Acting Secretary Fairchild, of the Treasury
C<siAuS dttcutiou W Tie Dau sanitary condition
OF the Treasury building and recommending
that $s6,O 600 be appropriated to put it in the
best condition, with proper ventilation &C.
as that was the amount estimated as nee.
essary to carry out the best plans. Referred to
the appropriations committee.
POLICE PENSION.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger intro
duced bill to direct the District Commission
to place on the roll OF those entitled to relief
| from the Metropolitan police fund the name of
George Fields, late private OF the police force
ana pay TO him pension of $50 a month. Re.
| ferred TO the District committee.
JOHN POPE HoDNErr's PETITION.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Call presented q Pc
| tition from citizens OF Washington praying for
| the passage of the bill to appropriate money 10
pay John Pope Hodnett for services as counsel
| Tor the Worksngmen OF the District. It is
| signed by Jas. l.. Barbour, N. II. Shea r.
Conen, +. Richard Brooke & Rowland, e. .Lully,
q. +. Cromwell, Peter Fegan, John Smith, t.
| M. B9rchard. John McDerlnott Chas. Mades,
Geo. J. Muller and Aug. Burgdorf. 10 appro-
priations committee.
Capitol Topics.
DIGEST AND INDEX OF THE LAWS.