Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-19
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS, 1886.

SENATR.-A petition was presented by Nil Hoar from foreign born citizens, praying fo | the submission by Congress to the severa 1 States of proposed constitutional amend ment abolishing the presidency; referred. When reports of committees were an | nounced to be in order Mr. Edmunds aros l and said "Mr. President, am instructed b. the Committee on Judiciary to whom was re | ferred the letter of the Attorney General with authority to report some sundry reso lutions, which I ask may be placed on tn calendar" MT. Edmunds did not desire t. have the motion read.
 MT. Pugh, representing the minority of tn. Committee on Judiciary, said that they knew nothing of the contents of the report until ii was read to the committee this morning that the majority desired to prepare reporl in which they will present their views; anc to enable them to do so, they required until Monday week to prepare the same. The resolutions are in their full text as follows:
 Resolved, That the foregoing report of the com rittee on the Judiciary be agreed to and ad opted.
 Resolved, That the Senate hereby expresses it's condemnation of the refusal of the attorney gener al under whatever influence to send r0 the oehase t 18th of January and set forth in the resport of the Committee on the Judiciary as m Iioaoh or h11 principles of the government and of good admin Resolved, That it is under these circumstances the duty of the Senate to refuse it's advice and con- sent to proposed removals Of officers, the docu- ments and papers in reference to the supposed ofh cial or personal misconduct of whom are withheld by the executive or any head of the department It when deemed necessary by the Senate and called for in considering the matter.
 Resoyed That the provision of Second 1aS4 Of vice by reason of disability resulting from wounds preferred for appointment te civil offices. pro vvided they are found to possess the discharge ds: '" of the duties of said off.ce, ought to be faithfully and fully put in execution soldier whose faithfulness competency and charac- above reproach and to give his place to an ton of the spirit of the law and of the practical gratitude the people and government of the United States owe the defenders of constitutional liberty Ali of which is respectfully submitted.
 GEORGE F. EDMUNDs,
 S. J. R. MCMI1LAN
 GEORGE F. HoAR.
 JAMES S. WILSON,
 WILLIAM N. EvARTs.
 The resolutions were read and ordered printed.
 The bill to grant the right of way for & railroad through the Indian territory was taken up and discussed till o'clock, when the educational bill was taken up. A num- Der of amendments having been submitted in order that they may be printed, MT. Evarts took the floor. He remarked that he was heartilyin favor of the bill but would not speak on it if the Senate desired to come to vote.
 MT. Blair said that if 11r. Evarts was going to make a speech some one would be sure to move an adjournment. This remark was greeted with loud laughter, in which MT. Eyarts himself heartily joined, and the Sen ate, on motion of MT. Allison, at once went into executive session.
 After five minutes the Senate at 5:4O p. m. until tomorrow.
 
 HoUsE-The Speaker announced the ap- pointment of MT. Findlay, of Maryland, as a member of the Banking and Currency com mittee, vice Curtin resigned.
 Mir. Crisp, of Georgia, reported bill to amend the Pacific railroad acts so as to com pei the roads to pay for the survey of the law grants. Placed on the House calendar
 The House then resumed consideration of the bill forfeiting the Atlantic and Pacific land grants. The bill was discussed until ? o'clock, when the House went into Commit tee of the Whole on the Fitz John Porter bill. Mr. Phelps, of New Jersey, said that for twenty years he had believed that General Porter traitor and de- served to be hanged. That was the popular opinion of the loyal North and his heart had been with it. He had changed his opinion and believed that Porter was lov- al when he had examined the evidence.
 Mir. Curtis, of Pennsylvania, supported the bill.
 MT. Warner, of Ohio, said he would vote for the bill.
 MT. Bragg. of Wisconsin, closed the de- bate and made violent attack upon the motive of the Republicans in opposing the bill.
 The committee then rose and reported the bill to the House.
 MT. Everhart, of Pennsylvania, moved to strike out all allowance for pay to Porter after restoration as well as before. Lost, l12 to 173.
 Mr. Bragg again supported the bill and af- ter spiritedc olloquy with Msssrs .Cutshson, of Michigan, and Steele, of Indiana, demand ed the previous question. The bill was then passed; yeas I'll, nays 113. The Democrats present all voted for the bill. The Republi- oans who voted yea, sixteen in number, were: Messrs. Baker, Bayne, Burleigh, Ely, Hahn, farmer, Hayden, Haynes, James, Laird, O'Hara, Phelps, Rockwell, Swinburne, Wads worth and Weber.
 The House then at 5:10 adjourned.