Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-27

FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, March se. 1ss

SENATE.-Mr. Hoar introduced bill pro- vld1ng Tor 1nquests under national authority. | He said the bill was suggested by the reports | of recent occurrences at Carrollton, Miss. At o'clock the Edmunds resolutions came | up and MT. Ingalls, spoke in their favor | During his speech he severely arraigned the mugwumps, and the intimations and redec- tlons cast upon that class of politicians were extremely pointed. He likened them to the third sex which was endowed with the con- tempt of men and the derision of women.' He was followed by MT. Harrison, also in favor of the majority report. MT. Logan favored open sessions of the Senate on con frmations, as then the only men who would come forward for public office would be men whose records would bear investigation. NIT. Edmunds then made final argument in favor of the adoption of the committees res olutions.
 The president then put the question on MT. VanWyek's amendment which proposed to open the doors during the consideration of presidential nominations, but it was final ly ruled out on point of order raised by MT. Hoar
 The question then recurred on the adop- ton of the resolutions of the majority of the committee. MT. Harris demanded that a vote by ayes and nays be taken on each reso- lution. The first resolution-that the fore going report be agreed to and adopted-was read and adopted; yeas 32, nays 26, as fol lows:
 Yeas-AIdrich Allison, Blair, Cameron, Chace, Conger, Cullom Dawes, Edmunds, Evarts Frye. Hale, Harrison Hawley. Hoar, Logan, MeMian, Morrill,, Platt, Plumb, Sabin, Sawyer Sherman, Spooner, Stanford, Teller. Van Wyck, Wilson of
 Nays-Beck, Berry, Blackburn, Brown Butler, Call Camden Cockrel1, Coke, ,Eustis George Gibson. Renna af oees prb Df sn som, Voorhees,, Westhall, Wilson Of Mary and.Ns6
 The second resolution-denouncing the re- fusal of the Attorney General to send to the Senate papers called for violation of his official duties, etc.-was then read and adopted by the same vote.
 The third esolution-declaring it the duty of the Senate to refuse to 'tadvise and con sent" in cases of refusal by the heads of de- partments to furnish information was adopt. ed by vote of 29 to 30, the only changes from the former being that Messrs. Mitchell of Oregon, Riddleberger and Van Wyck vot- ed with the minority.
 The Senate adjourned at 9:30 p. m.
 HoUsK-Mr. Harmon, of Pennsylvania presented a memorial of citizens of the United States in favor of system of post office savings banks; referred.
 communication from Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Fairchild was laid before the House transmitting draft of bill amend ing the immigration law. The bill ex- empts transient alien tourists from the fifty cent per capita tax and provides a penalty of $500 for permanent landing of convicts The Secretary of the Treasury is given power to appoint commissioners of immigration not to exceed three in number at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Balti- more, Key West, New Orleans, Galveston and San Francisco, who shall take exclusive charge of and provide for the support and relief of such alien immigrants may fall into distress. The bill transmitted puts the entire charge of destitute alien immigrants into the care of appointment officers of the United States l Also letter from Assistant Secretary Fair child asking for an appropriation for storage and transportation of the silver dollars; re- feIred. The letter states that in view of the fact that under the law 27,00O, ,O0O stan dard silver dollars are required to be coined each year, and that as the remaining space in the vaults of the sub-treasury office is not sufficient for the storage of the coinage of the ensuing twelve months, it is deemed advisa- ble to ask that . suitable appropriation be made to enable the department to erect vaults in some of the rsub- treasury offices
 The House went into Committee of the Whole on the private calendar. The time of the House until 4:30 was devoted to the consideration of the bill to change the rank of Henry F. Hunt from colonel to major general on the retired list. motion to re- port the bill favorably to the House was de- feated. Another motion was made to report it with the recommendation that it lie on the table. Upon this motion the friends of the bill declined to vote, thereby leaving the committee without quorum. The House then took 8 recess until 7:30, the evening session being for the consideration of pen sion bills.
 At the night session the House passed forty pension bills and at 9:15 p. m. ad- journed