Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-27
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. Feb. ee 1sss

grafton of Chinese to the United States Mr. l Mitchell argued that the Chinese question
 required heroic remedies to be applied, or it would endanger not only the coast, but | spread over the whole country. l At the conclusion of his speech MT. Hale moved an executive session.
 MT. Beck objected, as MT. Voorhees, was absent and the Democrats were not ready to | take up the business MT. Hale wanted con 1 sidered (meaning the Chase and Pillsbury nominations). Mir. Hale withdrew his mo- ton and the Blair educational bill was taken up. Mir. Allison offered amendment that the money to be paid to States under the bill be equally divided in proportion to white and colered children.
 MT. Blair opposed this as introducing race distinctions.
 Mr. Miller, of New York, advocated the bill
 MT. Hale then renewed his motion for an executive session and it prevailed. After forty-fve minutes in secret session the Sen
 ate adjourned till Monday.
 HoUsE.-Mr. Morrison of Illinois, from the Committee on Rules, reported a substi- tute for the Hanback, and Pulitzer resolutions. directing an inquiry into the Pan Electric telephone matter. The substitute is as fol- lows:
 Resolved. That a select committee, consisting of nine members of this House, be appointed, and rected at an early day as possible to make inquiry into any expenditure on the part of the govern ment incurred relative to the rights of the Bell and
 Fan Electric Telephone companies T to the priority and compasies that have sprung out of the Pan- Electric Telephone company or for any other pur-
 And also to make full inquiry into the issuance of or any stock of any other company, companies or organization springing out of the Pan Electric Tele ed with either the legislative judicial or execu- tive departments of the government of the what consideration in money or influence said stock vas delivered.
 have been made by any officers connected with the government, and by whom, and all the circum- stances connected herewith and arising there from.
 And the said committee is further authorized and the telephone companies herein mentioned or their officers, agents and employees, have in any manner officials or official action by through the public sch encs Was or aempted to be exerted, what newspaper or newspapers were so used or attempted to be used by them.
 The said committee shall have the right to send for persons and papers, to administer oaths, to sit during the sessions of the House, to employ stem ographer and incur any such necessary and req sonable expense as may be required for the pur- of & o saI6 Which sba be paa ou ut vouchers certified by the chairman of the commit tee and may report at any time
 Mir Morrison said the report was the unanimous report of the Committee on Rules, but he did not think it should be adopted by this body.
 Mir. Gibson, of West Virginia, said he was unwilling to sit in the House and see that body drifting into investigation that could bring no respect to it or confidence to the country or good to any human being. There had never yet been made a charge against any official that would justify the proposed investig ation. But member of the House, I refer to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Pulitzer), himself an editor of newspaper, did not see fit in his official capacity to attack these gentlemen in an open, honest and manly way which Repre- sentative should have done, but undertook to retreat behind the irresponsible columns of his newspaper for the purpose of creating a scandal, for what motive 1 am not here to state.
 Mr. Holman called the gentleman's atten- ton to the fact that the member from New York was not present.
 Mr Gibson said he could not help that; the gentleman ought to be present He re- membered that gentlemen who had lived a long life of good reputation, by their integri ty and capacity had won the confidence of the country, had been arraigned by an ire sponsibls newspaper and that 8 Democratic majority was rushing before the hue and cry to do that which must only do the gentle men an injustice. He said there was not a charge embraced in this resolution. It was not charged that the Attorney Gen eral or Secretary of the Interior had given corrupt decisions or that one dollar of money had been illegally expended. All that had been done in the telephone matter had been to refer it to the courts. Let the courts decide whether it had been prop erly referred or not. He had stood on the. floor of the House and heard a member boast that he held thousands of dollars worth of railroad stock and would combine with rail roads to clog up the courts with business, but no outcry was made against it. ''I see all around me men who hold railroad stock and national bank stock voting with that stock in their pockets and no outcry is made against it. The distinguished gentleman from New York, MT. Hewitt, himself large is at work and has been at work for several years to revise the tariff so that his manufactures may be more profitable. Iaughter.) There is gentle man from South Carolina who is on the national bank" It matters not whether they paid for it or got it gratuitously, the question was, have they acted dishonorably! tsIf I am not misinformed a late president of the Senate himself was counsel for one of these telephone companies. Who cried out present president of the Senate is national bank stockholder." In reply to questions Mr. Gibson said it was not the manner in which the stock was received but whether action was influenced by the stock. The question resolved itself down to the pitiful scene of the American Congress go- ing into an investigation where no charge was made MT. Gibson was not standing the champion of the administration. While he acknowledged the honesty and cleanness of the adninistra tion equal to that of any we had ever had he had very little regard for its politics. Gaughter.) He was here to protest against the Democratic majority going into an inves- tigation that could reflect no credit on it or do it any good. ''If the Attorney General is to be assailed let him be assailed with the certainty that you would assail a chicken thief Let him be assailed with the man Illness which the character of his repu- tation deserves, but let no man come here behind the irresponsible columns of newspaper to arraign the character of an honorable gentleman and ask us to stand by him." He characterized the investigation of the newspapers as magnificent field of in vestigation," but thought the result would be absolutely ridiculous"
 Mr. Morrison as 8 friend of the officer most affected-if anybody was to be affected by the investigation-and having unlimited confidence in his honor and personal and of fcial integrity hoped that the resolution would pass and the investigation go on.
 After further discussion the resolution was adopted without division.
 
 mittee on Accounts, reported back the fol lowing resolution, which was adopted:
 Resolved, That the Committee on Postoff1ces and Post Roads is hereby empowered to ascertain if ad- ditional legislation is necessary to prevent the monopoly of telegraphic facilities to secure to the southern western and Pacific States the benefits of ppoteet the people of the United States against un, reasonable charges for telegraphic services. Said committee is hereby authorized to send for and examine persons and papers, to administer oaths to witnesses and to employ stenographer, and the expense for such investigation, not to exceed a total of $1 500 is hereby authorized te be paid out of the contingent fund of the House.
 MT. Burnes of Missouri, from the Con- mittee on Appropriations, reported the imme- diate deficiency bill and it WAS referred to the Committee of the Whole.
 The Speaker then proceeded to call the committees for reports of private charac ter. At the end of the call the House went into committee on the private calendar, passed several private bills and took recess until 7:3O, the evening session to be for the consideration of pension bills.
 At the night session the House passed twenty eight pension bills and adjourned un-