Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-18
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, March F, 1886

WASHINGTON, March IT, 1886. SENATE The electoral count bill was ta- ken up and passed without division. Several messages from the President were laid before the Senate, one of them uDsign- ed. At the suggestion of the chair, and on motion of MT. Cockrell, this was returned to the President.
 At 2 o'clock the Edmunds resolution was laid before the Senate and MT. Dolph con tinued his remarks in favor of the adoption of. the resolution.
 MT. Coke followed in opposition. MT. Wilson, of Maryland, opposed the ma jority report. He commented on the fact that Duskin had made no complaint, but had assumed that he was suspended for political partisanship.
 Mir. Beck said it was no wonder Duskin was not here for himself. He was nominat- ed in 1881 and the Senate did not see fit to confirm him. He was nominated the second time, but the Senator from Vermont (mean- ing MT. Edmunds) had not felt justified for Here MT. Edmunds rose and said the Sen ator from Kentucky was violating the duty of Senator in respect to executive session proceedings.
 MT. Beck denied this and said the public papers showed that Duskin had been nomin- ted thee times and that because the Senator from Vermont knew he was unworthy the papers were asked for with 8 view to en- trapping the department
 MT. Edmunds insisted thatMr. Beck was out of order and appealed to the chair to de- eide the question.
 After lively tilt between the two Senators the Senate went into executive session and soon adjourned.
 HoUsE-Mr. Wait of Connecticut, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported back resolutions calling on the Secretary of State for copies of recent correspondence be- tween the State department and the United States minister at the Hague, in reference to taxation of petroleum in Holland and the Dutch colonies, ard the export therefrom of leaf tobacco in this country; adopted.
 Mr.. .Coxe of North Carolina, from the Committee on Civil Service, reported bill providing an additional civil service commis- sioner.
 MT. Burnes of Missouri, from the Commit tee on Appropriations, reported back the UT gent deficiency appropriation bill with Sen ate amendments MT. Burnes explained the report of the committee. Concurrence was recommended on several Senate amendments recommended, among them being on appro- priating $50, 900 to pay the expenses attend ing the funeral of General Grant The committee found neither statu tory nor constitutional authority for this appropriation, but it had precedents, and they felt constrained to recommend an appropriation for all legitimate expenses ap proved by General Hancock. Some items amounting to ss, 900 or $s,OOo, bills of the New York militia, the committee think Con gress could not allow without allowing the bills of the militia which had come from Massachusetts,, New Jersey and Chicago. The military establishment of Massachusetts had expended over $1O, 900 in sending militia to New York, yet Massachusetts had asked no return and the great city of Chicago had declined to present any bill on this occasion. The report of the Committee on Appro priations was then agreed and the House went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Townsend, of Illinois, in the chair, on the Indian appropriation bill. The bill was read by paragraphs for amendments and shortly afterward the com l mittee rose and the House at five o'clock ad- journed.