Morris tribune., 1888-01-25
r. w. RANDALL.
CONGRESSIONAL.
General Summary Of Important
Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
Washington News Matters Of Interest to
Western Readers Gathered
at the Capital.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-The report ol
the Pacific Railroad commission was re-
ceived. accompanied by message from
the president. The reports were com
mitted to q select committee of five sena,
tors to be appointed by the chairman.
Mr.. German moved to reconsider the
vote, and the motion to reconsider was
laid over. This leaves the whole matter
pending The house bill relating to per
missible printing OF writing OF sec.
ond, third and fourth class mail
matter was then taken up and
passed. After debate on the edu.
cational bill, the senate adjourned,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S.-After a mum
ber of petitions had been presented and
bills introduced, the bill for refunding
the direct tax, of 1851 was taken up, the
question being on Mr.. Chandler's motion
to recommit the bill. The motion was
rejected.
The senate passed the direct tax bill by
a vote of 4S to 10, and then resumed con-
sideration of the educational bill, Mr..
Brown taking the floor. s
T. Senator Sabin introduced bill appro-
priating $25, 900 for range and pier lights
at Duluth and Kewanee, and at Port
Washington, Lake Michigan.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-In the senate
several petitions in favor of postal teleg-
raphy were presented. .s.. ..-..-..-.-
A resolution was reported for the COM
pilation of revenue, and appropriation
bills passed by congress from the first to
the forty-ninth. Mr.. Hale reported from
the appropriation committee the urgent
def1Aency appropriation bill.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron. it was de-
cided that when the senate adjourns to-
day it will be till Monday. The senate
at 12:45 went into secret session.
After going into secret session the SEN
ate teok up the Consideration of the treaty
with the Netherlands.
= WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Mr. Edmunds,
from the judiciary committee, to which
had been referred the investigation into
the Jackson, Miss, election troubles, re-
ported a resolution authorizing that COM
mittee TO send for persons and papers in
quiring into the alleged participation OF
Federal officials in suppressing the votes
of colered citizens. -E
Mr.. Vest said that, as member of
that committee, he had consented TO the
reporting of the resolution because it was
confined to the conduct of United States
officials. zg.
The resolution was adopted.
.-es .1@ In the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE house was
called to order by the clerk, who an
nounced the fact of the speakers indis-
position Samuel S. Cox, of New York,
was elected speaker pro tenn. Mr. Cox
took the chair and called the house to
order. On motion of Mr.. Mills resolu-
tion was adopted directing the clerk to
inform the l.. senate that the house had
elected Hon. s. S Cox as speaker pro
tenn. After vainly attempting to act
upon an obnoxious bill the house ad-
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 16.-Mr.
Grpsxenor, of Ohio, presented the
memorial of the board of centennial COM
missioners at Marietta, Ohio, in regard
to the.centennial celebration of the set
element of the Northwestern territories,
and it wasprdered printed in the Record.
Mr.. Stone, of Missouri, from the COM
mittee on public lands, reported resolu-
tion calling on the secretary of the in
terror Tor information as to what
legislation is necessary for the disposal Of
the. public timber lands SO as to se-
cure at the same time the preservation
of the natural forest lands at the head
waters of navigable rivers, and put
within reach of settlers legal means of
providing themselves with timber for
building and domestic purposes. Ad
dopted.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 10. = In
the morning hour the house resumed
In committee of the. whole the considera-
tion of the joint resolution accepting the
invitation to the Unite d States to partici-
pate in the Melbourne exposition.
q After q long debate the invitation was
finally ACCEPTED.
The Wilkins banking bill was again
taken up, and after half an hours fill
clustering, the matter was laid over.
Mr.. Foran, Of Ohio, from the commit
tee on appropriations, reported the in
valid appropriation bill, and it was re-
+ferred TO the committe of the whole.
. WASHINGTON, Jan. 90 After per-
sonal explanation from Mr., Springer, of
Illinois, relative to his connection with
the case involving the rights of the
United Statss in the appropriation made
for the Philadelphia centennial in 1876,
the bill providing that letters patent and
copyrights should designed by one Of the
assistant secretaries of the inferior when
directed by the secretary was taken up
and passed.
The house then took up the considera-
tion OF. the Thoebe-C Carlisle contested elec-
t0n. Mr.. Thoebe was allowed an hour
In which to present his case. A vote was
taken which resulted, yeas 40, nays B,
lin favor OF the majority resolution. The
IRepublicans refrained from voting, and
consequently there was no quorum. Ad-
Ijourned
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 21.-Mr. Crisp, Of
Georgia, called up the contested election
case of Thoebe against Car1isle-the
pending question being on the resolution
| of the majority Of the committe on elec
tions confirming Mr.. Carlisle's title to
his seat.
Mr.. Hogg, of West Virginia, entered q
motion to reconsider the vote by which
| the house defeated the resolution provid-
| fng for reopening Of the case.
The vote on the majority resolution re-
suited: Yeas, 40; nays, 60; no.quorum.
Mr.. Crisp stating that the vote had dis
closed the fact that there was no quorum
present, moved that the house adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was agreed to:
Yeas, lBo; nays; tsS-a strictly party
vote.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--The Thoebe.
Carlisle case was called up, and the house
proceeded to vote on the majority resolu.
tion confirming Carlisle's title to his
seat The resolution was adopted yeas
leas nays, 4.