The Delta independent., 1888-01-31
THE FIFT1ETH CONGRESS.
SATURDAY. JAN. 81.
The Senate was not in session.

The Senate was not in session.
HoUsE:-Mr. Crisp called up the con
tested election case OF Thebe against Car.
isle, the pending question being on the
resolution Of the majority of the COMMITTEES
on Elections confirming Mr.. Carlisle's title
to his seat.
Mr. Hogg of West Virginia entered = mo
ton to reconsider the vote by %hich the
House yesterday defeated the resolution
providing hh;I for IeoGpsni1S the case; s nn.n,
nous consent to offer resolution bearing
on the subject, but objection came in the
shape of demands for the regular order
The vote on the majority resolution resulted
Mr. Crisp Stating that the vote had dis
closed the fact that there was no quorum
present, moved that the House adjourn,
The Speaker pro TEN stated that ne had
%ade In Ia @ As oo aSd
that the motion could not be entertained
| until the previous tr restion under which the
| House was now operating should have been
disposed of.
The motion to adjourn was agreed to
yeas l3a, nays 123-a strictly party vote.
Ihe action oi the House in adtourning
without dfsposing of the Thnbe- Carlisle
case has rendered 1t impossible that the
@ vote by which the resolution for feopenins
considered: except by unanimous consent,
the time within which such motion could
have been entered as one Of privilege having
expired with to-day's session. Although the
rumor that Nj. Carlisle will on Monday ad.
| dress letter 10 the House asking that the
case be re-opened is declared by that gentle
mems friends to be without foundation,
even should such communication be re-
upon by unanimous consent, unless the or.
der for the previous question under which
the House is now operating should be con.
sidered as Withdrawn.
MONDAY, JAN. "a.
SENATE.-Mr. Edmunds, from the Judi.
ciary Committee, to which had been refer.
red the resolution for an Investigation into
the jackson, Mississippi election troubles,
reported resolution authorizing that COM
mtttee to send for persons and papers in.
curing into the alleged participation of
Federal officials In the suppression of votes
of colored citizens. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Beck represented the remonstrance
of the Western Union telegraph Company
against the Postal Telegraph bill. He said
it was very full presentation of the case
and that the Postofice Committee. desired
to have the communication printed and re-
ferred. 1t was 50 ordered.
Among the bills reported from commit
tees and placed on the calendar were the
For the admission of the State of Dakota
and the organization of the Territory of
Lincoln "a minority report to Be presented)
and for the relief of settlers on school lands
in Washington Territory.
TO tho Committee on Finance the Presi-
dents annual message and proceeded to
discuss the message, In which he said the
President had clearly thrown down the
gauntlet of free trade.
Mr. Blair spoke for an hour on the Eiu-
catiLnal bill, and after an executive session
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The resolution confirming the
tie OF Carlisle to his seat was adopted-yeas
Messrs; Cannon, Cooper. Davenport, Nc
Kenna, Post and Steele, Republicans
voted in the Affirmative; and Baker of ILL.,
nois, Brewer, Buchanan. CheadIe, Hoyey
KEN, and Laidlaw, Republicans, in the neg
atiye.
Under the call of states. the following
BY Mr.: Lawleh Illinois s1Appropriating
800 600 for the erection In Washington
By Mr.. Peters, KaDsas-Proposing con
stitutional amendment prohibiting the re-
peal OF the general pension law.
BY Mr.. Dunham, Illinois, (by request)-
Appropriating 10000 to aid Bausette to
build an air ship to carr, passengers through
the air. Referred 10 the Committee on
Mr.. McKenna, California, from the Com
mittee on PUBLIC Lands, reported bill CIV
that state. Referred to Committee Of the
Whole.
TUESDAY JAN. "a.
SESATE.-A bill was introduced fixing
Of Congress on. the first Monday in Octo-
Der, and the short session on the second
Monday in November. Also one by Sena-
tor Plumb to extend the boundaries OF
Kansas 50 as to include the Public Land
Strtn. The SanQfa PQNnnafdaroA fo ,op
action and agreed 10 the resolution for Sc
lect committee OF seven on Pacific railroad
matters. A BILL was introduced for the sd-
mission OF Montana: After q speech by
migration, it was referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations. The Senate
then considered the Deficiency bill until
the hour of adjournment
Knights of Labor protesting against
steam printing in the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing. A bill
was reported appropristing s175, 600
fnr the repair OF the United State steamship
Hartford; also one to reward the Esgui
maux for acts of humanity to shipwrecked
seamen. A resolution was adopted calling
on the Public Printer for Information as to
whether he has recently discharged or fur
loughed any of his force. and whether in
making such discharges regard has been
had to the statute giving preference to hon
orsby discharged soldiers. The bill con-
ierring civil Jurisdiction In the Indian Ter
ritory on United States courts having Grim
inal Jurisdiction was passed. Mr.. Wheeler
OF Alabama offered y resolution for the
printing Of 5 600 extra copies Of the report
OF the Board of Visitors TO West Point. He
paid high compliment to the president of
board, Mr.. George w. Childs. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. JAN. 25.
SENATE-Senator Chandler's resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Navy for In
formation relative to the purchase Of plans
in foreign countries for ships and ordnance
was agreed to. The Little Deficiency bill
was amended and passed. Considerable
discussion arose over some of the items
which had been omitted by the House, al
though the amounts were urgently asked
for by the departments. After an executive
session the Senate adjourned. =,
HoUsE-After lengthy discussion the
resolution for an inquiry into the various
trusts and pools which control the price of
many articles was agreed to.
THURSDAY, JAN. 26.
SESATE.-The senate to-day took from
the calendar and passed the bill increasing
the pension for total deafness to $50 a
month, from f13, and allowing q proper
tional rating for partial deafness. The en-
tire increased expense to the treasury un-
der the bill will not exceed 100000 year.
The bill pei. i.siODing Mrs. Logan was ta-
ken up. Mr.. Berry opposed the bill on the
ground that the bill was wrong In princi-
pie. He objected to II In the interest of the