Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
The House

Senate adjourned.
The House
The journal OF Saturday was read after
some debate between Crisp and Others over
Hogg's resolution printed therein.
Mr.. Brumm, OF Pennsylvania, rising to a
question OF privilege, sent to the Clerks
desk to have read purported interview
with Mr.. Crisp published in yesterdays
Washington Post. witch, he stated. re-
1ected on a large ma jority OF the members
If the House. The interview was read at
length. In it Crisp criticses the action OF
the Repu ublicans for refusing to vote on the
Carlisle case. The Chair ruled that the
extract did not alege that anv member
was infuencei by corrupt or improper
motives and therefore did not present
question of privilege. The Chair was also
read to rule th,t where there vas ques-
House, he would not entertain any other
question of privilege.
The Thoebe-Carlse case was then called
and the House proceeded to vote on the
ma jority resolution confirming CarIisle's
title to his seat. The resolution was
adopted Yeas 164, nays7.
Mr.. Enloe, of Tennessee, called attention
to the ia ct that Thoebe had had inserted in
the Record cert ain language rejecting upon
the Committee on Elections, which he had
not used in his speech upon the floor. He
moved that the Record be amended so as
to contain only the language used by
Thoebe upon the floor.
After some discussion, the Republican
side showing disposition to make con-
test over it. Mr.. Enloe withdrew the motion
amid derisive laughter from the Republi-
cans.
Under call OF the States the following
bills and resolutions were introduced and
referred:
By Mr. Briggs, OF California: For the
erection Of public buildings in Stockton,
California.
By Mr.. Townshend, nf Illinois: Pension.
ing teamsters of the Mexican war; placing
salt for curing pork on the same footing as
that on salt used for curing fish.
By Mr.. Law!or, of Illinois: Appropriate
ing 500, 900 for the erection in Washing
ton OF statues of Generals Shield and Lo-
gan.
BY Mr.. Peterson, of Kansas: Proposing
| a constitutional amendment prohibiting
| the repeal of the general pension laws.
By MIR. Peterson, of Kansas: A resolu-
| tion calling on the Postmaster General for
information relative to inferior mail facili-
| ties in the West.
BY Mr. Woudburn, OF Nevada: A resolu-
| tion for the appointment OF a special CON-
mittee to investigate the truth OF the
| cl arges made by the Governor OF Alaska
against the Alaska Commercial Company
in his report to- the Secretary of the In
terror and to ascertain whether that COM
pany has not fol ieited all rights and privi-
| Ieees acquired under it's lease from the
United States. and whether such lease
should not be terminated.
| By Mr.. Butterworth of Ohio: A resolu-
ton expressive OF the sense of the House
in regard to the adjustment OF the differ
ences between the United States and Great
Britain and the Dominion of Canada in
the matter OF fisheries. The resolution de-
| clares it to be the sense OF this body that
the United States should, in the interest OF
peace and amity between nations, and in
response to manufacturers, merchants and
producers for an extension OF trade and
commerce of the country use all proper
| means to secure an lonora bic, speedy ind
permanent adjustment of all differences
and controversies in regard to fisheries;
| that in such settlement the claim that
vessels of the United States shall enjoy the
same right. in Canadian ports as are ac-
corded to Canadian vessels in ports OF the
United States shall be maintained.
| REGULATING NATIONAL ELECTIONS.
| Senator Chandler introduced to-day a
bill to regulate national elections. 1t has
reference only to the election OF members OF
Congress. 1t grants to the Circuit and Dis
| trict Courts the power to issue writs OF
mandamus and prohibition, which may be
directed when necessary to any officer OF a
State to compel the enforcement "f the
laws in reference to eection OF Congress
man and to prevent the issuance OF any
certificate OF election where the election has
been conducted illegally, or the apparent
result of which is secured by fraud. When
ever the laws OF State require the ap-
pointment of suitable person to hold
Congressional elections, and the persons so
appointed cannot read or write, or have at
any State or national election been
guilty OF illegal practices, it is made the
duty of the court on the sworn petition
of any person setting out these facts to
hear the case, and if the allegations are
found to be true to issue writ OF prohi.
b'tion to prevent the appointment OF un-
suitable person or pers, ns. It ID also
directed that, if, after any election for rep.
resenta tive in Congress, a petition shall be
filed in the Circuit or District Court allegin
a violation of the State election laws OF
that the results were procured by fraud OF
intimidation, it shall be the duty OF the
court to issue restricting order to pre-
vent the authorities from issuing any GER
tifcate OF election. and the
/ CLERK OF THE HOUSE
from placing the name OF the person claimed
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