The Portland daily press., 1888-03-06
Lth CONCRESS..-FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 5.

WASHINGTON. March 8.
Senator Sherman, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported back the House
concurrent resolution directing the secretary
of the navy to designate a national vessel of
war to convey the remains of General Jose
Antonio Paez of Venezuela, from New York
to Venezuela. Passed.
On motion of Senator Hale, unfinished
business, the pension bill, was laid aside and
the urgent deficiency appropriation bill
taken up. Among the more important
amendments recommended by the committee
and adopted by the Senate were these:
Inserting an item of $50 900 for expenses of the
inserting an item Of $4,000 for the ofice e1-
Inserting an item Of I $500 or the salary Of the
commissioner of fish and fisheries from the date
of his qualification in ONCE.
Inserting an item of $4,000 for the support OF
United States prisoners. including necessary
clothing, medical aid andlttransportation to the
places of conviction.
An amendment to strike out the paragraph
force the eight hour law. ELECTED rasping
debate, in which Senator Hawley charged
those favoring the enforcement of the eight
hour law as guilty Of demagogueism, and
Senator Hoar retorted that the opposition
might be shallow pated assurance. The
W
out taking vote the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of executive business, and
adjourned.
The House today proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the McDuffee and Davidson Ala
bama contested election case. Mr.. Marsh, OF
Pennsylvania, opened the case for the con-
testae denying the statement in the minority
report that the case involved no legal quess
tlon. He proceeded to discuss the legal bear
ings of the contest and said the committee
Grafton. The majority came to the sconclu-
sion that the contestee. Davidson, had clear
majority over McDuffee of $500 votes.
Mr.. Simmons. of North Carolina, followed
with brief speech on the same side.
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts, said the case
illustrated the advance of civilization in the
Fourth Alabama district. Instead of resort.
| ing to the jack boot and sabre policy, the
| Democrats resorted to fraud upon the ballot
box to overcome the Republican majority.
out the district. while the poll lists of the
| Selma precint showed that the "sheeted
| dead" were made to vote. OF course, they
voted the Democratic ticket. He reviewed
| in detail, the testimony taken in regard tC
| the votes given at the various precincts, sub.
stantiating the charge of fraud. which he
| declared was found to exist wherever probed
| for. For the good name of Congress, and the
| name of honest elections, he believed the
House should reject the sitting member and
| seat the contestant.
Mr.. Outhwaite, of Ohio, congratulated the
Republicans as to the progress they had made
| in doctrine as to what should be done with
the Negro vote. Heretofore they had beer
satisfied to assume and declare that the negro
vote belonged to the Republican party and
| should be cast for Republican candidates
But here they advanced step farther ant
asserted that the negro vote must be cast fol
Republican candidate but 9t not not for eooret re-
minority report complained that, while Tur
ner, the colored independent Republican can
| didate. did not receive all the votes the re
turns had given him, 2510 votes. He ther
proceeded to speak in support of the majorit.
report.
Mr.. Rowell, of Illinois, brify advocated
the minority report. The case then went owe
| until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Boutelle, joint resolu
tion was passed allowing Paymaster j. @
Barton, u. S. n, to accept from the Empero
of Japan the decoration of the order Of th
Rising Sun.
Adjourned.