Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-27
TILT IN THE HOUSE.
KENNEDY OF OHIO WITH his WAR.
PAINT ON.
Crisp Of Georgia Administers a Singing
Rsbuke, ia Which He Lays His
Honesty" Bare.
WASHINGTON. February 90. 1850.
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tioa Of the army appropriation bill.
Among the additional amendments re-
commended by the Appropriations Commit.
fee snd agreed 10 BY tue Senate were the fol.
loving: striking OCT two items Of $500 and
sl.0a0 for completing msps and Gushing
srcsrts 81 toe battlefield OF Cbicamaugus
sod Inserting IN lieu Of them m item OF
5000 To- finishing the surveys and CON-
p.c'ing The maps OF The battle. deld.
Mr. stewart offered IN amendment. which
wa scr,cd 10. appropriating 100000 for
the pnrchasr oi 'hrec pneumatic dynsmlte
euns n lj.noh Galore, with the necessary
nsehinery. ammunition aud carriages. TO he
placcd and mounted Tor use on tue Pacific
cost.
The bil was then passed and the Senate
proceeded 20 the consideration OF bills on the
cliendsr uuo'iected 10, and large uumbcr
were disposed OF. pnnclpiliy ~ 4 local nature
Amocg then were the House bill % pay
eS2Gi5 10 the heirs Of JOHN II. Newman.
lIlc OF Mississippi, 90 account N captured
cotton, and House bill to extend Tor one
year The time Tor the redemption OF school
farms ia Beaufort county, :. &.
on motion Of Mr.. Riddleberger the Senate
went into executive session, and al sos adj
iouucd.
The senate to-day passed over the Presl-
relief Of William Y. Wheaton and Charles
IT, Chamberlain, 0f California Mr. Dolph
made an explanation OF the facts, claiming
thai the Presidents objections we're made
under mssppfeDension OF them. The oil
Is 10 reimburse parlIes formerly the register
sud receiver Of the Lacd once 10 Caif0r-
MA for clerk-hire paid by them.
House of Representatives..
that the rule setting spart the hour between
10 and II O'Clock for the consideration of
measures by unanimous consent had become
dead letter 10y reason o. dlibuslering very
few members we're In attendance when tue
llouse was called 70 order this morning.
few messages from the President ve.oing
various pension bills having been read and
referred the Speaker proceeded to clear his
table.
The table having been cleared Of business,
the Speaker, acting IN conformity @lth the
special order, recognized blr. Abbott, OF
Texas, who cal ed w hl for the erection
81 n public building o, Fort Worth, Texas,
but the recognition awaited BIN little, for
Mr. Bland, oG Missouri, was instantly on his
feet with motion f0r bali hours recess.
In view OF this motion and conscious 81 the
feet that the time 81 the House would be
FILTERED away until 4 clock, Mr. Randall
asked unanimous consent 10 report from
tbc Committee on AprfOpria'iou the sundry
civil bin with Senate ameudmsuts; but. az
Ereyed at the nuliGcalioH OF the special or
der, Mr.. Bigs0. 81 Cphtornia. whose name
stands high on the lit OF recOgnltiOne, 90.
iected. and the House rslapsed INTO that con.
diti0n OF lDapition which has characterized
ilso much OF late.
The hour Of ii O'Clock having arrived.
Mr.. Bland Withdrew IN. motion, and Mr..
Randall reported the sundry civil bill.
The accommodations Of tue Committee on
Appropriations relative 10 the Senate amend
ments we're agreed ~.
A conference Was ordered, ana Mcsgrs.
Randall, Foruey, aud Ryan were appointed
cOnfefrees
No effort was made 10 call up the contest-
ed.elecuon ease, and the House went INTO
Committee OF the Whole on the deficiency
appropriation bill. Some discussion arose
over the point Of order against an amend
ment offered bv Mr.. R0wel Of Illinois, ap-
prOpriatiog 50. 100 q reimburse Robert
Smslls for the expense incurred la hiS cleo.
tiOn contest, The point was sustained and
Che amendment ruled ont.
Mr. S4yer., " TeXls. read letter which
Mr.. Scott. Of Pennsylvania, hsd received
from Colonel Lamont stating that when be
had accepted the position Of private sccre-
The full knowledge OF the pay attaching TO
II and he preferred not 70 be beneficiary Of
retroactive legislation. aud he therefore ask
ed that the committee iecede from It's amend
mcnt appropriatlng 81. 600 for hls benefit.
Mr.. savers asked leave TO strike ont the
amendment. but MT. Hayes, OF Iowa, OBJ
joctsd
The committee then rose and the bill was
passed, the Lamont amendment being ellni-
mated
The conference report on the pension APP
preparation bill was presented aud agreed TO.
The House then went into Committee OF
Che Whole Oh the II dian APPROPRIATION bill
Mr.. kennedy, of Ohio, referred 20 the
speech upon the southern elections made by
him In July LAT. No answer % that speech
had been made until few days ago, when
mir. Crisp, Of Georgia, mad alluded 10 the
speech o. a mpn whose name be believed
was Kennedy. The gentleman from Georgia
had snd that he .kennody) had been mis-
taken when he said that the Committee 0u
Elections had been appointed 10y the Speaker.
IL the selection of the gentleman from
Georgia for the charmanship OF that
committee had been m insult 10 the
The House and 10 the intelligence OF the PEG.
pie Of the United state, was 1t not as much
an outrage II he was selected by the Demo-
cratic caucus - u be wss appointed by the
Speaker The records OF the Forty
eighth and Forty.ninih Congresses showed
that The Speaker had appointed as
chairman OF The Committee on Elec.
tons Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, the
gentleman elected by the same sort Of fraud
aud infamy which had returned Mr.. Crispt 10
this Aoor. II Vt was an infamy TO appoint
Mr.. crisp WAS il not an infamy to appoint
Mr.. Turuer 10 the Fiiticth CongTessy Mr..
AL . 10. MT a ha
head Of that committee aud asked the
Speaker 10 relieve him. tie was trans
forred 10 the Committee on Waysan Means.
The people Of the United States had been In
suited ana outraged 10y toe selection OF man
whose election was challenged by every sense
Of decency and honor. committee had
been appointed for the purpose. with un-
due haste the committee pad reported the
case OF John G.. Carlisle 30 the House.
At this point Mr.. Tsulbee broke In with
The exclamation that the gentleman from
ohio had selected = good time for his
speech, Mr.. Csrlisie beng absent.
Mr.. Bland then denounced II 81 unfair for
the gentleman 10 make hts speech. aud raised
the point Of order that the gentleman must
combine his remarks TO the Indian bill.
Al first the char was inclined to the be.
lief that the point WIS well taken. aud d.
recled the gentleman from ohio to proceed
in order.
Sir. Kennedy proceeded, but his first re-
ynark was In the liue with his previous re-
marks, and again II brought Mr.. Bland to
his feet viii the declaration that the gea-
iiemsn was IN emphatic contempt oil tue
rules OF the House.
Utterly iguoTing Mr. BANDS Interrupt
fi0n, SIR. Kennedy said that he desired TO
show that the gentleman from Georgia at lbe
head of the Elections Committee did not
treat the Carlisle election ease With the same
precision aud exac,uesS witD which he
treated toe case OF Robert Snalls, OF south
Carolina. Eleven months after the Carlisle
case had beeu considered the case OF Robert
SmEls bad been brought into the House
Again Mr. Biani interrupted with point
Of order and demanded that Dir. Kennedy
should be kept 10 a strlct Observance OF the
lules governing debate.
Uis poipi was overruled by Mr. Doekery |
Gin the cbaig).
Mr.. Bland appesled and the House sus-
tanned ihs ruling OF tue Chair.
Mr.. kennedy said that by bis reference 10 |