Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Eulogies on the Late Men,
ber From Missouri.
SENATOR INGALLS, ON DEATH.
Filibustering in the House to Force
it to Take Up the Election
Outrages.

ouoA WesNSs
Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-In the
Senate, the House amendment reducing
the pension of Mrs. General Sheridan to
s. 500 per year, was agreed to.
A resolution was agreed TO authorizing
the select committee on irrigation to
take testimony at any place in the United
States.
Far1ell ofIereda resolution calling on
he Secretary of the Interior for informa-
ton touching the bribery of the Cherokee
Council ''by the use OF whisky and
money" by cattlemen. The words "by
the use OF whisky and money" were
stricken out, and the resolution passed.
The Army Appropriation bill was then
taken up. Consideration of the bill was
not concluded when, at 3 O'Clock, ,Cockrell
offered resolution that the Senate re-
ceives with profound sorrow the an
nouncement of the death of the late Con-
gressman Burnes. Regular business was
suspended, and. Cockrell, ingalls,, Voor-
hees, Hale, Hampton, Coke and Vest
delivered brief eulogies, after which the
resolutions were adopted and the Senate
adjourned.
ingalls,, in his remarks, after speaking
in eulogy of Mr.. Burnes, said that as he
had looked upon that countenance for
the last time, he reflected upon the i'm
penetrable and insoluble mystery of
death; but ii death be the end--if no
morning is to dawn upon the night in
which he sleeps-then sorrow has no
consolation, and this impressive and
solemn ceremony which we observe to-
day has no more significance than the
painted pageant of the stage. If the ex-
istence of Burnes was but troubled
dream and his death oblivion, what
avails it that the Senate should pause to
recount his virtues? Neither veneration
nor reverence is due the dead if they are
but dust. No cenotaph should be
reared to preserve for posterity
the memory of their achievements if
those who come after them are to be
only their successors in annihilation and
extinction. If in this world only we
have hope and consciousness of duty il
we hold to the degrading precept which
makes the epitapth the end; if the life OF
Burnes was as taper that is burned out
then we treasure his memory and his
example in vain, and the latest PRAYER
of his departing spirit has no more
sanctity to us who, soon or late, must
follow him, than the whisper OF the
winds that stir the leaves of the protest.
ing forest or the murmur OF the waves
that break upon the complaining shore
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-The las
week of the Fiftieth Congress was ush
cred in by filibustering in the House by
Bland, of Missouri, who raised the poin
Of no quorum upon. the approval OF the
Journal. After time he withdrew this
and blocked business till IL O'Clock
when he withdrew that motion also.
| Peel, of Arkansas, submitted the con
through the Indian Territory.
Crisp, of Georgia, in the interest O
the California contested election case
raised the question of consideration.
| The House, on vote by tellers, de-
cided, 127 to 43, to consider the confer
ence report.
| o Neal, of Pennsylvania. demanded
yeas and nays. Not being able to mus
ter sufficient strength to support the de.
mand he resorted to filibustering, and
moved adjournment. Bland inter iected
motion that, when the Houee adjourn, il
be to meet Wednesday. After some
time the motions were withdrawn and
the conference report was agreed to-
The Senate amendments were non.con
Cured in to the Agricultural Appropria.
| ton bill. Crisp then called up the con-
tested election case.
Sayers, of Texas, in the interest of the
Deficiency Appropriation bill, raised the
question of consideration. Yeas and nays
being ordered. the mass of Republicans
refrained from voting to break the quorum
but subsequently, when it was manifest
this object had not been accomplished, the
Republicans recorded their votes 6n the
negative. The House decided, yeas 115,
nays l02, to consider the election case,
but McKenna, of California, who voted
in the affirmative for the purpose, moved
a reconsideration. Crisp moved to table
that motion. This time the edict of
"Don't vote" went forth, and the Repub-
licans withheld their votes.
The vote resulted, yeas 129, nays none ;
no quorum, and call of the House was
ordered. The 251 members who re-
sponded to their names faded away when
the vote recurred on Crisp's motion to
table McKenna's motion to reconsider,
the result standing, yeas 124, nays none.
Another call of the House was ordered.
Again call of the House was
ordered. The hours passed and there
was nc change in the situation.
Time and again Sayers called attention
to the fact that it was impossible for the
House to proceed to-day with the elec-
ton case and appealed to the House to
allow the Deficiency bill to be taken up.
The Republicans expressed their assent
to this proposition, but the demand for
"the regular order" from Crisp was Of
fered in each case as an objection. On
one occasion Crisp expressed his deter
mination to keep the House in continu-
GUS session until the election case was
taken up if he could receive tl,e support
OF his side of the House. Finally the
House, wearied at its own inactivity,
adjourned.
The Alaskan Fisheries.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-The bill
introduced by Senator Stockbridge to-
day provides that within one year prior
to the expiration of the lease of the fur
seal fisheriaa fO fha AlocLo Noo,,oo.o;,1