The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-21
cONGREsSloNAL CLATIeR.
LOuisiAns Election 0utrsgss up For an Airing
filibuStertng OF the Tax Bin.
SENATE.

LOuisians Election outrsges up Por an Airing
filibuStertng OF the Tax Bin.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Hoar, from
the committe on privileges and cleo
tions, to which were referred the reso-
luton offered by Chandler and Gibson
for an investigation of the recent cleo
tions in Louisiana and other states
and memorials as to political associa-
ton reported them all back ito be laid
on the table,. and also reported an
original resolution instructinR the COM
mittee on privileges and elections to
inquire whether in any state the free
and lawful expression of the will of the
people in the election OF members of
the fifty-irst congress and ascertain
ng the results thereof has been pre-
vented bv violence, intimidation. fraud
or other crime; also TO inquire into the
recent election in Louisiana in April,
1888 and whether that state has re-
publican form OF government. The
Committee to report at the session TO
be held in December, 1889.
Salisbury on behalf OF the democratic
members of the committee on privi-
leges and elections expressed utter dis
sent from the resolution reported on
the ground that the senate had no
jurisdiction over the question.
TIE resolution was on objection by
German laid over till tomorrow.
Hale offered aresolution (which went
over until tomorrow directing the
secretary of the treasury to inform the
senate whether the sugar division of
the appraiser of the New York custom
house is now in charge of John s. Nc
| EIwee, and whether charges have late
~ been made against McElwee affect
| ing his personal character and conduct,
and whether such charges have been
investigated by special agent Tichener,
and if so to furnish copy of the testi-
mony taken and of the report made.
Also to inform the senate whether Nc
| ElWee has been previously dismissed
on charges made affecting his personal
character.
The senate then proceeded to the
consideration of Vests motion to re-
ference report on the direct tax bill
was agreed to last Saturday. Vest
proceeded to state his objections to the
bill itself. He maintained that con-
gresS could not pass the bill without
violating the constitution and said
that if the government were pressed
for money, the bill would not receive
votes enough to make it respectable.
No more glaring illustration of the
danger of a surplus could be offered
and there was no senator who did not
realize that fact. He did not propose
(even for the S646, 900 which would &c
to Missouri under the willy to give up
the convictions of his whole life. as LC
the powers of the congress in such a
case. Finally the motion to reconsider
was rejected. yeas g, nays As. The
conference report now goes to the
house for Its action.
The senate then proceeded to the
consideration Of the sundry civil appro
priatiou bill.
Among the amendments reported b.
the committee on appropriations anC
agreed to by the senate was one for TIT
completion of the pOstofice building a.
Fort Scott, Kansas, So 900.
Harris interrupted the reading of th'
bill to call attention to the large mum
Der of uncOnfrmed nominations. H'
thought it to be as much the duty o
the president to make nominations t.
I'LL vacancies as any official duty, ant
, as much the duty of the senate to con
= slider and confirm or reject such nom
r nations as to perform any other sen
atorial duty. He recalled the fact
7 that President Hayes had after tn
presidential election of 1880 sent to tn
senate $50 nominations, nearly all U
which were coniI med. In view o
. these facts he moved that the senate d.
2 now proceed to the consideration o
5 executive business. The motion Wa
? rejected by party vote-yeas "A, nay
, rs.
i Harris-l shall give the senate an op
? pOrtunitY to vote on this motion ever
/ day to the end of the session.
Enthusiastically That is right
3 Blair-And give notice that AT h
4 conclusion of this bill will move tina
5 the senate proceed to the CONSIDERABLE
= of the joint resolution proposing al
5 amendment to the constitution pro
hibiting the manufacture. Importation
4 transportation aud sale of aicohali
e liquors.
2 The reading of the bill was resumed
? The senate amendment to pay Mrs
4 | Waite So, 745, the balance of one year
a salary of the late Chief Justice Waite
;. encountered considerable opposition
:. but was finally agreed to, yeas 28--nay
: Is.
h Plumb gave notice of an amendmen
d making honorably discharged soldier
q and sailors and their widows and chi
: dren eligible for appointment, transfe
s and promotion subject only to such e.
5 animation as may be, prescribed b
o heads of departments and without con
!. petitiVe examinations, Without con
It pleting the bill the senate adjourned.
d HOUSE.
e WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The houE
i went into committee of the whole O
e the postOffice appropriation bill. TT
II consideration was soon suspended an
J. the committee rose for the purpose
e considering the conference report c
d the bill to repay the direct tax Whic
it was presented by Caswell. who deman
" ed the previous question. Then Il
If famous deadlock of last session was T
d called, Crisp raising the question
consideration and Rogers, of Arkansa
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, and Nj
MILAN. of Tennessee, in quick succe
le sion interfering motions to adj -ur
g to take a recess and to adjourn uni
- Monday.
At.this moment Oates entered IL
70 chamber and Caswell called the motto
la to adjourn till Thursday having YotG
id down. Morse, of Massachusetts, e
Y, tered the ranks of the fihbusters wi
r a motion to adjourn until Friday mex
s. No quorum on MorSe's motion and
IL call of the house was ordered. Tit
I'd finding that it would be impossible
ic secure a vote on the conference repo
E. to-day Caswell withdrew the matt
X from the consideration of the hou
er and announcing that he would call
ut up tomorrow.
le The house then resumed in the col
1y mittee of the whole the considerati,
ID of the postofice appropriation bill. l
IA further progress was made on the b
a. and the committee rose and the hou
II took a recess, the evening session
81 be for the consideration of the bu
IN ness reported by the committee
We military affairs.
be
ne Want to join the Prohibition Party.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. ia.