The state herald., 1890-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
wEpNEspAlY.. IAN. 8.

SENATE-Mr. Voorhees, called up the res
olutlon offered by him yesterday In relation
| 10 tho alleged interference by Chambers,
tho United States district attorney at In
dianapolia, 10 prevent the arrest OF w. w.
Dudley on charge OF violating the elec.
| tt0n laws Of Indiana In tho presidential
election, and proceeded To address the
| Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds offered an amendment
| for the preamble and resolution so as 10
strike out the preamble and mako 1t read {:
"That the Attorney General be, and is
what Instructions, II any, tho department
Of Justice has given District Attorney
| Chambers, for tho district OF Indiana, on
the subject of the arrest Of w w. Dud-
| Icy, or his exemption from arrest and by
what authority Of law any such instruc-
tions have been given, and copies Of all
such correspondence be transmitted TO the
| Senate"
After long and bitter discussion this
| amendment was agreed to by u party vote,
81 to ~, and tho resolution thus amended
was adopted. Voorhees, remarking that
no would find some way to ascertain tho
judgment of the law department on the
action Of its subordinate. After an ex
ecutive session the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-The Speaker laid before the
house letter from Secretary Tracy, re.
commanding that an estimated appropria-
tion OF $3.50 900, for public building Mt
San Francisco be made In the deficiency
appropriation bill.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole for further consideration of the
District OF Columbia appropriation bill .
After striking out u couple Of clauses In
tho bill, the committee rose und the bill
passed. Adjourned until Friday.
THURSDAY, JAN. 8.
SgNATE-The Vice President laid before
the Senate communication from the At
torncy General In response to the resOlu.
tion adopted by the Senate yesterday.
Tho Attorney General states that no In.
structi0ns, oral or written, were given
District Attorney Chambers on tho subject
Of the arrest OF W. w. Dudley. No COM
munication says the Attorney General, was
sent by the Department Of Justice to the
District Attorney Of Indiana, nor my re-
coived from him directly or indirectly with
reference TO the subject.
MIR. Dolph, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported back bill for the con.
struction OF a revenue cutter for service on
the Pacific Coast; also, u bill TO prevent
the obstruction Of navigable waters of the
United States and to protect public works
from trespass. Calendar.
MIR. Frye, from the Committee on Com
mcrcc, reported bill for the erection Of o
first order lighthouse at Cape Disappoint-
inert, Washington. Calendar.
Mr.. Call called up the resolution direct
ing the Secretary of the Interior to report
NIL evidence in tho General Land Oflicc
relative to swamp lands in Florida upon
u charge Of fraud In the selection OF such
lands Mr.. Call took the position that
there had been no fraudulent selections.
Pending action on the resolution the Sen
ate west into secret session and adjourned
until Monday.
MONDAY, JAN. l3.
SESArE-Thc resolution heretofore Of.
fcred by MIR. Plumb, respecting the lease
Of the islands of st. Paul and st. George
TO the Alaska Commercial Company, was
taken us, and MIR. Plumb proceeded to Rd-
dress the Senate.
Mcssrs. Dawes, Mcpherson and Stewart
defended the Alaska Company, and the
resolution was referred TO the Committee
on Finance.
The uction of the House upon the death
OF Representative Kelley was announced,
whcrcupou the Senate adjourned.
HorsE-Mr. Adams OF Illinois, chair
man of the Silcott investigating committee
submitted his report, accompanied by
bill appropriating so, ,0W for supplying the
deficiency occasioned by the recent dcfal-
cation In the Office OF the sergeant at arms
MIR. Hemphill of South Carolina aud Mr.
Holman of Indiana submitted minority
report. They We're all ordered printed in
the Record and recommitted
Accompanying Mr. Hemphill's report is
bill authorizing the members who suf.
fercd by the defalcation TO briag suit
against the Government in the court OF
claims.
Among the bills introduced were the
following;
by MIR. Struble-For the admission of
Wyoming and Idaho into the Union.
by MIR. Carey of Wyoming-For m In.
dian Industrial school on the Wind River
reservation.
Tho House proceeded in Committee OF
the Whole TO discuss the bill TO provide for
tho town-sitc entry Of lands In Oklahoma,
and Mr.. Cultertson OF Texas gave notice
OF proposed amendment No action was
House adjourned.