The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-25
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Passage by the Senate of Its Sub
stitute Bill Concerning Judi
cial Districts.
"King Bob" Kennedy Disciplined
by His Fellow Members
of the House.
His Truthful Speech About the Quay
Scandal Stricken from the Record
His Defense.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.-Frye offered
concurrent resolution, which was agreed to-
directing the secretaries of state, treasury,
war and navy to examine the report and
recommendations of the International Ma
rine conference of February, 1850, and
submit to congress bills for the enactment
into law of such recommendations, SO far as
they apply to their respective departments,
and meet their approval. The senate then
proceeded to the consideration of bills on
the calendar unobjected to- Among the
bills passed was the senate bill in reoogni-
tion Of the merits and services of Chief En-
gineer George Wallace Melville and other
officers and men of the Jeanette Arctic expe-
dition. 1t provides for the advance of
Melville one grade, and for a medal to
each survivor and heirs of the dead.
Hale introduced joint resolution.
which went over without action, authoriz-
ing the secretary of the navy to purchase at
his discretion nickel ore or nickel matte, to
be used in the manufacture of nickel steel
armor plating, armor piercing projectiles,
and other naval objects, and appropriating
$1,OO0,OOO for that purpose. The senate
passed, forty-five to six, it's substitute for
the house bill to define and regulate the
jurisdiction of the courts of the United
States. The bill passed. forty-fve to forty.
Conferees were appointed. The bill, as
passed, provides for the appointment by the
president of an additional circuit judge with
the same compensation as the other circuit
Judges. 1t creates in each circuit a court
of appeals to consist of three judges and
which is to be a court of record with ap-
pellate jurisdiction. A term is to
Be held annually by the circuit
court of appeals in the several
judicial circuits. No appeal, whether by
taken or allowed from any district court to
the existing circuit courts, and no appellate
Jurisdiction is hereafter to be exercised or
allowed by said existing circuit courts, but
all appeals shall only be subject to review
in the supreme court of the United States
or in circuit court of appeals.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the bill to establish a United States land
court. Blair made a determined effort to
have it postponed in order to take up the
house bill for the adjustment of wages of
laborers under the eight-hour law, but after
long discussion his motion was rejected.
The land court bill then went over without
action.
In the house. Miller. of South Carolina,
yesterday declared elected from the seventh
south Carolina district. appeared and took
the oath. The committee on foreign affairs
reported the resolution calling on the presi-
dent for information in relation to the
killing of General Barrundia. McCreary.
of Kentucky, strenuously advocated the
resolution, which was adopted Stewart, of
Vermont, from the committee on judiciary,
reported the following: The house. deeming
it high duty that the utmost courtesy and
decorum demanded by parliamentary law
and precedent should mark the mutual rola-
tions of the two houses of congress, does
hereby express its disapproval of the un-
arliamanforV nv h.
ert p. Kennedy, representative from
delivered on the oor of the house
on the third day of September. 1880, and
Sept. 4, 1880. and, considering it impractic-
able to separate the unparliamentary por-
tions of said speech from such parts |
thereof as may be parliamentary, therefore
be it
Resolved, That the public printer be di-
rected to exclude from the permanent Con-
gressional Record the entire speech of Hon.
Robert p. Kennedy in the first resolution
mentioned.
Kennedy made an eloquent speech in his
own defense. making, however. no apology
for his previous remarks. In his speech he |
lican platform and the fact that the cleo
ti0ns bill had not yet been passed upon by the |
senate. 1t was for this he spoke of broken |
pledges. 1t was not the fault of the house
anu No uaU TlSOt 10 say tllS mere
and elsewhere. He had but spoken in
defense of the rights of the poor, down
trodden and oppressed; in behalf of liberty. |
Justice, free ballot and a fair count. |
Stewart spoke briefly in reply saying the |
question simply was whether the speech
was in spirit and substance bitter and
savage arraignment of aco-ordinate branch,
and violation of parliamentary law and
the privileges of tho house. Struble, of
Iowa, endeavored in vain to secure action
on substitute declaring that the house
disapproves OF 80 much of the speech rs in
any manner reflects upon the senate or any
member thereof in his official capacity
This was not read and the previous question
was ordered on the former resolution, it
being adopted. 15O to s..
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the senate amendments to the
deficiency bill. The French spoliation
claims amendment Was non-concurred in
and conference ordered. The senate bills
granting pensions of $1,000 a year to the
widows of Generals Fremont, Mcclellan
and Crook were passed. On motion of
Boutelle the senate bill was passed, provid-
ing that naval vessels of the fret rate be
named after the states of the union, the
second rate after cities, the third rate after
important events or names connected with
naval history of the United States.
THE UNION PACIFIC.
Annual Report Of the Government Direc-