Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17
THE SENATE AND HOUSE

There was an unusually small number OF
the memb ers present when the house was
called to order on the It'll. McComas' OF
MARYLAND, offered Il resolution that the
house resolve itself into a committee OF the
whole for the consideration of the District
of Columbia appropriation bill. The COM
mittce TO be governed by the rules OF last
congress. Breckenridge raised the qlcS-
ton of consideration against the resolution.
The speaker ruled that the question OF con-
sideration could not be raised against the
resolution in the MIXTURE OF Il motion regal
lating the house. breckenridge appealed
from the decision.
After u protracted discussion the decision
of the chair was sustained by vote OF yeas
1876, nays 12l-a party vote. McComas men
demanded the previous question on the
adoption of his resolution, and it was or
dercd--yeas 131. nays l22. no iurther OPP
position to the resolution was made by the
democrats, and it having been adopted the
house went into committee OF the whole lor
the consideration OF the district bill. only
the first paragraph was considered, when
the committee rose and the house adj
journed.
In the senate Voorhees, offered a resou-
ton reciting the newspaper report OF Cham
berS, United States district attorney ut III
dianapolis, who interlercd in his official ca
pacity to prevent the arrest OF w. w. Dud-
ley, who is charged with the violation of the
election laws OF Indiana, and directing the
attorney general to report what Instructions
the department had issued to Chambers on
the subject. At Voorhees, request the reso-
luton went over till tomorrow.
Morgan proceeded to address the senate
on the subject of the bill heretofore intro
duced by Butler, to provide for the emigra-
ton of persons of color from the southern
states. The return OF the negro race to
Africa is the only solution of the problem"
declared the speaker He Clorgan looked
forward to the establishment of free re-
publican government in the Congo region
by the influence Of America or American
negroes, who would thus be redeemers and
lcgenerators of their fatherland. A message
from the president in relation to the claim
of the widow of John Paul. a German sub
ject, arising out of his death at Wilmington,
n. c., and recommending an appropriation
of $4,000. was presented to the senate and
referred. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
In the house on the Sth after some routine
business that body went into committee of
the whole for further consideration OF the
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
After striking out a couple OF clauses in the
bill the committee rose and the bill passed.
Adjourned until Friday.
In the senate Senator Voorhees, called up
the resolution offered by him in relation to
the alleged interference by Chambers.
United States district attorney at Indianap-
oils. to prevent the arrest of w. W. Dudley
on charge OF violation of the election laws
of Indiana. He proceeded to address the
senate, and spoke of the crime having in
flicted an indelible stain on a memorable
election, and had impcached the integrity
of the political result that followed. He con-
tinued the argument ut some length an
| swering several Interruptions by republican
| senators. AT the close of the discussion
| Senator Edmunds' amendment was agreed
| to by a party vote (3l to 24) and the reso-
| luton thus amended Was adopted, Senator
| VOORHEES, remarking that he would find
| some way to ascertain the judgment of the
dinate. After executive session the senate
adjourned.
The vice president, on the 9th, laid before
the senate u communication from the at
torney- general i'll response to the resolution
adopted by the senate. The attorney gen
cral states that no instructions, oral or writ
ten, have been given to District Attorney
Chambers on the subject Of tho. arrest Of
Dudley. No communication, says the at
| torney-gcneral. has been sent by the de-
partment of justice to the district attorney
| Of Indiana. nor has any been received from
him directly or indirectly with reference TIC
| the subject. The communication was or
J dercd printed and referred to the committee
| on judiciary.
After the transaction of unimportant bust
I ness the senate went into secret session and
| then adjourned
| The house was not in session on the 9th.