Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-16
FIETY-FIRST CONGRESS-.
SENATE


ed up the resolution offered by him |
yesterday in relation to the alleged /
interference by Chambers, United /
States district attorney, Indianapolis. I
to prevent the arrest OF w, w. Dudley /
on the charge Of violating the election |
laws OF Indiana. lie proceeded to ad- !
dress the senate, and spoke OF the |
crime having inflicted an indelible |
stain on the memorable election and |
the impeached integrity of the political |
result that followed. Mr. Edmunds |
spoke at length about the tally sheet
frauds in Indiana in 1886, and re-
ferred to the fact that Sim Coy was
not expelled by his Democratic breth-
rem OF the city council of Indianapolis,
but drew pay as a member CT that body
while serving the county in jail. He
also rehearsed the charges that in
mates OF insane asylums and pauper
institutions in Indiana had been taken
to the polls and had voted the State
Democratic ticket Mr.. Voorhees,
charged that the senator from Ner-
mont had been coached by the attor-
ney general for the speech he had
made. He denied the authenticity OF
the Martinsville letters. He said Coy
had been sent to Jal by partisan, !
malicious court The people had since
sustained Mr., Coy at the polls, At the |
close of the discussion Mr. Edmunds'
amendment was agreed to by party
vote Of 81 to "a. After disposing OF
some routine matters the senate went
into secret session at which time the
committee on foreign relations made
favorable reports on several nominal
tions, and quantity OF routine bust.
ness was transacted. Senate adjourn
| ed at $40.
| HOUSE.
The proceedings of the house to-day
were almost wholly devoted to con-
| sideration of the District OF Columbia |
appropriation bill, which was passed. |
The speaker laid before the house. for
reference, letter from the secretary
| Of war, enclosing a petition from cer-
| tain non-commissioned officers, pray
/ ing for an increase Of pay; also letter
! from the secretary OF the treasury,
| recommending that the estimated APP
preparation of $3.50, 900 for the public
building at San Francisco be made in
a deficiency bill. At i:S0 the house
adjourned until Friday.
SENATE.
WASHINGToN, Jan .9.-The Vice
| President laid before the senate IA COM
munication from the attorney-gencra
| in response to the resolution adopted
! by the Senate yesterday. The at
| torncy-gcneral states that no instruc-
tons. oral or written. have been given
! to District Attorney Chambers on the
subject of the arrest Of Dudley. No
communication, says the attorney gen.
eral, has been sent by the department
| Of justice TO the district attorney OF
| Indiana, nor has any been received
| from him directly or indirectly with
reference to the subject. The commu-
nicatiou was ordered printed and re-
| ferred to the committee on judiciary
| After the transaction of unimportant
business, the senate went into secret
session and then adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l0.-Draped in
sombrc black and adorned with
! simple boquet of white flowers, the
desk SO long occupied by Mr.. Kelley,
of Pennsylvania, this morning remind
ed the members that the sfather OF
the house. had departed from their
midst. Immediately after the reading
OF the journal O'Neill, of Penusylva-
MIA, announced the death OF his col
| league, Kelley. After paying a touch-
ing tribute to his memory he offered
resolutions that appropriate services
be held in the house tomorrow noon
and that the usual committee be APP
pointed to attend the funeral After
! the adoption of the resolutions, the
| house adjourned as mark OF respect
HOUSE.
! WASHINGTON. Jan. IL. Long before
! noon the galleries OF the house were
filled with spectators anxious TO honor
the memory Of u man who had for so
many years been prominent in that
body A few minutes before the house
was called 10 order the members OF
the senate, without formal announce
ment. entered the chamber and quietly
took their seats in body. The sable
covered bier stood in front OF the
clerks desk and handsome floral
tribute was placed near by. At 1910
the officiating clergymcn entered the
hall, reading the beginning of the
burial service. They were followed
by the committee Of senate and house
having charge Of the ceremonies and
amidst solemn hush the magnificent
casket containing the remains of
William ID. Kelley was placed on the
bier The family of the deceased were
then escorted to the seats provided Tor
them close by the casket. The burial
service was read by DR.. Butler and
prayer was offered by DIR. Clthbert.
DIR. Butler then read the fifteenth chap
ter First Epistle TO Corinthians ana
followed his reading by prayer. The
benediction was delivered by Dr. Cuth-
bert aud then slowly and sadly the
committees escorted Tie remains from
the chamber which had known Mr..
Kelley so long and 50 well. The Sem
ators having left the chamber, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvania,
the House as an additional mark of re-
spect to the. memory OF the deceased
| adjourned.
! SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. iS.--Biils were
reported for public buildings in Saint
Paul, 81, $50, 900: Sioux City. $500, 900
! and Ceda" Rapids Iowa, 100000. A
bill to authorize u railroad bridge
across Che Missouri rive at "a point be-
tweeL the counties of Douglas or Sarpy,
! in Nebraska, and the county of Potta-
wattamie, in Iowa, was passed. The
resolution heretofore offered by Plumb
respecting the lease OF the islands CT
st. Paul and st. George to the Alaska
Commercial Company. etc, was taken
up, and Plumb proceeded to address
the senate in support of the resolution,
Dawes, Mcpherson and Stewart also
spoke, defending the Alaska company.
Tho action of the House on the death
OF Kelley was announced. and the sen.
ate adjourned.
HOUSE,
! Adams chairman of the Silcott in