Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-12-16
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS TO
THE CITIZEN
JOHN |. DAVENPORT WILLING TO
BE INVESTIGATED.
RE.APPORTIONMENT BILL. UI'
IN TIKI: HOU.E.

WAsIlNGroN, Dec. l6.-The dozen sen
ators present yesterday morning dwin
died down to eight when the presiding of
fcer's gavel fell this morning at II
O'Clock. He laid before the senate thu
Morgan resolution calling on the secrc
tary of the treasury for information rcla
tive to the payment Of the claims of JohI
5. Davenport ps supervisor of elections
and as circuit court commissioner.
In this connection Mr.. Hoar laid bcior,
the senate n communication ,,hrh ucy .i5
chairman oi the committee ON privilege,
and elections, had received from John |
Davenport, calling attention to certain
charges made against him in the Senate
and offering himself as a witness under
oath to any committee desiring To cX
anime him.
Mr.. German trusted that the senator
from Massachusetts would offer a rcso
luton to investigate the conduct of MIR
Davenport as requested by that gentle,
man.
Mr. lInar replied that he had not con,
sidcrcd the natter he merely presented
the letter Tor lie information of the sen,
ate. Mr.. German believed that when
davenport desired an investigation ii
should bc accorded him in the interest oi
the country as well as in justification oi
himself il he had any defense.
Mr.. Carlisle thought the senator from
MarN land had mistaken the terms oi the
letters. Davenport did not request that
hiS conduct hc investigated, but simply
expressed his willingness togo himself he,
tore Il committee and make "A statement
u Davenport 5 official conduct was Ia
bc investigated il should lie investigated
in the usual way.
The communication was referred and
The resolution adopted.
Mr.. Morgan presented the credentials
oi the election OF his colleague, pugh, aud
they were laid on the table.
The pending business was stated to bc
consideration Of the Dnlph resolution
providing for an investigation as t.
whc.h her the right tn vote WAS denied or
Abridged III any state, with Mr. Vest :
amendment extending the Investigation
to an inquiry as To whether by state leg
islation any man had been denied the
right To work on public works 10y reason
Of his color. Mr.. Morgan then took the
floor.
In the house to-day Mr.. Mills. as u
privileged question. offered u concurrent
resolution providing tor holiday recess
from December ~, 1880. to January >.
1891. Mr.. Dingley moved its reference
Ia the ways and means committee. On
u standing vote (which was strictly par
tisanI the result was 90 to 60 and the
speaker cast his vote in the affirmative.
whcrcupon yeas and navs were ordered
and Mr.. Dingley's motion to refer 1t was
agreed to, yeas 1876; nays III.
Mr.. Dunncll. of Minnesota, then called
up as n privileged question the appor.
tionmcnt hill and briefly explained its
provisions. The bill appeared, he said,
in response to the requirements of the
constitution and was based upon the
iith census which showed gratifying
increase in the population OF the United
States. There was diversity Of opinion
among the members OF the house as to
whcthcr the present representation should
stand or whether il should he increased