Telegram-herald., 1890-08-20
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The Minority Report Oh the Brsek-
inndge Contest.
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Sc Allowed % Retain rs Seal
Oshsr Ooings in Congress.


WAsHsaroS. Aug. l2-in the Hogss
Monsay Mr. Dalzell Pa called - tie
Mississippi contested election case q
Mitchell against Morgan Tie majori-
" report found IA favor Of Mr.. Morgan
fDeul.l J. ths sitting member
Mr.. Chalmers Nas granted permis-
sion 20 address the House Ia ais oNn
behalf he spoke for al hour aad .
hall ~ hen the minority substitute Wzs
rejected AID the majority resolution de-
elAfing Morgan e8utleG 70 the seat
wss agreed q without division.
Mr.. Maish Pa presented the report
Of the Democratic minority OF the COM
mittee on elections in the case Of Clay
ton IS Breckenridge OF the Second Ar
kansas district. The report says that
with one exception tie district has al
ways gone Democratic. and The assum D
tion should be IN favor OF Democratic
against kepG blic4n contestants The
theft OF the ballot-BOx in the case has
been admitted, bur il is held that IL did
not change the result of the election. as
the Democrats carried the district by a
majority OF l49, even allowing the Re-
publicans the disputed votes In every
township. Says the report:
Party prejudice. malice ami purpose "a
accomplish an Improper end seems 70 have
deadened every sens!bllisy "a gentlemen from
whom tho House sad the country had u r.ghl
70 expect better thinss. when those intrusted
with official power 50 forget right justice and
duty a. 10 act as lhe majority Or tie commit
Tee has done it brings disrrust and odiu u
upon . party and upon the House, and their
ucti0ns AID con clusions should 10 rejected
and reou.sed. Never has great question been
30 wTctcheoly, so fseDly, 50 unjustly, and as
scandalously treated and adlucieated. But
passion under injury and wrong is not the
proper mode OF redress, ana the House puts
the seal Of It's approval upon the report and
recommendation o. the committee then we
appeal 10 the people 10 reoukc AID right II by
their votes.
A bill was passed authorizing the
construction Of tunnel under the De-
troit river at Detroit Mich.
The unfinished business coming over
from the last suspension day was mo-
tion to suspend the rules and pass bill
10 reimburse Philip S. Post, of Illinois,
for money expended by him in his con-
test for Sc at in the Fiftieth Congress.
Defeated
Mr.. HIT Qll.) from the committed
on foreign affairs, moved TO suspend the
rules and pass the Senate joint resolu-
tion providing that nothing in the dip.
lomatic and consular appropriation bill
shall be construed TO interrupt the pub
lication OF the reports of the interna-
tional American conference. Agreed to.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-At the morn
ing session of the House, Mr.. Thomas
Owls. moved to lay upon the table the
motion made some days ago by Mr..
Hayes (la.) TO reconsider the motion
by which the House passed the
Nat Mckay bill 1t was agreed
to-yeas 90, nays 20. This finally
clinches the passage of the bill. The
Speaker stated that the unfinished bust
ness in the morning hour (the first
morning hour the House has had for
several monthsl was bill to amend the
alien land law.
Mr.. Carter Mont explained that the
bill had in view the repeal of the alien
land law in so far as that law referred to
the ownership of mines in the Terri
tories.
: WAsHISGToS, Aug. l9.-In the Sen
ate Monday the general deficiency bill
was considered and passed. The tin
plate paragraph in the tariff bill was
discussed further without action. After
transacting minor business the Senate
at 6 p m. adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-In the Senate
at the morning session, the Quay reso
luton providing for an adjournment
after the passage of the tariff bill anC
some minor measures-thereby allowing
the Federal election bill TO go over til
next session without action-Nas laid
over until Wednesday, when it will be
taken up for final action.
The resolution offered Monday by
Senator Plumb (Kan.) instructing the
committee on rules TO issue orders thai
will prevent the sale or drinking Of
spirituous. yinous or malt liquors in the
Senate wing of the Capitol was taker
up. Senator German (Md.) moved its
reference TO the committee on rules, but
afterwards withdrew the motion, and II
went over for another day
The Senate bill granting a right o,
way through certain lands of the
United States in Utah. and House bill
TO authorize the Secretary Of the Int
rior 70 procure and submit 20 Congress
proposals for the sale 20 the United
States Of The ives tern part Of the Grow
reservation in Montana we're taken up,
amended and passed.
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