The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-25
In the House,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Miller, of South
Carolina, yesterday declared elected from
the Seventh South Carolina district. ap-
peared and took the OATH
The committee on foreign affairs reported
resolution calling on the President for
information relative to the killing of Gen
eral Barrundia. McCreary, of Kentucky.
strenuously advocated the resolution. The
resolution was adopted.
Stewart, of Vermont, from the commit
tee on judiciary, reported the following:
= Inc House, deeming it a high duty that
the utmost courtesy ana deborum demanded
by parliarnen tarys law and precedent should
mark the mutual relations of the two
Houses of Congress, does hereby express
It's dlsapproval Of the supplementary
language used by Hon. Robert p Kennedy.
a Representative from the state of Ohio
in speech delivered on the floor of the
House, on the third day of September.
1880, and published in the COMPRESSION nj
Record, September 4, 1890, and considering
1t in1practicable to separate the unparlia,
mentary portions of said speech from such
parts thereof as may be parliamentary,
therefore.
Resolved, Thas the public printer be di-
rected to exclude from the permanent
Congressional Record the entire speech OF
Hon. Robert P. Kennedy, in the first reso-
luton mentioned.
Kennedy made an eloquent speech in his
own defense, making, however no apology
for his previous remarks. The resolution
passed ISL to 35.
Kennedy in his speech referred again to
the pledge in the Republican platform and
the fact that the election bill had not yet
been passed upon by the Senate. 1t was
for this that ne had spoken of the broken
pledges. 1t was not the fault of the House
and he had a right to say this here and else
where. He had but spoken in defense of
the rights of the poor, down trodden and
oppressed, in behelf of liberty, Justice. a
free ballot and q fair count
Stewart spoke briefly in reply, saying the
question was simply whether the speech
which was in spirit and substance bitter
and savage arrangement of coriinate
branch was violation OF parliamentary law
and the privileges of the House.
Struble, of Iowa, endeavored in vain to
secure action On his substitute, declaring
the House dieapproves of so muchof the
speech as reflects upon the Senate or anv
member thereof in his official capacity.
This was not read and the previous ques
ton was ordered on the former resolution,
it being adopted $50 to 36. The nays are:
Anderson, of Kansas; Atkinson, of West
Virginia; Baker, Boutele, Brewer, Clark.
of Wisconsin; Cogswell, Conger, Cum,
mings. Davidson (l Featherstone. Flick,
Flood, Clifford, Greeshalge, Grosve
nour, Hall, Hansbrough, KELLEY.
Dawes, McAdoo, Morrill,, Mudd, O'Don,
nell, O'Neil of Massachusetts; Osborne.
Pugsley, Sawyer, Smith, of Illinois; Smith
of West Virginia; Joseph D. TAYLOR
Townsend, of Colorado: Vandeyeer'
Van Shacick, Williams, of Ohio; Will
son, of West Virginia-36.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the Senate amendments to the
deficiency bill. The French spoilation
claims amendment non -concurred in. A
conference was ordered
The Senate bills granting pension of
s., 900 year to the widows of Generals
Fremont, McClell and Cook, passed
On motion of Boutelle the Senate bill
passed providing for naval vessels of the
first rate to be named after the states of
the union; Of the second rate, after cities
of the third rate, after important events
connected with naval history, and the
fourth rate after lakes and rivers. Ad-
journed,