Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-10

secret.
/; Mr.. Sherman said he had never denied
/ to the Senate any information as to what
/ took place In conference. He had been
asked what particular conference had offel-
(; ed particular proposition; and he had felt
| that he was not ct liberty to answer sucb &
question.
HOUSE.
Prayer having been delivered, the demo
cratic programme wa carried cut by Mr..
Onthwsite, OF Ohio, raising the point of Or
der that there was 10 quorum present.
The Speaker glanced over the erray Of
empty seats, and without troubling himself
20 make a count of the members present,
responded drily, THE point is well taken"
For q moment nothing was done-none OF
the republican leaders being in their sestf ;
and then Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, took
the initiative, and moved call of the House
Hs was not sustained By his party colleagues,
however, and on viva voce vote the mo-
ton appeared TO be lost.
Then Mr.. Allen, of Michigan, threw him
self into the breach and demanded the yeas
cad nays.
The vote resulted-yeas, 1l5; a75. 70.
Ols hundred Numbers were announced
as paired On this vote.
quorum having appeared,
Mr.. MeCreary moved to dispense with
further proceedings under the call, but he
WAC antagonizsd on his own side of the
House, and on demand of Mr.. Bynum, OF
Indians, the yeas and nays were ordered.
Further proceedings under lhs call were
dispensed with-yeas. 1919 nays, SO and
the Journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read.
Mr. Eoioe, of Tennessee, asked to have
the Journal corrected, in that it recorded
that on certain vote he was present and
not voting. He was not present at any
time during that vote, and though he ap
precated the tribute to his fidelity In at
tending the sessions Of House, it was at
the expense Of the accuracy.
Mr. Rogers, of Arkansas, objected 10 tie
request.
n1r. Ealne then moved that the Journal
be corrected in accordance with the facts.
The Speaker YVES about to Tut the ques-
tion when Mr.. Rogers clamed the floor for
the purpose OF debating it.
Mr. Rogers said that he desired TO bring
the House back to the idea that this was
deliherative body. Laughter. He was
happy 10 have the opportunity to call the
attention of the country to The fact that the
House was operating under what was called
code of rules. He then preceded to quote
from, aud com ment upon, Speaker Reeds
article in the North american Reciew,
on the fuhj4ct CT confessed elections. He
regarded The article as ali apology for the
elections committee. Commenting on he
fact that the recently seated members had
voted for he federal election biz, he said
he Was reminded Of the scripturs quotation,
"Well done, thou good and faithful
servant; enter thou into the service oil
the Lord" (pointing to the Speakef) AlluG-
Ing to Mr.. MIX u!sy's assertion that the
psopls wee more interested in what was
done than in the ral,s By which it wes
done, he said that was the old maxim that
The snd jastiGas he means" l. Was this
principle that led TO the stealing OF the
Presidency in 1876. aud to the "blocks o.
fve" letter. It was this principle which
Inspired the pirate 90 the high seas to scut-
tie and rob ships. Il was this principle
which inspired the Federal election bill.
He commended to the other eide OF the
House the article in the North american
Reriew signed Y NJ. G. Hs was told that
it was lady WAC, to use an Irish bull
falhsred il; but it was said that the real au-
thor was distinguished gentleman from
Maine, who held high and honorable pc
sition under the present administration.
The journal vas then amended as suggest
ed By Mr.. Enloe.
Foreign News.
LONDON, July 1o.-Mr. Chas. Kendall