Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-05
THE F1rrx-r,n.r CONGRESS-.

THE FlFTY-FlRsT CONGRESS.
| Discussion OF the Fsrsiacasion BiII
In tho senate - Conference Reports
PRESENTED In the House - The Me-
DuMe-Turpln Contested Election
Case.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June Among the
petitions presented and referred was one
from Boston importers of beer, ale and por-
ter presented by Mr.. Dawes against the pro-
vision of the Mckinley bill. ~<
L The resolution for an inquiry Into the
management of the fish commissioners ofies
was taken up and agreed to. ~ az
The presiding officer (Mr. Isgalls) an
nouneed a. the select committee on the bill
for the establishment of the University of
the United States: Messrs. Edmunds, Sher-
man, Ingalls,, Blair, Dolph, Harris. Butler,
Gibson and Barbour and said in explanation
Of the apparent indelioacy of appointing
himself on the committee that the member
ship was selected by those who were specially
interested In the passage of the bill and that
he was not consulted.
The fertilization bill was taken up, the
pending question being on striking out two
items for the Watervliet IN. " arsenal,
($S4s, 74S for the erection of the south wing
and $3.50, 900 for machinery for twelve-inch
guns) and inserting in lieu OF them the fol-
lowing: For boring and turning lathes,
rihing, machine and eighty ton travelling
crane fully equipped for the manufacture of
twelve.inch guns at Watervliet arsenal, N.
Y, $685., 900.
Mr.. German opposed the insertion Of the
latter item and favored the striking ont of
the first two items.
Mr.. Dawes and Mr.. Morgan defended the
amendment proposed by the committee on
appropriations. The latter spoke at much
length in favor oftthe policy Of having all
the great ports on the Atlantic, the Pacific
and the Gulf of Mexico provided with suf-
fcent defsnses to resist an attack by hostile
fleets; also in favor of the building and
maintenance of strong navy, and Of the
establishment of government works in vari-
Gus parts of the country for the casting and
finishing Of large ordnance.
/ After further discussion the amendment
was agreed to-yeas ~, nays Is.
Mr.. Teller offered an amendment to pur-
chase and test recoil-operated infantry small
arm of 30 calibre with the compound accel-
Grating cartridge; also to test one light rapid
fire rapid-twist six-pounder breech-loading
fieldgun mounted upon disappearing shield
ed gun carriage, and also to test one retiring
sea.cosst defense carriage. He spoke in favor
of his amendment, referring to the recent
changes made in the small arms of European
armies, representing the Springfield ride as
when compared with them) obsolete and
criticising the war and navy departments for
their unwillingness to give fair tests to all
new inventions in firearms. The amendment
was agreed to.
All the amendments recommended by the
committee on appropriations were agreed to
and the bill was reported to the senate.
There a separate vote was taken on the
amendment increasing the appropriation for
rifed seacoast mortars from $3.50, 900 to
$40e, 900. The amendment was agreed To-
yeas 80, nays is.
The amendment as to the Watervliet
arsenal was also agreed to-yeas 20, nays /.
All the other amendments were agreed to
in mass and the bill was passed.
The concurrent resolution of the house
authorizing the enrolling clerk to insert In
the administrative bill a certain provise
agreed to by the conference committee but
omitted by errer in the enrolled bill wat
presented, explained by Mr.. Allison and
| agreed to. 1t has reference to duties or
goods saved from wrecked vessels.
Mr.. Frye offered a joint resolution te
| authorize the president to form alliances
with foreign countries for the suppression o.
the liquor traffic. Referred to committee OF
| foreign relations.
The senate then at $50 p. m. adjourned
| till tomorrow.
| Mr.. Osborne of Pennsylvania presented tn
conference report on the army appropriation
bill.
The "oanteen" clause Of the bill as agreed
upon in conference gave rise to discussion
after which the report was agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill, of Kansas reported disagree
senate dependent pension bill. The hous
insisted on its amendments providing a ser
vice pension, and a further conference wa
ordered.
| The house then proceeded to the furthe
consideration of the Alabama contested cleo
ton case of McDuffie against Turpin.
| Mr.. Wilson of Missouri In advocating tn
claims of the contestee said this case was in
tended to pave the way for federal election
the record of the house for all time.
was q monument which would stand foreve
| of the greatest injustice ever wrought on thi
floor since the foundation of the govern
| ment.
Mr.. Turpin spoke briefly in his own be
half.
Mr.. Rowell of Illinois summed up the CAS-
of the contestant. In the course of his re
marks he said that the time was comm
| when all over the United States it would b
as much OF crime to stuff ballot box c
| falsify return as 1t would be to commit
| felony. The time was at hand when it woul
| no longer be decoration OF honor that
man was fruitful in resources to falsify th
returns. In conclusion he said that the CON
mittee on elections had done its duty faith
fully and we'll. It had found the distrit
honeycombed with fraud. An act of justic
was about to be done in reversing the wron
perpetrated in district where certificates {
election were obtained by the counters an
not by the vote of the people. The first vo
was taken on the minority resolution decla
ing Turpin elected and it was rejected-ye'
The majority resolution seating McDuff
was agreed to-130 to 112-and Mr.. McDu
fe appeared before the bar of the house ar
took the oath of Office.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio presented concu
rent resolution directing the enrolling clel
to enroll In the customs administrative b
| | what Is known as senate amendment No.
in regard to the abandonment of goods
! underwriters and salvors.
Although there was no opposition to Il
correction being made, the democrats, carr
ing out their program of making the admi
istrative bill test measure as to the pow
Of the speaker to count quorum, were u
willing to give even their tacit assent to al
feature of the bill. They therefore ORDER
the yeas and nays and RETAINED from votin
The resolution was agreed to-yeas II
> nays 5-the speaker counting quorum.
BERKELEY DIVINITY SCHOOL.
/ The Ordination Services Yesterday
Sermon by Rev. Mr.. LInes-0rdin
slons to the Deaconate and to u
Priesthood.
= M1DpLErowN, June 4.-The annual ordir
: ton for the Berkeley divinity sehool was he
8 in the Church of the Holy Trinity this fol
J, noon. A large number of the alumni a
, friends were present. The sermon "
t preached by the Rev. Edwin S. Lines, of
i class of 1874 and rector of st. Paul's chure
New Haven. The following were ordain
to the deaconate: Asa Sprague Ashley, W
"a liam A. Beardsley. B. A.; Paul Birdsall,
A.; Frank I. Paradise, B. A; Lucius
y SheY; Francis B. Whitcome, B. A.; Jan
j. Goodwin, NJ. A; George A. Garter, B. !
II aud William 81. Pearson, 8. d. The folio
ing were also ordained to the priesthot
The Rev. George A. Alcott, who is at pr
:. emit assistant minister at St. Pauls char