Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-02-06
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.


VARIOUS meHouEOb AAVkco~et
and Acted On.
IN the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Walthall pro
seeded to answer the charges Of maltreatment
of citizens of Indiana In Aberdeen, Miss, the
day OF Jefferson Davis funeral. He con-
demned unqualihedly tho outrage ON the tin
smith and the insult 10 Secretary Proctor At
some longth he replied to Ingalls, speech on the
race question. Mr.. Walthall was followed by Mr..
George, and Senators Chandler and Ingalls, re-
piled and the debate grew general lasting until
O'Clock, when an executive session was held
and the following combinations announced !:
Louis q. Palmer, TO be United States Attorney
for the Western District OF Michigan James
Clark, to be Marshal for the Western District of
Michigan; y j. shepherd. United States Attor.
ney for the Eastern District OF Micill.
gan; M. b. Gary, Collector of Custom,
tor the Cuyahoga District OF Ohio. In
the House. among the bills introduced was
Ing e2,O00,0oo for postotiice at Chicago
The House spent the entire afternoon on a
bill for the erection of three United States
penitentiaries for the conhnement OF United
States prisoners and passed the bill. motion
TO reconsider was entered, but without action
upon this motion the House adjourned. The
bill ns passed authorizes the construction OF
three penitentiaries for tho confinement OF
United States prisoners, one to be located north
OF thrty-ninth degree OF latitude one to be
located south Of thai line and one to be locaOed
west OF the Rocky Mountains
IN the Senate, on the 2sth, petitions we're pre-
Sented fer the prevention of a sale Of options
on farm produce. Senator Chandler presented
petition from 100 citizens OF Mississ sippi asking
for the establishment OF n republican govern
ment in that State, which, the petition states,
is now lacking Mr.. Morrill, introduced the
bill authorizing the issue OF treasury notes
on deposits Of silver bullion. Under the cal.
sndar the bill TO pay the States and
Territories all moneys collected under
the direct tax levied by the act OF Con-
gress in 1861 came up. The amendment by
Senator Vance was rejected, aud after some de-
Of the bill by u vote OF "A to T. The Senate then
went into executive session and adjourned.
Tho following conirmations were announced
Richard Guenther, OF Wisconsin, Consul Gen.
eral to the City Of Mexico; L. Gottschalk, OF
California. Consul to Stuttgart; J. f.
Winter, OF Illinois, Consul TO Mannheim
the Western District of Arkansas. The
House passed u bill providing that, in
cases of pension claims of dependent parents,
II shall be necessary only to show to the pen
sion Office that the parents are without other
means OF support than manual labor. Mr..
Dorsey, OF Nebraska, from the Committee on
vide for the issue of circulating notes to ma
tional banking associations, upon which the
House spent the entire afternoon.
IN the Senate on the 29th after some routine
business, Mr.. Mitchell took the floor and ad-
dressed the Senate on the bill for the free coin.
age of silver. On the conclusion OF Mr..
Mitchelrs address the Senate went into execu.
1--WE beshlOn, ana AT CLOCK the doors were
opened and the Senate adjourned In the HouEe
Mr. Payson, OF Illinois, from the Committee on
lublic Lands, reported the Senate bill for the
creation OF three additional land districts in Col
Orado. The bill was passed-yeas, 1S2; days, 9S.
MIR. Dalzell, OF Pennsylvania, called up the
election case OF Smith vs. Jack son, from
the Fourth West Virginia District. Mr.. Crisp,
OF Georgia, raised the question Of considera-
tion. Upon the question OF considering the
Smith va. Jackson election case, the Democrats
generally refused TO vote, and made the point OF
IA kar a1 oe
present the members refusing TO VOTE and de.
clared quorum present. The House was i'm
mcdiately in great turmoil but quiet
was at length restored and the Spease
made a long statement in justification Of his
course. Mr. Crisp appealed from the decision OF
the Chair, aud proceeded 10 make n reply
10 the Speaker argument. Mr.. Cannon, of Illi-
nois replied in support of the Speaker. He
read from speeches In Congress by Randolph
Tucker, Mr.. Springer, and others in support OF
Speaker Reed position. Mr.. Carlisle followed.
simply saying that the question was higher than
parliamentary law that IL was one of constitu-
.ional law. He quoted from the Cons tuition
to show that ma orty OF the members consti-
tuted a quorum, and that IL only gives power to
less than quorum to adjourn or compel the
attendance of members. He said that il the
Speaker were allowed TO put names in the
Journal OF tho House. 1t would be violation Of
the spirit of the Constitution. Mr. Mckinley
took the floor to reply but the House adjourned
without further action.
In the Senate on the 3Oth Mr.. Vance, in pur-
suance of notice given some days before, re-
piled to ingalls, speech on the rsco problem. AT
the close OF Senator vnnce's speech, Senator
Hampton followed in remarks OF some length
ON the same subject. His speech was devoted
largely to data relative to the progress Of the
south sou and the condition OF Tho the negro A. 80 80
calendar business, at went into executive ses-
sion, and Mt 4 80 adjourned. In the House, the
csS,aing Of the journal Of the previous day pre-
the Speaker and the Democratic side OF
the House. Mr.. Mckinley, OF Ohio, moved
that tho journal be approved, and upon that
motion demanded the previous question. Mr..
Springer, OF Illinois, moved an adjournment,
and demanded the yeas and nays: The roll was
then called, and the motion was defeated-yeas
l42 nays, 100. The question then recurred on
the demand for the previous question on the
approval Of the journal, and, the yeas and nays
having been ordered, the Democrats abstained
| from voting. Before the vote was announced.
the Speaker directed tho Clerk to record the
names OF certain members as present and not
(which, in addition to the gentlemen
| present, constitutes a quorum, and the
| previous question is ordered" The Speaker
| hen ordered the yeas and nays on the approval
| Of the previous question and the journal was
| declared to stand approved. A vote was taken
ON the motion TO lay on the table the appeal
| from the Speakers ruling OF the previous day,
that he had right to take notice OF the presence
| of persons not voting and thus make quorum.
\ IN this the Democrats declined TO vote, and the
| result was announced-yeas 1862 nays, 0. The
/ point OF no quorum was made, but the Speaker
directed the Clerk u place upon the journal the
| act that certain members who did not vo.e aud
| whose names he called were present in their
| sea.s and that quorum was present. The
| Speaker declared the motion to lay on the table
| ,he appeal from his ruling carried. and the
| House. after another roll-call, n iiourned
The Senate, In executive session on the 3ls'
ult confirmed the nomination Of John NJ Clarl
TO be Collector of the Port at Chicago. In tn
House the contest OF the two previous days owe
| taking up consideration OF the Smith-Jacksor
| contested election case was renewed. Mr.
| Springer moved TO adjourn, saying he did so u
| enable the Committee on Ruiee 10 bring In
| code of rules. The motion to adjourn was los
| -yens 13J, nays Leland the question recurring
| yeas and nays were ordered. The Democrati
| again pursued their policy OF not votine, an6
the Speaker once more pursued his methcd
jotting down the names OF members presen
ard voting The Speaker then declared tn
| 1emand for the previous question carried-yeas
l6O; nays, o; amid the loud protests on In' !
Democrats. Mr.. Bynum, OF Indiana, entered
| vigorous protest The Speaker refused TO recog
nize several motions for adjournment, explain
ing his position at some length. The motion 7,
take up the case at length reached a rou-call
| and the Democrats again refrnined from voting
but the Speaker, glaucing over the Demo
| cratic side, now and then checked on
member whose name was called and who re
fused to respond. Ths vote resulted-yeas
l63 nays, o, and the Speakers decision wa
| sustained. Mr.. Dalzell then took the floor an
presented tho claims OF the contestant. and a
5he conclusion OF Mr.. Dalzeils address tn
House adjourned. caucus OF the Democrat
which it was resolved to continue the contes
lnainst the Sneakers rulings.