Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-30

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bill as one that sought te do by indirection
! that which ought 20 be done, If at all. d.
rectlv- IL was aimed at General ROsecrans
and General Badly Smith. The Admins
tration had not seen proper TO call for
General Rosecrans's resignation. whose
place was wanted by some hungry patriot,
but the Administration would like legisla-
ton 10 make vacancy in that Office.
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
Allen, Hampton, and Higgins in favor OF
Mr.. Hawley's motion aud by MIR. Black
burn against it. Finally the motion was
agreed TO and the proyiso was struck out.
UNION WITH CANADA.
The question in regard to charges for
TRANSFORMATION on Immigrant railroads was
then taken up. A long debate followed,
which drifted into the question OF ham
pering American railroads IN their eompe-
tition with Canadian roads, and also the
subject of commercial and political union
with Canada. -,
ont action. Mr.. Allison giving notice, how
ever, that he would expect both the army
appropriation bill and the Notifications
bin TO be passed tomorrow.
After a short executive session. the SEN
ate AT 1880 adjourned until tomorrow at II
A. u. -
The Journal was approved without ob::
lection. On motion OF Mr.. Sherman, OF
New York, bill was passed providing for
the issuing of the commission oil L. T.
johnson az rear admiral.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole (Air. Payson in the chair on
the Military Academy appropriation bill.
TO SECURE WITNESS.
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Mr.. Dingley. OF Name, chairman 81 the
committee investigating the alleged
"silyer pool" presented a special report
from that committee. The report states
that in the usual form subpoena to ap-
near before the committee was served upon
J. A. Oyenby, and that said Owenby has
refused OF neglected TO obey the subpoena:
The report is accompanied by the form OF
an order for adoption by the House for the
arrest of Owenby for contempt. After q
brief legal discussion as to the power OF
the Ho1se to compel the attendance of
witnesses the report was agreed TO as
preamble 10 the order, and the order was
made
THE ESsANGUrSED USDERGARMEST.
The Committee of the Whole then re-
sumed its session Mattersran very smooth
~ for a while. until the murder of Mat
tbeys. postmaster of Carrollton, Miss,
was brought up by MIR. Kelley, OF Kansas,
in a speech in which he criticised some
former remarks made by Mr.. Lewis. OF
Mississippi. He denied (as stated by Mr.
TeU-is) that the murder of Matthews was
attributable TO other than political causes.
He had authority TO say that Matthews had
been killed because he was a Republican.
The gentleman from Mississippi, promising
his remarks with quotation 20 the ehect
that nothing but good should be said OF
the dead, had heaped ISLANDERS upon the
dead man which he would not have heaped
# the man had been living. He (Kelly)
denied the statements made by the gentle
man in regard TO the character of Mat
thews.
Nh. Flower said that he had heard the
gentleman from Kansas make speeches
pitching into the distinguished gentleman
from Arkansas CMr. Breckinridgel. That
gentleman had been returned to Congress,
while the constituents OF the gentleman
from Kansas has turned him down. The
more of such speeches the gentleman from
Kansas made the better it would be tor the
Democratic party.
"cALL THE POLICE!"
Mr.. Lewis, in reply said that while the
people of the whole country were enjoying
the privileges of constitutional liberty the
stentOrian and strident voice of the gentle
man from Kansas was heard crying Muir
der! murderl murder"
"Call the pohce!" calculated Mr. Spi-
nola. in a tone of mock terror; and the
contrast between the earnest voice OF
Lewis and the timorOus voice OF Spinola
was so apparent that for some moments
Lewis was unable toproceed on account OF
laughter.
Mr.. Lewis, continuing, said that the self
accredited and swift witness in every kill
inc that had occurred in Mississippi and
Arkansas-the gentleman from Kansas
had sought to create an impression that
the people of those States were IN rebel.
lion against the Constitution and laws OF
the United States.
Mr. Kelly: lie has proved II.
IN REVOLUTION AGAINST THE PEOPLE.
Mr.. Lewis: / want TO say TO him that he
is in revolution against the mandate OF the
people as pronounced at the last NoyeIn-
Der election. | want to say that he is in
rebellion against his own constituents,
who have relegated him 70 the SHADES Oh
private life. want 10 say that he is In re-
bellion against the people of Kansas, who
have Just spoken. aud whose voice has
filed the cathedral Of this hemisphere, but
has fallen unheeded on his deaf ear.
Mr.. Kelly said that he was not here to
traduce the character of any man. He was
defending the character of Republicans OF
the south VINO nad Detn hllleu because
they were Republicans. He was sorry that
Mississippi could not furnisha man on this
floor with enough of Justice in him to save
him (Kelly) the trouble OF doing 50.
TIRED OF SECTIONAL TRADES.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, said that he
was getting little tired of the broadcast
accusations made against the people of
Mississippi before a tribunal which had not
the power to try them. lie protested
against the raising of sectional animosity.
Mr.. Cannon attempted TO put an end TO
the political discussion by calling attention
to the absolute necessity of the speedy
passage of the appropriation bills. but his
remarks had little effect, the controversy
being transferred from Mississippi TO Ten
nessee, MIR. Williams. of Ohio, crlticising
and MIR. Richardson defending the conduct
of Senator Harris, when Governor of that
Stale.
After a rather stormy scene between the
chairman (Mr. McCOmas) and Mr.. Brock
inridge, Of Arkansas, pertaining TO the
question of recognition, the committee
rose and reported the bill TO the House.
Hoquorum appearing, the House, without
disposing Of the bill. adjourned.