Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-29
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Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o.. Jan. 20.
SENATE

Mr. Morrill, introduced joint resolution
Tor the appointment on the Board OF Re-
gents of the Smithsonian Institution OF VIM.
Preston Johnson Of Louisiana, in place of
Noah Porter, of Connecticut, resigned.
Ga motion of NJ. Sawyer Senate bill Gre
a:ing The office Of Fourth Assistant Post
masie. General with salary OF 81 OOO a
year, was taken from The calendar and the
report Ia favor Of it read. Mr.. Reagan ad'
mitted thet there might be a necessity for
the Few Office but said that II there wss,
it was on account OF the vicious and bad
policy that had been estsblished-the carry
tng of fourth class matter at one cent o
pound and thu carrying of merchant za-
the government thus doing the WORK OF
common carriers. II B BILE or school book
were sent through the malls, 1t would have
TO pay csnts pound; while yellow
covered literature, with its poisonous infn.
ences, and newspapers were carried at one
cent pound. Irstead ofmul,iplyiDg offices
the better wey would be to do away with
abb sea in the service. After further discus
sion the bill was passed.
The Senate proceeded to the cons;dera-
tioa of the spportionment bill and Mr.. Ed
mund5 addressed the Senate, calling It's al
tsntion to- the fact that the bill took no cog
nlzance whatever Of the provisions OF the
Am amendment to the Constitution, that In
case thu right Of suffrage be denied or
abridged 10 any State the representation Of
that State shall be diminished accordingly
The Senate then proceeded to vote on the
amendments proposed By the minority, all
of which were defeated by party vote.
The passage of the bill was opposed by
Senators Vest, German, Jones, of Arkansas,
aud Morgan.
Toe bill was then passed exactly as it
came from the House-yess 81, nays "a IA
strict party vote) aad the army appropria-
ion bill was taken up.
The ,urna was approved without cbjec-
sion.
Tne House then went into committee Of
the whole on the military academy appro-
prialions bill.
The committee having risen Informally
Nj. Diagley, Of Maine. chairman of the COM
mittee Investigating the alleged iver pool, !"
p.esea,el q specis! report Of that committee.
The repo7t states that 10 the usual form
5nbl@ Ia TO appear before the committee
was ssTvsi upon J. &. o 8enby and that said
Owenby has refused or neglected to obey
the su5rn 10.
Tas report IL accompanied by an order for
the arrest of Oseaby.
After brief lsgal discussion 80 to the
power OF the House to compel the attend
aucs of witnesses, thu report was agreed to.
The committee OF the whole then resumed
its session.
Matters ran very smoothly for awhile un-
Ill the shooting of Matthew'S, the postmaster
o! Carro!itcn, Miss, was brought up by Mr..
K,ley. OF Kansas he bad authority. he
said, to cay that Matthews had been killed
because be wss a republican.
Mr.. Flower. OF Fsw York, said that be
had heard the gentleman from Kansas make
speeches pitching into MIR. Breckenridge.
Tnat gentleman had been returned to Con-
gress, while the constituents of the gentle
man from Kansas had turned him down.
The more OF such speeches the gentleman
from Kansas made the better it would be
for the democratic party.