Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-21
at Mooringsport. Ia. and across the Red
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at Mooringsport. Ia. and across the Red
River. near Fulton, Ark.
For the exchange OF land at Choctaw
Point. Ala. held for lighthouse purposes.
for another tract equally or better
adapted for the same purpose.
Appropriating $4,000 for monument
In Baltimore 10 the memory OF General
William Smalwood and the soldiers OF
the Maryland line in the war for Ameri-
can independence.
TO pay Holmes e. Leathers. contractors
on mall routes IN Mississippi. $3.50 for
transportation OF the mails in April and
May 1861.
In relation TO the last bill. Mr.. Chand-
Ter Republican). of New Hampshire.
raised a laugh by saying that he had had
an unfavorable impression made upon his
mind about II from a long speech made
In It's favor at the last session by the
junior senator from Louisiana, MIR.
Blanchard
Mr.. Morgan introduced Joint resolu-
tion as to Cuba in these words;
Resolved. That IL is hereby declared
that a state Of public war exists in the
Island OF Cuba between the Government
OF Spain and the people Of that island
who are supporting a separate govern
ment under the name OF the Republic or
Cuba; and state Of belligerency between
said governments is hereby recognized
The legislative, executive, and judicial
appropriation bill was reported from the
committee by Mr.. Cullom. who gave
notice that he would ask the Senate to
take it up for consideration next Mon
day.
The Senate then. $40 p. NJ. adjourned
until Monday next
House of Representatives
The battle over Ambassador Bayard's
Boston and Edinburgh speeches, which
has ragged i'm the House for three days
past. ended to-day. when by vote of $50
to Il. the resolutions reported by the
Committee on Foreign Affairs. censuring
him for the use Of certain expressions
contained therein. was passed. The Sc
cond resolution. expressing II as the sense
Of the House that no partisan speeches
should be made by diplomatic officers.
was agreed to by vote of l9l TO SO. The
resolution Of censure received the afiirma-
tive votes Of six Democrats-Messrs.
Bailey, Cockrell, Cummings, Latlmer,
Layton. and Sorg-and five Republicans
voted against it-Messrs. Baker of Mary
land Cooke of Illinois, Draper, Pitney,
and Willis.
The resolution declaring the sense of
the House on such speeches received the
votes Of eight Democrats-Messrs. Allen
Of Mississippi, Bailey, Cummings. Hutche-
son, Layton, Pendleton. Sorg. and
Stokes. The negative vote was solidly
Democratic.
The closing speeches were made by
Messrs. Adams Of Pennsylvania, Fair
child Of New York. Newlands Of Nevada,
and Bailey OF Texas. in favor of the
resolutions, and by Messrs. Wheeler Of
Alabama, Willis of Delaware Hutcheson
of Texas, and Turner OF Georgia. in oppo-
sition.
The contested election case of Alexis
Benert against Charles J. Boatner, from
the Fifth Louisiana District. was called
up by Mr.. johnson. chairman OF Com
mittee on Elections No. 2. who moved the
adoption of the resolutions reported by
the committee, declaring the seat vacant,
and that no valid election was held.
Mr.. Bailey. of Texas. moved as a sub
stitute the resolutions recommended by
the minority, that Mr.. Boatner was en-
titled TO hold his seat. 1t was explained
that, at the suggestion Of the contestee
Mr.. BOatner. il had been agreed 10 sub
NIT the case TO the House for decision
to-day without argument. The reason for
this was that in case the House should
concur in the report of the committee, and
unseat Mr.. Boatner. tomorrow was the
last day on which the Governor of Louis
lana could give notice of a new election
in the district 10 be held at the general
election of the State on April 2lst.
Mr.. Taylor read from the report of the
committee. which substantially charges
that the elction in question was per-
meated with fraud. violence. and intimi-
dation. and the committee presented
resolution declaring. therefore the seat
I'm Congress from the Fifth District OF
Louisiana to be vacant.
Mr.. Boatner presented to the House
portions of the report of the minority.
after which Mr.. Benert the contestant.
was accorded the privilege of the floor
for ten minutes In that time he briefly
sketched the condition of things in the
district. asserting that the negroes were
either prevented from voting at all or
compelled 20 vote the Democratic ticket.
The resolution of the minority was re-
jected-yeas 80. nays Bland then. with
out a division. the resolution of the ma
jorty, declaring the seat vacant, was
agreed to-
At 3 o'clock the House took a recess,
under the rules, until o'clock, for the
regular Friday-nght pension session.
At the evening session of the House
no question of a quorum was made upon
the motion to go into Committee of the
Whole, and several pension bills were
ordered to be reported favorably to the
House
At 1890 o'clock the House adjourned
until Monday.