Show r 1 LATEST TELEGRAMS 4 i FORTY SEVENTH CONGRESS 1 i I REGULAR SESSION i 1 I 1f f SENATE f i 1t 1 l Washington 16The President jm tern was authorized to fill vacancies i occasioned by recent changes in commit i tee membership and other like vacancies i i previously existing I Hoars resolution for a special commit tee on womens rights was opposed by Test He proceeded to make a very t humorous speech on the appropriateness s j I of referring womans suffrage to the committee com-mittee on revolutionary claims which i had only considered one bill in thirty yeara The committee was typical of 1 = r that ecstatic voice in Watts hymn There shall I bathe my weary soul in i If seas of heavenly rest and not a wave of trouble roll I across my peaceful I breast However if the women could get this committee stirred up and j get a report from them it would end the question forever because the public at Ii I i z large himself included would consider that such a proof of female blandishment aid influence that it would surrender at I j once and female suffrage would become constitutional and legal He moved to I refer it to that committee Lost31 to 21 I Bayard moved to refer it to the judiciary judi-ciary committee as being a subject for era legal consideration and presenting f 1it i questions not fit for discussion here Logan getting unanimous consent I r = urged that a special committee be apy 1 pointed and although the morning hour had expired Alornll asked that the reso lution be disposed of t Voprhees ohjocted Adjourned till Monday Ii I t ROUSE Washington 16 Robinson N Y r = se to a question of privilege He stated that he had a resolution which he desired t to offer During the recess of Congress an officer of this government connected with the state department had usurped the privileges of the House The SpeakerThe gentleman bas already al-ready disclosed his desires so proceed to business Robinson This is a question involving the priveleges of the House The Speaker It is not a matter re j lating to a member of the House Kobinson It relates to the whole i House It is a usurpation by a department depart-ment of this government It envolves i the imprisonment of our citizens abroad We can get nothing in this Congress The rights of our citizens cannot be heard Cries of order I will not press I it now but you will hear from me I gain SUnder S-Under the cull of states bills were introduced r l in-troduced by Willets to reguleta suffrage I = in the territories and to fix certain qualifications I I qual-ifications for office Also to provide for oaths for jurors in I trials for bigamy in the territories Also relative to bigamy and proof thereof Also to provide for the registration of voters in Utah Territory i Also to reorganize the legislative powers pow-ers of Utah r Also granting a pension to the father I of the late General Caster 1 r By Shellenger To prevent bigamists holding office ia territories also regulat r fug marriages in territories l The House adopted a resolution for the holiday recess from December 21st to January 5th a I The House pasted resolution of eym pathy on the death of M P OConnor nd adjourned till Friday |