The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-19
House Of I,epreaen tatives.
WAsnINcror, Friday, May Eth, 1874.
Private Bills.

WASHINGTON, Friday, May 18th, 1874
Private Bills.
As soon as the journal was read,
Mr.. SAUNDERS to reply to some remarks
made yesterday by Mr.. White, in relation TO the
port OF the recent racas
The SPEAKER told him the question was not pri-
veged one.
Mr. SEYMOUR, of CT moved that the House
Committee be discharged from the further consi-
deraton of the bill, making appropriations for the
payment OF pensions to the widows ot Revo utlon-
airy soldiers, and that the same DE referred to the
Committee Oft the Whole on the State OF the Union
| Agreed to.
! Mr. M'KAY moved that the House 60 into Com
mlttee Of the Whole and take up the Appropriation
Bills.
This was not carried.
Mr. vArcr said that the private calendar was very
large-the session very at end-and he there
fore moved that the House 60 iuo Committee of the
Whole and take up the private calendar This was
The SPEAKER called MI CAVE JOHNSON 20 the hsir
This announcement was received with rc,s o laughter
all the House because Cave Johnson the great op-
poser OF all private bills
TIE Bill 10 pay zap, Allen Of the ship Cadmus for
bringing G-ne'e Lafayette to This country
Mr.. AIL,r earnestly sdvccaied thW bill
Nr PAHM"ri.N sid 'le biii ough' no 10 pe's because
Hrvre packet lines ss 10 who should have the honor OF
Bringing Cen Lsfsy .'tr, s,ans To tits uniry And ws
nigh W pass hills to pay all he hotel ksrper end
stage proprir'ors throughout the country oil OF whom
Wed with each other who sbou hHvc the honor OF
enert sinng Gen Lafayette, without charging him any
The Hou.~ 10 very thin individually all the members
ar gone 10 the and the poor private bs don't r.
ceive much attention
Finally taken. and the ComIai,ee refused 70
pass the bill 10 p,y Capt Au'n
And on motion eject the bill tv votes were taken
and II was found hs there quorum in the House.
Mr. W.L,r Insisted that this fact should be reported
TO The House Gentlemen VINO were so very obstinate the
last two d.y- to adjourn give time
TAKE m the carpets end yet those who Draw led the loudes
| srains adiouIning were not now present.
The CnAiFM,S and repsred the tact to the House.
Several ihos. members Who very seldom In the
Hou.e at all moved o call of the House. One who 10
notorious galventpg ladies about the city and cspi
toll anil attending his duties bawled the loudeat
The House refused TO call itse.
There great and fusion and OF time
and all Of ooipg away time for several minutes,
when MIR Cons moved that the House adjourn.
Mr. WELLER moved that sdjourn till Monday.
"a member notorious for unnecessarily consuming the
time Of the House and making foolish speeches Bun
combe insisted having the and though he had
only been in the House few minutes and ready to
Several efforts made but quorum could be got
after all.
At last the sprAxNR said, II there only dozen
present onehh Of that number could demand the yeas
and nays SO they ordered and resulted
Ayes, 73-noes ~
so the House agreed 10 adjourn over III Nen.sy
The gingerbread man--ior there " k"Be'"''"" "~"
in Congrcss-whs, as usual, among we ssent
And one member, whom could almos, e"es, was nov
within the bar when his was called, snd whom
aw come in with his and take his seat eftsv has name
pa, called bawI>d that h. was, AMI voted NO. Ana
hcn tried his hardest 10 defeat the and made himself
r,dicuinn.iy conspic nous. hut all to purpose
Ths House then adjourned I'LL Monday, ct IL o'clock