The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-04

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execution Of printing and binding, and abolshing
the Office of superintendent Of Public Printing.
Mr.. LAFLIN, made statement in explanation
and advocacy of the bill, and offered to yield the
floor for limited debate.
No member, however, sought the floor for the
purpose of discussing the bill, and therefore Mr..
Latin moved the previous question, which was
Mr.. TRUMBULL moved TO lay the bill on the
table, and called for the yeas and nays on the mo-
tion. The yeas and nays were ordered, but peno-
Mr.. ANCoNA rose and announced the death of
his colleague, Hon. Philip johnson, last Thursday
evening, and after some remarks in eulogy OF the
life and character of the deceased, he offered the
following resolution: 49,
Resolved, That this House has heard with deep
emotion the announcement of the death OF Hon.
Philip johnson, member OF the House from the
State of Pennsylvania.
Resolved, That this House tenders to the rela-
tves of the deceased the expression OF its sympa-
thy on this affecting event. and that as testimony
of respect for the memory of the deceased, the
members and officers of this House go into mourn-
ing by wearing on the left arm during the remain
der of the session.
tend the funeral of the deceased from the Hall of
the House of Representatives at IL o'clock a. M.
to. morrow, and that committee OF arrangements
of nine members be appointed TO superintend the
same.
Resolved, That the Clerk communicate copy
of the foregoing resolutions TO the widow OF the
deceased; and further, that he communicate these
proceedings TO the Senate with the request that 1t
unite in the ceremonies of the occasion,
Resolved, That a further mark of respect for
the memory of the deceased, this House do now
adjourn.
Remarks in eulogy of the deceased were further
made by Messrs, Moorhead, Boyer and Stroud,
after which the resolutions were unanimously
agreed TO.
The Speaker announced as the Committee of Ar
rangements-Messrs. Glossbrenner, Finck, Alley,
Ferry, Moorhead, Niblack, Eldridge, Nicholson,
and Sitgreaves,
The following is the vote in detail on the adop-
ton of Mr. Williams. amendment to the bill regu-
lating the tenure of office:
Eeas-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson, sh
ley of Ohio, Baker, Baxter, Beaman Bidwell, BinR
ham, Blaine, Blow, Boutwell,, Bromwell, Broomall,
Buckland Clarke Of Ohio, CLARKE Of Kansas Cobb
Dumont, Eckley, Egeleston, Eliot, Ferry, Garfield,
Grinnell, Harding OF illinois, Hayes Henderaon,
cut, Hulburd, Julian, Kelley, Koontz, Lafn Law
renee of Ohio Losn, Lynch, Mckee, hlcRuer, Miller,
Moorhead, Morrill,, Moul on, Myers, O'Neil, Orth,
Payne, PeTham. Pike, Price, Randall of Kentucky, r,
Rice of Maine Rollins, Sawyer, Scofed, shsllabar
ger, Sloan, spalding Stevens, Stokes, Trow bridge
burn of In diana, Welker, Wentworth Williams, Will
son of Iowa. Wilson of Pennsylvania, aGd Window
Nays-Messrs. Ancona, Ashley of Nevada, Bergen,
Boyer, Campbell, Cooper, Davis, Dawes, Dawson, De
trees, Deming, Eldridge, FRTnsworth, Fsrg4har,
! Holmes Hubbard of West Virginia, Hubbell OF New
York, Hubbe of Ohio, Hum phrey, Hunter IngersOll
Jeuckes, Kassen Kay Kendall, Lawrence of Pennsyl-
paTd mccullough, Nibiack Gichoison, Noeli Phel ps
Rogers, Ross sohenck. Shanklin, Stllwell, htrouse
| Taylor of Tennessee, Thornton, Trimble Ward o
! Whaiey and Windeld-6S.
Adjourned