Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-09
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contested election case of Cameron against
Root was tabled.
when Greek Meets Greek.
Mr.. Julian asked leave to present Pc
tition from 250 colored laborers of Wash
ington for justice and fair play by the
authorities Of the city in the employment
of laborers on public works.
Objection was made, and Mr.. Randall
made suggestion so as to include the
Chinese.
Mr.. Julian thereupon withdrew the pc.
tition
River Appropriations.
Mr. Sawyer from the Committee on
Commerce, reported back the Senate
amendments to the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill, and moved concurrence.
Mr.. Dawes declared that he could not
vote for the amendments and recommend
ed the appropriation for river and harbor
purposes be confined to important channels
of trade and navigation, and not filtered
away in improving small rivers and creeks
that have only local Importance.
After further discussion the House pro-
ceeded to vote on the amendments,
Separate votes were demanded on many of
them, but all were concurred in by strong
majorities, and the bill has gone to the
President
The COIOrcd Troops FOHght NObIy.
Mr. Logan, from the Military Commit
tee reported back Senate bill to pay bounty
to the First Alabama Cavalry, and First
and second Florida Cavalry. Passed.
The Knoxville CustOmhOusc.
Mr.. Sergeant, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported a joint res
olution providing that the act of
March 3, 1869, making an appropriation
for the completion of the courthouse and
postoffice building at Knoxville, Tenn,
be held to include and revise all expended
{? unexpendedl appropriations for the
same object Passed.
Deficiency BiII-Dawcs on the De-
fensiVe-A Scene.
The House took up the additional def
cheney bill, covering items amounting to
| 81, 733, ,344.
Mr.. Dawes appealed to the House not to
allow new matter to be added to the
bill The principal item in it was one
million for the census. Other items had
been overlooked in making out the esti-
! mate, and some had arisen from the crea-
ton of the new Department of Justice.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Ran
| dali to pay certain clerks of tie House an
| additional compensation of twenty per
cent for the Thirty-ninth Congress, which
| had been ordered, but not paid, provoked
discussion, in which Mr.. Dawes said if
| the House made appropriations to increase
| the pay of officials, he would withdraw
from the committee Of conference, which
| for the last ten days had been trying to
! impress on the Senate that it was improper
and inexpedient at this time Of heavy taxa
ton resting on the people to 60 to raising
| the compensation of officials of Congress.
Mr.. Peters advocated the proposition as
only making provision for what the House
had agreed to by resolution of the 39th
Congress but which resolution the Treas
ury and officials had refused to execute.
MIR. Dawes remarked that the gentleman
| from Maine had never failed to vote for
the highest sums and greatest increase of
| compensation and salary ever since he has
been a member of the House.
Mr. Peters breaking in, ''rhat is I'M
qualitiably not true, is absolutely not true.
do not stand here to have such SANDER =
GUS assertions put on me.
Mr. Dawes-I repeat what | said, and
until the gentleman can find on record a
single instance where he has failed to come
up to the truth of what l have said, will
not Withdraw a word of it. The gentleman
has also been always in favor of the biggest
jobs.
Mr. Peters repeated that what the gen.
tleman from Massachusetts, said of him wa
not true, and he ought to know that he had
more frequently voted against than fol
raising salaries. That the gentleman him
self had voted for giving large compensa'
| tions to female employees in various depart