The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-28
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Continued from the Third Edition.
Mr.. Morrill, (Me.) declared that the worst OF the
disturbing elements in regard to the ventilation OF
the hall was t0bacco-smoke, which was often thick
enough to be cut with knife. He did not know
more appropriate place than this hall for smoke
house. The bacon might smell considerably OF to-
bacco, but still it would be bacon Naughterl He
proposed that there should be tunnel or funnel
connecting the hall with the outer air, to carry OF
the smoke.
Mr.. Wood thought that that would undoubtedly
promote the salubrity OF the atmosphere, but the
main difficulty that the air of heaven was shut
0u nv wI @ S ways VS. OF boe al e hall
tilated, and one by removing the committee rooms,
Speakers room, Sergeant.at-Arms' room, ETC., as
They could thus have pure air, whether they could
have pure politics or not. Qaughter)
Mr. Covode said that he had had good deal to do
with the subject, and was satisfied that unless ten
times or twenty times more air forced into the
a Ha the & bee
constructed wrong at first, and should have had at
least two outside fronts. When the galleries were
full the foul air descended TO the floor in currents
and the experiments which he had tried had demon
strated that the fouest air in the House was that
a'e RoaTs Of laughtery a WHAT That was va caused caused
by the force of the currents from the east
hail. thick glass Of the roof acquired heat enough
from the gas-lights to drive two or three engines.
Night sessions in the hall were enough to destroy
the health OF any person.
The Joint resolution was passed.
Mr.. Eldridge, from the Judiciary Committee, re-
holding the United States Circuit and District
Courts in Wisconsin, with q substitute which was
agreed to, and the bill, as amended, passed.
Mr.. Stevenson called up the election case from
the Fifth Congressional district of Louisiana.
Mr.. Schenck asked that the question be submitted
to the House whether 1t would consider the matter
now. The vote was taken and decided afnrmatiyely
yeas, IA nays, as.
The resolution reported by the majority is that no
lawful election held in that district Nov. 3,
1S6S and that neither George II. McCraine Frank
MOrey, nor p. III. Kennedy is entitled to the seat,
and that Of the minority ia that George w. NC
Craine was duly elected.
Mr.. Stevenson argued in support of the views of
the majority, and Mr. Kerr in support Of the views
OF the minority.
Mr.. Morey addressed the House on his own behalf
for ten minutes after which Mr.. Kerr's resolution
was rejected, and the resolution reported by Mr..
Stevenson was adopted
Mr.. Lynch introduced bill to revise the naviga-
Lion anu commercial interests OF the United States.
Referred to the select committee on that subject.
Mr.. Chaves New MeXico) introduced a bill rela-
tive to the Atchison Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Company. Referred.
Mr. Kellogg introduced joint resolution appro-
priating $1,000 for beacon near Norwalk Island
connecticut.
Mr.. Ingersoll moved to proceed to business on
the Speakers table. Negatived, 65 to 70.
The House, at O'Clock, went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Tariff bill, Mr. Wheeler presiding, the
by Mr. Benjamin, OF Missouri, to insert the para
graph on railroad iron made to pattern and fitted,
10 be lad doWD 60 cents per hundred pounds.
"A mulatto succeeds General Bragg in the
control of the New Orleans Water Works, and
the Democratic papers of that city are in great
grief thereat.