Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-30

tinus for sixty days, Until otherwise ordered and
ne second smendmeot providing that the ofhcsr.
Of the Council The bill as amended was rsierr-d
70 the COMMITTEES on Wsshinston, Georsetown sud
county Aneirs. Tie committee. through Mr..
Quick, its chairman. soon reported back The bin,
Recommending non esneurrence Ia the amendments;
In the tgative The bill was then returned to the
Dc use Of and that body Insisting on their
pointed, consisting OF Messrs. Quick, Peck an Z
smith During the sitting Of this committee the
COnncil adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEeATEs-After sur report
elsssd yesterday-the bill providing for
TEMPORARY OFFICERS
being uRder cOnsideratiOn-some debate ensued as
to the present state of the bin AIR Bosweil ,fsrsd
20 bring in bill based on republican PRINCIPLES.
The Speaker ruled the resolution out OF ercer As
bill Mr.. Boswell appealed. but the Chair was Gus
tsineeIyess IA, pays Messrs Boswell, Dickson,
The vote aiken On the bill as amended BY Mr.
Lloyd, by which the ofiic.rs sre to be chosen in
The Speaker said the bill was before the House 3.
Mr. Murray moved to insert House of Delegate.
Nh .9e 60. t5n ing R sgyS Agreed to-
Of the districts for hch they appointed: Iost
Yesslnes'rs Boswell, Csssin, Davis, Dicksn I'm.
bis Hogan. and LlOyd-7. Nays. H.
M Campbell called for vote on the bill. Mr.
Davis spoke a. some length In opposition the bill
avs and yudsisrv; Mr. Mcknight followed in
an azores ID iavor OF the bill. Mr.. Boswell urged
MT GarIsIi moved he g.evious question, which
The mo tion If Mr. Davis to refer 10 the Commit
Ell on naheisTy Was Telested re4s-MeSsrs. Bos
Hogan. LLOYD. and Moore Nays"messrs BHowS,
BurRtss burslay Campbell, Carroll Cox, Hall,
dsI dy Hunt, Mcknight, Murray, ana the Speak
Other amendments offered by Mr. Lloyd were re-
jtSied ~ me same vote, aud the bill was read a
The Speaker decided that the bill had passed BY a
Mr. Moore .sid that the bill had not passed. He
said that the fifth section Of the bill provides THAT
.hsl take effect on and after the rstdsy Of Jnns
Isl The organic act OF Congress provides that
until thirty days after PASSAGE unless in cas- OF
emergency; which emergency shall &c expressed in
As.e mbiy shall, by vote OF twothirds OF all ne
me 9frs appointed or elected 70 each House, other
passed BY stwo thirds vote; and therefore, as the
NTH section forms part Of the bill, the whole bill
:, The Speaker decided the point not we'll taken,
Governor 10 elect whether the act should 20 int
eff CT Immediately.
Mr. Hardness appealed from the decision OF the
IONS for the government Of the House, which ems-
The Chair was sustain ed~yeas II, nays9 ''"'
MessIs; Boswell, Ennis, Csssin and Lloyd ex-
va. clearly at variance with the orssnic act.
Mr.. Moore asked permission to hsve spread upon
against the decision Of the chair in resard 70 ny
passage Of the bill. Granted "
Mr.. ID ali introduced resolution defining the pri,-
ileees Of the floor. Passed.
mr.. Campbell introduced concurrent resoluti, n
requesting the Governor TO notify the Council and
ID use what smocnt Of appropriation Is necessary
to defray the pense OF the late election Lost
message was receiv ed n ON the CJuncil announc-
ing that the Council had non-cOncurred In the
RmeDdmt nts Of the Hsnse the bill providing tenn
porsry officers for the District. On motion Of Mr.
IL nfs ht, the House fnsis ed on its amendments
message was received from the Council an
nouncing that they declined to recede from the dis
SCREEN. Mt, and had appointed q COMMITTEES Of con
ference the same. WI
On motion Of Mr. Moore, committee OF confer.
tnce Was appointed the part Of the House as FOL
lows: messTs Burgess. Campbell and Carroll
Mr.. Moore called attention to the fact that the
mover Of the resolution had been Ignored
Mr. Ennis said that sll the gentlemen on The COM
without confirmation, to the Governor
Mr.. Boswell desired to enter his solemn protest
against the ap pointment Of such Committee
Adjourned TO W ednesday.