Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-11

lnttruot the COMMITTEES 70 .? report IN. ~,
HAD the gentleman PROPOSED 70 lnsyiu.' IN
committse 70 report BILL not lnoonslstsn' MY.
the present laws, would haVs bssn INV
M. larhsid, Ohio, argued IN favor o. In
atructing the committee IN relation % sal,lss.
Of he motion we're made 70 the PLgPos'tior ..
Mr. Mccormick when Mr.. Dawes, maee. tcaleu
the previous question, which IVES seconaea, .no
ne III %o H,l, W. g, ~ simply recominit was
then agreed 10 without division
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Mt Swarm; Nd; presented ne peuu n ., Z;
other citizens Of Baltimore praying for uni.
form rate Of tar Of sixteen cents per pound on
ali manufactured t0hacco.
Also petition upon the same subject from
uallaway a Wagner, and ten other frms u
Aiso, petition upon the same subject from
w n NsH = N Ks% and meier r.eprs Si"s 70
the Committee Of Ways and Means,
TEXAS CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
Mr.. Hoar, Mass., from the Committee on
case ssS " n SiarR slSlasnt 10 Ssssi in The
House frOIn the third district Of Texas, and aner
giving notice that he would call the previous
question IN half an hour, proseedeI 70 I LIZ
Mr.. Rice, III, supported me minority tep0''
In opposition TO the claims q Mr.. CLARK ,,.. -.
Mr., Farnsworth, III said he lesreu 70 JUL y,
Mr.. OOyode, Of Pennsylvania, ~ lorInst Io ON
Rress, 10 send the case bacs 10 the Committee On
Elections, to bc tried upon Its merl's anu re-
MI g Hear then called the previous question,
declining to admit the amendment proposed ~
MR. FarnswOrth, claiming that he ylelIed wv
floor for debate only, and not ior the PurP''eV W
some confusion ensued, and Points q order
were raised, hut tho speaker said that he Nas
hound 10 take the statement Of the membef
having charge ofthc measure asst his Intention,
Mr.. Hear subsequently consented To- allow MT
Tarnswurths amendment To be eonsidered ~
pending, and the demand for the previous ques
Mr.. Aaron A. Sargent, msmber-elect trou
Texas made his appearance, and was sworn In
Nj. Msrriek, Md, then proceeded 70 sddree
the House in opposition 10 the report ol the Gun
mittee, claiming that the Governor Of Texas ha'
/ violated the Law OF the State and trAnscendo'
his authority In giving the certificate OF electlol
CLARK and that oy the very ,iHs ins. sss
prifna fdtie claim 10 tho seat as far as there VS.
any prima Gaeis evidence In the case. -,,,..
| Iii. Farnsworth, H., contended that nelthci
Inc seaI. and he therefore urged the adoption
Of bis amendment, that the whole sut9oe' high
be Investigated. .,,,.,.
farce of seating a msn for q few weeks, VII
was never elected, that he might draw his pa,
az a member VI the Huuse-to put 40 end 70 "
farce o. the election Of memhers Q, ths h ,n,sT
Inn 10 ssat this man, and then bar out the COZ
testant on the ground that he had not nled
notice Of contest. such, he said, appeared !
be the Intention Indicated by the course Of IN
chairman Of the committee, Mr.. Hoar.
Mr. Arthur, Ky, reviewed. the action Of u
Governor and Secretary ut state In thrown
the votes Of two SSSnats 80 sn s i PAY al,
dinRs were rejected, claiming that the act We
wholly illegal, and that Il was the duty OF IN
House to seat the member who had elea
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