Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-07
HOUSE.


Log h OIIing against social LeVeIism.
Many bills of no general interest were in
troduced, the reading Of which consumed
most of the morning hour, which had been
devoted to action on Mr.. Hooper's supple
mentary civil service bill.
MIR. Eldridge, by way of sarcasm on Kel-
ly and Maynard, sent up their substitute
for the tariff and tax bills altered to read,
"To further increase taxes and encourage
monOpolies without adding to the reve-
nue." The reading of which Cox demand
ed, and which effectually used up the morn
ing hour.
Mr.. Dawes moved to suspend the rules
and adopt a rule making it in order on the
consideration of the tariff bill to treat as
single paragraphs the various items relating
to iron, steel, copper, wool, and woolens,
and manufactures of cotton, so that sub
stitute might be offered relating to eacES of
those subjects as whole.
After explanation by Dawes and oppOsi-
tion by Cox, Brooks of New York, Kerr
and Banks as log rolling proposition, the
rules were not suspended, Iyeas 65, nays
121.
More Election Laws.
Mr.. Ely introduced bill to add to the
United States election law a provision that
the list of supervisors of elections shall be
submitted to the representative in Con-
gress from the district who shall have the
right of preemptory challenge. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
The Public Crib.
A bill passed allowing the Marshal for
South Carolina the gross amount of fees
and costs legally taxable during the four
months from last September.
A resolution to pay the defeated contest
ant for the seat of Rogers, of North Caro-
ling, $500 was adopted.
The Alabama Failure.
Mr.. Wood rising to a question of privi-
lege, stated that on Friday there was a
meeting of the Committee of Foreign
Affairs called to convene at the State De-
pertinent on Saturday; that that meeting
had been called by the President of the
United States, by notes issued to the Re-
publican members of the committee signed
by Gen. BaDcock, the Presidents Secretary.
His point was, that himself and other Dem
ocratic members of that committee, which,
in its very nature, was non-partisan COM
mittee, were excluded from that meeting,
which exclusion he considered an invasion
of their rights, against which invasion he
protested, and called the attention of the
House and country to that most extraordi-
nary proceeding on the part of the Chief
Executive. - -
Mr.. Banks, Chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, remarked that the state
ment made by Mr. Wood did not present
question of privilege.
The Speaker conceded in that view. He
saw nothing in the statement which pre-
sented any question of privilege, except it
should be that the President had no right TO
consult, privately, any member Of the House
whom he chose to consult.
Mr.. Banks said Mr.. Wood was mistaken
in the statement he made. There had been
no session of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs at the State Department, or any
where else, except in its own committee
room.
Mr.. Wood asked whether he, (Banks) as
chairman, and other Republican members
of the committee, had not received a note
from Gen. BabcOck to meet at the State
Department.
Mr.. Banks replied that he had been invi-
ted to meet the Secretary of State at the
State Department.
Mr.. Wood-by Gen. Babcock's invitation,
and at which meeting you met the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Banks-Gen. Babcock's name was
signed to the invitation.
Mr.. Woodland you met the President
at that meeting.
Mr.. Banks-There has been no meeting
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs ex-
cept in its room.
The Speaker repeated his ruling that
there was nothing in the matter which
presented any breach of the privileges of
the House.
Mr.. Wood-I have stated the facts and it
is for the House and the country to deter
mine on them.
The Speaker: If the President of the
United States chooses to invite any one to
meet him at any place, 1 do not see that the
House Of Representatives has any right to
interfere.
The Senate bill TO fund certain liabilities
of the City of Washington existing on the
first of June, 1871, and to limit the debt
and taxation of the District OF Columbia,
was passed.
The House then proceeded to vote on the
Senate amendments to the deficiency bill.