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Mr.. Banks suggested an amendment
providing that a public subscription
book shall be opened, and that stock,
holders shall be personally liable for all
debts of the company. .,, =,
Mr.. Garfield moved to lay the bill and
amendments on the table, which was
agreed to by large majority.
Mr.. Sheldon, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a bill authorizing
a mail steamship service between New
Orleans and certain Mexican ports.
On objection by Mr.. Randall that the
bill made an appropriation, It was
referred to the Committee OF the "hoie'
The House then proceeded TO the
business on the Speakers table ana
took up the Senate amendment 10 the
Chicago relief bAl.
Mr.. Dawes moved that the amend
ment be concurred in.
Mr.. Finkelnburg moved its reference
to the Committee OF Ways and Means.
Mr.. Conger opposed immediate &C
ton on the bill. He wished to have 1t
fully discussed. When it originally
passed the House there were not, he
ventured to say, ten members OF the
House who understood its objects and
effects. He believed it would be OF
more injury to the working people OF
Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania than
it would be q benefit to the people OF
Chicago. g..
Mr.. MAYNARD asked Mr.. Conger if
the bill would be satisfactory to him in
case it were amended 90 as to apply to
lumber.
Mr.. Conger said it would not, and
went on to argue that the lumber inter
ests of Michigan would be ruined blythe
bill.
Mr.. Farnsworth appea,ed to the
House for the immediate consideration
of and passage OF the bill. The prices
of building materials in Chicago had
doubled and trebled in consequence OF
the great demand, aud it WAS to stop
that increase Of price, to check combi-
nations, etc, that this bill was designed.
1t would stand discussion, but discussion
should take place now.
Mr.. Houghton argued that the people
of Michigan had been greater sufferers
by fire than the people OF Chicago had
been, and that the bill was therefore an
unjust discrimination against the
former. He wished to have the bill
postponed till he and his colleagues
were prepared to discuss it. Alter
further discussion the bill was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
with leave to report it any time after
next Monday.
The House at Bis went in Committee
Of the Whole, Mr.. Randall in the
Chair on the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Brooks, OF New York, remarked
the House was making unnecessary
haste with the appropriation bills, in
view OF the action Of the Senate. which
was spending its time on a tariff bill
70 raise $300,O00,00O OF S400, ,000,OOO Of
revenue, founded on three House
bills abolishing the revenue, and which
Senate bill he believed the House would
never act upon.
Mr.. Slocum spoke in opposition to
the present system Of retiring officers
of the army and navy. He advocated
the abandonment Of armories and navy
yards, leaving all the work to be done
by private establishments, where, be
demonstrated that it could be done at
less that half the present cost During
the late war we got 80 per cent OF our
arms and ships from private parties.
He remembered the time when 1t
was not considered military
mans duty to especially interest
himself in politics, but now we
depended on the army for our stump
speakers and very largely for our politi-
clans; even if New York merchants
wanted their goods stored they had to
apply to the army officers. There were
army officers everywhere. A party
may get into power 10 whom the idea
may occur that these officers who have
done double duty should be allowed to
retire to some section where they could
investigate the advantages Of breech-
leaders over flint locks.
Mr.. Beck said he would oppose all
army appropriations until he knew
what disposition had been made Of the
money which had been received by the
War Department from the vast amount
of material sold This material had
been sold and the proceeds used at the
discretion Of the department and no
account rendered. In the course Of his
remarks he alluded to the sale Of arms,
and charged that the officers Of the War
Department knew thep were destined
to France, and thereby made this
country particeps criminis.
Pending the remarks made by Mr..
White thereon, the committee rose.
The Speaker laid several Executive
communications before the House, in
cludiDg the letter Of the Secretary OF
War in answer to the House resolution
calling for copies Of the correspondence
between the War Department and Gen
Emory, in relation to affairs in Louisi.
ana.
At 440 P. NJ, the House adjourned.