, 1873-12-12

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Ar. ORTIZ <fnd.} offered resolution rroyiltng tor
survey to aaccraiu the rractcb1llty Of ship canal
connvcsiug Lakc Michigan with tue Wabash River.
Iii. PARKER otrnred resolution inaructng tho
Conlnlltttu oil Elections to exaMiue and report tho
beat mud most practicable method Of efcctig te prcE-
idont, mud providing Tor tribunal to adjust aud de-
eide i'll contested questions Herewith. psAsed.
Mr.. RANDALL offered resolution calling on tho
Secretary Of tue Treasury for information as 10 tic r.
funding Of duties aiucc afarch, 1879. referred.
Mr. BECK ooercd u resolution directing the Post
1nastcr-ueneral to report how nlany employees Of all
Institutions, Is recommended by lin, aud aud tut iio
asse s s. Run we ths
III full operation. Adopted.
EDUCATIONAL. FUND.
Mr., 1IOAn reported tili to establish educntonat
fund, and to aily tho proceeds of thu sac ct i1Ic
lands to the education Of tue people 1t euact at tho
cousccsate and GOT apart for the education ot tue
provided that tIs aet shall uot repeal uir s,s-
pend my luw authorizing pre-emption or homestead
pnbisu domain, nor interfere with granting bounty
lands to tic soldeis and sailors Of the late wr. With
o,t discnsslou tho lill wont over TIL Tuehay uox
and the House resumed the consideration Of tho
HAtANY DILL.
Mr.. POLAND spoke i'll fAyor Of the amendment lg
offered sums days ainee. lie said that $50l0 year
ample compensation for btu services, ant fur
nishcd him With ample 'neana 70 live IN the manner
is called thief ind robber by tho press for reta-
retpa 70 1s IT, IL wo a @
10 havo things regulated at Ilo might be allowed
| 10 resnrA the moMey to t4e Treasury.
On hts iect with sulo dillcuty, aud not without US.
niaa,scc. Thcn ho uupt"rsol l!n!aelf with crutch
hsS @ M Nas say S zS a es oIssa s9;
tic cha1nbcr. His manner was nervous and Its re-
marks very aggressive. nH!ny Of liz astenees hei.g
interest arl attention. After speaking of lie col-
meuts Of tho prcss Mr.. stopheis zaid: = Tho gen-
| day Of drnnyngtsla. uo {stepheu>) maintained
s Tsro 'nses Lever e? a &c eca ~ %lo " %s not
lcn,npnguo, There wero two kinds Of demaroR,,rs-
tho sf.nl ul1 genuine, Tue genuine dol1tIgogio WIS
tic Nun w'.o I'D tho people, who gnilct
| tLo nuopc. Tie stn,n tlc,nayog,o pa,',r.eI
10 lin crrurs and rre3urcs Of tho 1,eope liz wus
gIat to say that thu irre se-sa,ary bill measure
for Which neter ot11ai ry ws W responEits III.
Votes in Coug1ess wcre quite as Responsible 90 tao
itelnhlicaus rha lrst grand tLiug to be earued iu
10 ait. rimi1.nto between tlat which lIo multitude
Thought was mgat nni that which ws right III itsss.
a When %s saS S ety.,
10 do so he was 1o. ,ing whether it waa oxrcdiolt
or no but 10 blush should rest on tho check Of
to If ID he was to receiva ollar q Gay. 1t wus u
Ms1s ss Sy psy gs p,st mud @ lese e
ttea 10 tue w.olu of It ia they were to a.y ,line re-
ceiyr,l ilader it. II any 1uclbor tLoghti 1t was loo
s,r 1,,nn @ linn Tor doiuH To- liz was nut en,nr to
nlncc value on Lis uwn serylcgU IN representative
tut If o wero 10 stnto What e thought tlu services
o representative ought to 10 vort it would 10 far
S+s tne tinurv oy NV law tAnt hps cser bccn ,,sse
lie Ind rlyei it AZ Its olaiou IN the jast ercccl lie
mHtlu III tlo lo,1se fourteen Years ugo Tint If tlu
salarles Of mcnhcrs Of Congress wcro si0UCo scna-
tara s1Sooo. ohtef.Jusieo II tlp s,,prcu.s Court,
ss0 Asyuuintcd Judges, $25 OUo aud Of tllo rrest.
tlr,t. siO0. .0lO, it wod 10 Getvr for tue county Ut
jnr1o lin hel, tho same ppuiou still JIo certa}nly
Hhn;l1 nat WITS ior tho b, rcnvrted by tic Com.
mltter Int bu Ielivyed tut tu most ,lnwIxu uctir
Of lin lust Congress was tle abolition Vi tu frunL.