The Portland daily press., 1873-03-01

The resolution censuring Mr. Kelley was
tabled-117 to 70.
MI: Stevenson offered similar resolution re-
spectlng MI. Hooper of Massachusetts, but it
WAS refused consideration
Mr. Sargent then offered n resolution dis
charging lhe select committee on the Credit
MoDlller matter from the further consideration
OF Ihe SUBJECT, which was agreed to-114 to rs.
+or antirp1 frnno t stated that it took the mat
'ei oh''eJ iioiii 'he CONSIDERATION of the House.
Mr.. Butler, from the Judiciary COMMITTEE
presented resolution for the appointmant ~
a committee OF three to go to the Senate, and
at the bar thereof, in the name of the Hmse
OF Representatives and all the people of the
United States, TO impeach Mark H. Delabav
United States Judge for the District of Kansas
OF hlgh crimes, misdemeanors in office, and to
acquaint the Senate that the House Of Repre-
sentatives will in due time exhibit particular
articles OF impeachment against him, and that
the committee do demand that the Senate take
order OF the appearance of the said Mark H
Delahay in anwer to said impeachment. The
charges against Judge Deahay are of habitual
drunkenness and bribery
After various matters of no general interest
beinga disposed OF, by unanimous consent. Mr..
Blair OF Michigan presented conference re-
port on the bill to extend for four years the act
establishing the Board of Commissioners of
southern Claims, and explained that the ex-
tension limited the board to the consideration
OF claims already before it, which number be-
tween 1900 and $4,000
"A conference report on the bill to revise, con-
solldate and amend the pension laws. was
agreed to. ""'
. MI NV wilson moved to suspend the rules so as
10 allow him to offer an amendment to the leg
islatlve appropriation bitl, the bill reported by
the Credit Mobilier Committee No. 2, relating
to the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Mr. Dickey, of Penn.-If you do that, your
t tl Dill is gone where the woodbine
The rules were suspended, and the bill al
lowed to be offered as an amendment-yeas
1885, nays ID. '-e''
- The bill is as follows: That the Attorney
Genefal snail cause q suit in equity to be
lnstitueed IN the name of the United States
against the Union Pacific Railroad Company
ana against all person who may, in their own
names OF through any agents, have subscrib-
ed TOT or received capital stock in said company,
winch stock has not been paid for in full in
money, or who may have received dividends
wnlch IN equity, to be accounted for and paid
TO SAID railroad company, or otherwise, portions
OF the capital stock of said road or the proceeds
thefeof, or other property of said road, unlaw-
Iully or contrary to equity, or who may have
IscelVeu DIS pronts or proceeds of contracts for
tne CONSTRUCTION or equipment of said road or
other contracts than these with MONEYS or
other property which ought in equity to belong
10 SAID railroad corporation or who NAV under
pretense OF having complied with the acts to
WhIcn TINS Is an amendment, have wrongfully
and unlawfully received from the United States.
bonds, moneys and lands which ought in equ-
W TO be accounted for and paid to said railroad
company or to the United States and to COM
pei payment for said stock, and the collections
and payment of such property or is value either
10 said corporation, or to the United States,
whichever shall in equity be held entitled there
to.
The remaining sections of the bill provide de
tails 1or the investigation of the books and doc
um ne Of the Union Pacific Railroad
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr. Dawes in the chair, on the Senate
bill. p-i"'-0--
Mr., Sargent Rep.) of CAL, made speech
against the increase of salaries He said they
nau sat mere Tor two years under contract to
receive $4,000 q year and now in the last two
OF three days OF Connress, they voted an addi-
tional sum OF an almost equal amount into
their pockets.
A long and undgniied running debate fol-
lowed. Messrs. Randall (Dem.) Of Pa, Banks
favored the increase.
MI. Cox Dem) of New York, said he would
not vote money into his own pocket
MI; Stevenson, of Ohio, opposed it, and said
living.i
Mr. Platt, of Virginia, asked Stevenson how
much his board cost him.
After running fire between Messrs Steven
son ana Dlckey OF Pa. q point of order was
raised that the debate was unworthy of the
house, which the chairman sustained
Ihe next Senate amendment of Importance
cific railroad bonds.
The Committee on Appropriations recon-
mended q substitute that the Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized to withhold ali the cost
OF transportation paid blythe United States to
That road, the corporation having the right to
present its claim before the Court of Claims
AS the committee was voting, a point was
raised as to the right of Mr.. Hooper to vote on
the question, he being interested in the road.
Pending that matter, the committee rose and
reported the matter to the House.
The Speaker stated that it was matter of
parliamentary law. 1t was laid down in the
rules that where the interest is direct, the mem
tleman from Massachusetts, (Hooper) was
stakeholder in this railroad. The Chair would
rule that he had no right to vote The differ
ence between this case and that of stockhold-
er in national bank was that the latter was a
general interest held by all classes of people.
The chairman would hold that no point could
be made on stakeholder voting on a question
relating to national banks, but if a stakeholder
IN single corporation, as in this case, had his
vote challenged, it would be the duty of the
CHAIR to hold that if he were an actual stock
holder he had no right to vote.
Mr.. Randall-That discussion does you honor
Mr. Hooper explained that he had not in
tended to vote on the question, aud asked to
withdraw his vote.
Without disposing of the committees amend
ment the committee rose, ard the House at 5
O'Clock took recess till s.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Maynard moved as a privileged question
that James b. Stuart, in custody as recusant
witness. be discharged. 1t was agreed to-
Inc House. after various matters were dis
posed OF, by a unanimous consent, went into
committee OF the whole, Mr.. Dawes in the
chair, on the Senate amendments to the ]eois-
lative appropriation bill, the question being on
substitute reported by the Committee on APP
preparations for the Senate's amensment, d.
rectlng the withholding of earnings of govern
ment transportation due the Union Pacific Rail-
road companies.
Mr.. Wilson of Indiana, offered to add to the
substitute the bill reported by his select COM
mlttee on the subject of the Union Pacific Rail
road Company
The question was discussed by Messrs Will
son, Hoar, Sargent, Conger, Kerr, Garfield,
Shellabarger, Cox and Coghton, and finally
WILSON, amendment, modified in some import
ant particulars, was agreed to-yeas 101, nays
not counted Finally the committees substi-
tute was also adopted.
There was great deal excitement and con-
fusion on the question Of the increase of sala-
RES, which question was about to be reopened
by amendments from the Committee on APP
preparations for the benefit of the employees of
the House, and which were to be tackled on to
Buffers amendment. The difficulty was avoid
ed, however, by the abandonment of the pro-
posed amendments, and the committee rose and
reported the BILL
A motion to suspend the rules and concur in
the Senate's amendments did not prevail being
66 yeas to 81 nays-not two-thirds in the affirm
ative
The House then proceeded to vote on the
amendments in detail. The first important
amendment was that of increasing the salaries
OF the President, Cabinet officers of the SUI
preme Court, judges and members of Congress.
The amendment was rejected-yeas SO, nays
121
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts,, having changed
his vote from aye to no, moved to reconsider the
vote and then moved an adjournment. The
latter motion prevailed, and at II. 80 the House
adjourned.
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