, 1874-01-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| nEAssENnL1HG.
| The session Of the House, after the holiday
vaca, ion. was resumed at noon with pretty full
! attendance Of members and with dc1aeiy crowd
ed galleries.
Immediately after tae reading of the journal
/ OF the 18th Of December the Speaker proceeded
to lie tie can Of states for bills fof reference IN
der the call large number of bulls we're intro
duced and referred:
By G. F. HOAR (a1ass.). for: the appointment
| Of commission of three persons on tho subject
profits between labor and capital in the United
States. and tho social, educational, and sanitary
condition Of the iaboring ciassee and how the
samo are affected BY the existing laws regulating
commerce, finance, and currency.
!! BY Mr.. kILLINGEn-For uniform system
OF railroad transportation in tho United States.
by Mr. BECK-To provide uniform cnneo-
cy, acd for the retirement OF National Bunk
notes and the substitution of 65-100 bonds-
BY nlr. ARruUR-To repeal the provisions Of
tho Iaw requiring piyo. draw in the bridge
across the Ohio River, between Covington and
Cincinnati also repeating ali acts imposing tax
alton on State banks and bankers also to Gu
courage mechanical industry.
BY Mr. BUTLER (alass. ITO regulate Ser
vices in the collection OF customs at various
ports OF entry, and abolishing moietics to public
officers.
By Mr. KAS3ON-To create National Board
OF 1I3lG a0Q pTE3CElOc lLH Qu'lEB.
By Mr. McCRARY-To prohibit tho creation
OF deficiencies in the public service.
By Mr. BARBER-To le3alize pontoon rail-
road bridge across the Mississippi River at
Prairie du Chen.
By Mr. .LUTTRELL-Reaui1ip the Attorney
General to prosecute suits for tue payment to
the Government Of interest paid for the Pacific
Railroad Companies
a1r. CCBURN asked leave to report, from tho
Committee on Military Affairs. q resolution in-
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pedleucy Of diminishing the regular army, and OF
disseminating in whole or i" part tho work of
construction, preservation, and repai- Of the for
tifcations. and all other works Of defense. With
leave to send for persons and papers. Objection
was nude. and the resolution Ncs OF received
subsequently the objection mas Withdrawn and
the resolution adopted.
THE RULES
Mr. GARFIELD offered resolution to amend
the rules that ail hills for the rcllef OF private
the House, and referred to~the appropriate COM
mittees without being printed Referred
uYo1ENIc.
a1r. DAWES offered d resolution directing tho
Surgeon General Of the A'my to detail one OK
more medical officers Of the army to yhsit the
towns at which tho cholera prevailed during
1878, OF such OF them as tue Surgeon-Geueral
may deem necessary, sud confer with the health
authorities and resident phyaicinns Of such
towns all collect ali facts OF Importance with
reference ~ such epidemic, and to maze DE-
tailed report on or before the lot OF January.
1875. Adopted.
Mr.. WHEELER a. Y. }, from tho Committee
on Appropriations, repoEted the Army APproprl-
ution Till, approp1iating SIS, ,449,916 which Was
made the special order for Tuesday next.
Tue House then resumed consideration Of
the
suPr1EHEyrARr c1vn-E1oHTs BILL
Mr.. FRYE advocated the p1ll.
3Ir. HARRIS (Va-) addressed the House in
cppositio&, to the BILL contendinG that Congress
had no right to interfere with the internal leg
isla.ion OF States. and that this bill would
break up the public school RyBtem the lunatlc
asylums, and other charitable institutions OF the
South.
Mr.. STEPHENS (Ga.) next aro:e to addresss
the House, but eaid that he could not hay all lie
had 10 say in twenty minutes, and he asked to
havo an hour allowed him.
E. r. H0AR objected, but subsequently, offered
to withdraw the objection IN case the same
privilege wero granted to Elliott, Of s. c.
Then III. WALLS (Fln-), also colored, re-
Moved the objection. but no, too. withdrew it.
1lr. STEPHENS thin proceeded to lead d
speech in opposition to u,o hill, rema1kng that
IN view Of the great importance Of the 8ublcc.
he l,ad reduced his views 10 writing. Uls OF
position to the bill did not spring from preiudice
acanst auv one on account OF race color. Or pre-
yicus co ,iition OF se1visude- H. believed all
men Bor, created equal, out he Naz opposed to
this measure, or to auT ono kindred to it, be-
cause of tho want OF necessary poWaE on tho |
psrt OF Congress under the Constitution. He |
axsuned that avery member would sdn1is that |