Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-23
NASHVILLE TENN. TUESDAY. JUNE %. 1874

to whom he alluded.
Mr.. GarfeId-To any gentleman and to
all gentlemen who charge me with religious
| prejudice.
Mr.. Parker-That is lodging the qHes-
ton. l want him to give names.
Mr.. Garfield have particular reference
to my very good friend from Missouri.
Mr.. Parker-If the gentleman thinks L
am trying to make capital of this, he IS
| mistaken, but, il / were disposed, l could
could point to a hundred instances where
the gentleman has tried to make capital be-
fore the country and not for very worthy
objects either.
| Mr.. Garfield did not choose TO be divert
ed from his argument. His friend from
Missouri could not make him other than
his friend, by anything he was likely to
say. He (Garfeld) had served for more
than a year as chief Of staff in the army OF
one of the most conspicuous aud devoted
Catholic Generals of the war, lalluding TO
Gen. Rosecrans,1. Had he not in hum
dred ways showed he had no religious
bias?
The amendment was concurred in by
163 to l43.
Mr.. G.. +. Hoar moved to suspend the
rules and appropriate $1,000 to reimburse
Gen. o. o. Howard for expenses of his de-
fence before the late Court of Inquiry.
Lost, yeas 121, nays 95-not twO-thirds in
yeas.
When the S1st amendment was reached
Mr.. Garfield moved to non-concur in the
remaining 40 in order to have the bill sent
to the Conference Committee. Agreed to.
The Tariff
Mr.. Dawes moved TO nOn-concur in all
the amendments Of the Senate on the bill
10 amend the tariff and revenue laws, and
to refer them to committee of conference.
Mr.. Starkweather said the Senate had
struck out the most important feature OF
the House bill, the position TO tax the
sales Of stocks, bonds, gold, etc.
After further discussion Mr.. Dawes mo-
ton was agreed to.
MIR. RAINFALL reported rule changing the
present RUE which authorizes motions to
suspend the rules for the last ten days Ofthe
session and limiting the time to six days.
Agreed to
The House took a recess until $50 P. II.
The Night Session
opened With very full attendance OF MEM
bers and with great crowds in the galleries.
Mr.. Orth, from the Committee on Fol-
eigu Ahairs, made a report on Mr.. COx's
| resolution, rendering the thanks of Congress
to Sir IambtOn Lorraine for his interposi-
ton in protecting the lives Of the survivors
| of the
The Virginius
expedition. The report shows that this
officer expressly confined his interPositiOn
in favor of British subjects and one French
subject, and not at all in behalf Of any
American citizen, except to beg of his EX-
cellency Gen. BurTiel the exercise Of Glenn
ency to all. The committee gives great
credit TO Capt. Cushing, Of the United
s'.~'as navy, and asks TO be discharged
800 liberation Of the subject.
The report was ordered prrn.~.
Fisk Internationally PAsse".
The House then went to business on the
Speakers table. The Senate bill to con-
firm the purchase of three acres Of land,
near Nashville, Tenn, known as the site
of Fort Houston, and to convey the same
to the Fisk University, was passed.
The bill for the better organization Of
the United States District Courts in Louis
lana, was left on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Kasson, after half an
hours recess, a concurrent resolution was
adopted extending the session until p. NJ.
Tuesday.
The House then took another recess
until 1850 pm. 4