The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-27
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

the Senate went into executive session, alter
adjourned.
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 1874
THE NEW ORLEANS MINT.
Mr.. GARFIELD (repD OF Ohio. from the Com
mittce ON Appropriations, reported bin allowing
the unexpended balance of the appropriation for
the construction OF the branch Mint at San Fran
cisco TO be made available and used in continue
ton OF the work. He explained the necessity for
the BILL and in the discussion which ensued Mr..
BECK, tdem.) of KY, condemned the Interpreters
ton given by the Treasury Department to tho law
which requires uneXpendcd balances 10 be covered
into the Treasury every two years, the interpreter
ton being that the time begins to run, not from
the passage of the act but from the issuing OF the
warrants Tor the money. He asserted that under
this construction there was a sum OF $72,ooo,0oo
In the Treasury to be used at the discretion OF
the Department
Mr.. RANDALL. (dem.) OF Pa, suggested that
under these circumstances the pending bill should
be put in the shape OF precise new appropriation
Messrs. GARFIELD, OF Ohio, and HALE (rep.) OF
the department was in opposition to the will and
intention OF Congress in passing that law. and the
latter expressed his opinion incidentally that Con-
Rress would not be able to adjourn before next
July.
the bill by making 1t a simple appropriation OF
s234, I7e or the completion OF the building. Mega
Mr.. BECK, Of Kentucky moved to lay the bill on
the table. Negatived-yeas CT, nays 172
The bill was then passed.
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The House then at forty-fve minutes past one,
resumed the consideration Of the bill revivng the
made BY Messrs. Danford, rep.j Of Ohio: Hereford
ldem.l Of W: Va; DunneIl. lrep) Of Mimi; Con.
O'Brien, tdem.) OF Nd, and Randall and Berry
the bill on the table. Negatived-yeas lis, nays
Mr.. POLAND, rep.) OF Vt, moved to reconsider
the vote of yesterday by which the main question
was ordered.
that motion on the table. Agreed to-i2s to 81.
The vote was then taken on an amendment re-
us 20 daaV es s1G
ments whenever the welfare OF the service shalt
so require, and 1t was rejected by an overwhelming
majority.
THE VOTE FOR AND AGAINST FRANXING.
The vote was then taken. on the substitute
law which abolished the ranking Si z privilege. -
~, The substitute was relected.yeas SO, nays Id
Adams, Albert. Arthur, Averill, Barber, Bell, But
Ter of Massachusetts, Butler Of Iennessee Crutch-
Hale OF New YORK, Hancock, harmer, Harris OF
Georgia Hayes Hernd9n, III Mersey, Moqghton.
Lonand, Maynard, Mclean, Moore NegIey Piatt Of
Pennsyivania, Kapisr, Rice Robbins, sener.
lace, Walls and Wishire-5o
TIE BILL LOST.
The vote was then taken on the passage OF the
bin, and it was rejected-yeas l2a, nays 1Sl.
AT the close OF the roll call, the vote being very
the members, those who in favor OF the bill
going around discussing the question and canvass
! change on the part Of Mr., Burrows, rep q
ae Of Mr. Mo anG Mr. naDbs cp ii H s
from yea to nay.
os Mssp BurnK sp osS Of Mas and
side. moved to reconsider the vote rejecting the
bill, and afterwards Withdrew the notion. 1t can
he made, however, tomorrow.
THE YEAS AND NAYS.
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Sfyermon Willard Scngan WILLIAMS Inms Of M I'nasnn,
tucky-i3I.
luton directing the Committee on the District OF
Columbia to report forthwith Bill to compel pay
ment OF the sch0olteachers OF the District.
Mr. HALE, OF New York, objected unless the res
olution were simply referred 20 the committee.
move the scandal OF having the schoolteachers OF
the capital unpaid, as they had been FOR nearly
twelve months, and he gave notice that ne would
move to suspend the rules next Monday for that
purpose. .so, .. bo,,nos, tor, ,oo, -
The ne evening session was for the consideration Of
the bill to revise the statutes.
Evening Session.
Some further progress was made in the evening
SESSION. VI buc ilousc OH INC Dill 10 revise anu
cOdily the statutes. The chair was occupied, as
usual, by Mr. 9. +. Hoar, OF Massachusetts. The
management OF The bill was In the hands OF Mr..
Poland, OF Vermont.
The actors on the scene comprised some fifteen
members, while the attentive auditory consisted
OF q collection OF coored men In the gallery, who
never seem To weary OF the dullest performance.
ALLEGED MALPRACTICE.
Information reached the Coroners' oflice yester-
day afternoon that Mrs. Julia Pancatchi, OF Italian
descent, living at No. AZ East Twelfth street. had