, 1874-05-12
WASHINGTON.


tANhlIHHNA AA"st Aao AiAk 4HRDB1
THO spEAKEls-And tho ollnir repeats tho
Mr. pOTTER-Tho Chair mny roncat It, Int
tho gentleman from New York objecta. It ia
tho right Of any membor to lnove to ndtonrn.
Tho srEAKEA-Dld not the Chair submit tho
' Mr.. roTTER-Dut tho Chair criticised tin
conduct OF tho nlombcr who submitted It. 1
lave ncvcr before known q chairman, In sul,-
hitting mottnn, to ositicBo 1t.
Tho SrEAKEIi--rho Chnir ooY,atdors that Tia
WAS entirely vindcated in hls romark, and that
~as wi liz pres s ss e to sdqn s 0a'' that Luis
Mr.. GAlsFlELD-1tlo thought That the Judgment
Of tho lfouHo was tho otllor way.
Mr. pOTTEH-f thought tho llouao showed
t1at It waa in favor OF ad adt0urnment.
The SPEAKEn-DooB tho gentleman from
Now York ronow the motion to a1journ2
Mr. GARFLELD--I withdrew tho motion in
tho hope TINT Ec. might Hoon got at one Of tho
Appropriation bills.
Tho spEAKER-No one who Ia not In tho
chair. can roallzo the pressure Of business on
Mondays. Tho gentleman" from Iowa (Orr)
stated to tho Chair tint fo represented tho
wlHhos Of a whole Gordon of,WoRto.n Btntoa In
bill which he wished to have vote upon. II
tho Chair wcro on Monday to give preference to
the business Of tho Appropriation Committee
thero would DO no opportunity to have thu eepBo
Of tho House tested oh niacollanoouH business.
It ia fn tho discretion of tho Chhir 10 recognize
SEutlGtAIE4 HuQ l4f0 titaiuEEHt ADu
Which they cannot got boforo tho House in any
otlor way than by motions to suspend the ruog.
No person can bo placed In 4 moro trying posi-
ton thRn tho Chair is on Monday. A gontle-
man who has bill to present docs not 500 any
Of tho other 300 momhors but tho Chair han to
800 them all, and las to apportion tho public
business 70 thas ovory section, oyory State, evory
member shall have fair lloaring.
The subject was hero dropped, and Sfr. ORR
moved to suspend tho rules and pass the bill to
confirm the presumption and homestead entries
On public lands within tho limits OF railfoad-
ErautB III cAscs whero such entries are mnda ul,-
dor tho regulations Of the Iland-Ol1loo. Passed.
Mr.. MUM offered ea6as1ass 1ssoluton authorizing
the President to appoint Provisional Governor
for Arkansas, to hold Office until questions OF
facs and law at present In dispute thora can be
decided by tho proper judicial tribunal. Re-
forrcd to tile judiciary Committee.
MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION BML.
Tho House t4en won't into Committee OF tho
Whole (AIr. NIl}LAOK in tho olaair) on tho Mill
tary Academy Appropriation bill. It approori-
atcs 1886 035. Attor explanation by Atr. Gar
Hold, it waa laid nsido to bo reported to tho
HOUSE.
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Tho Committee thon took up tho Deficiency
Appropriation bill, Of which tho following is \
Ths 9ooks total or run eRprGD9ratsa Deaa il
Department., 45aB,i22; under tho War
Department. $G11 400; under tho Interior
Department. 81 ,4G5.176; untl1r tho Post -Ufico
Department, $201 ,G0l; for tho Houes OF Rep
resaptativoB, Capitol Grounds, and Botanical
Gardoa, f30.Ct7; for the Reform School OF the
District OF Columbia, 918,3Bo.
After remarks by l1r. MoCo oRI1CK, On tho
Indian qnoattoh,
Mr. BECK commented on the fact that tho
River and Harbor Appropriation bill Ind been
passed Today under q suspension ol tbs rulos,
although 1t contained . lot of ton thousand
dollat appropriation bils for little crooks
IN Michigan, Wisconsin. .and Now Eng
land, for no other purpose than to giyo
employment to pets OF mombors that tile Mill
tary Academy bill had just boon pushed through
the Committee Of the Whole in 1--WE minutes and
now he supposed thnt tho Deficiency bill waB
to be pushed through iu tho nanla way. Ho
hoped mud trusted that very fow Of tho men,
berB WHO were responsible for Bueh proceedings
would bo members of tho noxt CongroHB.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY DILL pAssEp.
Without making muca progress on the De-
tho Military Academy Appropriation bill, and it
waB thoreupon passad.
RAILROAD BILL.
and paua the bill authorizing, tho Secretary Of
War to grant the right Of way across tho coruer
OF Tort 0ratiot Militury Reservation to tho
Detroit City Street Rnil"ny Company. Passed.
SAN FRAN0lsCo M:a1onIAL.
:. AIR. PAGE presented q remonatrance of tho
6au Francisco Chamber Of Commerce, which
waB also preHented il tho Senate, against tie
cancellation Of tho contract nith the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company for = eo1ni-montAly
mail to China and japan.
Tho House adjourned