New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-02
KILN OONGRESS--1sr SESSION
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.


THE GEORGIA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE IN THE
uousE-spEROHEs OK VARIOUS SUBJECTS
HOUSE WASHINGTON. Feb. %, 1874.
NJ Uvop (Rep.. MOI, from the Committee
an t,loctions made report IN the Georgia contested
election case that Mr. Raws the sitting member Is nov
entitled 10 the seat and that Mr. Sloan, the contest
ant, Is. lilo, ..
A minority report taking the adverse position. wac
made by Mr.. sPEER Dem. Penal Tho reports are 10
be called NJ hereafter
acter.
A bill reported from tho Patent Committee giving
validity TO tho extension OF letters patent for an inVeh
ton by McCntock Young in the improvement OF har-
vestiur machines gave tn discussion The 6ii was
advocated ny Messrs. CONGBR Rcp.. Mion2, EAMEs
eH Spf kR K, fn tDsn pTH Sc%ssrs Iatsn
Committee. and Ivy Messrs. q. F. HoAR Rep Mass D.
pAGE S M Ga avn oN ep owS
DEM Cali and CANNON Rep, M; .,,,,,
appears from tho argument that the bI was Simply
intended to curative OF possible defect In the ex
tension the patent it beng questionable whether ~
IL apDsared also that the improvement ia In use IN tue
| Mccormick machines and will have To DC paq LOT Dy
Mccormick. Finally. after long discussion tho oi'i
Alter a struggle between two opposing propositions
one made by MIR. HAwLEY tRsn t'l) :" 40 INTO Com,
Ot6eG made by bIr T. II RoBERTs Rep.. N " to go
Into Committee Of tho Whole on the Presidents message
| were demanded by Mr.. RANDALL Dem, Penn.l on nj;
IIawley's notion with tho remark that the DAY W0ui1
| be wasted anyhow, to which remark Mr.. g. r. HoAh
Rep Mass) took exception being supplementary
but Mr. RANDALL QJem. PenD.I made tire ret0rt that
The Yeas and Nays ordered, and then two other
anu Nays were also ordered Neither side would yield
to the other Those who wanted TO go on WIN pttn.s
business did want to hear written essays read ana
those who Dad such essays prepared Thought ts pri
vate business OF little Importance ana 80 the
lolor IL linz he rclI fort
At the conclusion OF the first roll call there WAS an
effort to reconcile the conflicting factions. hr HAW-
LEY Rcp. ILL., withdrew his motion To 80 INTO COR,
utee of tie Whole on the private calendar and yielded
the counter proposition to 90 into Committee OF the
bate The other opponents Of that Saturday entertain
ncnt not for yielding and demanded the Yeas nnu
| Mr.. WILLARD rep W. followed this with mouon
to adjourn, and majority on rising vote being asa"''
| In the mean time Mr. BANNING UiD. Rep, ONO,
presented the petition of the Archbishop OF Cpcnha
ex-Goy NOyes and other leading citizens OI OHo, ao
| the release OF Edward Condor OF Cincinnati inc ast
American Fenian detained in prison 10 Enganu, WIN"
| Mr. WILLARD (Rep., vi stated his reason TOT
moving To adjourn. IL was that when II was proPosou
by the Chairman OF the Committee OF Claims lur raw
levi 10 90 into Committee Of the Whole on the private
| calendar gentlemen OF the Democratic Siue VI s so
House nterposed hlbustering motions, ana one goVe
man dir RandalD mad stated that. unless there was an
agreement devote the rest Oh tne gay " I 49,
business whatever should DO done. " had
apparently been entered into thai all tue otons
| DO Withdrawn and the roipainuor oi euo ""' $50
| with debate. 80, ,o q
| Mr. RANDALL Dem. Pal stated that no threat nau
beon made and that his remark had no such meaninS
| Mr. WILLARD went 10 say that II dld not seen pc
coming for the House to allow minority 10 utteriuno
the order OF business and for that reason ne Ihous
that those who opposed 70 having the DAY dtVoou
| 20 speech-making had the same right TO nIDuster
against t az che other side had to lbuser against the
regular order of business. He would not, however,
| press his opposition any further. - - o
All opposition having been thus Withdrawn or over,
come the House "a O'Clock went iuto committee Oh
tho Whole Mr.. Todd ep. PENN ir the Chair' on tue
| Presidents message. a.
| Mr. BROWN dem. XVI read speech arragnhg the
| Repub ican party for its political and financial sns
| At tho close OF Mr.. Browns speech. MI. hAlhEl
Rep s. e. sent to the Clerks desk and had read iet-
ter written by Mr. Brown TO The LousrttN courier 10
1861 tending to show that his loyalty to the Union was
not at that period Distinguishing feature OF ms char
| acter.
MI. MILILKEN Dem. Ky.l followed with written
| speech against the Educational hill
Mr.. MELLISH (Rep.. N ~ addressed the House In
support bill To provide che money OF the nlted
states and regulate its value He claimed that the cur
rency thereby provided would be valuable as money
or all tho that make gold and silver valuable:
with the additional advantage that cannot be raised
in gross amount except by Deliberate act OF the SOW
creignty, be drawn from the country by out
side financial incidents and conditions.
Several other members asked and obtained leave TO
have their speeches printed without beng Delivered,
| aud then at O'Clock, the House adjourned.