The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-21

Mr. Butler. or Massachusetts BY unanimous oon.
two mouths salary to clerks of the depariments
WAC are e9slated out OF Office by the reduction Of
the Iolce ana IL Was agreed TO.
Mr.. AvERiLI. trep Of MIMI. asked but failed Ia
obtain permission, TO have bin passed limitino
me rRtlo OF COMPENSATION to be allowed for the
distribution d moneys Appropriated for public
buildings
MI WILSON ersp2 Of Ina from the Joint In,
Ispors on the message Of the President
That the rate OF interest fixed for bonds therein
provided Tor be increased from S65 to rate which
The report states that much OF Ire ndebteap pa
proposed TO be iunded In those bonds was created
when n na s no the 1877 pay
derstandng that they were to receive evidences OF
Indebtedness the time OF payment OF which was
were deprecated. The committee believed that
3.5 per cent bond would be, as rule,
iully equal IN value TO what the contractors ex-
pected 10 receive under tner contracts; besides
the funding proposed was permissive, not com.
pulsory. The creators had all the security they
tue opportunity 10 accept .ne bonds provided
dor any cfeiSr the idea suggested By
the President, mat there was anything
S staxs hon oS not the e nv w Ssser
District securities to take bonds or them; It merely
gave HIM the oppor unity TO do so or TO retain
trict might be able to pay. the BILL therefore, was
not reputation, nor did it do injustice to any
creditors, such laDorers &c, The bill contem-
plated their payment In money. The opinion Of
the committee, therefore, remained unchanged az
the proprety OF fixing that low rate OF interest.
The report Is signed by all the members OF tho
Mr.. WILSON proceeded to state that sub-com-
mtee had waited on the President to confer
apprehension in regard 10 the facts 0. the case.
and there was no difference OF opinion between
the President ana the committee
MIR. DAWES, OF Massachusetts raised the point
OF order, that II was unpariiamentary to state
the views Of tue President on any pending meas
The SPEAKER so ruled, ana Mr.. Wilson said he
would withdraw his statement.
Mr.. KELLOGG o. Connecticut, inquired whether
there were not many. laboring people who had
these certificates in payment OF their wages
them were in the hands OF STOCK jobbers, who
would make fifty per cent on them.
On the motion or Mr.. WILSON that committee
that subject soon alter this subject was disposed
ANOTHER SCENE OF DISORDER AND ruMULT,
in the midst OF which Mr.. BECK. (dem.) OF Kv.,
moved 70 adjourn, remarking that tue republican
side of the House was 80 noisy that no business
Mr.. CoNGER trep.) Of Mich, asked that Mr..
Kecks words be taken down. US renectlng on his
the SPEAKER remarked that Mr.. Beck had only
stated an obvious TRUTH and that his words were
not in any degree sanderous.
Mr.. coNGER said That he was only prevented BY
courtesy rom making the same point in reference
to the Speakers remarks.
The SPEAKER expressed his desire to have them
taken down.
the House then resumed consideration of tho
business on the Speakers table and disposed OF
certain Senate bills among which were the follow
To relieve ships and vessels from compulsory
pilot ices ~ certain cases. Mr.. .. K. Hoar moved
to put 1t on It's passage. Mr. Cox moved Its refer
enee to the Committee on Commerce, remarking
that II was fight between the tug boats and the
pilots aud ne wanted TO save the pilots Mr.. Cox'6
motion was agreed and the bill referred 70
the Committee on Commerce.
TO enable the secretary Of the Interior to make
Michigan and indiana
Refer ed to Committee on Indian Affairs.
The supplementary Civil Rights bill was next
reached.
ence to rhe Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. POLAND, OF Vermont, moved to put II on its
passage.
MIR. ELDREDGE, tdem., OF Wis, moved that the
House adjourn. Lost-yeas 70, nays l54
/ The vote was then taken on the passage OF the
bill, and resulted yeas 14O, nays VI. There not
beng two-thirds IN its favor, as required by the
: order under which tue business on the Speakers
table was taken up, the bin not passed and
still remains on the Speakers table.
e yo Te I'm IN he Butler
OF Tennessee, Harrison Hyde, Lowndes Phelps,
Ray, sener, Smith OF Virginia, stanard, st. John,
Thomas OF Virginia and Thornoufgh. No demo-
Gratis voted Tor II.
! The next bin on the Speakers table was the
/ Senate bill supplementary to the Texas Pacific
Mr.. HOLMAN. of Indiana, called for the yeas and
nays, remarklng however that he ola not expect
IN view OF the railroad interest behind the bill
that they would be ordered.
Mr.. SPEER, tden,) Oh Pa, protested against the
remark.
The bill was passed
Mr.. GARFIELD OF Ohio presented the conference
| report on the deficiency Dill. After explanation
the report was agreed to.
Mr.. RANsiER, (rep.l of O., asked leave to 0frer
RESOLUTION complimentary vi the cuban patriots
In their enorrs for the abolition oil slavery aud the
slave trade, but Mr.. Garfield, OF Ohio objected.
Several motions adjourn or take recess were
made at this time eleven p. ~, but were re-
iected and the House resumed the business on the
Speakers table,
The next bill was that to extend the time for the
completion of railroad from the st. Crolx River
Lake to the west end OF Lake Superior and to
Bayfield, Wis.
bir. RANDALL. of Pennsylvania remarked that
this was the celebrated Proctor Knott. Duluth
bill. and that instead extending the time Ior
The bill was not passed-yeas 90, nays ~ and
the bill remains on the Speakers table,
At haipast eleven MIR. SaAN4s, o, Indiana, pre-
sen ted the report OF the second conference COM
mttee on the Indian Appropriation bill. The re-
port was agreed TO.
Mr.. PACKER, (repl of Pa, Chairman Of the
Committee on Post OsliceS and Railroads. made q
report on the question OF straw bids and tempo
rary mail service.
ordered to be printed
On motion OF Mr.. Cox or New York, bill for the
relief OF The widow and children OF General william
Gates, United States Army, was passed.
The House then, at twenty minutes to twelve
O'Clock, adjourned until hapast ten clock Mon
I day morning, with the understanding that tho
priation bill might, when engrossed, be referred
Informally to the Committee on Appropriations.
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