The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WASHINGTON, May 90 1874
Mr. DAWES (rep) OF Mass, asked to have the
Senate resolution for final adjournment taken up
and passed.
Mr. KAssoN, (rep.) OF Iowa, said he must object
until some disposition has been made OF bills
Affecting Western interests.
Mr.. GARFIELD, trep.) Of Ohio moved to go to the
Speakers table and take up the resolution.
The SPEAKER said that while the resolution itself
was privileged question the motion to 60 to the
Speakers table was not.
Mr.. CESSNA, trep) Of Pa; Mr.. DUNNzLL, rep.)
OF Mimi. and others, objected.
Mr.. DAWES then offered as . privileged question
resolution similar to that passed by the senate.
Mr.. CoBURN. rep.) OF Ind, moved to adjourn.
Negatved.
Mr.. KAssoN moved to lay the resolution on the
table, Negatived-yeas 81. nays 13o.
The resolution was then agreed to-yeas 143,
nays 40.
THE sAHBoRN REPoRT-GESERAL BUTLER ANXIOUS.
Mr.. FOSTER, trep.) OF Ohio called up the report
on the Sanborn contracts.
Mr.. DAWES announced that he had received Q
letter from his colleague, General Butler. stating
that he was Ill in bed, that he desired TO speak
upon the system OF moieties in connection with
this report, and asking, as favor. that the COM
mittee would consent to postpone the discussion
until tomorrow.
Mr.. FOSTER said that II 1t were matter personal
to himself he would consent once, but as 1t was
q matter OF great public interest he preferred TO
take the sense Of the House.
On motion OF Mr.. DAWES the postponement was
agreed to-
TIE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
The House then, at nall-past twelve, went into
Committee OF the Whole on the Post once Appro-
priaton bill, Mr.. Parsons, OF ohio, In the chair
Mr.. HOLMAN, ldem.) OF Ind, criticised the re-
marks OF Mr.: Z. II. Roberts at the close Of tine de-
A m n n H.,
hcan party in purifying Itself, and contrasted that
claim with the strenuous effort made to-day TO
shut OIL DEBATE on the Post once Appropriation
Dill. He called attention to the fact that the az
gregate amount appropriated by this bill exceeded
the APPROPRIATION ~, ior the same purpose last year
straw bids ior mall contracts, and referred TO the
exorbitant rates charged oy railroad companies
Tor the transportation OF the mails.
Mr.. LAWRENCE, rep) OF OHIO, asked him what
remedy he would apply. His own remedy would
Mr. HOLMAN replied that that was the true
remedy. Congress was the only power that could
restrict those railroad companies and prescribe
reasonable rates Tor the performance OF public
service.
Mr.. LAWRENCE asked him whether he would vote
Tor proposition prescribing sucn rates, and II SO
how many OF the members on the democratic side
OF the House would do TT
Mr.. HOLMAN replied that he would, and he pre-
eumed that no democratic member would refuse to
do so.
Mr.. wooD, Cdem.) OF N. T.. commented on
the large annual increase Of expenditures In the
Post once Department and criticised the boast
OF his colleague IT, Il. Roperts) yesterday rs to
the purihcaton OF the republican party. In that
connection he referred TO the fact that sixty
Ofncials in the New York Custom House. who had
been reported Tor fraudulent COLLISION with Inn
porters, were allowed TO retain their positions,
and that one oficial, whom District Artorne :
Davis had succeeded IN having dismissed for fraud
had, within three weeks afterwards, been ap.
pointed, by the Republican State Treasurer Of
New York, 10 the post OF Assistant Treasurer In
which position he mad committed extensive frauds
Mr.. 3. III. ROBERTS, (rep.l OF N ", asked his col
league to state that that state Treasurer was q
democrat.
POLITICAL MORAL COURAGE.
Mr. WoOD denied that statement, and said tina,
the stale Treasurer was republican. He admire
the moral courage OF any man who could compli
Snent the party In power on Its probity and publ
integrity Tne history Of no country, ancient o
MODERN had ever shown In 90 short period sue
Al utter degeneracy and deterioration AZ the MS
tory OF that party which his colleague had al
MI. &. ii. ROBERTS replied TO his colleague, an
commented upon mis- talking about morany an
honor. He defended his cwn remarks mace yeste
0ay about the republican party - having gee
called out By q statement Of his colleague Ia
speech last March, and BY . statemens Oh NJ =.
Beck, and he repeated that the repuuncsn par
WAS the only party In history that hsd the courag
TO seek abuses In les own ranks ana suive
reform them. -
NJ RANDALL dem, Of Pa, charged hss Ia