New-York tribune., 1875-03-04
XLIIIp CONGRESS--2D SESSION.

MERCHANDISE DoUBLED-PAssAGE OF DhtiCi-
ENCY BILL IN THE HoUsE-REPoRrs OF CON-
FERENCE COMMITTEES.
HOUSE WASHINGTON. March 3, lSlo
Ir,med;atelv after the meeting of the House
a went into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Hazeton
fRer Wis IN the chair the Deficiency bill. the first
,tems reached in the bill being certain appropriations
for the District OF Columbia -
To an argument made against them by Mr.. HOLMAN
em Ipa1 in which he reflected the motives of the
caa,rmau OF the Committee Appropriations, Mr.
FAIRFIELD Olep Ohio) replied 10 tone and manner
of strong Indignation. characerzlng such insinuations
as small miserable, aad unmanly. He hoped that he
would never get down low to fling vtriol and
poison around him his fellow-members, and to talk
about their motives the discharge OF public aud
honorable duty The items reported on the spe-
cial recommendation of the Honorable Commissioners
Of the District.
AGREEMENT TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE
PosT-oFFICR BILL
The consideration of the bill was temporarily inter-
rupted permit the presentation of the report of the
Conference Committee the Post-Oiee Appropriation
BILL Mr.. RANDALL (Dem., PENN in the chair as
Speaker pro tea.
Mr. TYNER (Rep. Ind) made the report. and in reply
to questions that the action Of the House in re-
eG 2GS ou no IN n the astesn Of the ccnfercnee
the fact tnat he was on that conference Conuiee
riht lead t. he suIpOson that he was in favor OF
PartiS OF the rankng priv,ege he desired
10 saw in Justice himself that he had been opposed to
ali tie time that he had not been disposed 10 an
tagouze the expressed wish the House that sub
MIR sPEER Deu.. Penn.l You shed no tears over the
MI Mr.. TYNER-I nave not said that
In rep to further Inquiries as TO the provlso inseren
by the House, excluding from the freedom OF Tue mas
1Ae CogreS'1I Record and spesgRes Seerea 6 tSe
Conference Committee had concluded that by the Ian
guage the amendments such speeches were already
ont as surpusaee In regard ranking OF garden
seeds the garden" had been struck out 50 as to
nted by me DEPARTMENT OF Asrcuture. -...,,,.os
90 through the mails free on the written frank OF
M. TYN ER-Uadoubteily until the 1st of next De-
cemJer aud ina; applies TO all documents peiAIed or
ordered to b. printed by Congress 49,. .,. -, .,o
Postmaster New-York fixed al
NJ Ale c7ce Wi:sj@Does not this report restore
tie Iaak-g pryiege wia the exception OF the CORE
Mr. Tyuer-Not permanently, but until the 1st OF De-
eenUe next n all respects except as to tbe correspond
reports anI seeds IS permanent.
lne repors was eoucurred ia without TIE ne Yeas rs ana
Nays which were demanded by III. GAhtIEI-D and
CtLcr-, Dui were refused.
CONFERENCE REPORT on TIE TERRITORIAL RAIL
ROAD LAW AGREED TO.
Mr.. TOWNSEND t;cpr Penny, from the Conference
Committee bill cor the incorporation and resula-
top OF rarCa the Territories and giving
10 railways the right OF way through the public lands.
made a report the principal point in which was the
strkiug out OF provsO giving the States that may
T
ti cn9,s FOR spurtation and freight, the
II night OF way had 0een originally granted by
In the midst OF great noise and confusion, proceeding
from the tremendous pressure Of business MT WILSON
OS,p., IIwa) who opposed 10 the conference
report declared poiGt Ci order that the House dIi
not know what it was doing; to winch assertion the
Speaker pro ten gave his assent and rued that tne
PM PMr HOIMKN Den Ind) raised his voice above the
din, Leard 10 cxcllim mat fraud was Deng
go ~ ib5 ire OF Mr. ToWNsEND who had
OF The report AM le ch2ract ze4 the Ss1ioh
M HOLMAN exrortea Mr. TOWNSEND not TO become
excited. a. lie not charging hlm vlth fraud. &c.
NJ WILSON broEe N Win tAe excianl4uon tiat tAeTs
VS. no Question, hut there attempt being made
to perpStrate fraud ON the country II not on the
Mr. HOLMAN intnated to Mr Townsend that the the
n 9a5 s5e eP aeP G % to a ne S oil thr5nsa N is
~ vot," "Ordsr"i II h. was eltt.ed to Dc
hearI, be shoulu u .rsr sit down. ...
Tne SPEAKER pc I'm. lnt.ma,td TO Mr. hOLtAts Ott
by tie sufe-sHcc OF tae CAaIr ana OF tAe Geh'eAan
Mr To'.N ~ sail he was perfectly willing 20 let
tbc geu.icin.n from Iudiaaa nave five minutes.
Inc House, A'WoVei' was A1s 50 goo tI'eI aau
mot nc cA-r VITA SHOUTS oi " NJ no. vote regular
Mr. qOWN, END assured the EIouse that there was no
trau1 la o:., a-d az tuo report was ui Bim us
one, wncA s,@telen, was confirmed ~ AF. FOHr
Tao conference report was then agreed to without the
Ieas and NAYS which we're cemandeo Dy mr. u +
HOAR (R T.. Mdss) uut were refused Oy the House
AMENDMENTS TO TIE DEFICIENCY BILL.
Tue House ag1ia went into Committee of the Whole
on tine Deficiency bil An amendment 10 pay the eX-
penses Of certain contested elections IN former years was
streDuoasly resisted by Mr.. SPEED Dem, Penn) but
was finally adopted.
Mr. COBB Olep., Kan.) offered amendment for the
payment Of Government employees whose compensation
was reduced under t-e L=ht-lto1r Jaw. A., ,
Nj CREANEE %, n ~ adVocafed the amend
ment. saIG general principles was idi7e p9cy
on motion OF Mr. BUTLER (tssp., Mass) an item OF
s5OO0O Was inserted Soldiers National Asy lun
Nj. MYERS (tcp, Pcnn0 moved to insert an item u
eoo nm IN t1o fHV n
the Committee DO this Justice 10 the enlisted men ana
boys Of the navy. Ne amendment was aioPted
ANorHERFAILURE 70 AGREE on THE MISCELLANEOUS
BILL
A.tcr making some further prosress with the BILL the
Committee rose 50 az 10 allow the conference report 10
be made on tlc Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Appropriation bill
TIE report was made BY NJ. MAYNARD (iep., TennG
md WAS 10 the cfe. that the Committee had becn un-
able 70 gree poit OF dispute b5ing as to the pay oI
After soms DISCUSSION Mr.. HOLMAN (Dem Ind
moved that the House recede from It's poAton ana the
rhe House ten voted 10 it's position and ask
conference te eOnfcrees 10 represen tAe
HOuse-tuat is MeSsrs. Maynard (itsi' 1enED y Ne'"
(Sep Penu.). and Morrison (Dsin' HI
PASSAGE OF TIE DEFICIENCY BILL
The House tAea went back iltO CJmmttee on the Dc
heie-oy bEl.
On motion OF Mr. YOUNG Dem, Gal an item was 10
serted for The band OF The Military Acddeny at west
Point The band Is 70 consist OF teacher at isj
month ard % enlisted men 10 OF whom arc 70 have Si
month. and tue remainder SJl uontn WIN INV @
BEN arising from TeeGst nent and iensh Oh seNte.
Fiualiy At a quarter past O'CLOCK Tie COMMITTEE
Mr. NIBLACK (Dem.. Indl took the chair as Speaker
pro tenn, aud MT GARFIELD (R p, Ohio) moved 10
suspend tie rules anl pass tue D.i as '"onu'N ~ '
CUiHmiitse OF the Whole. ...v, n,
Messrs. HOLMAN CDtm.. IndJ. aud sPEER tD,m,
Penal sndeavored 70 have direct votes on some oil tne
amendments which could not Oe had under 'he mVdDn'