Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-04

y but there was an attempt being made to
;, perpetrate fraud on the country, not
on the HOuie.
e Mr.. Holman intimated 10 Mr.. Townsend
e that that &c ltleman was too old to display
4 childish passions, and repeated that an at
, tempt to put the bill through in its present
form was fraud on the country. Loud
shouts of s'TOtel" "Orderi"l If he was
e not entitled 10 be heard he should of
} course sit diIwn.
The Spea ker pro TEN intimated to Mr..
Holman that be was not entitled to the
floor, but wis speaking by suffrance Of the
Chair and of the gentleman from Penn
sylvania.
Mr.. Townsend said he was perfectly will
ing 10 let the gentleman from Indiana have
five minutes.
The HOuse, however, was not so good
Ratured, anil met the offer with shouts Of
"no," ''no," ''yote,n Irregular order"
Mr.. Townsend assured the House that
there vas I'D fraud in the bill, and that the
report was q unanimous one, which state
ment was confirmed by Mr. Fort.
The conference report was then agreed |
to without the yeas and meas, which were |
demanded by Mr.. G. F. Hoar, but were re-
fused by the House.
The House again went into committee |
Of the whole on the deficiency bill. An |
amendment TO pay the expenses Of certain
contested elections n former years, was
strenuOusly resisted by Mr.. Speer, but was
finally adopted.
Mr.. Cobb. of Kansas, offered an amend
ment for the payment Of the Government
! EMPLOYEES whose compensation was re-
! duced under the eight hour Law.
! Mr.. Garfield made a point of order on
the amendment, but the point was over
ruled.
The amendment was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, Of Massachu-
sets, an item of $4,000 was inserted
/ for the Soldiers National Asylum.
Mr.. Myeni ed to insert an item of
| $4,000 for clothing seamen, and made an
! appeal to the committee to do this in JUS
tice to the enlisted men and boys Of the
navy. The amendment was adopted.
Finally, at 4:15 p. NJ, the committee
rose and ldr. Niblack took the chair
Mr.. Garfield moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill as amended in committee
of the whole.
Messrs. Holman and Speer endeavored to
have a direc5 vote on some Of the amend
meDts, which could not be had under the
motion, bu. the motion was agreed to
amid great rOise and confusion, and the bill
was passed.
Mr.. Williams, of Wisconsin, presented
resolutions from the Wisconsin State
Grange, asking Congress to pass a law for
a uniform rate Of interest.
Mr.. Potter, of New York, then moved
the following:
Resolved, that the thanks of the House
are due, and are hereby rendered to the
Hon. James G. Blaine, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, for the impair
TALLY, effici3n cy and distinguished ability
with which he has discharged the trying
and arduOus duties of his office during the
FOrty-Third Congress.
Mr.. BecS--I second that motion.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. HOskins moved to suspend the rules
and take from the Speakers table and pass I
the two bills providing for tbs admission of
Colorado and New Mexico as States. The
motion was rejected, yeas 1G4, nays 81, not t
twO-thirds in the affirmative. Almost a r
party vote. 0
The House then took a recess until 8 f
O'Clock.
Evening Session.
The night session opens with a full at .
tendance of members, with the galleries =
filled with SPECTATORS, and the corridors and
to the hall besiezed with eager
individuals, either interested in legislation
or DESTROYS o. pressing their claims on men, s
beTs before the expiration of Congress. In j
the latter class are many women, probably u
anxious either to retain the positions which A
they are fearful Of losing an account Of the C
reductions, or else DESTROYS Of L
getting the influence of members to obtain G
such positions. On the floor there is a L
great pressure Of members to secure the p
Of the Speaker, but each has TO
wait his turn, if he is so fortunate as to
have any promise Of recognition at all.
Mr.. Louglridge, from the Conference n
Committee On the Indian Appropriation Il
Bill, made a report which was agreed TO. Ii
Mr.. Kasso1 moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolutions heretofore report F
ed by him from the Committee on Ways cl
and Means, On the Pacific Mail investiga- I
ton, directing copies O. the testimony to "
be laid before the next House, and before
the United Safes District Attorney, look
ing to proceedings against VIM. s. King
and JnO. G. Schumacher; also to deprive
correspondents involved in the \
matter from The privileges Of the reporters tt
gallery.
Mr.. Crook said that to send that evil
dence to the grand jury, was an outrage
against law and common sense.
Mr.. KassOn's motion was agreed TO, 126 n
TO II. n
Mr.. Harrison, of Tennessee, called up Ct
the resolutions of the Committee on Elec-
tiOns, declaring Pinchback not elected as a
member from the State Of Louisiana at
large, and George A. Sheridan elected and
entitled to the seat. The resolutions were v
agreed to, 123 to %, and Mr.. Sheridan took
the oath of Office, in which he has barely
fifteen hours to serve.
Mr.. Robinson, of Ohio, called up like | 3
in the case of Mr.. Sypher, de- = =
claring the latter, who is the sitting men, =
Der, not cleo ed from the First District Of :,
Louisiana, and Mr.. Lawrence, the contest =
ant, entitled to the seat. -
Mr. Hazeluon, Of Wisconsin, moved as a v
substitute that neither is entitled to the v,
seat. b,
Mr. Syphgr addressed the House in bis Ii
own behalf, declaring the majority report | in
as remarkable for what it did not set forth,
and the minority report as remarkable for "
its absurdity. Ct
Mr.. Hazelton, of Wisconsin, spoke in in
support of his own motion, and character N
lied the frauds perpetrated at the election 7
as being so stupendOus, iagran. and shame d,
less, that none of them could afford to vote II
for either claimant.
The substitutes was rejeCted-ayes 81
noes IA. Tie resolution then passed-134 Ii
to 81, and Nj. Lawrence came forward and Ia
was sworn in, taking the iron-clad oath. h
He was about fourteen hours a Represent r
alive. N
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, moved a
that the rules be suspended that the House Il,
may now proceed to business on the h
Speakers table-the Senate Civil Rights Sc
bill to be referred to the Judiciary Com ct
mittee, and al remaining bills to be con- bT
sidered under five minutes debate. subject pr
10 points of order, which, If sustained, may
be OyeTruled oy a twO-thirds vote.
Mr.. Randall consider that is an IN
safe way Of proceeding. 1t is a most dan
yerous way.
The Speaktr-What is dangerous in it
Mr.. Randsll-Because bills may be &
reached against which points of order will nj
be raised, and then majority might pass ar
hem. -
Mr.. Butler--Why should it not? p,
Mr.. Randall think that in the hurry 81
If the last hours of the session we should e.
not do II