Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-03

I that was infected, to prevent the spread OF
| the diseas to save us-and that property N
was now proposed should be paid FOR.
| Mr. Niblack (Ind.l said Congress was the
/ only power that could legislate for the Dis
trict, and he thought congress had been dere-
!icI In not ascertaining definitely the proper
| uoDal amount which the United States ought
| TO pay toward the expenses of the District
| Mr.. Holman, i'm reply to Mr.. Garfield. said
lhe AFTER became very indignant because il
was asserted that there must be some motive
In bringing in these extraordinary appropri-
atoms. These para graphs were but the out
crop ping OF a system which had been advo-
Gated and supported at all times by the gem
tleman from Ohio When he (Holman) and
others made an attempt to deprive the late
beard OF Public Works of unlimited power
| MI Garfield and his associates opposed il
with all their power.
Mr.. Eldred ge said that every man who
mad served in Congress must have been struck
! with the universal hostility toward the Dis
4 trlct- The Congress of the United States
very properly perhaps, under the Constitu-
tlon, has assumed supreme control here, and
| should therefore contribute toward the SUM-
port OF Its government. He thought too
| that the people of the District might have a
delegate TO speak for them upon the floor of
the house lie read an extract from the
annual message of President Jackson, De-
cember, 1880, earnestly urging the duty of
congress to provide for the District of Column
Mr.. Holman's amendment was rejected.
81 TO 1l6.
Mr.. Hagans CIV. va.) moved amendment
approprlating 81 600 for the annual repair of
the Reform School Building. Adopted
Mr.. Chapman Offered an amendment ap-
propriaung $500 to pay for valuation of
government property in the District made
in 1872. Adopted.
Mr.. Tyner {Ind.) offered an amendment To
enable the Postmaster General TO adjust and
pay the compensation for transportation of
mails over railroad routes, according To the
PROVISIONS of the appropriation bill for the
i rost once department, approved March 3,
| much of the unexpended balance of that APP
preparation as may be necessary. Agreed To-
PENDING further consideration, the COM
mittee rose, and Mr.. TyLer, from the COM
mittee of conference on
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL,
submitted report.
The main point in controversy was i'm rela-
tlon 10 the partial restoration of the frank
Ing privilege. In answer TO questions. Mr.
Iyner explained that's the clause now stood
all documents printed by order of Congress-:
the speeches delivered i'm Congress, and the
Congressional EecOJl: seeds Issued by the
Agricultural department and the report of
the Commissioner of Agriculture, WOuId 90
free through the mails under a members
frank until the first of next December. But
co, respondence is not 10 go free The sending
or seeds and Of the agricultural report is,
however, made permanent. Mr.. Tyner said
he wanted IL understood that he was not i'm
favor OF a restoration of the franking priyi-
lege. but he did moi wish to lose the bi by
he had therefore consented to its retention.
The conference report was agreed TO with
out division.
Mr.. Townsend (Pa.), from the committee
OF conference on the disagreeing votes of the
the House on the bill i'm relation to the incor-
poration of railroads in the territories, SUBJ
mftted report, which was agreed 10; but
until after a contest, in which ii was charged
that the bill was swindle upon the terrific
ries and upon the country.
The House again went into Committee of
the Whole on
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. Todd Pa offered an amendment TO
pay contestants and contestces in the pres
ent Congress as follows: To Morgan Rauls,
OF Georgia, S1,5c0; to James G. Shanks, OF
Indiana, 81 ,040; George @. Cannon, OF Utah
Si,3co; George A. Sheridan, of Louisiana,
g, 600; provided that no person hereafter to
be seated in this House shall have any bene-
ft of this appropriation.
Mr.. Speer [Pa.) protested against this way
of paying contestants. 1t had grown to be
such an abuse that year or two ago the
House passed solemn resolution that the
contestants should not be paid, and this was
an eIort TO evade that resolution.
Mr.. Butler (Mass.) said that the resolution
declared that the money should not be paid
| out of the contingent fund. This proposed TO
| make general appropriation.
Mr.. Speer said he must still protest against
il as an abuse that should not be permitted.
Most of the money thus paid went to pay the
fees of lawyers. The lawyers came here and
demanded any amount as fee, because they
believed Congress would pay IL.
The amendment was agreed 10.
TEN-HOUR LAW.
Mr.. Cobb (Kan.) offered an amendment ALI
thoriDg the proper accounting officers of the
Treasury to adjust the accounts of working
men employed on the public works of the
United States for wages alleged to be due for
two hours extra work from the time of the
passage of the eIght-hour law to the date of
the Presidents proclamation concerning the
same.
Mr.. Cobb argued that the act of the officers
| of the government in compelling these men
| TO work ten hours and not giving them the
| extra pay to which they were entitled was q
| Swindle upon the workingmen, and as such
| 1T should be corrected by the House.
Mr.. Creamer On. - advocated the amend
ment as an act of simple justice; but the
amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Hale (Me.) offered an amendment TO
pay for printing the illustrations of the re-
suits of the Polaris expedition, under direc-
| ton of the Secretary of the Navy. Adopted.
Mr.. Myers PA offered an amendment
| appropriating $4,000 to purchase clothing
| for the sailors, landsmen and boys in the
navy. He called attention tn the fact that
| the government furnished clothing to the
soldier and the marine, but the moment the
sailor was enlisted three months pay was
deducted 10 compel him TO pay for his own
clothing. He wanted to place the sailor on
| the same footing as the soldier. The amend
ment was adopted.