The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Ammeulately dIIeC Inc meotlnR OF Lne house IL
went into Committee Of the Whole tMr. Hazeton,
(rep) or WIS.,. in the chair on the Deficiency bill,
the nrst items reached in the bill being certain
appropriations Tor the District OF Columbia.
To an argument made against them by Mr.. doL ,
MAN, (dem.) OF Ind, IN which he rejected on the
motives OF the chairman OF the Committee on Ap-
preparations, Mr.. GARFIELD, trep.) OF Ohio replied
IN tone and manner Of strong Indignation,
characterZlng such insinuations as small, miser-
able and unmanly. He hoped that he would never
get down so low as to ding vitriol and poison
around him on his fellow members and 10 talk
about their M tives IN the discharge OF public
and honorable duty. The Items reported were on
the special recommendation OF the Honorable
Commissioners OF the District
The consideration Of the bill was temporarily in.
terrupted to permit the presentation OF the report
OF the Conference Committee on the Post once
Appropriation bill. Mr.. Randall, (dem.) Of Pa.
In the chair as Speaker pro tenn.
lHE FRANKING PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. TYNER, (rep) Of Ind, made the report, and,
in reply to questions stated that the action OF he
House In regard to the lranking privilege was sub.
stantaly carried out In the agreement OF the Con.
ference Committee. Lest the fact that he was on
that inference Committee might lead to the sup
ton OF the ranking privilege he desired to say, in
justice to himself, that he mad been opposed to 1t
antagonize the expressed wish Vi the House on
that subject.
Mr. SPEER, (dem.) OF Pa.-You shed no tears
over the result reached. LaughLer.)
Mr.. lYNER-I nave not SAD that.
In reply to further inquiries TO the proviso in
serted Dy the House, excluding from the freedom
OF the mails speeches reproduced from and printed
otherwise than IN the Congressional Record and
speeches delivered elsewhere than 10 Congress,
he stated tnat the Conference Committee had
concluded that by the language OF the amendments
In regard the ranking Of garden seeds the
word ..'garaen" had been struck out. so as to
make III general IN lis application to all seeds
transmitted by the Department OF Agriculture.
Nj. SPEER Are these documents anu seeds per.
ten frank or members?
Mr.. IYNER-Undoubtedy, until the LIST of next
printed or ordered to be printed by Congress.
Mr.. O'BkIEN, (dem) OF Md.-What was the sal
airy OF the Postmaster at New York fixed atS
Mr.. TYNER-Elght thousand dollars year.
Mr.. HALE, rep.) Of Me.-Does not this report re-
store the ranking privilege, with the exception Of
the correspondence oil members?
Mr.. TYN ER-Noi permanently, put until the 1st
OF December next, in all respects except to the
correspondence Oh members The provision as TO
the Agricultural reports and seeds is permanent.
The report was concurred In without the yeas
and nays, when were demanded by Mr. GARFIELD
and others, but were refused.
GREAT DIN AND CONFUSION.
Mr.. TOWNSEND, rep.) Of Pa. from the Confer
and regulation OF railroad companies in the err
litores and giving TO railways tae right OF way
u e,
clpa point IN which was the striking out oil the
proviso giving the states that may hereafter be
organized IN such Territories control over the
charges Tor transportation and freight the same
as Il such right OF way had been originally granted
NY them.
in the midst or great noise and confusion, pro-
ceeding from the tremendous pressure OF busl
ness Mr.. WILSON, rep.) OF Iowa, who was OPP
posed to the conference report. declared polDr
oi Order that the house did not know what It was
DOING % winch assertion the speaker pro ten.
gave his assent ana ruled that the point was well
taken.
Mr.. HOLMAN, OF Indiana, raised his voice above
the DIN, aud was Eeard to eXcaim that fraud
was beng perpetrated on the House.
This raised the Ire OF MI TOWNSEND. OF Pennsyl-
vanla. VINO mad charge oil the report and he char
hcterized the allegation as laisc.
Mr.. HOLA AN eXhortcd Mir. Townsend nos to
tecome excited, as he was not charging him with
fraud.
Air. WILSON OF Iowa, broke IN with the exca.
nation There was no question but there was on
attempt icing made 70 PEI petrate u fraud ON the
Mr.. HOLMAN animated to Mr. Townsend that tho
gen leman was coo old TO display childish passions,
ana repeated that the attempt TO put The bill
through IN Its present form was q fraud the
country. (Loud SHOUTS OF "Votel" ''0rder pD II
he was not entitled To be heard he should, Of
course, SIT down.
. Tne SPEAKER pro tenn. minated to Mr.. Holman
that he was not entitled to the door, but was
speaking by the suIerance OF the Chair and Of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr.. TOWNSEND SAID he was perfectly willing to
let tae gentleman from Indiana have i've minutes.
Tn! House, however, was not SO good natured,
ana met the oner with shouts Of mo, no;"
Mr.. TOWNSEND assured the House that there was
no Iraud in the b;ll and that the report was
unanimous one, which statement was connrmed
by Mr. FORT. rep.) OF Ill.
Tne conference report was then agreed TO with.
out The yeas and nays Which were demanded by
Mr.. e. +. HoAH Gep.) OF Mass, but were refused
by the House.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
The House again went into committee or the
Whole on tho Deficiency Dill. An amendment 10
pay tue expenses OF certain contested elections
III former years was strenuUusly resisted by Mr..
SPEER, OF pennsylvania, but was finally adopted.
MI. COBB, (rep) vi Kan, offered an Amendment
Tor the payment OF government employees whose
compensation was reduced under the Eight Hour
law.
Mr.. GARFIELD MADE point OF order on the
al cndment, but the POINT was overruled.
M. CREAMgR, ldem) or N. T.. advocated the
amendment, aud SAID on general principles II WA
ialse pollcy W resist such u claim.
The anne ndment was rejected,
On motion OF Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) OF Mass, an
item OF $3.50 900 was inserted Tor The soldiers No.
tiOuul Asylum.
Mr.. MYERS, trep.) OF Pa, moved to insert on
item OF $4,000 Tor clothing or seamen, and made
al appeal to the committee to do TINS justice 10