National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-02

negative.
Mr.. HoRR then modified his motion so as to
suspend the rules and bring the two resolutions
before the House for a separate vote.
Mr.. FIREMAN., of N. Y, asked IL the rules
were suspended for the purpose what vote would
be required to pass the resolutions.
The SPEAKER said the question on each
would be decided by majority.
Several on the Democratic side. object to
that.
Mr.. HoAR was appealed to BY a number Of
Republicans to withdraw his motion and give
way to other business, but he refused declaring
his beliefthat he believed the passage OF these
resolutions would give peace to aharrassed State.
The rules were suspended-yeas l72, nays IS.
me cote was q party one except the vote Of
Mr.. STEPHENs, of Ga, In the affirmative, which
proved to be the one changing the result
| division.
The second resolution was adopted-ysas 1853,
nays 81 The Republicans voting In the negative
| were Messrs. LowNDEs, of Nd; PIERCE of Mass;
SENER and SMITH, DIVA.
| Mr.. 18th, of N. Y, moved to suspend the
| rules and make in order an amendment to the
| sundry civil or deficiency appropriation bills to
pay parties to contested election eases such sums
| as the Committee on Elections may recon- mend.
| The rules were suspended and the order made.
| Mr.. MARSHALL, of Ill, from the ApprOpri3-
| ton Committee, reported
THE MILITARY ACADEMY
appropriation bill, with the recommendation that
| the Senate amendments be coucurred in. Aopted.
| Mr.. WHEELER, OF N Y, reported
THE ARMY AUTHORIZATION BILL,
| with the Recommendation that the House now
concur and request committee Of conference. So
Mr.. LOUGHRIDGE, of Iowa, reported the
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL,
| with the Senate amendments thereto in some of
which they recommend concurrence and in others
Inconvenience.
ment appropriating $4,000 for the payment of the
Indian peace commission, as it had become an ex-
| pensiTe Institution.
Mr.. PARKER, of NO., read tables to show that
the peace commission had purchased Indian sup
| plies at much cheaper rate than had been done
Mr.. RANDALL moved to non-concur and the
motion was put, but the House eoncurred by vote
Of IA yeas TO IS nays.
On the other dIsagreeing votes a committee of
| conference was ordered.
Mr.. GARFIELD reported the
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL,
and it was ordered to be printed and recommit-
ted. The whole amount appropriated is $l,76l,-
| S27.p3. Among the items are the following:
sam: so to pay the expenses incurred in defend
ing the suit Of ]. b. Stewart against Speaker
BLAINE for false imprisonment; $4,000 to enable
the Postmaster General to readjust the salaries
OF postmasters under the act Of June 8, 1874;
$4,000 TO refund to the Commissioners of the Dis
behalf Of the United States from the tfessury of
the Districts S77,7o5.se to pay the portion Of the
general expenses Of the District Of Columbia due
On motion of Mr.. MeDOUGALL, Of N. Y, it
was made in order to offer to the sundry civil bill
an amendment approPriating $3.50 for the care
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Mr.. GARFIELD, of Ohio, from the committee
OF conference on the legislative BILL reported that
the conference had been unable to agree. They
had at one time supposed that they had agreed,
but they failed again on the question Of the sala
ries OF the clerks of the House.
MI. HOLMAN, of Ind, moved that the House
recede from its amendment.
Mr.: RANDALL, Of Pa, hoped not. As a mat
ter Of courtesy each House should ix the number
and salaries Of its officers.
Mr.. PARKER, of Mo-, said the House had in.
creased the salaries Of clerks at the last session.
and IL would be an ungracIous task to cut them
down, now that the Republican majority was
Messrs. ARCHER and sPEER both advocated
the adheIing to the House amendment, for IN
der 1t the House employees did not get as much
salary as they were entitled to. All knew how
hard these gentlemen had to work and this was
not too much pay.
A new conference was finally ordered, and
Messrs. PARKER, Of No., Fort and RANDALL
Tie House then went into Committee of the
Whole on
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL,
Mr.. HosKINs, OF N. Y, in the chair,
The pending question was upon the amendment
offered by Gen. BUTLER appropriating 5000 to
enable and authorize the Department OF Justice
TO aid the Commissioner OF the General Land
upon what is known as the Rancho Psrroche
Grarde in California.
as was proposed here would be in violation of the
mining laws. He wanted to know against whom
the suit waste be brought.
Mr.. BUTLER said It would be suit
AGAINST ABOUT FORTY FOREIGNERS,
who had taken possession Of about eight thousand
acres Of the public lands and who had already dug
Mr.. PAGE said this whole thing was a mere
controversy between William McGarrahan and
the New 1dria Mining Company. The latter had
never disputed the fact that the title to the land
was in the United States.
Mr. LAMAR, Of Miss, could not vote for this
proposition unless good reason was given for 1t.
Three millions had al ready been appropriated for
the Department of Jlstice, and he saw no neees-
sity for adding this additional 3, 600.
Mr.. Z. r. HOAR said that under the lead of
his colleague General BcTLERl the House had o
few days ago passed q resolution which directed
q subordinate officer Of the Government to violate
the law Of the land which provides that all prose-
the Department Of Justice, and now that resolu-
tion is supplemented BY this proposition, which
he earnestly hoped would not be adopted, as it
was unnecessary, The whole object was TO give
a big fee TO a special counsel.
Mr.. BUTLER said it was necessary to pass
this, because It so happened that whenever the
Judiciary Committee took up this bill
ALL THE Ex-ATroRNEY GENERALS
came before them to make an argument for the
New Idria Mining Company. The present At
torney General was, before he went into the
and IL was, therefore, not proper that he or any
of his subordinates should prosecute this suit.
Mr.. H0UGHrON, Of Cal, said this was most
extraordinary proposition, and 1t was altogether
to the interest OF VIM. McGarrahan, who had
been defeated before every tribunal in which he
had attempted to assert his claim. The New
ldria Company had never disputed the title Of
the United States.
Mr.. WILSON, of md, said that the whole pur-
interests OF the United States as against NECTAR
rahan was in order that they might themselves
secure the patent He dig not believe sths. Nc Z.
title, and 1t was, therefore, the duty Of Congress
to have an adjudication BY the highest court OF
Mr.. LoGGRRIDGE. of Iowa, offered an
| amendment providing that no suit shall De COM
Meneed by virtue Of this proviso, except under
the control OF the Attorney General, and no spe-
cial counsel shall be employed. This was an at
tempt, he said, to throw odium upon the Attorney
General, and TO declare want OF confidence in
Mr. BUTLER, Of Mass, said that was not so.
| All he had said was that the Attorney General
| had been counsel for the New Idria Company,
\ and It was therefore not proper that he should
| control these suits.
| Mr. IOUGHRIDGE said this was an attempt
| to get special counsel for McGarrahan, who had
| been lobbying about these halls all winter. The
Congress had no right to interfere in this suit,
| which was between private parties. Mc]artahan
had thence gone into the courts, and had always
Mr.. ELDREDGE said this case had been bs.
| fore the Judiciary Committee since the Thirty
| eighth Congress, and all hal decided that the
| title did not vest in the New Idria Company. He
/ believed
THAT M'GARRAHAN had THE TITLE
1t certain it vested either in him or the United
| Mr.. POTTER, of N. Y, said he believed the
| claim Of MeGarrahan was fraudulent and void.
| While this measure was nOminally prosecution
/ in the interest OF the United States, it was, in
reality, in the interest of McGarrahan.
| Mr.. GARFIELD, of Ohio, said this proposition
was one to intermeddle in the interest OF man
who had presented q false and fraudulent claim,
| and had been defeated at all points.
| Mr.. LOU3HRlDGE'S amendment was then
| rejected, and Mr.. BUFFERS motion adopted by
| l00 to so.
! Pending further consideration of the bill the
| Secretary Of the Senate appeared, and annpunsed
THE DEATH OF SENATOR BUCKINGHAM.
Eulogies were pronounced by Messrs Stack
| WEATHER KELLOGG, WILSON, Of Iowa, Porter
| and HAwLEY, OF Conn.,, and then, at 4a0, the
House took recess till $50.
Evening Session.
The House, when II reassemoled at 100 O'Clock
met in Committee of the Whole, Mr.. HosKINs,
Of N. Y, in the chair.
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