Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-04
TWO CENTS.

| ~ Ihs auoeu 10 the Indian appropriation, in
| me amendment for the IRE alarm telegraph
| Tor The District OF Columbia, and some other
| minor anne ndmonts, and concurrence in
others. The bill was then sent % a confer
Al S O'Clock the House took recess TN
| half past nine.
THE BOUNTY BILL.
After the recess Mr.. Gunckel Ohio rr,rn
| The Committee OF Conference on the blI IN
| equaliZe hounties submitted a report recon-
mending concurrence i'm the Senate amend
| ments.
Mr.. Archer Md asked il the Gentleman
thought that a hundred million would pay
1 this bill.
| Mr. Gunekel said the committee estimated
the Senate amendment would increase The
bill one-halfor 90 thirty millions.
| Mr.. Archer said i'm his opinion il would re-
| quire hundred and fifty million.
| The yeas and nays were ordered on the
! adoption OF the repors, and the vote resulted.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Mr.. Sawyer WIS., from the Committee on
conference on the river and harbOr bill. sub
United a report recommending concurrence
| In II out of the 80 Senate amendments The
report was adopted.
Senate bin 10 regulate and promote the
| efficiency OF the Marine Hospital service was
taken from the table and passed.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
On motion of Mr.. Lawrence (Ohiol the Sen
ate amendments To the bill I'D pay the award
| OF the southern claims commission were con
CURED in.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Mr.. Garfield. from the Conference Commit
| tee on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
submitted report.
Mr.. Randall, who had refused to.sign the
| report. said he had not done so, and IL was
due 10 The House, and perhaps the country.
that he should give his reasons for declining
! To do so. First, he considered the bill in
| amount, ST 10000, as utterly unjustifiable
IN the present condi ton of the treasury ana
the business of the country. He not only
protested gainst the amount. but all through
| the bill there were items that, 10 say the
1 ~ oh -
another reason. The committee had utterly
failed TO support the direction OF the House
i'll relation TO
| THE NEW IDRIA MINING COMPANY
| The provision inserted was mere sham.
| calculated To retard rather than aid the gov
eminent in regaining the land. These rea-
sons had prompted him 10 withhold his sig
| nature from such an eNtravagant and out
| IageOus appropriation bill at this time.
| Mr.. Butler Mass said this was perhaps
| the last time he should have anything TO say
here but if they were the Hast words be was
| 10 utter anywhere he should protest that the
| government should attempt TO reclaim this
vast property.
Mr. Garfield said that there were some
seventy-five amendments which the two
| Houses disagreed upOn. The Senate had re-
| coded on II. and the House had receded on -.
| On all the others there had been mutual con-
| cessions, and in many cases the amounts had
| been cut down, and he believed the total OF
| the bill would be less than when il left the
| House. The House had had more than its
| share of the concessions. There were some
| exceptions, but not such as the House had
| any reason to complain of. He regretted the
| violation of the old rule OF the House in rela-
| tiOn 10 the pay of contestants, but he had
| stood up to the will of the House and had
receded. Although in his opinion the Panoche
| Grande Rancho clause had no business I'm
| bill. the committee had attempted 10 carry
| ont the wishes of the House. But they were
told that there were not three Senators that
| would vote for il. They had therefore COM
| promised, on basis of hearing first ana
striking afterwad and had given the Secreta-
| ry OF the Interior 5000 to investigate and
report To the next Congress. He did not think
| these private quarrels ought ever to intrude
| on public legislation.
His demand for the previous question was
| seconded, and the report was adopted.
| THE DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED.
| MI. Parker Mo- submitted the report of
| the Committee OF Conference on the def
cheney appropriation bill, which was adopted
number of pension and other private
| bills of minor nature were passed, either
under a suspension OF the rules or by unani-
| mons consent.
| The senate amendments i'm relation 10 the
| St Louis bridge were concurred in.
The Senate bin To establish the boundary
| line between Arkansas and the Indian terri
| tory was taken up and passed.
| Senate amendments 10 the bill to incorpor-
| ate the Inland and Seaboard Coasting Com
| pany of the District of Columbia were con-
| CURED in.
The Senate amendments 10 the bill To aid
| in the improvement of the Fox and Niscon-
| sin rivers were also concurred in.
| Senate bill to exempt military bounty war
| rants or lands obtained hereunder from sale,
| was passed.
Attn 40 Mr.. Packer (IndA moved TO admit
! ladies upon the floor, TO which unanimous
| consent was given. and the outer circle was
soon enlivened by the gay c0lors OF the ladies
quite in contrast with the somber black of
the members.
! Mr. Dawes Offered a resolution that COM
mittee of three be appointed 10 join a similar
! committee Of the Senate and wait upon the
President and inform him, If he has no com
! munication. TO make, the two Houses are
ready to adjourn. ADOPTED;
The Chair named MeSSrs. Dawes, Maynard
and Cox as such committee.
Bill TO authorize the sale of certain lands
at Nincennes, Ind, was taken up and The
Senate amendments c0ncurred in.
The remainder of the time was consumed
i'm announcing the enrolment of bills and the
presentation of executive documents.
Mr. Dawes, from the committee to wait on
the President, announced that duty per-
formed, and that the President replied that
he had no further communication 10 make
The Speaker then addressed the House as
follows
SPEAKER BLAIHE's CLOSING ADDRESS
Gentlemen. l close with this hour "a six
years service as Speaker of the House of
Representatives period surpassed i'm
length by but two of my predecessors. and
equaled by only two others. The rapid mu-
tations of personal and political fortune i'm
! of those who have occupied this chair 10
| shorter terms Of Office.
/ III would De the 8IdNt>l iflStflslDliilN 10 the
| honors and responsibilities of life not To be
! deeply touched by so signal a mark of public
| esteem as that which have thrice received
at the hands of my political associates.
| desire in this last moment 10 renew 10 them.
one and all, my thanks and my gratitude.
To those from whom differ in my party
! relationship minority of this House, ten
| der my acknowledgements for the generous
! courtesy with which they have treated me.
| By one of those sudden and decisive changes
| which distinguish popular Institutions, and
| which conspicuously mark free people, that
| minority is transformed i'm the ensuing Con-
| gTess to the governing power Of the House
| However ii might possibly have been under
\ other circumstances, that event neces sarily
! renders these words my farewell 10 the chair.
| The Speakership of the American House of
4 Representatives is post OF honor, ofdignity,
| of power, of responsibility. Its duties are at
| once complex and continuous; they are both
| onerous and delicate; they are performed in
| the broad light of day, under the eye OF the
| whole people, subject at all times To the
| closest observation, and always attended
| with the sharpest criticism. Think no other
| official is he Ia to such instant and such rigid
accountability. Parliamentary rulings in
| their very nature are peremptory; almost
| absolute in authority and instantaneous in
| effect They cannot always be enforced I'm
| Such a way 8 to win applauSp nj va ,,o,a-