New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-09
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CONGRESS.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 8.-Mr. West, from
the Committee on Appropriations. reported
the postOfice appropriation bill. with
amendments, and gave notice that he would
call it up for consideration to morrow.
Mr.. Mitchell. of Oregon, moved to take
uD the resolution reported by him from the
Committee on Privileges and Elections. to
pay P. B S. Pinchback the compensation
and mileage of q Senator from the State of
Louisiana, from the beginning of the term
for which he was contestant to the termi-
nation of the case by the Senate.
Mr.. Salisbury, of Delaware, said he
hoped this resolution would not be taken
up. 1t would certainly lead to debate. and
if the object was to pass it in the morning
hour, he desired to cay it could not be done.
Mr.. Morton, of Iodiana-We may as well
take it up anyhow. The motion of Mr..
Mitchell was rejected; yeas 10. nays l9.
Mr.. Christiancy voting with the Demo
Gratis in the negative.
Before the vote was announced, Mr.. Nor
ton said the three Senators who had gone
to Mississippi, Messrs Boutwell,, Mcmillan
and Cameron of Wisconsin, we're paired on
all political questions.
Mr.. Cockrell said he was paired with Mr..
Mcmillan on the bankrupt bill, but on
nothing else. Mr.. Cooper (Dem.) said he
was paired with Mr.. Mcmillan on all politi-
cal questions, and therefore had not voted.
MI. Merrimon, of North Carolina, in.
quired ii this was q political question.
The President pro tempore.-The'Chair is
unable to determine. Laughter
The bill relating to the jurisdiction of
circuit courts in issuing injunctions passed.
Mr.. Maxey's resolution of inquiry about
bonds predicated upon conditional land
grants was adopted.
The silver bill was taken up. A long dis
cussion followed. and it was postponed to
Tuesday.
Mr. Gordon presented the petition of s. D.
Lee, of Mississippi, for the removal of his
political disabilities. Adjourned.
Con6rmations-W. w. Sykes, consul to
Cardiff; j. L. Rutan, consul to Florence;
John Tyler, postmaster, Jacksonville. FlOri-
da; H0dgeman Slack. United States mar
shall, West Virginia; S. Luck, district sttor.
ney, Western District Of North Carolina.
The post route bill passed. 1t throws sd-
ditional guards around bids.
The Judiciary Committee reported . bill
prescribing the oath for grand and petty
United States jurors. 1t abolishes the IRON
clad oath. Pending the discussion the
morning hour expired.
The Senate amendments to the bill rela-
tive to customhouse bonds was adopted
and goes to the President.
Mr.. Blaine said he had entered motion
to reconsider the vote by which the Ju-
dietary Committee was allowed to print
evidence. He wanted to have the London
dispatch embodied.
Mr.. Hunton had no sort of objection.
Mr.. Southland objected.
Mr.. TarbOx made personal explana-
ton. The resolution introduced by him
was not aimed at Mr.. Blame. He gave q
history of the resolution, and general re-
view of matters developed under it.
During the discussion it was known by
Mr.. Blaine's friends that Mr.. TarbOx had q
COPY of Mr.. Blaine's financial speech before
it was delivered.
Upon this side issue Mr.. Blaine said:
"How it came into his possession, do net
know. have never been able to know.
have eurmiesed. I assert that it was there
that it was in his possession for some weeks
and that his holding it was violation o1
the primal laws of honesty, as much as il
he held my watch-just the same. l have
nsver recognized the gentleman since.
only recognize him to-day to make that state
ment. will now take up the motion fol
recOnsidering the vote on the resolution fol
printing certain evidence"
Mr.. Tarbox rose.
The Speaker pro tenn. asked Mr.. Blaine
whether he yielded the floor to Mr.. Tar
box!
Mr.. Blaine-I will hear what he has te
Mr. Tarbox-I understand the gentleman
from Maine to indicate that l offered q
printed spec ,h purporting to be his to some
newspaper.
Mr.. Blaine-I had heard it.
Mr.. Tarbox-It is not true.
Mr.. Blaine-The gentleman stated awhile
| ago that it was not true that he had copy
Mr.. Tarbox-I made no such statement.
Mr.. Blaine-I now call up the molten tt
reconsider the vote ordering certain testi
| mOny to be printed.
MI. Lord claimed the right of going OF
with the Geneva award bill.
In the course of q parliamentary conflic
over the point, Mr.. Blaine stated thai al
patch and the committee proceedings OF
Yesterday printed at the same time.
Mr.. Reagan. of Texas. made the objection
that the Caldwell dispatch was no kind o
| evidence.
Mr.. Blaine-And yet you reported vot.
| of censure on General Schenck on the sam,
kind of evidence.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois-That is not tn,
| case-the Committee on Foreign Affairs dit
receive certain kilograms from Londo'
| with respect to his connection with tht
| Emma Mine, but in every instance befor'
use was made of them they were submitted
| to General Schenck for his statement il
| regard to them.
Mr.. Blaine-Why did you not submit thi
| dispatch to met
Mr.. Springer-I presume it will be sub
mitted to the gentleman in good time.
Mr.. Blaine persisted in holding the floor
notwithstanding the Speakers hammerinl
| and demands for order.
Mr.. Blaine-One moment. Mr.. Speaker.
| The Speaker pro tem-No, sir. The gen
| tleman will be seated; the Chair must COM
| to the point of order in furtherance of pub
| lie business. The decision of the ChGr i
| that the gentlemen from Maine can not cal
up the motion to reconsider while tn
| Geneva award bill is before the House.
| Mr.. Blaine-Then understand the Chai
to rule that have lost my control over tn
motion!
The Speaker pro tem.-No, sir. The Chai
has ruled no such thing. The Chair vii
recognize the gentleman when there i
nothing properly pending before the House
Mr.. Blaine-I desire permission to say
| The Speaker pro tenn. (interrupting)-
Does the gentleman take an appeall
Mr.. Blaine-I merely want to say that il
submitting to it, as do gracefully, do no
at all concur in it.
The Speaker-The Chair did not suppos
anything of the kind.
The House then resumed the considers
! ton of the Geneva award bill.
Mr.. Spencer, from Louisiana, was seated
WASHINGTON.