Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-02
The Question OF RObesOn's Liability and
Responsibility Under the InVesti-
CATION Of WhitthOrne's and
GlOver's Committee.
A Passage at Arms Between Randall and
Some Of the Leading Radicals
The Invalid Pension Bill
Obituary Speeches.
GOyett Before the Whisky Committee in
~ Answer to BIufOrd WilsOn-The
Admission OF Colorado to
the Union Sc
cured, Etc.
HOUSE.

diete!y after rea0lng tne journal, the
bill received by Mr.. Blaine from the
committee on mines and mining, TO
utilize the products OF gold and silver,
was taken up.
Mr.. Holman asked leave to
offer sn amendment, providing that
so much of the resumption act
IS provides that on and after the first of
July, 1879, the secretary Of treasury shall
redeem in coin United States legal ten
der notes outstanding on their presenta-
tiol for redemption at the Office of ths
assistant treasurer in the city Of New
York, be repealed.
Mr.. Blaine objected and the amend
ment was not received.
Thereupon dilatory N )tions were set
on foJt by Mr.. Kasson ana others to pre-
vent action on the bill by consuming
the morning hours. That period having
expired the bill went over without
action.
MIR. Glover, chairman on the real es-
tai pool, submitted the majority report
with the following resolution, which he
asked to be adopted:
Resolved, That this report and accom-
psnying testimony, together with the
letters of George Nj. RoDeson, addressed
to the committee, be printed and re.
ferred to the judiciary com mittee, and
that said committee be instructed to in
quire into said alleged violations OF law,
and ascertain the elIability of said George
NJ. Robson for such alleged acts, and
make such report to the house as the
facts and law may Justify; and, in COM
pIiance with these Instructions, said
committee shall have authority to take
additional testimony.
The majority report is signed by
MessTs. Glover, Lewis and CulbertsOns
Mr.. Pratt submitted the views of the
minority, signed by Messrs Pratt and
Smith Penn. with the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the house find no
cause OF complaint or censure attaching
to George NJ. Robson, growing out OF
his official relations and transactions
with the firm Of Jay Cook, McCulloch
& Co., of London, and the special agents
Of the navy department.
Mr.. Hale made the point Of order that
the committee on the zeal estate pool had
80 authority to make report on the sub
ject of naval affairs.
The speaker pro tenlpOre Mr.. Ssylor)
REGARDED the matter more as d question
of fact than Of parliamentary law, and
declined to sustain the point OF order.
The resolution reported by Mr.. Glover
was therefore agreed to without division
and the matter referred to the judiciary
committee.
Mr.. Randall, chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported bill
appropriating $227, 1868 for the payment
Of Indebtedness incurred in construct
ing the New York pcstoffice building.
Mr.. COnger commented on the lack
Of appropr ations for other public build.
ings, and intimated that Mr.. Rsndslps
synpsthies led him to favor New York
and Philadelphia.
Mr. Rsndall-What do you mean by
your insinuatiOns?
M. CoDger-I mean just what say,
as L generally do.
Mr. Randall-If you mean to imply
in Inc least degree that have moved in
the direction OF New York's claims one
hairs breadth from the line of duty, you
state that which you know EOt to be
founded on fact.
Mr.. Conger-I thought the gentlemen
ought to move in ths same direction in
regard to other public buildings. That
would be in the line Of duty.
Mr.. RsnG all-When they come up
for action il will be time enough to
Judge. 1 have reported no deficiency for
any public building in Philadelphia,
but have no doubt that throughout the
whole land there hos been an utter dis
regard Of the law in connection with
the expenditures OF public money, and
the evidence given hiss struck even in
high places.
Mr.. Pratt, q member of the committee
on public buildings which had investi-
gated the New York postoffice, ex-
IOuy thia Hcfoionory
and exculpated Mr.. Potter, the super
vjsiug architect of the treasury, from
blame, saying it was the fault Of the sys.
tenn which he had inherited from his
predecessor, Mullet.
Mr.. RandaIl-And this gentleman
whom you "PTatt" 80 highly to com.
mend "P Pottern has been invited to re-
s'gn, and it is remarkable coincidence
mat bis predecessor is to be called to
take his place.
Mr.. Hale-I doubt whether the gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania ia borne out
in that statement.
Mr.. Randall--I see it 80 stated this
morning in the Republican papers.
Mr.. Hsle-Now and then there are
items OF news in Republican papers that
are not correct.
MIR. RandaIl-Perhaps the gentleman
will tell us what is the fact. Has Potter
been invited to resign, or has he re-
signed, or is he going to resign, and
why?
Mr.. Hale-It is not for me to say. 1
only say that 1 doubt whether the gen.
tIemeu's statement is borne out by the
facts
Mr.. Randall-I did not mean to say
exactly that this was because Potter had
done his duty in this respect, but the
gentleman from Iowa Mr.. Pratt wRs
commencing him, and IL occurred to
my mind that he ought to be retained
in his position, and that the man whose
errors he was correcting ought not to be
| reinsta! d.
Mr.. Hale-I suppose that he has re-
signed OF his own motion, and that there
is moth ing involving censure in his going
out of office.
Mr.. Randall understand how peO-
pie get out OF office-how Bristow got
| out, and Wilson got out, and Yaryan,
| and Dger, and Henderson.
Mr., Frye-They ought to have been
got out.
Mr.. Hsla-NOw and then men actu-
ally do resign of their own motion.
Mr.. r R4ndall-There is prOverb that
| few offl ce-holders die, and none resign.
The bill was passed.
Mr.. Buckner, chairman Of the COM
mittee on the District Of COlum bis, re-
ported res Jlution instIucting the clerk
Of the house to certify to the attorney
} general and to the grand jury OF the d S.
! trict of Columbia the test mony taken
before that committee, with view to
| having civil and criminal pro ceedings
taken against persons shown to have
violated the law and to have obtained
money illegally. Adopted.
Mr.. Sampson called up the bill in re-
gard to the measure Of the dam ges in
the action for infringements Of patents.
Mr.. Rice raised the question Of con-
sideration, and the house refused to con-
slider the bill by vote of "a yeas to 102
nays.
The house then went into committee
ofthe whole, Mr.. Clymer in the chair,
In order to take up the bill reported by
the committee on invalid pensions for
the payment Of srrearages Of pensions,
| M a King than date from The time Of the