The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-10

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MIR, sprlnger-My point is this,
whether quorum of members, al
though not voting, are In their seats,
AVID whether the chair will not take re-.
cognilation OF the fact.
Speaker pro tem--The parliamentla.
ry inquery il very pertinent aud pro-
per one, The chair decides that In
counting on the presence Of "a quoru IN
1t cannot 20 outside OF the record just
handed up by the clerk.
Mr., Page renew my motion to ad.
journ.
MIR, Springer move II call OF the
House.
Mr.. Blaine rise to y poiut Of or
der, | desire to have read rs explain.
ing my point Of order ON extract from
the rules,
The clerk read from nianuuel an fol-
lows: II Is not In order on private
bill day " call up and
consider u motion TO reconsider e vote
ON public bill, II objected TO, except
after postponoment by majority
vote OF private business.
Mr.. Blaine, resuming -'rhis is public
matter which is not here properly. 1t
Ii here In defiance OF the rules by the
ruling Of the chair, Tor which the
chair could give no reason and which
is right In the teeth Of the letter of the
rule That is my point. Loud applause
on the Republican side and IN the
galleries.
MIR, SpriDgcr--'rhe rule uses the
word "a public bill.p This Is not
public bill. II il II resolution Of pri-
vate nature, IN the interest of the
nomination of the gentleman for Presi-
dent OF the United States. Applause,
Kisses, laughter and great uproar and
excitement.
Speaker pro tom-'rhe gentleman
from Maine raised n point of order, and
has had the rule read but In the opin.
ion of the chair tho rule is not apple
able at the present stage Of business.
Mr.. Morrison asked unanimous con
sent to otter the following resolution;
Resoiced, That all evidence taken
by the Judiciary Committee uuder
authority of the resolutions OF Messrs.
Luttrell and Tarbox ho printed, and
that the dispatch signed Joseph Cald-
well be also printed as IA part Of the
record Ia the case, and said commit
toe shall examine any witness who
may To called who may have heard
said Caldwell make the same or con-
Trajectory statement 10 that contained
in said iii spatch, and the evidence of
such witnesses shall DO also printed
with the other evidence taken by the
committee.
Mr.. lloar, of Massachusetts, object.
As the confusion aud excitement on
the floor aud in the galleries showed
no sign Of abatement, the Speaker
pro TEN directed the Doorkeeper to ex-
clude from the floor nll persons not
entitled to Its privilege and TO preserve
order In the galleries, announcing II
as his determination to break up all
clamorism In the House.
The Senate took up the bill making
appropriations for service of the post
Office department for the fisoal year,
, -, = Cor other purposes. Mr.. West, in
- -, Ma ''''. said THAI when IL
came over from the House y. N'~
sentatives 1t proposed to appropriate
50, SIS, 800, but US now submitted to the
Senate by the committee, 1t proposed
to appropriate 500, 940,3 1850. The bill Of
It came from the House contained Il
provision Of general Legislative charac-
ter, looking to the reduction of ex-
pense. In the judgment of the COM
mittee II WAS not practicable to do 80,
and therefore the committee redbm-
mended non. concurrence in the pro-
visions of the House bill looking to
reimbursement OF the salaries, and
the charge In compensation to railroad
companies throughout the country for
carrying the mails. The first amend
ment proposed by the committee was
to appropriate 500, 900 for the mail de-
partment and special agents, instead
OF $4,000 appropriated by the House.
The committee reported an amend
ment to appropriate forty thousand
dollars for advertising instead OF twen-
ty-hve thousand dollars rs proposed
by the House. 1t provides tina, the
Postmaster General shall cause all
OF AL general mail lettings In each
State and territory to be consplcuously
posted up in each postoflice in the
State and Tertiary embraced ia said
advertisement, for Mt least sixty days
before the time OF such general letting,
and no other advertisements OF such
lettings shall be required; but this pro-
vision shall not apply to any other
than general mail lettings. Agreed TO-
The House proposed to appropriat,
$780, for compensation of postmas
tiers, and the Senate Committee or
Appropriations reported an amend
ment to make the amount $3.50, 1000.
Mr.. Sherman moved the amend
ment of the Committee 80 as to maxi
the amount for compensation Of post
masters 81, 100000. He also gave no
tlce he would move at thu
proper time to increase thu
rate of postage ON newspaper
to four cents per pound, and az
would DO 30 not to punish newspapers
but to make them pay some portion o