New-York tribune., 1876-05-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Tn the House to-day, Mr.. HOPKINS (Dem
penuD wished TO offer resolution for an investigation
as TO whether certain railroads combined to control
interstate traffic. but Mr. PAYNE (Dem., Ohio objected
Mr. VANCE Dem. Ohio) Chairman of the Committee
on Printing called the report OF that Committee on
the Government Printing Office and proceeded to address
the Uouse on the subject He stated that for the last
seven wears the cost OF the Government printing has
amounted to S11 9O1 35OOver Sl7OO,OOO YEAR tl!s
was at least $500 600 than i ought to have
cost the printing haa Dee' e1 i Oti b aen done az
guarded contract system ~ Coud nave G'en uouo ~
saving OF S5OOOO0 leaving fair proht 10 the ofctoI
He did not desire charge the responsibility on any one
but IL the books had been ItGuIaty tAAHii.l.' - l
charges and other Irregularities could not nave occurred
tsng The Ground that the Corgressioua Printer being
an officer of thienate is not amenabe o. thc licteh
show c10und for harsh criticism or cOnd.mndo' Inc
witnesses against TIE Government Fintel were, hote
saver me charged Interested persons, deSrous OF chang
ing the policy with regard to the printing. hi. nou
iu conclusion, stated his CONVICTION titi we g' @
want needing counsel and assistance rather thah cen
Wr. SINGLETON Dem, Miss.). a member Of the Com
nittee. supported the majority report
Mr. SINGLETON and Mr. BALL0U became engaged
I'm dalO -uc Which the name Of Senator Anthony OF
drder Tss made by Mr. GNRFED ep. Ohio that
was against the rules 10 reler to Senator III debate
To This Mr.. SINGLETON replied that Mr. Garfield
whom the Senator'S name had first been mentioned.
Amid tBe din occasoned by the rapid and incosh,nt
hammCring OF tic Speakers gale we iesFVuso % & pr
GARFIELD was rendered a!uost inaudlble Dut u vas
10 the effect that lie not to he iectnred ny man
on whom ne had been making point Oh Puer 70 Wlvn
Mr. SlugIeton's rctOrt (sO drowned by the hanlnelS
was the effect that he had not 1feh the rSC 10 f em
fon the Senator'S name, but that the gentleman from
Rhode Island (Mr. Ballou) had been. ,
Mr. GARFIELD denied tAa1' anu SAID he "Ou" alPe''
An additional remark of Mr. slngeton'' not heard by
the repCrter must have been heard by MI 1arHtId
tSo i'm an angry tone declared that II the gentleman
from Mississippi asserted that mtnoci on tI,5 ioV.
said what not true, and said IL 10 n nc Wouu noiu
him respouglc under the rules not to insult member
by denying statement which every member VINO hcald
To this Mr. sfSGLEToNs reply that he had made
no charge against the gentleman iron ONO; anu M dli
AZ tS to9E place while the Speaker pro tem Mr.. Cox
Q1ern n. " was plying the gave with undiminished
Tlgor and at last he got the opportunity OF fus tna'
WIS NOT i'm order 10 mention the name OF Senator ~
debate and that the gentleman nom Mississippi should
povder having been restored Mr.. SINGLETON began
scon with Inc ntmatOn that the gentlcnans ONT Car
49,, remarks passed by him the idle wind" That
gen and fh@refars he repeiicd it, He dr slnscton
was as cour man as was Oh tIis moor. 49,. :, ~,
Mr. EAMEs tRep. X. H. asked Mr. sngleton on, II nc no
would yield the floor 10 him for moment ana tNi. % S,
elcou having compliedl he went On 70 sta'o ma S d @
mat he had not the OF senator Anth0hy
but the name had occurred in an extract winch Ae n1
Mr.. srNeLEroN- yop through, s1l r,ro,, o,usoa
MIR sINGLETON-YOu are welcome, Sir; am always
ready to extend courtesy TO- otheisi ,o,od and
Alter some further remarks The discussion closeu' an
the IIouse proceeded vote the resolutions reported
nv tle Committee Printing. The hrs vote Was on 1he
resi-
snfbortcs OF the District Of Columbia the testimony
taken relating 20 the conduct OF A. NJ Ciapp as Con-
SrossionaI Printer the end that he may ne hdicseu
and prOsecuted Tue resolution was adoptcd-leat Ao'
Nays, "A (party vote. A., ,.,s,o,,-v Crr,oit,os 70
innuire whether the Congressional Printer Is an ohcer
Xvo NAV be impeached adopted WITHOUT az lsIoN
The third resolution iustTucting the Commute on Az
proprations ~ embOdy in the sunday CiNll ApplOpla
lion bill sections changing the present sleH VI No'cH
nnrDt priRttus, committed 70 me committee.
ON moton OF Mr.. HOLMAN (Deid mai the nIst Ieso $50
lutiop was modified 20 refer the testimony 10 I"e
authorities OF the District for proper acton 49,. . q,
The House then at o'clock, went into committee VI
the Whole, Mr. Springer Dem, Il in the cSair, on lDe
Post-Otice Appropriation bill The section as 10 DoA
nnts WAS modified TO provide that at Offices Nhele
the boxes are owned by the postmaster he shn A.
least receive 800 per Runum OF the box rents II 10
Ynuch shall have been collected Commissions OF post
nasters on all other postal revenues were limited 10
al 900 Instead Of 300 The compensation T. railroads
o. caryng mails was fixed at i've mills per linear loot
xSbsn Tn al speed VI not exceeding % miles per hour
and ak mills when running at ratio Of speed exceeding
Without procoeoiug further the Committee rose,
Mr. LAWRENCE (lIep., Ohiol stated that II ne han
been House yesterday Wheh inc vote WIS 'aAeu w
TIE Silver bill he would have voted Tor ~. .,
Me- LEWIS men., Ala) Ofereda resolution lnstrucune
the COMMITTEES on Rules 10 inquire into the prOpcy OF
Consolidating the Offices Of DoorkeePer and sefGeshtA
Arms. Adopted ,,oa