The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-25

| AIJer 5OIHe luIIHoI uioOu0oion, WHO "'i
e'1M mn. Cox. of New York, asked leave to
offer resolution authorizing several
committees to report any time during
this session in regard to all matter
under investigation by such commit
tees. a.4.fat ... 3eal az
Mr.. Hale, OF Maine II ,bject.
Mr.. Cox Then I move TO suspend the
rules 'eis a...t.. ..:'s'. ,,.s't. ..R
Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts desire
to know whether on presentation y,
these reports they are to supersede aii
other business?
Mr.. Cox-Reports will be made, ana
| OF course they will be- printed.
Mr.. BanksB But are they TO be re-
ported for action Z. .ya.u
Mr.. Springer They may be postponed
by majority vote. t.,,,G ~. 49,,
Mr.. Cox / propose TO wind no by next
I Monday the business OF the House In
regard to these Investigations.
!, MIR. Hale In other words. after tho
committee have waited eight months,
this In To give them leave to report at
any timer t'h :,
Mr.. Banks And to supersede all the
business Of the House in order to act
upon these reports
Mr.. Cox-We must act upon them
before the adjournment.
Mr.. Banks-But they can take their
order. u W.
Mr.. CoxALet the gentleman vote
Mr. Cannon, OF Illinois, would like
to have the resolution amended requir-
| ing the reports to be submitted to the
minorities of the committees.
p Mr. Randall will be no obJec-
ton to that IrTTqHt9H ,l ,ot
The motion to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was defeated by u
party vote-yeas III, nays "; not Two
thirds. .I.IH Hs1 .4
Mr.. Hancock, of Texas, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported a
bill in regard to the manufacture and
regulating the taxes on fruit brandy
Mr. Caldwell, Of Tennessee, moved to
suspend the rules and adopt a resolu-
ton aimed at Secretary Chandler, de-
claring that the performance by the
head Of an executive department of the
Government OF the duties Of chairman
OF d partisan committee, having In
charge the management and prosecu-
ton of political campaign. is incon-
sistert with tire relations existing. be-
tweenIhitn and the whole people. whose
salaried servant shef is, Incompatible
WltU Tile IdIbuluI. BiA Hho C'sC'o..'
discharge OF the duties and responsible
tiles of his exalted position, is at war
with every national idea of civil service
reform, and challenges public criticism
and condemnation Cl
\ Mr.. Oonger suggested that the resolu-
ton should include the Sergeant-at-
Arms OF the House. 7lItra6hJ OFT
= Mr. Cannon. OF Illinois, wished 1t still
further extended TO Speaker pro tenn.
who left the chair to attend the st. Louis
Democratic Convention.
y The motion to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was defeated. Yeas
100. nays Sc. s9s5 ss,stti,j .,.fl5.I f,}
4 MI. Clark, OF Missouri, from the Post
Office COMMITTEES, reported . bill IN rela,
ton to postal affairs, being the amended
bill from which the Presidential ap-
prevail had been withheld Oh account OF
an informaiity in its reference TO the re-
vised statutes Passed. Tk4G
A motion to suspend the rules and
consider the bill extending the time for
the completion OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad eight years was rejected. Yeas
43, nays 149. r7r
-soonzoi ,t Terrible Tornado.
4 n NYw, YORK, July M.--- Yesterday after
noon tornado swept over Rockaway
Beach, the like of which has not been
known there for thirty years. Several
STEAMBOATS, lying at the wharf were
more or less damaged and some OF the
Restaurants were unroofed. No loss Of
life 10 reported. saa.sea-.ae s<.ss.ser.ss - 8I6G
Funeral pf Mohawk yictlms-Ca>t out
+ OF Employment by a strike. tn n7
The funeral OF Com. and Mrs. Garner
and Frost ThOrne, victims OF the Mo-
hawk disaster, took place this afternoon
from the Garner mansion, at New
Brighton, Staten Island A large atten-
dance of friends, aud members OF the
Yachting clubs were present. The re-
mains were inferred In Greenwood Gem
.etery.ak ,S6asaad sGftpJ
Frost Thorne, whose body was recov-
cred from the Mohawk disaster, com.
pletes the list. IL He leaves a wife and
two children. aol94A2efh CO. It 9ott
Two hundred employees OF Bannister
& oSilkenor, manufacturers OF Newark,
struck against a reduction OF wagas. ga9i
| ast9a ofi SAN FRANCISCO. ......
/ SAN FRANorsCo,a July GA dispatch
from Eureka says: About 8 O'Clock, last
night, a cloud burst on Diamond Range
mountains, thirteen miles east OF here,
which resulted in the death OF thirteen
Chinese wood choppers, and probably
u 1dTk6 ItutHUCL VI 4tdli1uo SnhRON ~
the cannon, getting out timber. The
Italians were carnped a short distance
above, and as no trace can be found it is
feared all persisted. w. 4S
tMSf Y! BID HAVANA. a
HAVANA. July s24.-Adyices from Ha-
vana, under date OF the 18th, report
business exceedingly dull. American
silver is per cent discount, as against
gold .A9IA AOA ~ f
2 ST. Domingo advices are to the effect
that everything is quiet.. The tobacco
crop is just beginning to. come in, and
will be small. The market opened at
sgTI.Is El0d miscellaneous.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, soJul "a. - James
Cross, with five girls, were boating on
the lake near this city "a girl reached
for the water and eapsized the boat. All
were drowned but Cross. They were
Germans, aged from Z to 16 years.
FoRTREssl MoNRoE, July M..-Orders
have been received by Gen Barry to get
in readiness one hundred recruits,
which were attached to the artillery