The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-02

Immediately after the reading of the
Journal, the business OF the morning hour COM
menced. which was the bill reported by Mr.
Bland Rep, MO- from the Committee on Mines
and Mining, to utilize the products OF gold and
silver mines.
Mr.. Holman Dem, Ind asked leave to offer
an amendment providing that go much Of the
Resum ption act that provides that ON and T.
ter the LIST Of January, 1879 the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall redeem In coin the United States
legal tender notes then outstanding on their
presentation for redemption at the oflce Of the
Assistant Treasurer in tho city OF New York"
be repealed.
Mr.. Bland objected to the amendme and II
was. therefore, not received. Thereupon dia-
tory motions were set on foot by Mr.. Kasson
lhrp., Iowa., townsend tkep.. Pa, and others,
to prevent action on tho blll 10y consuming the
morning hour. The morning hour having ex-
pired, the bill went over without action.
Mr. Gil iyer dem. MOI Chairman u the Com
miltee on the Real Estste Pool. submitted the
majority report Of tue said committee. aud also
the following resolution, which resolution he
asked 10 be adopted
mSny together win ne letter OF George n Robeson
the JUDICIARY Committee and SAID committee be II.
.lueted TO Inquire INTO the I'd alleged violations of
for sucn alleged acs and make such report TO the House
iSe , fncIs -9e lay m ~ and to c9nPSssss
authority TO take additional testimony.
The majority report "a signed by Messrs.
Glover. Lewis. and Culbertson
hr. Pratt (Rep., Iowa. submitted the views Of
the minority signed by Messrs Pratt and smith
of PennsyvInia, with tho following resolution :
or cepsurc aiacns 10 eo ~ Robson 1911 sroSn oa
OF JOY Cooke Mct uoeh q Co of IoodoS apI mn ibn
Temporary special agents Of the Treasury Department
Mr.. Hale (Rep., Me- made tho point Of order,
that the Committee OF the Real Estate Pool had
no authority to make report on the subject Of
naval an,ifs. II was special committee, nrst
appointed to look into the affairs OF the real
estate pool, and aiteTward granted the power
OF investigating all matters touching the official
misconduct Of any omcer OF the United States,
provided, that II should not affect any matter
then being investigated by standing commit
tee. AT the time that power was granted tho
Naval Committee had been investigating the
conduct Of the Secretary Of the Navy, and he
therefore held that the Committee on the Real
Estate Pool had no power to enter into report
upon such investigation
Mr.. Glover argued In defence OF the right Of
the Committee on the Real Estate Pool to take
connected with the Indebtedness TO the Govern
nient q JAY Cooke & co,
MI Pratt Qte.~ Iowa. minated his concur.
renee with the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Hale
~ ms point ~ order hut sti suggested It'd with
drawal' and 10 ley the testimony aud the ma
lNttf ana lnln"ilty reports To printed and re-
Tered 70 the Judl'i1rS Committee, as being the
beet MEAS of v'ndic ting Secretary RobesOn.
Mt Hale thought tue point Of order WAS SO
Import ~ mat the Fulng OF the Speaker upon
II should he ad.
The Speaker uio tenn MI Saylerl regarded the
matter NOR ne "a question Of fact than Of par
liamentary law, and declined 10 sustain tue
point Of order,
The resolution reported bv Nj Glover was
therefore agreed ~ without advisor.
Dir. Harris dem, va, Charm u OF the Com
mittee on klco tons fel oTted resolutions In nye
contested election cases, decl .rug that tho sit-
ting members, hessrs. Hyman, North Cirolina;
Gambler, Geo. eta Lynch, Mississippi; Norton,
New York. aud Freeman, Pennsylvania, were
duly elected, and were entitled ~ their seats
All the resolutions we're adopted.
Mr.. Randall, Chairman OF the Committee on
Appropriations, 10. Urted bill appropintng
I2EJIJ for the payment Of the indebtedness In
CURED IN the construction Of the New York Post
Once building
Mr.. Congsr rep, Mich) commented on the
lack 81 appropriations for other public build
ipg. ana lttimated that Mr.. Handalls sympa-
t ties led him to favor New York and Pha-
MT; handalI-Wbat do you mean by your in
NJ Conger-I mean Just what say, az gene
nj. hapdell-if YOU mean to imply In the least
eeHse That baVs ~ovsd in the diraotIon OF