The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-05-04


$4,000. Rejected. Yeas, 50; nays, liz.
Mr.. SElLEI made a point o. order on
section four, which transfers the Iniisr
Bureau from the Interior Dedartment 70
the War Department. He argued that il
contradic;ed the rule adopted the 18th oil
January, 1876: AMOR shall any provision IL
any such bill or amendment thereto. chang.
ing the existing law, be in order. excep,
such az, being german to the subject mat.
ter OF the bill, shall retrench expenditures
This was change OF the existing law, and
while he did not raise the point of order
that 1t would be manifest extravagance OF
an increase of expenditures, although he
believed it would be, he submitted that il
was not manifesting for the retrenchment OF
expenditures, and was not german to the
appropriation bill.
long discussion followed, in which the
Republicans argued in favor of the point,
and the Democrats, except Mr.. Cox, against
it.
The SPEAKER decided against his own
party friends, and sustained the poin, OF
order, and ruled out the section.
The section transferring the Indian bu-
reau from the Interior Department to the
War Department, was therefore struck out
OF the bill and the bill passed-yeas, POS
NAYS, III.
Before the Speaker retired from the hall,
which he soon did, he was congratulated
by several OF the leading Republicans, for
the clearness and impaTciality OF his ruling
Mr.. RANDALL offered the following
amendment to rule ), saying that he did
30 at special request of the Speaker, "Pro-
vided, that in case OF personal illness of the
Speaker, he may make such an appoint
ment as that of Speaker pro tenn. for q
period not exceeding ten days, with the ap-
proval Of the House at the time the same
Is made" The amendment was agreed TO.
Mr.. SCALES, chairman of the committee
on Indian affairs, reported bill appro-
prlatins $4,000 dollars for the subsistence OF
the Apache Indians in Arizona territory.
Alter discussion the bill was passed.
The House then went into commit
tee Of the whole on private calendar, and af-
ter passing a number of bills of a private
character, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., May /.
Under call of the States to-day, bills
we're introduced and referred relating to the
punishment OF witnesses adjudged in con-
tempt by either house OF Congress, and to
repeal the law which requires the Speaker
to certify the case of recu-ant witnesses to
the District Attorney for criminal prosecu-
ton.
Mr.. HALE moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution directing the sew
eral committees of the House charged with
the Investigations to conduct such investi-
cations with open doors, while testimony
is being taken. Rejected.
All the Republicans and some of the
Democrats voted in the affirmative. All
the negative votes were given by Demo-
Gratis.
Mr.. MORRISON moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution directing
the several committees OF the House charg-
ed with investigations to conduct such in
vestigations with open doors, except when,
in the opinion Of such committee public
interest will be prejudiced thereby,
but any person accused before
q committee, shall have the right to be
heard in his own person, or by counsel, or
both. The rules were suspended and the
resolution adopted without division.
Mr.. CLARK, of Missouri, wanted to sus-
pend tina rules and make it in order to offer
an amendment to the post-office appropri-
alton bill, to repeal the legislation Of last
session in regard to third-class mail matter,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. HOLMAN moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill TO repeal so much of
the resumption act as authorizes the re-
demption and cancellation of United States
notes, and the sale of United States bonds
for the accomplishment of that purpose
Rejected yeas, lis; nays, 1ll-not two
thirds in the affirmative
Mr.. BLAINE, rising to personal ex-
PLANTATION, sent to the Clerks desk and had
read Washington telegram in the New
York "Herald" of yesterday, rejecting upon
him in the matter OF certain bonds of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad Company, and
suggesting that in his explanation last
week he had found it too embarrassing to
be answered, and had therefore taken refuge
IN silence. Mr.. Blaine said this story was
an old one, ard had been refuted long
time ago. He then read two letters-one
from A. q. Riddle and the other from j.
b. STRENGTHENING in the most emphatic
terms that Blaine ever owned any Kansas
Pacific stock or bonds; that neither OF
them ever had any business transactions
with Blaine.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a
from Hallet kilburne,
stating that he was now willing to appear
before the House, or the committee, and
answer fully all interrogatories in regard
to the so-called real estate pool in which
Kilburne and Latta, or himself, have been
in any way connected, with the view, after
a iull investigation, that the fact will APP
pear, as he made oath, that the governme.;
was in no way interested therein.
The communication was laid on the
table, although propositions were made to
refer it to a committee.
The SPEAKER announced the appoint
ment Of a select committee to investigate
the Federal ofhces ut New Orleans.
The SPEAKER asked and obtained
ness, for not exceeding ten days, and APP
pointed Mr.. Cox Speaker pro TEN. He
then, in an earnest manner, expressed his
thanks to the House for its long continued
kindness and indulgence toward him.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c, May2
A resolution to have Hallett Kilburne
before the real estate pool COM
nittee, was laid on the table, as PROPOSE
lion of indignity
Mr.. WELLS, of Missouri, from the COM
niitee on appropriations, reported bill,
,ppropriating SIG, 600 for the maintainance
Of the lights on the Mississippi, Ohio and
Missouri rivers Passed.
Mr.. TARBOX asked the unanimous con-
'ent to offer a resolution, reciting the fact
hat the Union Pacific railroad company,
in 1871 or 1872, became the owners Of GER
ain Little Rock & Fl. Smith railroad
bonds, for which the Union Pacific compa-
~ paid in consideration, largely in excess
Of their actual or market value, and
irstructing the judiciary committee
70 inquire whether such transaction took
place, what were the circumstances and in
1ucements, from whom such bonds we're
obtained, on what consideration, and
the transaction was with corrupt
design, or in furtherance OF any corrupt
object.
Unanimous consent was given, and the
-esolution adopted.
The resolution OF censure Of Mr.. Jno.
Young Brown, of KY, in the last House,
vas rescinded and expunged.
Mr.. PAYNE, from the committee on
banking and currency, reported bill au-
horizing the secretary Of the treasury,
,nder such limits as to regulations
Is will best subserve Just and
air distribution Of silver coin
throughout the country, may issue
he silver coin now in the Treasury to an
mount not exceeding 100000 in ex-
hange for an equal amount Of legal-tender |
'otes, and providing that the notes received
nd exchanged shall be ze-issued only on
he retirement and destruction Of like sum
{ fractional currency, received at the |