New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House met at IL o'clock, and imme-
datey went into Committee Of the Whole on the sandry
Civil Appropriation BILL the question being ON the
amendment offered by Mr.. Vance OF OHIO u have the
public printing done under contract BY the lowest DID
der The amendment was agreed To- , .
Mr. FOSTER (Rep. OhioJ expressed his surprise that
the Chairman of tie Appropriation COMMITTEE would
have let the statement 60 To the county tdt the feHue
ton of expenditures in the appropriation bills ~
this sessiun about SiO,OOO,OOo lie denied
the truth OF that statement, ana aIetcd tnat
tne reductions not not more than sj2,OOO.OUO.
He denied that there will be deficit OF SlIoVOOoO or
~ 80 900 nut the receipts Tor June WIZ piobdDI
reduce IL To n 900 900, aud who kUws anything about
yeari He beieyed that tne PRUNING hhiIe SHOULD DC
inserted to the hlt wherever II could be properly done
but the people ought not TO be led to mat ,ns
Treasury H. nearly bankrupt ~ mas becn REPRESENTED
Mr.. RAINFALL dem, Penn. defended hls previous
statements, and EXPRESSED hs behi mat the efpendi
lures OF ne Government might be stu IuIther reduced
Py me- action on the bI the Committee rose the
sion OF yesterday closed and that 81 to-day formally
opened with prayer by the cha lain
Tile bill apprOpriatnr $4,000 tor the enlargement OF
the Government building III Dover, Del, was passed
The Committee Accounts were distracted 10 inquire
into the alleged plferngs In the d'cuncu'room Oh the
Tne House then went into Committee Of the Whole,
Mr. BLACKBURN Den kyJ III TIC chair, on the sun
an amendment was adopted, proposed by Mr.. RAN
DALI DEM PENN for paying the interest Oh tue 800
When the section was reached appropratng ~, 800,
600 for expenses OF the United Stalg Courts and Tor car
wing ont tue Enforcement act, Mr.. GAMBLER tDcm.,
(in moved strike out AL about the enforcement act
re
NOT 10 tanIer with the election laws OF Congress Mr.
COCHRANE Dem, PENN and Mr. DURHAM dem,
XVI advocated the amendment and 1t Was opposed 10y
Mi JOYCE Qsep., VI aud Mr. kASSDN Dep, IowaJ
motion To hc debate IN hair minute Was carried
by party vote-l2l to 70. lie ahendmeht was ro-
Mir. FOSTER Rep.. oho) moved to strike out OF the
item the prOvsu repeating the law In relation to the
registration votes and the appointment OF supervisors
of election and dpuy aud special deputy marsIas Re-
lee Cd with the understanding tLat IL may be made Ill
ihe u9nss n order 10 nave a vote by Yeas aud Nays.
The question the Enforcement act came up again On
a motion of Mr.. CANDLkn tDem., Cal co strike out an
Item Of $4,000 for the detection and OsecutiOn Of
crimes against tine United state The discussion was
I'LL and Messrs hEGAN and MILLS tDeln., TeXl on
The one side aud MesSrs. FOSTER ttl, OnOl, BUECn-
ARD Qep, ll.)' and Co""EH tNei, hichl Oh mo
An assertion that money appro rated for executing
the Enforcement act had been perverted 10 Improper
purposes, par,iouary IN he~-l0.k Was denied BY ar.
MAIIE Rep. CDnn.l
whose laws are framed "a protect the eestyt fran
chise than the State oil Ncw-fork The State aud Cy Of
NeWYOrA have been for seven out Of t1c Ia. ten years
In the control Of the Republican parry ana there hayc
been election faud- That party In Responsible Tor them
YORK been mterIosed by the General Government,
nperylsors and Mirslls who protect aud Gu
their power TO oyeiawe and ntimidate voters.
FINALLY the Committee IN order Ia close debate.
ImmediaieIy the Yeas and Nays demanded ON u I.
Republican side OF the House which wished TO have i've
minutes allowed 10 Mr. ilcskns kepy n ~ In an at
tempt 10 economic tme tir HOLMAN desired ~ maAo
proposition Tor cOmpomise but was called to order
by Mr.. RANDALL, and the vote by Yeas aud Nays pro-
eeeded. Debate closed, ana Mr. Gamblers amend
meDt was adopted.
After dsposing Of that part OF the BILL the items for
public buildings were finally reached. Mr.. LORD
dem, n. moved to strike out the Of them, being
Sl50U0 for Atlanta Ga. aud argued that all these
oug Int be postpone Tor couple OF years. Rejected
The other items Tor public buildings In tho bill
follows: Boston, S235,OOO; Cincinnati, 100000 /;
Evansville Ind, $4,000; Fan kver, Mass, 10000
Hartford. Conn, Sl0OOOO; Lincoln, Neb., $4,000 !;
New-Oreans SO, 900; Grand Rapids, Mich, S25 900
Helena Montana IL 800 Jersey CITY, 1000 land tho
une Xpendcd Daanc,l Memphis, Tenn $4,000 Pha-
delpLa, $4,000 Raleigh, N. e., S5O,0Ov; San Fran