The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

remark would amply to Congress with Its SUI
perauous volumes Of testimony, very much Of
which might be judiciouely absted. In con-
eiusion, he stated his conviction that the Con
eressionai Printer was m honest. upright, aud
eistancs rather than censure. and that the most
unwise thing that the Government could do
OF the printing once, or any Of It's departments
and become dependent on and subject to private
contractors.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Mr.. Singleton Dem. Mss). a member OF the
committee, supported the majority report, and
said that the committee bad la6ored dllle ntly
to get at ths truth in regard TO the Government
printing, aud had Ieen met az every step With
difficulties growing out Of the fact Of the
the Government printing ONCE. There seemed
to have been a settled purpose TO cover up from
scrutiny everything connected with the offive.
lie said that he preferred three charges against
the Congressional Printer FIRST want ofprOper
on lncation and total incapacity 70 nll The
Office; second, gross aud unrardonahle neRli.
Rence In the management OF the ONCE; and
third, en,bezslement Of the moneyof the United
States. lie proceeded to Justify bis charges by
extracts from testimony.
MIR. Ballou interrupted Mr.. Singleton to say
that the Cong essIonal Printer lad not done one
fraudulent thing, but was an honest man.
Mr.. Singleton said he expected his colleague
ed Others to do so. He old not EXPECT that they
would let one OF their political friends 90 down
without n struggle. twas only In keeping with
hts colleagues coGrse throughout the investi-
CATION.
AS Mr.. Singleton proceeded with his remarks,
unnseII ana mT. BullOu Dcchme VI Vim
lcgue, in which the name OF senator Anthony Of
Rhode Island WIS mentioned.
DISORDER AND PERSONALITIES.
Immediately a point Of order was made by Mr..
Garfield (tep Ohio), that " was against the rules
torefer TO a Senator III debate; -
MIR. singleton replied that Mr.. Garfield should
have made the point OF order on Mr.. Ballou, by
whom the Senator's name had FIRST been men
toned.
Among the din oocasIoned bv the rapid and
incessdnt hemmering OF the Speakers Ravel, the
response Of Mr.. Garfield was rendered almost iu-
audible, but u was to the effect that he was not
making point OF order.
MIR. sineleton's retort. also drowned by the
the frst to mention the senator's name. but that
the gentleman from Rhode Island tNr. Ballou)'
was.
MIR. GARFIELD denied that, and said he would
appeal to the record.
An additional remark Of Mr.. sincleton's, not
heard bv the reporter, must have been heard by
Mr.. Garfield VITO, In an angry tone, declared
that " the gentleman from Mississippi asserted
that member ON this door said what was not
true. aud i'd II to him, he would hold him re-
sponsible under the rules not to Insult member
by denylna a statement which every member
who heard him knew was correct.
Mr.. Singleton replied that he had made no
charge against the gentleman from Ohio, and
Mr.. Garfield declared that the gentlema an from
Mississippi could not Insult him.
All this took place while the Speaker pro TEN.
(Mr. Cox was plying the gayel with und m nish-
ruling that II was not IN order to mention the
name OF a Senator In debate, and that the gem
order.
order having been restored, Mr.. Singleton IN
ished his speech, and the House proceeded to
vote ON the resolutions reported by the Com
miItee on Printing.
the VOTE.
The first vote was on the resolution directing
the Speaker to certify to the proper authorizes
Of the District OF Coum oia the testimony taken
relating TO the conduct OF A. NJ. Clapp as Con-
pfessonal Printer. to the end that he may be
Indicted and prosecuted. The resolution was
adopted-yeas. l6; NAYS. "A partv yote).
ht no n Ia "a IA a. n
Ing the Judiciar, Committee to inquire whether
| the Conere ssional Printer Is an oficer who may
| vision.
The third resolution. instructlng the Commit
tee on Appropriations Ia enlOody in the Sundry
| Civil Appropriation bill sections changing the
| present system of government printing, was
| committed to the committee.
| On motion Of MIR. Holman the first resolution
| was modified so as to refer the testimony to the
authorities Of tue District for proper action.
strict the imriigration Of Chinese into the United
| States Referred.
THE POST OFFICE BILL
The House then. at 4 O'Clock, went into Com
the chair, 90 the Post ONCE Appropriation bill.
On motion Il MIR. Cam Utep.. IllJ the sec
| box rents, was modih SO as to provide that at
| ofic-s where the boxes are not supplied and
owned BY the postmaster, ne shall, at least, re-
ceIve 500 per annum of tue box rents, II SO much
shall have been collected.
| On motion Of Mr. Holman Dem, Ind.) CON-
missions Of postm astefs on all other postal rev.
enues were limited to t1,2Oo instead Of tl,3OO,
and the compensation to railroads for carrying
| mails was liked at 1--WE mills per linear foot. when
run at "A speed not exceeding twenty-five miles
| per hour, and six mills when running at n rate OF
| speed exceeding twenty-five miles.
| Without proceeding further the committee
| rose.
Mr.. Lawrence (Rep., Ohio) stated that II he
had been in the House Yesterday when the vote
| was taken on the silver hill he would have voted
| for it, although he was originally against the
| silver resumption measure. he thought that
tue country would probably learn by this means
that gold resumption In 1879 was totally i'm
| practicable.
| hr. Lewis Dem, Ala) offered a resolution in
structtng the Committee on Rules to inuuif Q
into the propr,ety OF consolidating the onices Of
| Doorkeepor and Sergeant at Arms. Adopted.
| The House then adjourned.