Evening star., 1877-11-22
THE EVENING STAR,
CoNGRESsIONAL.


tn ~ IE.-Aner our report closed
MI Ihurman's motion To discnarxe fl,e
committee on privileges ana elections from
pli,il. iI.f Ssiitlon 1.Iatlon OF tue case OF NJ. &.
Butler, claiming seat from South Caro-
hnai SO as 10 bring u up in the senate. lei In
a very long debate. Finslly- NJ 49,
moved TO lay The motion on the tshle xhirs,
led 10 anoiher discussion, in which Mr' nav
ard gave his reasons why he should vote for
the discharge OF the committee. The vcse
was about To be ordered on the motioa 20 lav
ON the table, when Mr.. Thurman moved that
The Senate 20 into executive business which
prevailed by vote ot yeas 81, nays -.
The Senate then adjourned without trans
ac.lng any executive business.
ane silver OIL as amended In committee
sion.
HouSE.-Aner our report closeI-
IN the House the entire session was CON-
snlne1 IN oonsi1ering the dencieney bill APP
resppropiation. The latter sum was FOR the
Stsr mail contracts, which, after discussion.
was finally stricken out
The RIGHT HOUR BACK PAY
MI Cox lN.f.) Offered an amendment
making such appropriation as may he re-
quired 10 pay the wages of aborers. workmen,
and mechanics employed by or on behalf OF
the government i'm excess Of the eight hours
labor per diem prescribed by law.
MI glet ,n opposed the ameniment ~
being without head or tail and utterly lnded-
mite.
Mr.. Cox produced a precedent for II from
former appropriation ball, aud said that
would maintain or repeal the eight-hour
law. IL the law were not repealed he hoped
that Congress would stand by IL. aud stand
by lhe bone and sinew OF the country.
Mr.. klOunt appeale to his own side OF the
House 10 stand 10y the committee on appro-
prlations IN resisting this and similar efforts
10 load down the appropriation bills He re-
minded them that they hal gone before the
country claiming 20 have effected a reduc-
tion OF $50 600 ,0oo year, but IL the appropri-
alton committee was 10 be oVerridden from
"a gnrriN Nrra H.
out, and all the steps taken I'm the way OF re-
trenchment would be retracei.
MIR. Phillips advocated the amendment,
and said that II economy were to be the order
OF the day, Il should not begin there.
Mr., Singleton said that this amen iment
was launching Congress on an unknown
sea, mat there was nothing before the CON-
mittee or before the House on which the pro-
posed action could be bsted. There was no
evidence 10 show that there was any deficf-
ency I'm this respect. and yet ~ was gravely
proposed 10 apprOpri ate an indeduite SUN 20
pay some unknown person for some un-
known purpose.
Mr.. Cox defended his amendment. and re-
marked that the laborers had no lobbyists
here 10 push their fair claims.
After some further debate the amendment
was rejected, only tweniy-eight members
voting Tor IL.
Mr.. Cox demanded teIlers. The chairman
stated that not enough members had risen
10 order tellers.
Mr.. Cox All right. The galleries will no.
tice the members. lIaughter.l
DISCHARGE or CRIPPLED SOLDIERS.
Mr.. Frye then brought up the question OF
The alleged discharge by the doorkeeper OF
crippled aid disabled Union soldiers who
had been on the dooTkeeper's roll. and re-
marked in the course oi an impassioned
speech on that subject that when tae Presi-
dent OF the United states saw fit TO take men
who Lad been In the confederate service, and
who today are democrats, and put them In
positions OF responsibility and power, and
when the republican party OF the country
commended the President for so doing, IL
might possibly be that the dOOrkeeper should,
IN The interest OF pacifcatlon, be allowed 10
discharge crippled and disabled Union SOL
oiers, aud put confederate soldiers in their
places.
Mr.. CabelL Does the gentleman from
Maine consider that the President mas done
wrong In doing what he has done an forming
his Cabinet?
Mr. Frye.-I do.
Mr.. Killinger.-And so do
Mr.. Mcmahon replied To Mr.. Frye, and
said that, although there were 3 OOl disabled
Union soldiers in his district, he never heard
OF any OF them getting "A position IN any OF
The departments of the government Tais
talk about disabled Union soldiers on the
cOOrkeepers roll amounted only % this, thai
some members had got some favorltes of
their Ov n appointed. Were there no Union
soldiers ia the country, he asked, except
those who vOieG the republican ticket? I'm
his district the boot had been put on the
other leg.
Mr.. ,Conger.-The other leg is buried.
Laughter
MI. mcmahon went on 10 say thai the
Doorkeeper had not yet fixed up his perma-
nent roll. He Mr.. McMGhon) was not sur
prised al an inquiry as 20 what kind OF SOL
diers have been or are TO be appointed, be-
cause with The recent experience in the Sc
lection OF a Cabinet IL was a matter OF some
uncertainty what kind OF q sold ier had been
actually appointed. Laughter II sympa-
thy for the Union soldier was TO take sub
stantial shape, aid II the gentlemen on the
other side would lay down the rule that All
the crippled and disabled Union soldiers
shaTe Of Seooo or iooo ofices " n nSye would ae, s
Sne enough for them 10 speak about the
Ihtle, pitiful patronage OF the House.
Mr.. Sparks denied that the Door keeper had
turned out crippled Union soldiers end put
in their places other men who were not Uniou
soldiers. He had turned out a few republf-
can Union soldiers, and had filled their
places with crippled democratic Union SOL
diers, just as the people OF the nth Ohio dis
trict had selected a one-legged general To
represent them Mr.. Ricel, and as the gallant
governor that gallant URion democrat, Cen.
Mcclellan. Applause.
The discussion was carried on for some
time amid great uproar and confusion, and
nnally proposition was offered 10y Mr.. Fos-
ter directing the retention OF the q isabled SOL
diers, was ruled TO be out OF order, aad the
ruling was, on appeal, sustained. The COM
mitiee soon afterward rose aud reported the
bill and amendment The vote on the
amendment appropriating s50000O for the
star service In mail contracts was ordered
TO be taken by yeas and nays, and resulted
yeas los, nays l29; so the amendment was re-
Jected. There was an effort on the democratic
side OF the House 10 have the bill finally dis
posed OF this evening, apparently in orier To
gel IL out OF the way OF the anti-resumption
bill, but there was no disposition manifested
on the republican side OF the House TO aid the
democrats in doing so. and several motions
TO al djourn were made and voted on by yeas
and nays. The North Carolina and Texas
members who desired a reconsideration OF
the vote on the Star service am endment were
most active In their efforts 10 delay the final
action on the deficiency bill. Eventually the
committee on appropriations had TO yield
the point, and let the bill go over without
final action.
The House adjourned at 5:4j.