The Portland daily press., 1877-03-05
Mr., Garfield-I am.
Mr. Garfield-I am.
Mr.. Townsend of New York--We always re-
joice when the flag is up not when it is down.

Mr.. GaTheld-I am.
Mr.. Townsend of New York-We always re-
joice when the flag is up not when it is down.
(Laughter,)
The House then insisted on its disbursement
to the Senate amendments, and the Speaker
appointed Messrs. Atkins, Morrison and Foster
as conference committee on the part of the
House.
Between the press and rush of business which
the Speaker was doing his utmost to accelerate.
the hum of conversation and general excite
ment incident to the close of Congress. it was
very difficult to understand precisely the busi-
ness being transacted. Most of it, however,
consisted of the resolutions to secure the nav OF
additional employees of the House, or to provide
increased pay fos them. All these got through
Notwithstanding the opposition of Mr.. Holman.
Among other items done at this point was the
discharge of the conference committee to the
bill to limit and fix the signal service corps, the
committee not being able to agree.
When the reading of the conference report
was finished Mr.. Holman moved its adoption.
Agreed to.
The House at IL a. m. moved to suspend the
rules and mass the Senate bill to paw to Perez
| Dickinson of Tennessee S30,000 for cotton used
| by Gen. Burnsides corps 10 the for fortifica-
| tions around Knoxville. The bill passed, yeas
146, nays 66.
Mr. Morrison from the last conference on the
| army bill, rose to make a report. As soon as
| there was some degree of stiffness he said that
| there were several subjects in controversy. but
/ all mlSub Ue ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6XCoOt and
| that was the fifth section of the bill. which
| related to the use of the army in Louisiana and
| South Carolina. In order that the House mi Iht
know exactly on what its conferees insisted be
| had reduced to writing the substance of it, and
would send it to the clerks desk
! The clerk read as follows:
Inc conference on the part of the House
while not insisting on the letter of the fifth Sec
| uon OF the army appropriation bill, maintained
that they would consent to the passage of no
1 rofin Ix,6; Oh ole 4
tain such restrictions on the President in regard
to the use of United States troops in Louisiana
as will prevent him from installing and main
tanning the Packard government. (Manifesta-
Mr.. Brown-Why is South Carolina omitted?
| to it. '''"iA' ~
MIR. Brown-Then that is understood to apply
| to both? fN''
Morrison-Yes sir the difference of oninion
between the Houses is SO radical as to make il
| unnecessary to attempt to make any agree
ment upon the subject The Senate conferees
insist that no restriction shall be put on the
discretion of the President in the matter Of the
troops in Louisiana and South Carolina
Foster of Ohio-Or anywhere else.
Cox-Thls is no new legislation in one sense.
In the Kansas matters years ago the Republi-
cans made similar issue in the famous fight
on the army bill when they were led by Henry
Winter Davis, but the time for any argument
is past. This bill has force because force and
fraud have prevailed (oh, bah. and other ex-
presslons OF contempt from the Republican side
OF the House.) said "fraud." I did not point
to you gentlemen. Naughter.)
| Mr. Foster, another member of the confer
ence committee rose to make proposition
Speaker to Mr.. Morrison-Will the gentle
man from Illinois indicate what motion he de-
sires to submit?
Morrison--That the House adhere to its disa.
greement (That is it, and other manifesto
tions of approval on the Democratic side.)
Mr. Foster then submitted ihs proposition
which was in the shape of a new bill appr1.
prlating one-half of the sum appropriated by
the last army appropriation bill, $l2, ,993, ,5S375,
tions from the Democratic side.) Mr. Foster
said that if the Honse is unwilling TO make an
appropriation for half the year let the appro-
priation be made for three months.
This proposition was repelled in like man.
ner on the Democratic side of the House with
shouts of Not for three days; not for one day. -
| tGreat excitement)
Mr. Foster-Then the responsibility must
rest on you.
Mr. Morrison and others-We take the re.
sponsblity.
The yeas and nays were then ordered on Mr.
Morrison's motion to adhere. and the roll call
was begun at 11.5O o'clock amid great confusion
and excitement. When the hands on the clock
dial indicated five minutes before noon (wher
1t was physical impossibility to conclude the
ca!l) the Speaker interrupted it and arose and
delivered his valedctory
AS the Speaker closed all the members rose
to their feet, and from the Democratic side and
| from the galleries came cheers and rounds OF
applause
Then came scenes of leave taeing, and in
half an hour the hall 80 lately the scene of So
much tumult, passion and excitement, was
deserted, and thus closed the 44th Congress
Note.-In regard to the question of an extra
session in consequence of the failure of the army
appropriation bill. the reporter was informed
by an official of the war department. likely to
be well posted that under some sections of az
old law the war and navy departments can be
carried on for two years without any special
appropriation, and that the departments OF the
Secretaries of War and Navy can be honored
by the treasury department If that be SO the
calling of un extra session is not altogether q
matter of certainty.