New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-24
HnrsE OE REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House met at 10 o'clock and went into
Committee OF The Whole, Mr.. EDEN dem. M IN tic
chair, On the sfndry Cvil Appropriation bill.
Various amendments adopted FOR the payment OF
expenses incurred in contested election cases.
Mr. YOUNG Dem. Tennl moved that $4,000 ~ the
SO 600 Appropriated for the survey % te Northwest
lakes and tho ssppi River be used solely foe the
retaining the oy. rdyw lands % the N.ssssip Delta
he thought that that enterprise was OF the greatest IN
Mr KEIi.EY REP. PENN said there could be no
work proposed more national In Its character uan work
uon tie Mississippi River he believed mar he -ys'em
Of improving the river executed by Capt Eads az ts
mouth should %" carried on all up the course 81 the river
Mr. MONEY Dem, M-~.j favored the amendment ~
a lOcIilD. II was Of national Importance II
Congress refused TO appropriate $4,000 fo the rrea
ton OF thousands Oi square miles o. and W0ud prove
t-ef unequal - undertake Our Of Tie greatest questions
which Had eve" presented itseJf
Other, smoke Tor and against the amendments; tien;
motion of Mr. CONGEt Rep, Mich), tie apprQpra-
was increased to 100000
The question then recurring ON the amendment offered
br Mr.. Young lTennl II Wa afieed % -. ...,...
Mr. HALE Rep, Me- offered an amendment making
available Tor by engineers attached 10 military
War Department 800 OF the unoXprndrd apprOprilr
PENDING vote The committee rose and new legisla-
tive day commenced
The SPEAKER said that numerous complaints had
come 10 hH that there greai deal ~ smoking on
tie floor Of the House lie hoped tha5 numbers would
do their smoking in The CLOAK rooms.
Mr. BANKS tRep. MlssJ offered a resolution instruct
iu on proLing The sale OF clars and othe. nerclal-
disc. excepting newspapers, within that portion Of the
capitol under the control OF t House OF Representa-
lives. Defeated 20 10 -.
Inc House then went into Committee Of the Whole. Mr..
BUCKNER Dem, MOI IN the chair, Oh the Cyil Sundry
The question being Oh Mr. Halc's amendment, making
available Tor the publication of maps, Ar, COR the WAr
Department certain uHappropriated balances II was
adopted
Wlen tine paragraph referring to the public parks in
the Ci!y Of Washington wa reached, MI. hOI-hAN
DEM Ind offered amendment prohibiting the Conn
missioner Public Grounds rom removing the fences
around the parks. Al. pied
Nix CATE Dem WIS., offered an amendment apprO-
pratmg - 900 for the second stanent Tor the statue
Admiral Farragut Adopted.
Ia the course OF q discussion upon an sninTDortant
amendment, Sir. TOWNSEND (Eep., \. y called alton
lion a remark made Yesterday by NJ Harrison Dem,
H. IN which he congratulated HIM (lOwrscndJ Tor hay
80. r. - was tne .croId time fbu. gentleman had
criticised hin Tor tn House, aud de-
sired tell the gentleman from Illinois NAT IL was easy
To Dc I.uprr,Ilcut without being witty.
Mr. uARklSON-Aud tie gentleman proves his state
Mr.. T0wNsEND-Thc gentleman viii leave my affairs
MIR -CHLEICHE Dem, Tex moved 20 increase the
appropriation .ur he -roEI-t hIrdi sura West OI tis
lOOtH meridian rom $4,000 10 100000. The amend
Iu,ut was adopted. 1900.
tu tine widow the Hon. q. ;. Ferry OF connecticut
Nr MORRISON moved an amendn!rnt hpiFopfld'lng
$3.50 Tor the lri mug al puEa'e printing establish
Committee. Adopted after some opposition by Mr..
WILSON l.icp., Iowa., anu NJ CONGi.k Il .p; dic.l
Inc COMMITTEE az D:lJ, on mDtIOA OF III OLlMEts
Mr CIYMIR move to take recess till tomOrro morn
Iusat 10 o'clock. There WAS good dedl OF c1mmOlon
un the door. the general UNDERMINING being tlat the
object Was of any further acuUn on the PIesi-
dental count. is mad Just reached the hal thaJ
the decision the Commission IN tie Oregon case was
adverse Ia the Democrats.
The Republic Insisted on the vote being taken ny
yeas 4ud na and result wasYeis. 100; Nays 100.
TIc following Demc craLs voted aEHiLs! tlie recess;
B i'fD'' Elay@oSd' MaTsaH' %alrna'TT;,Ia,
G5olih, ialders CCLj, Robbins Pa, -l9.
Democratic caucus annouuccd 70 take place I'M
u4edIdLey.