The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-02
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lucky. The homer yyas Within the gay OF
Vice.P PRECEDENT Wheeler. ~ net CT = i
y AZ. Morrison, Of lllinois, tandrL nttreib Of
California, were H og xe! gss Demo !, me-
Gratis who vofed against The, sepsatoIfthe
vasumfSion act, iGETrrg h1,,,C
~ ii ia Thought that Congress, BY concur
rent resolution, win take recess to allow
New York and. PennsylS9anta members to.
20 asp ses ana Se 81 War Sherman,
"A djutant- General Townsend, NQuartermas-
ter-G General Meigs, Comptssar t3eneral NC;
Feeiv, and Chief OF Ordinance. General
Bennett, were before the Appropriations
Committee ofitha House advising against
the reduction fof the army The Dill was
probably to provide for q, 600 men, with
some reduction OF STATIC Ulcers. Z; q! -. :
= In consequence OF serious complaint that
the United States circuit Judge does not
hold his court in Mississippi, General Ghal-
:mers has introduced In the House Of Repre-
'sentaAives 4 resolution Of inquiry to- know
from the Attorney General the cause OF this
es;.,,~a M tnstienE I.ri'5 .s =: ..i.}si -
! ST. Madows played the Dead March in,
Saul and several other dirgesi on the chimes
OF tYe Metropolitan church III regimen; OF
7tia'o ": ATT TLH's' y
XLVTH sCONGRESSl4Extr Session.
- a hs% 'is AsH1SGToS, fember LIST. :
"2;'u .,i'1 - SENATE. 't e. 80 ~.
., In IN executive session Stanley Matthews
wished TO ow why the New York custom
House nominations were, held in the. COM
mittee. Mr.. aConklingh said the New York
cnstom-house nominations were IN the
hands Of capable men, and; there was no
urgency. The scene was quite vigorous,
and resulted In the defeat, # is said, OF
Matthews, whose. movement amounted to a
demand, for the immediate consideration OF
the nominations. - -...-,--..
:, The result was that the committee will
not consider these nominations until next
:F's e HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. 81 ~
. The bill to, repeal! the resumption act
came up before the House on Mr.. Ewing's
motion to reconsider the vote OF yesterday
Ireeofamitting is.tE"t 80 h&'' T. Z
y Phe vote was reconsidered, but no further
progress was made, the morning :honr. ito
which the consideration OF the! bill Is re-
stricted) having been used up, In voting by
yeas ana NAYS. The opposition having re-
sorted to the tactics of delay, there is no
possibility, under the rules of the House,
OF having q; final action on the bill. 1t can
onIy be considered in the morning hour,
and the morning hour can always be used
I'D by diatory motions. HH3Hi':.'W
The only alternatives are to report the bill
again and have it referred to the Committee
Of the Whole on the State Of the Union
(which would subject it to interminsbie
delay and amendment, or to press it under
suspension OF the rules, and this would
REQUIRE majority OF two thirds.
Mr.. Sleicher, OF Texas, offered resolu-
ton calling upon the President for all in
formation relating to. the condition OF the
Mexican borders in Texas, and to any re-
cent violation of the territory OF the United
States by incursions from Mexico. Adopted.
Mr.. Goodc, Of Virginia, asked leave to
offer resolution declaring that in the judg-
ment OF the House the action OF the Presl-
dent in withdrawing the Federal troops
from the States of'South Carolina and Lou
isiana was wise, just, and constitutional:
that it has contributed in a large degree to
the restoration .,of peace and harmony
throughout the country, and is entitled to
receive the cordial support OF all men who
realize that while there is North and a.
South' and an East andTa West, there is but
one country, one Constitution, and one des-
tiny.
MIR. Phillips, of Kansas, objected.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, suggested
that it should be referred to the Committee
on Education and Labor, and the matter
The House adjourned to tomorrow, With
the understanding that it then adjourn to
Tuesday. and then, without business, adj
journ to Thursday.t.:,; |