The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-09

Mr.. Clymer, on behalf of the sergeant
alarms, said that officer had done all in
his power for the purpose of rendering the
prisoners comfortable. The room they oc-
cupied was well heated, lighted and venti-
lated.
Mr.. Hale called the previous question on
the adoption Of the resolution, but the
democrats voting against it the previous
question was not ordered.
Mr.. Cox moved to refer the resolution TO
the special committee on the election in
Louisiana, with instructions to report speed
lily to house whether such state of affairs
does exist as is stated in the communica-
ton from Wells and Anderson.
Mr.. Wood said the republican side of the
house was endeavorlng TO mislead the
country as to the true state of affairs and
to throw upon the majority of the house
the stigma of inhumanity towards its pris-
oners. Those prisoners had refused to pro-
duce papers which might have settled the
presidential question and might have pre-
vented the present lamentable state of af-
fairs.
Mr.. Cox thought the action of the mi
nority of the house looked too much like
lionizing the Louisiana returning board
and making pretense of humanity in 80
doing. The room in which the prisoners
were confined was well ventilated and we'll
lighted aale-It is neitherl and we'll
heated. The prisoners were taken every
day to the house restaurant where if
they were to die they would
die from REPETITION. If it had
not been that certain threats had been made
to kill, If it had not been that one of the
witnesses had been walking arsenal, they
might long since have been allowed the
privilege which the gentleman from Maine
himself enjoyed.
The resolution was then referred, yeas
145, nays 80.
Mr. Carr of Indiana, asked leave to offer
a resolution rec:tng that the electoral COM
mission has refused to go behind the re-
turns and admit testimony taken in the
southern states by the house committee,
| and directing that members of the return
| ing board be released from custody of the
sergeant-at-arms. Me9srs. Eden, Bland
and others objected.
| The house then went into a committee
of the whole on the deficiency appropria-
ton bill.
| Mr.. Foster desired to correct statement
made day or two ago by Mr.. Randall that
the majority of the house has last year re-
duced expenditures of the government
| $50 600, 900. 1t had reduced expenditures
actually about $4,000 900, from which
must be substracted Sc 100000 which
would be expended this year in defcien-
cies, leaving about $17, 10000 of reduc-
ton.
MIR. Randall compared the appropriations
made by the Forty-third congress with
those made by the Forty-fourth congress.
In two sessions of the Forty-third congress
there had been appropriated $3.50 900, 900.
In the fist session of the Forty-fourth con.
gress there had been appropriated $l4S,.
100000. The probabilities were that thi.
year the appropriations would amount to
$142 ,000, 900, making in the aggregate fol-
the two sessions of the Forty-fourth con.
gress an appropriation of $290,0O0,000
which would be reduction from the ap
preparations of the last congress of $50,
100000. If the senate had not last veal
resisted to the utmost extent the efforts Of
the house in the direction of economy thai
reduction would have amounted to $780,,
100000.
Foster replied that Randall had said the
reduction last year had been $50, 1000, 0OC
which he held it had been but SIT, 000,0
Time would show who was right.
At 3:55 the committee rose and reported
the bill to the house. The first vote was
on amendment adopted in the constitution,
the whole appropriation of half million
fol the payment of number OF claims
against the interior department. After
discussion the bill went over and recess
was taken till 10 tomorrow.