The Portland daily press., 1877-03-03

senm placed on the calendar
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on APP
preparations called up the sundry civil appro'
A large number of amendments reported by |
the committees were agreed to. Among them
were the following: Providing thaG IN tne ex-
pepditu q of appropriations for puDilc printing
and binding made by the Dill, tne puoiIc PRIMER
1ar tbnMsoppd ams for composition and 46 cents
ner honr to nrinters and binders, and also that
ali pnblic documents already printed, or which
have been ordered printed by the present Con.
gress shall pass through the ma H noee Oh post
under and the frank nnt tss Of
appropriatng 100000 to pay on oehalt OF the
United States as portion or the general ex-
penses of the District OF Columbia, autnoriz-
ing the Secretary of the treasury W aEvance 10
the commissioners of the DlstricI Oh O0iumpla
S75. OO1 for the support of the public schools of
the District, said amount to be refunded out Of
the revenues of the District.
HOUSE.
After prayer by the chaplain, Mr.. Walling
demanded the reading OF the Journal IN full.
The Speaker stated that the journal clerk
was sick and the journal had not been complet-
ed.
Thereupon Mr. Wilson moved to suspend the
rules SO as to dispense with the reading of the
journal
The Democrats by declining to vote left the
House without quorum, and the Speaker or
dered call of the House.
The roll call showed 1854 members, and fur.
Their proceedings under the call was dispensed
with.
The reading of the journal was also dispens-
ed with.
Immediately thereupon a crowd of members
most of them congregated in the area fronting
the clerk DESK appeared, each shouting 'Mr.
Speaker and waving paper in his hand on
which he desired 6ctOn by the House The
first two or three that secured such action
proved to be resolutions for the payment of
some extra pages and employees of the House.
They were contested by Mr.. Holman, but re-
ceived two-thirds majority under suspension
of the rules.
Mr. Waddell of North Carolina introduced
resolution in regard to Wells and Anderson
| and the Louisiana returning board. Resolution
| recited that
Whereas Wells and Anderson are peers Of
| the majority of the Electoral Commission, and
| whereas, justice demands that each member
| of the same national returning board should
| occupy the same position, aud the House has
no Eower to confine majority of the Electoral
| Commission, therefore
Resolved, That Wells, Anderson & Co. be
Immediately set at liberty in order that they
| may aid in inaugurating the President who
was defeated by majority of the American
| people,
Roll call was ordered on the motion to sus-
| pend the rules and pass resolution.
| Resolution was defeated by great majority
| IL yeas to los nays.
Mr.. Waldron Of Michigan made conference
report on the deficiency bill. He said by the
conference report the bill showed an increase
of 81, 900 over the amount appropriated by
the House.. including an item of 100000 for
deficiency in the pay of the navy, and an item
OF $3Oo' o9O for deficiency in the department of
| Justice. This was agreed to.
Mr. Clymer of Pennsylvania made a confer
ence report on the military academy bill which
was agreed to.
Mr. Atkins of Tennessee, from the commit
tee on appropriations, moved to suspend the
priation bill. He stated that the session was
| so far advanced that that was the only practi-
cal method of dealing with the bill. He ex.
planned that there were three propositions in
the bill to which the attention of the House
should be called. One was the condensing of
the quartermasters department into one appro.
| prlating clause; another was fixing the basis at
1900 enlisted men, and the third was that no
part OF the appropriation should be used for the
! purpose of sustaining any state government by
the army. The bill was read and its provisions
have generally been published
Mr.. Foster of O., said that while he objected
to some OF the propositions of the bill, particu-
larly the one relative to state governments, he
would vote for the bill.
Mr.. Conger of Mich, argued against the
section forbdding the use of troops in Louis
lana or South Carolina, a proposition which
bore on Its face the broad marks of unconsti-
nationality and which turned over those states
to anarchy, misrule and confusion
Mr.. Atkins referred the gentleman and the
House to similar restriction in reference to
Kansas in an army appropriation bill in the
34th Congress.
The motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill was agreed to without the yeas and nays.
MI. Reagan of Texas moved to suspend the
rules and pass the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill.
The bill appropriates $2,512,3OO The items
are already published.
Mr.. Douglass of Va, protested against pass.
ing the bill under the suspension Of rules. He
wished it recommtted so that equal Justice
might be done to all sections
The motion to suspend the rules and pass the
Dl!i was defeated, yeas III, nays liz, not two.
thirds in the affirmative.
MI. Hurd of Ohio, offered a preamble and
resolution reciting that it had been decided that
President of the United States may be inaug.
urated on the fraudulent action Of the Louis
lana Returning Board, and that the men who
have SO contributed to the election of the chief
magistrate of the Union ought no longer to be
in confinement and directing that the members
OF the Louisiana Returning Board be discharged
from custody.
The resolution was rejected, yeas 50, nays 81.
On motion of Mr.. Eden of ILL.,, the rules
were suspended and the bill passed for the pay.
ment OF claims passed upon by the Commits
sloneIs OF Southern Claims. 1t apprOpriates
| $474, 900 for that purpose
The House at $40 took recess till clock.
The House today presented marked contrast
TO It's condition OF yesterday. The excitement
subsidized and the galleries contained but few
occupants.
The Democrats seemed to take the result Of
the residential count philosophically while
the Republicans were of course entirely salts
ned. All share in congratulations that during
an entire month of heated contest there has
6een no violence other than that pertaining to
debate, and that even those who INSTRUCTED the
proceedings now have no harsh utterances.
Evening Session.
Mr.. Glover, chairman of the committee on
the real estate pool, asked leave to report and
have printed certain testimony taken having
reference to Mr.: Garfield of Ohio.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa objected and denounced
it as an outrage that any committee should
have taken testimony affecting member of the
House without having first notified that mem
Der.
Mr.. Glover replied that Mr.. Garfield knew
all about 1t from the day the first deposition
| was taken.
Mr.. Wilson-He says he did not.
MI. Glover-I know he did. Some of those
witnesses went to Garfield's house and talked
| to him about it.
Mr.. Garfield said while he had bee n engaged
. or 10 hours day on the Electoral Commits
sion he learned that several witnesses had been
| examined before the committee on the real es-
tate pool, and the day before yesterday he had
received the 1rst notice from the chairman
him. He then went before that committee
and cross-examined one witness, but he now
learned that several other witnesses had been
examined of whose testimony he knew moth
ing. If the gentlemen desired to assal him
now was the time, but he objected to have
printed as part of the records of the House
mass of matter assailing him, of which he
had no notification.
Mr.. Glover moved to suspend the rules so
that the testimony might be reported and
printed.
A vote was taken and resulted, yeas GO, nays
81, not two thirds in the affirmative, but less
than quorum voting.
=, Mr.. Glover then withdrew the testimony for
| the present.
:, Mr.. Field, from the select committee on priv
ileges, reported bill to provide an etfectual
remedy for wrongful intrusion into the Office
OF PRESIDENT and Vice President.
Mr.. Conger interposed motion to suspend
the rules and adopt resolution discharging
from custody Messrs. Wells, Anderson, Ken
| ner and Cassenave of the Louisiana Returning
Board, but the Speaker held that the gentle
man from New York had the floor on the cues.
| tlon OF the highest constitutional privilege.
| Bill was read. 1t provides that when any
person intrudes into or without due election,
holds or exercises the office of President or