The Portland daily press., 1877-11-03

copies of all other papers relating thereto, and
also with statement as to the present position
of such2ne gotiaton, and whether it rem aims in
force as originally made without modification
or change.
Mr. Pridemore objected.
Mr.. Wood also asked leave to offer resolu-
ton calling on the Secretary of War for in
formation in regard to number of commits
stoned medical officers of the army now on
duty in the District of Columbia; the name.
rank and enrolment of each, duty to which
each is assigned and the time he has been
assigned thereto; the number of contract sur
geons employed who are not graduates, to.
gether with all information thereto.
Mr.. Pridemore objected.
Mr., Atkins chairman OF the Appropriation
Committee, reported the army appropriation
bill which was referred to the committee of
the whole and made special order Tor We'd
nesday next
Mr. Cox asked Mr.. Atkins if the Appropria-
ton committee had takena lnto1 CONSIDERATION
the subject of adjournment
Mr.. Atkins replied "Not in formal man
ner."
Mr.. Banning introduced bill to fix the pay
Of letter carriers. Referred.
Mr.. Roberts, from the Committee on Ac-
counts, reported resolution authorizing clerks
| for committees, which resolution after consid-
cradle discussion was adopted.
| The call of the committees having been con-
| cluded the Speaker stated that the Committee
| remainder of the morning hour.
Mr.. Conger moved to go into the committee
| of the whole on the private calendar.
| The Speaker declined to admit the motion on
| the ground that there will be no bills on the
| private calendar, and he added that the chair
| ought to exercise little common sense in such
| matters.
| Mr.. Conger retorted that if the chair was
| making an effort in that direction he (Conger)
was unwilling to interfere with him. Laugh
ter.)
| Mr.. Ewing-I now withdraw the motion to
| recommit the bill reported from the Com mittee
on Banking and Currency. L am instructed by
| the committee for the purpose of giving that
i opportunity for debate and amendment about
which the gentlemen on both sides of the
| House seem solicitous to ask unanimous con.
sent to substitute for the committees bill, that
Il presented by the gentleman from Illinois (Fort)
and that the substitute be made special order
for Tuesday the 18th inst, and from day to day
until disposed of, with the understanding that
| two amendments may be offered before the
previous question is demanded. The commit
| tee conceives its bill is of precisely the same
effect as that proposed by the gentleman from
| Illinois. -
The Speaker informed him that it could not
| be done without unanimous consent
Objection was made.
Mr.. Hubbell of Michigan, "a member Of the
| Banking Committee) inquired of Mr.. Ewing
what two amendments he would permit to be
| offered.
Mr.. Ewing replied any two amendments that
might be offered that would be agreed upon by
the opponents of the bill.
Mr.. Hubbell-Wlll you allow me to offer a
substitute.
Mr.. Ewing repeated his proposition.
Mr.. Hubbell asked that his substitute be read.
Mr.. Ewing objected on account of time.
Mr.. Hubbell-Then 1 object to your PROPOSE
tions
Mr.. Ewing-Very we'll; I now yield the floor
| to the gentleman from Illinois to offer his
amendments.
Mr.. Fort thereupon offered his amendment
Gas before printed).
Mr.. Ewing moved the previous question on
the bill and amendment.
Mr.. Hale of Maine moved to lay them on the
table
The motion was defsated--yeas 1O7, nays 40.
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. .Aldricb, Bacon, Bagley. Ballou,
Banks, Bisbee Blair, Boyd, Brewer, Briggs, Bundy,
Burchard, Burdick, Cain, Campbell, Gambler. Cas-
well, Chttenden, Cafin, Cole Conger, Covert Cox of
O., Grapo Cummings, Cutler, Dantord, Darrali Davis
ofCal., Deeiug, Dennison Dunnell, Eames, Eyckhoti
Ellsworth. Field, Foster, Freeman, Frye, Gibson,
Giddings, Hale Hardenbergh, Harris of Mass, Hart,
Hiscock, Hubbell, Hungerford, Jones of N. Jones
of O., Joyce, Keighty, Leonard, Lindsey, LoriDg,
Mcse ManTns Mson Morsa M
cross. O'Neill, Overton, Paeheco Page, Patterson,
Pedde, Pollard Powers, Price, Quinn, Rainey, Reed
Rice of Mass, Ross, Robinson of Mass, Sampson,
Seheicher, SinncksoD, Smith of Pa, Stenger, Stew
art Stone of Mich, Stone Of Iowa. Strait, Thorn
burgh. Townsend of Ohio, Townsend Of n. ~
Wis. Williams of Del. Williams of Oregon, Willis Of
ming, Bayne Bell, BcknelI. Blackburn, Bland
Blount. Boone, Bouck, Brentano, Bridges, Brogden
Browne, Buckner. Cabell. Caldwell Of KY, Caldwell
Of Tenn, Cakins Cannon, Carlisle. Chalmers
Clarke OF KY, Ola of Mo-, Clymer, Cobb. Cook
Cox of n Y, Crayens, chittenden, Cqlberson, Dav.
| Eden. Elam Flig. Erratt Evans nd Evans n
S. G Ewing Fellows, Finley Fort Franklin, Fuller
Gardner, Garth, Glover, Goode, Gunter, Hamilton
| rison, Hartzell, Haskell, Hatcher, Hays, Henkle
Henry Hewitt of Ala, Herbert, Hooker, Hou Sc
Hunter, Humphrey, lttneT. Jones Of Ala, Keifer
Lyon, Lynde, Mackey, Manning, Marsh. Martin
Mckenzie, McMahon, Mills. Money, Morgan, Null
Randolph, Rea, Reagan, Rice of o., Riddle. Rob
bins, Roberts, Robertson. Robinson of Ind, Sayler
Scales, Sexton, Shellerbarger. Shelley, Singleton
| Slemons, Smith of Ga, Spark, Springer, Steele
Swami, Thompson, Throckmorton, Upton, Town
send of H., Turner Turney.. Vance, Van Voorhees,
| Walker, Walsh Warner, White of Ind, Whitthorne
Williams of Ala. Willis Of KY, Wilson, Wright
| Eeates. Young-140'
| The Speaker then announced that the morn
| ing hour had expired.
Mr.. Atkins, chairman of the Committee OF
Appropriations, offered resolution for adj
| journment from tomorrow to Wednesday next
Mr.. Goode inquired when the Appropriation
Committee would report the naval deficiency
| bill.
| Mr.. Atkins replied that the subject had been
referred to subcommittee.
Mr.. Goode inquired when that subcommittee
would report the bill.
Mr.. Blount, chairman of the subcommittee,
replied that it could not be reported tomorrow
and that at all events it was not proposed tC
bring it before the House till after the army ap
preparation bill had been acted on.
| Question was taken on the adjournment reso-
luton, and it was rejected-yeas SO, nays 157.
Mr.. Clymer then moved that when the House
adjourn today it adjourn to Monday next. Re.
jected.
Mr.. Hanna offered the following resolutions,
which were agreed to unanimously:
Resolved, That in view of the sad intelligence
of the death of Oliver p. Morton, late distin-
guished Senator in the Congress Of the United
States from the State of Indiana, that the
Speaker of the House as mark of respect for
the memory of a man whose death is the ma
tion's loss appoint committee of seven men,
bers to represent this House at the funeral OBJ
sequies
Resolved, That as a further mark of respect
this House do now adjourn.
The House appointed as such committee
Messrs. Hanna and Cobb of Indiana, Wilson
of West Virginia, Burchard of Illinois, David.
son of Florida, Banks of Massachusetts,
Townsend of New York, and the House then,
at 2.15 O'Clock, adjourned till to- morrow.