New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
UOITSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House of Representatives assembled nj
noon to-day. After prayer by the Chaplain, Mr. WAL
LING DEM Ohio demanded the reading of the journal
I'm full The SPEAKER stated that the Journal Clerk
had heen taken sick and that Journal had not been
completed. The reading OF the journal was alse
" them eongregatcd in the fronting the Clerks
desk appeared, each shouting " Mr. speaker; anu
wa % ops The first two or three secured such
action proved resolutions for the payment OF Some
Mira pages and employees OF the House They were con-
tested by Mr. Holman OF Indiana but received twohrds
maiorilics under suspension Of the rules .,d ,,.o
Mr. WADDEI.L Dem, n. ~ moved 10 suspenn ,te
rules adopt resolution recng thai MessrSi m9ls
seSae Boa who a6 in custody Of the
House are IN the ndgcnl OF e oTs tn saS Se, co NJ
pietcd the work of Wells Anderson, CasSanaye, and
Kcnner with greater contempt for the privileges o te
and for the public opinion OF the country man naa
been exhibited by them that justice demands that each
such Returning Board should occupy the SANE posi-
jorty OF the Electoral Comm and therefore resov
ing that Wells, Anderson, Kepncr and Cassandye DC
forthwith liberty order that they assist the
majority OF the Electoral Commission in nanguratihS
the WT% mex Ufc a sTn the votes of
u large majority OF the legal voters Of the country
Mr.. CONGER rep, MchD said that II IL was neces-
sary TO exhibit such specimen OF spite he had no op
The motion TO austcud the rules and adopt the rcso
ton defeated, there being Only Is votes III Tic al
Mr.. WALDRON rep, Mch) made the conference re,
port on the Deficiency bill and explained II. ne sad
that ny the conference report tho h showed an
al 900 the amount appropriated ny
the House. including an item U @1uoVvo IoI ino 400
tine Of the navy ana an tCm Ol T,Do'OO
for the deficiency in the department 0f JUSTICE lhe IT.
Mr. GIYMEE dem, PENN made the conference re-
port on the Military Academy blu. Agreed to.
Mr.. ATKINS Dem, TENN, from the Committee on
pon is passage the Army Appropriation bll Tie stated
that the ssipu far advanced tnal na' Wis Ie
only practical method of dealing with the Gll Ne OK
planned that There were three rroposl3ns IN me Oi 10
WAS the condensing the QuarterDa5crS department
has at Zoo enlisted men; and the third was that 10
of he an
Of sustaining any state Government ~ me army lhc
reduction of cavalry gmcnts 20 eight aIthi.ry req
meats 10 four. and mf'nuy regiments 10 10 tlal Vi
GERS OF discontinued regiments may Ia assigned Ia Other
regime, Is vi their respective arms ana lit any onc,
on his application, may DE ordered GIscatHe VIZ
years pay for every eight years of service ir tu
date his commission. Also, that there sht De 10
distinction IN the service on account OF coit A tt
there shall hc no new eiStmGtS III un army w te
number OF enlisted mrn shall De reduced to l.y,V,
Also, that no part OF tnc appropriation s.ii DO us "a
support of the Governments IN SOuh Carolina or LOUIS
until such Governments shall have been dy recos
Mr FOST X rep. Ohio sail that while he objected
TO these propositions, particularly ire hti,r one
he would vote suspend tie rules and pass the biii
MIR. PAGE Rep., Cll).Do you expect the senate 10
Mr.. FOsfER-l 10 not know , 80,
Mr.. PAGEWould you prefer the passage OF this Dill
Z, an extra session!
Nj. CONGEs uop, Mch) afS".t against the section
forbIdng the Of troops m Louisiana or South CARO-,
ma. A proposition winch bore on IFS face the broad
marks Of rncon'tuipna,ity, and which tuihed over
Mr. ATKINS referred the gentleman irou Michigan
and thc House h. similar restriction ia lcrie.Ge To-
Kausas in army appropriation bill IN the NNNlIth
congress motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bI vas greed - without the Yeas ana Nays
Mr.. REAGAN Dyni., TcX!sl moJed to suspend me
r,l. and uIt, the River AMI Harbor Appropriation bill
Tie hill appropdaies S2,ol2JOO, the following being
cate 5000 JOU at the mouth OF the Mississippi River
sIOOOOO the larbOr at Galveston, Texas Sio)O"o;
River. ,, tween the mouths Ut the li!nUlS
and OhJ Rivers, TI2000O improvement az the MsSiN-
sipp Missouri and Kansas kyeis. P92% Ais gme.
Rands S.,5 OOO tic Tennessee RIVER, below Chaita-
no6cl sou 400; the ohio River Tl3o0OO; the Great
kanawIa River sloOOVo, ANA -. 1aIJ RIVER; I'eh.'
IlODOOO " also arpronriat's the uneAprded balance
Of last years River an1 lIarbOr improvement bliL
Nj DOUGLASS DEM Va protested aZalI'i Pis'inS
The b under SUSPENSION 81 the rulos H. wished II r.
committed, that equal justice might be done TO all
Thc motion to suspend thu rules and pass the biz was
defcair-Ycas, ~: Nays, ll2 moi twOthlrtIs IN the
UNI fi',U fDan Ohio cred a preamble and rcs0-
lucn r,,iug that il has been decided that President
o the United states may ne NAV Eur1ted On thf lr.ul
Lent action of the Louisiana Returning bo'l' lu tnat
th mon WHO hay. contributed to the c'c'lon or me
Crf Magistrate of thc MON ou2ht 80 longer to he IN
i ctiirr, Hrar he discharged from custody
me resolution rtj3rled-Ncas, -; Nays, 80.
On .4oI, an, The hi fnr tnc payment Of the caims
pa,~,d uuoa ~ the Commissioners 81 southern t'lms
va. passed. II approprars 9.lllJ0 Tor That puIpoSc
O'Clock this evening
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. GLOVER [De.n. Mo- Chairman Of the Committee
on the Real Estate Pool. asked leave 10 report and have
rio.d certain testimony taken hdNms reference to Ar.
'SV WIIl0N uep Iowal objected and denounced it
&c. m. ou re thai any committee should have taken tes-
fHouy Affecting urhc. oil thc LiJlc Wilbur hl' M
Sfr GN;FiIID sId that while he had been engaged
oilt or ten hours day on the Electoral MISSION c
learned tha; several witnesses had been cAhtIci ne
fnr M. Committee the Real Estate Pool ana mat the
dIy before yesterday hr had received tAr HESj ho'e
from inr chairman ir, Glover hat there Lid htth a,
reflection made upon hun lie then went before mat
commit tee and crJss-examinc'l one witness 5W Lt now
learned ha! ,cvcra "ihrt WI lt,,rr n'i o ru..,
OF whose testimony hc knew nothing II me .rht!cnr'i
desired to is>iii nina, now was Their ilh'i hut ne ODD
iccrd 20 have printed - par OF thr iocn' ' e iloi
iass Of matter a&.ailns him Of which ne Rad no noti-
Wr LOVER moved to suspend The rules so that the
testimony m -ht be- reported aud printed
ma, yor VIZ, tken and resulted III b3 Yeas To 81 Nays,
not iwo-tniris n ;le affirmative bat less than quorum
voting. .,, A., .., g., a.,
NJ FIELD DEM y. ", from the Select Committee
on Privileges reported bill to provide an et5ruai
remedy -tHl intrusion INTO the Office OF PreSi-
u M hin wa. read II provides that when any person
iutrudcs without due election hodS or exercises
The oAlca OF President or NiccfTeSi!cnt OF me hitI
states ES III office aud thr tile or any claimant
thereto may tried aud determined by an action IN tr
naur Of gS rd re- it dro may r Ps sh he ird
by jury, or by the court II Jury 'ria ge waved.
The court shall inquire whether electoral
di,ertrd nv the Siae Legislature, aud shall receive evil
dcnce tending show the forgery rasehood or lYaid-
nc o onIcr The court is to reject the of al per-
son, ineligible the time Of their alleged appointment
or ucapacitated at the time OF ea.tl.g Their votes ana
fine court must investigate any other fact necessary To
Judgment Of tho rights OF the parties and JUDGMENT
verdict of the jury II the defendant be adjudged
entitled 10 the olice he sti DC exc 9'
he shall Immediately enter on the duties OF the once
AppcaI may taken the Supreme Court OF the mica
states within DAYS of the notice OF The Ju'gment'
and the Judgment shall not be executed until tle dt
i'm 4,Ion hem that appeal taken II shall be linne
diaely convened by the thirJuSsr EA.gto oi ' t