The sun., 1878-04-03

Mr. Sayler Dem, o., from the Committee
on Ways and Means. reported the bill TO prevent
default or delay in the payment Of interest on
the 3G5 District Of Columbia bonds
t auihoryr. the DO cto secretary OF the Treasury to
iset, ne G,ini':oner e ,ne District g tran.er MO
NE sum ai,anc.d Ter ne aNment Of NJ lnistr, rom
H'icrrcd to the Committee of the Whole
Mr. Kelley rTtcp., Pa reported n Joint rcsolu.
ton directing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
refund 10 n Phiadelphia society. the Sons -
said society On a colossal statue Of ST. George
and the Dragon. Passed.
Mr.. Foster tIlep.. Ohol reported joint reso-
luton authorizing the commission having in
charge the Washington Monument 10 apply s96-
600 TO giving greater stability to the foundation.
was very uncertain whether tho foundation
could be made strong enough to bear tho pro
ready leaning tower. He was in favor OF tax
ing 1t down and erecting II on one of the high
hills around the city.
Mr.. Foster said the spot on which the monu-
ment stood had been selected by Washington
himself. Congress, having coded the land on
which il stood to the Washington Monument
Mr.. Cox Dem. N " opposed tho bill The
monument II ever finished, would he almost as
make a splendid monument in somc tasteful
design. which would be a decoration TO the city
Mr. Butler CRep., Massl said that the The imonu-
mont. instead OF being in swamp. was on n
good elevation. Washington knew where he
wanted q monument better than anybody else
did. and he tButlcrl thought that Washington's
desire 70 have monument at that spot should
be gratlhed.
pleting the monument. He had been n member
ofCongress when the foundation stone was laid
and he remembered that the foundation was Of
hard ccmented gravel and huge rocks. fully ca
pable OF sustaining the immense suporstruc
turc.
Mr.. Cox moved to lay the bill on the table. De-
feated-bl to TX;
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Harrison Dem Ill)t, Chairman Of the
Commlttee on own service RoIormi desired to
consider tho report in the case OF Doorkceper
Mr., Hendee Rcp.. W desired to resume the
consideration Of the District Government bill.
Mr.. Harrlson-If the House determines not
to hear a report about one OF its own officers,
charged with wrongdoing Jet i go 70 the coun-
try. and let the country understand II.
The Speaker decided that the report was upon
tho calendar MS business undisposed OF. Mr.
Cox tRep.. Ohio) moved to proceed TO its CON
sideration. and this was agreed to-yeas l4S.
Mr.. Harrison explained the report Of the ma
lOrity which recommends that the Office Of
Doorkeepcr be declared vacant. The committee
had been perfectly uninfuenced by partisan
ship. and Mr.. Polk had had IA fair and kindly
an Investigation as any man could have. He
tMr Harrisonl had gone into That commlttee
with the resolution II pOssiblc to save Mr., Polk.
But Mr.. Polk had made law unto himself, and
| must stand tho consequences; The Democratic
| party was pledged Ia civil service reform.
Would II go before the country and say: - We
will fight the Republicans who commit wrong,
@ the the ousS rs in S
man to whom law was no restraint Mr.. liar-
| rson then read from the testimony He was fire.
| quently Interrupted by Luttrel Dem, Cali,
| Franklyn dem. MOI. CLARK Dem, MOI Crit
| tendon DEM Mol Eden Wem.. Illl. and ELS
worth tltep., Mich.), md there was great nproar,
| confusion, and mprriment, Immcdiately after
Mr. Harrison closed his speech the House ad-
journed