New-York tribune., 1878-05-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In tho House, to-day, Mr. GARFIELD
rep OAiol called mp the resolutions reported by HIM
several days ago from the Committee Rules, amend
ing the rules Of the House.
The frat amendment Is to Rule 12 and provides that
all bills coming to the House from the Senate appro
prigtng money. land property Of the United States
shall have their first discussion in Committee Of the
Whole F; and all Senate amendments to the House bills
not germane to the subecmattcr OF the bills orgi
naly passed by the House. shall have their first dis
cusslon In Committee OF the Whole.
Mr. MILLS Dem Te1) opposed the proposition, as
tending defeat the will Of the majority Of the House
Mr. CONGER Rep, Mich.l also opposed the amend
mept For example II the Senate should tack TO the
RIVER and irbor Bill small amendment NOT gGrmane
10 the subcct-mater Of the h would nave 10 be con-
sldered in Committee OF tho Whole, aud he had
strong suspicious ht the proposition hnd Tor It's oeet
'g MIR HOUSE Dem Teuu) have th same sus-
Mr.. COX Dem, n " hoped that the resolution would
Mr. PHILLIPS Qiep., Kan.) opposed the resolution.
II was time tnat representation and not rules should
govern in the House. The majority IL tied down, he
said Dy rules agreed upon almost before the House had
been olganized ,,..,.., H.. ~. c,.,,.ou ,.,
donc the proposed rule was strateglcal attempt
to XIII the River aud Harb'r Blll made by few gentle
men who we're mad because that bill had passed by
fore yois was reached on the first resolution MI
GARFIELD also called up re'OlutiOn amending the
rules 30 as provide that bills or resolutions touching
mtieo on Ways and Means may be made special orders
by majority vote OF the House. ,-,.,- M,
result of IL would be- no said TO make special order OF
o tobacco tax 0f the whiskey tax OF the Income tax,
OF the tea co and OF the bill for the suspen-
sinn of fhe sinking fund
Sir cox CDcm.N " defended tho rules OF the House;
poty and those rules broken down, the country
| would have a saturnalia OF Legislation ,o,,,,,,
The whole matter was then, on motion OF Mr. CONGER
Urp NJ CHI, laid on the table.
Mr ROBERTSON (Dem, La) rising TO question OF per
sOna privilege stated that charges had been made against
OF tho Parishes or East ana West FeliCanl
which II true, would compel bim to retire in shame
from his seat He the Clerks desk and bad read
thnt norton Of Secretary Shermans letter to CarksOn
n Potter, IN which he refers to the election IN those
Mr BURCHARD Nsep., Ill raised the point OF order
that nothing contained IN that paragraph reflects Oh
| the gentleman from Louisiana.
''y HS HALE op Mel stated that Secretary Sherman
had been charged personally In the resolution appoint
ing the investigation committee. and had simply denied
| his rullt and affirmed his innocence.
Ths SPEAKER pro ten. ruled that unless the gentle
man from Louisiana could state that the letter reflected
upon nin, he could not claim the nooc question OF
| personal privilege Tho Chair could not, however do
eide before having heard the gentleman. whether lac
was connected IN any way with the statements made III
| MIR ROBERTSON then proceeded to made general
statrmeut as the election In East and West Feicana
| hut was interrupted bv the speaker pro tem., wac
reminded hun tnHt all thht was remote lroh quosloH
u Mr. iBWRCiARO-Uness the gentleman connects him
se,I Mr VIZ iRRogEKisoN"i do connect myself With those
frauds by denOuncing them and BY branding the charge
in parishes, and believe that John sherman wal
connected with 1t. -
| THE ARMY SUSTAINED.
The House then, at o'clock, went into Committee o
| the Whole on the Army Appropriation BIZ, with Mr.
springer Dem, ILL., in the chair, the pending amend
ment being fix the strength Of the army at 10000 III
| stead Of 10000 men.
A long debate again took place. Mr. HARRISON
Drm ) said jocularly that that application OF Gov
erpor Williams for troops arose from Blue Jeans WI
iams's regard for economy he knew that the Govern
ment had arms and ammunition In tho arsenal az Ind
annapolis and he wanted 10 get them to arm his pohc
| and militia. ,., -, A,
| Mr.. CLARK (Dem, ~ j. favored reduction OF ID
| forcs of the army Mr.. LAPHAM Qtop., N ~ dt
Tended Justified the use OF troops last year IN s0ut
Carolina Mr.. HENDERSON (kep., Ii.) said he was OF
posed TO military domination IN the States, but that
IA no greater harm 70 have In the states AL army unde