National Republican., 1878-05-29
HOUSE or REPREs ENTxTIvEs.

HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. HARRIS (Va.), from the Committee on
Elections, reported bill authorizing the State
of California to hold elections for Congressmen
In September Of each Congressional year In.
stead of In November. Passed.
The regular order having been demanded
the House resumed consideration Of the amend.
ments to the army appropriation bill rs ro.
ported from the Committee Of the Whole.
The bill was amended In its details to make
1t conform to an army of 10000 men. Nearly
all the amendments made In Committee Of the
Whole were concurred In.
A separate vote by yeas and nays was de-
mandcd on tho amendment transferring the
Indian Bureau TO the War Department.
Tho amendment was agreed TO by vote OF
100 to l15.
The vote was partisan, except that Mcssrs
Brogden, Burdick, Campbell, Cummings, Fort,
Phillips, Pollard, Strait and White (Pa.),
Republicans, voted in the affirmative, aud
Mcssrs. Bucknell, Bragg, Caldwell CTenn.),
Cox IN. W, Cutter, FELTON,, Garth, Harris
(Ga.l, Hart. Lynde, Phelps, Stephens (Ga.J },
and Willis IN. ", voted in the negative.
The next question upon which a separate
vote was demanded was on the amendment
proposed by Mr.. KNOTT to prevent the use Of
tho army as a posse commitdtus in the States.
This was adopted by vote of 100 to III, and
the bill was then passed as amended.
Mr.. BROGDEN was the only Republican
who voted In the affirmative. Messrs Brock,
Cutter, Pridemore and Schleicher, Democrats,
voted IN the negative.
Mr.. BLACKBURN asked that the bill for n
permanent form Of government for the District
be taken up that the Senate amendments be
not concurred In, and that the bill be sent to
a committee Of conference.
Mr.. JONES (Ohio) objected.
Mr.. REAGAN called up the unfinished bust.
ness, which was the bill to regulate interstate
commerce.
MIR. WADDELL raised the question of con.
sidcration. He said he wanted morning hour,
In order that he might make some reports from
the Post Office Committee.
On the question of taking up the interstate
commerce bill the yeas and nays were de.
manded, and the House by vote Of 1i2 yeas
to 122 nays declined to take up tho bill.
The regular order was then demanded, and
in the morning hour the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads was called for reports.
Mr.. WADDELL reported bill to establish
ocean mail service between the United States
and Brazil. Referred to Committee Of the
Whole
Also reported adversely on the bill for a
line Of steamers between tho United States
and Liberia. Laid on tho table.
Mr. Gidulngs reported Oil 10 prOviue fOf
the transportation Of the mails between Gal
weston, Texas, and Vera Cruz, Mexico. Re-
ferred to Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. TOWNSEND (OhiO), from same commit.
tee, reported bill confirming and ratifying
an act of the Maryland Legislature In relation
to the National Road running through the
counties Of Allegheny and Garrett. Passed.
Mr. CALDWELL (Tenn) reported bill re-
quiring monthly statements Of accounts by
postmastcrs. Passed.
On motion of Mr. CHALMERS, the House
proceeded to tho consideration of business OH
the Speakers table.
The Senate amendments to the following
House bills were concurrcd IN and the bills
passed. viz: Act to repeal tho bankrupt law
to pay for clerical service and extraordinary
expenses under the seventh section o
the act Of August Is, 1856, in the
Pawnee land district In Kansas; bill to alter
and amend law of the District Of Columbia
relative to the inspection Of flour; and bill
granting an increase Of pension to Matte Nc
raggart, widow of the late First Licntenan
McTaggart, seventeenth United States In
iantry.
The Senate amendments to the bill for
permanent form Of government for the District
of Columbia were then taken up, and the
amendments were nUn-cOncurred In with II
view of having the differences settled In q
committee of conference, which was au
thoriZcd.
The Senate bill to authorize tho appointment
of commissioners TO determine claims at Hot
Spriugs, Arkansas, was taken up aud pending
its consideration the House, at 4:l6 p. m, ad
iourucd