National Republican., 1878-06-19
FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS.
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vancy. ana u was decided rclevant-yeas, %
nays so.n,,,>u o.
mark, perhaps philosophical, but not intend
ed to be offensive. lie had observed that In
Judging of tho relevancy of a question they
were apt to be governed by their own feelings.
Here was proposition that had not the slight
est show Of relevancy declared relevant. The
fact was that an interesting young lady had
recently married all interesting young man
who had been excluded from Office by recent
legislation.
Mr.. SALISBURY supported the amend
ment as remedying an act Of injustice.
Mr.. VOORHEES, paid high compliment to
Lieutenant Hoxic, and said II was proposed not
to require the President to appoint him, but to
place II In his power to do so If he saw At. The
bill had been amended in conference, aud the
Senate had accepted tho amendment rather
than defeat the bill, and 1t was now sought as
q fitting time to remedy the injustice.
Mr.. BECK cOntendcd, without any hostility
to the individual supposed to be interested,
that there was no relevancy in the amend
ment.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. SPENCER offered an amendment pro-
yiding that one side of the United States notes
be printed outside the Treasury Department.
Laid on the table.
Mr. JONES (Fla.) moved an amendment
appropriating $4,000 for wharf at Key West.
ADD, bel.
At 3:i5 p. m. q message was received from
the House announcing that the House had
concurred In the resolution extending the time
Of final adjournment TO six p. IN. tomorrow.
On motion of Mr. ALLISON, the appropria.
tion for the Reform School In the District Of
Columbia was increased from $12, 600 to $4,000
large number Of amendments were offered
and ruled out, laid on the table, or rejected,
and some others Of lesser importance inserted.
half .l,.l xtaI from,
Committee of the Whole to the Senate.
The House having passed the Senate bill re-
lating to the Eads jottics at the southwest
pass of the Mississippi, that amendment was,
on motion Of Mr. WINDOW, stricken out Of the
bill.
On motion of Mr.. CHRISTIANCY, the vote
by which the paragraph to pay George r. Mar
shall, late marshal of Utah, $4,000 for ex-
penscs and cmoluments for the years 1915 and
1876, was reconsdercd and the amendment
adopted.
Mr.. WINDOW asked separate vote on the
amendment in relation to the payment Of the
Southern mail contractors, and It was agreed
to-yeas, 2S nays, 2i-as follows;
Yeas-MCSsrs. Armstrong Bailey, Barnum, Bay.
ard, Beck. Bruce, Butler ChriInnCy, Cockrell
Coke, Conoycr Eaton, Eust!s Gordon Harris, Hill
Johnston, Jones tFla,l, Kellogg Herman, McCrecry,
MeDonald, MaXey, Merrmon' Morgan VOORHEES,
Nays-Mcssrs. Allison Anthony, Blaine, Booth
Burnslde; C2nklins, Davis Ill), Dawes Ferry HoST
Oglesby. Plumb, Rollins, Sargent Saunders, spen.
Ger Teller, Wadlcigh and Windom-2i.
The bill was then lat 4:55 p. m.) reported to
the Senate and passed.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the House
resolution asking the Senate to permit Hon
STANLEY MATTAEWs, q member OF the Senate
toappcar before the POTTER committee.
Mr.. ANTHONY said he did not understand
that Il was necessary for the House to ask per
mission Of the Senate for Senator to appear
before House committee.
Mr.. WALLACE offered resolution that the
Senate, in compliance with the resolution o.
the House, permit the Senator to appear, and
that the Secretary notify the Sergeant at Arms
Of the House of its action.
Mr., WALLACE said he had followed precc
dent In this case.
On motion OF Mr.. HOAR, the resolution O
the House and that offered by Mr. WALLACI
were referred to the Committee on Elections
The CHAIR also laid before the Senate
joint resolution of the House to pay certain
contestants for seats in the House 81 900 eacl
for expenses incurred in contcsting such seats
Mr.. CONOVER offered an amendment in
serting the names Of Mcssrs. BIsBEE, SMALLs
RAINEY, FIELDS, and SHELLEY, whom he sait
stood in precisely the same position with thOs'
named in the House resolution.
Mr.. JONES (Fla) opposed the amendment
wholly to the House, and relating to whicl
the House had right TO judge for itself
Pending consideration of the resolution th
Senate, at $40 p. M, went into executive scs
sion, and at hslfpast Ave took u recess til
hali.past eight p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. SPENCER, the resolution
granting permission for the Senate Committe
on Military Affairs to sit during the recess witt
.,t Al.
up and agreed to-.
Mr. PADDOCK called up the House bill 70
the relief Of settlers on the public lands.
The bill was taken up and read, when
Mr.. COCKRELL objected to its passage O.
account of the absence of a quorum.
Mr.. COCKRELL moved a call of the Senate
Not agreed to.
motion to take recess for fifteen minute
was disagreed to.
Mr.. PADDOCK discussed the bill.
Mr.. CHRISTIANCY objected to furthe
transaction Of business in the abcence Of
quorum.
Mr.. ALLISON moved q call of the Senate
which was agreed to, when thirty.nine Sens
tors were ascertsined to be present.
The bill was then read third time an
passed.
The President appointed rs conferees on tn
part Of the Senate on the disagreeing votes q
the two Houses on the sundry civil bill Sena
tors WINDOW. DORSEY, and BECK.
The resolution TO pay the contesting claim
ants for seats in the House was then debatct
aud, after discussion. was passed.
The Senate then proceeded to consider bill
on the calendar, and the House bill to aid ve'
sels wrecked or disabled ia the waters contel
minous to the United States and tho Dominic
Of Canada was passed.
Senate bill to donate q portion of the mil
tary reservation of Fort Harker, In the Stat
of Kansas for the establishment of an cduci
tiona or charitable institution, and to Ope
the remainder Of the reservation to scttlcmen
was amended and passed.
House bill to reimburse Richard Joseph f
money paid on forged vouchers, aud numbC
of other private bills were passed
The Scuatc, at ll:!O p M, adjourned unit
tomorrow, NJ eleven o'clock a. N.
ROCSE or REPRESENTITITE
When the House reassembled at ten o'cloC
there were not more than thirty membc
present, and Mr.. CLYMER moved II further +
cess
The SPEAKER thought that time might |
saved for some business could be done |
unanimous consent.
Mr.. ATKINS said he should object to an
bill appropriating money in the absence of
quorum.
Mr.. DANFORD, from Committee on Nav