The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09

the regiments were made white.
Mr.. But Inside said it would be as absurd to REQUIRE
regiments to be com0osed of all Irish all Germ ans
1t was Done during the necessities of wal, but was no
longer necessary or proper.
Pending further discussion the morning hour ex- |
PRED and the bill went
The Pacific railroad funding bill then came up
Mr.. Sargent resumed his remarks interrupted by |
the adjournment Friday and referring again to the
saw nes effected by the government by the construc-
ton OF the road said it better for the govern
ment in The mater of dollars and cents today that
the road had been built and it wo1ld be beI off in
1900 ii not dollar ever paid He contended it
was not intended that the interest should be paid as
it fell due. He reteate1 bis conviction that the leg
is lstion proposed BY the judiciary bal was viola
tion OF private contracts.
18Th section the bill striking cut the words 're.
serving the right to Alter amend repeal'' and in
sert "but so long as said Central Pacific and Union
Pacific Railroa Companies shall faithfully comply
with he provisions of said acs OF 1852 and 1851 and
of this I, relating to payments to the United States
on account OF bonds advanced and OF the sinking
fuud 10 be established afo esaid such compliance
shalt be deemed and taxed as sufficient to meet the
obligations of said companies on account OF such
bonds prior 10 the maturity thereof,
Oeba wa cont inued by Messrs. Sargent, Eayard,
Thurman and Blaine, and then Mr. Herman advo-
Gated the Judiciary Committees bill.
Mr. Edmunds obiane the floor but gave way to
Mr.. Thurman who said that plumber OF Senators
had glue away, sone OF them not feeIins well, and
he had sal he would not ask a vote on any OF the
propositions today but would ask the Senate to finish
the bill to- morrow,
Sen ate then went into executive session and when
the doors reopened adjourned,
HOUSE.
On the meeting of the House today there was
very full attendance and the galleries were crowded
with persons attracted by the evacuation of Witness
tg some executing scenes upon The question of cleo
tim OF doorkeeper.
Immediately after reading the journal the Speaker
sad the fist question was whether the resolutions
ton of privilege, aud the House by 0ivG vote
manifestly decided that it did, but Mr.. Conger
tho light tnaG as the acton OF the House would es-
tab ish precedent il was better to tale vote by
yeas and nays, and they ordered aud resulted
21s yeas to NAYS, Negative votes were cast by
Bland Mills Throckmorton and Young.
The Speaker stated that the House having decided
the resolutions to be question of privilege the reso-
luton was before The House. 1t is in these Words
Resolved, That the House proceed to The elect ion
of doorBeeper, and that the true Union name SOL
der, brigidier Gen. Shields of Missouri be chosen
to that uffice.
Mar Ciymer asked Butler to allow him to offer
substitute tor the resolution, and offered the follow
ing:
of doorkeeper.
Mr.. Butief-I desire that the exact state of the
question snah be before The House, aud suggest to-
the gentleman from Pennsylvania that aswe are
meu OF business we give attention to The matter in
hand. understan that since tue last adjournment
there has been eau ;us of he Democratic memoel
and that tue candidate of their choice is to be put
forward. Why insert in the substitute the ime
OF that candidate and let the House determine be-
tween tue two?
Mr.. Clymet-If the gentleman withdraws the
nomination contained in his resolution we can arrive
at thus thiGg by single vote but if will not do so
prefer to adhere to the Substitute as offered This
VIII throw the question of the nomination under the
rule OF the House. =
Mr.. Butler-I cannot Withdraw nv nomination
do not propose into this alter with the idea of
catches" or parliamentary rules. L want to meet
the question in the face and therefore suggest that
the name of the other candidate be placed in the
the substitute.
Clymer-Ift the gentleman yields to me will offer
substitute and demand the previous question.
Butler oh, pardon me; did not yield for that.
That is a trick that will not do.
Clgmer-lhe gentleman has no right to accuse me
of desiring to pepetl ate fraud on the House II is
uDkind, to the least Of it.
Buler-I will withdraw it if you assert that it was
MOI intended.
Clymer-Certainly not, there is no trick about it.
Butler-Very well then, withdraw the PROPOSE
tau: qaestivn was raised whether hal a light
to offer the resolution on that point. desire to SUP
init letter from Gen. Shields Mr.. Butler then
sent to the clerks desk. and had read letter to
himself from Gen. Shields, asking him (when the
Senate bill increasing his pension to $50 month
came before the House to try and make it $780, add
ing that others who had suffered less and hal not
more were on the retired lst and that his kind act
would not inlure him tButleI) in Ne England,
MIR Eden suggested that if Mr. Butler would offer
that amendment to the Senate bill the Democrats
Woulu vote it.
Mr.. Butler, scornfully-O yes, hold that letter as
Justldca'1 ion. III When find an Office vacant in
stead OF making the old veteran of the Mexican war
eat the bread OF pension and dependence, would
give hum $50 far as was concerned) an Office in
which he can earn his living and hold an honorable
once. The only complaint that heard was from
from the gentlemen from New York (Cox) that Gen
Shields was too good for it, that he too high and
too noble for lT. Now here in Union general. q
Mexican General, twice wounded on the glorious
road to Mexico. man without reproach, a man not
seeking the Office flor il he had written to me TO nre
sent his name for doorkeeper should have hesitat-
edD but d man who is now travelling through new
England to earn his live ihood by lectuiing, and
when such man presents himself before me asking
the poor pittance of $l00 month. Che gets but S3O3
and when see place where he Can get 5000 and
earn it honorably aud fairly, have not done ri hit in
bringing his name before tue House?
Slenger-Does the gentleman not know that this
once viii only last for one year while the pension
will be for lite?
Butler-Pardon me. If he il capable if somebody
does not lay him down by stating him to be IS years
OF ora age wnen ne IS put g. he wil Ieuain here Tor
at any raIe and after that know that if we get into
power we will give him len lion BESIDES applause
on the Republican sde.) and know that the other
side will keep him unless some Confederate who is
not hut wants the office more than he does. IAN
plause on the Repub lean side }
Eden-Does not he gentle man from Massachus,t SITS
Ihink that Gen. Shields would be better suited To
MI the position of Postmaster General than that of
doorkeeper of the House. and does not he think that
with his great influence with The administ alton he
could succeed in getting him into that office? ~
nj, Ba,ierm3a! gronicayl my great influence with
must certainly have hardly got the festivities CT
Saturday.
disabled and would not be able to perform the duties
OF dOorke per.
Butler replied that Shields was physically able to
perform those dniies and had read letter from that
gentleman giviag an accouat of his disabilities
The previous question moved aud not being
seconded, yeas Ito, nays 12O, the debate was con.
The debate was continued at great length by But
Ter, YeaIes, Hutton and Others
Butler moved the previous question and after
speech by Cox of New York, Inc psevions Question
being seconded the vote taken on the resolution
ofie ed BY Oymer as substitute for Butler's resou-
ton That the Hou-e do proceed TO the eIeetion
OF doorkeeper," and it was adopted. yeas I23 NAYS
I.9 stI1et party vote with the xceUtion of Collins
of Peunsy wanna and Cutter of New Jersey who yoI
ed with the Republicans in thA M
On the announcement OF the vote Clymer said
nominate Charles ". Field, citizen Of Georgia, as
do0rkeeper of this House.
Butler Il nominate the gallant Christian loyal.
tried and true Union solder of two wars Jan es
Shields, Bngadier General of the United States army
(Laughter)
Randolph nominate for doorkeeper a Union
soldier, gentleman WHO fought three years in the
wsr, who acquitted himself with honor and credit
and who bears the mark of lead in his BODY to,iay
whose lame is John FL. Trent of Morristown, Ten
mr. White ofPenusyvania rose to a parliamentary
question and ed whether Mr.. Field had ever beea
relieved of his political disabilities. He had been
1nfoi med that he had not been.
Mr.. Clymer- Certainly he has been He is now
this city. "
A vote was then taken and resulted as follows:
For Chas' w. Field 1913, all Cast by Democrats
For James Shields 101, all but one cast by Republi-
cans that one being cast by Mr. Springer Of Illinois.
Boyne. Evans. ONei White and Hanno of Penn,
Randolph of Tenn, and Bagey OF N. W
v pom the announcement oil the vote Charles W.
Field was cared dulg elected and thereupon was
sworn in taking he modified oath.
mr.. Clark OF Mo, asked un luminous consent to in
lTouuce oili authorizing the President to appoint
James Shields of Mo-, as Bti sadier General on the
Tetlred list his pay to commence from the time of
the passage CT the bill. v
A vote was then taken and the bill passed, yeas
rs nays 6-the negative votes beiog cast py Mess rs
Randolph of Tenn, White and O'Neil OF Penn,
Jones and Cox of o., and Aiken of La ''
Mr.. BlounG, from the Committee on Appronria-
tions reported the potoaice appropriation Dill. Re-
lerred to the committee of the whole. Ut appropri-
ates $50, $50 373.)
Mr.: Butler moved to suspend the rules and mass
me pill introduced by him some time ago. to provide
Tor the issue of so and 25 cent fractional currencv
and 81, 50, SO and S. United States legal tender
notes. pending which, on motion of Mr.. Cox of N.
Y, the House adjourned. "