The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
HOUSE.


ed and referred
By Mr.. CLARK. To prevent the in
solvency of railroad companies. 1t pro
vides that any duly organized railroad
company may deposit at the United States
Treasury the gold coin received from the
sales OF the capital stock, and receive in
terest at the rate of four per cent.
By MIR. PHILLIPS. 4 bill setting aside
the contracts entered into between the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury and the syndicate.
by MIR. ACkLlN. Repeating the IRON
clad oath for jurors
By Mr.. TURNER To prevent assess
ments for political purposes; also Joint
resolution proposing an amendmet to the
Constitution prohibiting a member of Con-
gress from holding, during his term. or for
two years thereafter, an office under the
United States which has been created or the
compensation for which has been increased
during his term of office and declaring
judges of the Supreme Court ineligible for
election to the office Of President or Vice
President.
By Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Michigan. For
the erection Of a statue TO General Custer.
Mr.. BLACKBURN introduced a bill ap-
propriating for the maintenance of the
public schools OF the District of Columbia.
$4,000 from any sum due us by that Dis
trict Passed.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr.. ALDRICH. To establish a
branch mint at Chicago.
BY Mr.. WILSON. Repeating the act
entitled an "Act to Strengthen the Public
Credit" approved March, 1879. pledging
the payment, in gold, of all bonds thereto
fore payable in lawful money to the United
States.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the Legislative Apppropria-
ton Bill.
Mr.. BRIGGS moved to strike out the
section which abolished the fifth auditor OF
the treasury and devolves his duties upon
the first auditor. Rejected.
Mr.. GARFIELD offered an amendment,
permitting the President to designate which
OF the two officers, the first or the fifth au-
ditor shall be retained in office. Adopted.
That provision ofthe bill having been reach.
ed which abolishes the Office Of the 18th audit
or, and devolves his duties upon the second
auditor, Mr.. Foster Altered an amendment
permitting the President to designate which
of the officers. the second or the fourth
auditor shall be retained in office. Adopt
ed.
After the bill had been considered "a far
as the provisions in regard to ASSAY Offices, the
commltte rose and Mr.. Clymer submitted a
report OF the conference committee on the
naval appropriation bill. He stated that
the amount in controversy had been Sl69.-
900, Of which the House had Welded $50,
coo. The report was then agreed to.
Night sessions were ordered for We,ines
day and Thursday for debate only. and for
FRIDAY Tor reports from the Committee on
Invalid Pensions.
Mr.. BLACKBURN moved to suspend
the rules and set aside Saturday next for
consideration OF the District of Columbia
Government bills. Pending which the
House took recess until 80, the evening
session to he for consideration Of bills re-
ported by the Committee on Public Lands
EVENING SESSION,
The result of call showed that there
were only 10 members present. Is les
than a quorum. Thereupou, the doors
were closed and the usual proceedings
connected with the calls OF the
ClO-lU0 Inc tO0E-, Senilny
Deputy Sergea,s-at-Arms for absentees,
arraigning them at the bar OF the House,
hearing the excuses which they had To
offer for their absence and then diScharg-
ing them from custody. were enacted To the
great apparent amusement of a majority OF
those present, who voted down all motions
to dispense with further proceedings under
call or To adjourn, hut finally at ten min
utes past eleven the House thought that it
had had enough Of such proceedings, and
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-The bill for
the relief al settlers on the land claimed
by the North and South Alabama Railroad
COMPANY. under consideration last night
when the House found itse'i without a
quorum, was presented by the Speaker
After short discussion, the bills was refer
red TO the Committee of the Whole and the
House went into Committee of the Whole
on the legislative appropriation bill
MR. GIBSON offered an amendment re-
organizing the mint at New Orleans, and
SlS5,OO0 Tor It's maintenance
This amendment gave rise To discussion
upon the subject of branch minis. par
ticipated in by Messrs Barrasayler, Patter-
son, Cole and Franklin, who advocated the
OF such mint. in their respec-
tive localities
After long discussion in which the reor-
ganization of the New Orleans mint was
advocated by MessSs Butler, Garfield and
Gibson, the amendment was deieated-1l
10 SO.
In the course of long discussion on the |
reduced appropriations Tor the territorial
governments, the actien Of the Committee |
,n Appropriations having been criticized |
IN the Republican side of the House, Mr..
Randall, the Speaker, defended the course
# that committee and condemned the ten
lency of the Republican members to herd
ogether in opposition to all measures Of
He was replied to by Mr.. GARFIELD, |
tho declared that such an imputation
gainst the Republican side Of the House
-as not to be BONE, and asserted that from ,
S72 to the present time, under Republican
5 well as under Democratic control OF the
louise, the expenses OF the Government had
cen on descending scale. The Republi-
ms believed in two thing--the sup port OF
le Government, cost what II might, and ,
! all the economy that was possible IN con-
ection with honest, fair and reasonable .
lpport of the Government.
Mr.. RANDALL took issue with Mr.
arfeld's statement, and repeated his first
sertion, that the Republican side of the
ouse had lent its efforts as against general
onomy, and he (Randall), had changed
lder it from time to time, because he 4,
lew that there we're az good men on the
epubIican side OF the House a. there were
the Democratic side. 1t was through
dlsrespect that he appealed to the Re-
bllcan side no longer to continue in that
-ectiOn; no longer to resist economy a
MIR. HALE also replied To Mr.. Randall, q
d said that the latter had never had 80 /,
I'd task as he had had this session in \
ing to control the Democratic side Of the =
,use and prevent it from bankrupting the il
easury. lie, RANDALL, had reported the o
Ter and harbor bill to which he, Ran 4
II was 40 much opposed. a
MIR. RANDALL-You voted for it. y
MIR. HALE certainly did, bat | am Z
.aking from the gentleman standpoiu- IA
, did not believe in it. That bill corhI I!
yer have stalked into the House if it had o
been reported by Democratic commit u
y; so, too, with the Mexican pension bill 3
1t would take s7,0OO,000 year out OF ',
. Treasury. II
The SPEAKER, a. an economist, will 4
glad to see that bill voted against n
the Republican members. The trouble {,
III economy on the other side il that il il III
,ese parings. The expenditures of the "a,
eaker's strength and influence should be y.
de on these fellows. =;
IN the Democratic side of the House the n.