Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-20

great confus1on.
remarks be taken down, charging me with be-
ing in the employ of railroad corporations.
The remarks we're written out and read.
MIR. Pound-I move that the gentleman, UNI
less he apologies or retracts, be censured.
Mr.. Eden-The only thing meant by the re-
mark was that the gentleman from Wisconsin
porations legislating in their interests; not
that he was an employed attorney Of railroad
corporations.
The Speaker inquired if Mr.. Pound was sat
isfed.
Mr.. Pound-I am not Laughter.
The Speaker remarked in conciliatory spirit
that he had always believed that remarks which
were intersected out of order should not ap-
pear in the record and that as the controversy
had arisen in this manner everything had bet
ter be omitted from the record as having been
SAID out OF order.
Mr.. Morrison said his colleague (Eden) had
stated frankly all he meant, and it the House
thought the remarks objected to should be
omitted from the record there was no objection
to that omission.
The matter was further discussed in the same
general spirit, and finally it decided that
everything which had taken place should ap-
pear in the record.
Mr.. Ewing moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill to retire national bank notes and
SuUSUlUuUe treasury IOGeS lOI tuS"s IcJcCCeu,
yeas 109, nays ia. The result was greeted
with applause on the Republican side.
The speaker appointed the following commit
tee to attend the funeral OF Representative
Quinn of Albany: Mayhem, Blount Caldwell,
Jones of New Hampshire Townsend, Erritt and
Jones of Ohio.
resolution was adopted to pay the widow
of Quinn his arrears Of pay and the pay he
would have received for the remainder of his
term.
Mr.. Southland moved to suspend the rules
and pass the following bill: 'That on and
after the first of October, 1878, legal tender
notes will be received at par in payment
of customs duties" Agreed to and the bill
passed, yeas 1913: nay So.
Mr.. Haskell moved to suspend the rules and
pass bill providing that all pensioners on ac-
count of death, wounds received or disease
contracted in the service of the United States
during the late war shall draw money from the
date of death or discharge and for payment OF
arrears Of pension, on that principle, and pro-
viding that claim agents shall be entitled to
any compensation for making application fol
arrears of pension. Agreed to- yeas 161, nays
81.
Mr.. Kenna made conference report on the
bill for election of Representatives Of West
Virginia in the 45th Congress. He stated that
the Senate amendments are retained except
that in regard to the election Of United States
Senator by the present Legislature of New
Hampshire, which was struck out. The report
agreed to.
Mr.. Clark, No. moved to suspend the rules
and pass the Senate bill to create an auditor
of railroad accounts. Agreed to-yeas 1877
nays 43.
Senate resolution extending the time fol
fnal adjournment until 10 P. NJ. was concurrec
in.
Mr.. Atkins, from the committee on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, reported the com
mittee had been unable to agree. Mr.. Atkins
stated the committees of conference had differ
ed very widely on great many points. Whether
they could on further conference, come to al
agreement remained to be seen. AS yet there
was very little probability Of an agreement.
MIR. Hale, one of conferees stated that since
the conference committee had failed, he hac
hoped and expected that another committed
would come to some agreement by O'Clock
tonight. The report was then agreed to, anc
Messrs. Atkins Hewitt IN. W and Hale, were
appointed the conference committee on thu
part of the House.
Mr.. Crittenden moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill known as the pro ratio bill
to establish board of Pacific railroad com
missioners. Rejected, yeas los, nays 1903; no
the requisite two-thirds in the affirmative.
The House then took recess.
f1ceslng Session.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The attendance o
members was rather slim, many having alread,
left the city. Mr.. Cox, of New York, moved t.
suspend the rules and pass the bill to fix tn
pay of letter carriers. Agreed to; yeas 149
nays 81 The result was hailed with applause
The bill provides that in all cities containing
population Of rs, 600 or over there shall be tw'
classes of letter carriers, the first class to hav
a salary Of 81, O00 second class salary of $500
that in cities of less than $4,000 there shall b.
but one class of letter carriers whose salar,
shall be $3.50; that the third class may be es
tablished on application of the postmaster t
be called auxiliary letter carriers and to receiv
$400 year, and that the letter carriers system
may be established in cities of 20 900 inhabitants
Mr.. Conger moved to suspend the rules AM
pass a joint resolution proposing constitu
tional amendment forever prohibiting paymen
of any claim for property taken, used, injured
or destroyed by United States troops durin
| the war of the rebellion unless the owner wa
! loyal to the government, and gave neither al
! yeas IA, nays 81.
| A message was received from the Senate tina
that body had adopted resolution for furthe
! extension of the session to o'clock Thurs da
morning, and it was concurred in.
| Mr.. Moore moved to suspend the rules an
| pass the bill for commission on the remove
of the national observatory at Washington
Agreed to.
Mr.. Cannon moved to suspend the rules an
pass the post route bill, which he stated cor
tanned all the routes in the original House bill
all the routes put on by the Senate, and som
four hundred additional post routes and non
Of the Objectionable amendments that had bee
added by the Senate.
Messrs Ward and freeman demanded the reat
| ing of the bill in full, intending in that wa
to prevent its passing.
Mr.. Cannon desired to make a Statement
but Mr.. Waddell objected most decidedly t
his doing so, and he joined Ward and Freeman
demanding the reading of the bill. This too
place amid great uproar, the Speaker rulin
prive the member of the right to call for tt
reading of the bill.
Mr.. Cannon offered to withdraw the bill, br
he was overruled in that and the clerk con
menced to read the bill. Before he had bee
five minutes reading his voice failed and
desk and relieved the clerk. The act w;
greeted with shouts of laughter and calls
':louder LOUDER After while Mr.. Freema
who had previously announced that he cou]
not be bulldozed, relented and withdrew h
demand for the reading, but his colleagr
(Ward) persisted that the bill should be rea,
The turmoil increased to such an extent TIL
the speaker called on the sergeant-at-arms
restore order, and that functionary, shoulde
ing his heavy mace, topped with large-size
silver eagle, marched up and down the vario,
side aisles amid shouts of laughter, chez
and clapping Of hands. When this little cpl
ode was over Kiefer resumed the reading
the bill.
After some time Kiefer was relieved by Hur
phreys. Humphreys by Cummings, Cummin
by Hardenburgh and Hardenburg by Ston
The reading was finished at half past 10
means Of liberal Skipping, and then was d
clared passed by an equally liberal counting
votes by Mr.. Dunnell in the chair as speak
pro ten.., in spite of words and protests again
both.
Mr.. Hamilton moved to suspend the ru]
and pass the Senate bill in relation to the We
ezuelan mixed commission. Agreed to. T
bill repeats the act of the 9th of April, Isl