Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-14
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
FRIDAY, June II.

tee of privileges and elections, reported ad-
versely the joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution granting
woman suffrage Ordered printed and placed
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on public
buildings and grounds, reported House bill ap-
prOpriating $4,000 for the construction Of a
barge Office Pm, for the use OF the custom house at
Mr.. Mcdonald called up, and the Senate
passed, House bill to legalize head money a.
ready collected.
MIR. Window offered a resolution directing
the Secretary ofthe Treasury to inform Senate
amount of money expended for the cOnStruc-
seh stafo OF pnHc enldlhgs ana works in each
Adopted. ' '0'' '''' ''' 'O'O'
Mr.. Morgan introduced a joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over
to the government of Alabama tents, poles,
pins, &c, for the use Of the volunteers of that
state sta for use at their summer encampment.
On motion of Mr.. HOar, the bill to increase
the pension OF pensioners who have lost both
feet, both hands, or the sight of both eyes, to
Sl2 per month; was taken up and passed as
came from the House.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was re-
celved from the House at PA? p. M and was
ut once referred to the committee on appro-
priatiOns and ordered printed.
Mr. WINDOW offered concurrent resolution
pOStpOnIng the time of final adjournment to
noon on Thursday, June 2oth, and said that it
would be impossible to get through with the
appropriation bills by Monday noon. He of
tered the resolution now, as Senators might
preparing to leave on Monday, and would
call it up tomorrow.
The Senate then took up the resolution of
the House asking an investigation of the case
of Edward ON. Condor, and it was agreed to.
A message was received from the House an
nOuncing its non concurrence in the Senate
amendments to the river and harbOr bill.
Mr.. Sargent moved to recede from the Sen
ate amendments and pass the bill as it came
from the House.
The motion was rejected-yeaS %, nays 50.
MesSrS. Spencer, Mcmillan and Ransom
were then appointed as confereeS on the part
of the Senate on the bill.
The post route bill. returned from the House
with its objection that ii trenches upon the
rights of the House in the matter of raising
the revenue, was at once taken up.
Mr; Ferry moved committee of conference
be asked.
A lengthy discussion ensued, and was in
progress when our report closed.
HOUSE.-After the journal had been read,
Mr.. Reagan moved to take up the Senate
amendments to the river and harbor apprO-
priation bill and refer them to a committee of
conference.
Nh Waddell antagonzed this with motion
to take up the post route bill. He could not
understand why Mr.. Reagan could be recog-
niZed and he could not. He had been trying
to get the floor, and he did not think that Mr.
Reagan was next on the list.
The Speaker said Mr.. Reagan had made a
motion which was in the interest of public
business.
Mr.. Waddell thought that the post route bill
was as much in the interest OF public business
as the other bill
The regular order having been demanded
The Speaker said that the real regular order
was the consideration of the business which
came over from Tuesday night, which was the
bill for the relief of the heirs of the late Rear
Then enSued another struggle for the floor
Mr. Reagan wanted it for the river and har-
Dor bill as against other motions.
Mr. Mills moved to go to business on the pri-
vate calendar.
MI Waddell again said that Mr. Reagan was
not on the list to move to suspend the rules.
The Speaker. however, recognized him, and
the bill was referred to a conference by vote
MI Mills motion to go to business on the
private calendar was then defeated-yeaS l02,
Nil Waddel then moved to take up the post
route bill, and refer it to committee of con-
ference.
MI Eden rose to a parliamentary enquiry.
and wanted to know whether the Brazilian
Subsidy was not in that bill.
Mr.. Waddell, interrupting, said that was
not parliamentary enquiry.
=, The Speaker said he had not heard the gen
tleman sufficiently to know whether it was
question of order or not.
Mr. Waddel (SarcaStically), was not aware
Mr.. Cannon ,I GE) ~ rose to What he said was
question of privilege and proceeded to argue
against the authority of the Senate to put
Mr Wadde T Mr. Nils S;s and li,d others e objected
that it was not in order for Mr.. Cannon TO dis
cuss this question under motion to suspend
the rules.
The Speaker said Mr.. Cannon had risen to a
question of privilege and he would hear him.
After some discussion
Mr. Cannon offered resolution, that the
bill be returned to the Senate with the amend
ment that the House only had the right to
originate revenue bills, and that the Senate
had no constitutional right to put on these
amendments; adopted by a vote Of-l6S yeas
to 6S nays, and the bill was ordered to be re-
turned to the Senate.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Reagan
kenna and Dunnell the cOnfereeS on the
river and harbOr appropriation bill.
Mr.. Atkins submitted the conference report
on the legislative appropriation bill He said
that the only point of difference between the
two houses now was as to the pay of the en-
plOyees of the Senate and House. The House
had yielded with regard to the 81, ,000 clerkships
and other points, but insisted that the Senate
employees should not receive more than the
House employees.
A long debate ensued, and was in progress
When our report closed:
THE MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
met at Detroit yesterday, with ex-senator
Zach Chandler permanent president. The fol-
lowing state ticket was nominated For gov
ernOr, Charles Nj. CroSwell; lieut.. governor,
Alonzo Sessions; secretary of state, VIM. Jen-
ny, jr treasurer Gen. ID. B. Prtchard; au-
ditOr. W. j. Latimer; land commissioner Jas
Nesmth; member of the state board of edu-
cation, George +. Edwards: attorney general,
Otto kOchrer; superintendent of public in
structiOn, H. S. Tarbell. Ex-senator Chandler
was made chairman of the state central COM
mittee by accamatiOn. The platform supports
specie resumption, declares that the world is
governed too much. rejOiceS in the early ad-
journment of Congress, denounces repudi-
alton in every guise, opposes the sentiments
of the so called national greenback party and
sOcialiStic and cOmmuniStic organizations as
tending to business disaster and national dis
grace, declares the question of the preSiden-
tial title settled, and any attempt to reopen it
fraught with danger.
GEN. GRANT AND STONEwALL JACKSON
General Grant was recently reported by
correspondent as speaking dispAragingly of
StOneWall jackson while. at COnStantinOple
Col. MOsby. of Va, wrote to Gen. Grant, in
quiring if he had used the language attributed
to him: Gen. Grant writing under date of
Paris, May 70, in reply, says: "YOu say am
reported as speaking disparagingly of Stone
wall Jackson by one correspondent. ] have
not seen that. I knew Jackson when he was
a cadet, served with him in the Mexican war,
and know that he enjoyed the confidence and
respect of all who knew him. He was re-
garded as man OF great ability, great perse-
verance and great piety. Whatever he did he
did coDScientiOusly no matter whether it was
right or wrong l have camDarad m in oan