Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-04
THE WORKING HOUSE.
Yesterday Occupied In Completing Consld-
Grafton of the Legislative Appropriation
Rill

Yesterday Occupied in Completing ConsId.
Grafton of the Legislative Appropriation
Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Mr. Ward asked leave
to present a protest of tho workingmen Of
Delaware county, Pennsylvania, against an,
change in tho tariff.
Mr.. Wood objected. These machine mad,
under the rules they were being got up by
wholesale.
Mr.. Ward-That reference is unwarranted
and would come from no other source.
Mr.. Cutler, chairman of the committee. or
agriculture, reported bill relative to trans
portation of animals. Printed and recon-
mittcd.
The House then went into committee of tn.
whole on the legislative appropriation bill
Mr.. Eden in the chair.
MIR. Cutler offered an amendment increasing
the salary Of the commissioner of agriculture
from So, 900 to $4, 500. Ruled out on point
of order. Also, amendments increasing the
compensation of different officers of the agri.
cultural department to the amount allowed by
law.
The sections in reference to the judiciary
having been reached, Mr.. Hale moved to in.
crease the salary Of judges of Southern claim,
commissioners from 81, 900 as provided in the
bill to $5, 600, as fixed by law. Rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Atkins the bill was amend.
ed so as to provide for four assistant attorney
general, the bill as reported providing for but
three.
Mr.. Hanna moved to strike out the section
which abollshes the Office of naval solicitor.
After debate rejected.
Mr.. Young moved that the amount appronr;-
ated for rent of Freedmen's bank building in
Washington be reduced from $4,000 to SlO.-
900.
Mr.. Atkins, while agreeing to reduce tho rent
to $1,000 was opposed to any further reduo-
ton. he was IN favor OF paying liberal rent
for the building owned by the swindled freed
men.
MI. Young said he did not think it was obi
gatory on the government to reimb urse the
freedmen for what they had lost, but that if any
gentleman would submit proposition to REIN.
burse them he would give it his hearty support.
MIR. Chalmers said throughout his district
every freedman had deposited his savings in
the Freedman's bank, under the impression
that the government went bond for it. The
government was bound in honor and in law to
make their losses good. It should be done "a
an act of good faith.
Mr.. Young gave his friend from Mississippi
.lChambers) credit for his philanthropy. It
was praiseworthy in him because the colored
people had majority of 5000 in his district.
But Of that 5000 he lYoung) undertook to say
that there was not solitary one who had q dol
lar in the bank, OF ever had.
Mr.. Chambers stated that the colored people
in his district had deposited over $40, 900 in the
Freedmans' bank in Vicksburg and Natchez.
he had never heard it asserted before on the
floor that it was disgrace for man to be poor
and honest. There were . number of colored
people in his district and he had made good
Democrats of them.
The amendment was adopted.
Heading the bill was then concluded, and the
committee rose and reported the bill to the
House, but no action was taken thereon.
Mr.. Whitthorne introduced bill to encour-
age shipping. Referred.
The House then took recess until 7:3O.
the evening session to be for the consideration
of the pension bill.