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

WASHINGTON, ID. C. April 24-The reso-
luton to begin the sessions at eleven O'Clock
e on and after Monday next, was adopted.
/ Mr.. KNOTT, chairman of the Judiciary
e COMMITTEE, reported bill for the distribu-
a tion OF the unexpended balance of the Gem
I eva award. Printed and re-committed. The
:, oil authorizes claimants to enter suit in
d the Court Of Claims, and provides that anv
balance remaining after such claims shall
l. De allowed. shall remain as the funds OF
e the Government.
a Mr.. SPRINGER. introduced a bill au-
,noeizing the Committee on Civil Service
i;eiorm TO ascertain the number of employees
v VI .ne house, and what changes. if any. is
Z vice. -" 'De
MIR. CLiMER, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the naval
!, appropriation bill, with the yarions Senate
: amendments, Recommending concurrence in
some and nOn-concurrence in Others Of the
amendments. Mr. Clymer explained tb.,
the bill as it passed the Honse appropriated
S14,0OO0OO, and that the Senate has added
S2VO,OOO to il, and the committee recon-
mended concur renee in the amendment
amounting to $50 600
The report of the committee was agreed
to.
, The House them on motion of Mr.. Cox, of
New York, proceeded to the business on the
Speakers table, and variods executive docu-
ments were disposed of.
The Senate bill was passed authorizing
the President to make certain negotiations
with the Ute Indians in Colorado.
The Senate funding bill in regard to the
Pacific Railroad Company having been
reached on the Speakers table, Mr.. Cox, of
New York, moved that it be put upon its
passage, and the Speaker directed the Clerk
10 read the bill in full, and it was so read.
The readisg Of the bill having been con-
cluded, Mr.. Butler made a point of order
that, under the rule requiring money bills
| to receive their first consideration in the
Committee of the Whole of the House,
this bill must be referred to that co nmit-
tee.
Toe SPEAKER ovezruled the point of
order. He said: "The Chair thinks the
rule relied on BY the gentleman from
Massachusetts, applies to public monies to
public lands and to public property; and
that it does not apply, consequently, to
money that comes into the treasury in trust
for stated purposes; that this bill, in its
general scope, is to bring money into the
treasury for particular trust purposes, and
80, ~, tue iuAe "oS ho' Apply :"
TINS olil. Inc ohair' therefore, overruies
the point OF order" :.
Committee, stated that by vote of that
committee, FIVE to four, he had been in
structed to move to refer the bill to that
committee, but that the other two members
who were not present on that occasion, had
since informed him that they would have
voted against its reference
MI. McMAliON, another member oi the
tne majority oil that committee that the Dill
snouid De acted on without reference, and
passed,
MI; IA ihtDuf., announcer member oil
'ne ,uuiciHry Nohnhaee, said ,hat iour
members oil the committee, who had voted
asanls. us reference, mao ieseIyed 10 them-
y. ~ .ne rish' 10 'o'e III 'he HOUSE agasS'
'"e ~, TW%Iyr
,. 49, -, ea ,ha, OF tIe yuaieiary
oonlmN'e' sai! Una. uuring 'he iaS' oon-
giess ne naa gwen mucn tin'e 10 'he con
ason =, , u;s, suGJe anu hau .neh peen
a.,a Vi I'm .l suNe.a! as .ne Penu
ing pfh, nnu ne, h.ioie, tesoieu .ne P"ss-
"sep' s .r1 ~, eano rum 70 He'a .'
II MI 81 1 W., alo'ler inenptr Oh 'ne
uuieiaiy ooiiini''ee, ueeiar ,1 himself III
law iavor Vi 'ne PaSSase vi 'ne Dill WITHOUT ue-
I,pu,u o,h h, A.
- LA C iiA aho.h.r nenoer 1i 'ne
1uuioy Sou, .s s s.,1 tnat "i.nousn
ne was IN .a'pr % 'ne olli anu ehPec'ed 70
VOC lol ~, ne naa .nougnt PHI % sush
mssni.uoe anu imPorlance shouia take 'ne
usuai course ana De carried 10 the JUDI
ciSry I CmMnT1
Mr. Oo..uIn, ihelnper OF tne 1uuieia-
ry Son maEWtn nade similar lar Statement
VII. 20 Eli, oi 'ne Iacinc haiiroaa
Sonnnii.'e:, s'a ne .na' 'na' coinhii.'ee haa
hao sinliiar piii unuer CONSIDERATION, anu
"a III C .aror " SePorung IL 20 the Rouse.
MI NoA, Oh view iork, then addressed
'he Lio9se III anT0caGy 0, the Dill.
=, Mr. HAhihiL"E also supported the
Dill; n,u,,,,
Mr. In siso oPpoSeu the REFER
ence OIL the Dill ana advoca!eu It's immedi-
a.e Passaee. ne SPOKE OF II as Dill tnat
"ss Sliilhy J!st ~oo 'n'' "ouio ho' GRIP
PIE .he oonHsnes-
WI. o.r I'm D was anxious 10 know
whetne, inc Dill was 80 constructed as 10
stand !ne pressure OF the courts. and TO ac-
comPlsn i's OBJECT IN al previous legcla-
llon on sne same subject ne SAID the Gov
eminent :, nad Deeh ihVariaDiy beaten eeiore
Mf. SOA repiied tnat the Dill had been
urS~n 2y an eminent iaWyer IN the senate
ana mao feceisea 'he approval Oh an ex-
ladse Oh tne supreme court, and they
thought tnat the Dill would hoid water IN
any court, anu ne would not sci up hls1udg-
ment against tnem:
Mr. fhICE said that II ne was called
upon TO vote on the Dill IN It's present shape,
ne wouid vote ior IL, put Win regret, De
cause ne tnought IL ought 10 De considered
Dy tne JUDICIARY Coninttee. lie under
took 10 say, without lear oil successful con-
that ,he iourth and nith sections
oil the bill could De interpreted to mean
two diametiricaiiy inherent things, and
would open door Tor just such litigation
as had aiready taken pace In the courts
IN regard 70 tnese corporations.
MT; bo lLEh remarked that the bill had
been discussed ior weeks IN the Senate, but
l y, IL haa oeen adiscussion oilgeneralities.
! mere mao been mo such discussion OF 1t as
u Wouid receive IN the iionse under the i've
minute RUE. he wouid ada MS prediction
:. .hat Oh tne gentleman from Iowa, MT
rrice), that the Dill would not hold water.
ne men who drew II had been fearful that
IL would not mold water, because they knew
not how The courts should decide. IL he were
;, Judge, ne would say the leg
siaiiVe and ludicial departments
d me Government are Inde pendent and you
,ouid mol iegisiate what j shail 90 or what
should say unless sand, lie SAID the ae-
non oil last winter has Gebased and debaueh-