National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-16

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. SPRINGER asked that tomorrow be set
aside for the consideration Of private bills and
bills on the private calender, under the same
rule rs would have governed the proceedings
to-day. He did this in order that there might
be no antagonism to the pending contested
election case.
After some discussion this arrangement was
agreed to.
Mr., DAVIS (Cal.) asked leave to offer res
olution directing the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to inform the House what use was now
made Of the custom house and old appraisers
stores in San Francisco. and the use to which
1t was proposed to put the new appraisers
building in that city.
Objection was made.
Mr.. ROBBINS, from the Ways and Means
Committee, reported q substitute for the bill to
promote the deposit Of savings in the Treasury
and to provide for funding the national debt.
Referred to the Committee Of the Whole.
The House then resumed consideration Of
the Dean and FIELD contested election case
from the Third Massachusetts, District.
Mr.. GAMBLER spoke in favor of Mr.. FIELD,
the sitting member The whole question turns
upon the validity Of the recount of votes made
by the committee of the Board of Aldermen in
count legal, and If legal, II necessarily elected
Mr.. FIELD.
Mr.. WILLIAMS (Ala.) argued in favor of
Mr.. Deans claim.
Mr.. HISCOCK advocated Mr.. FIELDS
claims. He took issue generally with the re-
port Of the majority Of the coOnittee and ar
gued that the final count made by the Board Of
Aldermen's committee was the correct one to be
considered In reaching decision. He denied
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Congress had abrogatcd the statute of the
State Of Massachusetts, in relation to counting
OF votes. He did not dispute the right Of Con-
gress TO fix the time, manner, and place Of
holding elections, but he denied that Congress
had in fact ever exercised that right. There
was nothing in the State law which WAS re-
pugnant to the United States law. In conclu-
sion he defended the aldermen who made the
count from any aspersions cast upon them in
the report Of the majority.
Speaker RANDALL said that he felt IL to
be his duty to interrupt the proceedings to
perform the painful duty of laying before the
House q telegram which he had just received.
He then had read telegram from the State
Department stating that the Consul General
at Havana telegraphed that Hon. J. L.
LEONARD, Representative in Congress from
Louisiana, had died in that city this morning
Of yellow fever; requesting the State Depart.
ment to notify the House of the fact stating
also that he had directed Mr.. LEONARD's body
10 be embalmed, and asking for instructions.
Mr.. ELLIS said that the sad announcement
just read would carry regret and sadness to
every one In the House, and especially to those
who knew HIM well and who had learned to ap-
prcciate his virtues of head and heart II was
not proper now to enter into detailed account
or to euolgize his deceased colleagues shining
virtues, but he would take some occasion In
the future to do that but he would move that,
rs mark of respect to the memory Of the de-
ceased, the House do now adjourn.
The motion was agreed to- and the House, at
half.past four, adjourned.
Before the result was announced,
Mr.. SPRINGER said he would not call the
election case up again until Monday.