The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-14
NEW ORLEANS, THURSDAY, MARCH "A, 1878-TRIp1E SHEET

un and passed the bill making persons charged
with crime competent witnesses in certain
cases.
The Senate then. at 40 .. M. adjourned.
The House.
Mr.. Elckhof. Of New York, introduced n reso-
luton that no more rronsy shall be- hpnropri-
Monument. and that The monument nssociil-
tinn shall not expend any moro money fni
monuments until tho plans arc 80 arranged
and modified as TO secure u monument wort "
Of this country Ms n work nf art and tn ref act
honor upon Tho memory Of Washington. Re-
ferrred. ,
nnriiy r. port upon tho several Pncifc knlr nd
bills, Referred to tho Commit GO on Pacific
ltnilrohds nnd ordered printed and recon-
mited.
On motion Of Mr.. Conger Of Michigan. the
Senate bll for commission on Tho nleholio
liquor traffic wns taken from Tho Speakers
table and referred to tho Committee on tho Ju-
M M. asrhlsicher of Texas from the Committee
on lthilronds and Canals. mhde n report on the
subject of u watsr route. ommunieatinn be-
tween the Ohio river aud tho Atlantic soaboard.
Ordered printed md reeommItted
Mr.. Singleton. Of Miss ssippl moved TINT the
House go into comuititra Of tho whole on the
eonsular and diplomatic bill
Mr.. Springer. Of II inois, nntngonzsd tho mo-
ton because no wiz ted to take up the DeaIi-
Field contested nla ction.
A minority Of the House concurred with Mr.
Singleton, md the House wen' Into u committee
Of tho whole. Mr.. COX Of New York in the chair.
Mr.. Halo. OF Mnine, offered IN amendment TO
mako the ahlares Of ministers to q snt Bitau
Frhnce, Germany and Husain. st7boO ench, in
amendment only restored the salaries TO what
they formerly were. Unless there was such n
restoration. he don,btted whether tho Senate
Mr. Bloun'. Of deorsln. thought tho amount
proposed on tho bill ample. Tho gen 10
nuns a'gstnent was simply to noint out TINT
House .beyed i'a dictn'ion
-, mr.. Reed OF Maine advocated b. payment OF
o,e most most 'lb9rn salaries to fore.Sn minister's
wealthy mon could hold tho on ;es.
Mr.. Hineat n. of Mississippi. thought tho
snlhry recommended by th. committee in the
live In luxury but It WIS sufficient. It. was q
fnlfo notion that it wns not enough IF You
would send to Mississippi he would furnish
good and sruG men for nll those pIlc g. wh ,
woulSnover tske dollar that did not belong ID
them.
Mr., Reed had no doubt that all tho Offices
side seem 70 have nsnrpIus on hand for ali tho
offices in the country and out Of IL.
Mr.. Foster, Of Ohio. regarded the diplomatic
service as M ornamental in great degree; bnt so
paid literally. J he consular service was on an
entirely different footing
Mr.. Rengnn. Of Toxins. asked md obtained
CON ont toopenk to mntter not germni to
Tho pending bill when tho bill to pay Sou horn
mi contractors was up. he had nsserted that
the Confedernte goVsrnmen mt had not paid them
He mnde that stntemon in good faitb. He had
not seen the laws OF tho G nfedernte govern
mont for fifteen or sixteen years, aud tho rend-
ing vt extracts from the archives this other day
by Mess,s; Conger and Wille.s .howed that he
plain OF tho gentleman from Michigan. who
bato these extracts read 1t WINS right TINT tho
fncts should be disclosed but he did complain
I thniot he records wore nccessible to ono side Of
he House and withheld from tho other side.
MIR. Reagan then sent up and had read u
proclamation issued by him in 1860. in wbich
q nd hat ,ritl
Uni od Staes in tho South must be fnlDll ID
until tho Confederate government took iull
charge OF thn postal service there. This circu-
lnr showed that he was right in his assumption
the, other dhy;N He remembeIed the circular
and proclnmation and had forgotten the nets
by which these cs4ims were paid. To show that
forgotten the Legislation thereon, he said to his
political frends that there was no necessity of
payment Of claims that hhd been paid by the
Confederncy, he'ause that government had paid
them. His Failure to romember this Legislation
was what led him into the error. and he knew
now that he had boon mistaken.
Mr.. Conger Of Michigan asked leave to spenk
IN th9 subject, and sal that whom he charged
hat these claims had b'en paiIi it was denied:
,tS otner. day. It was n notorious facr that tho
pending bill proposed to change the law Of the
a7t hession This fact raises it above any nues-
,onhl chhrge hgainst the gentleman from
Texas but the fnct remains, that tho Confpd
'rhe government Ind paid these mon and he
,ould not be made to believe but that some gen-
lemnn on the other side must have known oi
'nlr !, f"ct, and OF tho Confederate Legislation on
Mr.. Douglnss. who was near Mr.. Wood, So4e
md uttered soHething about requiring " be
The Chnr raped to order
Mr., Wood, Of New York. made an effort to stop
he discussion by II point Of order that 1t was
lot germnin to the bill o
Mr.; Donglass insisted upon Mr.. Conger an-
h ~ n nm, firr
Several gsltemen called to order and Mr..
)Ongihss insisted on befr heard
Tho CHAIR raped with his gnvel
Mr. DouKnss-0hl you can't knock me down
won't sit down until tho gentleman answers
ne. q al
Calls to order and rnppine continuing Yarr.
Douglass declared that he would not sit down
ma no protested against the attempts of the |
1hnir to'nrca him down.
Under direction of Tho Chair. Sergeant at-
Arms Thompson went to Mr.. DouglAss to quiet |
!im, and Mr.. Douglass was disposed 10 show |
light.
A number OF members gathered about him. !
ND Mr.. Douglass croi out that he would not |
top yet. He did not propose to yield until his |
question was answers.i.
nj after nn effort NIr. DougtHB was perguadeu ! !
0 sub5ide and order was comparatively re-
torcd,
Mr.. Conger asked permission to go on with
is remarks.
The Chair ruled. that as Mr.. Reagan Ind
pokea by unanimous consent. Mr.. Conger
70 pot lilltttd ~ reply.
Mr.. Eden. OF Illinois. nude the point OF order
hn, ths g.ntletnnn was not discussing the bill
nd that his remarks were i,rele,,,nt
Mr.. Atkins, of Tenncssce. hoped that the
ont would not be nsised on
M. Wood insisted upon the point Of order.
Tho Char would sustain the point OF order II |
was insisted upon.
Mr.. Congcr then made n pro Jorun amend,
leht, ana said h. supposed he could discuss
ppropriations generally while the C 'nsular
nd diplomatic bill was under consideration.
10 wanted attention general draw, To the
icf thht was pf pfopossd to make Il large an
reputation Tor southern mail contractors He
longht It s range that no gentleman on the
ther side had been able TO remen ber the puD-
G acts OF the q nfedsrate government which
aid lor these claims. He went on to speak
I Mr.. keagnn's proramation as the Southern
ostmuster General when Mr.. Luttrell of
again made ttte point Of order that
le gentleman was not discussing Tho bill He
itd had enough OF this Southern claims bust
esq. |
Mr.. Conger contended that he was strictly In
rner n. n n speaking to APPROPRIATIONS generally.
inc Chair sus' aimed tJe point of order. |
Mr COnger believed he Wa3 Gtricfiy In order