Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-14
man is 50 anxious to pass the bill without UNI


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man is 90 anxious to pass the bill without un-
dertanding it:
Mr.. Eden (excitedly)-You might as well put
it through under suspension of the rules as
to put it through in committee without discus
sion.
Mr.. Cox, of New York-If We pass the bill
under suspension of the rules, we will suspend
ourselves. daughter and great uproar. /
mbve to adjourn, 30 as to give members time
to come to their right senses.
The motion was forthwith defeated, IA yeas
to 131 nays. By this time nearly every mem
Der was on his feet, and Cox, Of New York,
Hooker and Kimmel rising to points of order,
with cries of .'order'' and 'svote," from all
parts of the House,
Finally the speaker succeeded in obtaining
order, and vote being taken on Eden's motion
to suspend the rules and pass the bill as origi-
nally reported, it was defeated, yeas 4S, nays
1893:
The House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr. Carlisle in the chair, on the sundry
civil bill.
Mr.. Williams, Michigan, offered an amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for improvement
of the Yellowstone National park. Adopted.
On motion of MIR. Taylor the appropriation
for the Hayden survey was increased from
$50, 0GO to $4,000.
On motion Of Mr.. Eden the appropriation
for the Powell survey was increased from
100000 to $4,000.
Afte- very noisy session the committee,
without coming to any final action on the bill
conference committee on the postotfice appro-
priation bill. Agreed to: Recess:
Ece3lin0 Session.
WASHINGTON, June l3.-Mr. Cox N. Y, from
foreign affairs committee, reported joint
resolution for interposition of the President
to obtain rehearing in the case of Edward
O'Meagher Condor, an officer of the 9Th regi-
ment, New York volunteers, wounded before
Petersburgh. 1t asserts his innocency of the
charge of felony for rescuing prisoners at
Manchester, England, and recites his long in
generation. Passed unanimously.
MIR. Wiggenton, from the committee on pub
lie lands, reported back the memorial of Nc
Garrahan, together with favorable report
thereon. Printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Waddell moved to suspend the rules and
pass concurrent resolution resembling the
adjournment resolution, and fixing Thursday,
the Goth, as the time for adjournment. Amid
good deal of noise the resolution was defeated,
Al to l12.
Tho House then went into committee of the
whole MIR. Carlisle in the chair, on the civil
sundry appropriation bill. When the sections
in regard to public printing changing the law
in relation to the number Of documents to be
printed, &C., were reached from section 81 to
section Al and lost, Mr.. Hale raised the point
of order on the second section, that it changed
the law, and that it was not in the direction of
economy. The point Of order sustained.
In order to save time and facilitate business,
the remaining sections were considered in bulk,
and all ruled out on the point of order. The
committee then rose and reported the bill to the
House. Immediately after, the chairman re-
ported the bill to the House; MIR. Atkins
demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Ewing came to the front and asked the
gentleman from Tennessee to yield to him and
allow him to offer an amendment prohibiting
the sale of public lands for resumption pur-
poses. lCries Of no, no, and regular order.
Mi. Atkins am in perfect sympathy with
yield in this bill. Applause and confusion.
Mr.. Ewing (excitedly) -The gentleman yes
terday agreed to yield to me.
The Speaker-What the gentleman said yes
terday does not avail if he does not say so now.
The previous question was then ordered
amidst such great disorder as to call forth the
remark from the speaker that he would not al
low public business to be conducted in such
confusion and tie gentlemen might az well
make up their minds to that: Finally, the
tumult having been allayed, the House pro-
ceeded to vote upon the amendments. The
first amendment, on which the yea and nay
vote was demanded was that increasing the
appropriation for the Atlanta custom house
from $780, 900 t0 $4,000, and it was agreed to-
yeas l41, nays s.
The amendment increasing the appropriation
for the Chicago custom house from $500, 900 to
100000 was rejected, yeas SO, nays Ill.
The action of the committee increasing the
| appropriation for the post Office at Evansville
from $4,000 to $45, 0O0 and the appropriation
for bo off OF Grand Ror Michipa
from 1000 to $47 900, was concurred in.
The amendment increasing the appropriation
for the signal service from 1926, 900 to $3.50 900
was agreed to, as was also the amendment in
creasing the appropriation for military tele
graph lines on Southwestern flontier from 800,
900 to $4,000:
The amendment increasing the appropriation
for the Rock Island arsenal to about $4,000
was agreed to, yeas 12l; nays "a.
The amendment striking out the paragraph
refunding to the State of Pennsylvania ,OOt
for expenses incurred in raising volunteers TO-
the late insurrection, was defeated, yeas 81
nays $780, and the paragraph stands as original,
| reported,
At midnight the civil sundry bill passed ane
the House adjourned.
miscellaneous.
| WASHINGTON June 13.-The attorney genera
| has decided that it is lawful to transport good
by British or other foreign vessels from Chicag
or Milwaukee to points in Canada, theme
through Canadian territory by rail and b,
either foreign or American vessels to Oswego o
| Ogdensburg Chicago and Milwaukee being
considered ports on the northern frontier with
in the meaning of the provisions of the treat.
of Washington, and the regulations hereunder
The secretary Of the treasury has extended
the Memphis & St. Louis packet compan,
privilege, now held by the st. Louis & New
Orleans packet company, under authorit,
granted in 1871, for transporting sugars il
hogsheads, and certain other heavy merchan
disc, on the decks of their vessels, instead o
being placed in the hold and sealed up, tn
| packages, however, to be corded and sealed.
The Senate committee on privileges and cleo
tions to-day decided to report adversely upol
the joint resolution proposing e constitutions
amendment to provide for woman suffrage.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The Confederat
| Memorial association to-day decorated tn
graves of confederate dead at Arlington FIT
teen hundred persons were in attendance.
MADISON NOTES.
Grain Warehouse Burned---The Delaya1