Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-25

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Mr.: Butler-If you had seen; as they have
seen, Congress pass, year after year, laws
which, whenever brought before the supreme
court, were declared to be utter utilities, you
wuold be encouraged to keep on in litigation.
millions Of property. without even referring it
for revision to so poor a committee as / have the
honor to be on, my opinion is they will itigate
it: We have never considered that bill No
body in the House knew anything about it.
There were not ten lawyers in the House who
and they knew nothing about it. and when the
courts come to consider it, the courts will say
we can deal with this law because it was passed
without debate. 1t was passed without exam
ination by any committee of the House, and
we, therefore, are at liberty to use our judg-
ment on it.
want this bill to be fnality when passed.
want you to have bill that will be final
against the railways and final against
the government, and stop the lobby.
Mr.. Mcmahon argued that the bill did not
violate any contract. He denied that the Demo-
cratic House had ever bowed down to the Sem
ate, nor had the Democratic party ever bowed
gentleman from Massachusetts (Butler) could
say as much for the company in which he
found himself he would violate the truth of
history.
Mr.. Cox, of N. Y, then called for the previous
question on the passage of the bill which was
seconded.
Mr.. Frye moved to refer the bill to the
Judiciary committee, but the speaker ruled the
motion to refer was not in order at that stage
of the proceedings.
The main question being ordered q vote was
taken on the passage of the bill, and resulted
yeas 243, nays 2, 80 the bill was passed.
The negative votes were cast by Butler and
Lynde.
The next bill on the Speakers table was the
bill for the repeal of the bankrupt law. Mr..
Mcmahon said it was exceedingly important to
the country that some action should be taken
on the bill. Men were being driven into bank
ruptcy by the expected action of the House
which might be different from what was
generally supposed.
Pm.
Mr.. Mcmahon asked if the bankrupt bill
would come up as unfinished business in the
morning.
The speaker replied that it would.
The House then took a recess until 80 P. NJ,
the evening session for debate only.
The Florida Frauds.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-Gen. Finley, who
contests the seat of Bisbee, of the second dis
trict of Florida, says the revelations made by
McLin and Dennis accord with proofs he has
gathered in support of his claim to seat. The
confessions have not yet reached this city.
Regarding the alleged confessions of McLin
and Dennis of election frauds in Florida in
1876, Montgomery Blair says he had information
some time ago that such confessions were to be
made or had been made. He and others were
unable to conjecture where the original papers
containing the confessions are to be found, il
they have as stated been sent to Washington
miscellaneous.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The President ha.
nominated Geo. l.. Smith, of Louisiana, col.
lector of custems at New Orleans.
Subscriptions to the new loan to-day were
$4,000.
The commission of General Smith, appointed
clerk of the treasury as paymaster in the army
was signed by the President this morning.
The House committee on naval affairs ha.
agreed to report bill recommending that the
claim of Mrs. Dahlgren for the Dahlgren CUR
be referred to the court of claims with limit
of $65, 600.
The resignation of Second Lieutenant Der
Israel Butler, son of Gen. Ben. F. Butler, has
been accepted by President Hayes.
Numerous letters of protest have been re
ceived at the executive mansion, especiall,
from the 1sraelites, against removal by tht
President of Simon Wolfe as recorder of deed,
for the District of Columbia.
Senators Gordon, Lamar, Jones, of Florida
and Morgan have accepted an invitation to visi
the commercial club, of Boston, Saturday
evening. Representatives Ellis, Chalmers ant
Whitthorne and other Congressman from tn,
South have been invited.
The House Committee on post offices ant
post roads, to-day, agreed to recommend non
concurrence by the House on the Senat,
amendments to the bill prescribing the methot
Of advertising mail.
Death in q Wheat Bin.