The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-04
ERTD.IY TOPTCs ~ THE house.

wAsuIvorov, May g. Mr. ward rep

WAsHtNGTON, May B. Mr.. Warl (Rcp.,
Pal asking leave to present n protest OF Prnn-
sylvHnia workngmcn against any change In
the tarin. Mr.. Wood Dcm., n ~ objected:
hos' machine madr rcmonstranrcs h. su |,
should be- put In petition box under the rulrs
they wcrr gotten up on wholesale contract.
TO which Mr.. Ward rctortrd that the nins WAS
unwarran,od. and would have como irom no
other scurcr.
The House then went into Committee VI tho
Who'll" on the pending Appropriation bill.
MIR. Cutter tDrm., n j. offered an am\ld-
mcnt increasing the salary of the CommissiN rr
Of Agriculture from $4,000 to ~ 500. but ii rs
ruled ont On point OF order. IT, also ollcrN
an amendment rnising the nay " ths Commits
sipnrrs suhor'lnn - ~ the old il-urcs.
Mr. Durham IDrm. Ky hnyine srokcn fthc
AErruI nrll DEPART cnt and its head ~ hum
hugs. Mr. Harris tD'm.. Val h,udrd the Com
miss oncr 80 pol to gentleman and % fnith ful
unl.wr This brought up Mr.. Chittrndcn tRrp..
n. W, who said that. two yours ngo. he hnd ID
tanned from the Department y bag NJ garden
yet forgiven him. lLluIhtcrl Last wear he
had procured another bag ~ serds hut the re-
suit had been the same. II Congress WIS to 20
on the principle that every furmrr wns entitled
tn seeds gratis. the appropriations for that pur
pose would soon mount ~ to millions;
tDem., TcnnD wrrr aston shed al these attacks
on the Agricultural Department
Mr. Durham explained; lie had meant no re-
ncrtiun on the personal integrity Of the Com
missioner. II he had called him a humbug. 1t
WIS merely because the Commissioner had un-
u rtakon To- do what he could never accomplish
The agricultural interest of the country was not
TO bc promoted ly distributing blnck WAX beans,
choice peas, and garden seeds. What II needed
was a revision OF the uarin. rigid economy. and
Mr. TewnsSnd iRcp.. N.Y. said that in great
many Congr. ssiOnN DISTRICTS people ate peas
anl beans. They were an important addition
To TIC humble meal OF the farmer. There wcrr
bourbon WnlakpN fnlurrn
Inc amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Hale rep. Me- moved to increase the
salary of the Judges II the Southern Claims
Commission from 1000. ms IN the bill To t5. 900.
as liked by aw ,itJcetsl.
On motion OF Mr. Atkins tDem.. TENN tho
bin was amended 80 Ms 10 provide for four As.
sstant Attorneys General; the bill as reported
providing Tor hut three
Mr. Hanna tl,ep.. Ind moved to strike out
the section which aboIishcs the oiilco Of Naval
MIR Durham said that the Solicitor had not
| supervised n single one Of tho spurious con
| tracts-amountng TO $4,000 OOO-undcr the late
Mr. Butler rep. Mass lis not that to his
Mr. Durham-Tf he had supervised them per-
haps they would never have been foistcd upon
| the country.
The amendment WINS rejected.
| Mr. Young Dem. TENN moved to reduce the
appropriation for the rent Of the Frredmen's
| Bank building in Washington from sli 900 IL
$4,000 Mr.. Atkins was ready TO reduce the
rent to 100000. but was opposed TO any further
reduction the Government should pay liberal
| rent for building owned by tho swinded
| freedmen. Whereupon Mr. Young said that il
| any member would submit a proposition To re-
| imburse the freedmen he would give il his
| hearty support Mr.. Chalmers Dem. Miss
said that the Government WIS bound in honor
! and law to make the freedmen's losses good
| Mr.. Young. remarked that the colored people
were in 4 majority Of 5000 in Mr. Chalmers
district. but tina, not q solitary one Of them had
ever had dollar in the bank. Mr.. Young said
| that the colored men in his district had dcpos-
| tied over $4,000 in the branch Freedmen +
Banks in Vlcksburg and Natrhe2. There wcr,
"a good many coored people in his district. and
| he had made good Democrats OF them. Laugh.
teri The amendmrntwns adopted.
The reading Of the bill was then finished. and
| the committee rose and reported IL, but NJ
| action was taken 10y the House, which took
| recess with the understanding that tn" evening
session should be devoted to Pension bills.