Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-19
FGRTY.FIFTH CONG REsS.
WEDNESDAY, June lQ.

WEDNESDAY, June 10
SENATE.-The President pro tenn. an
nounced his signature to the legislative appro-
priatiOn and Sundry other bills.
There was nOquOrum present, and on motion
OF Mr.. Morrill, the Senate at l2:l5 a. m, Went
into executive session.
AT 2:25 p. m. the doors were opened, and the
Senate resumed consideration of business in
open session.
HOUSE.-Mr. Hunton rose to a correction
of the Record, and said that the bill in rela-
tiOn to
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IN TIE DISTRICT OF
which was printed I'm in the the record this morn
ing, was not the bill which had passed the
House, Yesterday. He wanted the Record
MIR. Springer objected to the correction.
Mr.: Hunton.-What right has the gentleman
The Speaker did not think he had any right
The Journal of the House shows that the
House passed the Senate engrossed bill which
was substitute for the House bill The Rec
would be made. He would suggest to the gen
tleman from Virginia to see that there was no
mistake made in the engroSsment of the bill.
ANOTHER EXCITING SCENE
Mr.. Pound rose to what he said was a queS-
ton of privilege, and proceeded to read from
manuscript to show that there had been
night, by Mr.. Eden, of Illinois, pending the
motion to suspend the rules and pass the
Northern Pacific Railroad bill. When he
made his motion there was great deal of
confusion on the floor, and Mr.. Eden made
some allegations which could not be heard in
the uproar. No debate was in order. and yet
Eden persisted, and his allegations, which
were OutrageOuSly incorrect, appeared in this
mornings Record. He protested that this
was great wrong, as he had no, opportunity
to reply. lie was going on to make an explain
alton of the bill, When
MI House said this was not a question of
privilege.
The Speaker did not think it was.
Mr: Pound insisted upon being heard, and
Mir: Eden also rose while the House reSounded
with calls to order.
The democratic side demanded that Mr..
Pound who was continuing to read, should
take his seat
Nj. Eden rushed into the area in front of
the clerks desk and said that Mr.. Pound had
miSrepreSenteG him.
He was called to order By Mr.. Hanna and
other republicans, while the Speaker pounded
with his gaVel and commanded both gentle
men to take their seats.
Mr.. Eden persisted, and said that Mr.. Pound
was in the employ of railroad corporations.
Mr.. Pound rose eXcitedly.
1he Speaker commanded him to take his
Mr.. Pound continued to address the chair,
who directed the Sergeant-at- Arms to see
that the gentleman preserved order.
deputy Sergeant al Arms went to Mr..
Pounds seat, but the latter would not sit
down, and after order was partially restored
language OF the gentleman be taken down and
read at the desk.
The The Speaker.TWhat language?
which he accused me OF being in the employ
of the railroad company.
The language of Mr.. Eden was read as fol
lows: II do not intend to let the gentleman
from Wisconsin misrepresent me, if he is here
i'll the employ of railroad corporations
MIR. Pound-CnlesS the guilty man apollo
sured.
MI. Garfield hoped before any action was
taken that the gentleman from Illinois would
be heard. He had made charge which should
not be made against any member, and he
should be allowed to explain.
MI. Eden said all he meant to say was that
the gentleman from Wisconsin appeared here
as the active PARTISAN of railroad corporations
and was legisating in their interest; and not
that he was employed as paid attorney.
The Speaker.-IS the gentleman satisfied
with the explanation?
Mir. POund-I am not.
Mr. Garfield said the importance of the in
SinuatiOn depended upon the emphasis put
understood Mr.. Eden to put such emphasis
upon it as to insinuate that MIR. Pound was in
these remarks which was injected into the
| Record when debate was not in order. He
moved that the remarks be eXpunged as they
were grossly unjust to the gentleman from
Wisconsin.
MIR. Morrison thought that Mr.. Eden's expla-
! MesSrS. Dunnell, CaSwell and Williams
| (NiS.) defended the action of Mr.. Pound in
calling up the Northern Pacific bill He had
done SO because ne was next on the list, and
| was no more interested in it than other
| friends of the bill. They were not legislating
| particularly for railroads.
Mr.. Morrison thought that giving 35.090,0O0
| acres OF land to railroad was legiSlating
| pretty well in their interest.
Mr. Williams said that under this bill the
| government got back 100000 acres which it
Mr.. Harris (Na) thought Mr.. Eden's re-
marks were out of order, but he did not think
! the gentleman should be subjected to the CEN
sure that would be implied by expunging his
| remarks. He thought the gentleman'5 ex-
planation was satisfactory.
After further explanation it was agreed on
| all sides that nothing should be eXpunged, and
| that the subject should be dropped.
Mr. Ewing moved to suspend the rules and
pass bill authorizing the issue of legal tender
| notes equal to the amount OF national bank
nctes in circulation Oh the lSt day Of February
! last. Rejected-yeas lO9 nays III.
The Speaker announced the following as the
funeral of the late Hon. Terrence j. Quinn:
Messrs. Mayham, BlOunt, Caldwell, Jones (N
H., Townsend IN. ", Errett, and Jones
Mr.. Muller offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, authorizing the clerk of the House
to pay to the widow of the late Hon. T. j.
Quinn the amount of money which would have
Ceen due him fOr the time he was elected.
MIR. SOathard moved to suspend the rules
and pass a bill authorizing the payment of Gus
tom toms @ duties 3 in legal ten tender notes at par, on
yeas IA, nays 50, two-thirds voting in the af-
irmatiye.-
Mr.. Haskell moved to suspend the rules and
pass bill providing for tine payment of ar
rears of pensions to soldiers of The late war
Passed-l6l to 81, twO-thirds voting in the af-
ilrmative.
Mr.. kenna, from the conference committee
on the diSagreeing votes of the two Houses on
the bill in relation to the election of Repre-
Sentatives in Congress from West Virginia to
much Of the bill as applies to West Virginia,
but strike out the Senate amendment author
lZing the present legislature of New Hamp-
shire to elect United States Senator.
The report was agreed to-yeas, 1l9 nays, SO.
Death Of q Banker.
NEW YORK, June l9.-COl. VIM. M. Ver-
milVa fpun6pr of no,