Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-07
FORTT-FIFTH CONGRESS,
FRIDAY. June Z.


SENATE.-The Chair laid before the Senate
communication from Geo. c. 6orham, Sec
retary of the Senate, the purport of which, and
the action thereupon is noted in another
column.
The army appropriation bill then came up as
unfinished business.
Mr.. Blaine said the committee on appropria-
tions had held meeting and reached the con-
cluSiOn that it would be unwise TO have the
subjects Of the army and the Indian service
considered by the same commission.
HoUSE.-Mr. Kelley rose to what he said
was question of personal privilege.
The Speaker asked him how much time he
wanted.
Mr.. Kelley did not know, but the chairman
of the committee Of ways and means
MIR. Eden, lnterrupting. objected to discus
sion OF this character at this late day of the
Mr.. Kelley said he would speak of nothing
| except what related to and affected his char
! acter in illusions made in speech publis ned
| in this mornings Record, but which was
never delivered on the floor of the House.
| =. MI: Wood hoped the gentleman would have
! Mr.. Eden suggested that the gentleman
could print his reply, as Mr.. Wood had done.
Mr.. Kelley preferred TO speak when he could
| the gentleman from New York had INDUCED
in personalities in his printed speech he might
! feel impelled TO do the same thing.
Mr. COnger said that if ali gentlemen who
had been disappointed could claim the right
to make pei SOnal explanations. this thfng
would be lntermnable He had himself been
disappointed. and he thought the gentleman
! from New York had right TO he disappointed
al the tate of his bill daughter
- Mr heley then sent up and had read the
! which he complained. This was charge that
! he had garbled a sentence of Woods speech
by omltIing certain words. Mr.. Kelley had
! quoted Mr.. Wood as saying: In opening this
/ discussion do not propose To enter into any
explanation of the details of the bill Nj.
! Wood complained that Mr. Kelley had omitted
the words lat this time" after the word
Mr.. Kelley said he had struck out the words
! In the lhtereSt OF economy. 1t was because il
was simply tautOlogy to insert the words at
this ume,' and he did not suppose there
would lie any complaint of their omission.
! The next extract read was one in which Mr.
Kelley was charged with unfairneSS and mis-
! representation in saying that meeting OF the
! chamber of commerce was held on February
| I'd; that 1t was attended by free-traderS almost
| C'CuriOSbhoy"), and Mr.. ID. G. Robbins
prominent free-trader, and that the tariff bill
was there denounced Mr.. Wood had denied
| that any such meeting was held.
| In reference TO this Mr.. Kelley said that he
| got his information from Mr.. Robbins and he
lad his written report of the meeting. Nor
| did j. ). Moore deny that such meeting was
| held. He would therefore leave 1t for the gen
tlenlan from New York to settle with the per
sons who had informed him otherwise.
| The third and last extract had reference TO
the meetings of the committee: the consider
alton of the bill, and in which Mr.. Kelley was
charged with unfairness in miSrepresenting
| the committee.
In reply to this, Mr.. Kelley said that if the
/, gentleman had delivered his speech he would
| not have been permitted TO disclose what took
| place in the committee room. He (KeIey)
had attended all the meetings when tariff mat
| terS were under consideration, although he
was in i'll health. Again, it was asserted that
| this bill was prepared by sub committee and
| submitted to The full committee. He (Kelley)
| denied it. No such bill ever came from a sub
| committee. He denied that the sub commit
distinctly Mr. Wood bill that he Called il INV
BILL He (keiley) had i'll good faith tried to
| perfect the bill, but the chairman objected
BILL" and all the efforts at amendment
| were resisted to such all extent thai
| he reminded the chairman that "he laughs
best who laughs last He also denied with
| representatives of the manufacturing, mining
| and agricultural interests were heard by The
commute IL ne Cheley) happened to be better
! instructed in the details of the bill than the
chairman was, il was because when the repre-
sentatives OF these interests We're turned
away from the door of the committee room
they came to his sick room and by his bedside
explained the details of the bill. If these
gentlemen had been heard the gentleman
from New York would have slept better night
before last; and he would not have been
guilty of the indecency of slipping into the
Record series of assaults upon a fellow
MEMBER OF TINS House and of the ways aId
means committee.
Mr.. Wood said the personal explanation of
the gentleman was not SO much a personal ex.
some points against speech which he (Wood)
had been compelled TO print i'm the Record,
because the opportunity to speak had not
been accorded him. If the four hours which
he asked had been allowed he would have said
orally what he had printed and much more
1t was the first time he had ever asked leave
poor privilege of replying to the miSrepresen-
tatlonS OF the gentleman from Pennsylvania
he had no alternative. The. gentleman eX-
marks by leaving out certain words, on n the the
ground of economy. This great economist
thinks it economy to strike out two important
gance that comes up: He insisted that the
gentleman garbled his speech. With refer.
ence to the Chamber of Commerce meeting at
New York he had the authority of the officers
of the chamber for the statement that no such
meeting was held, and that the tariff bill was
not considered by them. The gentleman goes
on to palilate and excuse his defective memo
ry by saying he was sick. He says he was on
a sick bed, and that people called upon him
tGere with reference to the tariff bill. With
all kindness to the gentleman, and fully sym.
| pathiZing with him in his affiiction, he w0u Ia
say that the gentleman is in that physical con-
member of this House. tLaughterl
Mr.. Atkins from committee on appropria-
| tiOnS, reported the suDdry civil appropriation
| bill, and gave notice that he would call it up
at the earliest practicable moment. Referred
! to committee of the whole.
| MI Bright moved to 60 into committee of
| the whole and take up the printed calendar.
Mr. BlOuDt antagOnized that with motion
| TO go into committee on the deficiency ap-
! preparation bill.
The latter motion was agreed to, and the
House accordingly went into committee, Mr..
| Beebe in the chair.
| Mr.. Chalmers made pro fOrnld amend
ment, and was about to reply to Mr.. Herberts
speech yesterday opposing the Texas Pacific
| railroad bill when
Mr. Hale made point of order, and objected
to the discussion of anything that was not ger
name to the bill. He wanted to get it through
today, and he objected to members discussing
| anything except the Pacific railroads, the
| deuge, or revolutionary claims, or anything
! except what was in the bill.
The point of order was sustained.
! Eighteen pages Of the bill were passed over
! without material amendment, until the items
relating to navy deficiencies were reached.
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