The Portland daily press., 1878-05-28

MrAllison introduced bill to regulate and control
he disposition and accounting of the miscellaneous
fund of the Indians bureau. Referred
The Senate resumed consideration of the bill
providing permanent form OF government Tor the
District of Columbia.
Mir. Sargent at the request of Mr.. Thurman with
drew his, amendment submitted Saturday to
deprive the board of health OF certain powers in
regard to the control of hospitals, draining of lots
etc.
strike out the 10th section of the bill reported by
the Senate committee continuing The board health
aud insert in lieu thereof the 10th, 18th, 18th and
18Th sections of the House bill providing for the
pointment of a health officer by the district CON-
missoners to have control of the sanitory condition
of the District.
lensthy discussion followed
Mr.. Withers moved to amend the amendment Of
Mr. Thurman so as to make the salary OF health
officers $4,000 per annum instead of $500 as Mr..
Thurman proposed. Agreed to.
The amendment of Mr.. Thurman was agreed to-,
yeas "a, nays %.
Mr. Thurman offered an additional section provi-
ding the debt Of the District should not be increased
except by the loan Of 100000 authorized by the
pending bill agreed to He also submitted an amend
inent to exempt from taxati n collegiate establish
meuts not conducted for private gain.
Messrs. Conkling. Matthews, Harris avd Others
opposed it, and Messrs. Thurman, hoar and
Bayard spoke in favor.
The amendment was agreed to. yeas 2S nays %.
The bill having been con idered in committee Of
the whole was reported to the Senate and the
amendments made in committee we're concurred IN
and the bill passed
Mr. Ferry moved to take up the House bill to for
bid further retirement of legal tender notes.
Mr.. Window opposed the motion and said the
committee on appropI ations were now prepared to
proceed with the consideration of the legislative
judicial and executive appropriation BILL
Motion agreed to- yeas %, nays 26, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Armstrong, Bailey, Bruce, Beck,
Cameron of Pennsylvania, Cockrell, Coke, Davis OF
Ill.,. Ferry Grover, Johnston, Jones of Florida,
o egS % sRsn'sr islef
Burnside, Butler, Cameron of Wis Christiancy,
CUnkng. Dorsey, Eaton. Hoar, Howe, Herman,
HARDWOOD Mcmillan, Matthews. Mitchell, Morrell,
Randolph. Rollins, Sargent, Saunders, Wadleigh,
White and Window
Messrs. Edmunds, Hamlin and Dawes who would
have voted in the negative were paired with Messls
Plumb, Booth and Eustis who would have voted in
the affirmative.
MIR. Window gave notice that at the expiration of
the morbiag hour tomorrow he would move to lay
aside this bill and take up the legislative appropra-
ton bill
vote the legal tender bill be taken at o'clock to-
morrow, but objection was made and Senate
adjourned.
Several bills were introduced and referred
81 BY Mr.. Mills to regulate the sale of u S. securi-
ties. 1t makes it unlawful for the Secretary of the
ton o9 With bnSns assoco firm or
individual or combn alton of banking assocla TONS
unless he shall first invite proposals by advertise
menis for three weeks in five newspapers three of
which shall be published in New York, that proposal
to oe accepted which may be most advantageous to
BY Mr.. Wood to establish permanent sinking
fund 1t provides there shall be appropriated for the
fiscal wear commencing July 1, 1878, and for each
succeeding year, out OF the customs revenues $780,
100000 which shall be applied first pay the inter
est on the public debit second to the redemption or
purchase of much of the outstanding principal of
the public debt as can be purchased redeemed at
than par and accrued interest; all bonds SO
purchased redeemed to cease to be interest and
to be destroyed 1t epeals the act providing for
annual sinking fund. Section five of the bill pro-
vides that the act shall be known the sinking fund
| act of 1878.
By Mr. Chalmers, to encourage and all the higher
education of the coored race in the District OF Co.
| lumbia
Mr. Banning moved resolution for an adjourn
ment OF the House from Wednesday to Friday next
in order to observe with due respect and reverence
| the late war are decorated Agreed to.
Mr.. Southland from the select committee on count
ing the votes for President and Vice President, re-
ported the bill on that subject and gave notice he
would call it up on the of June.
In committee of the whole an amendment to the
army appropriation bill transferring the manage
| ment OF Indian affairs to the War Department was
adopted, 113 to 1O7.
The amendment wa opposed by Stephens as un-
| wise, by Cox of N. Y. as too expensive, by Hanna
as an abandonment of the peace policy. and by Ryan
and Haskell, and was supported by Phillips, Ban
| ming and Scales.
Mr. Knott moved an amendment prohibiting I'M
der penalties Of fine and imprisonment the employ
| ment of any part OF the army posse conf otNs
or otherwise, under pretext or for the purpose Of
| executing the laws except in such cases and under
such circumstances as such employment of troops
may be expressly authorized by act of Congress.
After long discussion on point made By Garfield
| the amendment was ruled in order.
| In the discussion of the amendment Burchard sug
gested that it would prevent the use OF troops in
forcing the internal revenue laws and snppressing
| Illicit distiling.
Mr.. Scbleicher wanted to exclude from its opera
ton the state Of fexas and the execution of neu-
| trality laws.
Mr. Lapham suggested it was better not to pass
| the bill at all and dsband the army at once
Mr. Knott claimed that if duSf
the army without law the pretext that this was a
republican government vas a'sham and a fraud.
| MIR. Aldrch intimaled that 'moonShineTs' anC
perhaps others in Kentucky would be delighted with
the amendment and he read memorial from tht
municipality of Chicago fol- an army of 100000
men.
Mr.. Southland asserted that the laborng men o
the country Were as honest and law abiding any
other Glass; and that the army should not be kept up
on threat of overawiDg the laboring men.
Mr.. Herbert proclaimed that as long as there was
army for unlawful Purposes SO long would there be
| achronc disposition on the Democratic side to de-
fend the liberties of the people.
Finally vote was reached and Knots amend
ment was agreed to, 100 to liz.
The committee rose and reported the bill and
The first vote taken the House was on tbt
amendment OF the limitation of the strength of the
army from 20, 600 to 25 900 men-yeas us, nays 100
| ALI the Republicans voted in the affirmative, and
had for allies on the Democratic side all the Texas
of Col, Williams of Michigan and Wiggiuton of
California.
Mr. Garfed at the close of the roll call, ch angeC
his vote from ca to nay so that he might to re-
consider the vote, the actual vote being therefore liz
to l2l.
When the result was announced Garfield and Hew-
lit rose simultaneously to move to reconsider. The
latter was recognized by the Speaker and moved t.
reconsider and lay the motion to reconsider on the
table,
Interrogation of Hewitt by the Speaker was re-
sented by Garfield, who claimed a matter of cour-
tesy that when Senalor changed his vote for the
purpose of making such motion he was always re-
cognzed by the chair, to which the Speaker respond
ed that if gentleman chose to give nsncere vote
it wasnot the fault OF the CHAIR and the chair was
boundby all parliamentary practice to recognize the
gentleman in charge OF the bill.
Mr.. Reed broke INTO the cooquy with the declara-
ton that there had been nothing to justify the
Speakers remark as to an inslncere VOTE to which
the Speaker replied that the gentleman from Ohio
had undertaken to reflect upon him and he proposed
to defend himself.
A good deal of feeling was manifested by all con-
cerned, which communicated its-l to the two sides
of the chamber and was shown by the applause Of
one or the other.
A dilatory motion to dourn was made on the Re-
4 publican side and voted down.
The motion to lay on the table the motion to recon-
slider was carried yeas 12l nays la, Messrs. Wiggn
fon snd Patterson voting with their party so the
House voted to limit the strength of the army to 20
coo men.
Without disposing CT the bill the House adj