The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-30
XLVth C0ngress-ReguIar Session.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20.
Mr.. Monroe from the foreign affairs committee re-
ported back the bill relating 10 the telegraphic COM
municatIon between the United States and foreign
countries. Recommitted.
MIR. Singleton from the committee on appropria-
tons reported Dill appropriatiDg $4,000 for def
cheney in the miscellaneous fund Of the House of
Representatives.
ported Dill removing the political liabilities of sew
eral persons IN Georgia, louisiana Mississippi, Tex
as and Virginia sg1 and they passed:
MIR. Eden, chairman of the committee on war
claims, reported bill appropriating 100000 for the
payment OF claims reported allowed by the commits
sioners OF claims Passed. -
Mr.. Stephens, by request introluced q hill to nro-
mote the general use OF the metric system Referred
The house went into committee Of the whole on
The firt bill on the calendar was one anpropriat-
ing Sl5OO to pay the Barthomlew county (fnd) Ag-
licutuIal Society for the and occupation Of its
1868 TO June, 1866.
MIR. Conger OF Miss, opposed the bill. Almost
every fale ground In the North, during the war; had
this the only society who claimed any compensa-
ton. These grounds must have been owned by the
knights Of the Golden Circle.
Mr. Luttrell suggested thai the gentleman from
Michigan must have belonged to that order because
he seemed to know so much about it, and he hoped
Of that order.
Mr. Conger said he had toe much respect for the
gentleman from California to refer to him in that
dhu uentutS ue ulu nOI ike TO nurU Tue
feelings OF SO many gentlemen on the other side Of
the House. (Laughter)
MIR. Luttrell said he had been as loyal as the gen.
tleman from Michigan during the war. They both
belonged TO the same army and to the same company
namely, the army of stay at homes. The gentleman
from Michigan COnger) had never responded to the
call OF MS country, and yet he let opportun
ity pass TO hurl anathemas at the Democratic party
He UuttreD would compare the Morrisons, Mac
Mahons and Rices on that side of the House to the
brave men on the Republican side who had gone tC
battle on the same side and who had not stayed al
| home as Mr.. Conger and himself had done. Oaugh
ter.) He would take the old confederate soldiers in
| the House and place them beside the Republican
| carpetbaggers. Uaughter.)
| Mr.. Townsend of New York-You are a carpet
| Dagger yourself Naughter.)
Mr.. Luttrell- No sir. am not caIpetbagger.
| Mr.. Townsend-Didn't you emigrate fIom thu
| South to the North?
Mr. Luttrell-I emigrated from the South to thu
| West.
M Townsend-Then you are as much of carpet
| Dagger as any of them,
Mr.. Lnttrell-I find that the gentleman emigratet
| from Massachusetts, to New York. worked my wa.
| to California.
Mr.. Townsend-I am for encouraging such men
| Qaughter)
Mr LuttrelI said he was tired Of that kind of dis
cussion, He believed it the duty OF the members t
do the work the people sent them to do and not t.
enter into political discussions.
/ Finally the committee struck out the enactiD
clause of the bill, and on the committee rising tina
action was ratified by the House, which at 335 ad
| l0urned till Monday.