The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-29
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pension cases. and authorize the appointment
OF pension agents. and to amend certain sec
tions of the Revised Statutes relating to PEN
and DEGREES Of United States courts n g other b,
districts and States, than those In which the
BY Mr.. House, of Tenn: In relation to the
payment OF railroad employees engaged In In
BY Mr.. Riddle, of Tenn In relation to allow;
ance to be made to manufacturers OF distilled
spirits for wastage at the time OF payment OF
BY Mr. Lathrop. of Ill: TO amend the funding
act Of 1870 and to provide for the issue OF four
By Mr.. CANNON, of Ill: To punish the torcible
obstruction Of the United States mails on inter-
State railroads.
BY Mr.. Buckner. OF Mo-. To retire the National
Bank, circulation. and provide for the Issue OF
By Mr. Coswel. of Massachusetts, In rela-
tion to stamps on checks, and to repeal the act
taxing deposits in banks.
consolidate the army of the United States, and
to reduce the expense OF Its support Also,
bill to regulate the pay and allowance OF the
The Speaker laid before the House number
Of communications, including one from the
Secretary OF War In relation . to dropping OPP Ger Ger
one from Columbus Alexander asking an in
vestigation of certain, charges against the late
| Attorney General and the late Solicitor Gem
| eral, all of which were referred.
MIR. Yates, OF North Carolina sent No and had
read q certain resolution adopted by citizens OF
| North Carolina, denying the truth Of the report
| Of inhumanity at the tune OF the wreck OF the
United States steamer Huron, Mr.. Yates said
sed e the ey ds
| the contrary. they were always vigil lant. and
spent their money to rescue distressed vessels.
does great Injustice. The resolutions were
ordered to be printed In the Record.
Mr.. Baker. Of Indiana, moved to suspend the
| laua md, ,,nau bn nj fnn
Resolred, That in the judgment Of this House
no subsidy IN money. bonds. public lands. or
| BY Congress to any association or corporation
engaged In public or private enterprise. but
| that all appropriations should be limited to
such amounts and purposes as shall be impera-
lively demanded by the public service of the
| government.
Mr.. Baker demanded the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Luttrel of California, inquired whether
| an amendment could not be offered. He was op-
| posed to subsidies. but he wanted further con-
under motion to suspend the rules. He there
fore moved to adjourn.
:, Mr.. Lpttrel tire snbseauently, Withdrew his mo
| ton and Mr.. Butler renewed it.
| The House. by vote OF 124 yeas to 1913 nays.
refused to adjourn.
The rules were then suspended and the reso
The vote In detail was as follows:
Of Indiana, Baker Of New York. BaIlou,; Bayne.
Bssaeaff Bfsas Rssnt psSae BB2pss fBSas
66ssfbs,lD Df'sHti Caldwell llo% sf Rsatucky oSIdwsi
Ter. Canon, Carlisle, Chittenden Clarke of New
Jersey, Clarke of Kentucky, Clarke OF Missouri
Clarke o1e Of Iowa a4 a% m b Cobb oo% oSRd o New
Davis. .Deerine. Dickey, Durhsm Dwight,
Fuller Gardner, Garfield, Cause. Glover. Hale.
narepburg hasTs Harbsr avas
Hazeltine. Hendeee, 81 anderson. Henry. Hewitt
Of New York, Hewitt Of Alabama. Herder HUNT,
Keller, keigheley. IKetehum, Knapp. Knott.
hath9p hgqmn lbnMIey Mayra
McCook. MeGoWan,, MeKenzzie, Mckinley. Nc
Mahon Nsa Monro gsr orsIfon
PaWeIs Price fPrRs Prdemore oann Randolph
Reed Reilly Rice h2berts Robisson Ind saRp
safn s%9 stsnee ten sn stone ga"
7oorhoes hoWnSsna Vesaer W Wait Wasch Warner Wat
SON, WEIGH, white Ind, Williams, Wis: VII
liams, Del. Wnlet N. y. Wood and Wright
Nays-Messrs. Aiken. Atkins. Bisbee; Bridges,
Brogden, Bundy, Gain, Caswell, Chalmers Chain
Davis of North Car arolna. Davidson, Dibrell
Dunnel, Elan. Ellis, Ellsworth, Erret, Evans
9ngs s0psa aoode, rS Santer, % Hsrmo Af Harrs Of
Massachqsetts. Hooker. House # Hubba / I'll H.
ma. m KeIl linger, LandeTs, Leonard, Mackey;, Man
ming, Martin, Metealf. n Mills M@onroe Nom Morse.
a4so Ct NoY Hor d
setts. tt Riddle, Rollins, Robertson, Robinson of
MASSACHUSETTS, scheesheri Sexton Singleton.
| Strnit Thomson. ThOrnhery. ThrOa * morton.
Williams q New York, Williams vi s Of Alabsma.
son. Yeates and Young-s5.
Mr.. Garfield. Of Ohio, from the Committee on
Rules report &C tbn Htag ne
Postoface Department. and Interior Depart,
ment. of seven members, instead OF five as at
present. The report was agreed to.
Mr.. Hubbell, of Michigan. called attention to
the confusion on the floor and had s,, the rule
titled to the privileges of the floor.
The Speaker said that it had grown to be the
All the cards thai, had been issued by, the
Speaker were issued at the request Of members,
He wanted some expression on the part OF
members as to the admission of visitors
Mr.. Garfield said The subject was now before
the Committee on Rules. and they would at the
Haprs me 81 a much of the
confusion came from members themselves. He
saw no impropriety in admitting visitors to the
Mr. Ewing. of Ohio. moved t. suspend the
rules and take from the Speakers table and N q
adopted by the Senate last week. and known as
Matthews silver resolution.
Mr.. Garfield. OF Ohio, moved to adjourn. ne
hoped his colleague would fix time and let
the bill be discussed, II was too important a
measure to be pressed through hastily. r.,
Mr.. Ewing said he had reason to believe the
Bland silver bill would come back from the
Senate amended, and there would then be an
opportunity for discussion.
4 number OF members demanded immediate
action.
Mr. Garfield said If the House was determined
on direct vote he would not make factious op
position and would withdraw his motion to ad
journ. The question was then taken BY yeas
and nays. and the rules were suspended ant
the resolution passed by a vote of 1879 yeas to !:
nays. The House then at 4:lo p. m. adjourned
struggle of New York Bank Note Com
panies to Retain Government