National Republican., 1878-12-14
HOUSE OFREpR EsEyrITIyEs.

The privileges Of the floor were granted to the
members of the National Board OF Trade now IN
session In Washington.
Mr.. KELLEY asked leave to offer a resolution,
calling OH the Secretary OF the Treasury for nlOr.
nation as 10 coin balances .to tho credit Of the
Treasury, on funding account, In the several Ma.
tional Banks on the lst Of each month. from March
1876, to January 1879.
Mr. BuRCHARD objected.
Mr. SHELLEY from Committee on Rail ways and
Canals, reported bill TO authorize the Washington
Cincinnati aud 81. Louis railroad company to con.
struct nnrrow.guagc railway from Tide water to
81. Louis TO Chicago. Recommlted.
Mr. WILSON, OF West Virginia asked leave TO of.
fer resolution, that in the allowance of pension
and bounty claims OH account of the war of 1872
computation shall be made OF all the time OF SER
vice between June, 1872, and March, 1873"
Objection was made.
Mr. KENNA rising 10 n personal explanation. m,
ferred to sweeping charges made III the public
press against membcrs OF the, Committee on En-.
rolled Bills for drunkenness at tho close OF the last
session. lie denounced such charges as unGuaIi.
hedly false, aud filed statements OF the Speaker anl
other officers OF tho House In support Of his state.
ment.
The bills on the Speakers table tsince last tes.
sloh) Were taken up and referred TO committees
except where objections were made, us was the
case with the bill To repeal the resumption act and
the bill To extend the time for constructing the
Northern Pacific Railroad. These bills remain on
yAIr WOOD called up the resolution offered by him
yesterday, for an investigation into the conduct of
I, y. davenport Hllcl STATES supervisor OF cleo
ions for the second judicial district Of New York,
for the purpose of having II decided whether Il in.
volyed question OF privilege.
Mr.. GARFIELD said that yesterday he had stated
that Mr.. Davenport was not an inpcaChable officer
but on Investigation, he had come to the COnclu
sion that hewas He tGarhcld) might still object
TO the resolution, on the ground that It was not
privileged question, but he did not desire to do so
lie only desired 10 make an amendment extending
the investigation 10 DavenpOrs official conduct on
the days ofregistration as well as on election dnv
Mr.. WOOD stated that he had no objection to that
amendment.
Mr., MCCCOK sNid that as tho only political repre-.
sentative OF the Republican party from the city Of
New YORK. he hoped no gentleman on his side of
the House would offer the slightest objection to the
adoption Of any resolution which inquired into the
exercise oisufmge IN that city He was as much op.
posed lo!llegal interference with rioters In ScwYOik
Us III Louisiana or South Carolina. II men had been
inlimidnted in New York II was as criminal as hui.
dozing In Louisiana bOllot.boX s,uIiing in South
Sn'3fflia llf could perhaps, give reasons why
the leader Of the Democratic party, was 50 any Ols
ioran investigation. Tint gcnlcnlnn'5 district had
In 1876 given him u majority, and now Inc WAS a
minority candidate 10 the tune uf 2HH
1t Wa perhaps not the fault OF the Democratic
party li"i lhHl extraordinary condition ur affairs
Democrats Rnd lnmmany, and whenever ihr Re.
puDlicgms Joined with the ami Iummumy Demo.
believed always would occur.
The resolution was then adopted.
Inc SrEAkEh lheh proceeded 10 call committees
iur reports Ol a private nature.
MI. DAVIS y. e.. rom the Committee on Claims
reported II bIIl originally Introduced by Mr. Phil-
Ups amending ne act making an appropriation
FOR lht SgNlrcOi the Government for the fiscal year
ending June 30 lsI2. Passed.
IT includes In the settlements PROV ldcd for IN
that blll Gl accounts for the service Of ubururs &c
employed 10y the Government between the 18th ul
May, 1867, and the date when Iull paymCnt was
commenced for eight hours work by net approved
May, lsUs, when II shall be made To appear that the
reduction IN hours OF labor was the cause OI IvdIr.
uUm OF Wugcs.I
The House 1T $50 went into Committee Of the
Whole Mr. BuTchard IN the chair on the private
calendar.
The mt bill on the calendar was the bill to rci
bufac the college OF William aud Mary for properly
destroyed during the ute war
Mt kIlFER opposed the passage Of the bill, say
Ing That he did 70 without any duslrG or intention
Ui keeping alive the ilwIll clgeudcrud by the late
war though the fact should not be lost sight OF that
the college was destroyed by II war brought on, in
lhri, by It's own teachings, and that no record
Showed that single student OF that institution had