Daily globe., 1878-03-18
a GHOST OF THE L-ITE REBELLION
ILLAYED.
House of Representatives..

House of Representatives..
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Mr. 'Neill offered
a resolution directing the attorney general to
inform the House whether, in his opinion, the
annual appointments of ten cadets at large
made by the President respecting the military
academy and naval academy, have been so
made in pursuance of law or by custom, and if ]
by custom, how long it has been construed as
establishing such power of appointment. |
Adopted.
Mr.. Hanna introduced bill for the estab-
lishment of mint at Indianapolis. Referred |
On motion of Mr.. Stephens, certain testimo-
ny taken by the committee on coinage weights
and measures, was ordered printed
Mr. Waddell, chairman of the
committee on post Offices and post
roads reported back the bill providing for the
classification of mail matter, and the rates of
postage thereon, to be printed and recommit-
ted.
AIr. Chalmers introduced a bill for the relief
of the Vicksburg 4 Meridian railroad com
pany. Referred.
The speaker: in pursuance of the order made
yesterday called the committees for reports of
a private nature.
| At the conclusion of the morning hour Mr..
Bright moved that the House go into committee
of the whole ON the private calendar the un-
| finished business being the bill making avail
able for payment of certain Southern ante
bellum mail contractors the 1876, 900 already
appropriated, and also moved that debate be
| limited to the minutes. Republicans objected
| to limitation of the time, and the yeas and
| nays were ordered on that motion.
BY vote of yeas l12, nays LOG, the House
determined to limit general debate to ten min
| utes, and then went into committee of the
whole, Cox. of New York. in the chair, upon the
! bill.
| Mr. Waddell, chairman of the post Office
committee hoped without further discussion
the bill might be reported to the House, and
recommitted to the post office committee in or
der that it might be perfected and the objections
obviated. He complained Of the statement
made the other day by Conger, that mem
| bers on the Democratic side must have been
aware of the existence of the legislation on the
| part of the confederate congress for the pay
| ment of mail contractors prior to the war, and
he asked whether the acts of Congress during
| the war in relation to mere ministerial matter,
| like the payment of mail contractors and post
masters, were in the recollection of members
and others. He thought the intimation was
not Just. In reference to the question as to
whether the war department had refused access
to confederate records, he sent to the clerk S
desk and had read a correspondence between
Secretary Cameron and Gov. Vance.
While the correspondence was being read,
Conger interrupted the reading, and claimed
''for the opponents Of the BILL half of the
ten minutes to which the debate was limited.
The claim not supported by the chair and
the reading proceeded, the ten minutes ex-
piring before the reading was completed.
Mr. Eden moved to strike out the enacting
clause of the bill, and the motion was agreed
to. when the committee and reported its
action. The previous question was second
ed and the main question ordered, concur
ring in the recommendation of the committee.
AS this, under the ruling cut off the motion to
recommit, which Waddell desired to make a
, | To- tba aor6o
question was made and defeated; yeas 49,,
nays Is. The report of the committee was then
concurred in without division, and the en-
acting clause Of the bill was struck out.
Mr.. Conger repeated what he had said before,
that he thought it exceedingly strange such leg
islation by the confederate congress, and such
action by the confederate postmaster general
had not been remembered on the other side of
the House, although some Of them had been
members Of that very confederate congress- and
OF them. He had paper which he would have
printed in the Record, showing out of eighteen
claims now on file i'll the auditors office, four
teen had been paid by the confederate govern
ment. He did not blame the claimants how
ever, for they had been paid with a condition
that If they ever recovered the money from the
federal government, they would pay it back to
the confederate government.
, Mr.. Townsend, New York-That was high
toned.
Mr. MaXey objected TO the lnsert1on OF the
paper presented by Mr.. Conger, but under an
intimation from the speaker that Mr.. Conger
had the right to have it presented part OF
his remarks, he withdrew his objection. The
House then again went into committee Of the
| whole, Mr.. Cox, New York. in the chair on the
, private calendar, and later passed two bills
, Thursday next was set aside for consideration
, of the bill reported by Robbins yesterday, fol
rcfunding the national debt.
Adjourned.
! Wushinyton Items.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The Subcommittee
of the Senate railroad committee to-day mad,
unanimous report of the full committee il
; favor of Senator MitchelPs bill, extending th'
t time for the completion Of the main line O.
$ the Northern Pacific railroad to eight years
J, Especial agent W. H. Bingham, has beer
8 designated by the secretary of the treasury tt
I take the place Of special agent Brush on th.
committee to investigate the alleged irregular
| tiles connected with the valuation of goods a
t the port of New York.
4 The secretary of the treasury the last weel
purchased silver bullion to run the mints abou
five weeks. The price paid was not as expected
by bnllion holders.
Designs for the back and face of ten ant
8 twenty dollar silver certificates have been com
t pleted, and are now in the engrayers hands
q The bureau will be able to turn ont certificate
! of these denominations by Wednesday next
= = Other denominations will soon be ready.
s The secretary of the navy has ordered tina
= :. the steam launch and cutters furnished nava
= vessels, will hereafter be employed principally
= = for towing and other ships purposes and no
for the exclusive use Of officers. Another orde
, provides that assistant surgeons shall not b
. examined hereafter for promotion until the
. . have served two years on United States vessels
e Attention is invited to the change of tim
on the Northern Pacific road, as found il
n the time table in another column. Unde
e the new arrangement, which goes into efec
I to morrow, trains leave ST. Paul daily, Sun
II days excepted, at 7:3O a. M. as heretofore
4 make day run of IL hours to Fargo, an
l. arrive at Bismarck at z o'clock the mex
le morning. Returning, the train leaves Bis
!, marck at P. NJ. and arrives at st. Paul q
+ $40 P. NJ. Connection is made at Bismarc
r : with stages for Deadwood and all points i
:, the Black Hills, and also with boats for th
= = upper Missouri. At ST. Paul with all point
le East and South.
i. On the st. Paul & Duluth the Hinckle
ID accommodation is restored, which leaves s.
n Paul at 1870 P. NJ. for Hinckley, and return
"a ing arrives at 3 P. NJ. This is in addition t
y the regular daily train.
The telegraph reports that the Senate sui
II committee on railroads have unanimous
reported to the main committee in favor
~ the Mitchell bill extending the time for tt
3 completion of the Northern Pacific. I'll
i bill, as originally introduced by Senate
!, Mitchell, required a change of line of Il