New-York tribune., 1878-06-08

with Mr. Beebe Dem, N ~ in the chairon the General
Mr Willis iDem N " offered amendment for the
payment OF further claims against the Bureau OF seom
ENGINEERING which increased the @ IF 1 PAY u
| 81, ,423S76. Among fne claims provided I0I ID tne
Is one q rS SOa9 Roso for Or
Mr.. whITrMoRNE Dem Tennl offered as as aai snost,I
tute for Mr. Wilss amendment resoiagn ior specAi
r. WILLIS'S amendment was adopted, ana nj, Az
kins Dem. Tenn gave a ponce tna' no "Ouu eau iOf
Mr.. WiIIIs-4n right; then we viii see who Is in
Mr.. ATKiNs-The gentleman has no right to make
such reflection as tha:. n-.o a..
The next paragraph Of the bill appropratng Sooe5oA
for the payment claims against the Bureau OF Con.
struction and Repairs the largest claim recommended
having been read Mr. WILLIS offered an amendment
for payment Of further claims against that bureau
S93l I34 also for timber $4I 1919. or thereof
as may be necessary SAID TIMBER TO be paid for at no
is OF John Roach for $295,319.
The amendment was adopted. -
claims against the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing
having been reached. Mr. WILLIS offered an Amendments
appropriatng $l5OOOO TOR payment OF eotning lnoep
Mr. CLY1ER dem Penn.l objected these additions
to tne bill. -.
were offered payment of small private claims,
some which adopted notwithstanding the efforts
and Mr. BLoUNX Oem., Ga), 10 the contrary
Tue Committee az 4:45 rose
on Foreign Affairs, reported bill In relation TO the
IIe House then at o'clock took recess until 1880
p without having come 70 any determination as TO
what business would be transacted at the evening
TIE EVENING SESSION.
On the meeting OF the II use this evening there ap
members prescnt as to whether the session was for bust
ness debate only The Speaker however, recog-
port of the bill IN relation to lettec-carrIers
Al tue conclusion OF Mr.Townsends speech Mr.. HALE
(Rep Mel moved to into Committee OF the whole on
tue General Deficiency Appropriation bill.
After some noisy Discussion and attempted eomprSos,
to %sss s2 the vote was taken O 'eier' anu 'o"'"
When the vote was announced Mr. HALE (Rep., Mel
appealed to Mr.. BLOUNT tDem., Ga) lwho has charge
OF the Deficiency Dil 10 proceed with that Dill tonlghL
and mmated that there disposition on the part
of the Committee ON Appropriations delay the appro
prauon bills and prevent an adjournment OF Congress
Mr.. BLOUNT Dem. Ga.) repudiated any such idea.
The House again d1ited into scene OF disorder and
uproar, which became intensified when MIR. CHITTEN-
DEN (Hep n " broke out INTO passionate appeal TO
the House act In manner worthy of the representa-
tiyes OF u gr, at people.
Tue SPEAKER assuming tone Of unusual severity, in
sisted on tLe restoration OF order: -,
Mr.. CHITTENDEN was then allowed five minutes to
address House. He appealed earnestly TO have
discussion the Letter-carfiers bill.
Harris Dem, Va.) twDo declared that lie wanted to
get at the Tobacco. OLD, and MI. PRLDEAokh eDel1n
Va) charged the Speaker with violation OF the rules
in the matter OF counting the House 10 ascer-
he sad which the speaker had not dared to do when
a week, the will OF the majority was thwarteo Dy the
members OI the MINORITY WIN sat III thSiE SEATS anu
refused 10 vote.
Tne SPEAKER piled with the ntimaon that the cir
culnstances were entirely different
on the suggestion OF Mr. BANKS an extract
from the journal was read, owing that the
evening had been specially assigned for dis
cusslon and then the SPEAKER, remarkng that these
proceedings had gone long enough put the question
TO House whether it would proceed TO the dis
eussiOn OF the Letter carriers bill. -
On that question there were, on division, lQ9
ayes TO nays, but Mr.. BAKER (Rep, Ind)
wno had all the evening been active IN
thwartng that discussion, insisted on the objection
that there quorum present On Tcmcnstfance
from the SDeakeI Mr. Baker withdrew the OBJ
iecuOn, and Mr. HALE (Rep., Mel renewed 1t for the
purpose, he said, OF making an explanation.
Mr. THOMPSON Dem, Penn) objected 20 Mr. Hale
ma King any explanation. Thereupon Mr.. TOWNSEND
Rep n. " lwno had started to leave the hail nrned
around aud N mis- impetuOus manner exclaimed Inen
let stop this wn0le d-d thing" shouts OF laughter
and That's rignt."I -
The SPEAKER appealed to Mr. Townsend to withdraw
ms objection the discussion but Mr. Town
send would do unless Mr.. Hale was
| allowed 10 make his explanation. Mr. Tnomp-
son was equally determined that Mr.. Hale should
not have the opportunity. At last, ehleiy
through the efforts Of the Speaker all the opposing elc-
ments were harmOnized. and Mr.. KEItER rep, Ohiol
proceeded speak the bill hrst yielding TO MI Haze
10 say that he had been acting IN good fa IN ms e
forts 20 push forward the appropriation bius) Ad-
| journed.