Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-27
House Of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The reading of the
journal was not completed until yearly
o'clock.
Mr.. Reagan, chairman of the committee on
commerce, reported back the bill to regulate
Interstate commerce and to prohibit MUST
discrimination by common carriers. Printed
and recommitted.
petition seven hundred yards long and
signed by $4,000 names, for the repeal Of the
law in relation to transmission of obscene
matter through the mails, was referred.
The speaker then called the committees for
reports.
Mr. Upton, from the committee on manu-
features, reported resolution instructing the
committee on rules to inquire into the expe-
diency of changing the rules SO as to give the
committee on manufactures Jurisdiction over
all questions affecting the interests of manufac
lures, and over the internal revenue of the
country.
Mr.. Wood raised the point Of order that the
subject matter having never been referred to
the committee, it had no right to report a res
olution,
Mr.. Steele from the committee on agricul-
ture, reported back the bill for the appoint
ment of commission to investigate the origin
of and destroying the cotton army worm. The
bill appropriates ten thousand dollars for the
expenses of the commission. Referred to the
committee of the whole.
Mr. Banning, chairman of the military COM
mittee, reported a bill authorizing the secre-
tarys of war to prescribe rules to be observed in
the preparation and opening of bids for con-
tracts for the war department.. Passed
Mr.. Southland rising to q personal explana-
tion, had read a paragraph, in to-days Tribune
in regard to the resolution he had introduced in
the House yesterday, proposing an amendment
to the constitution: He explained the resolu-
ton did not express his own views, or the
views, 80 far as he knew, of any member of the
and Vice President. He had simply introduced
the resolution at the request of another person.
Mr.. Rice chairman of the committee on in
valid pensions, reported q bill providing in the
case Of the death resignation of a pension
agent, the President may temporarily appoint
his successor. Passed.
MIR. Chalmers then took the floor to reply to
the speech made by MIR. Garfield last night. In
reference to that speech he said: The 'voice
was tho voice of Jacob. but the hand was the
hand of Esau.'' While declaring his ardent de-
n asssosed 70 in s the dnon that n gentleman nn
made an appeal to the passions of the North,
by feisned description Of the ingratitude of
the South, that would have moved the stones to
melting. The object of the gentleman from
Ohio (Garfeld) as we'll as the gentleman from
Maine (Hale), was too clear to be misunder.
stood. It was cunning and carefully prepared
assault on the southern policy of Cancellation
or else to drive the Republican party farther
from the President. Another object had been t.
draw from southern gentlemen some declaration
Of hostility, and toward the title of the Presi
dent in hopes that that would nearly ALLEVIATE
him from them, but also as another evidence O.
southern ingratitude.
At this point Mr.. Reagan interposed poin
of order that the gentleman from Missouri
was not making personal explanation. 81
thought days enough had been wasted in thi
Improbable discussion. He desired to see tn
bitterness Of sectional luminosity allayed, ant
that could not be done by cultivating politica
controversies on the floor of the House.
After some little discussion, Mr.. Chalmer
was permitted to proceed, and he went on t
say that the Democratic party did not inten'
to build up the Republican party by makin
war on the President. The Democratic part
was satisfied with President Hayes. He was il
his seat whether he had obtained it by fraud
mistake accident. Referring to the prosecu
tion Of the returning board, he said the gentle
man from Maine (Hale,) had oondoled wit