The Portland daily press., 1878-04-05

which he offered a substitute in order that there
might be direct vote on the judiciary committees
bill.
MIR. Chaffae followed in advocacy of the substitute
for the pending bill submitted by him yesterday,
part OF which proposes to compel the main road to
prOrate with the branches.
Mr.. Thurman commended that the bill proposed by
Mr. Chaffee and the railroad committees bill pro-
vided that the money due from roads for per cent
OF their net earnings and half Of the transportation
should form part OF the sinking fund.- and that the
government was required to pay interest on Ethe
money that was its own,
Mr.. Conkling made issue with this proposition and
IN the course OF his remarks said he would not rave
voted for it if the party had not been corporation
He would not do tning to-day with these corpora
tions that he would not do to, morrow with the
greatest favoTite of the Senate. He would never
give vote prompted or incited by the fact that the
favored proposition that would pIorate the in-
teress of the corporations it at the same time, the
interests of the government were protected.
Mr.. Chatfee then concluded his remarKs upon the
funding portion of his bill.
floor, but gave way to Mr. Whyte VINO introduced a
bill granting site to the city of Baltimore for dry
dock. Referred to the committee on commerce.
Mr.. Thurman in reply 10 the question by Messrs.
amend reserved in the acts valid and operative
at this time. that the decision OF the Supreme
Court applied to the law as i stood at the time the
decision was rendered and had no bearing upon a
law that might thereafter be enacted.
Mr.. Blaine asked at what point the power to
amend stopped in the opinion Of the Senator.
MIR. Thurman would not stand here to answer hy-
pothetica questions He would put question to
the Senator from Maine and he could take till to-
morrow to answer it. Did he deny the right of Con-
gfess to require these corporations to provide q
sinking fund to meet their Obligations to the govern
ment?
Mr.. Hill said that the distinction he in
sisted upon was the contract for which there was
consideration, and this principle he claimed had been
settled in the Supreme Conrt IN the case OF Miller
VS. state of New York.
In reply to question by Mr.. Herman he said there
was no legislative power to compel railroad to pay
WA N n o IN rou
its debts but to carry freight and passengers The
courts were the proper authorities to compel it to
AT O'Clock the Senate adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Butler introduced bill to supply convenient
currency with which the minor business transactions
of people may be done. Referred. 1t provides for
the issuing OF 25 and 30 cents in fractional currency
and that any person paying into the treasury legal
tender notes or coin shall receive such amount Of
fractional currency as be may desire, and directs
the Secretary of the Treasury to pay out one-sxth
Of all payments made fIom the Treasury in redemp-
tion OF national bank notes in U. S. legal tender
notes of denominations OF l, @ and dollars.
House resumed Polk's case and was addressed by
Cook in favor of retaining the doorkeeper.
At the conclusion of Mr. Cooks speech Mr.. Harri-
son demanded the previous question, but the demand
/ was not seconded.
Mr.. Eden offered substitute for the resolution Of
the majority censuring Polk for employing persons
in excess of the number of those authorized by law
directing him to revise the soldiers roll and remove
therefrom all persons not disabled soldiers and re-
committing to the Committee on Civil Service Re-
form its resolution, with instructions to ascertain
what changes may be necessary for more economi-
cal administrator of the business of the doorkeep-
er's department.
After speeches by Baker of Indiana and Hale
| OF Maine. IN favor Of the majority resolutions
the main question having been ordered, vote was
taken On the resolution offered by Mr.. Eden as
substitute for the report of the committee and it
| rejected-yeas 50, nays 1876.
The question recurred on the resolution as report-
ed by the committee, follows:
Resolved, That the position of doorkeeper Of the
House OF Representatives be and hereby is declared
vacant, and it is further resolved that until the ap
pointment of new doOrkeeper the duties of III,
office be and hereby are devoyed on the Sergeant-at
Arms.
Mr.. Conger of Mich, demanded division of th
| question.
vote was therefore taken on the first resolution
| and it was adopted-yeas 139, nays 30 The follow.
| ing is the vote in the negative.
Aiken, Banning. Blackburn, Bliss, Boone, Bright
Cabell Caldwell Of KY. Carlisle, Chalmers Clark O
| MO, Cook, Cravens, Crttenden, Culberson, David
son. Davis OF N c., Dibrel Dickey, Durham, Eden
Eiam, Ellis: Ewing, Forney. Franklin, Gath, Cause
Gibson, Giddings, Goode, Gunter, Harris Of Va.
Harris of Ga. Hartridge, Hatcher. Henry, Hewitt
| OF Ala, Herbert, Hooker, House, HuntoD Jones Of
Ala, JoTgensen, Kenna. KENNEL, Knapp. Kuot
| Logan, Luttrel, Manning, Martini Money, Morrison
Muidrow, Quinn, Rogers, RIDDLE, Robbins, SayleI
| Scales Shelley, Singleton, Slemons, Smith of Ga.
Tucker, Vance, waddell, Welch, Whitthorne, wig
glnton, Williams, Willis of Ky., Wilson, Yates am
| Young-S0.
The next vote was on the second resolution de
volvlng temporarily the duties of doorkeeper on tn
115. -
Immediately on the announcement of the vote Mr.
| Hale rose to move that the House proceed TO tn
election OF doorkeeper, but another motion by MI
| House adjourned
Pending the announcement the Speaker appointe,
| Messrs. Durham. Blount and Baker OF Indiana tn
| conference committee on part of the House on th
Pill making an appropriation for the employment O
| temporary clerEs.
An announcement was made of Democratic eau
| Gus tomorrow evening.