National Republican., 1878-06-17

| hr. tpNtER moved that the IurthS CON
sideration Of the bill be postponed until the
second Wednesday IN January.
| Mr. TUCKER, Mr.. Roi.LiNs. and others op-
posed this, and thought the motion was not in
order.
| The CHAIR ruled that II WIS in order.
| Mr.. ROLLINS asked leave to make an cx-
| planatiOn, but objection was made.
| Mr.: CoNdERs motion to postpone was de-
featcd-yeas, 10t: nays, 1t6.
MIR. REAGAN presented the conference re.
nort on the river and harbor bill. He said
| that the bill as reported made appropriations
amounting IN the aggregate to ahont$S 35l 90
y" demand the previous question on the re-
port.
| 'hc report was agreed to by vote of $50
yeas to 9S NAYS
The consideration of the internal revenue
| bill was resumed.
Mr.. TOwNSHEND nll.) offered an amend.
ment to so amend tile Revised Statutes Ms to
| allow growers of tobacco to exchange the pro-
| duct OF their farms for groceries and other
commodities without paying a tax. Rejected.
message was here received from the Senate
| announcing the adoption of q resolution ex.
| tending the session of Congress until Thursday
| next, and the announcement was received
with cries fdssent
| Mr. WADDELL rose to 0 question of privi.
lcgc, aud said that for the first time since his
service In Congress respectful request of the
senate for conference was disregarded. That
| request had been laying on the table for
twenty-four hours, aud he now moved to agree
| to tho conference asked for by the Senate on
| the post route BILL He wanted to make that
motion last night but the Speaker would not
| recognizes him, but promised to recognize him
this morning, and did not do 50. He wanted
to remind the House that there was such
body as the Senate, and that the House was
treating them with indignity.
Speaker RANDALL said he agreed to recog-
nizo the gentleman after the tobacco bill was
disposed Of
Mr.. wADDELL. You could recognize me
| now, II you wanted to.
The CHAIR declined to entertain Mr.. wAp-
| DELLs motion for conference.
Mr.. SAlLER offered an amendment provid-
ing that the clause reducing the tobacco tax to
sixteen cents shall not go into effect until Sep
tember /, ISIS. Adopted.
Mr.. FOSTER moved a proviso that the tax
on tobacco shall be twcnty-four cents until
1880. Reiected-yeas, IS; nays. %.
Mr.. COVERT, as a compromise, moved to
make the tax twenty cents until 1853. Re-
jected-yeas, Gs; nays, 90
Mr.. TURNEY offered an amendment provid-
ing that farmers who do not raise exceeding
AN acre of tobacco may sell 500 worth with
out paying tax thereon. Reiected-yeas, II;
nays, 1871.
III "Vtioh VI WI NhN4NoN, " comm lItef OI
conference was ordered on the post-route bill
Mr.. WOOD, as u question of privilege,
moved to take up the Senate resolution ex-
tending the day of adjournment until Thurs
day, and to non.concur. He thought that
Congress could surely arrange its business so as
to adjourn at an earlier day.
The motion to non concur was agreed to by
vote of 143 yeas to ITO nays.
MIR. kNOIT said that on yesterday permis-
sion was given that he should file the views of
the minority of the Judiciary Committee on
the Maryland resolutions In relation to the
title of the President. He now asked permis-
sion to read the rel ort.
Mr.. TUCKER said under other circum.
stances he would be glad to hear the gentle
man, but he must insist upon going on with
the internal revenue bill. When the Speaker
took the chair few moments ago it was stated
that the only purpose was to act OH the ad-
journment resolution, and he now felt bound
to claim the floor again.
The SPEAKER said he had told the gentle
man that he could have the floor again as soon
as the adjournment resolution was disposed of,
and he therefore thought he should have the
floor.
Mr.. SPRINGER moved that the rules be
suspended to allow Mr. KNOTT to proceed,
which motion was agreed to, and Mr. KNOTT
read his views from the clerks desk
MIR. HEWITT On. W called up the confer
ence report on tho army appropriation bill.
He said that when the conierees first met they
were confronted with three important propo-
sitions which the Senate Insisted upon. These
were the number of men which were in the
army, the question Of immediate rcorganiza-
ton, and the transfer of the Indian Bureau.
The House had yielded the points, because If
they had permitted the bill to fail none of the
reforms aimed at would have been brough
about. They had retained other features of
reform, however. but all these were minor
matters AS compared with the preservation of
the great principle that the army should not
be used as a posse c0mtdtus in time Of peace,
which was preserved.
Mr.. House and Mr.. HOOKER argued that
the clause rs retained would permit the EN-
plOyment Of troops, and officers could shield
themselves behind their superior officers.
The conference report was then agreed to by
u vote OF l42 to %.
Mr.. DUNNELL asked that the time to
which recess should be taken be extended to
eight o'clock
Mr.. TUCKER. I object. We cannot sit
after twelve o'clock tonight
Mr.. PAGE. Why notf
Mr.. TUCKER. Because do not believe
that representatives of o Christian people
should violate day held sacred for Christian
purposes.
The House then, at a quarter past five, took
a recess until halfpast seven.
EVENING SESSION.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the
letter from the Secretary Of State, in reply to
the resolution of Mr.. PoTTER's committee,
calling for the correspondence with Wayne
McVeagh and other members Of the commits
sion sent to New Orleans.
Mr.. BEEBE wanted to know whether that
| was the document that was given to the press
before tho House had a chance to see 1t or hear