National Republican., 1878-06-20
FORIY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
TConiinuri hvm Iyra Puge.i

The SPEAKER did not think he had any
right. Tho journal Of the House shows that
the House passed the Senate engrossed bill,
which was q substitute for the House hill The
Record published the wrong bill, and q correc.
tion would be made. lie would suggest to the
gentleman from Virginia to sec thLt there was
no mistake made In the engrossmcnt Of the
bill.
Mr.. POUND rose to what he said was
question of privilege, and proceeded to read
from q manuscript to show that there had
been gross violation of the rules Of the House
last night by Mr.. EDEN, Of Illinois, pending
the motion to suspend the rules and pass the
Northern Paci1c Railroad bill. When he made
his motion there was great deal OF confusion
on the floor and Mr.. EDES made some allega-
tions which could not be heard in the uproar.
No debate was In order aud yet. in violation
Of the rules of tho House, Mr. EDEN persisted,
and his allegations which wcru outrageousy
incorrect, appeared IN this mornings Record.
He protested that this was a great wrong, rs he
had no opportunity to reply. He was going to
make an explanation Of the bill when
Mr.. HOUSE said this was not q question Of
privilege.
The SPEAKER did not think II was.
Mr.. POUND insisted upon being heard. aud
Mr. EDEN also rose, while the House rcsOundcd
with calls to order.
The Democratic side demanded that Mr..
PCuND, who was continuing to read, should
take his scat.
Mr.. EDEN rushed into the arena In front of
the Clerks desk and said that Nr. PoUSD had
misreprcscnted him.
lie was called to order by Mr.. HANNA and
other Republicans while the Speaker pounded
with his tavel and commanded both gentlemen
to take their seats.
Mr.. EDEN persisted. and said that Mr.. POUND
was In the employ of railroad corporations.
In IN raa. pit
The SPEAKER commanded him to take his
scat.
Mr.. POUND continued to address the Chair,
who directed the Sergcant-at-Ar to see that
the gentleman preserved order.
deputy sergeantat-arms went to Mr..
POUNDS scat, but the latter would not sit
down, and after order was partially restored
aud he could be heard, he demanded that tho
language Of the gentleman be taken down
and read Mt the desk.
The SPEAKER. What languages
Mr.. FOUND. The language just uttered,
In which he accused mo of being in the en-.
pl0y Of the railroad company.
The language Of Mr.. EDEN was read as fol.
lows: 81 do not intend to let the gentleman
from Wisconsin misrcprescnt me, IL he Is hero
IN the employ Of railroad corporations"
Mr. FOUND. Unless the gentleman apollo.
eiTcs for his language move that he be cen.
sured.
Mr.. GARFIELD hoped before any action
was taken the gentleman from Illinois would
be heard. He had made a cha:gc which should
not be made against any member, and he
should be allowed to explain.
Mr.. EDEN said all he meant to say was that
the gentleman from Wisconsin appeared here
as the active partisan Of railroad corporations,
and was lcgislating In their interests, and not
that ho was employed as q paid attorney.
Tho SPEAKER. Is the gentleman satisfied
with the explanation
Mr.. POUND. l am not
Mr. GARFIELD said tho importance of the
insinuattOn depended upon the emphasis nut
upon tho language. Gentlemen around him
understood Mr. EDEN to put such emphasis
upon II Rs to insinuate that Mr.. POUND was In
the employ Of the railroad. 1t was ono of
those remarks which was injected into the
Record when debate was not in order. He
moved that the remarks be expunged, as they
were grossly unjust to tho gentleman from
Wisconsin. Cries CT mo! nowl
Mr.. MORRISON thought that Mr.. EDEN's
explanation should he satisfactory.
Mcssrs. DUNNELL, CASwEIL, and WILL.
lAMS Wis defended the action of Mr.. POUND
in calling up the Northern Pacific bill He
had done so only because he was next on the
ist, and was no more interested in 1t than
other friends Of the bill. They were not egs.
lating particularly for railroads.
Mr.. MORRISON thought that giving 81, 200, :
COO acres of land to railroad was legisating
pretty well IN their Interest.
Mr. WILLIAMS said that under this bill the
Government got back 100000 OF acres which
II had previously given.
Mr.. HARRIS (Va.) thought Mr. EDES's re-
marks wcrc out of order, but he did not think
the gentleman should bc subjected to the cen.
sure that would be implied by cxpunging his
Ssnarks. lie thought the gcntlemans expla.
nation was satisfactory.
IA. f,,,tl tl,n. 4
oil sides that nothing should be expungcd, and
that the subject should be dropped.
Mr.. EWING moved to suspend the rules
and pass u bill authorizing the issue of legal
tender notes equal 10 the amount of the M.
tionalbank notes in circulation on tho lst day
Of February last. Rejected-yeas, 100; nays
III.
The SPEAKER announced the following n.
the committee authorized yesterday to attend
the funeral Of the late Hon. Terrence J. Quinn
hessrs. MAYHAM, BLoUNr CALDWELL JoNE
(N. H., TOWNSEND IN. ", ERRET, and JoNEs
(Oho).
Mr.. MULLER offered resolution which
was agreed to- authorizing the Clerk of the
House to pay to the widow of the late Hon T
J. Quinn the amount of money which woult
have been duo him for the time he was elected
Mr.. SOUTHARD moved to suspend the rulci
and pass bill authorizing the payment of Gus
toms duties in legal-tendcr notes at par on and
after October !, 1873. The bill passed-yeas
15i; nays, 53-twO-thrds voting in the affirm
alive.
Mr.. HASKELL moved to suspend the rulei
and pass bill providing for the payment o
arrears of pensions to soldiers Of the late war
Passed, l6l to 62 (two.thirds voting in the af
firmative).
Mr.. KENNA, from the conference commtte,
oil the dsagrccing votes of the two Houses OIL
the bill In relation TO the election of Represent
Rtves In Congress from West Virginia to tn,
FOrty.sixth Congress, made report
The committee leave in SO much of the bill
rs applies to West Virginia, but strike out tn,
Senate amendment authorizing the present
Legislature of New Hampshire to elect
United States Senator.
Tho report was agreed to---yoas, Il9; nays
Do.
Mr.. BLACKBURN moved to suspend til,
rules and pass bill on tho private caenda,
10 transfer Somerville Nicholson from tho re-
.ired to the active list of tho navy. Passed.
Mr.. CLARK (Mo,) moved to suspend the
rules and take from the Speakers table aud
pass the Senate bill to create an auditor Of rail
road accounts, and for other purposes.
The bill was passod-yeas, 1877 nays, 13.
Mr.. FINLEY moved to suspend the rules
and adopt u resolution authorizing tho com
mittee Oh expenditures of the Post Oiice De
partmcnt and the Committee on Public Ex
pcnGiiurcs to each employ clerk during thl
recess Of Congress. Rejected-yeas, 3O nays
l57.
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