National Republican., 1878-05-30
HOUSE or REPREsEYTATIvEs.

On motion of Mr.. SARGENT, the Senate at
six p. M. adjourned to Friday.
HOUSE or REPRESENT1TIVE
Mr.. WOOD called up the joint resolution of
the Senate for an adjournment Of Congress on
June 10, and moved that It's further considera-
tion be postponed until tho sth day of June.
On rising vote 1t was manifest that tho
WOOD interposed motion to adjourn and de-
manded the yeas and nays.
Mr.. HALE. ::Why, the gentleman from
New York Is certainly not going to fllibuster
against his own motion2 [Iaughter.l
The motion to adjourn was rejected.
The question then came up on the motion
to postpone the consideration of the resolution,
and the motion was defeated by majority of
eight, the vote standing 124 yeas to 1872 nays.
Messrs. RYAN and HASKELL voted with the
Democrats In the affirmative Tho following
Democrats voted In the negative Mcssrs.
AIKEN, BELL, BLAND, BoUcK. BucKNER,
CUTLER, FULLER, HARDESBERGn, LANDERs,
MORGAN, MORSE, PRIDEMoRE, REA, aud WILL
LIS (N.Y.)
Mr.. KELLEY said''ho would have voted In
the affirmative II he had not been paired.
Mr.. WOOD then moved to lay the whole
subject on the table.
The motion was rejected by a vote Of 125
yeas to 13l nays. Thirteen Democrats
AIKEN, BELL, BOrcK, BRIDGES, CUTTER, Full
LER, HARDENBERGH, LANDERs, MORGAN,
MoRsE, PRIDEMoRE, REA, and WILLIS IN. "
voted in the negative.
Mr.. GOODE inquired IL IL would be in order
to move to fix another day.
The SPEAKER said It would not at this
time, as the previous question was operating
The only way to get In an amendment was to
Eon-concur in the Senate resolution.
The question was then taken oil the Senate
resolution, and II was non-concurred In by a
vote of l27 yeas to 13l nays.
Mr.. WOOD then moved to reconsider the
vote rejecting the resolution, which prevailed,
and he then moved to insert the 2ith of juno
instead of the 10th.
Mr.. CLYMER moved to make 1t the 18th of
June, and upon that the yeas and nays were
ordered. The latter motion was agreed TO by
vote of l6i yeas to 03 nays.
On all of the above votes Messrs OLIVER
HASKELL, and PHILLIPS voted against fixing
the day to adjourn.
The affirmative vote to adjourn on juno II
was made up of Republicans by large major
ity, forty.seven Democrats only voting for it,
Mr.. ATKINS, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported bill appropriating the
sum of so 900 out of the contingent fund to
pay the expenses Of the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate alleged frauds in the
late Presidential election.
Mr.. CONGER made the point Of order that
the bill must have its first consideration In
Committee of the Whole.
The SPEAKER sustained the point Of Or
der.
Mr.. ATKINS then moved that the House
resolve itself into Committee of the Whole
his purpose being, he said, to take up the bill
Just reported.
Tho House accordingly went into Commit
tee of the Whole, Mr.. CALDWELL (Tenn.) in
the chair.
Mr.. ATKINS moved to set aside all bills on
the calendar and take up that just reported by
him.
Mr.. CoNGER insisted that the regular order
should be proceeded with that the bills should
be taken up and disposed of in order.
The first bill on the calendar was one to reg
ulate the compensation of postmasters, which
was laid aside by u vote by tcllers.
The next bill was to regulate the granting
of pensions on account of death or wounds or
injuries received or diseases contracted In the
service of the United States, and for the pay.
ment of arrears of pensions.
Mr.. RICE lOhiol hoped that the bill would
not be laid aside, but that 1t would be takon
up and passed.
After the bill had been read, Mr.. ATKINS
said he had moved to go into Committee of
the Whole for specific purpose, but as the
gentlemen of the committee seemed deter
mined to 60 on with tho business Oh the calen-
dar, he would not block the way to the neccs-
sary legislation of the country, and he would
therefore move that tho committee rise.
Mr.. RICE (Ohio) hoped not. He wanted
to pass the pension bill.
The motion that the committee rise was
agreed to.
Mr.. REAGAN then moved that the House
proceed with the consideration Of the bill in
relation to Interstate commerce. Mr.. cox
IN. " antagonized this with a motion to
take up the bill to organize the liie.saving
service, and Mr.. BURClIARD antagonizcd
both by moving to take up the bill to amend
the laws relating to internal revenue.
The latter motion was agreed to, and what
H. known us the internal revenue machinery
bill was taken up and considered in the House
Is In Committee Of the Whole, Mr. CARLISLE
Iesiding.
Very little progress was made, as nearly all
the time was taken up in the discussion of an
amendment to strike out the clause allowing
revenue agents to examine books and papers.
No action was taken,
Mr.. BRAGG introduced bill to secure tho
most efficient arms for tho army OF tho United
States. Referred
The House then, at quarter to five took u
recess till halI-past seycL, the evening session
to be Tor debate only.
EVENING SESSION.
The session was for debate only aud, as
usual, there were not more than a dozen mem
bers present.
Mr. DAVIS IN. c. made aspeech In relation
to alleged Southern war claims and argued To
show that nine. tcnths OF these claims were tho
demands of loyal mtn.
Speeches were made by Mr.. PEDpIE, on the
general condition Of the country; by Mr.. HAR.
RIs (NIass.), on naval affairs; by Mr.. WILSON
(Wcst Va), on the financial situation, and by
Mr.. MAYHAM, Oh the adjudication Of District
claims.
The House, Mt $50, adjourned until Friday
Lt eleven o'clock.