Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-15
House OF REPRESENTATIVES.

House OF Representatives..
WASHINGTON, June IA bill passed author
izing the settlement of the claim Of the estate
Of the late Admiral J. Dahlgren.
Mr.. Reagan moved to suspend the rules and
take from the speakers table the river and har-
Dor bill for the purpose Of non-concurring in
the Senate amendments. Agreed to.
The conferees on the legislative and judicial
appropriation bill reported failure to agree.
The point of difference is the claim of the
Senate to fix the compensation of its own en-
ployes, the rates being considerably higher
than those of the House.
Mr.. Waddell moved to suspend the rules and
take from the speakers table the post route
bill, for the purpose Of non-concurring.
Mr.. Eden said he understood the Senate
amendments involved very important princi-
pies OF legislation and contained the Brazilian
subsidy, and if the bill was sent to q confer
ence committee it could be placed in position
where it would be reported and put on it's pas
sage without discussion.
Waddells reply was lost in the confusion.
Mr.. Cannon, rising to q question Of consti-
tutional privilege, offered resolution directing
the post route bill, with the Senate amend
ments to be returned to the Senate, as a por-
ton of these amendments were in the nature
of a revenue bill. Among the Objectionable
subsidy, provision for carrying books throug
the mails under the postal union treaty. free
of duty, and other matters. Mr.. Cannon asked
the House to adopt his resolution, vindicate
its right and send the bill back to the Senate
with the information that that body had no
right to trench upon the prerogatives of the
House.
After discussion the resolution was adopted,
yeas 1853, nays 6S, and the bill was sent back
to the Senate.
The speaker announced Messrt. Reagan, Ken
ney and Dunnen conferees the river and
harbor bill.
Mr.. Burchard moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the following preamble and resolu-
tiOns:
WHEREAS, Alta joint meeting of the two
houses of the 44th Congress, convened pursuant
to law and the constitution, for the purpose of
ascertaining and counting the votes for Presi-
dent and Vice President, for the term COM
mencing March 4th, 1877, on counting the votes
rutherford B. Hayes was declared elected Pres
ident, and VIM. A. Wheeler was declared elected
Vice President; therefore
Resolved, That no subsequent Congress, and
neither House, has jurisdiction to revise the
action of such joint meeting, and any attempt
by either House to annul or disregard such
action, or title to the Office arising therefrom,
would be revolutionary, and is disapproved by
this House.
SHVarlous suggestions were made,'t vote for
the resolution without the preamble, to strike
out the word revolutionary, to refer to the
committee, etc., but the speaker ruled that the
motion to suspend the rules put out all other
motions.
The question being put to viva voce vote, there
were but few voices in the negative, but Mr.
Mills said it was question Of which there
should be record by yeas and nays, and he
therefore demanded the yeas and nays. While
the vote was progressing there was great COM
motion and excitement on the Democratic
side, and the members of that side gathered