National Republican., 1878-04-30
FORTY-FTFTH CONGRESS.
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section 716, of the Revised Statutes, in relation
to the issue of original suits by tho courts of
the United States.
Iiy Mr.. MANNING: To amend the law pro.
viding for pensions Of soldiers Of the war Of
1912.
by Mr.. ACKLEN: To repeal the law re.
luiring jurors Of the United States TO take the
iron-clad oath.
BY Mr.. BLACKBURN. To incorporate the
National Fair Grounds Association Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
By Mr.. DURHAM: To provide for the set
tlement Of tax-lien certificates issued under
the direction Of the late government of the
District OF Columbia.
BY Mr. WILLIAMS CMich.): To protect
dairymen, and In relation TO the sale Of butter
and cheese in the District Of Columbia.
Also, bill authorizing the erection Of mon
ument to the late General George A. Custer.
BY Mr.. CLARK IN. J.): To provide for set
tlement Of tax lien certificates In the District
Of Columbia.
The call of States having been concluded,
Mr.. BLACKBURN introduced bill for the
relief Of the public schools Of the District of
Columbia. He said that unless this bill wns
passed the public schools would be closed after
tomorrow and 10000 children would be turned
upon the streets.
tThe bill authorizes the Commissioners Of
the District Of Columbia to retain and use for
the benefit Of the public schools during the
remainder of the current fiscal year the sum Of
$4,000, out Of any money due the United
States, the same to be credited to the United
states In the payment Of its proportion Of the
expenses Of the District.
Mr. CONGER inquired whether this money
was Immediately available.
Mr.. BLACKBURN was assured 1t was avail.
able. and If this or some other bill was not
passed, all the school children would be turned
upon the streets.
Mr.. CONGER was prepared to vote any sum
to keep the schools open, and he only wanted
to know if this sum was available and If 1t
was sufficient.
Mr.. BLACKBURN said he was assured by
Commissioner Bryan this morning that the
money was available and that it would keep
the schools open.
Mr.. BLCUNT would not make any factious
opposition 10 the bill but he wanted the House
to understand what II was doing. This bill
would be what the former bill was-a mere
git TO the people Of this District The Dis
'"'"' row owes MS 100000, ind this bill was
adding TO tho Indebtedness
al. BLACKBURN said that the bill that
was first presented to him Ia. day looked to an
anticipation of the taxes to the amount Of
$4,000. He did not approve of that bill. This
bill allows money 10 be taken out of what is
due to the United States. 1t was not loan,
hut the money was to be credited to the
United States.
Mr. BLOUNT said that when the school
year commenced the Commissioners of the
District deliberately set aside a sum Of money
for the support OF the schools, knowing that
'hcrc would be deficiency. The whole pur.
pose seemed to be to bring Congress Just to the
pOInt it now was, where it could be charged
with closing the schools. lie would let the
schools bo closed before he would submit to this
extortion.
The bill was then passed. with but few dis.
scntinE voices.
Mr.. FORT moved to suspend the rules and
pass q bill prohibiting tho further retirement
and cancellation of United States legal-tcnder
notes and requiring the reissue of the same.
The rules were suspended, and the bill passed
by vote Of III to 35.
On motion of Mr.. ATKINS the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the legislative
appropriation bill, Mr.. EDEN in the chair.
Tho pending question was upon the para
graph abolishng the ofiico of Fifth Auditor
and vcsting the duties of that Office in the First
Auditor.
Mr.. GARFIELD offered an amendment
authorizing the President to designate which
of the incumbents of the office shall be retained
under this paragraph. Adopted.
An amendment was adopted limiting the
pay of internal-revcnue gaugers hereafter to
s. per day where actually employed.
" Mr.. BUTLER moved to strike out the clause
appropriating s., 400 for salary of the chief of
the fractional currency division in the Office
af assistant treasury at New York He said
there was no fractional currency. The House
had defeated his bill the other day for the
issue of the currency, and he could sec no
necessity for this office. Adopted.
Pending further consideration the COM
mittee rose. Forty pages Of the bill wero gone
over.
Mr.. CLYMER from the conference COM
mittee on the naval appropriation bill, sub
mitted a report stating that tho difference be-
tween the two Houses was about SlG9, 600. The
House yielded $1,000 and tho Senate $4,000.
The report was agreed to.
Mr.. BLACKBURN asked that on Saturday
next, Immediately after the reading of the
journal, tho House would devote one hour to
the consideration of the bill establishing per-
manent form of government for the District of
Columbia.
Mr. cox (Ohio) objected.
Mr. BLACKBURN hoped that the objection
would not be insisted on. Ifthe bill was post
p0ned until the third Monday in May, he was
satisfied that no bill for government
would be passed. All he asked was one
hour.
Mr.. cox said that Mr.. BLACKBURN went
upon the assumption that one hour would suf-
flee to pass bill which had once been rejected |
by the House. The bill was vicious in every |
principle, and he felt bound to object to it.
Mr.. BLACKBURN replied that the bill had |
been amended in some respects, as suggested |
by members of the House, when it was last |
under consideration. lie was willing TO give |
every moment Of the hour asked to the oppo-
nents of the bill.
Mr.. CONGER. Has the mode of appointing |
the Commissioners been changed2
Mr.. BLACKBURN. No, sir.
Mr.. COSGER. Then ! object.
Mr.. cox (Ohio) said tho trouble was that |
tho gentleman went upon the assumption |
that the bill rs amended was an improvement |
on what II was when the House rejected it.
Mr.. BLACKBURN said 1t was not for him !
to say whether it was or not. IIc would let |
the House pass upon that question. Hc re-
peated that he would give the opposition all |
the time for debate. He did not want tho !
bill to die on the committee.
Mr.. cox felt bound to insist upon every |
reasonable objection to the passage of the bill.
Mr.. BLACKBURN moved to suspend the
rules SO MS to give the hour asked for on
Mr.. PRICE thought the hour asked for
should be granted. If the bill was bad one
il could he rejected again.
Mr.. COX argued that it was bad legislation !
TO give a double chance to bill that was
vicious, and which had once been rejected.
The question was taken on Mr.. BLACKBURN's |
motion to suspend the rules, and there were
yeas 93, nays ID.
Mr.. cox made the point that there was no
quorum