The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-05-15
Telegraphic News
The House Of Representatives.

The House of Representatives.
WAsH1NGToN, March lO.-The
House. in committee of the whole to-
day, was the scene Of a long, exclt-
ed, and at times angry discussion.
A bill on the private calender, Tor
the relief of Richard Heater, OF Vlr-
ginia, gave rise to the debate; but
the measure under consideration was
soon lost sight Of, and the commit
tee was consumed in speeches in re-
card to war claims in general
Mr.. White, of Pennsylvania, and
Mr.. Hunton, Of Virginia, entered IN
to an excited colloquy about the
treatment of prisoners Of war IN LAB
by prison, and Andersonyllle. MI;
Turner, of Kentucky, precipitIataed
himself into the discussion, and 1or
a few moments there was scene OF
great uproar and confusion. Finally
the committee rose. The bill was
passed.
Under the call for reports OF prl-
rate nature, Mr. Cabell, of Virginia,
from the committee on railways, re-
ported bill to relieve the Dismal
Swamp Canal Company in improv-
inc it's canal. 1t guaranteed to the
goernment the payment OF the inter-
est of the bonds Of the company TO
an amount not exceeding $4OO,OOO.
Referred to the committee OF the
whole. !,
In cource of the discussion OF the
committee of the whole, on the Dill
for the payment of Richard Heater,
of Virginia, for supplies taken by the
United Ststes army, Mr.. Bragg, OF
Virginia, denied that any Virglnl;an
during the war had been loyal to the
Union. Loyalty in Virginia, he said,
meant loyalty to Virginia.
Mr.. Hunton said that during the
war number of people in Virginia
remained as loyal to the Union as
any one north Of the Potomac. The
debate growing animated, Mr.. White,
of Pennsylvania, spoke Of the perse-
cut;on of southern loyalists in the
Libby prison, to which MIR. Hunton
replied emphatically, denying that
any unnecessary privations had been
imposed upon federal prisoners, ana
deprecated the introduc ton Of the |
rude htoSic in debate. The discus
S;s. E1essassS;.,,. -, =, -; 's.ssSssss
repeated that Hunton's statement as
to the responsibility Of the federal
government for the suferings of fed
eral prisoners, in confederate prisons,
was false. By this time the demo
Gratis became excited, and M. Turner,
of Kentucky, with his fist in close
proximity to Whites face, demand
ed to know why the latter did not
take his seat as the rules required.
The sergeant-at-arms was called |
on, but his services were not requir-
ed, as the angry disputants were
Gained by respective friends.
LONDON, May lo.-A special dis
patch from Rome, printed in this af-
ternoon's Pail Mall Gazette, saws al
though the Pope is suffering from
Inflammation of the liver, the cardi-
mails oppose his removal from the
Vatican.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE house
spent the day discussing the bill re-
ported from the committee on COM
merce, to regulate interstate trans
portation ON railroads, and to pro-
hibit discrimination in freights.
No result was reached. no move
ment was made in regard to the con-
tenplated movement for an inquiry
into the alleged Presidential frauds.
LoNDoN, May IL, 5P. M.-A dis
patch to Reuters Telegram Compa-
ny from Berlin, says: CAT $3.50
o'clock this afternoon, as Emperor
William was returning from a drive
with the Grand Duchess of Baden,
several shots from a revolver were
fred at him in Avenue Inter den
Linden; nobody was hurt. The per-
son who fired the shots was arrested.
The Threatened War.
LONDON, May IA Vienna cor