National Republican., 1878-04-17
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
{ LCbntinued (rom FIra R1qe.


river. Ordered printed and rccommitted.
The House then resumed consideration Of
the bill to provide Government for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, Mr. HALE in the chair.
Mr.. MCMAHON called attention to the fact
that the bill had = CLAUSE which created
property qualification. .s'. .H.-
MIR. BLACKBURN made the point OF order
that the section relating to property qualih-
cation had been passed.
Mr.. MCMAHON said he would conGne him
self to the item Immediately under considera-
tion, and he only desired TO any now that he
was opposed to the insertion ofany such clause
in the bill. and at the proper time he
would move to reconsider tho vote by which
the section was adopted. .
On motion of Mr.. HENDEE, an amendment
was adopted requiring the Commissioners Of
the District to make an annual report to Con-
gress,
Mr.. FORT offered an amendment making
an appropriation Of $4,000 for the purchase OF
land and the erection Of a poor farm in the
eastern section of Washington for the support
Of deserving paupers in the District
Mr.. FORT said that no one could walk the
streets Of Washington without being impressed
with the number Of beRgars on the streets,
There should be some such institution as he
proposed.
br. BLACKBURN hoped the bill would not
be embarrassed by any such an amendment.
This was general law for the government OF
the District, and the gentlcman's proposition
had no business on 1t.
Mr. FoRT's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. HENDEE demanded the previous ques-
tion on the passage of the bill asamended, and,
tho yeas and nays having been ordered, the
bill was defeated by vote Of 94 yeas to l24
nays.
The vote in detail was as follows:
YeRs-Mcssr.. Ackien. Baslsy, BN,ion. mcansn' pl
Bishce. blackburn, Rlair Bliss ,hni5wai, hii, iKSSEs
Gambler Carlisle, Caswcll, Chittenden. Clniin
,lnrke tKy.l Clymer, Covert Crnvens, n,n
Enell. Durham. Forney, Franklin. Frye Garth
Cause Gibson Glover. Goodc Gunter Harden
bcrrh, Harris Mass Harrison; Hart maT[ngc 1ta,i,;
lAia j, Hunton. James Jones tAla.l; Ketchnm Knott
I.anders, Iigon Loring. Lyndc, Mctcalie' Money
Morgan Sorcgoss oveto Ps'teTss"R n,d5s Roscrt: Rob
ertson, Robinson MAS Sampson snyler' yeaies'
shelley slemons sarin; steele TuSEerw wiinN: NnnGe
Y w Williams fneiH' wills tKy.I willis IN. W
willets, Wood, and Yeates-9i. Mt
NRys-Mcssrs. Aldrich, Baker 1ndD bayne Bel
Camp Cannon. Chalmers. Clark Iowa, Cobb, Cole
Collins Conger. Cook. Cox tOhiol Cox ". -
.nlhcrson. Cumming Cutler payids9n, peering THE
Erei, Evans (Ind.), Evans Is Cl, Ewing; FELTON,
| Finley. Fort, Foster Fuller, Gardner. G!ddings'
Hs HImon HHnns Hanna. %msF HsmSai,aS aSrTs Hew
W Huibrii Hunter, It,ncr. Jones l0hio) Joyce,
Keller. Keighticy Kelley, Kcnnn, KillInger; Kun
MART Marlin NMS%Ee M9EeSok % &cRenlic. % %WckinsS IcliHhon
Mitchell, Monroe. Morrison, Morse Miller; Oliver,
ONcill, Pngo. Phclphs, Phillips, Pollard Price
Rice Mass Robinson und.l Ross; sapp, sexton
shallenhcrger. singleton, slnnickson, smalls,
s%WHr @sS s si ThompsSn paFTFh
send lOhiol Townsend IN. W Turncy. Van xor- !,,
hes. Ward. Watson, Whilthorns:. Migginton VIII
| liams (Wis.l Williams (Alal Williams (Oregonh
Wilson, Wren, and Wright-l4.
Mr.. HENDEE, who had changed his vote to
the negative for that purpose, moved to recon-
slider the vote. whereby tho bill was rejected.
Mr.. cox (ohio) moved to lay that motion
on tho table.
Mr.. HENDEE said his motive for making
his motion was to recommit tho bill, and IL
the House would reconsider he would make
that motion in order that the bill might be
perfected by striking out the Objectionable
| features.
The motion to table was rejccted--yeS q,
nays lO6.
Mr.. HENDEES motion to reconsider pre-
vailed, and he then moved to recommit.
| Mr.. MCMAHON wanted to add an instruc-
ton that the committee strike out the prop
crty qualification clause.
Mr.. llENDEE had no doubt that the COM
mittee would do that, and he, for one, was
| willing to do 1t now.
| Objection was made to present action.
The bill was then recommitted to the Com
mittce on the District OF Columbia.
| Mr.. BLOUNT moved that the House go into
Committee of the Whole on the Post Ofiico ap
preparation bill.
Mr.. cox IN. " demanded the regular or
der. He wanted morning hour, so that after
that they could go to the SPEAKERS table and
take up the Pacific Railroad funding bill.
| The House decided to, and went into com.
mittce on the Post Office bill, Nr. Cox IN. "
in the chair.
The bill was considered by paragraphs for
amendment
| Mr.. WADDELL, on behalf of the Committee
on Post. Offices, moved to increase the appro-
| priation for mail depredations and special
agents from 100000 to $l5O,000. After some
discussion, the amendment was adopted
| Mr. WADDELL Offered an amendment au-
thorzng tho Postmast General to call upon
tho Secretary of War for guard to protect
| the mails on any post route in Texas, or Mis-
souri, or elsewhere if-requirod, whose nec,s.
sary transportation shall he furnished free by
the cont ractor; and also authorizing the Post
master.G General to offer reward of 1000 for
the capture, dead or alive OF any one who shall
rob the mails, and appropriatins $4,000 for
this purpose.
Mr., GARFIELD. Drop your dead or alive
Mr.. WADDELL said it was aa absolute ne
cessity that something of this kind should be
done.
| Mr.. BLOUNT made q point Of order that
this was new legislation, and the point was
sustained by the Chair and the amendment
was ruled out.
Mr.. DEERING moved to strike out the pro-
viso which fixed the pay of special agents at
50 per diem. Adopted.
| This action leaves their pay. as at present.
at ~, hut proviso was added that they should
be paid only when actually on duty for the
| Department
Mr. THROCKMORTON offered an amend.
ment authorizing 100000 Of the appropriation
| to be used In tho payment of rewards for the
apprehension of mail robbers. Adopted.
| Mr. WADDELL overed an amendment in
creasing the appropriation for the preparation
of postal maps from 25,0OO to $4,000. Pend
| ing its consideration tho committee rose.
| Mr.. SPRINGER offered a resolution which
was agreed to, directing the Secretary of War
| to cause an examination and survey to bo
made Of the Potomac River in the vicinity OF
the Observatory grounds so as to report upon
the feasibility of erecting dyke there; and
also to report what effect such u dyke would
have upon the sanitary condition Of Washing
| ton.
The House then at $40 p. m, took u recess
until 7.}O, the evening session TO be for con-
sideratlon Of pension bills.
EVENING SESSION
| Tho House reassemblcd at half. naEt seycu