The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-18

interest Of fairness and iustfce TINT tbo,, h,
conducted IN Pennsylva1ia and the Northern
oUa.es' wnels poilticai disturbances had oc.
The yeas and NAYS were then called unop
the passage OF the resolution az amended and
resulted, yeas S. NAYS 6. f'1'
Mr. Morrlll called up the House Joint reso-
NJ ieiatlve TO recess, and on motion OF
III. Hoar " was amended, the resolution az
coming from the House only providing for
the adjournment of that BODY. and on Mr.
biaineS motion it was further amended Ia
| make the Resembling Of Congress on Tues
Wy, January 7, instead Of Monday, January g.
| AT 70 the Senate went into executive seq
sion, ana shortly after adjourned
THE HOUSE.
| Mr.. Wood. Of New York. asked unanimous
consent that two or three hours be given to
the ways and Means Committee on Thurs
day to report upon public bills for considera-
tion. Many Of these bills, he thought, could
OF great public interest
Mr.. Hale did not think the gentleman ought
70 press that request, because there were ap-
preparation bills pending which ought to be
considered besides, the Geneva award bill was
pending.
The Speaker said that the Appropriation
| COMMITTEES would probably ask action to-day
on the bill to supply the deficiency In the
Postoffice Department, and all the rest of the
| day would be occupied doubtless with the
| Geneva award BILL Tomorrow the Indian
appropriation bill was the regular order, and
he could not tell how long that would take.
Mr. Hewitt, Of Alabama, objected to any ar
Wood.
The House then resumed consideration OF
the Geneva award bill
Mr.. Conger was entitled to the floor, but he
yielded up great portion Of his time to DIFF
made by Messrs. Keller of Ohio, Humpbreys
OF Wisconsin. Burchard Of Illinois and Mon
roe OF Ohio, advocating the distribution OF the
award on principles OF the highest equity.
lney took the ground that after having re-
ceived the money. from Great Britain the
United States had right to distribute the
money as they saw proper.
Mr.. Chittenden, OF New York, thought the
bill of the majority was In the interest of en-
rching insurance companies and he thought
the majority bill should be not adopted till
two important questions were settled-first.
how will the United States remunerate It's
citizens, whose property was destroyed by the
exculpated British cruisers; and. second
what should be the disposition Of the two
three or four millions of the fund to which we
have no right and which, in the end, it will
be. proved is In excess Of all claims2
Mr. Luttrell, OF California, advocated the |
minority bill, which was prepared by Mr.. |
Knott, because it was in accordance with |
what he thought should be the distribution. |
Pending further consideration, the bill was
lald aside. The House then went into com
"
In the chair, and took up the bill to supply
the deficiency in the appropriation for the
railway mail service, which was reported
The bill appropriates s45O,OOO for
the deficiency for the current fiscal year. and
prohibits any increase OF postal railway SER
vice for the current year.
A long discussion enSued, In which the Re-
publicans claimed that under Republican
management the expenses Of the government
had decreased each year since 1867 This the
Democrats denied, and read from reports OF
departments for each year from 1871 to 1876 to
show that instead OF decrease there had been
N increase, claiming that in the Forty fourth
congress. the Democrats reduced the appro-
Driations by $4,000, 900, and that the reduction
$ still going on, and this year the approprla-
ions will fall below 800, O0O, 0OO and that the
hief items in their appropriation bills has
zen to make up the deficiency left by the Re
,uhlicans.
Mr.. Phillips moved to strike out the pro-
'iso OF the bill, that there should be no in
rease In the postal railway service beyond
hat existing on the first Of December, 1873, for
he fiscal year ending June 80, 1879.
long wrangle here ensued, in which the
,OStmaSter General was severely hauled over
ne coals.by the Democrats for exceeding the
ppropriation for the last year, and claiming
nat unless the provfsO existed he would do
ne same thing over again the ensuing fiscal I
ear The Republicans claimed that q sIffi- s
lent amount had not been appropriated last
ear; that the people all through the country
amt TINS mail service, and the Dem ocratS r
ere compelled to come here and remedy the |
efficiency, and they excuse themselves and
ne delinquencies of the Democratic party by {
ttacking the Republican party.
ne DIGESTION was then taken on the motion
strike out the proviso, and it was rejected
Several other amendments were offered in
le same direction, but they were all rejected 4
al the bill was finally reported to the House
on motion of Mr.. Singleton, of Mississippi,
le Senate amendments to the consular and
pl.ofnatc bill We're referred to the Committee
! Appropriations
On motion of Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana, A
le bill TO provide for the organization of the
ississ%ippi Improvement Company, and for
e Improvement Of the navigation of the :,
isslssppi river was made the special order V
coinsnittee of the whole for the fourteenth L
~ Of January next.
ne House then, at p. M, adjourned.
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