Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-24
House Of Representatives.

Rouse OJ representatives.
WASHINGTON, May E3.-Mr. Garfield called
up the resolution reported by him some days
ago fron, the committee on rules, amending
the rules of the House. The first amendment
il to rule l12, and provides that all bills COM
ing to the House from the Senate appropriating
money, land or other property of the United
States shall have their first discussion in COM
mittee OF the whole, and all Senate amend
ments to the House bills not german to the
subject matter Of the bills originally passed
by the House shall have their first discussion
in committee of the whole.
MIR. Mills opposed the proposition as ten ding
to defeat the will of the majority.
He intimated, as Conger had done, that this
was a strateg ical attempt to kill the river and
harbor BILL made by a few gentlemen who
mad because that bill had passed by
large majority.
Before Il vote was reached on the first resol,-
ton, Mr.. Garfield also called up the resolution
amending the rules to provide that bills
or resolutions touching the revenue Or public
debt reported from the committee on ways and
means may be made special orders by a MAC
ty vote Of the House.
Mr. Banks opposed the resolution. The re-
suit of it would be to make special order Of
the tobacco tax, of the whisky tax, of the in
come tax, of the tea and coffee tax, and of the
the bill for suspension of the sinking fund.
The whole matter WIS, on motion Of Mr.
Conger, laid on the table,
Mr.. Robertson, rising to a question of per-
sonal privilege, stated that charges had been
made against citizens of the parishes of. East
and West Feliciana which, if true would COM
pei him to retire in shame from his seat. He
sent to the clerks desk and had read that por-
tion of Secretary Sherman's letter to Clarkson
N. Potter in which he refers to tbs election in
those parishes.
Mr.. Burchard raised the point of order, that
nothing contained in that paragraph reflected
on the gentleman from Louisiana Robertson. }
Mr.. Hale stated that Secretary Sherman had
been charged personally ina the resolution APP
pointing an investigation committee, and had
simply denied his guilt and affirmed his limo
cence.
The speaker pro tenn ruled that unless the
gentleman from Louisiana could state
that the letter reflected upon him he could not
claim the floor on a question of personal
privilege. The chair could not, however, de-
eide before having heard the gentleman say
whether he was connected in any way with the
statements made in the letter.
MIR. Robertson then proceeded to make a
general statement as to the election in East
and West Feliciana, but was interrupted by the
speaker pro tenn, who reminded him that all
that was remote from question of privilege.
Mr.. Burchard-Unless the gentleman con-
meets himself with the frauds he spoke Of
Laughter
Mr.. Robertson-I do connect myself with
those frauds by denouncing them, and by
branding the charge in that letter as vile
calumny. There was conspiracy in those
parishes, and believe that John Sherman was
connected with it.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation bill, Mr.
Springer in the chair, the pending amendment
being to fix the strength of the army at q, 900
instead of 10000 men.
Mr.. Ellis, in opposing the amendment, SAID
he had been informed on reliable authority tina
some twenty districts in the South were alread,
marked for the tread of soldiers in the mex
election.
Mr.. Banks-What twenty districts are marke.
out?
Mr.. Ellis--I can tell the gentleman three il
Mississippi, two in South Carolina two il
Louisiana, and for the balance will furnis
him with that information hereafter.
MIR. Banks-Who does that information
come from?
Mr.. Ellis-I will not tell the gentleman now
but he will hear shortly, and when he doe
he will think an earthquake has broken aroun'
his cars.
Pr. Cox. New York, offered an amedment re
ducing the army to Is. 900 men. Rejected.I
Mr.. Debrell moved to fix the number at %
Co., Rejected.
The question then REQUIRED ON Mr.. Throcl