The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

wAsHISGroS, May 2, 1878.
Mr.. REAGAN, (dem.) Of Texas rising to question OF
privilege to the Clerks desk and had read
clcs rom Piltsburg Commercial Gasctte charging
him with acting In bad faith with regard 10 tho bill
preventing discrimination by common carriers ana In
sinuatins that he had been bought BY corpora
tions He denied that his 10 support Of the pill
had cooled The reason that he had not reported the
hill when the Committee Commerce had been
called had been because he had been Instructed TO
port some minor bills, TO mako the way clear for
the Freight Discrimination BILL Every TACT In rea-
ton TO his action showed that he had earnestly OK
srted himself the passage Of the bill. There
was not statement In the article read that was not
utterly false and without shadow Of foundation.
Mr.. DUNxELL, (rep.) OF Mlnn., member OF the Com
mittee Commerce, bore witness TO Mr. Reagans
efforts Ia behalf Of the bill he had never heard q
more ungencrous, unkind untruthfui statement thar
that which had been read In reference 10 the gentle
man from Texas (Mr. Reagapl
Mr. HESDEE. (rep) Of W, from tho Committee OF
the District OF Columbia. reported back the bill for
permanent form oil government for the District Of
Iolu mbia. Referred TO the Committee OF the Whole
The SPEAKER then called the nmit,es for reports
Mr.. ROBERTS. tdem.D OF Me-. IRON the Committee on
Commerce reported bill reorganix ng the Lite Saw
ing Service. Referred 10 the Committee Of thc Whole
aud made The special order for May 3
The House then, at MALT past twelve, went into Com
m,ttcs OF the Whole tMr. Eden, OF Ililnois In the
chair. on the Legislative Appropriation bill
tho comm issoner OF Pensions from drop
ping pensioners from the rolls on ex parte state
merts taken by special agents
Mr. VANCE also moved 10 restore the snlary Of ex-
amrners IN the Patent ONCE 10 the amount now pro-
Mr. WAR, trep.) Of Conn, hoped that the amend
meut would bc adopted. II was 10 the pubc interea
that salaries should be such as TO command the ser
la flano adj M ny nd
81 alto largely interested IN patents and ueeirei
that men or ability should be placed in these posi-
tons.
The amendment which involves about $40, 900, we
ad opied-1i to TO-
MI LArnaop, (rep.) OF Illinois, moved to increas
$50 900 10 $50 90 the appropriation for the COB
tinpent expenses OF the Patent Office.
Mr.. ATKINS (dem Of Tenn. opposed the amend
ment, ana appealed 10 his friends on the democratt
SIDE who CLAIMED to he party OF economy. to deiea
these anne ndments which would swell the approlrt
atoms TO enormous proportions Every mao woult
have 10 stand on hts record such questions
but ne was sorry gentlemen the dem ocrati,
side voting Tor every increase Of expenditures.
Mr.. CoNGER (rep.l OF Mich, said that be had hcare
tho gentleman from Tennessee (Mr Atkins) statt
many times that he HAD CONS to . conclusion ia re
gard to the business OF the House, and therefore nc
other must say word.
Mr. ArKINs-Ihat alusion IS altogether unworthy
OF the gentleman, he intends to say that have
sumed any such dictation on this floor. l will not
submit TO any such assertion on his part without re-
futiug II on the spot
MIR coSoEn Let tho gentleman rest The gentle
man turned against his party ir ms aud agair
the republicans here in n speech unworthy OF ,ne
Chairman oil the Appropriation COMMITTEE. because
they have seen A. to introduce amendments
MIR. WRIGHT, tdem.) OF Pa, said ina, he not In.
favor OF putting TAX on the Inventive power OF tue
people, but he would not allow the inventive part Of
The people 10 take the bit IN their mouth ana run
away iron greater question oil manual labor and
DEVELOPMENT. There should be an equilibrium some.
where. The country could not run 10 Inventions Of
Iabvr.saving machines and ut tho time project
the great interests OF labor.
Mr. ATrIys replying to Mr. CONFER said that IL he
had uttered one unkind word he was not aware OF IL
lie d,d not think there was gentleman VINO would ac
cusc MIN OF dong so unless II were the gentleman
from NJ hlgau (ir. Congest That gentleman's re-
marks had been very personal and It was In the
warmth OF ms mir Atkins) feelings that he mad used
the expressions ne sra ms moor Mas mo no place 70
tend 10 indulge in personal matters but desired to
proceed with business without feeling. without anger
Auer turt ncr discussion by Messrs Bayne OF PENN
sylvapia; Keller, vf ONO; Lothrop OF linois, and
Want, 81 Connecticut, IN favor OF the amendment, and
Mr. Durhatn OF Kentucky, against " the amendments
was rtJecied
When the sections in regard 10 the surveyors gene
raj were rosched Mr. Wigglugton, dem OF Cal, OIL
forred an amendment, declaring that on ana after
July L. 1872 the offices Of surveyors general shall be
abolished the archives Of the Offices turned over
to the OF the several states, anu that oil
furthe necessary surveys shall DO by competent
engineers, 20 DO employed by The Commissioner oil
tho General l. IN once
that the amendment chsnged the .xisiing law, and
could not be Received
Mr. wIeeISroS said that those Offices were utterly
useless 90 the government and wcre against the In
terests OF the settera
Mr. PArrRRsoS (dcm.) OF Col. said that this propo
siton had been before the Committee on Public
nds ana had been voted down as INJURIOUS 10 public
interests. :.
ameh dhcnt was not received.
Alter cisposng Of ten pages OF tho bill the comm 4
tee rose and the House. nvc O'Clock, took recess
until haIfpsst seven O'CLOCK the evening sssss0n
be Tor debate only.