New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-20

Representative would say. The conference COM
mittee on the Sundry Civil Approximation bill
reached an agreement at about o'clock this even
ing, after having been in almost continuous session
FOR nearly twenty-foUr hours. An enormous
amount of work was dono IN that time. The
Democrats representing the House of Representa-
lives on the committee went into the conference de-
tormined 10 oppose almost every amendment of the
90 which had been put on by the Senate, which
increased appropriations originally proposed by the
House OF that proposed new expenditures. This
left the managers on the part Of the two Houses
almost at a deadlock. They disagreed the
amounts to be granted for public buildings more
hOpeIoSsly perhaps than anything else, but there
were scores Of other amendments on which they
were almost equally divided Neither side would
yield and late in the afternoon they came into both
Houses with a report that they could not agree
This report was largely pro forma and for the pur
pose of giving the Couierces an for settling
their differences. The details of the disagreement
were not explained TO the House, and the bill was
unanimously sent back 10 the same managers. At
the expiration Of the recess it was generally known
that an agreement had been reached but that at
least an hour would bee required for tho clerks to
prepare the conference report for the two Houses.
Then the House resumed the transaction of BUSH
ness under the suspension of the rules.
The first vote Of the evening was on the so-called
Lctter-Cauicrs bill, which was moved by Mr.. $. s.
Cox. This was agreed to by considerably more than
twO-thirds of the House. This was measure m
which every member representing city was inter-
estcd and the announcement that 10 had succeeded
was received with loud applause.
Then Mr.. Conger's turn came, and the joint reso-
luton ne presented caused greater excitement
than any othcrof the day evening, although there
was less demonstration than over some others. lie
proposed the submission 10 the States of an amend
mcut to the Constitution of the United States for
bidding the payment Of any rebel CLAIMS Half
dozen of the Democrats made mild protests In loud
voices, and asked IL Mr.. Congcr proposed 10 pay all
the claims OF loyal citizens and If the bill had ever
been considered by any committee. Mr. Nonger
replied that the rules did not permit debate and u'
could not therefore, reply. After some confusion.
the ro-cgll began, aud o. wa, soon apparent that
the House was divided on sectional aud not ON
party lines. The Republicans of course, anu all OF
the Northern Democrats, with one or two cNtep-
lions, voted Tor thc Tes@iuIioh, WINE tht southern
Democrat, voted NO The resolution was agreed
20 the vote standing IA IN the Affirmative and 81
100 the negative. THIS record viii be q most IN
.tructlyC one, and may open Tho eyes Of tho people
Of the North 10 what the asccudeucy of the south
hoo Congress may mean. Governor Illdru murtaIy
offended the Democrats of the south lu 1876 10y lus
letter Southern claims, and uow the Representa-
tlyes of that section have put themselves on the
record iu 70 negative way against placing any lusu-
prable obstacle u the way of the payment of rebel
claims.
Athalrpast the report of the conference com
mittce ON The Suudry Civil Appropriation bin had
not made IT'S appearance and the resolution Of the
Senate, which had been received shortly before,
uostpouug tho hour of adjournment Co 1 o'clock q.
M, was taken up and agreed to.
4 little before 10 o'clock Mr. Cannon got the floor
aud offered lhe regular Post Route bill, asking that
the rules boz suspended and that % %" passed ~
contained none of the amendments put on by the
senate: neither the classification OF mail matter tho
rmkiug privilege nor the Brazilian mail sub Idly.
The advocates of these measures have b"ru deter
mined for long time chat the Post Route bill should
carry thcu through as riders, aud Tor the FIRST time
there was % disposition manifested t1 uhstru,t
yauin. and Mr. Waddc.l, of North Carolina, called
for tie reading of tho BILL The Speaker ruled i1at
this was the right of amy member aud amidst 'unuI-
tuOus confusion the reading D. gIu. Hall tun
members of the House W.le 0u tier irct
shouting and gcslicuuiIuz, and che Speaker
ordered he ~ersaut-at- ,rms fu take The mHC" and
force members 90 resume choir scats. As hc glt-sd
up the Bislrs 0u the Democratic side OF thr House.
the Representatives rushed p.IWrIl Tor tLyr .Cto,
among the Republicans. The Democrats had turil
turn few mWutcs mtgL when Dr. thompson went
over among the Republicans with the mace The
reading of this bin 1913. farce. The clerks had Dee
come -D hoar-c that they could 900 longer continue.
~svcrgl members volunteered tU take tHcIT places.
ing out others read only one ur two lines on page,
turning over the leaves with great rapntN. I'm tbs
way the bl was read through and r"p1eeb 300 bali
au hour
A few minutes later the clerk of the Committee
on Appropriations came into the House carrying
under bis ann The enormous Suudry Civil ApprDpri-
alton hi and at "a quarter brtUT" IT the reading
of tine report OF the conference committee began,
tho House being better order than go ans previous
time during the evening