New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-18
house or REPRKSLNTITIFES.

THE DEFEAT CT THE BILL FOR PAYING CoNrEDE-
RATE PosTlfAsIEEs-A NEw MINT CALLED FOR.
WAsHiNGrOS, March 1G.-In the House, to-
dag, Nh OEEIIL rep, PENN offered resolution, di-
rccting the Attorney -GcncrIl 10 inform tho House
whether IN III, opinion tie annual appointment Of ten
cadets at large made by the President respectively
the Military Acaicmy and Naval Academy, hiye been 80
ma~ In pursuance OK Inv or Bog custom, ard, n by
TOM how long g has been construed establishing such
power u appointment. Adopted
Dir. HANNA Giep., ind) introduced bill for the e.
tablistnen, q q mint NJ md. nnpoliA Referred.
The SPEAKER, u pursuance Of the nruCr made yes
terday proceeded TO call tue committees for reports OF
At tie conclusion oi thc morning hour Mr BRIGHT
Dem, Tenn moved that thc House 90 into Committee
81 the Whole the private calendar, tho unfinished
b .ucss being the bill making available, for the pay
mcnt of certain southern anWbelin mail contractors
tho $4,000 already appropriated ana also moved that
an debate he limited 10 ten minutes.
The Republicans objected 70 the Limitation OF mc aud
the yeas and nays were ordered on tLat motion.
BY vote OF yeas 49, nays 100, the House determined
60 limit se general debate to ten minues, and thenat
O'Clock the House went into Committee o. the Whole
Mr. WADDtLL iDe,u, n q complained of the state
mcnt made the other day BY Mr.. COngcr rep, Mch)
have ben aware OF rc eSatcnce Of iegsation On t6e
part the Confederate Congress for the payment OF
mail contractors prior 10 the ana hg asked whether
aci5 OF Congress during the relation TO n mere
ministerial matter Ike the payment OF mail contractors
and eis were Ia the recollection OF members
Others lie thought that the intimatOn iustned
Nh EDEN Dem, IiiD then moved 10 strike out the
committee and reported that oction to the House
Tho previous question was seconded, and the main qucs
ton ordered, Coucurring in the recommendation ~
the committee As this, under parliamentary ruling cut
or a motion to rcCOmmt, which Mr. Maddell desired
to make, motion reconslierng the ordering the
main question made and defeated, yeas 70, nays
l3l. Che report OF the committee was coucured In
without division, and 50 the enactns clause OF the bill
was stricken Out
Mr. MONEY Dem. Missy a member OF the Committee
Post Olcos and Post Roads ropudiacd fsg himself
tho intimatiOn mado the other day by Mr.. Conger OF
Michigan against gentlemen on the Democratic side Of
the House, especially those from the South He regarded
II rs reflection against them. Mr. Money said he never
hadan ntimatOn OF any legislation by the Confederate
Congress 10 pay such claims and any such declaration
statement assertion, nttmatOn insiuuatiOn IL IL
fcrTod 10 him. was totally false and slanderOus.
Mr. CONGEE Q.ep. Mieh.) repeated what he had said
before that lie thought 10 exceedingly strange that such
legislation by the Confederate Congress such action
by the Confederate POstmaser-Gene had not been
remembered by any member tho other side OF the
House, although some OF them hgd been members OF
that very Confederate Congress- aud that intimat0n
thereof bad Deen gwen by any OF them. lie had Il
paper IN his hand. which he would have printed In The
Record showing that out Of eighteen claims on file
In the Auditors Office, fourteen had been paid the
Confederate Government lie did not blame the claim
ants. however for they had been paid with the condi
ton that III they recovered tho money the Federal
Government they would pay 1t back TO tho Confederate
Government.
MIR. TOWNSEND (ssp. n. Y.)-That was high toned.
Mr. MONEY (Dem, Miss.) objected TO tho Insertion In
The Record OF tho paper presented by Mr. COnger; but
under an intimaon Uom the Speaker that Mr GQnKer