New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-13
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.


In the House to-day bill relating to the
classification vi maI matter presented by Mr.
GIDDIHGs DeuI, Texas. Referred
MI WOOD (Dcm, n. -. rising TO question OF prlvl-
iege offered the following:
Whereas Il IS alleged tIat at the rerOn held IN the
City vt NrW-Yu!a November 3, 1873, United States
Commissioner j. l. Davenport, acting 40 Cnlef Suprryi-
sor Election for the Id Ju.c.a District, was suLty
o. an Illegal, unjust ana oppressive exercise OF pref ndrd
authority, IN causing the arrest detention mpris-
Unmrnt citizens innocent Oh OHelGe, Dy "en ne ue-
prived them Of ugnt vote and subjected them TO
indIgnit, insult and intimidation without warrant
Illegal oy Judge OF the Circuit Court Of
W6srcGs, II these allegations be true that officer
enoulu forthwith removed and punished.
Resolved That the COmmittce on The judiciary De III
rertrd b. proceed without Delay Investigation Of
the cOndu SAID Davenport at The time aIur,sau.
With 30 ArrtO ia the City u Nrw-lOrk boy -ub-cou-
Inee Twis,; ana tnat said subcommittee shall
nave all tue authority the whole committee for sad
purpose with power 10 administer oa'.s send Tor pr
and per 20 -i dnrug the sessions Of the House.
ana H. rcPUr, al any slime
MIR. GARFIELD tRep, Oh,O) made point OF order
against the re ,lutIUn the ground that Mr. Daycn-
poIt Is not an Improbable officer but ugestcd that the
resolution slOu.u lad without action until 10.
morrow when he would aid che gentleman IN bringing
up.
Tho SPEAKER hoped that the Buggestion would ba
followed IN order that no might inquire whether the
r solution involved question OF privilege or not.
proposition ii the peOu anu aidaEts presented could
also be printed ~ The Ree0ri
my hing exec the resolution.
BIr WOOD-Dors rne grul loman from Michigan object
'o Mr. EEoi52 5,iIfE d i p doos.
Mr. WOOD-lhen want the whole country to know It..
The matter wa, tnen postponed until tomorrow.
Mr. WOOD (Deml y. " reported the senate resolu-
ton Adjournment over tie holidays from Deem
Der q TO January q, witn aDen1ment providing
adjournment from December 10 10 January ;.
The amendment Wa rejected-Yea ll2 nays, 1870.
The SeIUte resolution, amended nv making tie adj
journnlcut uate from December 20, was ado pied
Il .1,u uf t.tt
dressed by NJ. WILLIS % III, n " In favor II the
majority rcpor "a" JJdIcary COMMITTEE. lie dc enu,d
Inc underwater, from the attacks made upon them H.,
.ald IA 4 they jhe KrpL the stars and
su ipes wav during tine countrys nour OF
MIR LAPHAM rep, n. " followed in support Of the
mIuort royor lie said that anout 100000 900 re-
nIal out OF award. what In 10 bc done WIN II
Tue lura covering 10 INTO tne Treasury has Iha-
doued aud II rc,naius lunl to given TO class II
pcOp.e suffered ~ tho acts ~ Confederate
rruf-crs, aud il class be round, sriIowurrs 10
had suffered losses by paym III OF war should
DO reimbursed before anl other clusS %! people.
Mr. BIC KNELL Dem, Ind spoke IN r.,or OF the ma
joritY report, dId also Mr. POTTER Dem, y. "
Thr uialjel laid aside " .JnUut go ION.
MIR BAKER (Rep., Ind from the Committee on APP
prupIatuns, reported Dlli repeating much OF the
ClyI ouudr' jiIi - apgrpratGs $4,000 10 the pay
meut Of the claims OF Charles T. Burlrt, ate Indian
agent 1T tue fonca Arency lilo stated tuat II
uuaniIaous report Of tle Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
TIE icm had been ADDED to N hl IA The senate,
had since been discovered 10 he fraudulent claim.
more unmilisaI swindc had never been tOlsted
Sir HEWITT Dem. n " stated that the item had
been inserted tue Senate and the senate Conference
COinml tcr hau taken luo OF Retaining
In the BILL but that IL proved 10 be fraudulent
he sure TIE Senate would DC anxious 10 remedy tho
wrong.
the bill then passed.
Mr.. SMITH rep, Peun.D, from the Committee on Ap-
DR.. pri.tnIrs, reported substitute for the peusion
appropriation OIL 1t referred to tie Committee OF
tne Whole.
At 4lO the House went into committee on that bill
with Mr.. Blackburn dem. Ky.) IN the chair.
Tue committee soon rose aud the oil passed with
out ienumenL
Mr. MORRISON Dem. M introduced bill to re-
peal the duty quinIns. Referred.
Nj EYlNs Dem, :. c., introduced n hill removing
the political disabilities ex-senator james Chesmet OF
south Carolina. Passcd
The House then at o'clock adjourned till Tomorrow