Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-05

WASHINGTON, June 4.-The Senate amend
raents to the Legislative executive and judi
cial appropriation bill were concurred in.
The bill providing that the election for Rep
resentatives to the forty-sixth Congress from
West Virginia be held the second day in O.to-
Der PASSED.
bill was also passed fixing the election
for Representatives. in Congress in North Caro-
lima On the Tuesday after the first Monday in
November.
Mr.. Knott, chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee. reported bill for the relief Of the
purchasers Of land sold for direct taxes in the
insurrectionary States. Referred. 1t provides
that the secretary Of the treasury shall pay,
without interest, the proceeds Of the sale of
lands sold for direct taxes in the insurrection-
AIRY States to the owners thereof; provided the
owners shall execute complete quit claim
conveyance. .....
Bills also passcd fixing the election for Rep
resentatives to the next Congress- for Colorado
for Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
Der; exempting municipal and county build
ings used as such from levy and sale; for the
appointment Of district judge for the western
district of Tennessee and for division of the
district.
Bills also passed for holding terms Of the
United States district and circuit courts at
Fort Wayne and Toledo; attaching the assistant
attorney general for the postotfice department
TO the department of justice, and exempting
employees in the postal service from military
duty.
organizing the life-saving service. After a
speech by Mr.. Cox, of New York. the bill was
passed.
The House then, after long discussion, went
into committee OF the whole, Mr.: Tucker in
the chair, the tariff bill, on general debate, by
vote of yeas 1919, nays Sc, limited to two
hours.
Mr.. Burchard spoke in favor of tariff re-
vision and a reduction Of duties. In all fair
ness and Justice, TO all industries to every Sec
ton of the country, there ought to be re-
vision of tariff duties. The bill reported back
by the committee on ways and means, imper-
feet as it was, infinitely better than the
present tariff rates.
Mr.. Garfield appealed to the House not to
permit the country to be thrown into cOnfu-
sion sy letting a bill become law which was
so threatening in its character, He hoped the
committee would sit here tonight till the first
clause of the bill was read, when he would vote
to strike out the enacting clause.
Mr.. Wood then moved that the committee
rice.
Mr.. Garfield and others hoped the committee
would not rise, and the committee refused to
Mr.. Wood then called for the first reading of
the bill.
Messrs Clymer, Kelly and OTHERS moved to dis
pense with it's first reading, but the chairman
decided that it required unanimous consent and
he directed the clerk to read the bill.
Mr.. Kelly-Let it be read by paragraphs
Mr.. Wood-No, let the whole bill be read
You have never read it.
Mr.. Kelly-I have read it and considered i.
more thoroughly than the chairman.
After the clerk had commenced reading, Mr.
Conger moved to strike out all after the enact
ing clause, but the chairman refused to enter
tain the motion, and the reading of the bill
was proceeded with amid great uproar and con
fusion. The reading was interrupted by pro
position of MIR. Butler to have square vote to
morrow at IL o'clock, by yeas and nays, on tn
motion to strike out the enacting clause. Th
proposition was assented to, and the COMMITTEE
rose, and the House took recess, the evening
session to be for debate only on the Mexican
award bill.