The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WASHINGTON, Juno Is, 1873
Tho House met at ten O'Clock this morning, with
very few members present
Mr. DAsFoRp, (repJ OF Ohio, from the Committee
on Naval Affairs, reported bill to promote tho know-
cdge of steam engineering and iron shlpbuild,ng
among Students IN scientific schools and coicgos
Passed.
Tho bill provides that on application OF any scien-
tho school college tho President may detail ON
from the Engineer Corps OF tho navy as pro-
fessor Of such institution.
CHINESE iMaIGHATrox.
On motion OF Mr. PAGE, frcp.) OF Cal, the House
concurrcd In tho Senate concurrent resolution dcclar
ing that tho treaty with China allowing unrestricted
Immigration to this country should DO modified and
calling tho attention Of the President 10 tho subject
Tho House then proceeded TO business on the
Speakers table.
rnE RESUMPTION ACT.
Alter concurring 10 The senate amendments 10 var
ious District bills the Senate substitute Tor the bill
repeating the Kesump ivn act was reached
Mr Fohr, trep) OF H., moved TO concur In tho Sen
Mr EwISG, (1cm.I of Ohio--I object to tho present
consideration or want OF consideration OF this Treas
ury Department substitute Tor tho bill (CrIcs OF
After much uproar and excitement tho House pro
cecded 10 vote on the senate amendment, which was
to strike out the whole OF Tho House bill aud substitute
Tor II provision making UnIcd states notes recciv
nbc Tor four per cent bonds aud latter OCTOBER ncx
twottirds not voting 10 favor thereof inc ainrnc
meat was boL-concurrrd IN and tue bill, therefore
isicd. The voto was mixed one, both a, TO poftcs
and localities.
AZ ,wcvc o'clock tho parliamentary day OF Monday
closed w udourrincn and that vi Tuesday begins nc
fifteen minutes past twe,ve p. n.
AZ nftcon minutes past twelvc O'Clock tho Icrisla
tive day OF Tuesday conimcpoco.
CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Nr. POTTER, tdcm. OF n r., moved to suspend tho
rules and pass tho bill prcvdins Tor the Judicial
ccrtninmeot OF claims sssissi The United sta,cs IL
n N
against the United states, Of which the Court OF
Cisims has Jurisdiction, but founded ON equity
may nls hts bill In the Court Of Claims, sct,ing eui
the grounds OF hts claim anu the relief desired. The
Court. alter trying the case shalt report MS finding
Congress- which body shah not consider or allow
or authorize tho piymons OF any privatc
claim not payable under existing law until tho
has been heard and reported Congress BY ths
Court OF Claims. IL also provides that all ciaims
against the United States PROVIDED for In
prosecuted WITHIN SIX years oi It's passage snail DO
The vi, was rassed--yeas los, nays ~.
During thc roii call message from tho Senate an.
tending the 'Inc Tor ANAL sujournmcnt until wedncs
day nj SIX T.. NJ
hr. ArKiss ,den.) OF Tenn, moved that the House
concur In the resolution. Agreed 10.
TnE POSTAL bill.
MT.CASSoy, trep) v Ill, from the conference commit
tee on tue Post Route b reported that tho erccs
had been unable TO agr6o. Tho eobicrscs tno part
oil the senate had proposed 10 all AZ
10 tho question OF privilege rslsvo 10 the right OF the
senate 10 incorporate IN tho Post Route bill amend
mcns affecting the rcvenucj and TO take M House
bill with tho senate amendments Tor considcrstl on
ciinoi 10 DO because they thought ,nst they nad no
power TO do so under the outiou adopted few
ago by the House returning tho oil, to the senate.
Mr. OLIVER, rep OF Iowa, inquired " u wound bo In
order TO Instruct the House conIcrces 10 walvc tho
question OF privilege.
Tho SPEAKER rellicd that u would not
Another resolution 10 suspend the rulos and 10 70
the Speakers Table tthat passed last night, bavin
expned WIN the iegslauvo dAI Of 4osteraayi was Of