New-York tribune., 1878-06-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House to-day, the Senate bill, grant
ing the use OF artillery, tents, etc. to the soldiers Re
unlon to De held at Centtcyille, Iowa, was passed
session was ordered for next Tuesday night for the
consideration Of reports from the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
Mr.. TIPTON rep I'D introduced R bill authorizing
tbe states Of Ohio Illinois aud Indiana TO prosecute
quits ag met tue United states IN the Supreme Court
Mr. FULLER CDrm. Ind) from The Committee on
Puuiic Lands reported bi declaring iOreltel certain
public lands granted % AM IN the Instruction ot certain
railroad aud telegraph lines. Ordered printed and re-
committed
the biu iu regard to letter carriers.
Mr.. LAPHAM tRep, N. ". by request offered res
olntlon Tor the al. OIn mcut Of committee of five
members act with scuate committee, To receive,
the 22d Of February l979 the Uni'od States centen-
Mr.. SINGLETON Deu., Miss.l. chairman Of the Com
mitee on Printing, reported 9!ck ne b Tor printing
mcn providing FOR printing 1000 copies OF the colonial
charters aud constitutions Oi the United States aud
recommending NONCOMPLIANCE IA the amendment
Sir. FRY Qsep., Mc.) moved to concur. when motion
was carried by vote Of Il2 yeas To IL nays So the
Tae Conference report on the bill making appropna-
tiOns Tor the payment OF invalid and other pensions
Tie speaker appointed the following Conference Com
mitees: on the legislative Appropriation Bin, Messrs.
Atkins, Durham, and Foster the Post Office ApprO-
puation Bill, Mcssrs. Blount, Cymer ana Baker Qud)
su ned the consideration OF the bill amending the Inter
nal Revenue laws, with Mr. Carlisle Dem, KY IN the
Ihe pending question was on the amendment or Mr..
Covert Dem, \. ", As amended by Mr. Tucker Dem,
NdD hXlpg the tax ON shuH ana an cheWihE
and smoking tobacco, fine cue, cavendish plug
.Grpon OF %lS on ' tobacco wised by hand eS at i6
cents per pound Of all descriptions, 80 per
thousand cigarettes weighing not more than three
and half pounds per thousand 9l 70 per thousand
aud cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per
thousand, - per thousand. 80
Tue amendment vas adOpted-yeas. 1877; nays, l03.
Further action on the bill was then suspended and the
House went into Committee OF the Whole, with Dir.
B,ebe Dem. y. " IN the chair, on the General De
Mr. BLOUNT Dem, GaJ explained the provisions of
the bill Tue total appropriation asked lor was
Si52O12O. He claimed thai the tOtl saving - the
appropriations In 1873 over 1876 had amounted to over
Nil FOSTER Ucp.. Ohio) denied that statement The
booRs OF th, Treasury would only show saving OF
l9.OOOOCO,
Mr. CLYAER Dem, PENN explained the Item in re-
gard TO lhe pay 0f ne Navy.
Mr.. HERBERT dem, Aa.l spoke in opposition to the
Texas Pacific Railroad Bill He asserted that the sub
sldizmg Of tho Texas Pacific was a scheme OF Colonel
scott, which would not benefit the whole country ana
particularly WOulu not dement, blhBe SOutherh othtc
east oil the Mississippi RIVER. III would De lound Wneh
the yOto reached, that 10 was mistake to thlnK
tnat tie bill would bo supported by every Southern
MIR. WILLIS Dem, N. " explained the item in re-
gard paying certain Navy cOutracts t was true that
nm entering into various the Government Oh
ncials had, many cases. ignored the law but that
did not In any way interfere with the rights OI the men
who mad rendered services TO the Government. No
had right advocate the rep .datiOn of tue claims
and to pronounce the sentence Of bankruptcy and
death against the claimants. In some eases,
notably the cases OF Wood, Dialogue Co.. ana
Donald Mckay, there appeared To be controversies
between the contractors aHd the Government such
cases, Committee had not yet acted upOn but had
left be determined by legal tribunals. The contracts
I'm regard TO the double turret monitors cOnlOrmed win
ali the egu requirements 90, also, were the contracts
Mr.. wHITHORNE Dem, Tenn.J, member Of the
Committee Naval Expenditures, defended his action
refusing - give assent TO the report OF the Committee
recommending the appropriation OF S32l7,OOO Tor the
payment Uf the clams against the navy.
General debate upon the Bill tneu closed, and the Com
mitee rose ANA the House at 400 ADJOURNED.