National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-24

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"Poridcd, Tint the money hereafter received
rom any sale Of United States bonds shall be APP
pied only TO the redemption Of other bonds bear
ing the highest nte Of Interest and subject to call
ana pOHdcd. That Whenever, from time to time,
me proceeds ofthe sales of bonds shall aggregate
S3O0Q0Oj the Secretary OF the Treasury shall issue
call for that amount of bonds and the interest on
the bonds called for redemption shall cease IN thirty
days from tho date Of such Cnll and all United
states notes received into the Treasury shall be re-
Issued aud kept in circulation without change In
The aggregate amount Of the several denominations
existing on May 81 1879; aud Il shall not be lawful
than $1,000"
Ancru protracted debate tho bill and amend
menls were, on motion Of Mr., Garfield laid on the
tabe-ycas Ill nays 10; rs follows:
p, YEAS, Messrs Bacon, Bagey, Bailey, Baker qndl'
nrenta2o, Brewer IrIsss, Bfowi'c, Bundy BGrchard,
Burdics cam, Calkins yampt ell Gambler, Cannon,
uowpi Cole G9pser, Covert, trnpo, Cummings, ban.
STd RYE Enc t 9Sp@ Renson pq ETSs
PH1 EVANS HnSd Foster Frye Garfield Hale.
a Hayes aastoS ucnGce, 'f icnry ' ieSdeo1
Hewitt az W., lIi'G9Gk IlqbbeIl. Ilnnter Hum
Jones' ohioS jorgcpse, S ioyee s S KSshy
Ketchum Laphem Latham, Lindsey Lockwood,
MCGOWAN, Mitchell, Monroe, Morrison, Morse,
Rnndoph, Rice CMass.(, Robbins, Robinson (Mass.),
shSienSeSser sS 1 s%Ps, smith S
starin, sterger, stewart. stone (Michl. some
%%Satn, ,%%it, wSTa, %rrner, %@!soai,,, ,%sss
tDeiJ Williams Oregon, Willis, Wood, and Wren
NAYs-Messrs. Aiken, Atkins. Banning, Benle Bell,
Bickno BLACKBURN. Blount. Boone, Bragg, Bridges,
ys cdd%c fI remS S5 Gho%ers' clark e iy Clark
MOI, Ciymer, Cobb, Collins, Cook. Cox \, W era
iNtj, PSrei Durham, Eden, Exam, EvISs 8 Gl
Ewing; FELTON,, Finley (oho) Fleming, Forney. Fort
Goode, Gunter, Hamilton. Harris CGnl, Iiarris lyal
Jones CXIaj' Kelley ESnHa KmSeii, Knapp Knott
kH nr Iis2n LHrs dgndc MGc>sE MannMim oE
lips Prldemore, Rca, Reagan Reilley Rice tohiol,
smith tGa l SoatbSrd SPARKS, sprSscr, Steele
Ihrockmorton, rownshend Qll;(, Turner, Turneey,
lis GS} Wilson, Iii Wright Ss and Young o Lilo
After dlsposng of several bills on the table, the
| bill was reached restricting the immigration of
| Chinese with the Senate amendments thereto.
| Mr.. WILLIS Ky) moved to concur in the Senate
| amendments.
Mr.. WILSON urged nonconcurrencc. lie desired
to have read those sections of the treaty with China
| which were affected by the bill.
10 this Mr. LurTGELL objected, whereupon Mr..
| WILSON remarked that the House was making u
blunder on that subject which 1t would hereafter
| regret.
| Mr. WHITE pa moved to adjourn.
| Mr.. LUTTrELL. want the House TO notice that II
Is q Republican who Is trying to defeat This bill
Mr. WHITE | am opposed to the BILL and do
Mr. WHITE then moved to lay the bill and the
amendments on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was defeated
yeas, % nays 40. The Senate amendments were
| then concurred in without a division. The bill
now goes to the President for his approval. u,
| The Senate amendments to the bill reducing the
| tax on tobacco were then taken up.
Mr.. TUCKER. by instructions from the Committee
| on Ways and Means moved n non-concurrence in
the amendments and the appointment of com
Mr.. TosTER, although opposed to the bill and
amendments, moved concurrence in the Senate
amendments as a test question.
Mr.. DWIGHT moved to lay the bill and amend
ments on the table. Ncgatived-ycas, II; nays, 1l2
There was a scene of great confusion and uproal
in respect to the manner in which the amend
mens should be voted on. The Speaker suggested
that the vote should be taken on the amendments
in gross except as to those OH which separate votes
| should be demanded.
| Separate votes were demanded OH the amend
ments as to the tax on banks and the tax oil
matches, and then
Mr.. TOWNSEND IN " insisted on having tn,
amendments voted on one by one.
| The first amendment, on the subject of bonds o.
| collectors, was read and concurred in The second
amendment. being merely verbal, was also con
| Cured In. The third amendment (for the appoint
| ment of thirty.five internal revenue agents. wa!
| then read and concurred in.
Mr. BURCHARD suggested that, rs the amend
ments were not printed the House should adjourn
and let the amendments come up on Monday.
Mr.. TUCKER appealed to the friends of the bill t
vote against adjournment and to dispose oil TIN
amendments tonight
The House refused to adjourn.
On the next vote there was no quorum voting
. and the proposition to adjourn was renewed, sew
! | eral members declaring that as they could not Sc
the amendments In print they could not vote intel
, ligently.
The House again refused to adiourn-G0 to 03.
Alter another scene of confusion the Speaker eX
. treated the House from the difficulty and at hi
suggestion all the amendments were conquered II
in gross with the exception of those referring t
the tax on reclers, the tax on matches the tax OF
banks, and to the time when the bill shall taxi
! effect. These amendments will come up on Mon
day, and in the meantime the amendments are T.
; be printed.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was reporte,
} and ordered printed
The House then, at $50, took recess till Monda
morning, at ten o'clock.