, 1879-02-23
HOUSE.

The Senate bill was passed authorizing the
! sale of public property in Cincinnati.
The Committee on Ways and aleahs reported
back the Sugar bill, SO as to have it reprinted
and made the pending order. So ordered.
Mr. Wilson moved that the privileges Of the
floor be extended to the Speaker and members
/ of the West Virginia House Of Delegates in the
city. Adopted.
Mr.. Willis {Kr.) asked leave to take from the
Speakers table, for the purpose of concurring
in the Senate amendments, the bill to restrict
Chinese immigration.
Mr.. Lapham objected.
Mr. Hale moved to 60 into Committee of the
Whole on the Legislative bill. The motion was
antagonized by Messrs. Tucker and Harris,
who desired the morning hour to take up the
Tobacco bill.
rcsulted-11O to 109. The Speaker voted
IN the negative, thus tying the vote and
Defeating the motion. The yeas and nays were
then ordered, and rcsulted-yeas, III; nays,
13o, Messrs Cutler and Morse voted with the
Republicans in tile affirmative, and Messrs.
Butler, Jorgensen, Wren, page Davis, Ittner,
Cole, Metcalf, and Pollard with the Democrats
in the negative.
BIZ a non-partY vote OF yeas 1S7 to nays 81,
was laiu upon the table the bill reported from
the Committe on War Claims, reimbursing Mag
gill. Barron, and others, OF Tennessee, for sup
plies taken By the Union army during the War.
Mr. Springer, Chairman Of the Committee on
Expenscs in thu State Department. submitted q
report. with resolution requesting. the Speaker
70 issue warrant fo- the arrest of George Il.
Seward as a contumacious witness. Ordered
nrinted, and notice given that the matter he
Ill, fer inn nm NnnHlr
Business on the Speascr's table was then con-
considered.
The House bill, with Senate amendments, to
amend an act to amend the Customs-HsVenue
law and to repeal moietics vas agreed to.
The Senate amendments to the bill reducing
the tax IN tobacco were then taken up.
Mr.. Tucker, by instructions from the Com
mit1ce OF WAYS and Means, moved nonconcur
renee u the amendments and appointment OF
Committee of Conference.
Mr.. Foster, although opposed to tie bill and
amendments, moved concurrence as to the test
afr. Dwight moved to lay the bill and amend
1ncnts on the table. Neg=tiycd-yeas, u; nays,
112.
There was scene Of great confusion and un-
roar in respect to the manner in which the
amendments should be voted on.
The Speaker suggested that the vote should
bc taken on the amendments IN cross, except as
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mallded.
Separate votes we're demanded on the amend
1ncnts removing the tax on banks and on
matches.
Mr. Townsend, Of New York, insisted on hav-
ins tile amendments voted on one bY Que.
The first amendment, on the subject OF bonds
Of Collectors, was eoncurred in; also the second
amendment, merely verbal, aud the third amend
1ncnt, for the appointment OF rhirty-dv Inter-
ual Revenue Agents.
Mr.. Burchard, OF ILL.,, suggested that, rs the
amendments were not printed, the House
should adjourn and let the amendments come
up Monday.
hlr. Tucker appealed to the friends OF the bill
to vote against al adjournment, and To dispose of
the amendments tonight.
The House refused to adjourn.
Gu the next vote there was no quorum voting,
and the proposition to adjourn was renewed,
several members declaring, as they could not
see the amendments in print, they could not
vote intclligent1y.
The House again refused to adiourn-60 to 93.
After another scene Of confusion, the Speaker
extracted the House from the difficulty, and at
his suggestion, all the amendments were cou-
curTed III In gross, with the exception OF those
referring to the tax On rcctifiers, matches, on
banks, aud to the time when tie bill shall take
effect
These amendments will come up Monday, and
meantime the amendments will be printed.
lhe sundry Civil Appropriation bill was re-
ported and ordered printed
Kecess till Monday morning at IL o'clock.