National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-26
H0UsE or REpR Ey L;yriTIyEy.

The House met at ten o'clock, in continuance of
Mondays session, and the time between that hour
and eleven o'clock, when Mondays session ended
and Tuesdays began. was consumed in the disposal
of private bills reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs
Mr. MuNRoE moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill providing for the payment of arrears of pen
sions.
1t provides that the act TO authorize the issue
of certificates of deposit in aid of rcfuuding the
public debt" be 50 amended as 10 authorize the
Secretary Of the Treasury to apply such portion of
the proceeds of the sale of certificates of deposit
provided for in said act as may be necessary not
exceeding s2OoOJOOO for the payment of claims for
arrears of PENSIONS
Mr. HAIRS Va.l chairman Of the Committee on
Elections reported resolutions in regard to the
contested election case from the third Congress
sional district of Missouri, declaring that X. G.
Frost (lc contestant is not, aud that t. s. Metcalf
(the sitting menIber) is, entitled to the seat Laid
on the table.
The House then. at 1855, went into Committee OF
the Whole tMr. Blackburn In the chair on the leg
isatve appropriation bill the question being ON
Mr.. Southard's amendment repeating the law ere
ating the Office of electoral supervisors &c.
Mr.. BANNING quoted from Mr. Garfcds speech
last Wednesday, to the effect that enough men had
been sent from Cincinnati to the penitentlary, for
election frauds MS would take away the majority
of one of the members from that city. lie said
far rs lie was aware this was the first time TINT
this infamous ialsehood has found anyone so reck-
less of truth as 10. become its ndOrser upon the
floor OF the uOusC. lie then went into history OF
the pOltlCa contests III ms district since 1871
denied that there were any such frauds asserted
or that single fraudulent vote had been cast with
| his knowledge, by his advice OF through his pro-
Curement.
| Mr. GARFIELD said that he had no particular dc.
sire to say anything IN reply 70 his colleague. lie
| had made no charge against that gentleman. He
| had not named his name or his district He had
| not said anything implying that any member had
done any corrupt thing He had been talking about
| the necessity Of u law remaining on the Statute
book 10 protect the purity ofnational elections and
after calling attention To the frauds practicel in
| New York, he had mentioned also the election
| frauds praetlCcd III Cincinnati. All that he knew
about them what any intelligent reader OF cur.
rent history also knew. Ills only authority was the
| testimony of one Eph Holland before II court of
competent Jurisdiction, and in the nature of con-
| icssi0n to the effect that he was an experienced
| repeater, and was engaged, under promise OF pay
| lnOt from his cocague), TO carry on the work Of
| increasing the majority ofn certain party in Gin
cinnati, aud that he himself had put somewhere in
| the ncighhorhoud Of 800 fraudulent votes in the
| box. Eph Holland was sent TO the pentenary
aud ii was sad in the public prints that one ear
took seventeen OF his associates to the Obi Peni
tertiary Ii that statement about general state of
| facts had rendered his colleague restless and
troubled, he Mr.. Garleld) was not responsible for
it, because the records bore sim out. He had made
Finally, after long debate, the vote was taken
and the amendment was ndoptedI-l35 to no.
| On motion of Mr., CALDWELL Clcnnl the item of
| $4,000 for three assistant altorneys'general was
alneuded by making 1t $4,000 for four assistant at
| !omeys,gcnerll, at $500 each, one OF whom shall
| be for the PostOhiGe Department.
| The committee then, ut Sl:j0, rose and the bill
| and amendments were reported TO the House.
| Al the amendments were cOucurred in In gross
| except lcw, on Which separate votes were de-
| muldGd.
The amendment increasing the pay of principal
| examiners m the f"ehtolhcc nom $1,000 to 5000
! was re eCJed.
The amendment Increasing the item for contfu.
gent expenses Of the Bureau OF Education from
81 400 TO sl9lOJ was agreed O-yCnS liO nays, Ill.
| The next vote was on the amendment, the effect
of which Is to continue in force the present section
Of public land surveys and the officers of Survey
|
The next vote was on the amendment fixing the
pay OF jurors ut " per day prescribing the method
of drawing them, and repeating the jurors test
oath, and Il was agreed 70 without division.
The next vote was on the amendment repeating
the laws in regard TO United States supervisors OF
election.
On division there were w votes in the afirma
tive, but the Republicans refused 10 vote, and
raised the point Of" no quOram.'
The vote was Then taken mp by yeas and nays,
only exceptions being McsSrs Chltenden, Fort,
and killnger, who voted in the negative The
vote sI09,t-yeas; ~ nays 3--0ne less tln quo
rum, The speaker thortupon voted nye, making
quorum, and declared thgamGndmenL agreed TO,
amid great demonstrations of applause ON 6he DEM
Then Mr. HALE 0esortng to dilatoly tactics,
moved that when tile House adjourned II be Til
Thursday, Tic motion was greeted With dersiyG
laughter on the Democratic side, and Mr.. Hale
was asked Jeerngly whether he did not want to
have the appropriation bill passed.
Tho motion having been voted down (Only one
Mr. HALE moved 10 lay the bin on the table re.
marking that he wished 10 sue whether the Demo.
Gratis could, without any Republican votes pass the
bin, and that he hoped no Republicans would vote.
The vote was taken, but previous TO It's announce.
mcnt
Mr.. TUCKER stated that, having no FLEA that the
gentlemen on the other side Intended 10 refrain
from voting he had made pair with General Cur
field lie had, therefore, not voted but had writ.
ten 10 Mr.. Garfield desiring him 10 retaTu 10 the
House and release him nom his pair.
Mr. WADDElL inquired whether any member OF
the House had right TO make pair which should
impede legislation lie denied the moral right OF
the gentleman from Virginia OH Tucker to make
such u pair
Mr.. TUCKER said that he had all lis life acted
| upon tho principle that where there was any doubt
about question of honor to decide that doubt
always on the side of honor, and he therefore re-
fused 10 vote.
The only Republicans who voted were Mr. Brog
den ~ The negative and MessIs. Broulano Patler
son (N' fA ana Dunucll (thc latter having voted by
a mistake which he tried atterWard, without avail
10 rectliy) In the Affirmative.
The VOC was llen announced as yeas 3; nays
lla-one less than quorum, The Speaier again
made quorum by voting In the negative, and de-
clNled the motion " lay the bill oiitho table de-
| tgNtcd
The Speaker then stated that his vote lnado HI