Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-08
FOR7I-slI1H G0SGHESs.
TUESDAY, April s.

Investigate the affairs OF the Freedmen's Saw
iDgs and Trust Company:-MessrS Bruce. Cam
eIon lW1s.l, Gordon, Withers and Garland.
The I,n vice presiden! also appointed Messrs
joint committee on printing.
Mr. Withers, from the committee on appro-
pfiationS. reported back the amy bill without
amendment, and asked that it be printed and
placed On the calendar. He gave notice that he
would call up the bill after the New Hampshire
election case shall have been concluded
MIR. Blaine gave notice that he would offer
the following amendment at the end OF section
6, namely: ''And any military, naval or civil
officer, or any other person who shall, except
for the purpose herein named. appear armed
with deadly weapon Of and description, either
cGncealed or display ed, within a mile of any
Iolling place, where general or special elec-
t1on for representative to Congress Is being
held, shall on convection be punished with a
fine lot less than five hundred nor more than
hye thousand dollars or with imprisonment for
than five years. or with both fine and imprison-
ment at the discretion of the court"
among the bills presented and appropriately
referred were the following:
by Mr.: ktrkwood-To provide for the organi-
zatlon OF the National Hallway company and
By Mr Burnside aid in the protection OF
ire and property against fire in public build
BY Mr.. Booth-A joint resolution to inquire
into aid define the acts OF July q. Ise;. and
June u. 1870, granting lands TO the Southern
Pacific Railroad company OF California
civil service and Ietrelchment was Instructed
TO inquire into the eXpediency of apportloning
the clerks and other employees In the depart
mentS or the government among the several
states accol ding to the ratio OF population and
report by bin or otherwise.
The Senate took up and passed MIR. Bayard's
resolution, calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury to communicate to the Senate the
amount OF all money paid to John l. Davenport
)n 1870 and subsequent years, either on account
OF chief supervisor, clerk OF the U. s. Circuit
L. = n
count, together with the Official correSpOn-
dence, vouchers &C
Mr.. Baya introduced bill to repeal sections
so and ez1 OF the Revised Statutes. He asked
unanimous consent to put the bill Oh its passage
without referring IL to any committee. Il re-
peaied the act passed In 1862 providing test
OathS ard d1s qualification OF jurors Ia courts OF
The Un1fed States. The effect Of this was t. eX-
clude pei sOns OF character and intelligence from
lMry service ID the southern states particularly.
Inc senate mad already passed such a bill as
tie Gle he now introduced. lie did not desire
10 debate tie bill, but offered 1t for the sake OF
Justice and the promotion OF good feeling among
Mr. EdmundS said he was not aware that the
senate had passed bill TO repeal section SIT
IL tne senator's bill should go to committee a
substitute for that section might be framed
satisfactory to every body, thus escaping the
evils which the Senator thought might arise
Should the law stand. Section $50, however
how 1t afterwards found its way into the re-
V1ssd statutes. The Senate had Since that time
passed an act again to repeal that section, buC
IL was not acted upon by the House
Tie bill was referred to the Committee on the
judiciary, the objection Of Mr.. Edmunos having
prevented Its Immediate consideration.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
OF the New Hampshire Senatorial election ques-
tion.
Messrs. Garland and Wallace opposed the ad-
mission CT the Hon Charles H Bell 10 a seat in
the Senate; arguing that the governor had no
flght 10 make an appointment to I'LL the va
cancy, that duty devolying on the legislature
alone.
Mr.. Carpenter congratulated the Senate that
this question was to be decided on It's merits
ard not On partisan grounds. He then gave his
,l views on TIE peacing question. arguing against
the admission OF Mr. Bell, there being no Such
vacancy as the governor could FILL The vacancy
caused by the expiration OF Mr. Wadle;gn's
tell CT service must be 1ilied by the legislature
HCJSE-Mr. Buckner offered resolution
amending tic rules Of the House, so as to SET
apart Saturday Il each week for the considera-
ticn Of bills in committee of the whole, other
than general appropriation bills. Referred to
coMnilttCe on rules.
MIR. Frye said that few days ago he had
quoted from the CkaLopa States and the gem
t,eman haf n, from Mississippi lMudrow) had stated
that that paper represented 10 responsible
element OF the democracy OF Mississippi He
had received letter from the editors Of that
paner enclosing an extract from that paper of
August 2sth, ISIS, which endorsed Henry L.
Muldrow as Representative from the lst dts
trict OF Mississippi. He had nothing more to
say On the subject.
Mr.. Atkins rose to move to go into committee
OF tie whole Oh tie legislative appropriation
Pending which, Mr.. McLane moved that the
chairman OF committee OF whole be Instructed
TO award tie floor, in accordance with the rules
OF the House, and not to be bound absolutely
In the course OF debate Mr. O'Neill stated
that ne had always found that when member
aH spead he ne nl Sn
he managed to get In few remarks, denying
that in republican Philadelphia any man had
ever been deprived OF his right to vote.
Mr.. Hooker, In supporting Mr. McLane's mo-
ton, said that session after session he had seen
the power OF the House centralized In few
great committees and he was tired of 1t.
Mr. Kelley dn answer to suggestion by Mr.
Prlce tnat the speeches on the legislative bill
should be limited to 20 minutes each) said that
he hoped there would be full debate, so that the
country would see that members were not pre-
paflng 1or coming revolution, or to take part
IN IT'S suppression, and might be restored ID q
sound condition: 1t was evident that the ma
jority on both sides were determined that there
should be no Monday to initiate legislation; in
fact, that legislation was to be confined to the
two appropriation bills. Now let the House
oughly Pickw1ckian the Cry OF revolution aud
revolt was Applause On the democratic side
Finally, the whole subject matter was re-
1elred TO committee or rules.
MT. Mu!droW rising to a question OF perSon1l
privilege, said that the gentleman from Maine
Fryel had quoted him as saying few days ago
no respectable element OF Mississippi democ.
racy. What lie had said was that the paDer
did not represent the sentiments OF the democ-
racy. OF mississippi. Col. Harper, the editor
was locked upon as an EXTREMIST in politics.
and his paper was no proper exponent OF Mis-
SiSSippi democracy.
Mir. King offered a resolution calling on the
Secretary OF the Navy for information In regard
to the breaking out OF yellow fever on the Ply
mouth, and what sanitary measures had been
taken to prevent its spread. Adopted.
Mr.. Atkins moved to 60 into committee of the
whole On the legislative bill. He stated that he
had introduced the bill on the basis of the con-
ference report at the last Congress, as nearly
as possible. The entire money portion of the
bill had not been agreed to by the conference
committee, but very nearly SO all OF it had
In regard to those portions uoOn, which the
committee on conference had not agreed, the
present bill cOnfOrmed to the bill as it had
passed the House at the last Congress. He did
not attempt TO apply the gag to the House In
the matter OF debate, but he would suggest
that the money portion OF the bill should be
considered under the five minute rule, and that
the general debate should be reserved for the
political portion OF the bill.
This suggestion was agreed to, and then the
House, at lao, went into committee OF the
whole (Mr. Blackburn In the cha1r) on the legiS-
lative appropriation Dill.
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