The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08

Cox of New York; offered a resolution for the reappointment of the special committees on the census the yellow fever epidemic; reform
 in the civil service and the declaration of the
 result of the election of President. Referred to committee on rules.... Mir. Frye asked leave to offer a resolution reciting that the extra session had been occasioned by the failure of the last Congress to make the necessary ap- propriations; that the business interests of the
 country and the welfare of the people demand
 ed rest and peace from legislation and instruct ing the committee on rules to report forthwith
 q rule providing that no bills except those mak-
 ing tho necessary appropriations shall be re- ported from any committee or considered by the House during the special session. MT. Reagan and Mr. Ewing objected. MT. Con-
 ger said that he had understood that there
 would be no objection to the reference of reso-
 lutions affecting the rules. If the objections to
 this resolution were not withdrawn he would
 object to MT. Cox's resolution The speaker
 ruled that the objection came too late. MT.
 Conger's motion to reconsider the vote on
 which Mir Cox's resolution referred was
 lost, after which the House adjourned
 Mir. Sparks introduced the army appropria-
 tion bill. He explained that it was substantial
 ly the bill that had passed the House in the last
 session of the last Congress with the pro-
 visions in regard to the reorganization of the
 army stricken out. It also substantially
 the bill which had been passed by the Senate,
 with the provision inserted repeating the two u
 It was really the bill which had been informally agreed upon in the conference committee, ex-
 ceptng that portion repeating the statutes in
 regard to the use of troops at the pools The
 House then went into committee of the whole
 The bill was read in full. It appropriates
 $26, 797, ,300 It limits the number of enlisted men to 25,000, including Indian scouts and
 hospital stewards. It contains the clause thorizing railroad companies to do general
 telegraph business It amends section 2,002 ot the revised statutes to prohibit the pres ence of troops at the place where any general
 special election is held, " "unless 1t be neces- sary to repel the armed enemies of the United
 States" It also amends section 5 ,52S in the same sense, making it a penal offense for any
 officer in the civil, military or naval service to order or have troops at any place where 0 gen eral or special election is held After disposing of nearly all the ordinary provisions of the bill and voting down an amendment to reduce the army to l5,000 men, the House adjourned.
 MT. Springer presented the memorial of
 J. J. Wilson, claiming to have been elected
 representative from the Ninth congressional district of Iowa on the fifth of November, 1878.
 Referred to the committee on elections Consideration of the army appropriation bill was resumed. MT. Tucker submitted an amend ment to repeal section l,2lS of the revised statutes. This is the section which prohibits the appointment to the army ot any person who served in any capacity in the military, naval or civil service of the Confederate States.
 Mir. Conger raised point of order against the amendment on the ground that it was new leg islation and not germane to the bill. He after ward withdrew the point of order, but it was renewed by Mir. Sparks and sustained by the chair Tho consideration of the bill having been concluded, with the exception of section six, repeating the statutes allowing the military to preserve the peace at the polls, that section was read. Mr. Conger rose to a point of order that the section changed existing law and did not retronch expenditures. After a prolonged discussion the House adj djourned.
 Debate was continued on the clause in the army appropriation bill forbidding the presence of troops at the polls Mir. Conger's point of order that the clause new legislation and not in the interest of retrenchment over ruled by the chairman. Mir. Conger appealed from the decision, but the House sustained the ruling by il vote of 125 to l07 General Gar field then took the floor and presented the Republican case in long speech. Messrs. Stephens and McMahon were the principal
 packers on the Democratic side. Adjourned.
 Mir Atkins reported the legislative appro- pratiOn bill. Itappropriates between sl5, ,000,- 900 and $l6,000 900. Under the judicial head it contains provision repeating the last clause of section 800 of the revised statutes, which applies to the State of Pennsylvania, and sec tions sol, 820 and 82l of the revised statutes and providing that all jurors, grand and petit shall be publicly drawn from box containing the names of not less than 300 persons possess ing the necessary qualifications, which names shall have been placed therein by the clerk oi the court and commissioner, to be appointed by the judge which commissioner shall be citizen residing in the district, and shall be well-known member of the principal political party opposing that to which the clerk shall belong. 1t also repeals sections 2,0l6, 2,0lS and 2,020, and all the succeeding sections down to and including 2,027, and also section 5,522. It also strikes out of section 2,019 the words | c for the purpose of engaging in the work of the ballots" and strikes out of sec tion POPS the words Cor deputy marshall" and the words "city, town, county, parish" It also repeals section 2,031, except such part of it as relates to the pay of supervisors of elections It repeals all other sections and laws authorizing the appointment of chief su- pervisors of elections and special or deputy | marshals of elections. The bill was ordered 1 printed, and referred to the committee of the | whole In committee of the whole considera- tion of the army appropriation bill was re- sumed The discussion of the clause torbidding | the military at the polls was participated in by Messrs. Muldrow, Chalmers and Hurd on the | Democratic side and by Messrs. Belford, Con- ger and Frye on the Republican. Adjourned.