National Republican., 1879-03-01
HOUSE or REPREsE sENTATIrES.

On motion oil Nlr. RYE, tne Selctl up
pointed yesterday OH the charge made against the
Speaker by Special Agent Williams was authorized
| to sit during the sessions of the House.
Mr.. GLOVER asked leave to have the reports and
| testimony of his committee printed
Mr. SoUTHARD objected.
Mr. HARRIS (ya) asked leave to offer resolution
that there be an evening session tomorrow for
business on the Speakers table, not TO interfere
with appropriation bills.
| Mr. HALE made q statement as to the condition of
business, and said there was great danger of an
extra session unless the House proceeded to put
through the appropriation bills. There were eight
appropriation bills which had not got into. out
or conference, and there were only four days be-
| tween now and Tuesday at noon, when the session
closes. M
| MIR ATKINS chairman of the Committee on Ap.
propriations, confirmed Mr.. Hae's statement, and
said that II would be necessary for the House to od
dress itself nsslduously and constantly to the gp-
lpropriation bills. There were only five appropria.
ton bills passed into law There were eight others
to be completed. The forfcation bill and the
army bill were in conference The post.ofiice bill
was In the hands of the Appropriation Committee.
There were besides The regular % bnp oS S
bill and the postroute BILL all somewhat Voiumin-
Gus bills.
occupy one clerk twenty-five or thirty hours In en-
rolling one of these bills, and that 1t would occupy
the Committee on Enrolled Bills seven or eight
hours In comparing It, 1t would therefore be neceS
sary TO have these bills disposed of before sunday
:. so that the Clerk might have Sunday aud Monday
to enroll them and compare them.
This being private bill day, Mr.. BRIGHT made an
effort TO get the House to proceed to that business
but the House refused to do so. .--,-
tons reported back the Senate amendments to the
postollice appropriation BILL with recommenda-
ton that they be non,conGurred III III gross re-,
Brazilian subsidy and the mail classification
amendment-and that, as to these they be also
non concurred in, and that the debate on the Bra
zilinn subsilv bc limited to two hours.
Mr.. WADDELL desired TO have the debate extend;
ed to three hours, and Mr.. Page to have 1t limited
to one hour.
Finally It was fixed at two hours.
| Mr.. WAppgI was, glad that in the EXPIRING
mail service with Brazil had at last obtained an OPP
portunity of getting vote upon 1t. lie addressed
the House in favor of tho measure.
Mr.. KELLEY supported the amendment
Messrs. CALDWELL, PRIDEMoRE, and BAKET
, Ind) opposed the amendment. ..,....
Mr., RoDERTs also opposed the amendment, as
species of legislation winch should not come before
Congress at the last days OF the session, and which
! 1t came at all, should be earthly considered.
! Mr.. HEWITT IN. " said he desired TO disabus(
S the mind of the House of the idea that the com
merca classes of the country were in favor Of Sub
sdes and of this particular class of subsidy. Tht
! merchants of New York, were absolutely ana un
altcraby opposed to IL, because bitter experience
had taught them that all interference by the Gov
! was an INJURY to their business.
Mr. BLAIR declared himself earnestly and heartily
: for the amendment. The country had arrived q
: that state of development when 1t was absolutely
to foreign trade was to secure rapid ana cOmmoui
Gus facilities of transportation.
Mr. BUTLER sopP9rMSG M 'He TuSeps SGuen NH S
. argument, and asked whether that gentleman, II
voting appropriations to clear out the port oi Nor
folk or the James River, not givingan advantage
/ To those ports over Chncoteague and Wconico
How earth did his friend ever vote Tor appropri
: atons to clear out the bar OF one harDor wilnou
voting for like appropriations ior every o'her har
e Mr.. TUCKER. Ididnt do II. ,.,.uo,
Mr.. BUTLER. Then take 1t that shall not fine
q the name of my friend voting for any river an,
c ties at the mouth of the Mississippi? How are yol
. gentlemen of the South going to get on with you
y Improvement of the Mississippi II this be the con
y stiuonal doctrine? Because you VIII be giving Al
r advantage to New orleans over all the Southern
L ports and you will be giving millions to one maj
3 Eads because that one man Eads can do the work
d Now, II John Roach is day the only man who ca
u do this work of running steamers TO- Brazil then
: thank God we have one man in the country, al
! though of Irish birth and descent who can reyiv
left to us-one establishment that has survived tn
y wreck of all our shipping interest.
e We must do something to revive IL, and do nc
le care whether 1t is John Roach or any other ma
II who do 1t. If he can do IT, let II be done. IA
us not shut ourselves out from the great port OF Tn
South american G9ntnent and hayS % to Send a6i. eye
"a not subsidy. You have only given i q bad nam
as in order Through the press to. irighten veal
OF minded and COwardly members of Congress II
le Just like the salary grab and other matters. Men
III bers voted TO increase their pay and when they g
sufficient pay great many OF them TOOK llhnu guy
G, It for charity, supposing that that would cover
OF up, following Judas who took thirty pieces of 81
as YER and bought charitable institution buryin
" ground.
ly The country, he sad had too much of materl
be wealth and 100 vast resources to remain idle at tn
nt time and to do nothing for the revival of It's con
he merce lie was not to be frightened by the wol
subsidy He represented constituency thatwou
te rejoice in the development of American commerc
mt for In that development there should outflow TO
oil surrounding nations the products OF the West al
We the products of the whole nation. lApplause,I
he Mr. GooDE expressed the hope that the gentemC
~ of the House would not like his respected coeagl
VII (Ir. Tucker) be driven from the support OF tn
NJ measure by the cry of subsidy That was msli
ld mer They were here as the Representatives OF y
OK American people to do what they could legl
mately in opening up new avenues OF trade 10
store, as laras they could, the crippled Gommer
III OF the country and 10 revive the PROSTATE indusrl
~ of the people.
Mr., BuCKNER said he would vote for the amen
ho mcnt more cheoriully If the competition was c
he tended 10 vessels built anywhere, but in the prese
Us, condition Of the country he should vote for II ey
Us II stood, lie was not to be frightened nom !
he prOprlety by the cry ofsubsldy.
ID. Mr. FRYE spoke IN fayorot the amendment