National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-03
Mr.. Roppss. Not to be presented again this Con-

BINss'
Inc bill was then Withdrawn by unanimous con-
sent -
Mr.. WHirrnonNE moved to suspend the rules and
o'clock for the consideration of the resolutions re-
ported from the Committee on Naval Affairs rela-
tive TO the conduct Of cx.secre,Ory Robson and
other OK oficnls of the Navy Department in the
sale and disposition Of public property. Defeated
yeas rs nays, 1l2-nOt the necessary two-thirds
IN the nhirm0tiye
Mr.. VANCE, chairman of the Committee on Pat
ents moved to suspend the rules and pass the SEN
ate bill far amending the patent laws. with certain
amendments recommended by the committee. Re-
| Jected.
Mr. RICE lMnss.) moved TO suspend the rules and
mke from the speakers table for consideration and
| amendment Senate bill extending the time for the
construction aud completion Of the Northern Pa
oiiic Railroad, debate TO be limited TO ten minutes
| Relected-yeas 1874 nays, 105-not the necessary
| two-thirds In the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. YOUNG the Senate bill to pre-
| vent inc introduction OF contagious diseases the
yellow fever bl) was taken up and substitute for
u was offered by Mr.. Young.
establishes board Of health, to meet In Wash
| ngton, 70 frame rules and regulations to make in.
YcsttgatiOns, &c.
| After debate mainly on the State rights features
OF the substitute, the House preceded to vote ON
| the substitute, and IL was agreed to-yeas, l2j
nays, l13.
The question required OH the passage of the Sen.
ate bill MS amended. and by tollers It defeated
yeas, II nays, ll7-and the yeas and nays were
ordered,
| Pending which, Mr. YOUNG (Tenn.). fearing the
defeat OF the bill as amended moved to reconsider
| the vote by which the substitute was agreed to.
ear ghS S"Dg of ON Hue pS o
| sage of the amended bill,
Whercupon Mr. YoUSd congratulated them on
| defeating the bill.
| Tho Senate bill rs amended was then rejected
yeas, ll2; nays, l2S, An the Republicans voted
against the bill, as did most of the members from
| New York city
Mr.. louNG (Tenn.) moved to reconsider the vote.
| Pending further action, tho House, at $50, took
| recess until eight o'clock.
| The motion TO reconsider the vote rejecting the
Senate yellow fever bill was taken up Oh the rcOs-
sembling of the House.
| Mr. Young made an appeal TO the House to pass
either the Senate bill or the substitute offered by
HIM His preference was to pass the substitute and
let the matter be arranged BY conference com
| mittee.
Mr. STONE felt positive that there were provisions
in the substitute that could not be enforced but he
Mr. TOWNSEND a. W expressed the belief that
| II was the right and duty of the Government to
| fight and keep out foreign diseases, as II had to
keep out foreign enemies. He ridiculcd the State
rights doctrine as used against the bill. and said
that ii majority of those living in Louisiana chose
70 die OF yellow fever he would not coerce State
lLaughteE
After further debate Mr. BEEDE moved to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table. Negatlycd-SO
TOGO.
The vote was then reconsidcred
| The effort to striglten out the parliamentary
tanglc IN which the House became involved lasted
Tor nearly mn hour, ana was attended win q vast
nnou,t 81 morse uproar anu c1niIsloli, Wch was
converted into amusement by the ScIEeant-at-Arms
shoulderlng his mace and stalking around wher-
eyer there appeared TO be the most excitement.
lherc was an evident majority ~ inVor OF inc SEN
ate bill II II could be dvcsed of the House Substi-
lnte but that was SO hard e get at that finally Mr.
Garfield moved to lay the bill on the table
Pending the motion, and while the House was at
the height of another storm, message from the
sery0tons of the transit on Venus had n calming
influence upon the hurricane. and shouts of laugh
ter evinccd the legislative sense Of the ludicrous
contrast suggested by the message.
The bill was laid on the tAble-ycas, 1871; nays,
100
Mr.. HARRIS (Va.l at 1910 moved to go to business
on the Speakers table
| Mr.. PAGE suggested that the Presidents veto mes
snge OF the antiChncse bill should be now read
| (The message had been received about nine
oclock)
| The Speaker said that that would be reached i'm.
medutcly IL the motion OF the gentleman from Vir-
ginia was carried because veto messages, although
usually presented at once were technically on the
Speakers table
Mr.. SPRINGER, rs II question of privilege pre-.
sented from the Committee on Expenditures in the
State Department report Of resolutions for the i'm
. | pcachment of George f. Seward late Consul len
cral Mt Shanghai ana now United States Minister
: TO China.
| raised
| The vote Wns tnkpu and tho Huusn rpfuSpl-lOl