New-York tribune., 1879-04-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The Senate joint resolution for the printing
OF portrait Of the late Professor Joseph Henry, TO
company the memorial volume heretofore ordered
passed
The House then, at 1910 p. m., went into Committee
OF the WHOLLY Blackburn Dem, Ky) in the chair
on the Legislative Appropriation bil, the pending
amendment being one increasing the clerical force III
the Post Oice Department 1t twas ad0pted-yeas, lO5
nays, 60 c,..,.-,..., - ...,.--,,.
creasng salary Of the Commissioner OF Agriculture
from - 900 81 900. After debate II Withdrawn
Mr.. WHITE rep, PcnnJ submitted an amendment
directing the Commissioner of Agriculture to supply
reasonable quantity OF seeds shrubs, etc, 10 members
OCOugress Tor distribution among their agricultural con-
siituents After debate the amendment agreed TO-
On motion OF Mr.. sIMONTON Dem, Tenn) an amend
ment was adopted requiring the Commissioner of Agr
culture to report the quantity Of Seeds ETC. distributed
by HIM. and to what States and counties they have been
on motion Of Mr. STANFORD Dem. AlaJ an amend
ment adopted requiring the Commissioner to report
IN regard 10 purchases OF seeds, etc. from whom pur
chased. and IN what quantities.
Mi AIKEN moved to strike out the paragraph under
substitute provision increasing the appropriation Tor
the purchase ana distribution o seeds ec ron 2oo0
Bir. Aiken said that the House would split hairs for
hours over questions OF law. lavish money on theore
cal questions. ANA appropriate millions for destruction
but would not NOie thousands for production lhe leg
islaton Of the House wa, run by cOere OF members
who sat IN the front seats He dsgustcd TO near
men talk about revolution and all that stuf when the
agricultural element laborng 10 keep
from the door. The motion WAS agreed to- The effect
OF the adoption Of this amendment being TO strike out
Me- simonto6. Stamford aud Whic the two latter
gentlemen again offered their amendments and they
were again adopted
Mr. HUNTON Dem, Va submitted amendment
increasing the appropriation Tor eradcatug infectious
diseases among dOncstcated animals from S2J 900 10
$2JOOOO. lie stated that the obi cct of the large in
crease tO stamp out the disease known as pcUTO-
pneumonia, which lad recently made Us appe france
cattle in several states. II that disease not
promptly Crddcdted, H would spread 90 tlS great Vest
and the amount OF damage could only be estimated by
millions.
WitlOut dIsposfng OF the amendment the Committee
rose the committees announced, and the House.
al 3:I5, adjourned until tomorrow
THE NEW COMMITTEES.
The Speaker announced the standing committees Of
the House as fOows-DemOcrdts in haticS except the
chsrmeul and the Republicans IN roman:
On Electt0aS-Mr. SPRINGER QIL), chairman; McSsrs.
COtrTtck uud). ArnUetd u. O., BcHehoorer Peunl.
SdtB'r QHd. Dem. MOI, PhtSer tky1, Keller tOMo),
Camp N. ". Calkms Qnd j. Field (MdssJ OleItOh
Qenn,l, and hs0Cer (Nat. Dcn.. Iowa..
On H0JS and heQas-Mr. WOOD IN. ", chairman /;
Messrs IucLT Naj Gf5con (Lal. PheiDS Comm, MOrf-
IilJ MNs 0eXJ C0yiiSic lKyl, EcitDa Gnd. Dem,
CAL Garfield Ohlol, Kelley (Aat Rep Penu), COBger
(Sch.l. Frye (Ne) and Dunueli CMlnnl
On appropriations ATKINS QcuuD, chairman !;
McssTs. BtOut tGa), 6lagttOH liisS Cymtr tPcuu.I,
BLqckbuya tKy), Wells (nlOl, COJb Uud j. lOJUey tAa)
McMdhOn (OhiO). Baker Qud.l, Monroe (OhiOl, HsWty
Comm. HubbaN (Mich.b Cannon an, ana Hiscock
N. "
ON RanEinO and CurTeney-Mr. BUCKSER Ni0J, chair
man: Messrs EuiRQ (Ohio DdriS (N. Co. Young Icnu).
Leos (Ala.), LOUnSbery IN. ", Lddd tNat DEM Mcl,
Chitenden IN. YJ Fort ull., Price powa), md CrapO
(dassJ
mickey (OhioJ, LHis Hs.I. Martin (W. Ya.h WeIborn
Ue1ash Harmer lPennl BelOrd COD Sewherfy
(MiehD. Bailey IN ". and ButterwOrth (OhOD
On Ctotms-Mr BRIGHT (Ieun.b chairman; MesSrs.