The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-28
THE CONGRESS.
Passage or the National Quarantine
Bill in the House.
i Political Discussion in the Senate Grow
ing Out Of Some Peculiar Civil
Service Reform.
THE SENATE.


accompanied by a letter from the Auditor In
response to q resolution OF the Senate asking
ior Information In regard to the taxation OF
churches In the District of Columbia The
letter was referred to the ommittee on the
District OF Columbia and ordered to be printed
Mr.. Mcdonald asked to have read several
petitions and memorials from citizens Of
Providence, r. /.
NIL. Edmunds said 1t would load the col
umns Of the Record to publish 50 much
matter In It,
MI. Mcdonald then explained that the
memorial was signed by 300 citizens Of Provi-
denoe, r. l.. soldiers and sailors OF the late
war, who complained that the law regarding
civil positions under the government, has
been frequently violated. The memorial is
accompanied by petition from one DR..
Green. Charges are made to the effect that
the collector Of the port Of Providence ID o
relative OF Senator Anthony, who was put In
to supercede a Union soldier. There was
some objection to having these papers read,
but consent was at length obtained.
MI. Mcdonald accompanied the memorial
with two resolutions the one referring SO
much Of the memorial az referred to the
charges against Senator Anthony to the Com
mittee On Civil Service Reform and the other
to refer that part Of 1t which charged that
the freedom OF elections In that State had
been interfered with by the Federal anthofi-
ties TO the committee to inquire into alleged
frauds LII the late elections, known as the
Wallace committee The said committee to
have power to sit during the recess and send
for persons and papers and take testimony.
Mr.. Burnside said the appointments in
question had been made at his suggestion
and without the priyity Of his colleague, Mr..
Anthony.
After spirited debate on the receipt of the
papers they went over till tomorrow, on OBJ
lection.
The Senate then took up the bill relative to
transportation Of animals. After discussion
Mr. Davis, OF West Virginia, moved to re-
commit the bill. Rpjected-1S to 80.
Mr.. Allison moved to strike out the pro-
vision In relation TO fines and forfeitures un-
der the vile words, Half to complainant and
the other half.' so that the United States
stall be the only beneficiary. Agreed to.
Edmunds moved to postpone further con-
elderation Of the bill until the first Monday OF
called for O special purpose, viz: The consid-
Grafton Of the appropriation bills. The mo-
ton was agreed to.
motion to go into executive session was
defeated-25 to 80.
Mr. Bayard then called up his bill to pro-
vide for the exchange Of subsidiary coin for
legal tenders, when without any action there
% the Senate at .45 p. m. adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, asked unanimous
consent that there be call of States for the
Introduction Of bills, as OF Monday.
Nj IoHgeT onJected, tlht Inc OHiy nlllS IT,
enired were the appropriation bills, and they
could DO reported at any time.
& The House then, In the morning hour, re-
suned consideration of the bill In relation to
hstranster OF causes from State courts.
,,r. ~. Atkins, OF Tennessee, inquired II this
blll could not be referred to the committee OF
he whole 1t was evident that the previous
question could not be seconded.
After vain effort to reach some agreement
y TO the bill, Mr.. Townshend, who had
eaarge OF IT, insisted upon vote on the de-
nan nand ior the previous question, when the
republicans, by withholding their votes,
ordered
The morning hour was used up In dilatory
Motons and the bill went over until to-mor-
= Inc House, as the regular order, took up
ne blli to Increase the efficiency Of the Ma
aonal .l Board OF Health and to prevent the in
a,oaueton a,ol into the United States OF conta-
knus and Infectious diseases.
MI W motion OF Mr.. Young. Of Tennessee, the
nouse agreed to take up the Senate bill on the i
aalae sunlect and consider 1t, Instead OF the
mouse bill. The Senate bill was read
,,as.Nas ~ was agreed that the bill should be con-
/ s.aeled saae Id the House as in committee of the
9auie and be subject to amendment.
], Alter some debate. in which the Importance
speedily passing the bill to avoid Il threat
Suu SnMu calamity was recognized, and the possi- I
sna sn1y Y i amended IN the slightest particular
wv. NY Went back to the Senate 1t might fail. OPP
mston to the bill was withdrawn and it
Sassseed SSased the House just as it came from the
sennate and without amendment.
rnuflng the debate on the bill Mr.. Young, Of /
nv issaanessee, said he did not think the time Of
IN ~ aalournment of Congress was very far
w ,Whereupon Mr.. Van Noorhis, of New
KIN KIN inquired whether the gentleman was
nnalng to adjourn without passing the ap- |
pepration bills.
~ "; !; Young l say frankly that am not,
Passed. ~ apl'A =
iae House then, at AS p. M. adjourned.