New-York tribune., 1879-06-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


In the House, Mr.. SINGLETON Dem.,
Miss J. Chairman of the Committee Printing reported
a bin providing for the election Of Congressional
Printer.
| MIR CONGER Rcp.. MicnJ raised the point OF order
that the rule which permitted the Committee Printing
to report any did not apply to bills of this char
acter.
1be Chair sustained the point OF order and the Dill
was not received.
Mr. ATKINS (Dem, Tenn), chairman of the Commit
tee Appropriations reported the Legislative Execu-
i've and Judicial Appropriation bill and moved tnat it
be printed and rrcOmmtted.
Mr. HAWLEY Rep.. Conn., submitted an amendment
to the nstruciinG the Committee on ApproprG-
lions TO the bill substantially in the form and
containing the matter OF tle legislative Executive aud
Judicial APPROPRIATION bll "a ias agreed TO- eISludlns
thcrefrom all general political legislation and all appr0-
| prations for Judicial expenses. .
| Mr. ATKINS inquired how Mr. Hawley mad obtained
The SPEAKER replied that. the gentleman from
Tennessee mir Atkins demanded the previous
question, lie mad recognized the gentleman from Con
Mr. AIKINs-I mad not surrendered the MOOR mn was
iii expectation of the question being PUT by The Cnair
| Tho sPEAKER-If the gentleman says that he de-
manded the previous question: inc CA"h W' ol course
Mr.. ATKINS inquired if he could Withdraw the bill.
| The SPEAKER replied that he could
Mir ATKINS-Thsn Withdraw IT,
| Mr.. CONGER (Rep., Mich) inquired n that was I'm
TGc SPEAKER replied thai 1t was,
Mr.. MORRISON Dem, IlL)-lt VIII come back again;
! you need not br afraid.
Mr HAWLEY-And my motion will come back too.
| The bill therefore wlthdrawu and tie House re-
consideration of the business OF The morning
nour-beng The OIL relating to the removal of causes
| IRON state TO Federal Counts.
! The demand the previous question being with
1pposion 10 tie bIIi il was not an er 1T TO wipe
| ihe lecisytion enacted 10 save to the conn
ry me benefit of the war; wipe that feature
of ur prudence which had been engTafted tho sys
TEN NV the fat0ers OF the Republic and winch hai the
sanction OF Webster, Clayton and Calhoun. A. to the
practical que stiOn involved the bill he stated tbat
since 1877 there mad been the southern een
persons ked and tlirty-seyen wounded IN The execu
| lion of the laws. IL the pending bill should
! become a law the power to have sucn eases removed
from the STATE to the Fede.h Courts would not exist
! and the revenue laws COZ d not be On iorced -
Mr.. THOMAS (i'ep. tiii) argued IN favor OF the
| amendment offered Dy the minority OF ihe committee
lie believed that there ought 10 be modification Of
existing law, but t. attempt % swept entirely
| from tine statute DoOss wholly unIsThable. The
| United Slaes Naion d" with a great big
oI the Nation Every ctz II mad tine Ilght To 20 20
The foot the throne" and demand protection, par
the Unei states. and mad come In coahict with some
| law OF an inferior municipality tApnlau.el -,
The morning hour having expired the Speaker laid
before the House the message OF the President trans
roceeljngs and report OF the board of officers In the
ease of General fitz John Porter Referred 10 tno Com
n,itce Mary Affairs and ordered printed with all
Mr. ATKINS Dam Tenn( again reported the Lessla;
be pInted aud recommiited, aud demanded the
previous question:
pity with when the previous question was moved and
u member suggested lin an nndertonep 20 Mr. iawley
rep Comm 10 max, some movement but be declined
doing renarkng IN the same tone that ne d!d not
O Mr.
Mr. GARFIELD (!ep. Iio) remarked that he had
been told oy some members VINO had seen the bill that
il was in the main. Objectionable, bat he suggested
to NJ Asns whether II wouie not be best 20 nave the
ill subStantiyey exactly what appropriations 1t
Mr. ATKINS tDem, Tenn.) replied o schoolboy of
ten years could not understand the Dill should not
o1lcrr could understand II IN day.
Mr GARFIELD-It has to be cOdifed
Mr. ATKlNS-WcI lt can DC COdiiied In q day.
Tie previous quecsion was seconded, aud tho bill
was ordered puued aud recommitted The bill makes
| .fffls and IA
we're by the legislative Appropriation bl for the
present fsca year. with CERTAIN etcoptions G Indicated
officers created by zcis OF 1879 aud for certain ex
pensrs rendered by the removal OF the officers
OF tne War Navy DEPARTMENTS also Tor the Alnts
ana Assay Ofces also FOR two associate judges In Da
ndae in Texas airo for tn ofce OF the LIieslying
Service for expenses OF territories also for the
EnOmoloaical Commission. Section three appropriates
| a sufficient to meet any increased expend
Iure made necessary by amendments this
year Tho fourth ropeals lions 4.77l 772
and 4773 OF tae Revised statues providing Tor biennial
examination Of pensioners, and leaves with tho Com
missioner OF Pensions power 10 order special exanina
sons but not 20 withdraw reduce pensions except
upon notice 10 the pensioner and nearing sworn
OF of pensions the Secretary OF tho Treasury
directed 10 issue INN sdaiey IN payment thereof AS
CURRENCY IN the Treasury AS special iund for the
| redemption OF fractional eurTenoyI
Tne then took special order the bill re-
ported by Mr. Hatch (Den, MOI. from the Committee
Agriculture to prevent The expectation Of discussed cat
tie and spread OF infectious contagious diseases
anon domestic animals and addre ssed III support
| of the bill by Mr.. COVERT Dem. N. "
Mr.. MORTON (Rep, n. " sent TO the Clerks desk
and had read letter 10 himself from Mr.. Harrison.
retary OF the hew-YOrk State Agricultural Society,
giving as his opinion that the BILL as reported s iyo-
| lous, and would be perfectly Ineffective; that the
real danger DO guarded against Is the on
OF the through tho country and that the only
proper function OF the Federal Government this mat
Ter clare tine established against state
where the disease exists and where effective
| to prevent It's spread Ia adopted.
| Without action tho bill. the House. at O'Clock, ad
journed