New-York tribune., 1879-03-04
nOrSE OF REPNE, E,ENrATIYEs.

The House met at 10 o'clock in cOntinu-
ancc OF IA urddy's The River and HaIbor bill
was received from the Senate. The sena'e amendments
we're n0neoncurred III. and committee oi conference
consisting OF Mr. Reagan Dem, Tex. Mr. Kenna
dem. ". Nd) and Mr.. HuDbel Ute9., MIch) was ap-
pointed.
The House then proceeded To- the consideration Of bills
on the Speakers table, aud passed a. follows:
Senate amendments to bill 'or h .dlug terms II the
Uucd states District AID Circuit Cour, at Fort scott
senate b!l granting add tioual rights homestead
settlers or pubIc lands within railroad limits.
Senate blh providing additional regulations Tor home
lew laud bills were referred t. Committee Of the
WUolc.
The legislative day of Saturday asi here closed and
that of Monday began az II a. IN.
A motion 10 su pend the rule, and dispense with the
r,adHg Of the Journals o. FRIDAY and saturday op-
po,,d the Republican sd, Uppareny with tue object
Of delaying action IN tn ward mucAci iH cnI pop1Nl,
uoD and WAS rejected. 80 the reading was proceeded
Iac reading OF Friday, Journal having been com
pet,d, Nj GARFIELD (kcg. Ohu) called lor inc read
iug of Saul DAYS Journal but Was in4oIMed by the
Speaker that il was not Yet mad, u.
The question came up lttOm sltufdNs session
whether the House viii consider the report Of the
Committee IN Expenditures IN the sa,c Department on
the Impeachment o. George i. seward several en- rts
i'll tnr way OF points o' uIdrr ana late rpu~u Of other
eubcrts-wcrc maze on tnr Rcpublcin sGc TO prevent
act on they were utgVaHg, and the yeas anu nays
rcsultcd-yra-, 1872 nays, lO9a street parry vote 50
Mr. GAKER OIep Ind)-atl oclock-madc a report
from tii. conference Committee on the Fertilization
b.Il. A.i.'d To.
Nj CDNGEIi Rep NJ chi tried to intcIpose motion
to ttf.l OIL. ward impeachment case To The Judcliry
COMMITTEE, uut The SPEAKER reused 10 recognize
HIM, luuuk tlat MI Springer Dcn4' Ii!J was eht'ltd
10 the nuul.
The report ~ the majority of the committee WaSthen
read. II presents seventeen attct- ol hp'dcHh' NJ
AGAINST G,urgC T. - NdC aud con tltdes Win ie'oIi
tons drcctiug That hc bc luctch i'r gu crimes ana
mislcWcahurs wAuc u oivc; pIoVlai's foi me ap-
pCntueut oi seven nrIuD,rs 10 proceed Immediately %
the bar ~ tie hate ana there 'Wp'dcL ann Ia thc
OF the lIousc aud the poo % Ot the Chied states
aud for the 8lpOhtm,H uf seven mtud4ts ~ MAINTAIN
and support tlr Impeachment proceedings III the
Senate
TIE view, Oi TIE minority were then read. Ihey re
cite the UlicllI U The pO-on O the SHANGHAI OOh-
ruitc The years OF MI Stewards adnlnlstri-
tun. when he WAS young and inexperienced; the
his appropriation Of CcT;aia consular ices 10 pay Tor
additional clerical work. Mmie the minority dOeS not
mean approve that method, says that ~ had been
known to and received the unqualified approval Of the
Government. The minority rrcUmmt nds That the
whole sul1 ct bC referred to the Judiciary Committee
The rcuIug oil me tWO papers occupied an hOur ahd
half
Sir. BUNDY IRep.. " ", by whom the minority re-
port Was prepared addressed the House la advocacy
of IL. -
He then yielded the floor 10 Mr. ATKINS Dem, Tenn)
who at 2i5 y. presented the conference report On
the Suudry Cyil Appropriation bill The report (Which
s long aud winch only referred 10 the yarlons
! amendments by their number9 was read MI AikiNo