The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

yHE SENATE DISCUSSES TaE BELL
CAsE-TME LEGIsLATIvE APPRO-
PRIATION HILL In TINE HOUSE.
The senate.
WASHINGTON, April 8.---Mr. Withers, from
the Appropriation COmmittee, reported the
army appropriation bill to the Senate with
out amendment, and gave notice that he
pending order Is disposed Of: -,
Mr.. Bayard introduced q bill to repeal sec
tions $40 and 821 OF the Revised Statutes, con-
corning the Jurors test oath and the mode OF
choosing jurors, which he asked to have
passed without discussion. He said that his
object was purely to facilitate the interest Of
the public business.
| Mr.. Edmunds objected, saying tnat gne
statutes proposed to be repealed still mad
mission to perform. He Insisted that the
bill BE- referred, which was done.
| The Chair appointed the following Senator'S
as directors OF the Freedmen's Trust Com
Withers and Garland. Also the following as
| the Senate members OF the Joint Committee
on Public Printing: Whyte, Ransom and An
thony.
| nicatiOn from the Secretary Of the Treasury
| insreply to resolution offered by Mr.. SauIs-
bury, some weeks ago, asking for informa-
ton In regard toiamounts paid to the syndi-
Gates anu UHukS lUT uSkUblhtll8 bHc BHIe OI
bonds, and also the amounts of government
| deposits in the national banks, etc.
/ Mr.. Booth offered q joint resolution of
| inquiry into the acts OF 1866-70, granting
lands to the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany.
Mr.. Kirkwood offered O bill to organize q
national railway company Of the United
States and for other purposes.
i Mr.. Blaine offered an amendment to the
army bill by adding to section elk provi-
1 u4r hifif if0rx 0va1 nj
officer from appearing armed at the polls or
| within one mile Of any place where an cleo
ton ID being held, under penalty Of q fine Of
not less than $500 and not more than $4,000, or
an Imprisonment OF not less than six months
and not more than five years.
\ The Senate then resumed consideration Of
the New Hampshire Senatorial case.
Mr.. Carpenter made long speech against
the Governor Of New Hampshire, on the
ground that the vacancy was not such 9 one
| as had happened, or was the result Of any
fortuitous circumstances. He held that the
present Legislature of that State could not
elect successor to Wadleigh, and was I'M
constitutional, but that, admitting its validity,
it could be- OF no effect until new Legisla-
ture convenes In June next, as the present
existing Legislature has ample power to elect
Mr.. Garland offered resolution toauthorize
the Committee on Civil Service to inquire
into the expedieney OF making an apportion-
ment OF clerks In different government
departments, according to the population Of
Mr. Bayard called up his resolution, intro
duced yesterday, asking the Treasury De-
partment to furnish to the Senate. informa-
lion as to the moneys paid John 8. Daven-
port, Of New York, % compensation for his
| various efficient services. Agreed to.
The Senate adjourned at 3:15 p m.
| the Mouse.
Mr. Buckner, Of Missouri offered resolu-
tion, which was referred to the Committee on
Rules, to 50 amend the rules that the Satur-
day OF each week be set apart for the con-
sideradon Of bills committed to the commit
tee Of the whole OF the House, other than
the regular appropriation bills.
Mr.. Frye, OF Maine, rose to o personal ex.
PLANTATION. He said that In debate, q few days
ago, he took occasion to read from the Okla
Iona Southern States, a paper published in the
able paper and that It reflected the sentiments
OF the Democrats of Mississippi. One gentle.
man said that the editor Of the paper was .
carpet-bagger; another said that the editor
was sutIer from a Michigan regiment, ane
the gentleman from Mississippi, Mr.. Null
drOw, said that the paper represented no re-
spectacle element In Che State Of Mississippi
lii order that no injustice might be done, he
received from the editor Of that paper. The
letter refers to Mr.. MuldrOw's remarks, ant
then called attention to the fact that, whether
It represented Democratic sentiment or not
1t had supported MT. MuldTOW IOf congress
n the last campaign.
Mr. Atkins, Of Tennessee, rose to move te
20 into com mittee on the legislative appro
priation BILL pending which Mr.. McLane o.
Marland, called attention to what he though
was an avuse which had grown up, Of HAVING
d list Of speakers In committee of the whole
which was followed arbitrarily and which
, thus cut off other members from the discus
sion Of questions before the committee. FL
would therefore move that ne chair
{ structed to follow rule 50, which gives discre
: ton to the Chair to recognize members In hi
discretion and without reference to his list.
This proposition gave rise to extended de
bate
Mr.. McCook, OF New York. thought tina
+ the custom OF keeping list should be con
! tinued.
| MI. Whitthorne of Tennessee, took lik,
view. It was the fairest way for the larges
number OF members; otherwise, the presid
Ing officer would have q power which was en-
tirely too arbitrary.
/ Mr. Hooker, OF Mississippi, opposed tn
i. maintenance Of the list, because under it tn
, floor and peddled out and there was stric
/. ture upon free debate.
il Mr.. Hazleton, of Wisconsin, charged tina
the list was sometimes changed, and that wa
, unfair.
discussion advocated the widest latitude 70
debate. He said 1t WAS manifest that ther
, was an indisposition to going into genera
! legislation. It was just as well, therefore, t
: 20 on with the debate on this bill. He though
| fhat an extended and full debate would shoy
} how thoroughly Pickwickian was the theor
OF revolution or revolt.
After further discussion the whole subjec
was referred to the Committee On Rules.
! On motion Of Mr.. King, Of Louisiana, tn
Secretary Of the Navy. was directed to Civ
the House all Information In his possession
, In relation to the yellow fever on the Unite
States steamer Plymouth
Mr.. Atkins, OF Tennessee, then submitte
, his motion to 60 into committee OF the whole
!, He said that the gentlemen on both sides c
I the chamber had requested him to tax
charge or this bill, and he was also requests
to frame 1t on the basis OF the conference re
port of the last session as nearly as possible
! present bill conformed to the conference re
] nort and In cases where there was no agree