Daily globe., 1879-06-27
the judicial expenses bill was read a second
time and referred to the committee on appro-
priations and the Senate adjourned.

! time and referred to the committee on appro
priations and the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives..
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-A proposition for re-
vokins leaves of absence granted to members,
and requiring all absent to report Immediately
was made by Mr.. Armfeld and objected to.
JUDICIAL EXPENSES BILL.
The bill making appropriations for certain
judicial expenses, and the bill making appro-
priations to ray the fees of marshals and theil
general deputies, were reported from the com.
mittee on appropriations and ordered printed
and referred.
POLITICAL. ASSESSMENTS.
The bill prohibiting political assessments
came up as the business of the morning hour.
Mr.: Garfield sought the opportunity OF
speaking against the Dill, but was cut OFT by a
demand for the previous question, Whereupon
dilatory tactics were resorted to by the Repub
icaus.
The morning hour was consumed in roll calls
and bills went over without action.
LETTER CARRIERS DEFICIENCY.
The conference report upon the letter car
riers bill was agreed to. The House committee
on appropriations this morning rejected, by
party vote, various amendments offered by the
Republican members, and instructed Mr.. At
kins, the chairman, to report the two bills pro-
vidlng for judicial expenses of the govern
ment.
MINUTE DEBATE.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, Blackburn in the chair, on the bill max
ing appropriations for certain judicial expenses,
all general debate thereon being limited to one
minute. There was, however, no general de-
bate, and the bill was Immediately read by Sec
tions for amendment.
Mr.. Baker moved to amend by inserting the
following paragraph: For fees of United States
marshals and their deputies $500. 600. to be ex-
pended for direct and legitimate expenses of
conducting business in the district, circuit and
supreme courts of the United States. He said
the amendment was offered for the sole pur-
pose of enabling the majority to make the ar-
propriations necessary to carry on the courts
and leaving untouched the whole political
questions at issue between the parties. It was
offered as to bring before the country
squarely and directly the question whether the
majority was disposed to make needful
or whether it desired under the guise of fight
ing battle on political question to strike
directly at the administration of justice in the
courts. If the amendments were voted Gown
the country would agree with him in believe
ing that it was the purpose of the majority, un-
der the guise of a political fight, to stab in a
vital point one of the departments of the gov
ernment, because it was apparent that in o1der
to have the business of the federal courts car
ried on, marshals must have the necessary
funds placed at their disposal.
Mr.. Atkins said that as to the courts not be-
ing able to get along without ample provisions
being made for marshals, there as nothing in
afterwards passed deficiency bills. Besides,
the salaries of marshals were provided for IN
the regular legislative appropriation bills He
did not believe that any marshal or general dep
uty was unpatriotic as to resign because their
fees were not provided.
After further brief discussion the amend
ment was rejected; yeas 68, nays 81.
The motion to increase the per diem of the
jurors was defeated.
Mr.. Turner moved to strike out the proviso
that no citizen shall be disqualified from jury
service on account of race color or previous
condition of servitude.
lucky would Withdraw his motion. 1t pro-
posed to abrogate portion of the constitution
Of the United States.
Mr.. Turner-If that is part of the constitu-
tion of the United States. the supreme law of
the land, why put it in as proviso to this
bill ?
Mr.. Atkins-We put il in there to show that
we do not design that this law shall be con-
strued SO as to deny to colored~ citizens the
right to set upon juries. That is why we put
it in. (Applause.l
The motion to strike ont the proviso was de-
feated, the only vote in favor Of it being cast
by Turner himself. Motions to strike out the
clause repeating the test oath, and the clause
in regard to the drawing of jurors were de
feated.
Mr.. Warner submitted an amendment, pro-
viding that commissioner shall be appointed
from the principal political party in the dis.
trict in which the court is held opposed to that
to which the clerk Of the court may belong.
Mr.. Caswell moved to strike out the clause
repeating the test oath. He did not know but
that if the provision were presented in sep
arate bill he would vote for it. He was, how
ever, opposed to the practice of placing general
legislation on appropriation bills T.
Mr.. Randall called attention to the fact that
the House had refused to proceed to the con-
sideration of that subject in separate bill.
If the provision we're stricken out of this bill,
the House would not be able to secure any
legislation on the subject.
Mr.. Conger said that when commoner
made statement that the House had refused to
Consider subject in separate bill, nobody
paid any attention to it, but when the speaker
IF the House, for whom he was parliamentary
bound to say he had very great respect, left
the chair and made that statement to the
country, he (Conger) felt that it should not &C
unchallenged. The bill to which the gentle
man from Pennsylvania (RandalD alluded t
had been referred to the committee Of the
whole, the proper place for its consideration.
Mr.. Randall reminded Mr.. Conger that hs
was a member of the committee of the whole
and had not left the chair for the purpose OF
speaking. He reaffrmed his statement that th,
bill repeating the test oath was not in commit
tee of the whole. It was unfinished business
in the House, and its consideration had beer
| obstructed by the minority. The gentleman il
charge of that bill, Mr.. Herbert, had repeated,
| made propositions looking to vote upon it
but they had never been accepted.
Mr. Conger-I may be mistaken
Mr.. Randall-You are mistaken (laughter.)
| The amendment was then rejected, and tn
committee rose aud reported the bill to tn
House and it was passed-yeas 80. nays 81. Al
the Greenbackers present with the exception o
Forsythe voted in the affirmative.
1aARsHAIs' FEES.
MIR. Cobb moved the House 60 into commit
tee of the whole on tie bill making appropris
tions to pay the fees of United States marshal
! and their general deputies, and moved that a
| general debate close in one minute.
| Mr.. Baker moved to increase the time fe
general debate to one hour. Adopted, l27 t
80. The House then adjourned.
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, June 26-The Senate in exec,
tive session confirmed the nomination of Jo
Smith, of Maine, to be collector of customs fl
the district of Bangor, Me.
THE KHEDIvE.
The department Of state has received tel