The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
CUsslON or THE YELLOW
FEVER BILL.


rhs House Takes UP the Army Hill. Hut
rails to Pass 1t over Hayes veto
by vote Or ITO to llo.
THE SENATE.
WARRINGTON. May 1.--Mr. Oockerel presented
! Joint resolution of the Legislature OF Mis-
souri ID improve White river. Mo-: also to re-
move causes from tho State to United States
courts,
Nv Mr.. Jones-A resolution authorizing the
fJommittse on Public Buildings and Grounds
u ii iuuuire into the expediency OF purchasing
srnare No. 4o6, opposite the Patent Office. or
ether locality, for the cite for d city postofilce.
Mr. Bayard moved that when the Senate ad-
burned to-day II be until Monday next-yeas
DIV XII. Bella bill calling on the Secretary
moneys due and uncolected from imports to
nav interest on the public debt. and TO state tho
reasons why the same has not been paid
tUonsideration Or the yellow fever bill was then
resumed. the pending order being NE. Ham
iln's motion to recommit to the Committee
Mr. Harris spoke ID favor of the bill. He re-
referred at length to the sanitary laws OF some
q The hsm al
Mr. Voorhees, rose to q personal explanation.
athfuR he said, which he rarely INDUCED in. Ha
read from n copy Of the National Republican
nswspaper the alleged account Of what he said
II In the Democratic caucus yesterday; lnasm uob.
said Mr.. Voorhees,. as i was not at the caucus
+ Mt oil, not having received my notice In time,
the inaccuracy 81 this account Ia amazing. He
said that all men were at the mercy of this seTt
of people. who had little respect ior the truth
A lie he said. was hard to run down, and for
that reason he had taken q fair tar, ana would
make d sharp race for IT. tLauahtsrl .aa :.
making the Board oi Health the source of
power in framing rules for the goyernIme nt e OF
ports of entry Ia the .ountry. He b.,,ieyed the
Mr. Jones believed that quarantine. should be
not only effective but national instead Of local.
Mr.. Salisbury, from the Committee On Privi-
y fh0rizing that COMMITTEES to examine the evi.
I dence In the case Of Spofford vss. Kellogg. and
Rives power to appoint sub-c9m,mlt,ee, NJ, 70
fecees. Objected to and the RESOLUTION Went
ME-. Wallace moved to adjourn.
MI. Edmunds thought the appropriation bills
ought to be proceeded with.
At $40 y. m. the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
The Speaker announced the unfinished bust
nees to be the considera ion u the resolution
reported yesterday by Mr.. Warner fr m the
Committee On Coinage to fix Saturday. next for
tho consideration Of q bill in relation to silver
coinage, and upon that molten the yeas ana
MI. Stephenson inquired whether. II the reso-
on was the P no
upon the bill at once. and not to POSTPONE con-
siasration, =.
the resolution was rejected.
The resolution was then taken up and the
roll was called on ordering the main question.
aaSr. nay " Messrs. Belford, Fort and Kelley we're
the only Republicans who voted In the afflrma-
The following Democrats voted In the rega-
tive: Beltshooyer. Clark Of New Jersey. Dent
ser Hurd. McLane, Morrison. O'Brien. o'Reil-
The resolution fixing Saturday for the con-
sideration Of the bill was then adopted.
MI: Sparks. Of Illinnis, then moved. as
g ssnsas Of a ea fs he ysso
Ing the army bill.
Mr.. Conger inquired II It was proposed to
allow discussion.
Mr.. Sparks said he did not think discussion
necessary. and demanded the previous ques-
ton on the motion to pass the BILL the oblec-
lions Ii q the President to the contrary notWfth'
Mr., Conger wanted to know from the Cheir
whether vi the order was not yesterday 70 take
tne Dill up and consider it to-day. and whether
tnat did not evolve discussion.
NIT. Atkins. of Tennessee. asked leave to
present some remarks on the message.
could be general.
He desired to ask II what he said was par
demands for the regular order on the Demo-
cratic side. gentlemen there insisting that vote
should be taken at once.
=, Mr. Conger eisted upon being heard. and
the Speaker ruled that the gentleman had
right to make parliamentary inquiry.
He then Incurred again whether the order to
The Speaker replied again that 1t did not and |
then TIE Democrats again demanded q. vote,
the CHAIR said he was not now In order. - ''Au
Mr. ConRer suggested that there was no |
necessity for the Chair to get excited over the
The speaker--"on. the Chair is as calm as
summer morning fGreat applanse
The question was then put; "Will the House
of the President to the contrary notwithstand-
ine2' In accordance with the requirements Of
sns Ss ns ss "a 2s p
70 ITO nays. two.thirds not voting to pass the
PHI over the veto.
the bill-Ds La Matyr. Ladd, -sieyenson and
Wright. To sustain the veto-Ward, Forsythe
Gillette Jones Munich. Weaver and Yocum.
sonal explanation, and quoted from . speech
published BY Mr.. Russell. of North Carolina,
under general leave to print speeches. In that
fiorida districts. and asserts that the members
81 me returning boards were in the peniten;,
tahary for frauds, perpetrated. Mr.. Kitchen said
70 MIN and his district, and said Mr.. RusselPs
stMafements M were simply false and slanderous.
me hsrs sns ha MI kuSse ssa beer
explanation
MT. Kitchen said his colleague (RusselD never
rrir, his speech here He obtained leave
oeen heard. 1t would not. He had received let
sers . from bis district. asking him why he Id
not contradict this slander. He did not intend
,o be personal in his reflections. but his col
league was one OF the Republican Judges. and
ns Mas not surprised that he should have vio-
tatsa ~ every parliamentary rule and every rule
oL Iecency and proprietY.
~ Ut. ,h. 9arheld again Interrupted and demand
,i ~ .lat ~ ~. Kitchens words be taken down and
read "a a. ~ the CLERKS desk.
rieah,W IN, eaver. Of Iowa, said he understood Mr..
AAiVoaen 20 say, also, that Mr.. Russelrs state