The New York herald., 1879-03-05

clock back five minutes. creating much laughter in
House bill to provide for public building in
Brooklyn \. Y, for post office and other govern
ment Offices, was received, and Mr.. Conkng of New
York. asked for it's present consideration but obje
tion was made by Mr.. Davis. of West Virginia. and 1T
| was laid aside.
| Mr. CocKRELL, tdem.) of Mo-. called up House bill
to authorize the President to appoint james Shields
of Missouri Whose term of service senator ex-
pres to-day, Brisadier General in the United States
army, on the retired list.
Mr.. SARGENT. of California. said he disliked very
much to do So but he must object to the bill on
principle. II was laid aside.
AT this point Senatorelect Logan entered the Cham
Der aud looked up At the clock with some surprise.
creating renewed laughter and applause in the gal
leries.
Mr.. ANTHONY OF Rhode Island from the Commit
reported that they had discharged that duty and the
President had replied that he had further commu
nication to make to Congress-
THE ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. FERRY, Of Michigan President pro en.., said
the time liked for the final adjournment of Congress
baying arrived, the Chair declared the Forty-hfth
Congress adjourned without day.
The closing hours Of the session were character
lied by more disorder and confusion than usual
not only the galleries but the floor of the Senate
were crowded. and at times IT was impossible to nn-
derstand what was going until the Chair with
some difficulty. partially restored order.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON. March 4, 1879.
Mr. KNOTT of Kentucky. asked unanimous con-
sent 10 present the report the charges against
Judge Bodgett, of Chicago with resolution that the
charges be laid the table, but Mr.. BRAGG of Wis
consin. objected.
Mr. WHITE. trep.) Of Pa. at o'clock A. M.
moved recess till nine O'Clock. Negatived-1s to
1877.
The matter under consideration being the Seward
impeachment,
mr. SPRINGER. (dem.) of H.. asked whether it was
the intention of the other side to demand separate
vote each article.
Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass.-K the resolutions
make case against Mr.. Seward for acts done Min
lister will vote for his impeachment, but will not
vote for articles impeachng him for what he did as
Consul and Consul General years and years ago.
Mr. spRINoEn--Does the gentleman intend to call q
separate vote on each Of these articles?
Mr. BuTIER--I do.
The question was then raised whether vote
should be taken first the first article or on the
general resolutions Of impeachment the republicans
claiming the former and Mr.. Springer insisting on
the latter.
The SPEAKER decided in favor Of Mr. Springer 8
position
The question was taken on tho resolution Of I'm
peachment, and thero yeas 100. nays 17-no
| quorum-the republicans generally having declined
| to vote.
THE ARMY BILL.
Mr.. HEWITT, (dem) Of n. Y, ut twenty minutes of
two reported that the Conference Committee the
Army Appropriation bill had not been able to agree
The question was raised the democratic side
that there was quorum the last vote. and that
| therefore nothing was in order but call Of the
House on o motion to adjourn.
The SPEAKER decided that o conference report
could be received pending call of the House, and
| the report was therefore read.
Mr.. HEWITT ton the suggestion Of republicans made
a statement to the matters in controversy. He
stated that an agreement could be reached oil OF
them except to the presence of troops at the polls
That issue had been fairly presented On one
side the House conferees insisted that the time
had como when it should no longer be lawful for o
soldier to be at polling places On the other side 1t
was insisted with equal force that the provision of
| tho statutes should be maintained, AND that the
power should remain i'll the executive to order troops
to the polls the day OF election if in his jnds
P5neps S,a Of free pgsEssa That
American people. No English speaking man. for 200
years, had questioned the fact that soldiers should
would have been raised in this country but for the
unhappy calamity OF civil war. For fifteen years the
erond L had made saerees to sct
to resumption OF specie payment. but nothing
9ss,Soss en done hs asr tSa s Of .as
| foundation Of the government. 1t was o
shame that resumption Of specie payments should
have preceded resumption Of these rights. 1t
| mputation on q Eberty-loving people that it had
allowed the time to pass by till now without rcsum-
Ing these rights
Now that the issue had been raised could they sur
| render the question? Would they be justified IN
concedng the principle lin time OF profound peace)
that soldiers should be ordered by, the Executive
power to the polls lNo. no. from tho democrats.)
was most anxious that there should be
| no extra session. Tho individual interests
Of the country wanted Congress to go in peace but
profit. without which money disappeared and profits
were illusory things. for which men had sacrificed
that the greatest of those things the right of
| self-government The question in the bill was the
were founaa The Of
| rights almost as difficult as thoir establish
ment. II. when the opportunity came. 1t was once
| passed by, the opportunity would never como .
second time. II this provision should remain on
tho statute book. and ii an interruptions Executive
should be placed i'll the Presidential chair with
power to control troops at the polls). the people
| would never elect successor to that President.
| matter pressed now because when an army bill
| failed once before the army maintained
until tho time of the next election before Congress
called together and provision could DO made for
tho army's support Under that precedent the army
could be continued without appropriations, through
the ncxt Presidential election and if there should
he disposition las ho trusted there would not be)
| to the military power for political purposes,
them In his Judgment 1t would be almost i'm possi-
| bio again to elect President of the
pie. It was for that reason that tho
House confcrees had felt constrained to plant them
| selves firmly the ground that they would never
yield this provision and he trusted they would be
sustained by the unanimous voice of this side. (Ap-
plause on the democratic side)
| At this point two O'Clock A. NJ, message from
the Senate announced that the conference report
the Post Office Appropriation bill had been disagreed
| TO and asking new conference.
FOSTER EXPLAINS.
Mr.. FosTIn, (rep.) NJ Ohio, remarked that the gen.
tlon,an Mr. Hewitt had been q conferee the Army
bill alone. He (Mr. Foster had been q conferee
both bills where these political questions lie
he lc m of trv-
ing to come to agreement those bills and
ing tho country the annoyance OF extra session.
With that no had offered what he thought
fair basis of compromise settlement that that
the republican side of the House would agree 10 the