National Republican., 1879-06-25
HOUsE or REpR rs EN7ATIyEs.


On motion of Mr.. Cox, the Senate amendments
to the lettercarriers' bill" were non n-concuTed in.
Mr.. HAwLEY from the Committee on Appropria-
tions, reported q Joint resolution appropriating
S8 500 for the purchase of the stereotype plates OF
the final reports OF the Centennial Commission
upon the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. HuNToN, the Senate amend
ments to the bill fixing the rate Of interest on ar
rearages of general taxes &C.. In the District of Co.
lumba were non-concurred in, twithsanding an
effort made by Mr.: De La Mayr to have the amend.
mcnts concurred in.
MIR. HOUSE offered concurrent resolution for the
final adjournment of Congress on Wednesday,
June %, at five o'clock.
MIR NICHOLS asked to offer as a substitute rcsolu.
ton for the final adjournment of Congress at seven
O'clock this evening but Mr. House ref,lscd to &C,
oeEl Il d,pp,r,p desired Mr. House to STATE wnnsr
morrow but he received no answer, Mr.. Town
rhend ull( objecting 70 debate.
Tho resolution was deieatcd-yeas, 81 nays, lO3.
The following Democrats and Grecnbackcrs voted
in the negative: Messrs. Acklen, Bouck, De La Ma
tyr, Elan, Eyins, FELTON,, Ford, Forsythe, Gibson,
New, Persons, Phster Richardson s Cj, Stephens,
Stevenson, Thompson, upson Weaver, and Iocum.
Mr.. KISG, in casting his negative vote stated that
he would continue TO vote against adjournment
until the test oath had been repealed.
The Speaker announced the appointment OF the
following select committee % on % me sc3h9lic liquor
ton Williams (Ala.), Brewer, Norcross Miller, and
Updegraf (OhiO). Also the appointment of the fol.
lowing conference committee on the letter carriers
bill; Messrs Cox, Clymer, and Cannon. Also the
following conference committee on the bill relat-
ing TO arrearages OF taxes III the District of Column
bia Mossrs. Iiunton, DE La Matyr and Neal.
Mr.. SINGLETON, rising TO question of personal
privilege. sent to the Clerks desk and had read an
article from the New York Sun OF the 23d inst crit.
icsing him for his couse relative TO the printing
the Glover report,
lie would not, he said have takeu notice of the
article IL he had thought that II from the ed.
ilOr. hut he thought that lie could rppOUDiZp ear
tain ear marks about IT, long while ago he had
received from the author of the report referred TO-
Mr.. Glover, letter containing threat that unless
the report printed he would resort to the
papers Well. lie had resorted there, and he (Mr.
singeton) hoped that he was satisfied. The House
knew that as chairman OF the Printing Committee
he had endeayOred 10 have the report printed, not
becausehe knew what II contained, but because the
last House had ordered IL TO be printed. He had
endeavOred to get from that man. Mr.. Glover, the
report to see whether II was tit to publish but he had
not been able TO obtain II. The statement in the
newspaper article that ho Glover would not sur.
render the report because II might be stolen came
from Mr.. Glover himself
MIR. HAZLEToN. Sounds lust like him.
Mr.. SINGLETON. II he isn't crazy, he is on the
verge Of it, loud laughter If lie intends to say
that have any disposition to suppress anything in
SRt rGeS o DO or ne G iGyST oT up PS M he i Is @
ne has never allowed US TO get our fingers upon IT,
In committee did object to ordering the printing
of the report until tho manuscript was laid before
vs. Was not right? [Shouts OF "Yes yesw on
he Republican side.l can have no other feeling
hnl lhhl Oh contempt iOr Il man who would thus
rush into print and believe his late constituents
and the members OF the House share very largely
IN that feeling
Mr. CoNdEn said that i was a source of peculiar
ratification to him that his friend from Mississippi
had given such perfect complete, ana trilinl.
plant YlndiCatiOn of the course which he MIR
Eougerj had pursued relative TO that report.
'Laughtcr.l
Mr. SlNGhEToN One word. am very fond of
my friend from Michigan. but really he misappre.
hends my purpose, ] think should undertake a
lask which could not accomplish, should bite
OIL more than could chew, should | attempt to
yindcate him. Laughter
The speaker announced the appointment of Mr.
Briggs us Il member of the committee TO investigate
election frauds in Cincinnati, III place Of Mr. Nc
Cook, declined.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the bill prohibiting political assessments but the
morning hour was consumed in lCOls upon
diatory motions made by Republicans and the
bill went over without action
The House then (at 2I5) proceeded to business
Oh the Speakers table, which was disposed OF as
follows:
Senate amendments to bill relating to the Terri
torial Assembly Of Montana were GOnCurred in.
The Senate bill for printing 1900 extra copies OF
/ the report and proceedings OF the Paris Monetary
Conference was passed.