The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
TEE BRAZILIAN SUBSIDY BILL PASSES
THE SENATE.
A Grand Political Contest In the House
The Test Oath Bill Repealed.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. e-The Poetofflce appro
rriation bill. which came up as the regular or
der was considered and the amendments o
the Appropriation Cnmmiites agreed 70 With
the Brazilian mail service was reached when
debate ensued, in which. we're .repested argu
this subject The .poin's Of order against It.
| Incorporation In the appropriation bill wer,
voted down In the Senate by average maloritie'
Of six, and motions to limit the amount tt
100000 and the continuance OF the subsidy x
three years were voted down..
AT $3.50 the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hewitt. Of Alabama, from the Committee
on Pensions. reported a bill giving pension o
sotaily blind in the service of the United States
Mr. Atkins, OF Tennessee. said that Mr.
lobb, who had charge of the contested election
case OF Finley vs, Bsbee. had agreed to waive
bis right to call 1t no this morning and he
Aeo5s m %oYS S R b q2 Tne mooS Of as
agreed to and the House accordingly went into
committee of the whole. Mr.. Blackburn In the
chair.
The pending question was upon the point Of
order raised by Mr.. Hale against the amend
ment proposed by Mr.. Herbert, Of Alabama
making APPROPRIATION for judicial expenses,
repeaing the jurors test oath and providing
for the mode OF drawing jurors: The point OF
order made hv Mr.. Hale was that II WAS new
legislation aud was not In the direction OF re-
trenchment.
The House in committee of the whole, by a
vote OF l2T to S5 adopted Herberts amendments
srepeaiing the Jurors test oath.
The House then took up Southards amend
mant to repeal the supervisor law.
Mr.. Hale made point of order on It,
The Chair overruled the point Of order and
admitted the amendment.
Mr., Hale gave notice that Y was a purpose OF
the Republicans to prevent the adoption OF the
amendment by all manner of parliamentary ex-
pedients.
laftya hill this aftprnOon Mr. (fArfield said he
had not spoken on points OF order. because he
could not do 80 deliberately. Ordinarily this Is
day merely to register the dictaiion OF party
caucus. Our House Is day presided over by
one who Is under orders to decide these points
OF order not under the rules.
This remark created great deal OF excite
ment. and Mr. Sayler demanded that the
language ot the gentleman u, be taken
The Chair tBlackbu suggested that he
would not desire the words to be taken
pond OSn Il ne wss sSonsed FRI from al parts Of the
hall that he should have that opportunity.
Garfield said he meant nothing personally
laughter on the Democratic side.l Where party
caucus determines In opposition TO the view OF
the minority that certain things must be done
1t becomes dictation and not legislation.
Mr.. Blackburn. who had left the chair. was
now recognized. He said no matter what might
be said In the heat Of debate. he would not take
the floor, to, touch upon The merits Of the bill.
because he had bsen selected to preside during
its consideration. H. would not come upon the
hoor to engage In a wrange over the bill, but
be came down to repel the iudiguify aud to
hurl back what seemed to him an attempt to
insult him. He then read the language used by
Garfield which he had obtained from the 8 en-
ographer. and said that II the gentleman &C
eepted that az the correct statement, he could
no do otherwise than answer 1t. Mr.. Black
ourn wanted the gentsma to state whethtr r he
Intended to say that the occupant Of the chair
was under any orders or had received orders
as to how be was to decide or rule upon any
question.
Garfield said that his meaning was and Is
that the whole party. including the chairman,
was under the drress Of party action, and that
hence this was not deiberative b pdy but a
body TO register the dictatiou Of a patty caucus
Blackburn did not SEQ how he could get hold
OF the utterances Of the gentleman from Ohio
1t was evident that the gentleman does not pro-
pose to stand upon what he had read as coming
from the reporters notes. He would say to this
COMMITTEES that he received no instructions di-
reetly or indirectly. from the party caucus as
to how he should rule. He knew that such
know their scope This sta ement was due not SO
much 10 himself as to his patty associates: not
so much to MIN as to the gentleman from Ohio
who took position upon which he could not
stand. He (Blackhurnl never did anything
grudgingly, and he would now say he accepted
the statement Of the gentleman from ONO that
he meant nothing personal.
In response to a question from Mr.. LAWS, OF
North Carolina Mr. Black burn said that 1t was
stated and understood in caucus that no man
YVES to be positively bound by its action
Without further action on the Dill the house
adjourned.