The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-19

had agreed upon all the points except this
matter OF appointment by governors, which
he thought was Objectionable. He then pro-
ceeded to argue that partisanship would not
enter this matter.
Mr.. Harris, Of Virginia, inquired whether
the gentleman did not believe If the appoint
ment was vested in the President Or Secretary
Of the Interior only Republicans would be
appointed.
Mr. Ryan said he believed he would appoint
Republicans, and, furthermore. that he should
appoint Republicans, and he believed then
that the law would be honestly and faithfully
| carried out
Mr.. Harris, Of Virginia, hoped, after that
remark, the gentleman would not say any
thing more about partisanship In appoint
meDtS.
The bill was then considered by sections for
| amendment.
Mr. Carlisle, Of Kentucky, offered an amend
ment providing that In case the Governor of
any State or Territory shall fall to make the
nomination of supervisors of the census as
| provided In this bill before the first day of
April, 1880, then the Secretary of the Interior
shall make the appointment. Agreed to.
Mr.. Conger then moved to strike out SO
much Of the committees amendments as au-
thorizes. governors TO make appointments.
Reiected-yeas 104, nays Ill.
| Butler, of Massachusetts, then offered an
| amendment providing for the appointment OF
supervisors by the Secretary OF the Interior,
providing that such supervisors shall be ap-
that that fact shall be certified by the Secre-
tary of the Interior prohibiting supervisors
or enumerators to discuss political matters
during the time for which they are appoint
any printed matter other than belongs to the
discharge OF his duties under the penalty OF
fine and imprisonment. Reiected-yeas &c.
nays 81.
Pending further consideration and without
dispoSing Of the question OF substituting the
committees amendment for the section, as
put in by the Senate the committee rose.
The House then, at O'Clock p. m., took
recess till 80 p. m.
The House reassembed at 80 and imme-
diately went into committee of the whole on
the Legislative appropriation bill, Mr. Black
burn In the chair.
The pending question was upon the trans
fer of surveys.
Mr. Haskell, Of Kansas, In the course of
some remarks, asserted that the National
Academy of Sciences had not indorsed the
change as was represented by the commit
tee. He read q letter, which he said was
| from a member OF the Academy residing IN
Philadelphia.
| Mr.. Sparks, of Illinois, inquired the name
of the writer.
Mr.. Haskell said the letter had come to him
In a confidential way, and he would not give
the name.
Mr.. Sparks would not read from letter
unless he could give the name OF the author.
Mr. Haskell said If the gentleman from IL
linois was In the habit of betraying confidence
he was not
Mr., Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, said he was
prepared to assert upon his representative
responsibility that members OF the Academy
Of Sciences were not all In favor of this
change.
Mr.. Durham, of Kentucky, said it seemed
to him that the gentlemen who opposed this
change were those who had friends as survey
ors. 1t was manifest the shoe pinched some
where.
Mr. Patterson. of Colorado, said that so far
as he was concerned the surveyor general of
his State was his bitter political enemy. He
had never asked a favor OF him and never ex-
pected to. He couldn't know why the gentle
man from Kentucky talked about the shoe
pinching unless he knew nothing about shoes
and represented the barefooted Democracy OF
Kentucky. ILaughterl With reference to
the Academy OF Sciences he said 1t had never
done anything except to publish volume OF
obituary notices. and Ii the volume had been
larger the country would have been benefited
thereby.
Mr.. Page, of California, offered an amend
ment to the second section to except surveys
of public lands for settlement from the oper-
ations of the bill and striking out all that
portion Of the section which abolshes the
offices Of surveyor general and their officers.
This was adopted by vote OF 9S to 70.
The amendment as adopted consoldates
the coast and geographic surveys, but 1t does
away entirely with the necessity for action
to make an appropriation for the Powell,
Wheeler and Hayden surveys, and 1t leaves
the surveys of public lands, as at present,
under the surveyor general.
Mr.. Atkins then offered an additional sec
ton providing for carrying out the surveys
as consolidated.
After the adoption OF the amendment OF
Mr. Page, Mr.. Atkins then offered an addi-
tional amendment making an appropriation
for salaries Of the surveyors general OF the
States, in accordance with the existing laws.
and the amendmen ent was adopted.
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, offered an amend
ment to repeal the jurors test oath, and Mr..
Southard, of Ohio, offered an amendment to
repeal the supervisors law.
Mr.. Hale made point of order against
both amendments, and pending further con-
.sideration the committee rose and the House,
at 10 :25 p. m. adjourned.