The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-04
NEW ORLEANS TUESDAY, MARCH 4,

question reeonvsys, under certain conditions,
the Government Water Company 1t also CON
fers extended executive power upon the Moline
Water-power COMPANY. and Involves several
munds claimed II was TO be turned over 70 the
company for their own use, and the pr9yision
is made 70 secure the rights OF me d Gn,ted
States In Its own property. he also Ieierrsl
y other provisions in which ne thonght
he committee had yielded unwiseiy regarding
sa action 81 NE senals 10 sa ~
and geological surveys under sub department
OF the Interior Department. He showed that In
been restored, but u has perfected n new sys-
ducted by Majors Wheeler. Powell and Prof.
Hayden. and eonsoidates them all under one
Msssrs Beck and Window advocated tho re-
Mr.. Burnside said II was an Outrage and In
suit TO ask this Senate 10 accept at this late hour
Of the session, under pressures, such new
Legislation as this Intelligent and influential
committee. assisted by the best army talent, had
offered reasons why such changes should not
be made, and he did not believe the Senate
should be eoercsd to agree 70 such radical
changes Mt the demand Of n sub committee OF
The conference report was agreed to-Yeas
Mr. burnside called up the bin TO promote
education Of the blind. Mr.. Edmunds WIS un-
able TO see that the Constitution OF ,he United
States justified it's provisions. or where the
money was TO come from to carry them into
effect and demanded the yeas and nays Il was
s25O o00 and the issue Of bonds 10 support the
printing house for the blind
Mr.. Spencer submitted the conference report
on the river and harbor BILL which was agreed
Mr.. Bruce called cd the bill organizing the
Mississippi river Improvement commission IOr
correcting the locations and deepening the
channel Of the river. and for protecting its
alluvial lands,
MIR. Win1om offered amendments that In
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posed of seven, three Of whom shall DO army
engineers one an officer Of the coast survey.
two civil engineers not 10 government employ.
and one civilian who shall be under direction
of tho President Of the United States and not OF
the Secretary OF War.
The House.
The House resumed It's session at 10 O'Clock
and Immediately took up tho business on the
Speakers table.
The Senate amendment to the resolution for
suits In the name OF the United States. " set
aside certain patents IT, the lands OF the Black
Bob Band Of Shawnee Indians. was eoncurred
In and the bill Was passed..
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Reagan, Ken
na and Hubbell the House conferees on the
river and harbor appropriation bill.
The bin extending The time for the construc.
tlon of the Northern Pacific Railroad was sent
10 the committee OF the whole at II O'Clock.
Tho House was called TO order as Of Mondays
session and an effort Was made TO dispense
with The reading OF the Journal. but the Hepnb-
licans objected, as u was Mr.. sprtnger1s pur-
pose TO call MP the Seward case.
The reading OF the journal occupied three
quarters OF an hour.
for the impeachment Of George +. Seward. The
question being viii the House consider the
case Z" upon which the yeas and nays were or
| dered
The House. by 1872 yeas to 100 nays. decided to
| take the case up.
Mr.. Butler who had voted In the affirmative
| for that purpose. moved TO reconsider the vote
and lay that motion on the table, aud upon that
| the yeas and nays were ordered The latter
motion was agreed to--yeas l2s nays 49,.
| Pending further consideration Mr.. Baker, of
| Indiana. from the conference committee on the
fortiflcstion appropriation bill reported that
the COMMITTEES bad agreed ne s senate reeeding q, z
the House bill appropriating s25o.oo. The re-
| port was agreed 10.
| to the floor on the Seward case, The report OF
the committee was then read. The reading of
tho majority report and articles OF impeach-
nent Of Mr.. Seward was then eommsnced. oc-
cupying nearly an hour. and then Mr.. Bundy
offered minority report. the reading OF which
was proceeded with.
reading. the further reading of ths report was
| yielded, and the minority offered their reso-
ths ep9F 1 ana 70
| port upon them at the earliest practical mo
ment
and seconded. and Mr.. Springer yielded half
hour to Mr.. Bundy, who proceeded to address
| the House on the minority report. but before he
Mr. Mr. 1R AtRina e9' Of Tennsssee @ who presented the
conference report on the snndry civil bill.
| Mr.. Atkins explained the report. He said
this was the smallest sundry civil bill that h ad
| passed the House for several years. The esti-
mates as presented amounted 10 $24 .sC8. .478. The
manuscript estimates afterwards edded amount
to 81 775 OU0 making grand tOtal Of S32. .5s3 478
As 1t passed the House II appropriated SIG. .9O9,-
3H. The Senate added slbe.7H.l34. Last year
the amount Of the bill was .26.ooo 900. but that
included the Halifax fishery award.
| Mr.. Hooker. OF Mississippi. inquired II there
was anything in the bill to pay deputy United
Mr.. Atkins said there wasn't word
After discussion the bill was adopted By q
vote OF 148 to 107.
Of. Mr.. Butler rose TO q oues tion OF privilege
| and desired to submit the report of the Judi
ciary Committee In relation to the matters re-
/ ferred TO them about Seward.
| A long discussion ensu.d as to whether thii
question OF privilege could interrupt the ent
now pending. and the Speaker ruled that 1
Mr.. Banks appealed from the decision Of th'
appeal on the table. The latter motion wa
| agreed to by a vote OF 135 to 107.
The House took up the conference report Oh
the river and harbor appropriation bill. Wher
the bill left the house. 1t appropriated IS 200 900
| appropriated 81. 900 CO., The conference repor
was agreed to by vote OF 107 to g.
| The House. at 6:45. took recess till o'clocl
Upon reassembling at O'Clock the Speake
announced the regular order to be the consid
| Grafton Of the Seward case
| Mr.. Harris. Of Virginia. desired TO call up tn
| contested election case OF HARRISON vs. Shelley
from the Fourth Alabama district, but obiec
| ton was made.
| The Senate amendments to the post rout
bill were taken up and eoncurred In. and tn
| bill passed.
| Nj Sparks, of Illinois. asked leave to take u
the bill max ing appropriations for arrears Q
pension and moved to concur In the Senat
| amendments.
Mr.. Roberts. of Maryland, objected.
| The consideration of the Seward case was re
sumed. and Mr.. Bundy addressed the House il
| favor of the m nority report.
The case was again interrupted by Mr.. Blouni
Of Georgia. calling up the conference report OF
the deficiency appropriation bill and it wa
agreed to.
The Seward case was resumed. Mr.. Garfeit
suggested that as Congress was about explr!n.
ii would be the part of wisdom TO oLder ln'
papers In the case to be sealed up ana i lrans
mitted to the next House. and then there Woui'
be time for action upon 1t.
Mr.. springer declined to accept the susko7
ton. o,.ar ar
i Mr., Conger moved to lay the whole maeeer vi
the table. Rejected-yeas Ill, nays l55. pIo,,
Pending further consider alton MI: - D,ou oar