National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-06
HOUsE or REPR Els ENTATivEs.


Mr., SINGLETON (NIiss,). chairman of Committee
Printing reported bill providing for the election
Of Congressional Printer.
Mr. CoNGER raised the point OF order that the
rule which permitted the Committee on Printing
to report at any timo did not apply bills OF this
character
The Chair sustained the point of order, and the
bill was not received.
Mr.. ATKINS chairman Of thu COMMITTEES on APP.
preparations, reported tho legislative executive
nnd judicial appropriation bill, and moved that 1t
be printed and recommitted.
Mr.. HAwLEY offered an amendment to the mo.
ton instructlng the Committee on Appropriations
10 report the bill substantially In the form and con.
taiuing the matter of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill us last agreed to excmd.
ing hcrcirGin all general pol tlcal legislation and
all appropriations for Judicial expenses.
Mt. ArKlSS inquired how Mr.. llawley obtained
the loOr
The Speaker replied that as the gentleman from
Tennessee (Alr Atkins had not demanded the
previous question, he had recognized the gentle.
man from Connecticut Mr., llawlcyl
Mr ATKINS had not surrendered the floor but
WINS in expectation Of the question being put by the
Chair,
manded the previous question, the Chair will, Of
course tukc his word.
Mr., ArKiSs inquired II he could Withdraw the
bill,
Tho Speaker replied that he could.
NTArKlNs, Then withdraw Il.
Mr.. COSGlN inquired II that was In order.
The Speaker replied that II was.
MI, MQRRlsoN II Will come back again you
need not be afraid
MI, HAwLEY. And my motion will come back,
too,
The bill was therefore withdrawn, and the
House resumed the consideration of the business of
the morning hour-beng the bill relating to the
removal of causes from state TO Federal courts tho
demHud iorilopre viOus question being Withdrawn
MI WHITE proceeccd To argue in opposition to
the bul. II was not an effort to wipe out the war
legislation enacted to save to the country the bcne.
fits of the war but 10 wipe that feature of iuris
prudence which had been CugTaitCd on the system
by the fathers Of the Republic. aud which had the
sanction of Webster, Clayton and Calhoun
Mr. THOMAS argued In favor of the amendment
offered by the minority OF the committee
The morning hour expired and the Speaker laid
before the House the message of the President
transmitting for the Information and action of con,
grcsS the proceedings and report Of the board of
officers IN the case OF General Ftz.John Porter,
Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and
ordered TO be printed with all the documents,
MI ATKINS, chairman OF the Committee on Ap.
preparations, reported the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, moved that IL be
printed and reComnltcl, and demanded the pre-.
YiOus question,
There was laughter on the Republican side at
the fapldity with which the previous question was
moved and some Republican member suggest ei
I'm an undGrtonc) 10 Mr., tiawley TO make some
movement; but he declined doing so, remArklng
lin the same tome that he did not want 10 agra.
Yato Mr., Atkins
Mr. GARTIELD remarked that he had boon told by
some members who had seen the bill that II was IN
the main unObjecIionabe; but he suggested 10 Mr.,
Atkins whether II would not DO best to have the
bill show Substantially exactly what appropriN'
MIR Atkins replied that school boy OF ten years
who could not understand the bill should not be
set to school for another hour Any executive on.
Ger could undeIstand II IN a day