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Senate, md II wns deei.lcd that this Was not .
general appropriation bill, nMl the amendment
wns In nrdcr.
Mr. Voorhees, !l!d not heltovo this bill would
accomplish l samed " saa !o IT, L. e13ntempaea
stend Of organizing a corps 1t examiners out
side, he preferred The reorganization Of the Bu-
rcau inside.
rentlE; f.; discussion, the bill MAS laid aside
MIR. Wfndom, from tho Committee on Appro-
nrinttons, reported, With amendments, thu Sum-
dry Civil Appropriation bill. Placed on tho
calendar.
Nj. Withcrs called tip the uousc resolutions
IN memory of tho late Beverly D. Douglas.
Suitable remarks upun the lIfo and character OF
deceased were made By htessrs. Wtthers, Thur.
n,au, Hereford and Ransom, md tho Scnatc, as
q further mark of respect to tho memory Of de-
ceased, adjourned.
Housn.
Mr.. Randall made personal explanation In
regard to the charges aQntnst him in letter,
written in September, 1876, by sncciaI Agent
Williams to Mai ". u. Moore, iu regard to
tho appropriation OF warrants issued to tho
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing, an.l offered
resolution for ihc appointment Of special
committee to inquire Into such charges.
Mr. Randall said: think It tue to say at
this time tint haYo never had In my life ona
dollar Of interest as stakeholder or In any ptflcr
Wayt directly or Indirectly, In any papcr-tnll III
the United States or elsewhere, nor has any Gnu
either nearly q remotely connected With me-
ever had: that have never ha4l either directly
or Indirectly, In any way. any interest tu any
bank noto company 10 the United States OF
elsewhere. wish to; add further that never
Mr. Jones, Mr.. Taylor or my otllgr peEson rs 10
approprIatinK warrants for any purpose what
ever, and that neyer spoke or knew Of those
two approximations rs mentioned until came
Mcasrs Iialc, Kelley, md Thompson, 1.cpubli-
caus, pnid very ane trlbute to tho Integrity OF
The Speaker, nil secuted the charges rs un-
worthy Of serious investigation:
Mr.. Randall, however, insisted TINT a formal fn-
Quiry untl report was duo 10 him and 10 tho
country. and therefore. BY unanimous vote, the
Committee was granted.
4 report tn reference to the ventilation OF tho
hall Of the l1ouso was discussed for Two hours,
Ansl wa finally adopted With various amend
The following Commissioners were appointed
to carry out the provisions of tho report. nn1 to
Smithsonian luatttute; Clark, Architect ot tho
Capitol; Sherman, Ct'1l Engineer OF the Treas-
ury Department; Surgeon Billings, Of tho Army; 3;
9na ni,. Roprescn4tstiscs 4 llew!tt az " BUTLER
Thc confcrencc report on tie amendments to
the Tobacco bill WINS agreed to-147 to III.
Tho Tux on matches reH,alus as now.
MIR. Durham, Chairman OF tho Committee on
Expeuttitures in tl,o Dcpartmcnt ri ,IIIsticn
asked md olstalncd leaye to have printed at,tl
rccomm!ttcd tue ruport OF that C6tnmittcc ip
regard to the abolition Of Supervisors ol Elcc-
t!on.
hfr, Blackburn rose 10 Il personal exn1anai,on.
unsl sont to the Clcsls's desk md Ind rcad an
extract from the san FguucIsco Chronicle 10 tht.
effect tint he {Biaclsollru) Ind bec,1 tc cuusc Of
elenyIHg the passagc of tnr Antl-Chinesc bill by
refusal to ncvorl. 1t precedence over sonic IT,
significant Legislation. Ho el,nply .lcsircd to
aar ttult thu cbargc vas utterly without fo1,n,ia.
tton. lie Ind on every ocva.lo,l snrNrtrtl tho
bill, and furthercd is passage, md he t,ad Ecycr
hcarl ati objection 10 fta consideration Co1tfl,l.
from ilis st,lr Of Tho hnif.
Mr. Conger ubjccteI to having tutcrIcc,etl
into personal explanation a reflection on nlcln
bcIs Of !!s sidc .-S'~.".
no reelection upon anybody, but he ,woulu Gu
| Elnl to have t1c rrntlefnnn from Mirht-nn rn,,.
| trorcrt ILLS statement.
atr. Springer rose to q question of privilege,
md desired to cali up t,. resolution rrnnrteli
/! tram tho Commttry On ExDrntl,tlrcs In lin
S,atu Dcpartmcnt for tho arrest Of i;corce +.
| Seward rs arontutnacioua wltncss.
AIR. IIalu ratsc, tllc question Of consideration.
| Tic House refused to consider tnc al,estion
now, 1~@'
A1r, Turner mcmbcr Of tlc Comm,tteo nm
Expenditures in thu Slate Department, trlnat,ti.
cd the yeas and nays. mud when Mr. White Fn.)
suggested tEnt ho withdraw tie cal, be restic,.. ~.
lated angrIly, md tn uu excited manncr insst,.,
| m thr yras nt,tl un,a '''e'1'e~'
'ric srcno VAS q noisy mid tunu)t,,o,,, one.
| Without apparent reason for 1t. 0~'
Tie yeas mud nnys " were 70 ordered, md result
etl-yeas. lGa; nays, 1ai, SO The uousn votcu
to ct;t,alilur Tie gutjcct nu,y. "'e 'o~so
Mr.. Carlls!u tSpepkes bro tem.} annonnceil Tho
appointment Of Mcssrt. Chandler, l,ynGo,
| COnlIttttco authorized under lin resnlnt,nn n.
fcrcti to-day. by Afr, KaulaII, ~
Alr. Springer lnuycI liz prcgtous ouc,trnn NJ,