The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-02-12

culture, providing that the committee shall receive
estimates and report appropriations for the Akri
cultural Department was adoped. Following I'M
moved to amend Clsuse of ths rule SO as to pro-
vide that the commi tee thail have power to bring
in appropriations for the support the army Mr.
BIac burn opposed the amendment. "when the
Hou,e determined t. distribute appropriation bills
it bad better put some check upon the unlimited
power Of eleven committees to taks out of the
Treasury any amount If money they chGose." Mr.
G-rfeli Of the opinion that the precedent
over appropriations for the Agricultural Depart
mfnt enormous blunde err. Mr.. WitthoIne
sad he believed in the theory of Hr. GirdEld. lie
bels we'd there ought to be committee IN charge
Of the appropriations of thu Government. but he
belle ed tnat that cam DitL.e should be confined to
the law IS it was and not be allowed to usurp the
Jurisdiction discretion and work Of all other eoIp-
mi'tees. Mr.. Randall thought that the House on
reflection. woui, regret its acti.n in giving the
ito. for tse Agricultural Department. After a
prolonged debats The amsndment offered by Mr.
Browne was frjected.
the Commissioners of FISH sni Fkherie, to repre-
aent the Uited States at the International F;sery
Exhibition in BeI liz in April next was pass d the
money to b. expeuded under the direction of The
esretary of State; yeas 1t5; NAYS, 60 The ma ter
of appropriations came up again and occupied a
mit.ei by Mr.. Money (Dem. Of M ss) which wss
finally defeated providing that the postofcs appro-
alton bill shall be prepared aud rererted 70 the
House by the Committee on Postofh es aid Pvs-
roads. Mr.. B.cunt Dem. of G<.) favored tine
amendment H. sad that the Copmitt4e e on ST.
offices and Postroads might have reii=vef the Con-
miIee on Appropriations Of a vast amount # work,
done the country vast service and saved over 81
600 COS if it had seen t but it had not The
The Senate bill for the conversion Of National gold
banks w:s passed. petition frm oC0 citizens
road. and Canals askg Congress to grant right Of
way through the country Dear the Indian Terri
tory to great lines uf rilway which are constructed
or may be hereafter ccnst ucted. The following s
bills were introduced by Mr. C,nnor DIM. Of S.
c. referred: Max ns silver certificates rectiv-
atle at the United States Treasury in redemption
of circulating Of issue of natl nal ba'ks; requiring
the Secretary of the Treasury to pay cuTnt intei-
est on all eeistered Uni,ed States bonds wi hout
respect to date 81 assgsmens or transfer. The nat
Shallen barger (Rsp of Pa submitted an amend
to the nneteenth clause Of the rar, providing
that the Committee on Public Buildinis and
Grounds should have Jurisdiction over app opria-
tions for public bu1ldins After lengthy debate,
the am ndment was adopted by vote of lte to 81,
Mr.. Frye (Rep. of Me.) protested vehemenily
fgainst the action of the committee in refusing to
distribute the appropriation hills to navy and war
committees, but consenting 70 do in the cas-
of the Committee on Commerce anj Public Bald
ings
bill WIS intro iuced ass Ing for appropriation
statue Il Gsnersi Winsea Scott The % ts.simeny n
taken by the committee appointed for the purs
Of investigating the Cincinnati election was ordered
the Treasury ascertain and report to Cngrcss the
amount of money expeDdet and iDdebtedness as
sumed by Texas in repeliipg and guarding agsinst
Indial and Mex;oan raids was ordered printed and
reoomulittsd. Consideration was resumed of the
bill removing political disabilities Of John Owen, OF
Virginia. Mr. Conger opposed the bill on The
gr und that the petit alluded the "Coifedrracy'
while the Fourteenth Amendment mentioned "war
of insurrection." Mr.. Goode replied oij.cting in
emphasizing terms to compel man to write ''rebei
and "trator" On his own brow fifteen yeas after
| the rebellion had clos d. Mr.. Congsr followed Mr.
better record than tn vote away and trxet all the
horrors of the past The vote en- the passage Of the
vote of tae Hhuse Committee sgainst gr. nting the
application Of Ezra III ller for extentioa Of hii
| car-coupl ng patent. The House Committee recon.
| mends the approrriati.n Of ,00,0c0 for public
building at Dente COL, and $4,000 for public
| building at Minneapolis: S5o,ol1 Ct the forr el
amount and $i eoo Of the latter to be expended in
| the current year..