New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-14
Ho,rsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Tn the House to-day the SPEAkEK APP |
,n+od ur CuIhersou Dem, Texasl as a member OF |
the committee to investigate the alleged corruption 70
tna contested election case OF DOnnelly against Wash
burn in place Of Mr. Reagan Dem, Texasl resigned
Tine House then went into Committee Of the Whole on
the Iersatiye Executive and Judicial Appropriation
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providing for the reduction OF salaries OF s'oreAepe
and gaugers. .
Mr.. GARFIELD (Rep, OhiOl charac'eA"|ru ~ ~
Moonshine amendment"
After a call Of the House to Obtain quorum the
amendmen. was agreed 0-sl t. g. ~ strike from the
bilI the apuro lrtiton for paying or information ana
detection of volators OF the Internal Revenue laws.
sp as tendn9 TO relax The guards winch ne Gyyer,
ment mad placed over the faithful COLLECTION Vi 'iiO
Pencifne debate the committee arose o,..,., ,,o.,,
apnmbDr o. petitions wnica ne desired to have read
Objection was made to the reaalng; . ,,o ,oon, conll
not be q her right to F'%9 GSsrs SS
reason of any rule Of the House TIC petions 'ou
f'T sse a sPEh&E q Hsatrd that facilitated
The Flows rows Il stated that the tac
tate the consolidation OF petitions; ne ,,Inin nc
did moi have the right here sp aking ior W.
1hspS from the Republican slde) who were starving
from TO enormous burdens which ne irIt and
Tne sPEAKER-The House mas made The ruie wLch
binds Tue eh H. the III. c nlnst be coniOIhed 10
Mr.. COBB dem. Indj, nom the Committee on Apnro,
prlaOus, TeDorLed bal iOr supplying uenelehcSs ID '
tMr. BLACKEURS ID IN, XVI inquired whether the
bill had been submitted to the Appropriation Coi
An exc uns coi0quy eusued between Messrs Black
burn ami cobb WATCH owing 70 the great coniu.i"n I'D
tine Hoase, cuu.d nOG be understood ,o
Mr. HOOKER Drn,, Mlss.l-ll TIE Ol d'd no. come
from committee i not prCptry Se ore mS d
HAwLEY s Csnl sad t he fh bad s ssrn af
oirecled the gentleman from Indian Nr CoOOl 10 pre-
piMss MI ' BLACKBURN Oe. XVII undertake. to say
the Committee Aqpropriations neyer saw TINS pll
Mr. ATKINS (1etn., Tenn slated That lS recollection
was thai lne COMMITTEES on Appropriations mad dreced
a sub ommitee TO prepare the yi He moved that the
isIl be reeunntted. So ordered. 80, ,,,
The Senate bill apprOprlItlng $4,000 for public
Mr. SPRINGER psnn. Iiithea obtalied the door in
orler to reply to the speech recently mad ~ M On
MI Mr. MONROE referring to allusQn 8sds to bin by
Mr. Springer said that the inference had been male ny
some that the Republican minority on the C3mmlitee On
Foreisn Ars and especially spi[ ar oSt f n"h irS
the report the Venezuela matter the portion eang
f had MI Withdrawn draw 'n from u" the field as end
date date He did not believe that Mr. Springer could
He said thar when6e ascertaied that a passage would
introduced INTO the repor! reasctnS upon ne era
son Tor the objection was that ne tnougnt t ne
also thought the evidence in the case fur
nisned proof Of corrupt or dishonest motiVe res
point in dispute and the passage in regard to Mr. Ortiz
had been omitted. lie dld not remember having men
fnlaed TO M Springer the termination OF OrhS cdndt
daey ~ for emitting the reflections upon him
'f Mr.. 81 sPRiSGER said that the gentleman from
Indiana had, in his explanation, impugned mig
Ar. "'r the OF x 1s GND co%sr.S on
Tue correspondence Of tho state 10
Cemmittee on FoEeign Affairs, and that he onb ex
cuse be had ofer 70 the country tor eugHgng 10 the
Gnssress The second point which the gentleman ha<i
made was thai there wa ~ Scsno e
ana that which mad been presented to the house'
representative OF that paper had asked peTInsSlon ~
forward the printed slips OF his report SO that tie tul
report might be published Tins permission nag Dreh
tshed unml it mad been adopted by the committee and
thai should be Puollsntd WIN r te % hd
published premSturely and without modifiea'i9n, ana
tao reporter had stated Gaa tue him
self and the publishers OF Tue hS pprped ,hst
inasmuch as the gentleman ad retired from the Cub
field ell reference TO him shouIS DC omitted
hSd az ayreed that such portion should be omit;
ted. The Gentleman in hrs expenaG n6r,i nsa
10 conclusion, he said sRbmiI whether my course IA
end.ayoring 70 eIpose fraud aud prevent our
Of dishonest and fictitious claims or his IN urgg 10
member OF Congress. eOercye measures and alter nav
ing elected 70 Congress- acttne as attorney ior
the Venezuelan claimants for which lie received S|OOO'
Me- oRTA GReDS, fndJ replied a tone Of great BIT
terBess 10 what he called tho " extraordinary datipe
%psisndV Of the heart that sad tried tortGIe Ids
Conduct into criminal act e aeSa tS sl
OF po,ttTeAl sud personal enemy, and said that he
nigls on s1Ine ure OCCASION make further exposure
Of Ar. SpTnEeF's tactics.
Ne GFRINGER dcnsd him to make now tho exposure
which threatened.
Mr. ORTIZ, continuing bis remarks argued that Mr.,
spru0ef had the various ,Sarsee VII on he ltr
Orh had made against INDEPENDENTLY cnarge that
tue Venezuelan Investigation had been e2ndnefed py
re SgrnlEH without authority from the House or tnf
ON Foreign AdaIrS- lie reiterated the charge
fef fhe iira cfon OF the springer report In The C
c1rs fissss before was made 70 tne House was part
san aet an inc part Of Mr. Springer He defended mmae
fre the eharea OF sniscoadusS in e0nuecfon with M
resrt a. an attorney for te disn0nt0n o. IN
eTard and said that 30 one Das sA ~H0 "ss'f"3 u