The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-16
XLVITH CONGRESS-SECOND SEES
SION

HousE.-On motion of Mr. Bright, of
Tennessee, bill was passed making appro-
priatlons for the payment Of claims reported
allowed by the Commissioners of Claims.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Illinois, asked leave to
offer resolution declaring il TO be the sense
of the House that no final adjournment of
this session of Congress should occur until
law shall have been passed or Joint rule re-
established providing for the manner in
which the electoral votes shall be counted Mt
the approaching Presidential election,
Mr.. Reade, of Maine, and Mr. Bland, of
Missouri, objected
The Speaker announced that an order of
the House had set aside the session Of to-day
for the consideration of reports from the
Committee on Education and Labor.
Mr. Gibson, Of Louisiana, called up as a
question of privilege the adjournment reso-
luton, and was recognized by the Speaker.
Mr.. Good, of Virginia, raised question OF
consideration, stating that his object was to
call up bills to regulate Chinese immigration,
to enforce the eight-hour labor law, and to
apply the proceeds of sale Of public lands to
the education of the people.
Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, inquired whether
It was in order to move to recommit the ad
lJournment resolutions.
The Speaker replied it was not, nasmucl
as that motion had been made and defeated
: yesterday.
In the midst of a number of points Of or
der, and when the House was in good dea
of confusion, Mr.. O'Miel of Pennsylvania
walking down the AISLE managed to get il
one of his characteristic little speeches, to tn
effect that the adjournment resolution ha
given more hope to the hearts of the peopl
than any legislation which had been propose
! during the present session of Congress.
Mr.. Townsend inquired of Mr.. Gibso
whether he would allow an extension {
time for debate. On recevinga negative an
swer he expressed the hope that the deman
for the previous question would be vote
, down..
, Mr.. Buckner, of Missouri. asked leave t
offer an amendment providing that thu
House take recess from May 3lst to No
, vember the Sth.
Mr.. Gibson refused to yield and the previon
. question was ordered. Thirty minutes debat
had been proceeded with when MI
! Tucker said he had opposed the reso
luton in the committee and in tn
| House, and he meant no disrepeC
' to his colleagues when he said tina
: in his Judgment, in the face Of calendar G
five hundred or one thousand tariff bills re
/. |ported to the House, Congress would
wanting in its true duty to the country if
should adjourn in twelve business days. o
the Democratic side there was no time
twelve days for Congress TO attend INTEL
. gently 70 its duty. "Why should we Q
d home% said he. "Are we afraid to perforl
d the duties which the people sent us here ,
:. perform? If We are afraid to meet the /
sues before the country by deciding one wa
Q or other, why should we hold on to our seat
Il and why should we not abrogate them an
return to the people the trust which we wi
is not perform? have opposed this resol,
y ton, in committee and here, with the dee
l. duty if it adjourns without performin
j. what is required of it, Applause on tt
L. Republican side. We have reported thru
y tariff bills. and the question of considerable
is before the House, and as soon as we repo
these bills for consideration, we mo,
that the House adjourn without consider
70 ton. Applause on the Democratic side I
:. the assertion from Mr.. Towsnend that
have some private war claims wish to g
= through, say know of no war claim tb
If am in favor Of on the House calendar I'll
E. people of the South do not desire the W,
is claims before this House to be paid by Il
government. The claims / am speakr
of are claims that are Just
equitable as those CT the bondholder. II
f. question is that when the government owes
8 man $500, should we adjourn without pa,
: ing it, and say that we have saved the cred
Al Of the government, because we have paid Il
Is bondholders" Applause on the Dem,
II cratic side.
Mesrrs. Stephenson, of Illinois; Weave
of Iowa; Townsend, ofIllinois, and Dunnel
of Minnesota, opposed the resolution.
,s MIR. Atkins, of South Carolina said that Il
\, gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Tucker) ho
!" created the impression that those who Ina
is voted against the resolution were oppose |
8. the tariff bills. This he denied, and declare
that the whole South Carolina delegatio
would be found voting in favor of those bill
if they ever came up for consideration.
Mr.. Garfield spoke in favor of the resol,
y = ton, and Mr.. O'Connor, of South Caroline
d said he hsd voted for the resolution dell
/. erately, and he had the coural
8. to adhere to his vote. A
unwarranted assault had been made a
those gentlemen on his side who had Il
a courage to vote for the resolution. The
had been charged with dereiction of dut
s and that their votes involved opposition
g tariff reform. Let him say to those gentl
men that the first state to unfir to the bree,
an anti-taritf banner in 1882, stood to-da
pledged bravely and indomtably to I'll
y overthrow Of the inquitions tariff. TIL