The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-24
NLVIrn CONGRESS -- SECOND SEES.
SION.

SION.
SESArE.--Alter the routine Of morning
businutsn report from educators residing in
various States, known as The international
Educate n At Association to make reports on
educational affairs 10 Congress, was taken up
md discussed. II was opposed by Mc,srs.
o ickrcl, Iercford und Ingalls, Ms outside tho
Jurisdiction of Congress, md advocated by
Mossrs, Bailey aud Hour ns Constitutional
and In the interest of national education.
Pending debate the mornug hour expired
and Geneva award bill was taken up and Mr..
Garland addressed the Senate.
Mr.. Garland spoke Mt length in support of
the bill, and was followed by Mr. J, mes in
opposition thereto. AT the conclusion of the
latter's speech, Mr.. Herman obtained the floor,
but without further debate the Senate went
into executive session, and when the doors
re.opened, adjourned.
Mr.. Thurman, from the Commit O. on
Judiciary, reported adversely on the bill to
provide for tho appointment Of n Marshal
for tho Middle district Of Alabama, mi n
District Attorney for the Northern district
of that State,
HoUsE--Mr. Cong,r said, in examining tho
Record this morning, he found that the bill
relating TO tho whole question of taritf,
amounting 10 thirty sections Of the revised
statutes, hsd been referred, in violation of the
rule, TO the Committee ON Ways and Moars.
Ho alluded 10 the danger which arose / ON
the bill not clearly stating in Its title It's sub
iect matter.
Mr.. Town end, of Illinos, intro lucol /.
bill whose tito clearly showed ~ wnsl !. rp-
ferred when n stated that Il was to seyisrh,d
amsnd title 80 Of tho revised s,a,u,e., and
that the caln,niIee on rnvsion If Ii ~ ives
tho proper c,nlnirt" ~ watch il should O..
A short deba Q ems d, in the COURSE "a
which Mr.. Reed, ol .daine, lnsinuats that
Mr.. Townsend had smuggIed hi, 6ll INTO
the House "ithout stating that il was alariti
bill md had it referred to the CoGmi.tes on
the Revision of Laws, instealof to the Com
mttoo on Ways and NJ, ans, where il should
and would have gone had the House been
aware OF It's nature.
Mr.. Garfield moved to amend the Journal
so as TO make il appear that the bill WIS re-
ierrel yesterday as it SHOULD have been by
the rules of the House TO the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Mr.. Nichols, of Georgia, moved to lay this
motion on the table
A long, confused and exciting debate
ensued
Mr.. Garfield and other Rrruhlopn mo"'-
bers asserted at Mr. Town end under cover
OF MI udeIintv title, h I'd introduced lhu un,
making sweeping changes and reductions in
the tn . # md had moved iti reference 10 h.
CO mmttee N vision of tho Laws, W, 0 20
kne~It would be favoraby acted upon, in
OF. nE tn m malt
Ways aud Means, where the rules
of the House y Q cribed that il
should 90, and where Mr.. I wnsend
knew that it would not be tavornbly acted
upon. The House, in ignorance Of the true
nature of the bill, which was not read, and
in reliance upon Mr.. Townsend good iaith,
had agreed TO refer it. as he suggested. 1t
was now postponed to correct, by amend
ment of the Journal, errois which it had
committed.
An exciting personal cclloquy took place
between Mr.. Garfield and Mr.. Townsend tho
former charging the latter with practising de-
ception on the Hou'e, while the latter dcclpr-
ed Mr.. Gariied's charge to be a wil1ul md
deliberate thlsebood.
Mr.Townse I'd d fe do his nc ion having
thVt the b II referred III the commit d un re-
vision o. the laws upon the grou TINT the
Protectionis,s in the Ways and Means com.
mittee smothered all bills looking 10 the re-
duction of tariff, and he wanted this hi fc-
ported to the House, so that the peoples
representatives might have vote on 1t. The
whole afternoon was CONSUMED in m ANNA
o. aud excited debate upon tho question
of the hest method o. core ting
the error made by the House yesterday in
allowing the reference of the tsriG bill 10
the committee on revision of laws. Without
final action upon this subjec: the House at
$40 adjourned. r
The following bills were introduced and
referred.
BY Mr.. Phelps, of Connecticut: For The
appointment of u commission to revise the
customs and internal revenue laws
By Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana: Establishing
navy yard at Algiers, Louisiana; also, re-
ducing the tax on distilled spirits fifty cents
on every proof gallon; also, abolishisg the
tax on tobacco, bank checks. bank deposits,
and matches
By Mr.. King, of louisiana: Relative to
the prevention of floods in the lower Missis-
sigpi valley.
fishing uniform bankruptcy System.
BY Mr.. Money. OF Mississippi: Granting
alternate sections o ds in Mississippi to
MD In the construction of the Ship Island,
Ripley Sc Kentucky railroad.
By Mr. Chalmers, of Mississippi: To aid
in the construction of tue Missippi Valley &
Ship Island railroad, in Mississippi,
By Mr.. Briggs, of New Hampshire: In
creasng the duty on opium and morphia.
BY Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania: Imposing
duty of ten per cent. on quinine.
By Mr.. O'Connor. of South Carolina: Di-
recting survey for the estimated cost cf q
line.of III p navilrgition between Cspe Fear
aud the st. John river. s
b. Mr.. Ellis, Of Louisiana: a resolution
requesting the Presiden; 10 abrogate the
Clay ton-Dulwer treaty, which guarantees