Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-25
mittee by a desire to defeat any particular
measure. Any such statement was wickedly
and OutrapeOusIy untrue.

mittee by a desire to defeat any particular
measure. Any such statement was wickedly
and outrageously untrue.
Mr. Wait member of the committee ON
commerce, stated that so far as he could recol-
lect there had been no movement on the part
of any member of the committee to censure or
rebuke the chairman.
MIR. McLane, also member of the committee
on commerce, said that when the gentleman
from Texas undertook to say that a committee
had been stocked by the Speaker SO as to defeat
particular MEASURE
Regain never used those words.
McLane-The identical words, "by the
Speaker" may not have been used, but not
being used what is the sense conveyed by what
the gentleman said, that the committee had
had been stocked to defeat bill. Who consti-
tutes committee? Who stocks committee
but the Speaker? The gentleman from Texas,
he continued, had made the observation
that the committee had been stocked and that
observation had reflected ON the Speaker and
necessarily on the individual members of the
committee. If the gentleman had charged
that improper influence had been used to defeat
the bill
Regan-No such word or insinuation was
made by me.
McLane-And yet the language used was sus-
ceptible of such a construction. No matter
what was the spirit in which these remarks
were made, l don't think them proper l don't
think that gentlemen can maintain agreeable
relations if they indulge in any such remarks.
l think the remarks were improper, and made
without just cause.
Mr.. Kenna another member of the COM
mittee, said that on O final vote on the inter-
State commerce bill. some remarks HAD fallen
from the chairman, about the proper construc.
tion of which opinions had differed. Some
members of the committee had put on it an of
fensive construction, and the chairman had i'm
mediately disclaimed any such intention, and
denied the propriety of that construction. The
matter was here dropped.
Consideration was resumed of the court re-
moval bill
At the expiration of the morning hour the
Speaker laid before the House message from
the President transmittinga communication
from the attorney general relative to the ap-
preparation for United States marshals. The
comm unication referred.
The House then went into committee on re
vision of the rules.
In the communication the attorney general
informs the President that the last Congress
and the present Congress at the extra session
adjourned without making an appropriation
for the payment of marshals, That since last
July these officers have served without an ap-
preparation and not only have they served
without compensation for themselves or depu-
ties but have advanced the sums of money nee
essary to be expended in order that processes
of the United States should not fail. He is in
formed, however, that they have reached the
limit of their capacity thus to conduct their
offices and failure in that would necessarily
bring about failure to enforce the laws of the
United States, which in such case would
occur by want of suitable appropriations. No
one could enumerate the vast number of cases
in which that failure would be attended with
grave results, disastrous to individual and pub
liz Ha LoI
continue to do their best, but he trusts that
Congress will. as soon as possible, show them
that the confidence which they felt that an APP
preparation would be made for their fees and
expenditures. hasn't been misplaced. As the
head of the department of justice he felt it
his duty to inform the President of the con-
dition of affairs and the consequent effects to
be anticipated on public justice, in order that
the President may urge upon Congress the ne
cessity of prompt disposal of the matter.
The pending amendment was that offered by
Mr.. Turner, providing that when public bill
shall have been referred to'a committee and no
report made thereon for sixty days, it shall be
in order for the member who introduced the
bill. to move on any Monday that the commit
tee be discharged from its further consideration
and that the bill be either referred to the COM
mittee of the whole or passed by the House.
In course of the discussion, Mr. GARFIELD in
opposing the amendment stated that if 1t was
q proposition In regard TO tarln leglSlaClOn, ne
didn't want to run tariff legislation in that
way. This remark gave rise to short debate
upon the tariff, in which Messrs. Wright, Cox
and Hawley participated.
Mr.. Turner's amendment was rejected los to
SO.
Mr.. Stevenson presented similar amend
ment, making it apply, however, only to rev.
enue bills.
Mr.. Weaver offered an amendment to the
amendment, including in its provisions hnap-
cial bills. In the course of the discussion he
made some mention of his soldiers bill, which
called forth the remark from Mr.. Brown, of
Indiana, that he would vote against the bill
most cheerfully.
Mr.. Weaver-Let me ask the gentleman if
his name is not on petition, wound around
corn stalk, to which there are S28 other names,
in favor of the passage of this bill?
MIR. BrOwn-It is quite likely. That only
proves what the gentleman may live long
enough to learn-that we have more sense to-
day than We had yesterday.
Mr.. Wcaver-It only proves that the gentle
man can profess one thing at home and an
other thing here in Congress.
Mr.. Browne-The gentleman is mistaken.
don't fear the record.
Mr.. Stevenson's amendment, amended, was
reiected-75 to 10S
On motion of Fir. Dunnell an amendment
Was adopted providing that it shall require a
two-thirds vote to suspend private business on
Friday.
The committee then rose and Mr.. Morrison
introduced = bill repeating the discriminating
duty on medicinal barks. Referred. Adjourn
ed.