Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-18
Forty-Sixth Congress.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1I.
 SENArE-Mr. Salisbury Oel) presented the majority report of the Committee on Privileg- es and Elections in the Ingalls, case. The re. ports finds that bribery and corruption were employed to secure Ingalls, election, but that there is no evidence that MT. Ingalls, author ized such improper acts or that they in fact secured his election. MT. Cameron (Wis presented minority report signed by MT. Hoar (Rep., Mass.l Logan (Rep., Ill., and himself, concurring in that part of the major 1ty report which generates Mir. Ingalls,, but expressing the opinion that whom the report states that corruption was employed, it should in justice state what was proved, namely, that such means were employed in opposition to his election. The reports were ordered to be printed.
 Mr. Randolph offered a bill to place the name of Fitz John Porter on the retired list as colonel of infantry his commission to bear date from January, 1863. Referred.
 MT. Logan offered resolution authorizing the equipment of vessel to carry supplies to Ireland. Referred.
 MT. Gordon gave notice that at D. m. to- morrow he should move that the doors be closed so that the Senate could consider the question of appointing commission on the inter-ocean canal.
 The Senate then took up and passed the bill authorizing the employment of additional clerks in the Pension Office.
 After the executive session, lasting till 5:25, the Senate adjourned.
 HoUsE.-After the morning hour the House went into Committee of the Whole on the rules. The pending question was the amend ment of MT. Speer as amended by MT. War ner's amendment on Thursday last MT. Speer proposed to amend by adding clause that it should be in order to strike out any sum of money in an appropriation bill and rk o Iauc Mr. ,bpkS Sk,,%o was ''It shall be in order to reduce amounts of money provided for and covered by bill to that extent only to change the law" MT. Speer's amendment as amended by MT. War ner was rejected, yeas 32, nays 80.
 Mir. Price, of Iowa, offered an amendment to add at the close of the clause provision that retrenchment of expenses shall not be by inference, but shall in express terms specify on it's face the amount of money to be ex- pended.
 MT. Hurd, of Ohio, said he regarded these amendments as full of danger. We must know what we are considering. This House is not now engaged in legislation, but in considering rules which are incident to legislation. The House by it's rules cannot impair or destroy the constitutional powers of the House. The House originates bills for revenue and these propositions impair this power. It takes away the power to put on independent legislation upon these bills. These proposi tlonS deprive the representatives or Lne peo- pie of control of the public purse and of the power to demand redress of grievances and secure the adoption of healthy legislation. He insisted that the Democratic party of this House should stand upon the Constitution and exercise every constitutional power, and least of all should not abandon our power over the public purse until the last vestige of uncon- stitutional legislation has disappeared. (Ap. plause on the Democratic side.)
 MT. Warner, of Ohio, repudiated the doctrine as undemocratic that this House has a right te withhold appropriations for legitimate objec- tion to endeavor to coerce the Senate and ex- ecutive branch of the Government. Applause on the Republican side.
 A number of other amendments. all tending to the same end of preventing riders on ap. propriation bills, were offered and successively rejected.
 Without disposing of the rule the com mittee rose and the House, at 4:15, adjourned.