Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-12

to punish certain crimes relating to coins Of
| the United States, placed on the calendar. AL
SO providing for the exchange of trade dollars
and to stop the coinage of trade dollars
Placed on the calendar.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Bills were reported frem the committee or
public buildings and grounds and referred tc
the committee of the whole for the erection OF
public buildings in the following cities: Pa
ducab, KY; CharlestOwn, Va; Cleveland, o.;
Pittsburgh, Pa; Quincy, ILL.,; Mayville, KY.
Minneapolis, Mimi; Denver, Col. Clarksburg,
W. Va; Peoria, ILL.,; Portsmouth,, O.; Owens
boro, KY; and Louisville, Ky.
sPar WITH CoNdER.
Mr. Wilson asked leave to offer a resolution
for the appointment of special committee to
report on the propriety of referring quarter
master and commissary claims to some other
tribunal.
MIR. Conger objeeted.
Mr.. Wilson, will pay you for that.
Mr. Copger-In what coiu measure?
Mr., Wilson, will tell the gentleman frank
ly.
The Speaker gentleman Is not in order.
Mr.. Oonger-The gentleman had no right to
make such remark.
Mr.. Wilson, had a right and made it with
the full knowledge of what said. If bad an
opportunity, 1 would explain what meant.
POLITICAL ASSESSMENT.
The regular order being demanded, the House
resumed consideration of the political assess
ment bill, and Mr.. Epson submitted an amend
ment prohibiting all persons from asking, de-
mGndiDg or soliciting from any clerk or en-
ploye of the government any contributions
for political purposes.
Mr.. Hostetter demanded the previous ques-
ton. On ordering the demand the Republicans
refrained from voting, the result showing ayes
Sc, nays 4.
Mr. Conger raised the point of no quorum.
Mr. Hostetter indicated that he would allow
debate to run ON two hours longer, if, st the
end Of that time, the Republicans would per-
NIT the previous question to be ordered. To
this tho Republicans would not agree, stating
their desire that no limit should be placed on
the debate, but expressing willingness to lay
the bill aside and proceed with consideration of
appropriation bills.
"a cali of the House was then ordered aad
slowed the presence of 243 members. mere
than a quorum. The question REQUIRED on
ordering the previous question and again
no quorum voted. Efforts were then made to
arrive at some compromise, bat unsuccessfully.
Mr.. Eostetter thought it had been fully agreed
on last Tuesday that the previous question
should be demanded yesterday at % clock. aad
that hour had been fixed on at the suggestion
Of the gentleman from Ohio (Garfeld). Tue
gentleman from Michigan (Conger) had stated
that he wouldn't agree to any such arrange
ment, and the whole matter resolved itself into
question whether the other side of the House
was 10 be ruled by the gentleman from Michi-
gan. He intimated that Garfield had acted in
bad faith in agreeing to the arrangement, and
then refusing to vote on the previous ques
ton.
Mr.. Garfield denied that he had made any
q agreement. The gentleman from Indiana
(Hostetter) had given notice that he would call
the previous question at o'clock, but at bis
suggestion the time Lad been changed to 4
o'clock. Above an hour was consumed In the
vain attempt to come to an understanding.
Finally Mr.. Aiken inquired if it were in order
to move to lay the bill and amendments on the
table, and On receiving an affirmative answer
from the Speaker made that motion. The mo-
ton was received with cries Of vote on the Re-
publican side, and the yeas and nays were Or
dered, pending which Mr.. McMahon moved that
the House adjourn. The motion was defeated,
yeas 65, nays LOT. vote was then taken or
laying the bill and amendments on the table,
and resulted yeas liz, nays l2l, 81 the House
refused to table the bill. This was strict
party vote with the exception of Messrs. Aiken,
FELTON,, Morse and Wells, who voted with the
Republicans in the affirmative. House I'D
ourned.