New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16
xLyIth cONGREss-IId Session.

AL lLil 3OON(JItfCD---l9d cE3SIOIs
REGULAR REPORT OF PRO- I3jNSis.
AnJoURNMhNT DRBATE IN THE noUsK-1aiE WORK
OF THE sEssIos NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. wtIu
THINK csNGREss HAS PALLEg SHORT on lrs
| DUTIES. q
HOUSE. .wAsHseros, May Is, 1880.
In the House to-day the Adjournment reso-
luton was called up question OF privilege III ts6
midst of number OF points OF Order and when tbs
House was in good deal OF eonfdsion Mr.. O'EErLL;
Rep, PENN, walking down the aisle. managed to get IL
one OF his characteristic little speeches 10 the Eject that
the adjournment resolution had given hope 70 tao
hearts Of the people than any legislation which had
been proposed during tho present session Of Cougscs
The House determned-yeas. 125; nays, 6s. 70 con-
slider the adjOurnment resolution.
motion to lay tue resolution on the table was De-
Mr.. GIBSON Dem La.) demanded the previous ones
Mr.. TowNsBEND (Dem. H. expressed the hope tbas
the demand for the previous question would be voted
Mr.. BUCKNER Dem, MOI asked leave TO ofEer an
providing that the house take recess FROM
Mr. GIBSON refused 10 yield, and the previous ques
ton ordered The thirtymnuto debate then pro-
or 1900 bills, the face OF the tariff bills 70
the House, Congress would be wanting In It's duty
days. Applause on the Dcmoerato sidei why should
We 90 nome. he said; Are we afraid 10 perform the
are afraid 10 meet the Issue before the country by deci
ing one way or the other why should We hold 20 our
the people the trust which we WIN not periormi
MI COOK Dem, Gal-We asked for bread and you
Rave S Sree sr Bills
eraon, We move hat the House adjourn without con-
sideration. [Applause on the Democratic side, and
said that have private claims that wish 70
get through. say no. know OF claims that
Mr.. STEVENSON Dem. Ill., declared his oppo-
siton to the resolution for the further reason
adjourned, should pass q law providing for the
that in Of hesy aSd w the sH
peri nc the country had undergone four years ago, II
wOud be unwise for Congress TO adjourn without first
settling the manner in which the Presidential vote
need OF haste adjourning. The tariff bills were
pending removing the duty from the poor mans salt
raj was demanded universally Throughout the Country
Tie funding bill was pendlng-a menace TO che indus
to vote the oil Would be defeated and killed
uS 10 @ 9 woud a a1s as saa i ap
and expressions oi:regret ON the Repub team sde he
say them that II this resolution passed it meant
that the labor of the entire session for Daueht.
The issue could not be summed evaded A vote in
favor OF the resolution meant that there would be
acton On any measures except the approximation bills
Mr.. DUNNELL (Rep., MnD.) could not 20 back TO bis
constituents and justify his in favor Of adjourn
when there were important measures pending.
Mr. . o'NEILL rep PennJ|T6e River and Hai6or BIN
Will be taken VI and passed Monday.
Mr.. GARFIELD rep. OhlOj supported the resolution.
One point made by the opponents OF the resolution
struck him with great deal OF force that was the .
pOriance Of settling law relative TO the counting OF
the Presidential vote " II the gentlemen on the other
4 he S dy at anS
day or week or month we can pass law TO saye and
avoid controversy that question, will stay far be-
yond the dog days TO help to doit"
Several Democrats: :" We will do IT,"
the awful imminent danger arising from that question
which threatened this country, ana you have waited
sion and all once It is important topic Summer
ia past and the harvest ended and that soul NOS
Congress know there are LOO bills pending. snd
am nEt % pe w to sr
viii be 27G0 with Larger proportion nth shat ought TO
and We are ouIstaying the welcome of the American
Mr. MCMILLAN Dem. TennJ-soeak for yourself
that thinks do. The 80 Of june next the Presdeu
eM Il WIKI Ssss
45,oOo00o peoples and we stay inside the scope Of
on Ways ana Means had been Ia session six months and
had waited until this late day 10 report iarif BILL anS
the Democratic party confessed that they could pass
and 20 to the country aud bring back to tS: cha@ber
another Congress which would act at once-not at the
Mr. SPARKS Dem, nl.,, wanted to adjourn this con.
eS ee sS al ss Goq@ PsS all
His colleague Mr. Stevenson had sai ttat the Eeoto-
raj Count bill ought to be disposed Of Why have nos
all these measures been brought In and passed
when you going to do all this workf After being
here nearly seven months know that the people vans
us to go home know that there or two hum
dred millions Of Jobs lying back Of this Congress, with
the lobbyists lobbying 70 rob the people, and would
like beat them, and am afraid cannot do
less adjourn.
The concurrent resolution for adjournment tho
3lst inst. was then agreed to--yeas, 121 nays co.
Mr. GOODE (Dem., VAL moved that the House pro.
the consideration OF reports from the Committee
on Education and Labor.
Mr. REAGAN Dem, Tex.) antagonized this with tho
Interstate Commerce BILL but Mr. QoOde victorious
by vote Of 20 to- II.
Pending vote by yeas and nays the House, at 323,
adjourned.