Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-17


WASHINGTON, May 15th.-The bill for the payment
of claims allowed by the Commission of Claims
passed.
Reed and Bland objected to Stevenson offering
resolution that Congress should not adjourn until
the Joint rule passes providing for the method Of
counting the electoral vote.
Gibson called up the adjournment resolution as a
question of privilege.
Goode desired to call up the bills to regulate Chi
nese immigration, to enforce the eight-hour law
and to apply the proceeds OF public land sales to
education.
Amid much confusion and points of order, and
shouts to catch the Speakers eye, 0Neill said the
adjournment resolution had given more hope to the
hearts Of the people than any legislation proposed
this session.
The House determined to s5-to consider the
adjournment resolution, and defeated fuckers mo-
ton to table the resoution-123 to 80.
Tucker said that on the face of a calendar Of
1200 or 1,500 bills, and in the face Of the tariff bills
reported to the House, Congress would be wanting
in its true duty to the country if il should adjourn
in twelve business days. LApplause the Demo
cratic side.l
Cook-We asked for bread, and you gave us 4
stone. Applause on the Republican side.I
Tucker-We have reported three tariff bills, and
while on the question Of their consideration, we
move the House adjourn, without consideration
Applause on the Democratic side, and cries Of
That's the doctrine !"
Townsend The people of the South do not desire
the claims before this House to be paid by the
Government. The claims | speaking of are
claims as Just as those OF the bondEOlders The
question is whether when the Government owes
man $500, we should adjourn without paying it. and
say we have saved the credit of the Government be-
cause We have paid the tondholders. Applause on
the Democratic sidel
Stevenson though. it would be ruinous TO adjourn
without settling tbs count t,t.es.inn alsi
passing the proper appropriation bills.
Garfield saw one favorable point in the arguments
made. The question OF counting the electoral vote
should be settled. II the Democrats would set any
day or week or month, and give assurance that the
bill would be passed. he would stay far beyond the
dog-days TO help it along Several Democrats
" We will do it."
Garfield retorted that they had evaded it for four
years, and now, all of sudden, raised it as reason
for staying through the summer He knew there
were 200 bills penang, many of which ought to be-
come laws, but he knew if he stayed till September
until the June Presidential cyclone it would be-
come one vast political debating club.
Sparks closed the debate, favoripg adjournment
but he said he favored free salt and reform in the
paper tariff. He announced himself most COM
plete free trailer, but he wanted to adjourn this
concern. AS to the Electoral Count BILL the Demo-
Gratis had both houses now, and were safe as the
other fellows jobs were lurking about in profusion
and the lobbyists overruning the House. and he
afraid the only way to beat them 10 adjourn
and go home.
The resolution for adjournment on May 3lst was
agreed to by l2l to CO.
sideration OF reports from tine Committee on Eduea-
ton and Labor
Reagan antagonized this with the Interstate Com
merce bill, but Goode victorious by vote of 72
to IL. Pending vote by ayes and noes, the House
adjourned