The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-16
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-
REGULAR SESSION.
HOUSE.

REGULAR SESSION. |
HOUSE.
Washington, ia 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
joint rule passes providing for the
method Of counting the electoral vote.
Gibson called up the adjournment
resolution az a question of privilege.
Goode desired to call up bills to
regulate Chinese immigration, to
enforce the eight hour law, and
apply the proceeds OF public land
sales to education.
Amidet much confusion, points of
order and Eho1ts to catch the
Speakers eye, some one said the
adjournment resolution had given
more hope to the hearts of the people
than any legislation proposed this
session.
Tucker said, in face OF a calendar,
of 1, 200 OF 1,500 bills, in face of the
tariff bills reported to the House,
Congress would be wanting in lis
true duty to the country if it should
adjourn in twelve business days.
(Applsuse on the democratic side.)
Cook-We asked for bread and you
gave US stone. (Applause ON the
republican side.
Tucker-We have reported three
tariff bills and On the question of con-
alteration you move the House
to adjourn without consideration
applause on the democratic side)
aud that's the doctrine" froHa
Townshend. The people OF the
south do not desire the var claims
before this House to be paid by the
government. The claims l am speak
ing OF are claims as just as those OF
bondholders. The question is
whether, when government owes q
man 500, We should adjourn without
paying it and say We have saved the
credit OF government because we
have paid bondholde1s. (Applau,e
on the democratic side
Stevenson thought it would be
ruinous to adjourn without settling
the electoral count question and
passing the proper appropriation
bills.
Weaver thought there was no haste
about adiournirg. The reason was
that the tariff bills removing the duty
on the poor mans salt and on paper
and printing material were measures
that were demanded by the whole
country and we're pressing this House.
The funding bill wac pending men
ace io 10 the country's industry. II
it came to q vote the bill would be
defeated; but alter the presidential
election it would pass and fasten the
debt perpstually on American indus-
tries. The right Of petition had been
denied; 600.00O soldiers desired their
pay equalized, but Congress disregard
ed their petitions. He solemnly pro-
tested against adjournment until
Congress did justice TO the men who
saved the flag that adorned the speak
er's chair. The House would defeat
the third term resolution il it could
vote upon it; il would declare it
settled principle that no person
should hold the presidential chair
more than twice democratic ap-
pIaase.)
Townshend declared that il this
resolution passed the labor OF the
entire session went for naught. He
referred to the sitting OF his petitions
s0r free salt
Dunnell hoped the House would
net adjourn, but have courage to
meet every MEASURE presented to it.
The river and harbor bill would fail
if This resolution passed. !
Garfield cav one forcible 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 an assurance that the bill would |
be passed, be would stay far beyond |
the dog days to help do it. Several
democrats, 1--WE will do it.")
Garfield retoIted tia! they bad
evadsd it for four years. ard now, sill
Of q sudden, raised it as . reason for
staying through the summer. He
knew that there were some LOO
bills pending, many of which
ought to become laws, bat
be knew If we slaid until September
there would be 2,700 bills. Il Coz
gress remained in session until The
June presidential cyclone, this Con-
gress would become one vast political
debating club.
Sparks ciolsd the debate fa7orine
adjournment, but he said be favored
rec salt and reform in the paper
arif. Re announced himself es s
most complete free trader, but be ,
ganied to adjourn this concern. As
0 the electoral count bill, the demo
rats had both houses now and we're
IS sale as the other fellows. JobbeTs ,
we're lurking in proIusion and lobby :
5ts were ovefIunning the House, and !;
le was afraid the only way to beat =
hem was to adjourn and go home. =
The resolution tor adjournment to .
lay 3lst was then agreed to-121 to :
o. !,
GOode moved that the House pro- p
eed 10 the consideration OF reports 4
,om the committee on education and =
lboF. :
Reagon an.agonizsd this with the
ller-slate commerce bill, but Goode =
as victorious, by vote cf72 to II.
Pending vote by yeas aud nays,
le House adjourned.