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snmes importance and Is invested wIth re.

sponsibility too great to rest in the hands of u
single individual, however capable and hon
est and patriotic such individual may be. AS |
now exercised II is emphatically one-man |
power, and such power is always dangerous
and in conflict with the principles OF republi-
can government. 1t Is our duty to see that 1t
may not ut some future periodic used to the
detriment of the best interests OF the people.
And now as to the question of privilege. You
have seen flt sir, to assign me two committees,
namely: second place on Rules, ana Chair
man OF the Committee ON civil Reform. By
the kindness and unwavel1ng commence OF
my constituency, have been fOrtwelVe years
II member of this House, and am now enter
ing on my seventh term of service here. With
two exceptions there Is not another RepuSli.
can member who has thus long represented
his people. During that time that have served
as member and Chairman on the Committee
on Private Land Claims, rs mem
Der of the Committee on Ways and Means,
and for ten Years as member OF the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, part OF that time as
its Chairman. With one exception, possibly
two, am the only Republican member who,
mt any time prior 20 this session, has over
served as Chairman OF any commitiee OF this
House. In view OF this fact Isnbmit that the
Speaker in his recent action has done an in
justice to me and my constituents, for the re-
lations between II Representative and his
constituents are so clearly interviewer that
| Injustice to one is necessarily an injustice to
| the other. They naturally feel n pride and
| interest i'll the proper recognition OF their
|
recognition is regarded by custom as attach
! ing to long years of service. For this njus-
| ticc there Is, however, no remedy. All that
| can be done is to protest against 1t, as DO
now for myself and constituents, and for
! reasons that do not require specification, |
respectfully ask the House to exeuseme from
service as member OF the Committee on
| Rules" The Speaker: 1.-THE Chair does not
understand that it is necessary for him to vim
| dicatc himself by speaking in reply. 1t must
not, however, be inferred that because the
Chair does not undertake. TO challenge the
statements charging him with injustice, that
the Chair acquiesces in the views taken by
the gentleman from Indiana" Mr.. Orths re.
quest was granted. Mr. Hewitt IN. W was
relieved from service on Committee on Public
| Buildings and Grounds. Mr.. Hewett (Ala)
offered resolution reciting the fact that the
| Khedive of Egypt had presented to the United
states the oDelisl< known as Cleopatra's Nee
die, and rendering to his Highness the khe;
dive the thanks of tie people of the United
States for gift which only the oldest of ma,
tions could make and the youngest could
most highly prize. Adopted.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, Mr.. Davis vaca-
ted the chair for the day to Mr.. Garland. a
resolution by Mr. Maxey, instructing the See
retary of the lnterOrt0 furnish report OF The
survey OF the United states and Texas Boun'
Diary Commission, made under at of June .
1858, and il no final report of said commission
was made to report that fact, together VIII
maps of surveys, and report OF the work 50
Window introduced a bill appropratin:
money for the selection of site and location
for II Government building in Minneapolis
MINI. Mr.. Hale's resolution Tor specia
the President and Vice President, ant
of counting and certifying the vote
was disposed of by reference TO tn
} Committee on Privileges and Elections. Tn
resolution relating to pension iriud', ohere'
, by Mr.. Davis (W. Na), Dec. l3, having bee
called, discussion ensued rpon the amend
ment by Mr. Edmunds, striking out the dircc
tion TO the Secretary of the Interior 10 civ
his opinion on such legislation rs he though
advisable. Mr.; Edmunds argued that TN
President alone hal power to rccomlncn
legislation. Mr.. Hill tGa.j contendrd tina
6 while 1t was the duty of the President TO d
this there was no Limitation on the power &
u Congress to get opinions IRON Others Nj
h Davis (W. Va in the course OF debate sal
the Secretary had estimated that one hundrC
millions would be required tor this Se.u &
n nav the pension roll and this estimate n
g learned had been increased by the COmmis
sioner to si200W,00j. Nobody knew whcJ
= the increase would stop, and, next We lr, fc
n aught we know. it would reach $780, 90
He (Davis) had stated last year the arrears
u pension bill would cost the Government Il su
= greater than the national debt, and the state
ment was laughed at Present 1ndcallGl
seemed to fully justify the statement he the
r made Mr.. Logan said statements not base
. on accurate information should not be a
~ lowed to @ TO the country uncOntrDdictc
l. The assertion thht tuc peISioh HIIedlh@'
would cost more than the national debt vi
certainly not based on very reliable bHSi
l. The inference from what bad been state
"A would be that our pension roll won
'u continue to cost Sl00,0OO,0O0 n year rig
ID along and will probably increase. Yet q
l. report of the Commissioner showed tht
with the force ut his command, the AREA
ages of pensions could be paid in two yea
n. and that after these were paid the roll won
be reduced to forty or not over fifty miiOI
The senator from West Virginia could II
~ help knowing this for the report was bcfo
him. There was, therefore, no reason
III ! alarm the cOun'r by II statement such
4 the one the Sen tor had just made. The res
lution, ms modified BY Mr. Edmunds' anon
ment. was adopted. After executive scssi
an the Senate ad ouned till the 9th