National Republican., 1883-02-27
REEDS RESOLVE.
It's Reconsideration Raises Great Rumpus
Among the Representatives.
Final Action Defeated by the Democrats
Refusing 10 Vote.
Failure Of the Conference Committee 10 Agree on hC
Senate Amendments 70 the POstoice Bill
Hobinson's Resolution 90 Annex Ireland
The Fisheries Articles.
THE HOUSE.

amendments 60 the District of Columbia ap-
pf5priation bill were non-concurred in, and
Nessrs. Keicham Hiscock, and Forney were
appointed confcrees.
The same action was taken in regard TO the
legislative appropriation bill, aud Messrs
Cannon, O'Neill and Atkins were appointed
conferces.
Mr.. Caswcll of Wisconsin, submitted the
conference report on
THE PosToFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Caswell explained that the conference
committee had retained in the bill the appro-
priation of $1S5000 for special mail facilities,
had struck out the clause limiting the COM
pensation to be paid for mail transportation
TO subsidized roads, aud had fixed Oct. /, 1855
as the date when the two.cent postage shall
go into effect. These were tho only important
items Of disagreement.
Messrs. Holman, Anderson, and Robcson
protested against the house yielding to the
senate on the question of compensation to
subsidized railways.
Mr. Cannon defended the action of the con-
ference committee. The house confcrocs had
yielded TO the senate in the matter of special
mail facilities because they believed that this
was the last year whom an appropriation for
that purpose would have to be made. The
senate cOnferces were firm in their purpose
to have the clause relative to the payment to
subsidized railways struck out. They would
not in any event yield their views, and under
the ordinary rules Of legislation the house
which Incorporated general legislation on an
appropriation blu must yield rather than
allow the bill to fail. Individually he re-
garded the action in striking out the clause as
wise.
At this point message was received from
the senate informing the house that certain
clerical errors exist in the cngrossed copy
of the senate amendments to the internal
body.
Good % calculated Mr.. Anderson.
MY, Robson objected to acceding to this
request until tho pending matter was dis
posed Of.
The speaker replied that it had been the
uniform rule to act OH such request imme-
diately.
Mr. Robson said that there would be no
objection to the request at the proper time.
Several members: Now Is the proper time
On motion of Mr. Haskell, of Kansas, the
request Of the senate was complied with, and
the bill returned to that body.
The house then resumed the consideration
Of the conference report on the postolhce ap-
preparation bill
Mr.. Reagan criticised the Conference COM
mittee for yielding every important item of
disagreement.
Mr.. Anderson said that the attitude in
which the senate was putting itself was this
IL was taking the position that II would defeat
ofa little bit of God Almighty justice should
flash down OH these railroad companies. The
exact issue presented was whether the house,
at the beck of the senate, would recede in
order that ut some future period when, in the
mysterious providence of God there should
be an opportunity to amend the Thurman
act. That act should be amended. He hoped
that the conference report would be voted
down and that the senate conferences would
be informed that they had to back down or
would get no postofice appropriation bill.
Mr.. Holman also contended that IL was n
duty which the house owed to the country to
insist on its disagreement to the senate
amendments.
Mr.. Dunn opposed the report and expressed
the hope that the headlight of the locomotive
would not always continue to be a lamp to
the foot path of conference committees. He
trusted that the time would come when the
people could have congress which could
find how to serve them.
Mr., Robson also spoke against the adoption
of the report, and submitted an argument in
support of the power of congress to regulate
the compensation to subsidized railways and
criticised the action of the conference COM
mittee. The legislation proposed by the
house was one protecting the rights of the
people. The American people were patient,
fOrbearing and cOnciliatory, but they were
like the Indian chief, Metamora, who ex-
claimed, "Metamora is like flint tread on
him he will bear 1T strike too hard he will
burst and show his heart Is fire."
Mr.. Cannon again defended the conference
committee, though he declined to answer the
insinuations that it had worked in the light
of the headlight Of locomotive. He stood
as servant Of the house reporting the find
ing of the conference committee. He did
not care whether IL was adopted or not The
conferees had done their best to carry out
the wishes Of the house, but 1t could not be
done.
Mr. Hiscoclx advocated the adoption of the
report, and called attention to the fact that
there were but six days of congress remain
ing, and an abundance of work must be COM
pleted.
The motion to agree to the report was lost
yeas ia, nays 1873.
A further conference was ordered, and
Messrs Caswoll, Cannon, and Ellis were re-
appointed as conferecs, but Mr.. Cannon
asked to be and was excused from further
service
Mr. Hiscock, chairman of the committee on
appropriations reported the deficiency ap-
preparation bill Printed and recommitted,
THE "POUND RULE"
then went into operation.
The pending bill was that called up by the
committee on agriculture TO create an agri-
cultural commission. There being more than
five objections the bill was not considered.
Mr.. Rice of Massachusetts, under instruc-
tions from the committee on foreign affairs,
called up the senate joint resolution provid-
from 1S to % and article 30 of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Great Britain,
concluded at Washington, May g, 1871.
The joint resolution was passed without
debate.
Mr.. Henderson, from the committee on
military affairs, called up the senate bill to
prescribe regulations for the soldiers home
ut Washington. Passed.
Mr.. Harris, of Massachusetts, from the com
mittee on naval affairs called up the joint
resolution relating to color blindness in the
navy. Objected to.
The hour then expired.
Messrs. O'Neill Randall, Curtin, and other
Pennsylvania members presented resolutions
Of the Pennsylvania legislature, asking for
speedy tariff legislation, the increase Of PEN
sions pensioners who have lost an arm or leg,
the granting of land in severalty to Indians,
and the retention of the League Island navy
yard. Referred
The internal revenue bill, with senate
amendments, was returned by the senate, went
to the speakers table and was ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Cox, of New York. inquired of Mr..
Kelley whether he intended to call it up To-.
day.
Mr., Kelley replied that ho did not expect
to.
NEW BILLS.
Under the call of states the following meas.
ures were introduced aud referred'