Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-09


nothing that he could do would secure
the reinstatement Of the man, he did not
care to go any further with the matter.
MIR. Riddleberger then offered resolu-
ton providing for joint committee of
both Houses, 8 Senators and members
of the House OF Representatives to in
quire and report upon the causes of all
the removals of subordinate officers made
by the Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arm
of the Senate, and the Clerk, Sergeant-at-
Arms, Doorkeeper and Postmaster of the
| House. The resolution further directs
the committee to report how many disa-
bled or other soldiers have been
removed, and the States to
which they and all other
discharged and appointed persons belong:
also, whether the civil service act applies
to Congressional appointments. In pre-
sentlng this resolution Mr.. Riddleberger
said that he had supposed that The reso-
luton OF Mr.. Beck was intended as a
''columbiad'' aimed at somebody, and so
TAR as he Riddleberger) was concerned
he was ready to 90 to the full length to
which anybody could wish in the direc-
tlon OF the investigation suggested. Vir-
| glnla had less representatives he said,
among the government employees than
kentucky had, and much less than it was
entitled to, and he would like to ascertain
! whether the civil service act applied to
the subordinate appointments of the
houses OF Congress. and not to one House
only. He had heard intimations that ap-
polntments were made in the interest of
the Senators from Virginia, and he wanted
to show, among other things, want of
foundation tor such a charge.
Mr.. Hale called up the conference re-
| port on the Greedy relief expedition. The
! Chalr announced that the bill from the
! point of view Of parliamentary law was in
| possession of the House of Representa-
tlyes, and no motion or remarks could be
maze relating to 1t except by unanimous
/ consent. Mr.. Hale asked unanimous con-
sent, owing to the emergency, to take the
| bill up.
Mr.. Ingalls, remarked that much had
been said about " emergency when. in
TACT, no expedition could leave before
May. He severely criticised the conduct
Of the Secretary OF the Navy in ''imperti-
nently attempting" as Mr.. Ingalls, said
to interfere with the legislation of Con-
| gress by sending a communication to a
member OF one house on a subject of
| legislation While that subject was under
consideration by the other house, and
with view to preventing an agreement
| between the two houses.
Mr.. Hale defended the Secretary of the
Navy, claiming that what he had done
was not an impertinence, but entirely
proper.
Mr.. ingalls, also referred to reports
which he had read in the public prints to
the effect that already, and before any bill
on this subject ofthis expedition had been
! passed by Congress, ship had been
bought by the Secretary of the Navy for
| the purpose.
Mr.. Hale said that the Secretaries ofthe
! ar and Navy together, recognizing the
urgency of the situation, had, on their own
| personal responsibility, arranged for the
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| dld not want it there was no obligation on
| it to take the ship.
The point of parliamentary law was
| covered by suggestion of tue Chair that
! the Secretary of the Senate take a com
munication to the House showing the
condition of the bill. The matter was
! then dropped, and the Senate took up the
! Mexican land grant titles bill.
The debate was participated in by
Messrs. Barard, Bowen, Dolph, Conger,
! Plumb, Van WYck, Sherman, and Coke
At 5:3O the debate closed, and the bill was
passed. The Senate then adjourned till
Monday next.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, Mr.. Shelley, of
| Alabama, offered a resolution calling on
| the Secretary of the Treasury for informa-
tion as to whether any Consul General,
consul Agent, or other consular officer is
| indebted to the government on account of
lees received, trust funds, or from other
sources. 1t was referred.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, offered
resolution directing the Committee on the
| Judiciary to Inquire and report whether
! Congress has power to regulate commerce
between the United States and a foreign
nation, by the imposition, in the form of
tion hflnGtqR LaMso LgM sorn If fax 22PE n pgqhijPhi
can pork destined for expectation from
any State.
He said that the inspection laws were
only intended to ascertain and attest the
! quality of such American pork, and not
70 enforce the inspection laws of any
State OF the Union or general revenue or
| navigation requirement of the Federal
Government at the several ports of export
applicable to all merchandise to be eX-
ported; also whether any State may not,
by It's inspection laws, absolutely neces-
sary for the purpose, require pork intend
ed for expectation to be inspected and
marked by the officers of such State. and
levy tax to defray the expense of such
inspection and marking. 1t was referred
| to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Randall submitted the conference
report on the Greely relief bill, announc-
ing further disagreement. The report
was agreed to.
Mr.. Finerty offered preamble and reso-
luton regretting the death of Wendell
III.
Mr.. Eaton, of Connecticut, objected and
the resolution went over.
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, Chairman of the
Committee on Elections, reported reso-
luton in the Mississippi election case of
Chalmers VS.. Manning, discharging the
committee from further consideration of
the prima facie case and awarding the
seat to neither of the contestants.
Mr.. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, asked
leave 20 offer resolution, recommitting
the pfima facie case to the committee.
with instruction to ascertain and rerort
immediately whether a certificate of
election as Representative has been
awarded to either of the contestants, and,
If so, to whom. Objection was made. and
the committees resolution was ordered
printed.
Mr.. Lowrey, of Indiana, from the same
committee, reported a resolution in the
! Virginia contested election case of Garri-
son VS.. Mayo, declaring that Mayo has the
prima tacie right to the seat, and securing
him in his right pending the decision of
the case on its merits. 1t was ordered
printed
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, introduced
a bill repeating all internal tax on domes-
| tic tobacco. 1t was referred.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the report of the Committee
| on Rules.
MI COA ,. VI New 1Ofk, amendment
creating a select committee on the tenth
census, which was pending when the
House adjourned yesterday, was agreed
to by l60 to 80.
! MIR. SINNERS amendment for the ap-
pointment of an executive committee was
rejected. There were only two votes in
| the Affirmative.
The rule regulating admissions to the
floor was amended by excluding ex-Sen-
ators from that privilege by vote of 1S9
to 203.
Mr.. Randall, from the Committee on Ap-
propriations, reported the naval appro-
priatiOn bill, and gave notice that it
| would be called up next Tuesday. 1t ap-
propriates $14 ,263, 900, being $S, ,392 900 less
than the amount estimated for, and ST.
63l, 900 less than the amount appropriated
for the current fiscal year.
An amendment to the rules. offered by
Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, fixing the order OF
| business, was discussed for one hour,
The discussion was principally in the di-
rectIon OF pointing out the utter imprac-
tlcability of having any public business
| done in the House, except the passage of
appropriation bills.
Mr.. Randall, in closing the debate rec
ognized the impossibility of Congress
transacting more than a very small per
centage of the business before it. In the
4 Thirty-eighth Congress the whole number
of bills introduced was less than a thou
sand. In the last Congress it was more
than ten thousand. He opposed the
amendment because it would tear down
every restraint between extravaganza
and economy. He suggested that the
! remedy was not to be found in rIIJac h,,+