National Republican., 1884-06-28
THE HOUSE.

Mr.. Wellborn, of Texas submitted the con-
ference report on the bill granting the right of
way through the Indian territory TO the Gulf,
Colorado, and Sante Fe Railroad company,
and 1t was agreed to,
Mr.. Hancock, of Texas, presented the con-
ference report on the pension appropriation
bill, and 1t was agreed TO.
Mr.. Forney, of Alabama, submitted the con-
ference report on the army appropriation bill
The report announces an agreement upon all
items except upon the senate amendments,
striking out that portion of the bill which reg
alates the compensation to ce paid to sub
Bidized railways for army transportation. The
other sections of the bill, as agreed upon, ap-
propriate ga, ,45I, ,450, being S2lO,00O more than
was carried by the bill as 1t originally passed
the house. The report was agreed to- The
disagreement to the amendment indicated was
insisted upon, and Messrs. Forney, Townshend,
and Reifer were appointed as conierees
Mr.. Henley of California, made an unsuc-
cessful attempt TO secure consideration for the
Northern Pacific forfeiture bill; and the house
at 1890, on motion of Mr.. McMillin, went into
committee of the whole (Mr. Cox, of New York,
in the chair on the private calendar.
AT o'clock the house rose for the purpose
of permitting the house to dispose of this
backbone" forfeiture bill.
Mr.. White of Kentucky, rising 10 question
which he said affected the dignity ofthe house,
hent 10 lnG CleIkb ut5h hllu nuu rcuu tne let
Ter of Il: John Ellis to. j. A. George, published
inTHE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN yesterday morn
ing; -
tigation of all the facts connected with this
land grant or land grab, from beglnningto end
should be made.
The speaker did not think that the matter
presented question of privilege. IL simply
appeared from the letter TINT the writer of II
believed or had the impression that there had
been some. improper means used 10 obtain the
grant originally
MIR. White thought that the letter cast a re-
Election upon congress, and the gentleman
who wrote 1t was II member Of the present
house.
The speaker. The is nothing in the letter to
show that the gentleman who wrote II was
guilty of improper conduct. On the contrary,
the gentleman states that unless u certain con.
tingency happened he would move an investi-
CATION.
Mr.. White. That is exactly,what am ask
ing now--that something should be done,y,Ii r
The speaker. The chair decides that there
is no matter orprvilege whatever prescntgdlia
Mr. White. That letter affects the ,dlglllty
and integrity of the house. '''' ''''
The speaker, How ,.-,,,,, . W adT
Mr. White II the chair does not sec II Can-
not explain how leave II TO the country.
The speaker. That letter seems to relate en-
pely to things which have transpired In pre-.
nOus congresses.
Mr.; Ellis, of Louisiana, arose to a question of
privilege, ana expressed his regret that the
entlemen who were endeayOring to forfeit
his earned land grant should have been driven
y stress OF weather TO the poor eXpedient of
Affecting a personal attack upon him. He
admitted that when his attention wns first
called TO the publication he was considerably
excited, but that before moving In the matter
he had called IN, friend, "a man Of un'
doubted courage who had written u state
ment which he would read TO the house. lie
then proceeded az follows:
"Mhile do not desire to interrupt the vote
on this question by any matters personal to
myself arising irom the publication OF a letter
IN this mornings REPUBLICAN, purponing To
have been written by myself, and which letter
pronounce te be materially altered and gar.
bled 20 suit the purposes Of the publishers
thereof | desire now To state that at an early
day shall claim from the house. rs n matter
Of personal privilege an opportunity 10 expose
the animus the talsehood aud the malignity
pfthe unwarranted innuendo directed against
Myself in the publication alluded 10, which
Ve intended TO warp aud bias the Judgment OF
his house onn question purely of law and
quity. All / desire now TO say Is that II Is the
Ist yindletlYe thrust Off professional black
mailer whose disappointed greed and ayaHoe
&Ays directed this blow at Inc, whose un-