Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-22


said to him As TO what would be done
II be bowed to the demand made OF
him and violated his conscience. II he
had done that he would be good fellow,
but be would rather lose his right arm
and never DO permitted to let his tongue
lisp another word than be drawn by q
man behind newspaper or elsewhere
10 do what he did not believe was right.
In conclusion, he said that he had ben
sctuatcd in this matter not By impulse,
not by being aggrieved, not by attacks,
but BY q calm and deliberate examine
,ion Ct the testimony aud Of the Law in
the case. lie had done his daty, and
would stand by it, for his action was
hight and just and proper. Applause
on the floor and galleries.
MIR. Teller followed MIR. Logan on
tie same lire Of argument, and after
speaking some time gave way to mo
ton TO adjourn, holding the floor to
conclude his remarks tomorrow.
Adjourned.
tiorse OF Representatives.
Nr. Morrison called up as question
Of privilege the concurrent resolution
providing for a final adJournmon. on
the 2Sih instant.
Mr.. Reed said the country was salts
Ged that Congress had had a full trial,
and that 1t could DO nothing better than
make the attempt TO find an adjourn
ment. The concurrent resolution was
agreed ,o--yoas, l45 d; nays, &c.
Mr.. Morrison then called up the
resolution setting apart Thursday and
SATURDAY. Of this week for the considera.
ton OF The bill for an increase Of the
navy. Adopted-yess, 1872; nays, A..
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole (Mr. Hatch in the chair
on the Senate amendments to The river
and-haIbor bill, the pending question
being, on the motion made by Mr..
Hewitt, the striking out the clause for
the improvement Of New York harbor.
lie withdrew the amendment, being as
sured, he said, that the object he de.
sired TO accomplish would be accom-
plisbed through the medium Of con-
ference committee. The committee
then arose, and the Senate amendment
having been non. concurred in, the bill
was sent to a conference committee.
Then the struggle arose for priority of
consideration between the interstate
commerce and Northern Pacific for
feiture bills, which was resolved--yeas
l42, nays 99--in favor OF the former.
The Senate bill was read at length,
together with the amendment reported
by the Committee on Commerce, which
lis TO strike out all after the enacting
clause and insert the House bill. Then,
amid much confusion, an effort was
made to limit the time for general de-
bate. Finally Mr.. Reagan moved that
it close at O'Clock, and an amendment
was offered by Mr.. .Townshend fixing 4
O'Clock as the time for closing the de-
bate.
Some disposition to flibuster against
Mr.. Townshend's amendment having
been shown, the amendment was with
drawn, and Mr.. Reagsn's was agreed
to--yeaS, 204 nays, II.
MIR. Reagan then took the floor and
delivered ali argument in support Of the
House bill 0nd IN portrayal Of the neces-
sites which existed for stringent iegiS-
latipn for the regulation Of interstate
commerce.
The discussion was continued by
Messrs. O Neil of Pennsylvania, Davis
of Massachusetts,, Hepburn Of Iowa,
and Hit of Illinois. IL was agreed
that the general debate should be OK
tended, and the night session was or
dered.
Mr.. Turner, OF Georgia, gave notice
that on Friday next be would move TO
discharge the Committee on Elections
from further consideration Of the Rhode
Island contested election case Of Page
as. Pierce, and ask the House to con.
slder the same.
At 5 O'Clock the House took recess
till o'clock, the egening session to be
for general debate only on the inter-
State commerce bill.
The general debate on the interstate
commerce bill continued before an
audience Of half dozen members until
ii o'clock, at which hour the House