The sun., 1890-01-16

Immediately after the reading OF the Jour.
nal In the House to-day Mr.. Hit OF Illinois
rising to question of privilege. read a circular
issued by the National Butter. Cheese, and Egg
Association. charging him with having intro
duced bill for the abolition OF the tax on oleo-
margarine. He had, he said been one OF those
who had been most interested in the passage OF
what was known as the 0leomargarine bill:
He had introduced no such bill rs was referred
to in the circular and could conceive no reason
why such circular should be sent throughout
the Northwest
The House then resumed the consideration
Of the report OF the special committee to inves-
tgate the Silcott deialcation.
Mr.. Stewart OF Vermont argued in favor OF
reimburse members for their lost salaries. He
SSntendSd that the Sergedntiat-Arms wa. WAS not
the agent of the House in its collective capaci-
ty,that. in point OF fact, he was disbursinG
so by express statute.
Mr.. Oates of Alabama contended that the
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manifestly unfair and unjust 10 the private de-
positors. he maintained that the late Sergeant
hl-Arms was disbursing officer OF the House.
True. there was no eXpreSs statute declaring
him to be such. but 1t was not always neces-
ts Is Gea It stoe The
money. the fact remained that the money never
reached the hands of the persons, entitled TO 1t.
Mr.. Herbert OF Alabama, while he had no
doubt that the Sergeant at Arms was dis
bursting officer. and that the members were
entitled TO their salaries. objected to tribunal
deciding upon the cases OF its own members.
he therefore favored the Hemphill proposition
to 5eIeE the matter to the Coar; q Claims
geant- alarms was an agent OF the House for
the convenience OF members. and II they had
soup. It was their own fault. they ought to
stand the trouble like little men. and use the
money to catch the thief and punish him. He
!Mr, McIaej was 4 loser. but he did nor believe
that the House should disgrace itself by max
ing an appropriation.
Mr.; Grain OF Texas inquired how much the
gentleman, had. lost, anu MIR. McRae replied
that he had lost $50.
Mr.. Grain asked whether he would accept
the deficit in case the House disgraced itself
by passing the appropriation.
Mr. Mcltae replied that he would not
report. and Mr.. Wike OF Illinois favored q ref
erence OF the whole matter to the Judiciary
Committee Tor judicial examination.
The vote wa, then taken on the Hempbill
bill. as substitute for he majority bill. per-
Uniting members to sgo in tho Court OF Claims.
II was defeated by a close vote OF 1876 yeas to
Bland Of 5fissoqri, who had Voted IN in t1; the
was promptly tabled. The vote then recurred
On ordering the majority bill tappr9prlating
$4,000 to refund meYbers for their lost sala-
This having been done. Mr.. Bland demanded
the leading aiding, 2! Of the engrossed bill but the
then taken on the bill. and II was deieated-
yeas lZO. nays l4Z yeaVote was as 1olloWS:
Yeas-AdamA Anderson of Mississippi, Arnold Banks.
BArtine, hAyne Beckwith, Belknap. BiRgA Bount
Boatner Bo4thman. BouteiLs. BrosuS Buchanan OF
GAMBLER OF MaSsachusetts Cannon Catciinxs Cheat.
ham Clarke of Alabama Clark OF Wisconsin Cogsw ell
C0mStock Conger ConnelL Cathran. Grain. Cubertson
OF PENNSYLVANIA, Cutchson. DAlzs Darlington David
ley Flood Frank, FUNSTON dear, Gest tiinord Green
halge. Grogt Hall. Ianshrough. iauEen, Hayes
Hitt. hooker, Hopkins Kelly. Kennedy. Kerr Of
Lodge Masom. Nccord McKenns- Miles. MIlken Moiitt
Moore ~ New Hampshire, Morey Morgan Morrill,.
Morse, hutchler. NiedringhauR Mute. Oates oRtil OF
hassaehgsetts oNohi Of fennsyyapia, Owens of Ohio
dali Of MaSsac it's Reed Of Iowa Rife Robertson
Powell Russell. sawyer Scranton skinner, Smith.
art Of Vermont stockdAe Taylor Of Illinois Joseph D.
Townsend OF Pennsy lvana, Turpin, Vandever Van
schaick, walker OF Massachusetts Wheeler OF Hich!
gan, vickman Williams OF ohio. Wright Yoder-I2a
A motion to reconsider. and motion to lay
that motion on the table. were entered. and
then the House adjourned.