1880. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 921 proceeds of the sales of public lands, to have them applied, as these guard, United States flag-ship Hartford; which was read. a first and statutes intended they should be applied, to the education of the second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. youth of our country, whether they be North, South, East, or West. HORACE S. PIKE. Mr. President, after having ~ven a careful study to this question, Mr. FARR introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4445) granting a pension to as careful a study as I could give it within the last four or five days, Horace 8. Pike; which was read a first and second time, and referred I have come to the conclusion that as a matter of law and of justice to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. we are entitled to. the passage of this bill. We claim it on no other ground. We claim that we are entitled to it under the construction MOSES FULLIN'GTON. made by these statutes from time to time by .the Congress of the Mr. JOYCE introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4446) granting a pension United States, and we are not to be debarred from it from the simple to Moses Fullington, a soldier of the war of 1812; which was read a fact that an executive officer of the Government in the careful exer­ first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Revolution­ cise of the powers granted to him has seen fit to second lieutenant while serving as second lieutenant; which was the bill under consideration. It is not in order to offer it now, but I read a first and second time, arid referred to the Committee on Mili­ submit it and ask that it lie on the table and be printed. tary Affairs. Mr. ALLISON. I ask that it be read for information. CHARLES R. PRATI'. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment will be read for in­ formation. Mr. PRESCOTT introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4449) granting a pen­ The CHIEF CLERK. It is proposed to insert in line 9, section 1, im­ sion to Charles R. Pratt, late private of Company H, Eleventh Regi­ mediately before the word "whose," the words: ment Illinois Volunteers; which was read a first and second time, Including Virginia military and United States military land warrants located and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. in the State of Ohio after her admission into the Union. CHANGE OF NAME OF STEAM-TUG. The amendment was ordered to be printed. Mr. CHITTENDEN introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4450) to change · ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. the name of the steam-tag Charlotte and Isabella to Mand; which A message from the Honse of Representatives, by Mr. T. F. ~G, was read a first and sec<,md time, referred to the Committee on Com­ one of its clerks, announced that the Speaker of the House had merce, and ordered to be printed. signed the enrolled bill (S. No. 1255) making appropriation for the MONUMENT AT SCHUYI.ERSVILLE, NEW YORK. removal of the remains of the late Major-General George Sykes, Mr. STARIN introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4451) for the erection of a United States Army, from Fort Brown, Texas, to West Point, New monument at Schuylerville, New York, commemorative of the battle York; and it was thereupon signed by the Vice-President. of Saratoga, and for other purposes; which was read a :first and sec­ EXECUTIVE SESSION. ond time, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa moves that to be printed. the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. MATTHEW' HARRINGTON. The motion was agreed to ; and the Senate proceeded to the con­ Mr. LAPHAM introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4452) granting a pension sideration of executive business. After twenty-four minutes spent to Matthew Ha:rrin~on, late a sergeant in Company B, First New in executive session, the doors were reopened and (at three o'clock York Dragoons; whieh was read a first and second time, and referred and twenty-two minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned. to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. CHARLES P ARHALL. Mr. LAPHAM also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4453) granting a pension to Charles Parhall, late a private in Company B of the Thirty­ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. sixth Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers; which was read a first and MONDAY, February 16, 1880. second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. SECTIOS 5498 OF THE REVISED STATUTES. The Honse met at twelve o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr. LAPHAM also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4454) explaining sec­ W. P. HARRISON, D. D. tion 5498 of the Revised Statutes; which was read a first and second The Journals of Friday :;ind Saturday were read. time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be CORRECTION OF THE JOURNAL. printed. Mr. BARBER. I desire to make a correction of the Journal. I am SALLIE SPENCE. represented as having voted in favor of Honse bill No. 2797,for the Mr. BAILEY introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4455) for the relief of relief of certain citizens of Lynchburgh, Virginia, and refunding to Sallie Spence; which was read a first and second time, and referred them taxes improperly collected from them on manufactured tobacco. to the Committee on War Claims. I was not present at the time, being paired with the gentleman from Ohio, [Mr. EWING,] and did not vote. AMEm>ME~ OF REVISED STATUTES. The SPEAK.ER. The correction will be made accordingly. • Mr. VAN AERNA.M introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4456) to amend sec­ tion 4693 of the Revised Statutes; which was read a first and second ORDER OF BUSINESS. time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be The SPEAKER. The morning hour will begin.attwenty-oneminntes printed. past twelve o'clock. This being Monday, the first business in order JAMES M. CASSETY. during the morning hour is the call of States and Territories for the Mr. VAN AERNAM also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4457) for the introduction on leave of bills and joint resolutions for reference to relief oi James M. Cassety, of Fredonia., New York; which was read their appropriate committees: Dnrin~ this call memorials and reso­ lutions of State and territorial Legislatures are in order, and also a first and second time, and referred to the Committee of Claims. resolutions calling for executive information, for reference to appro­ PROTECTION TO THE HARBOR OF OGDENSBURGH. priate committees. Mr. JAMES introduced a. bill (H. R. No. 4458) to provide· for a pile Mr. ATKINS. Mr. Speaker, I move by unanimous consent that the protection to the harbor of Ogdensburgh, in the State of New York; call for bills and joint resolutions be proceeded with until all the which was read a first and second time, referred to the Collllnittee on States and Territories have been called. Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Mr. WEAVER. I object. SETH L. FORD. BENJAlllN J01\"ES. Mr. PIERCE introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4459) to place the name Mr. LADD introduced a bill(H. R. No. 4443) granting a pension to of Seth L. Ford on the pension-roll; which was read a first and sec­ Benjamin Jones; which was read a first and second time, and referred ond time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. PAST & M 1CORD. DE.NNIS B. MUNSEY. Mr. BRIGHAM introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4460) for the relief of Mr. LINDSEY introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4444) granting a pension Past & McCord; which was read a first and second time, and, with the to Dennis B. Munsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, late captain of the after- J a-0companying papers, referred to the Committee on Commerce. 922 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 16,

FOREST W. M'ELROY. read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Naval Mr. BELTZHOOVER introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4461) granting a Affairs, and ordered to be printed. . pension to Forest W. McEJroy; which was read a first and second time, LIGHT-HOUSE AT BOUSH'S BLUFF, VIRGINIA. and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. GOODE introcluced a bill (H. R. No. 4478) to provide for the CAPTAIN WILLIAl\I E. MILLER erection of a light-house at or near Boush's Bluff, in Norfolk County, Virginia; which WaB read a first and second time, referred to the Mr. BELTZHOOVER also introduced a joint resolution (H. R. No. Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. 212) appointing Captain William E. Miller, of Pennsylvania, a man­ ager of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; which REBECCA SEARS. was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Mr. JORGENSEN introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4479) for the relief Military Affairs. of Rebecca Sears, administratrix of James W. Sears, deceased; which TORRENCE DELOZIER. was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Mr. COFFROTH introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4462) for the relief of War Claims. Torrence Delozier for carrying the mails of the United States on route REVOLUTIONARY ARMY UNPAID CLAIMS. No. 2942, from Carrolltown to Fallen Timber, Pennsylvania; which Mr. HUNTON introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4480) to provide for the was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee of settlement of the unpaid claims of those officers of the line of the Claims. · revolutionary army who served to the close of the war of independ­ JOHN B. BETI'S. ence, and so returned on the books of the Treasury; which wa-s read Mr. COFFROTH also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4463) to remove a first and second time, referred to the Committee on War Claims, the charge of desertion from the military record of John B. Betts, late and ordered to be printed. . a private in Company B, Twelfth Regiment Pennsylvania. Volunteers; CAROLINE M. BARNA.RD. which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee Mr. HUNTON also·introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4481) for the relief on Military Affairs. of Caroline M. Barnard, legal heir of Colonel A. C. W. Fanning, de­ JOHN LEE. ceased, United States Army; which was read a first and second time, Mr. COFFROTH also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4464) for the re­ and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. lief of John Lee ; which was read a first and second time, and referred RETURN OF COTTON TAX. to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. RICHARDSON, of South Carolina, introduced a bill (H. R. No. GEORGE DIEHL. 448-2) to return to the producers the cotton tax collected by the Gov­ Mr. COFFROTH also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4465) for the re­ ernment, which has been declared by the Supreme Court of the United lief of George Diehl; which was read a first and second time, and States to have been illegally collected; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered ~ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs. to be printed. · JOSEPH BENNET. CHARLESTON NECK SHIP-CANAL. :Hr. COFFROTH also introduced a bill (H. R.No. 4466) granting a Mr. O'CONNOR introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4483) to ·authorize the pension to Joseph Bennet; which was read a first and second time, Secretary of War to cause a survey to be made of a ship-canal across and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Charleston Neck, connecting the waters of the Ashley and Cooper FRANCIS LITTLE. Rivers, which empty into Charleston Harbor; which was read a first Mr. COFFROTH also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4467) granting an and second time, referred to· the Committee on Railways and C'anals, increase of pension to Francis Little; which was read a :first and and ordered to be printed. second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, CHARLESTON HARBOR. GOVERNMENT FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mr. O'CONNOR also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4484) making an Mr. KELLEY introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4468) establishing a appropriation for the placing of a jetty or jetties to save Sullivan's government forthe District of Columbia; which was read a first and Island from the washings of the sea and for the protection of Charles­ second time, referred to the Committee for the District of Colum­ ton Harbor; which was read a first and second time, referred to the bia, and ordered to be printed. Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. GEORGE L. COVERT. H.AMILTON SLAWSON. Mr. OVERTON introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4469) granting a pen- Mr. O'CONNOR also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4485) for the relief sion to George L. Covert, of Bradford County, Pennsylvania; which of the heirs of Hamilton Slawson, jr.; which was read a first and eec­ was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on ond time, and referred to the .Committee on War Claims. Invalid Pensions. WILLIAM B. HALL. PROTECTION OF POSTMASTERS. Mr. BLOUNT introduced ~bill (H. R. No. 4486) to remove the po- Mr. BINGHAM (by request) introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4470) for litical disabilities of William B. Hall, of Georgia; which waa read a the relief and protection of postmasters; which was read a first and first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. second time, referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post- CANOOCHEE RIVER, GEORGIA. · Roads, and ordered to be printed. Mr. NICHOLLS introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4487) to appropriate NA.THAN P. HORMELL. $5)000 for the survey of the Canoochee River in the State of Georgia, Mr. WISE introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4471) granting a pension to with a view to the improvement of the navigation of said river; Nathan P. Hormell; which was read a first and second time, and re- which was read a first and second tune, referred to the Committee ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. MAJOR WILLIAM A. WEST. COTTON l\IA.CHINERY FREE OF DUTY. Mr. WISE also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4472) granting a pension Mr. PERSONS introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4488) to admit machin­ to Major William A. West; which was read a first tmd second time, ery for manufacturing cotton fabrics free of duty; which was read and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. a first and second time, referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, :MRS. CA.THERINE LOSE. and ordered to be printed. · Mr. WISE also intToduced a bill (H. R. No. 4473) granting a pension HOMESTEAD E?lo""TRIES. to Mrs. Catherine Lose ; which was read a first and second time, and Mr. HERBERT introduced a bill (H. R.No. 4489) to repeal the act referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. of March 3, 1879, providing for publication in newspapers of notice before making final proof in homestead entries; which was read a MA.RY J, GOSLEE. first and second time, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and Mr. MARTIN, of Delaware, introduced.a bill(H.R.No. 4474)grant­ ordered to be printed. ing a pension to Mary J. Goslee; which was read a first and second JOHN GILBERT. time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. HERBERT also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4490) to grant a HENRY F. LOVEAIRE. pension to John Gilbert, a soldier in the Mexican war; which w;as read Mr. HENKLE introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4475) for the relief of a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Revolution­ Henry F. Loveaire, late second Maistant engineer in the United States ary Pensions. naval service; which was read a :first and second time, and referred FAIR GROU~TDS A.ND BLA.DE:NSBURGH RAILROAD COMPANY. to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. SAMFORD (by request) introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4491) to JA.o.~ E. SLAMM. incorporate the Sixth Street, Fair Grounds and Bladensburgh Railroad Mr. TALBOTT introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4476) granting a pen­ Company of the District of Columbia; which was read a first and sion to Jane E. Slam.m, widow of Levi D. Slamm,deceased,late a pay­ second tinie, referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia, master in the United States Navy; which was read a first and sec­ and ordered to be printed. ond time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid ,Pensions. DISTRICT OF COLUl\IBIA. BONDS. TOBACCO FOR UNITED STATES NAVY. Mr. SAMFORD (by request) also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4492) Mr. JOHNSTON introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4477) to regulate the to provide for the issue and exchange of registered bonds of the Dis­ mode of purchasing tobacco for the United States Navy; which was trict of Columbia for coupon bonds of said District; which was read 1880. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 923 a first and second time, referred to the Committee for the District of of Mrs. Lena Bensinger, Louisville, Kentucky; which was read a first Columbia, and ordered to be printed. and second time, and referred to the Committee of Claims. DISTRIBUTION OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS. EXPORTATION OF TOBACCO. Mr. MANNING introduced a joint resolution (H. R. No. 213) regard­ Mr. HOUSE introduced a joint resolution (H. R. No. 215) request­ ing the printing and distribution of CONGRESSI0:8AL RECORDS to cer­ ing the President to open negotiations with certain foreign govern­ tain libraries; which was read a first and second time, referred tothe ments relative to the importation of tobacco into their dominions; Committee on Printing, and ordered to be printed. which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on SUNFLOWER PACKET COMPANY. Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Mr. CHAT,MERS introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4493) for the relief of JOHN SCUDGINGTON. Sherman H. Parisot, George W. Bookout George H. Smith, L.A. Camp­ 1 Mr. TAYLOR introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4509) to remove the charge bell and George W. Faison, doing busmess under the name of The of desertion now borne on the roll against John Scudgington ; w hioh Sunflower Packet Company; which was read a first and second time, was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on and referred to the Committee of Claims. Military Affairs. WYANDOT MISSION, OHIO. ROBERT KERSEY. Mr. FINLEY introduced a joint resolution (H. R. No. 214) relative Mr. TAYLOR also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4510) granting a pen­ to the erection of a monument at the Wyandot Mission, Upper San­ sion to Robert Kersey; which was read a first and second time, and dusky, Ohio; which was read a first and second time, and referred referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. to the Committee on the Library. JOSEPH GRIGSLEY. SARAH A. FURGUSSON. Mr. TAYLOR also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4511) granting a pen- Mr. KEIFER introduced a bill (H. R. No. 44~4) for the relief of sion to Joseph Grigsley; which was read a first and second time, and Sarah A. Furgusson; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. INVALID PENSIONS. HENDERSON LADY. Mr. KEIFER also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4495) granting pen­ Mr. TAYLOR al.so introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4512) granting a pen­ sions to certain Union soldiers and sailors of the late war of the rebel­ sion to Henderson Lady; which was read a first and second time, and lion who were confined in so-called confederate prisons; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pen­ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, CHA.'ITANOOGA, TENNESSEE. si~, and ordered to be printed. Mr. DIBRELL introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4513) for the relief of AMENDMENT OF PE:8SION LAWS. the First Baptist church in Chattanooga, Tennessee; which was read Mr. UPDEGRAFF, of Ohio, introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4496) to a first and second time, referred to the Committee on War Claims, and amend pension laws; which was read a first and second time, referred ordered to be printed. to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. JOSHUA M. COPE. GEORGE w. PARRIS. Mr. DIBRELL alsointroduceda bill (H.R.No. 4514) forthereliefof Mr. UPDEGRAFF, of Ohio, also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4497) Joshua M. Cope; which was read a first and se~ond time, and referred granting a pension to George W. Parris; which was read a first and to the Committee of Claims. second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. ROBERT PHIFER. HUGH H. M7GOWAN. Mr. HOUK introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4515) granting a pension to Mr. UPDEGRAFF, of Ohio, also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4498) Robert Phifer, of Loudon County, Tennessee; which was read a first granting a pension to Hugh H. McGowan; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. and second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. JANE DAGLEY. LOUIS GROVERMAN. . Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4516) granting a pen­ Mr. UPDEGRAFF, of Ohio, al.so introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4499) sion to Jane Dagley, of Anderson County, Tennessee; which was read granting a pension to Louis Groverman ; which was read a first and a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Pensions. JO~ A. MORRIS. T. R. HAGGART. Mr. UPDEGRil,F, of Ohio, also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4500) Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4517) granting an in­ granting a pension to John A. Morris; which was read a first and crea.se of pension to T. R. Haggart, of Anderson County, Tennessee; second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. which was read a first and second time, and ref~rred to the Commit­ tee on Invalid Pensions. JAMES W. M 7BRIDE. EDWARD ELLIS. Mr. UPDEGRAFF, of Ohio, also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4501) Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4518) for the relief of granting a pension to James W. McBride; which was read a first and Edward Ellis, of Knox County, Tennessee; which was read a first second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. and second time, and, with the accompanying papers, referred to the HENRY METhJIBN. Committee on War Claims. Mr. LE FEVRE introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4502) granting a pen­ FIELDING 1'."EWPORT. sion to Henry Meinken; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4519) grantin~ a pen­ sion to Fielding Newport, of Scott County, Tennessee; which was DOLLY BLAZER AND OTHERS. :read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on In­ Mr. NEAL introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4503) granting a pension to valid Pensions. Dolly Blazer and the minor children of Richard Blazer, deceased; JAMES A. DA VIB. which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Commit­ Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4520) grantin~ a pen­ tee on Invalid Pensions. sion to James A. Davis, of Blount County, Tennessee; which was JOHN MARIETTA. read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Inva- Mr. McMAHON introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4504) granting a ~en- lid Pensions. • sion to John Marietta; which was read a first and second time, and JOHN F. PHOTON. referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4521) for the relief of DAVID smTH. John F. Photon, of Jefferson County, Tennessee; which was read a Mr. McMAHON al.so introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4505) granting a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on War Claims. pension to David Smith; which was read a first and second time, JAMES M 7CONKEY. and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4522) for the relief of JACKSON s. BRADLEY. James McConkey, of Monroe County, Tennessee; which was read a Mr. McKENZIE introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4506) for the benefit first and second time, and referred to the Committee of Claims. of Jackson S. Bradley, of Hancock County, Kentucky; which was JOHN M'CARROLL. read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Mill- Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4523) granting a pen- tary .Affairs. sion to John McCarroll, of London County, Tennessee; which was LOUISVILLE AND PORTLAND CANAL. read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Inva- Mr. WILLIS introduced a. bill (H. R. No. 4507) to abolish all tolls lid pensions. at the Louisville and Portland Canal ; which was read a first and sec­ RUPERT G. HILL. ond time1 referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals, and or­ Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4524) for the relief of dered to De printed. Rupert G.Hill, lieutenant Fortieth New York Volunteers; which was MRS. LENA BENSINGER. read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Mili­ Mr. WILLIS also introduced a. bill (H. R. No. 4508) for the relief tary .Affairs. 924 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 16,

JULIA MORAN. l\IISSOURI MILITARY CLAIMS. Mr. COLERICK introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4525) for the relief of Mr. SAWYER also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4542) providing for Julia Moran; which was read a first and second time, and referred the appointment of commissioners to ascertain what just claims for to the Committee on Military .Affairs. military services performed by officers and privates of the military forces of the State of Missouri in the suppression of the rebellion, in JAl\mB MAHONEY. concert with the authorities of the United States, and subject to their Mr. COLERICK also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4526) granting a orders, still remain unpaid and not assumed by said State, and for pension to James Mahoney, of Mount Etna, Huntington County, In­ other purposes; which was read a first and second time, referred te diana; which was read a. first and second time, and referred to the the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Committee on Invalid Pensions. WWELL A. CHAMBERLIN. LO~A S. FITZGERALD AND EVA M. FITZGERALD. Mr. FROST introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4543) for the relief of Lowell Mr. DE LA MATYR introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4527) granting a A. Chamberlin, first lieutenant First Artille1·y, United States Army; pension to Lona S. Fitzgerald and Eva M. Fitzgerald; which was which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Commit­ read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Inva- tee on Milita;ry Affairs. lid Pensions. • CONVICT LABOR. MARSHALS AND SUPERVISORS .AT THE POLLS. Mr. BAKER introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4528) to amend section Mr. FROST also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4544) to repeal sec­ 1351 of the Revise

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JOHN BANNISTER. Chair has laid down for himself as a rule which would govern him Mr. BOUCK introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4557) for the relief of John in all cases"-the Chair has made a rule which would govern him in Bannister, late first lieutenant Twenty-fourth New York Cavalry, all future time. That rule seems to have been made at the first ap­ Army of the United States; which was read a first and second time, pearance of the third party in this House. Now, I ask the Chair and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. whether it is competent for the Speaker to make arnle of this House which is not sanctioned by the House f RENT OF UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. The SPEAKER. The Chair will, in answer to the gentleman, state Mr. PAGE introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4558) to authorize the Sec­ that immediately upon a disposition being made manifest in this retary of the Interior to make allowance for rent of United States House on all sides at the last session of Congress, against the prac­ land office ; which was read a first and second time, referred to the tice theretofore in force of a list being kept by the Chair of those de­ Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. siring to move a suspension of the rules, the Chair then determined SECTION 340tt OF REVISED STA.TOTES. that he would adhere to the rule as stated by him and as exemplified Mr. PAGE also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4559) to repeal certain in the report from the Committee on Rules made by the gentleman provisions in section 3408 of the Revised Statutes; which was read a from Ohio, [Mr. GARFIELD.] That rule is that the duty of recogniz­ first and second time, referred to the Committee on Banking and Cur­ ing members for such purpose devolved upon the Chair; it was a re­ rency, and ordered to be printed. sponsibility which belonged to the Chair, and therefore in case of a contest for recognition by the Chair for such purpose between two or COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF PACIFIC COAST. more members the Chair would thereafter always recognize first the Mr. PAGE also presented a joint resolution of the Legislature of member who declared that he made the motion to suspend the rules the State of California, relative to the protection of the commercial by instruction of the committee to which he belonged, in preference interests of the Pa-Oific coast; which was referred to the Committee to an individual member who had no committee at his back. on Appropriations. There is an easy remedy for the gentleman andfor the House. If the MINNESOTA SHARPSHOOTERS. House is not satisfied with that judgment of the Chair, the members Mr. DUNNELL introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4560} for the relief of of the House can overrule him; or if the House is not satisfied with Company Q, Minnesota United States Sharpshooters ; which was read the recognition which the Chair makes of committeemen in prefer­ a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Military ence to individual members, it can always have a remedy by voting Affairs. down the motions made by those committeemen to suspend the rules, MEANING OF WORD "ORPHAN." until individuals are reached. The Chair is willing to obey the House Mr. WHITEAKER introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4561) to declare the in every respect. meaning of the word "orphan;" which was read a first and second Mr. WEAVER. One other remark, if the Chair pleases. As a time, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be matter of course I understand that the House has that power ; but I printed. also understand that the House wo'ald be very reluctant to do a thing JUDGE IN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. of that kind. I only wish to reiterate my objection to the ruling of Mr. WILSON introduced a joint resolution (H. R. No. 217) to increase the Chair on the ground that it practically cuts off individual mem­ the salary of the judge of the United States district court for the dis­ bers from recognition. trict of West Virginia; which was read a first and second time, re­ The SPEAKER. In the opinion of the Chair it does no such thing. ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. If the House desires to reach any proposition in the hands of an in­ dividual member there is a straight road to it;. So far as the gentle­ CHARLES A. CLAYPOOL. man's allusion to the appearance of a thira party in this House is Mr. "KENNA introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4562) for the relief of concerned, tlie Chair desires to state that he will adhere to the rule Charles A. Claypool; which was read a first and second time, and without regard to any and all parties. referfed to the Committee on War Claims. Mr. CONGER. May I ask the Chair whether on the recognition of NANCY M. M'GRAW. any member to submit a resolution to suspend the rules the question Mr. KENNA also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4563) for the relief of of consideration could be raised in a parliamentary way T Mrs. Nancy M. McGraw; which was read a first and second time, and The SPEAKER. It could not be, because the proposition is to sus­ referred to ~he Committee on War Claims. pend all the rules, the rule in regard to raising the question of con­ sideration inclusive. NORTHERN KANSAS RAILROAD. Mr. CONGER. Is there any way in which the Honse can determine Mr.VALENTINE introduced a bill (H. R. No. 4464) explanatory of what subject it will consider on Monday f an act entitled "An act for a grant of lands to the State of Kansas The SPEAK.ER. The motion is to suspend the rules, to suspend to aid in the construction of the Northern Kansas Railroad and Tele­ every one that interferes with the proposition pre ented to the House graph," approved July 23, 1866; which was read a first and second for action. time, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be Mr. WEAVER. Will the Chair permit me ft1rther to remark-­ printed. The SPEAKER: The Chair will state to the gentleman from J owa ORDER OF BUSINESS; that he is really wasting time that might be used in an effort to Mr. WEAVER. I call for the regular order. reach his proposition. The SPEAKER. The morning hour has expired. Mr. WEAVER. I thought it was in the interest of fairness and Mr. COFFROTH. I am di:rected by the Committee on Invalid Pen­ prompt legislation, however. sions to move to suspend the rules and pass the resolution which I The SPEAKER. All right; the Chair will hear the gentleman. send to the Clerk's desk. • He only made the suggestion to the gentleman in all kindness. , Mr. MAGINNIS. I ask consent to introduce a bill for reference. Mr. WEAVER. The suggestion I wish to make is this: that the

Mr. GIBSON. I was not present when my State was called1 and I right of an individual member to move a suspension of the rules on ask consent to introduce a bill for reference. Monday was, in my judgment, designed in its very origin to prevent The SPEAKER. That bas been objected to by the gentleman from the domination of committees over the House. The ruling of the Iowa, [Mr. WEA.VER,] who calls for the regular order. Chair, I submit, saps the very reason of Rule 145. Mr. WEAVER. How long will it take for gentlemen to introduce The SPEAKER. The Chair recollects a rule of the House, enacted their bills. l prior to the Forty-fourth Congress, whereby a member could not ob­ The SPEAKER. The Chair is unable to answer; it might take tain a vote on a motion to suspend the rules unless the motion was five minutes, it might take longer. seconded by a majority vote. When the Forty-fourth Congress came Mr. WEAVER. Then I call for the regular order. in that rule was promptly repealed, so as to give the right to move a

The SPEAKER. The regular order being called for1 motions to suspension of the rules and to call the yeas and nays thereon without suspend the rules are now in order, this being Monday, and the Chair first requiring a second. The rules therefore are in this Congress as recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania, [Mr. COFFROTH.] in the Forty-fourth more liberal to the individual member than dur­ Mr. WEAVER. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. ing the Forty-third Congress. The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. · Mr. WEAVER. The rules are liberal enough. Mr. WEAVER. I send to the Clerk's desk and ask that he read EVENING SESSION FOR PENSION BILLS. an extract I have marked in the RECORD of the proceedings of Mon­ : day last. Mr. COFFROTH. By the unanimous instruction of the Committee The Clerk read as follows: · on Invalid Pensions, I move to suspend the rules and adopt the reso­ lution which I send to the desk. The SPEAKER. The right of recognition is with the Chair, under the rules and under the practice. During the la.st and the present session the Chair has laid The Clerk read as follows : down for himself as a. rule which would govern him in all cases, that where a Resolved, That Wednesday evening February 18 and.Wednesday evening Febru­ member claiming the floor for a motion to suspend the rules states that he does so ary 2.5, 1880, be set apart to be devotoo exclusively to receiving reports from the under instructions from a committee, the Chair will recognize him in preference Committee on Invalid Pensions,· and for consideration and action on pension bills in to any individual member. The Chair thinks it not only just bnt in the direction their order pending in the Committee of the Whole on the Private Calendar; no of promoting legislation that a committee in their collective capacity should.have other business to be transacted. the right of recognition in preference to an individual member. Mr. BUCKNER. I move that the House adjourn. Mr. WEAVER. The inquiry I wish to make of the Ohair is this: Mr. STEVENSON. I suggest to the gentleman from Pennsylvania whether it is competent for the Chair to make a rule, whether that [Mr. CoFFROTH] that the hour of half past seven be named in the is not le~itimately and exclusively within the province of the House T resolution for the meeting of the House on the evenings mentioned. The Chair says that "during the last and the present session the Mr. COFFROTH. Very well. •

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The SPEAKER (having put the question on the motion of Mr. Mr. DAVIS, of California. I am paired with the gentleman from BUCKNER) said: The noes appear to prevail. Maryland, Mr. .Kn.nd:EL. ' Mr. BUCKNER. I call for the yeas and nays. Mr. COVERT. I am paired with the gentleman from Nebraaka, The yeas and nays were ordered ; there being-ayes 39, noes 75. Mr. VALENTINE. The question was taken; and there were-yeaa 11, nays 216, not Mr. WHITE. My colleague, Mr. O'NEILL, is paired on all political voting 65 ; as follows : and :financial questions with the gentleman from West Virginia, Mr. YEAS-11. KENNA. Acklen, Culberson, Hooker, Samford, The result of the vote was announced as above stated. Blount, Davia, Lowndes H. Page, Shelley. Buckner, Herndon, Reagan, MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. A message in' writing, from the President of the United States, was NAYS--216. communicated to the House by Mr. PRUDEN, one of his secretaries, Aldrich, N. W. Davia, George R. Ketcham, Rusiiell, W.A. Aldrich, William DeLaMatyr, Kin Sa.pp, who also announced that the President had approved and signed a Anderson, Deering, Ladlf: Sawyer, joint resolution (H. R. No. 170) concernin~ an international fishery Armfield, Dauster, Lapham, Scales, exhibition to be held in Berlin, Germany, m April, 1880. Atherton, Dibrell, LeFevre, Sha.llenberger, Atkins, Dickey, Lewis Sherwin, MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE, Bailey, Dunn, Lounsbery, Simonton, A message from the Senate, oy Mr. BURCH, its Secretary, announced :Baker, Dunnell. Lowe, · Singlet.on, J, W. the return, for.concurrence of the Honse, of a bill (S. No. 56) for the Bailon, Einstein, Manning, Singleton, O. R. :Barber, Ellis, Marsh, Slemon.s, relief of Edward Braden and J. W. Angus. Bayne, Errett, Martin,~· F. Smith, Hezekiah B. It further announced that the Senate insisted on its amendments Beale, Evins, Martin, Edward L. Smith, William E. disagreed to by the House to a. bill (H. R. No. 3015) ma.king appro­ Belford, Farr, ~JosephJ. Sparks, priations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year Berry, Felton, :MBson, Speer, Bicknell. Ferdon, McCoid, Starin, ending June 30, 1881, and for other purposes, asked for a committee :Bingham, Field, McGowan, Steele, of cori.ference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, and had Bla.Ckbtm1, Finley, McKenzie, Stevenson, appointed Mr. WINDOM, Mr. WITHERS, and Mr. BLAINE, the managers Bland, Forney, McKinley, St-0ne, of said conference on its part. Forsythe, McMahon, Taylor, t~~k, Fort, McMillin, Thomas, It further announced the passage of a bill (S. No. 1255) making Bowman, Frost, Miles, Thompson, P. B., appropriation for the removal of the remains of the late Major-Gen­ Boyd, Frye, Miller, Thompson, W. G., eral George Sykes, United States Army, from Fort Brown, Texas, to Bragg, Garfield, Mitchell, Tillman, West Point, New York; in which concurrence was requested. Brewer, Geddes, Monroe, Townsend, Amos Jkiggs, - Gillette, Morrison, Townshend, R. W. REMAINS OF GENERAL SYKES. Brigham, Goode, Morse, Tucker, I Browne, Gunter, Morton, Turner, Oscar Mr. BRAGG. ask, Mr. Speaker, by unanimous consent to take Burrows, Hall, Murch, T~ier, from the Speaker's table the bill just brought over from the Senate Cabell, Hammond~ N. J, Myers, 1Jpde~J.T. (S. No. 1255) making appropriation for the removal of the remains Ca.Id well, Harris, Jonn T. Neal, Ul'.>degrafi', Thomas of the late Major-General George Sykes, United States Army, from Calkins, Haskell, New, up son, Cannon, Hatch, Nicholls, VanAernam, Fort Brown, Texa.s, to West Point, New York. Carlisle, Ha.wk, Norcross, Vance, The body of General Sykes is lying at Brownsville, where he died Carpenter, Ha.wle~ O'Connor, Van Voorhis, a few days since, awaiting action of Congress to provide means for Caswell, Ha.yes, O'Reilly, Waddill, transporting it to West Point for burial. Chalmers, Heilinan, Orth, Warner, Chittenden, Henderson, Osmer, Washburn, • Mr. HUNTON. Although the hour has arrived for the considera­ Claflin, Henkle, Overton, Weaver, tion of the business of the District of Columbia, if there be no objec­ Clardy, Imbert, Pacheco, Wellborn, tion I will yield for the purpose of having this bill passed. Clark, Alvah A. Persons, Wells, There was no objection, and the bill waa taken from the Speaker's Clark, John B. msoock, Phelps, White Clymer, Horr, Phllips, Whit~er, table and read a first and second time. Cobb, Hostetler, Phister, Whitthorne, The bill was read, as follows: Coffroth, Honk, Pierce, Williams, C. G. Be it enacted, cl:c. , That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereb_y, authorized Colerick, Honse, Pound, William.B, Thomas and directed t.o have the remains of the l.a.te Major-General George Sykes, United Conger, Hull, Pre11cott, Willia Stat.es Army, transported from Fort Brown, Texas, t.o WestPoint, New York'; and Converse, Hunton, Price, WillitS, the sum of ,1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated Cook, Hurd, Rice, Wiljon, from any money now in th.e United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated, t.o Cowgill, James, Richardson, D. P. Wise carry this act.int.o effect. Crapo, Jones, Richardson, J. S. Wood, Fernando Cravens, Jorgensen, Richmond, Wright, The bill was ordered to a third reading ; and it was accordingly Crowley, Keffer, Robertson, Yocum, read the third time, and passed. Da~ett, Kelley, Robinson, Young, Casey Mr. BRAGG moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill wa-s Davidson, Kenna, Rothwell, Young, Thomae L. passed ; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the NOT VOTING-65. table. Aiken, Ford, Knott, Ryan, Thoma.a The latter motion was agreed to. Bachman, Gibson, Lindsey, Ryon, John W. DISTRICT BUSINESS. Barlow, Godshalk, Loring, Smith, A. Herr Beltzhoover, Hammond, John, McCook, Springer, The SPEAKER. The hour of two o'clock having arrived, the Honse Blake, Harmer, McLane, · Ste~hens, proceeds, under the rules, to consider the business co:riJ.ing from the Jhight, Harris, Benj. W. Mills Talbott, Committee for the District of Columbia. The first question in order Butterworth, Hazelton, Money, Turner, Thomas is on the unfinished business coming over from the last District day. Camp, Henry, Muldrow, Urner, Covert, Hubbell, Muller, Valentine. Mr. HUNTON. Before proceeding to the unfinished business I hope Cox, Hump~ey, Newberry, Voorhis, the Honse will consent to the disposition of some plain matters. Davia, Horace, Hutcbin.s, O'Brien, Wait, Mr. COFFROTH. I object. Dans, Joseph J. Johnston, O'Neill, Ward, Dick, Poehler, Wilber, UNIO~ DEPOT, WASHINGTON. Dwight~ ~r;:·ger, Reed, Wood, Walter A. The SPEAKER. The unfinished business comin~ over from the Elarii, Kimiriel, Robeson, Ewing, Kitchin, Ross, last District day is a. bill (H. R. No. 3047) to authonze the commis­ Fisher, Klotz, Russell, Daniel L. sioners of the District of Columbia to designate a proper site for a. union railroad depot in the cit y- of Washington, and for other pur­ So the House refused to adjourn. poses, reported from the Committee for the District of Columbia by During the roll-call the followin~ announcements were made: the gentleman from.Dela.ware [Mr. MARTIN] with amendments. , Mr. MULDROW. I am paired with the gentleman fromNew York, The bill, which was read, authorizes the commissioners of the Dis­ Mr. DWIGHT. My colleague, Mr. MONEY, is absent on account of trict of Columbia to desiguate a suitable site for a union railroad sickness. depot for all the railroad companies whose tracks enter or terminate ~fr. PRICE. The gentleman from Mississippi, Mr. MONEY, and the in said city, at some central point, having just reference·to the con­ gentleman from Vermont, Mr. JOYCE, are paired. venience of access by said companies and the people, sojourners, and Mr. WRIGHT. I am paired with my colleague from Pennsylvania, visitors of said city, and to all the public interests involved, and Mr. SMITH, upon all political questions. I make this announcement report their doings in the premises to the next Con~eas, on the first to show that he is absent. day of the first session thereof, with a bill containmg such further Mr. COFFROTH. My colleague from Pennsylvania, Mr. RYON, is provisions as they may deem best calculated to give effect to the pur­ paired with my colleague, Mr. lIA.m.mR; and my colleague, Mr. BACH­ pose of requiring all said railroads to use said depot in common, and MAN, with the gentleman from New Jersey, Mr; BLAKE. Both Mr. vacate all other depots, and remove all tracks not necessary for such RYON and Mr. BACHMAN would vote "no." use. Mr. McLANE. I am paired with my colleague, Mr. URNER, whois The amendments were read, as follows: absent from the House on account of indisposition. First. Section 1, line 10, after the word "premises," strike out t.o and including Mr. ROBINSO~. The gentleman from Connecticut, Mr. WAIT, is the word "th.ereof," in line 11, and insert the following: pa.ired with the gentleman from New York, Mr. MULLER. "To Congress within thirty days after the passage of this act." Second. Page 2, at the end of line 15, insert as follows: Mr. SCALES. My colleague from North Carolina, Mr. DAVIS, is "Provided, That such union depot shall be provided by such railroads free of paired with the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. GoDSH.ALK. expense t.o the Government of the United States or the District of Columbia." 1880. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.-HOUSE. 927

Mr. HUNTON. The previous question was demanded on the en­ Mr. DUNNELL. One word more. I insist the city of Washing- grossment and third reading of that bill. ton-- , Mr. DUNNELL. I was not aware the previous question had been Mr. HUNTON. I do not yield for any insisting. seconded. Mr. CONGER. Then let us have a vote on the previous question Mr. HUNTON. The bill was debated, when the Jtr~vious question and vote it down. was demanded by the gentleman from Delaware. Mr. CLYMER. Is it not afactthatin the grant authorizing these The ·SPEAKER. The previous queswon was demanded but not railroads to come within the limits of this city power was specially seconded. . reserved to the Government at any time to cause the removal of these Mr. CONGER. Will the previous question operate on the bill and depots! amendments °I Mr. HUNTON. Yes; the power was reserved to alter, amend, or The SPEAKER. It will. repeal.• Mr. HAWLEY. I rise to make an inquiry for the purpose of in­ Mr. REAGAN. Let it be understood, however, that the removal formation. of these depots will involve the payment for the property vacated. Mr. HUNTON. I will hear it. Mr. TALBOTT. I wish to ask another question. Does not this Mr. HAWLEY. This bill says " designate a proper site." If it had involve the cession of more territory¥ said "recommend" I could understand it better; but it says "desig­ Mr. HUNTON. Not one dollar. · nate a site." I suppose the purpose of the bill is merely to have some Mr. BLOUNT. I insist that this is all irregular. If the gentleman recommendation of opinion from the commissioners of the District ; has demanded the previous question and declines to allow any but this bill looks too much like the .:final establishment of a depot. further debate, it seems to me we ought to be brought to a vote. I am not ready, I do not know enough to commit myself to that. The SPEAKER. The pending question is on the demand for the Mr. HUNTON. I will say to the gentleman from Connecticut there previous question. is no desire on the part of the committee or any member of it to com­ The House divided; and there were-ayes 61, noes 37. mit this House to any proposition the comm.issioners mayreport. All Mr. REAGAN. No quorum has voted. A we ask from the commissioners is such information as they may ob­ The SPEAKER. The Chair orders tellers and appoints Mr. HUN- tain in regard to the establishment of a union depot upon some proper TON and Mr. CONGER. site in this city. The House again divided; and the tellers reported-ayes 95, noes 56. Mr. HAWLEY. The latter part states what the railroads shall do. So the previous question was seconded. Mr. HUNTON. I have no objection to substitute" recommend" The main question was ordered to be now put. for the word " designate." Mr. HUNTON moved to reconsider the vote by which the main MI·. HAWLEY. That will snit me better. question was ordered to be put; and also moved that the motion to Mr. ATKINS. Recommend to whom T reconsider be laid on the table. Mr. H{fflTON. To this Congress. The latter motion was agreed to. The SPEAKER. If there is no objection, the modification sug­ The amendments reported from the committee were agreed to. gested will be agreed to by unanimous consent. The bill, as amended, waa ordered to be engrossed and read a third There was no objection, and it was ordered accordingly. time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. Mr. GARFIELD. I ask the gentleman if it is the purpose of this Mr. HUNTON demanded the previous question on the passage of bill t o require the removal to a little further distance from the center the bill. of the capital the place where all the railroads shall have their depots t The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered. l\fr. HUNTON. I will answer the gentleman. There is a great Mr. CONGER demanded the yeas and nays on the passage of the want felt in the city of Washington for a union depot where all the bill. people going out of the city shall congregate and leave by whatever The yeas and nays were ordered. road they please. Besides, it is believed by a great many people in the The question was taken; and it was decided in the a:ffirmative­ city of Washington the present depots are inconveniently and im­ yeaa 104, nays 91, not voting 97; as follows: properly located, and the object of this bill is to bring all the facts in YE.AS-104. connection with it before the House, so when those facts are in pos­ Aldrich, N. W. Davis, Horace Keifer, Prescott, session of the House we may take such action as may be deemed best. Aldrich, William DeLaMatyr, Ketcham, Rice, Mr. GARFIELD. I am glad, Mr,. Speaker, this proposition is before Anderson, Dunn, " Kitchin Russell, William A. the House. I think it is a want long felt in the city that instead of .A.rm.field, Einstein, Le Fevi!e, Samford, Atkins Farr, Manning, Sheller, having depots scattered in various parts of the city they should all Ballou,' Ferdon, Martin, Edward L. Sherwin, be in one place. And I wish to say in this connection I have always Bayne, Field, Mason, · Sim.out.on, felt-I did at the time the law was passed, and I feel it more strongly Bea.le, Forney, McGowan, Singleton, J. W. Belford, Fort, McKenzie, Slemons, every time I see the site of the depots here-that it is a great incon­ Bicknell, Garfield, McMahon, St.one, gruity to have one railroad depot right under the eaves of the Capi­ Bingham, Geddes, Miller, Thompson, P. B. tol, or one corner of it here, and another with its track coming right Blackburn, Gibson, Milla, Townshend, R. W. through one of the most beautiful parks, through grounds that ought Bland, Goode, Mitchell, Tucker, Brewer, Gunter, Monroe, Tyler, to be open as a continuous public park from La Fayette Square to the Browne, Hatch, Morrison, Ui>son, Capitol. The sooner we have removed these depots from such posi­ Buckner, Hayes, Morton, Vance, • tions to a. more convenient central location the better it will be for Cannon, Ha.Zelton, Myers, Van Voorhis, all concerned. Carpenter, Henderson, Neal, Warner, Chittenden, Herbert, New, Wellborn, Now, if this bill looks in that direction I shall give it my hearty Clardy, Herndon, Newb~, Whiteaker, support. Clymer, Hiscock, Nicholls, Whittho!'JV', Mr. TALBOTT. I should like to ask the gentleman from Ohio how Crapo, Hooker, Norcross, Williams, Thoma.a it was these depots got where they now areT Cravens, Houk, O'Reilly, Willis, Crowley, Hµll, Orth, Wood, Fernando The SPEAKER. Does the ~entleman from Virf'nia. yield Y Da~ett, Hunt.on, Phister, Younj?, Casey Mr. HUNTON. I cannot yield to debate, but will yield to any Davidson, Johnston, Pierce, Young, Thomas L. question. NAYS-91. Mr. DUNNELL. The gentleman from Virginia yielded to the gen- Acklen, Deering, Sing:let.on, O. :&. tleman from Ohio, who injected a speech in favor of the bill. Atherton, Deuster, Slll1th, Hezekiah B. Mr. HUNTON. I could not help that. Baker, Dibrell, Martin, BeDj. F. Sparks, Mr. DUNNELL. I wish to ask the gentleman a question. Blount, Dickey, =Martin, Joseph J. Speer, Bouck, DnnneII, McCoid, Steele, Mr. HUNTON. I will answer any question, but I do not wish to Bowman, Ellis Mc.Kinley, Stevenson, listen to a speecli. Briggs, Evin's, McMilliri, Talbott, Mr. DUNNELL. I wish to ask whether it is supposed the passage Brigham, Felt.on, Osmer. Taylor, Butterworth, Finley Overt.On, Thompson, Wm. G. of this bill can do otherwise than lead to a very large expense, amount­ Caldwell, ForsY'the, Persons, Tillman, ing to many thousands of dollars, to be paid in part by the United Chalmers, Frve, Phelps, Townsend, Amoa States! For what purpose is this bill introdnced if it be not to bring Clark, Alva.b. A.. Gillette, Philips, Turner, Oscar about just such a resultt Does the gentleman suppose these railroads Clark, John B. Hall, Price, Updein-aft J. T. Cobb, ·Hammond, N. J. Van.A:ernam, can be· driven into one union depot without involving immense ex­ Coffroth, Haskell, t:a,an. Voorhis pense Colerick, Ha.wk, Richardson, D. P. Waddill, Mr. HUNTON. I will answer the gentleman. The bill provides Conger, Hawley, Richardson, J. S. Washburn, • upon its face that there shall not be one dollar of expense either to Converse, Heilman, Richmond, Weaver, Cook, Hill, Robinson, Wells, the Government or the District. Cowglll, Hostetler, Sapp, Wilson, Mr. DUNNELL. Not so far as this report goes. Culberson, House, Sawyer, Wise, Mr. HUNTON. Very well. Davis, George R. Kelley, Scales, Yocum. Mr. DUNNELL. But suppose they make a report and we accept it, Davis, Lowndes H. Ladd, Shallenberger, does not that pave the way to subsequent legislation, compelling us NOT VOTING-97. to grant right of way, and involving other expenses T Aiken, Beltzhoover, Bragg, Camp Mr. HUNTON. This bill leaves that question as open as it is to-day, Bachman, Berry, Briglit , Car1'ie, Bailey, Blake, Burrows, Caswell, and if the House chooses to adopt the report which may be made it :Barber, Bliss, Cabell, Clafiill, oan do so. Barlow, Boyd, Calkins, Covert, 928 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 16,

Cox, Hurd, Money, Smith, William E. DISTRAINT FOR DISTRICT TAXES. Davis, Joseph J. Hutchins, Morse, Springer, Dick, James, Muldrow, Starin, Mr. HUNTON also, from t he Committee for the District of Colum­ ~ht , Jones, Muller, Stephens, bia., reported a. bill (H. R. No. 4565) to amend the filth section of the Elani, Jorgensen, Murch, Thomas, act entitled "An act for the support of the government of the District Errett, Joyce, O'Brien, Turner, Thomas Ewing, Kenna, O'Connor, Updegraff, Thomas of Columbia. for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, and for other Fisher, Killinger, O'Neill, Urner. purposes," which was read a first and second time. Ford, Kimmel, Pacheco, Valentine, The bill was read, as follows: Frost, King, Page Wait, B e it en acted, cf:c., That the fifth section of the a-0t entitled "An a.ct for the sup­ Godshalki . Klotz, Poehler, Ward, port of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June Hammona, John Knott, Pound, White Robertson, 30, 1878, and for other purposes," be, and the same is hereby, amended so that in Harmer Lapham, Wilbe~, addition to the power therein conferred to sell real estate char~~d with the pay­ HaITis, Benj. W. Lewis, Robeson, Williams, C. G. Willits, ment of any tax, the collector ma.y, and it shall be his duty to, o.istra.in sufficient Harris, John T. Lindsey, Ross, goods and chattels of the owner of such real estate~ if such can be found within Henkle, Loring, Rothwell, Wood, Walter A. said District, to pay the taxes remaining due on sa.ia real est.ate under the provis· Henry, Lounsbery, Russell, Daniel L. Wright. ions of said act or any other la.w, together with all penalties, costs and interest Horr, McCook, Ryan, Thomas and sell the same and pay ea.id .taxes, penalties, costs, and interest's in the same Hubbell, McLane, Ryon, John W. manner as is now provided for in the seventh section of said act. ' Humphrey, Miles, Smith, A. Herr So the bill was passed. Mr. HUNTON. I desire to say only a word in explanation of this During the call of the roll the following announcements were made : bill. According to the law of this District as it now stands, the col­ Mr. SCALES. My colleague from North Carolina, Mr. DAVIS, is lector of taxes upon real estate cannot levy upon personal property for paired with Mr. GODSHALK, of Pennsylvania. those taxes, and has to look to the real estate alone for taxes upon Mr. SMITH, of Georgia. I am paired with Mr. WILBER, of New real estate. The result of this law is ·that where a person does not to his York. choose to pay his taxes upon real estate he is not liable have Mr. MULDROW. I am paired with Mr. DWIGHT, of New York. personal property levied upon for them; and the real estate is sold, Mr. CABELL. I am paired with Mr. FISHER, of Pennsylvania. and under the decisions of the courts in the District ta.x titles are Mr. TOWNSHEND, of Illinois. Mr. EWING, of Ohio, is paired with worthless. The commissioners, therefore, are unable to collect taxes Mr. BINGHAM, of Pennsylvania. ' on r~a~ estate n~e~s parties choose to pay them. According to the Mr.LOUNSBERY. lam paired with my colleaguefromNewYork, prov1S10ns of this bill, where a person has personal property on which Mr.McCOOK. distress may be made it may be distrained for taxes against his real Mr. AIKEN. I am paired with Mr.WARD, of Pennsylvania. If he estate as well a.a for taxes against his personal property. I believe were present, I should vote " no." the law as provided in this bill is such as prevails in 'llmost all the Mr. COBB. I am paired with my colleague from Indiana, Mr. States. CALKINS, who is absent on important business. If present, he would Mr. BLOUNT. May I ask the gentleman from Virginia. a question T on this question have voted "no," and I have voted "no." Mr. HUNTON. I will hear it with pleasure. Mr. BLOUNT. Ought not the bill to go further and provide for Mr. PRICE. Mr. MONEY, of Mississippi, and Mr. JOYCE, of Ver­ the emergency created by the decisions that the tax titles are worth­ mont, are paired. less T ~. SHALLENBERGER. Mr. URNER, of Maryland, is absent on Mr. HUNTON. In reply to the gentleman's question I beg to say acccfunt of sickness. we have a bill which meets that difficulty. This bill does not relate Mr. BARBER. I am paired with Mr. EWL.~G, of Ohio. Mr. DAVIS, of California. I am paired with Mr. KIMMEL, of Mary­ to that. land, on political questions. This not being a political question, I The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time ; and vote" ay." · , being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Mr. HUNTON moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was Mr. ALDRICH, of Illinois. My colleague, Mr. BoYD, is paired with Mr. HENRY, of Maryland. passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be l;:i.id on the Mr. ROBINSON. Mr. MULLER, of New York, and Mr. WAIT, of table. Connecticut, are paired. The latter motion w~ agreed to. Mr. KENNA. I am paired with Mr. O'NEILL, of Pennsylvania. If JUDICIAL PRACTICE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mr. O'NEILL were present, I should vote "no." Mr. HEILMAN, from the Committee for the District of Columbia The result of the vote was then announced as above recorded. reported a bill (H. R. No. 4566) to regulate the practice of the jndici;f Mr. HUNTON moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was courts of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; which passed ; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be la.id on the was read a first and second time. table. The question was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed and read The latter motion was agreed to. a third time. ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. The bill was read, as follows : Mr. KENNA, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that Be it enacUd, de., That the District of Columbia shall be permitted to commence the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the all suits in all the courts of the District of Columbia without making the de~sit for costs, as is required of other parties, and may prosecute all appeals, writs of following title; when the Speaker signed the same: error, certiorari, and have superaedea.ses without giving bail. An a-0t (S. No. 1255) making appropriation for the removal of the remains of the late Major-General George Sykes, United States Army, The bill waa ordered to be engrossed and read a third time ; and from Fort Brown, Texas, to West Point, New York. being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Mr. HEILMAN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ,. NATION.AL FAIR GROUNDS ASSOCIATION. passed ; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the ·Mr. HUNTON, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, re­ table. ported back, with a favorable recommendation, the bill (H. R. No. 4429) The latter motion was agreed to. to amend the act entitled" An act to incorporate the National Fair Grounds Association." COMPENSATION OF CLERK OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITl'EE. The bill was read, as follows : · Mr. MILLER, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, Be it enacted, de., That the board of directors of said association shall consist of reported the following resolution: eight members, to be elected and hold their office as hereinafter provided. Resolved, That the compensation of the clerk of the Committee for the District SEC. 2. That within thirty days after the passage of this act. the stockholders of of Columbia. shall hereafter be the same as that pa.id to the clerk of the Committee said association shall be assembled in general meeting, and shall elect three addi· of Claims. tionalmembers of the board of directors who shall hold their office until the second Monday in Janna.ry, 1881, and until their1 successors are elected. Mr. BLOUNT. I desire to reserve all points of order on that reso­ SEC. 3. On the second Monday in January, 1881, and annually thereafter, the lution until I can hear some explanation of it. stockholders of said association shall be convened in general meeting, and shall Mr. MILLER. I desire to say but a single word, for I believe when elect a board of eight directors, four of whom shall be chosen from the members the question is understood by the members of this Honse they will of the board of directors of the previous year, all of whom shall hold their office for one year, and until their successors are elected; four of whom shall constitute concede the justice of this resolution. It provides that the compen­ a. quorum, and all shall be stockholders of the association. sation of the clerk of the Committee for the District of Columbia shall SE C. 4. At the meetings of the stockholders to elect the board of directors each be the same as that of the clerk of the Committee of Claims. The stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock owned by him and compensation of the clerk of the Committee on Appropriations is registered on t he transfer books of the association ; stockholders may vote by proxy, and the authority must be in writing signed by the stockholder. . 2,500 a year ; of the clerk of the Committee of Ways and Means the SEc. 5. The name of said corporation shall hereafter be "The National Fair same; and the compensation of the clerks of the Committee of Claims, Association." the Committee on War Claims, the Committee on Pnblic Lands, and Mr. HUNTON. The object of this bill is to amend the charter of the Committee on Invalid Pensions is 2,000 a year each. There is no the National Fair Grounds Association in only two particulars. It clerk of a. committee of this Honse who has more onerous duties to changes the name, and increases the directors from five to eight. perform than has the clerk for the District of Columbia Committee. The bill waa ordered to be engrossed and read a third time ; and Everything pertaining to this District is referred to that committee, being engrossed, it was accordin~ly read the third time, and passed. and the committee, either as a whole or as sub-committees, is in ses­ Mr. HUNTON moved to reconSJder the vote by which the bill was sion every day and nearly every night. passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the The committee have unanimously recommended that this resolution table. be adopted. It is believed to be just in everv respect, and we ask for . The latter motion was agreed to. its adoption. 1880. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 929

Mr. BLOUNT. I make the point of order that this resolution will SEC. 3. That whoever publicly or privately, in the District of Columbia, as owner or agent, establishes, opens, or sets on foot, carries on, promotes, makes, draws, or require an additional expenditure, and should be first considered in acts as "backer " or " vendor " for or on account of, or in any way concerned in, Committee of the Whole. It ought to go to the Committee of Ac­ any lottery, policy, or scheme of chance of any kind or description, by whatever counts anyway. name, style, or title the same may be denominated or known, whether located or to The SPEAKER p1·0 tempore, (Mr. CLYMER.) The Cha:ir sustains the be drawn, paid, or carried on withinorwithoutthisDistrict, or by any of the means aforesaid exposes or sets to sale anything of value, shall, on conviction thereof, be point of order, and the resolution will accordingly go to the Com­ liable to a fine not exceedina $500, and to be imprisoned not more than six months. mittee of the Whole. SEC. 4. It is hereby made the duty of the attorney of the District of Columbia to lay before the ~djnry of the District, at each session of the same, any and all INCREASE OF METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE. newspapers prmted, published, or circnlated in the District, and other written or Mr. HENKLE, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, :printed advertisements or notices which in any manner violate any of the provis­ reported a bill (H. R. No. 4567) to provide for the increase of the ions of this act, upon which the said grand jury may find such bills of indictment as may be justified; and upon indictment found to prosecute the same t-0 final Metropolitan police force of the District of Columbia; which waa judgment; or said district attorney may proceed, by information in the police read a first and second time. court, against any violators of this act. The question was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed and read SEC. 5. That section 1174 of the act entitled ".An act to revise and consolidate the a third time. statutes of the United States, general and permanent in their nature, relating to the District of Columbia, in force on the 1st day of December, A. D. 1873," ap. The bill was read, as follows : proved .Tune 22, 1874, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. . Be it enacted, &c., That the commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized and empowered to appoint one additional inspector of police at a salary The amendment reported by the committee was read, as follows: not exceeding $150 per month ; one clerk at a salary not exceeding $100 per month, In line 4 of the fourth section, after the word "printed," insert the word " or ; " and as many additional privates or patrolmen, not exceeding one hundred, at sala­ and after the word '' published " strike out the words •' or circulated.•' ries not exceeding 860 per month each, as may be necessary from time to time to preserve the peace and good order of the District of Columbia. .And in the appoint­ Mr. NEAL. I call t:qe previous question on the bill and amend­ ment of privates or patrolmen hereafter the said commissioners shall not be required ments. to appoint only persons who have served in the Army and Navy of the United States and have received an honorable discharge therefrom. Mr. CANNON, of Illinois. Before the gentleman presses the de­ SEC. 2. This act sha.11 take effect from and after its passage. mand for the previous question I would like to ask him a question. Mr. BLOUNT. I raise the point of order on that bill that it in­ As a. ba-sis of the question, I will read from the first three lines of the volves an increaaed expenditure of the public money, and should bill: receive its first considemtion in Committee of the Whole. That whoever writes, prints, or publishes in any way in the District of Colum­ The SPEAKER pro tenipore. The Chair sustains tbe point of order, bia an. account of any lottery or scheme of chance of any kind or description. and the bill will be referred to the Committee of the Whole on the I suppose the object of the committee in asking the passage of this state of the Uni.on, and be printed. bill is to prevent the publication of these lottery advertisements in PROTECTION OF POTOMAC FISHERIES. the District, or in papers of the District. But will not the word "pub­ lish" prevent news agents or others from circulating or distributing Mr. SAMFORD, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, within the District papers that may be in fact printed in New York reported a bill (H. R. No. 4568) for the protection of the Potomac or Chicago or anywhere else outside the DistricU Has not the word fisheries in the District of Columbia, and for the preservation of shad "publish" a technical meaning-that is, "to give out Y" and herring in the Potomac River; which was read a first and second Mr. NEAL. In answer to the question of the gentleman from Illi­ time. nois, I will state that the word " published,'' as I understand, would The question was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed and read not in fact apply to newspapers actually published in other cities and a third time. circulated here. I will state the object of inserting in the bill the The bill was read, as follows : word "published." If the bill contained merely the word "printed,'' Beit enacted, &c., That it shall not be lawful to fish with fyke-net, pound-net, stake-net, weir, fl.oat.net, gill-net, hanl-seine, or any other contrivance, stationary the actual printing might not be done in this District, but parties or floating, in the waters of the Potomac River within the District of Columbia. might go to Baltimore or other places outside the District to have after the 3oth day of May in any year. their papers printed, and then issue them in this city as the place of SRc. 2. That dnrin~ the fishing season, namely, from the 1st day of .Tanuary to publication. the 30th day of May m every year, there shall be observed in each week a closed season, beginning at sundown on Saturday evening and ending at midnight on Mr. REAGAN. I am afraid the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. NEAL] Sunday night, during which time it shall be unlawfnl to lay out any hanl-seine or is mistaken as to the effect of this language. Ai the~entlemanfrom fl.oat.net, or to fish the same; and all smke-nets and the leaders of all hedges or Illinois [Mr. CANNON] has suggested, the word" publish" in criminal pounds, fyke-nets and weirs, shall be lifted clear o.f the water so as to allow unob­ law means, as I understand, more than the mere manual work of pub­ structed passage to the fish: ~rovided, That in the case of weirs it will be suffi­ cient to remove a section of the hedging next the pound or pen not less that twelve lication ; it would apply to anybody who puts a paper in circulation; . feet in length. and under this bill, as I understand, any newsboy or newsdealer who SEC. 3. That it shall be unlawful for any person to take in any other manner than may sell in this District papers published elsewhere containing these by angling or with the out.line any fish of the species known as black bass or advertisements would be liable to indictment. salmon. SEC. 4. That it sha.11 be unlawful for any person to have in possession or expose Mr. NEAL. It seems to me that the objection made to this phrase­ for sale in the District of Columbia, after the 30th day of May in any year, fish of ology is not well taken. In order to obviate the very objection which the shad or herring species, fresh, under a penalty of $5 for every fish so exposed is made here, the committee authorized me to report an amendment or found in possession. striking out the word " circulated" which was contained in the bill SEC. 5. That any person who shall offend against any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon sufficient proof thereof in the as introduced, the object being that the bill should affect only papers police court or other court of the District shall be fined not less than ten nor more printed or published in the city of W ashin~ton. The word " printed " than one hundred dollars for each offense, and shall forfeit to the District his nets has a technical meaning, the effect of which would be that the work boats, and other apparatns1 which shall be sold, and theproceeds of such sales and must be done in this District; but the word" published" has a more all fines accruing under this act shall be paid intothe Treasury; and therefrom to the informer in each case where conviction ensueR sha.11 be paid the 'Sum of $10: general meaning and would include papers printed in Baltimore, but Prwided, That nothing in this act s}lall be construed to prohibit angling or fishing actually issued or published in Washington. For instance, one of the with an out.line, or to prevent the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, or biS Sunday newspapers of Washington might in fact be printed in Bal­ a~ents, from taking from the waters named, in any manner desired, fish of any timore, and if this bill contained only the word "printed" the pub­ kind for scientific purposes or for the purposes of propagation. lication of lottery advertisements in such a paper could not be The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time ; and punished. In that way the law would be evaded. The object of in­ being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third timel and passed. serting the word "published,'' as well as "printed," is to prevent any Mr. SAMFORD moved to reconsider the vote by whic.11 the bill was evasion of this kind. passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the This bill is almost an exact transcript of the law of Ohio upon this table. subject. In that State the matter has been thoroughly discussed; The latter motion was agreed to. and I have never heard of a news agent or other person being indicted LOTTERY SCHEMES Di DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. for the circulation of newspapers published outside of the State, Mr. NEAL, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, re­ The law is construed as applying only to newspapers printed or pub­ ported back, with an amendment, the Mil (H. R. No. 4000) to prohibit lished within the State. If this word "published" be struck out, we the publication of lottery schemes in the District of Columbia, and might as well let the bill drop ; because if it should become neces­ for other purposes. sary for the furtherance of lottery schemes the papers advertising The bill was read, as follows : them might be printed in Baltimore or elsewhere, while actuallv Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of issued or published in the city of Washington. .Am.erica in Oongress assembled, That whoever writes, prints, or publishes in any Mr. CANNON, of Illinois. I am in sympathy with the object of this way in the District of Columbia an account of a.ny lottery or scheme of chance of bill as I understand it-to prohibit the printing of lottery advertise­ any kind'or description, by whatsoever name, style, or title the same ma:y be denomi­ nated.or known, stating when orwherethesa.me is to be drawn, or the pnzes therein, ments. But it is a fact that in many papers published in different or any of them, or the price of a ticket, or showing therein where any ticket may be parts of the country, which come to subscribers within this District obtained, or in any way giving publicity to such lotte!',Y or scheme of chance, or or are sold by news agents, these advertisements are found. This giving any other information c-0ncerning the same, shall, on conviction thereof, be bill, if the word "published" be retained, will, I am quite sure, pro­ liable to a. fine not exceeding 100. SEC. 2. That whoever vends, sells, or barters, or in any way disposes in the Dis­ hibit a news agent in Washington from circulating a daily or weekly trict of Columbia of any ticket, order, or device of any kind, for or representing paper printed, for instance, in Louisville, provided that paper con­ any number of shares, or any interest in any lottery, "policy," or scheme of chance talns a lottery advertisement. The news agent circulating or distrib­ of any kind or description, 'by whatever name, style, or title the same may be de­ nominated, whether located or to be drawn, paid or carried out within or without uting such a paper would be liable to indictment. this District, shall, on conviction thereof, be llabie to a fine not exceeding $500, or I think I am not mistaken in my recollection as to the scope of the b~prisoned not more than six moqths, or both. word "published" in this connection; and hence I called attention to X-59 930 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSEO FEBRUARY 16~ that language. I apprehend that the bill could be so amended aa to They are the means of debauching the people, and not the papers pub­ accomplish just what is desired and still not trap the innocent or lished outside of the District. unwary who may be engaged in good faith in the dissemination of Mr. BLOUNT. I am not complaining of the action of the commit­ newspapers in the District. tee. I have no doubt the gentleman is right, but my question is Mr. BLOUNT. I will aak the gentleman from Illinois whether an whether, when the committee has gone this far, it ought not to have amendment providing that this act shall not be construed to apply to gone further. papers published outside of the District of Columbia. would not re­ Mr. NEAL. Perhaps the committee on~ht to have done so. move the difficulty suggested. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question recurs on seconding the Mr. CANNON, of Illinois. I suppose it would. demand for the previous question. Mr. BLOUNT. I presume the gentleman from Ohio, [Mr. NEAL,] The House divided; and there were-ayes 46, noes 21. from the view he entertains of his own bill, would not object to such Mr. ATKINS. I call for the yeas and nays. an amendment. The SPEAK.ER pro tenipore. The yea-a and nays cannot be ordered Mr. CANNON, of Illinois. My attention Wal'! only called to this on seconding the demand for the previous question. point as the bill was read at the desk. I do not intimate any positive Mr. STEVENSON. On account of the confusion in the Hall it is opinion, and would not do so without examining the bill more atten­ impossible to know exactly what the bill is. I ask that it be again tively. read. Mr. KELLEY. I would like to suggest to the gentleman from llii­ The SPEAKER p1·0 tempore. That cannot be done except by unan­ nois, in reference to the dilemma he proposes of the circulation of imous consent, as the House is now dividing. pernicious lottery advertisements by publishers elsewhere and of their Objection was made. patronage in the District of Columbia, that if we are to prohibit the The SPEAKER pro ternpore. .AP, no quorum has voted, the Chair local papers from advertising lotteries-and I think we are right in orders tellers, and appoints Mr. SINGLETON, of lliinois, and Mr. NEAL. doing it-I do not see why we should give immunity to those who The ~House again divided ;-and the tellers reported-ayes 45, noes 31. publish them elsewhere and come here and hawk them through the The SPEAKER pro tenipore. Is the point that no quorum has voted streets and keep them for sale on news-stands. 1 waived Y Mr. BLOUNT. That is the construction of the bill as it is under­ :f!.Ir. SING;LETON, of Illinois. YeB; we propose to have the yeas stood by the- gentleman from Ohio. and nays on the passage of the bill. Mr. KELLEY. Then all that lottery men would have to do would So the previous question was seconded. be to set·up their presses a hundred yards beyond the District and flood The main question was then ordered to be put. it with their advertisements T The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question first recurs on the amend­ Mr. HAYES. How could you prohibit the cir~ulation in this Dis­ ment reported from the committee. trict of papers published in Chicago 'I The amendment was again read. Mr. KELLEY. I do not say prohibit them. I say make it an offense •rhe amendment was adopted, and then the bill, as amended, was to publish such matter here, and then it would be for publishers of ordered to be engrossed and read a third time ; and being engrossed, papers elsewhere to determine whether it would be more profitable it was accordingly read the third time. to them to insert lottery adverti8ements or to sell their papers in the Mr. REAGAN. I ask the gentleman from Ohio to yield to me for District where such publications are prohibited. a moment. · Mr. HARRIS, of Virginia. I think all efforts on this subject do Mr. NEAL. For a question. more harm than good. I see no reason why the papers of this Dis­ .Mr. REAGAN. This bill provides that whoever writes, prints, or trict should be discriminated against whatever by having papers publishes in any way in the District of Columbia on account of any circulating here with lottery advertisements in them, as will inevita­ lottery or scheme of chance of any kind or description, by whatso­ bly be the case. It will only lead to confusion. There is no reason ever name, style, or title the same may be denominated or know:n, why the papers of the District should not furnish advertisements as stating when or where the same is to be drawn, &c., shall be liable well as papers outside of it. I shall vote against the bill. to the penalties here provided. Any man who sells a paper in this Mr. SAMFORD. I ask my colleague on the committee, because he city containing such advertisements is undoubtedly, as I understand knows I opposed·this bill in committee, whether or not he has con­ the law, liable to indictment. And all papers containing such adver­ sidered the point that this bill does violate the first amendment to tisements cannot be sold unless the party vending them lays himself the Constitution, which prevents Congress from passing any law open to these penalties. abridging the freedom of the .press' What is his answer to that Mr. NEAL. I do not yield to a speech. question . Mr. SAMFORD. I desire to say a single word. I voted against Mr. NEAL. It may be a safe answer for me to say that almost the bill in the committee, and I did it on what seemed to me to be every State in the Union has a law of a similar character on its constitutional grounds. The provision of the Constitution is that statute-book. · Congress shall pass no law abridgingthe freedom of the press. The Mr. SAMFORD. It does not prevent the States passing such a law, analogy which the gentleman alluded to awhile ago in answer to but i~ does prevent Congress passing any such law. my question, which question he has never yet answered, in reference Mr. NEAL. Another answer is, that while Congress cannot pass to the passage of a law prohibiting polygamy is not well directed at any law abridging the freedom of the press, it can pass a law abridg­ all. Neither is his remark that Legislatures have the right to pass ing its license. This is in no sense a violation of the freedom of the laws to punish libel and slander well taken, because those are com­ press, but it is to prevent a license which .:mght to be allowed no­ mon-la.w offenses. Here tho only power Congress has pertaining to where. this matter is in the first amendment to the Constitution of the United Mr. SAMFORD. My recollection is that in State constitutions, States, and that amendment sa.ys that Congress shall pass no law where almost the identical words are used that we have here in the respeotin.,, "ts abridgment. Constitution of the United States, there is an addition that there l\Ir. SINGLETON, of Illinoj.s. I demand the yeas and nays on the shaU be no law a.bridging the freedom of the press, but the press passage of the bill. shall be liable for the abuse thereof. But you do not find such words ~Ir. NEAL. I demand the previous question on the passage of the in this Constitution. It says Congress shall make no law respecting bill. the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, Mr. SINGLETON, of Illinois. I believe I have the floor. or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. The SPEAK.ER pro tempore. The Chair is bound to recognize the. Mr. NEAL. The Congress of the United States has not hesitated gentleman having charge of the bill. to make a law punishing polygamy, which is regarded by our Mor­ Mr. SINGLETON, of Illinois. But I demanded the.yeas and nays mon friends as a religiOus worship. Congress has passed a law pun­ on the passage of the bill. ishing that as a crime. Now, if we can punish that species of relig­ The SPEAKER pro temp01·e. The demand for the previous question ion as a crime we can certe.inly punish this license on the part of does not cut out the gentleman's demand for the yea>S and nays; if the the press as a crime. previous question is seconded and the main question is ordered to be Mr. CANNON, of Illinois. The same as libel or slander. put, the gentleman's demn.nd for the yea,s and nays will be put to the Mr. NEAL. Yes, sir; the sarr.e as libel or sl1:1.nder. We J;i.ave a right House. · to punish anything which infringes good mora.ls or good government. Mr. SINGLETON, of Illinois. Is it in order to recommit this bill T Mr.BLOUNT. IshouldliketoaskthegentlemanfromOhiowhether The SPEAKER pro ternpore. Not pending a demand for the pre- the effort he has made will not be a failure when the bill permits the vious question. same matter to be printed elsewhere and circulated in this District 'I :!\Ir. SINGLETON, of Illinois. Then I move that the House adjourn. ~fr. NEAL. It is enough for me to say I stand here to-day doing The Honse divided; and there were-ayes 46, noes 63. my duty as I understand it toward the District of Columbia. I do So the House refused to adjourn. not know we can prohibit the circulation of papers printed outside The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question recurs on seconding the· of the District, but we can prevent the evil which is done here. The demand for the previous question on the passage of the bill. papers of this District are to-day the medium through which persons Mr. CANNON, of Illinois. I wish to make a privileged motion. I receive notice where they can buy lottery tickets. Any one can tell think this bill should be amended, and therefore I move it be recom­ who will take the trouble to look at the papers, daily and Sunday, mitted. which are printed in this District that they publish advertisements The SPEAKER pro tenipore. That is not in order at this stage of giving information where tickets can be purchased for lotteries in the business. · Louisiana and Kentucky. They have something like two columns Mr. CANNON, of Illinois. I understand it is in order at 'ally time. of advertisements showing who had drawn prizes in these lotteries. .before the bill is passed. 1880. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 931

The SPEAKER pro t;empore. Not pending the demand for the pre­ Cabell, Godshalk:, McCoid, Ryon, John W. vious question. Camp, Gunter, McCook, Sherwin, Mr. CANNON, of Illinois. When will a motion to recommit be in Caswell, Harmer, McGowan, Smith, A. Herr order! Clardy, Harris, :Benj. W. McLane, Smith, William E. Covert, Heibnan, Mills, Speer, ' The SPEAKER pro tern.pore. When the previous question is not Cox, Henry, Money, :Springer, operating. Crapo, Hooker, Morse, Starin, Mr. TALBOTT. Will a motion to lay.the bill upon the table be in Dag~ett, Hubbell, 'Morton, Stephens, DaVIS, Joseph J. Humphrey, Muldrow, Turner, Thomas order! Dauster, Hurd, :M:uller, Tyler, The SPEAKER pro tenipore. It will. Dibrell, Hutchins, O':Brien, Urner, Mr. TALBOTT. Then I make that motion. Dick, Jorgensen, O'Neill, Valentino, The House divided; and there were-ayes 65, noes 72. Dickey, Joyce, Pacheco, Voorhis, Dwight, Keifer, Page, Wait, So the Honse refused to lay the bill on the table. Elarii, · Killinger, Persons, Ward, Mr. FINLEY. I move that the Honse adjourn. Errett, Kimmel, Pierce, Wells, The House divided; and there were-ayes 57, noes 78. Ewing, Klotz, Reed. Wilber, Mr. FINLEY. I demand the yeas and nays. Fisher, Knott, Richardson, J. S. Wilson, Ford, Ladd, Robeson, Wood, Fernando The yeas and nays were not ordered, only 23 voting in favor thereof. Frost, Loring, Ross, Wood, Walter A. The SPEAKER pro tern.pore. The question now recurs on seconding Garfield, Lounsoery, Russell, Daniel L. Young, Casey the demand for the previous question. Gibson, Martin, Joseph J. Ryan, Thomas Young, Thomas L. Mr. FINLEY. But when .I moved an adjournment, the pending So the main question was ordered. motion was that the bill be laid on the table. During the call of the roll the following announcements were made : The SPEAKER pro tern.pore. The House divided on that motion, Mr. SMITH, of Georgia. I am paired with Mr. WILBER, of New and the vote was announced, and the Honse refused to lay the bill on York. the table. The pending question now is on seconding the demand Mr. SCALES. My colleague from North Carolina, Mr. DAVIS, is for the previous question on the passage of the bill. paired with Mr. GoDsRALK, of Pennsylvania. . The Honse divided; and there were-ayes 77, noes 50. Mr. COVERT. I am paired with Mr. V ALENTL.~, of Nebraska. So the previous question was seconded. Mr. CLARK, of New Jersey. Mycolleagues,Mr.RossandMr. BLAKE, Mr. HARRIS, of Virginia. I demand the yeas and nays on ordering are paired. the main question to be put. Mr. TALBOTT. My colleague from Maryland, Mr. MCLANE, is The yeas and nays were ordered. paired with my colleague, Mr. URNER. Mr. TOWNSHEND, of Illinois. I ask unanimous consent that the Mr. ROBERTSON. My colleague from Louisiana, Mr. ELAM, is bill be a~ain read. absent on a.econ.ht of sickness. He is paired with Mr. DICK, of Penn­ Objection was made. sylvania. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The yeas and nays have been ordered, Mr. COFFROTH. My colleague, Mr. BACHMAN, is paired with Mr. and the Clerk will proceed to call the roll. BLAKE, of New Jersey. My colleagues, Mr. RYON and Mr. HARMER, The Clerk proceeded to call the roll, and called the first name are paired. thereon. Mr. CABELL. I am paired with Mr. Flsm:R, of Pennsylvania. If Mr. SINGLETON, of Illinois. I move that the House do now ad­ he were present, I should vote "no." journ. Mr.DIBRELL. lam paired with the gentleman from Kansas, Mr. The SPEAKER pro tenipm·e. The motion of the gentleman comes ANDERSON. If he were present, I should vote "no." too late, the first name on the roll having been called. Mr. AIKEN. I am paired with Mr. WARD, of Pennsylvania. My Mr. TALBOTT. I rise to make a parliamentary inquiry. [Cries of colleague from South Carolina, Mr. RICHARDSON, is paired with Mr. " Regular order I "] .RICHARDSON, of New York. The SPEAKER pro tempo1·e. The roll-call cannot be interrupted. Mr. ROBINSON. Mr. W Arr, of Connecticut, is paired with Mr. The Clerk resumed the caJl of the roll, which, being concluded, re­ MULLER, of New York. . sulted-yeas 100, nays 84, not voting 108; as follows: Mr. CANNON, of Illinois. My colleague, Mr. BOYD, is paired with YEAS-100, Mr. HENRY, of Maryland. Aldrich, N.W. Deerin_g, Jones, Price, Mr. PRICE. Mr. MONEY, of Mississippi, and Mr. JOYCE, of Ver- Aldrich, William Dunnell, Kelley, Rice, mont, are paired. · :Bailey, Einstiein, Ketcham, Richardson, D. P. Mr. DAVIS, of California. I am paired with Mr. KIMMEL, of Mary­ :Ballou, Farr, Lapham, Robinson, land. As this is not a political question, I vote "ay." :Ba~e, Ferdon, Lindsey, Russell, W. A. :Bicknell, Field, Marsh, Sapp, Mr. WHITE. My colleague from Pennsylvania, Mr. O'NEILL, is :Blount, Forsythe, Martin, :Benj. F. Shallenberger, paired with Mr. KENNA, of West Virginia. :Brewer, Fort1 Martin, Edward L. Simonton, Mr. BARBER. I am paired with Mr. EWING, of Ohio. If he were :Briggs, Frye Ma~~n~ Singleton, J. W. present, I should vote " ay ." :Brigliam, Geddes, Mcfilnley, Stevenson, · :Burrows, Gillette, Miles, Stone, Mr. STONE. Mr. STARIN, of New York, is paired with Mr. GUNTER, :Butterworth, Hall, Miller, Thomas, of Arkansas. Calkins, Hammond, John Mitchell, Thompson, Wm. G. Mr. 1rIDLDROW. I am paired with Mr. DWIGHT, of New York. Carpenter, Haskell, Monroe, Townsend, Amoa Mr. SINGLETON, of Illinois, (who had voted "no.") I change my Chittenden, Hawk, Murch, Updegraff, J . T. Claflin, Hawley, Neal, Updegraff, Thomas vote. I vote "ay." Clymer, Hayes, New, VanAernam, Mr. HA~Y. Mr. ROBESON, of New Jersey, is paired with Mr. Cobb, Hazelton, Newberry, Van Voorhis, SPRINGER, of Illinois. Coffroth, Henderson, Norcross, Warner, Conger, Henkle, Orth, Washburn, The result of the vote was then announced as above recorded. Cowgill, Hiscock, Osmer, Weaver, Mr. NEAL. I move to reconsider the vote by which the main ques­ Crowley, Horr, Overton, White, tion was ordered ; and I also move that the motion to reconsider be Davia, George R. Houk, Phelps, Willia.ma, C. G. laid on the table. Davis, Horace Hunton, Pound, Willits Mr. SINGLETON, of Illinois. I call for the yeas and nays upon the DeLaMatyr, James, Prescott, Wright. latter motion. NAYS-84. Mr. BLOUNT. I move that the House do now adjourn. Armfield, Evins Manning, Slemona, The question being taken on the motion to adjourn, there were­ Atkins, Felto~ McKenzie, Smith, Hezekiah :B. :Baker, Finley, McMahon, Sparks, ayes 94, noes 48. :Bea.le, Forney, McMillin, Stieele, LEAYES OF ABSENCE. :Bouck, Goode, Morrison, Talbott, :Buckner, Hammond, N. J. Myers, Taylor, Pending the announcement of the vote on the motion to adjourn, Caldwell, Harris, John T. Nicholls, Thompson,P. B. by unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted as follows: . Cannon, Hatch, O'Connor, Tillman, To Mr. DA VIS, of North Carolina, for four days, on account of im­ Carlisle, Herbert, O'Reilly, Townshend, R. W. portant business; and Chalmers, Herndon, Philips, Tucker, Clark, Alvah A. Hill, Phistier, Turner, Oscar To Mr. JOYCE, for three weeks, on account of sickness in his family. Clark, John B. Hostetler, Poehler, Upson, WITHDRAWAL OF PAPERS. Colerick, House, Reagan, Vance, Converse, Hull, Richmond, Waddill, Mr. SINGLETON, of Mississippi, asked unanimous consent to with­ Cook, Johnston, Robertson, Wellborn, draw from the files of the House the yapers in the case of George C. Cravens, Kenna, Rothwell, Whiteaker, Harper; which request was referred to the Committee on War Claims. Culberson, Samford, Whitthorne, The result of the vote on the motion·to adjourn was then announced; Davidson, Kin~Kite . ' . Sawyer, Williams, Thomas Davia, Lowndes H. Le Fevre, Scales, Willis, and accordingly (at four o'clock and twenty minutes p. m.) the House Dunn, Lewis, Shelley, Wise, adjourned. Ellis, Lowe, Singleton, O. R. Yocum. NOT VOTING-108. PETITIONS, ETC. Acklen, Barber, Bin~am, :Bowman, The following memorials, petitions, and other papers were laid on Aiken, Barlow, :BIM burn, Boyd, the Clerk's desk, under the rule and referred as follows, viz : I Anderson, Belford, Blake, Bra~, 1 Atherton, Beltzhoover, Bland, Brig t, By the SPEAKER: The petition of Edward Hanley, for a pension­ Bachman, Berry, :Bliss, Browne, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 932 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 16,

By Mr. ANDERSON: The petition of C. F. Morse, and other citi­ By Mr. COFFROTH: The petition of Julia A. Chambers, for an in­ zens of Kansas, for the enactment of a law enabling farmers and crease of pension-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. merchants to borrow money from the United States Government on By Mr. COLERICK: Papers relating to the bounty claim of Julia real-estate security at 1 per cent. per annum-to the Committee on Moran-to the Committee on Military .Affairs. Banking and Carrency. Also, the petition of A. G. Lewis and 22 others, of Bryant, Indian.a., Also, the petition of S. A. Hill, .and other citizens, ex-soldiers of for the passage of the bill :for the equalization of bounties-to the Kansas, for the passage of the Weaver soldier bill-to the Committee same committee. on Military Affairs. By Mr. CONVERSE: The petitions of John Deitz and 59 others; Also, the petition of citizens of Atchison County, Kansas, for the of W. H. Osborn and 26 others; of J. J. Tussing and 116 others, and passage of laws preventing unjust discriminations in railroad rates­ of S. B. Gantz and 29 others, citizens of Franklin County; and of A. to the Committee on Commerce. J. Smith and 15 others, and of Ralph Smith and 16 others, citizens of By Mr. ATHERTON: The petition of William Scott and 32 others, Delaware County, Ohio, for the enactment of laws to prevent dis­ citizens of Licking County, Ohio, of similar import-to the same com­ criminations and fluctuations in railroad freights-to the Committee mittee. on Commerce. Also, the petition of J. Anderson and 30 others, of Licking County, By Mr. HOR.ACE DAVIS: Resolutions of the Legislature of Cali­ Ohio, for legislation protecting the innocent purchasers of patented fornia, favoring the completion of the iron-clad Monadnock-to the articles from suit for infringement-to the Committee on Patents. Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. BERRY: The petition of citizens of California, that the Also, the petition of Clarina J. H. Nicholls, Mrs. J. B. Leonard, and Klamath River Indian reservation, in California, be abolished and other citizens of Mendocino County, California, for an amendment to the lands thereof restored to the public domain-to the Committee the Constitution of the United States securing woman suffrage-to on Public Lands. the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. BINGHAM: Papers relating to the claim of Edward M. By Mr. GEO:RGE R. DAVIS: A paper relating to the pension claim Davis for pay for alleged damage to his land while occupied and of the widow of Captain JohnMitchell-totheCommittee on Invalid used as a military camp-to the Committee of Claims. Pensions. By Mr. BLOUNT: The petition o:f citizens of Macon, Georgia, for By Mr. DE LA MATYR: The petition of W. T.Auerand 65 others, legislation to prevent interstate traffic in adulterated food-to tpe for the passage of the bill (H. R. No. 269) known as the Wright sup­ Committee on Manufactures. plement to the homestead bill-to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. BOUCK: The petition of John Bannister, for additional Also, the petition of Morgan Ware and 118 others, that the pay of pay for services rendered as a United States Army officer-to the Union soldiers and sailors be made equal to specie at the time they Committee on Military Affairs. were paid-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of Milwaukee, Wis­ Also, papers relating to the claim of Rebecca C. Reich-to the Com- consin, favoring congressional action regulating interstate commerce­ mittee on Invalid Pensions. . to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. DIBRELL: The petition of Eliza E. Weir, to be restored By Mr. BOWMAN: The petition of officers and students of Abbott to the pension-roll-to the same committee. Academy and of officers and students of Phillips Academy, Andover, Also, the petition of John Scraggs and others, of Grundy County, Massachusetts, that the Ute Indians of Colorado be fully protected Tennessee, for a post-route from Altamont to Pelham, Tennessee-to in their natural and their treaty rights, and that they may not be the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. forced in any way to sell or leave their reservation-to the Commit­ By Mr. DICK.RY: The petitions of Samuel Michael and 13 others tee on Indian Affairs. and of Peter Fox and 13 others, of Highland County, and of J.P. Also, the petition of James P. Magee and others, for a survey of Shannon and 164 others, of Brown County, Ohio, for the passage of Malden River, Massachusetts-to the Committee on Commerce. the interstate-commerce bill-to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. BOYD : The petition of Joseph Mayo and 62 others, citizens Also, the petitions of Lucien J. Fenton and 134 others, of Adams of Peoria County, Illinois, for the amendment of the patent laws-to County, Ohio; of G. H. Diehl and 24 others, of Highland County, and the Committee on Patents. · of L. H. Williams and 70 others, of Browne County, Ohio, for the pas­ Also, the petition of Joseph Mayo and 60 others, citizens of Peoria sage. of the equalization bounty bill-to the Committee on Military County, Illinois, for the passage of a law regulating interstate com­ Aftarrs. merce-to the Committee on Commerce. Also, the petition of J.E. Huggins and 34 others, of Browne County, By Mr. BRAGG: Memorial of certain Indians of the Six Nations, Ohio, for the amendment of the patent laws-to the Committee on formerly living in New York, for the recognition of certain rights Patents. with which they were vested under treaties with the United States Also, the petition of John W. Dewitt and 30 others, of Highland Government-to the Committee on Indian Affairs. County, Ohio, for the passage of the Weaver bill-to the Committee By Mr. BREWER: The petition of Anne Darling, Sarah E. Dart, on Military Affairs. and others, citizens of Lansing, Michigan, for the amendment of the By Mr. DUNN: A bill for the improvement of White River, in the Constitution of the United States so as to secure woman snffrage­ State of Arkansas, from its mouth to Jacksonport, at the junction to the Committee on the Judiciary. of White and Black Rivers-to the Committee on Commerce. Also, the petition of John Barton, for a pension-to the Committee Also, a bill for the improvement of the Upper White River from on Invalid Pensions. Jacksonport at the junction of White and Black Rivers, in the State By Mr. BROWNE: Papers relating to the petition of Warren L. Fish of Arkansas, to Batesville-to the same committee. for an extension of a patent on lamps-to the Committee on Patents. Also, a bill for the improvement of the navi~ation of the Black By Mr. BURROWS : The petition of citizens of Van Buren and Cass River, in the State of Arkansas, from its junction with the White Counties, Michigan, for the regulation of interstate commerce-to the River at Jacksonport to Poplar Bluff, Missoul'i-to the same commit­ Committee on Commerce. tee. Also, the petitions of citizens of Cass and Van Boren Counties, Also, a bill for the improvement of the navigation of the Saint Michigan, for a law to protect the people from the hardships imposed Francois River, in the State of Arkansas, from its mouth to Lester's• by the patent laws-to the Committee on Patents. Landing, in said State-to the same' committee. By Mr. CALDWELL: The petition of J. T. Rives, S. M. Flowers By Mr. DUNNELL: The petition of Charles D. Meredith and 20 and 78 others, soldiers of the civil war, of Butler County, Kentucky, others, and of W. D. Harden and 40 others, ex-soldiers of Minnesota, for le¢.slation equalizing bounties-to the Committee on Military for the pa-ssage of the Weaver soldier bill-to the Committee on Mil­ Affairs. itary Affairs. By Mr. CARLISLE: The petition of citizens of Grant County, Ken­ By Mr. DWIGHT: The petition of the Ithica (New York) Farmers' tucky, for the passage of a law to prevent unjust discrimination in Club, for the pa-ssage of the Reagan bill with an amendment-to the freight charges-to the Committee on Commerce. Committee on Commerce. Also, the petition of citizens of Kenton County, Kentucky, of sim­ By Mr. ELLIS: Papers relating to the claim of J. H. Sypher for ilar import-to the same committee. salary as member of the Forty-first Congress from the State of Louisi­ By Mr. CARPENTER: The petition of 3,000 citizens of Webster, ana-to the Committee of Elections. Humboldt, Hamilton, Boone, Polk, and Dallas Counties, Iowa, for Also, the petition of citizens of New Orleans, Louisiana, depositors the passage of the bill to quiet title of settlers on Des Moines River in the late Freedman's Savings-Bank, for relief for the thousands of lands in Iowa-to the Committee on Public Lands. colored people throughout the South who lost their earnings depos­ Also, the petition of attorneys of Dickinson County, Iowa, that ited in said bank-to the Committee of Ways and Means. that county be left in the central divisio_n of the- State should the Also, memorial of the Cotton Exchange of New Orleans, Louisiana, State be redistricted for circuit court purposes, without making Sioux relative to the suppression of commercial statistics by the Treasury City a place for holding ~aid court-to the Committee on the Judi­ Department-to the Committee on Commerce. ciary. Also, the petition of citizens of New Orleans, Louisiana, in regard By Mr. CHITTENDEN: The petition of citizens of New York, for to Straight University-to the Committee on Education and Labor. honest vinegar-to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. FARR: The petition of Mary A. Powers Filley, Margaret A. By Mr. JOHN B. CLARK, JR.: The petition of citizens of Howard, Nelson, and others, citizens of Grafton County, New Hampshire, for Calloway, Carroll, and Osage Counties, Missouri, that the patent an amendment to the Constitution of the United States securing laws be amended so as to make the manufacturer or vendor of pat­ woman suffrage-to the Committee on the Judiciary. ented articles alone responsible for infringements-to the Commit­ By :Mr. FERDON:· Papers relating to the petition of A. B. Goodall. tee on Patents. postmaster at Port Jarvis, New York, to be relieved from accounting 1880. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 933 for United States funds stolen from the post-office at said place by By Mr. JOYCE: The petition of Hon. G. W. Hendee, that a pension burglars-to the Committee of Claims. be granted Moses Fullington, a soldier of the war of 1812-to the Also, the petition of citizens of New York, against the passage of Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Senate bill No. 496-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. KETCHAM: The petition of C. E. C. Holmes, late sergeant By Mr. FIELD : The petition of Samuel Gould and 58 other per­ Company E, Sixth Maryland Volunteers, for an honorable discharge sons and corporations of Boston, Massachusetts, for the distribution from the United States service-to the Committee on Military Affairs. of the Geneva award-to the Committee on the Judiciary. Hy Mr. LAPHAM: The petition of citizens of New York, that a By Mr. FINLEY : The petition of 75 citizens of Upper Sandusky, pension be granted to Matthew Herrington-to the Committee on Ohio, for an appropriation to preserve the old Wyandot Mission-to Invalid Pensions. the Committee on the Library. By Mr. LEFEVRE: The petition of Eusebia B. Meeks, Lizzie Reed, Also, the petition of citizens of Seneca County, Ohio, for the amend­ and others, citizens of Troy, Ohio, for an amendment to the Consti­ ment of the patent laws-to the Committee on Patents. tution securing woman suffrage-to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. FORSYTHE: The petition of Thoma.a H. Crowder and 33 By Mr. LOUNSBERY: A paper relating to the claim of Peter M. others, citizens of Moultrie County, Illinois, for a law to protect inno­ Halwich for additional pay as an officer in the United States Army­ cent purchasers of patented arlicles-to the same committee. to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, the petition of J.B. McNair and 39 others, soldiers and citi­ By Mr. McMAHON: The petition of Anthony Halpin, for a pension­ zens of Illinois, for the paBSage of the Weaver soldier bill-to the to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Committee on Military Affairs. Also, the petition of George W. Kneisley & Co. and 22 wholesale Also, the petiton of Thomas H. Crowder and 33 others, citizens of and retail grocers of Dayton, Ohio, for relief from adulteration in Moultrie County, Illinois, for the passage of a law regulating inter­ foods, &c.-to the Committee on Manufactures. state commerce-to the Committee on Commerce. Also, the petition.of S. Silver and others, of Butler County, Ohio, By Mr. FORT: The petition of J. W. Jerome and others, citizens for the protection of innocent purchasers of patented articles-to of Illinois, against the passage of the bill ( H. R. No. 2823) for the repeal the Committee on Pa.tentS' of the duty on jute butts-to the Committee of Ways and Means. Also, the petitions of Samuel Silver and others, and of D. P. Nelson By Mr. FROST: The petition of citizens of Missouri, for a change and others, citizens of Butler County, Ohio, for the passage of the in existing patent laws-to the Committee on Patents. Reagan interstate-commerce bill-to the Committee on Commerce. Also, the petition of soldiers of Missouri, for the passage of a bill By Mr. MILES: the petition of Anna M. Middlebrook, M. D., Min­ for the equalization of bounties-to the Committee on Military Af­ nie E. M. Prindle, and others, citizens of Fair.field, Connecticut, for fairs. an amendment to the Constitution of the United States securing Also, the petition of merchants and importers of the city of Saint women suffraO'e-to the Committee on the Judiciary. Louis, Missouri, for the passage of the bill for the immediate trans­ By Mr. MllLER: The petition of A. P. Sigourney and others, of portation of dutiable goods, introduced by Mr. .ALDRICH-to the Com­ New York, for a law regulating railroad freight chatges-to the mittee of Ways and Means. Committee on Commerce. By Mr. GEDDES: The petition of William K. Oberlin, John Fulton, Also, the petition of A. P. Sigourney and others, of New York, for and other citizens of Richland County, Ohio, for the amendment of the amendment of the patent laws-to the Committee on Patents. the patent laws so as to make the manufacturer or vendor of pat­ By Mr. MONROE: The petition of H. Emrich and 38'others, citi­ ented articles alone responsible for infringement-to the Committee zens of Erie County, Ohio, of .similar import-to the same committee. on Patents. Also, the petition of Maria L. Camp; Birchett and Jacob A. Camp, Also, the petition of William K. Oberlin, John Fulton, and other heirs of the late John G. Camp, of Sandusky, Ohio, for the passage citizens of Richland County, Ohio, for a law to alleviate the oppres­ of a bill directing the accounting officers of the Treasury to reopen sions of monopolies that now control the interstate commerce of the his accounts as United States marshal of the middle district of Flor­ country-to the Committee on Commerce. ida, and to allow him certain charges-to the Committee on the Judi­ By Mr. JOHN HAMMOND: The petition of citizens of New York, ciary. for an appropriation for the improvement of Lake Champlain-to the Also, the petition of Isaac Hansberger and 188 others, citizens of same committee. Summit County, Ohio, for the amendment of the patent laws-to the By Mr. HASKELL: The petition of Mrs. L. M. Hay, for relief on Committee on Patents. account of the killin~ of her husband while in the United States Also, the petitions of E. H. Wilcox, C. C. Keech, and 84 others, citi­ service-to the Committee of Claims. zens of Erie County, Ohio, and of Isaac Hansberger and 201 others, By Mr. HENDERSON: The petition of P. Kellogg, that a bounty citizens of Summit County, Ohio, for the passage of a law to regu­ of $400 may be granted him-to the Committee on Military Affairs. late commerce between the States-to the Committee on Commerce. Also, the petition of Edward Weinman and 60 others, soldiers of . By Mr. MORTON: Memorial of the commissioners of emigration Illinois, for the equalization of bounties-to the same committee. of the State of New York, urging speedy legislation by Congress for By Mr. HILL: The petition of Captain P. H. Mooney and 107 other the protection of arriving immigrants and the care of such of them citizens, soldiers of Paulding County, Ohio, for the passage of the as become sick and disabled-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Weaver soldier bill-to the same committee. By Mr. NEAL: The petition of Dolly Blazer, for a pension-to the Also, the petition of J. A. Boyd and others, citizens of Paulding Committee on Invalid Pensions. County, Illinois, for a change in the patent laws-to the Committee Also, the petition of Edward Deletombe and others, citizens of on Patents. Gallipolis, Ohio, that a pension be granted Dolly Blazer-to the same Also, the petition of T. H. B. Columbia and 301 others, citizens of committee. · Paulding and Defiance Counties, Ohio, for the passage of a law regu­ By Mr. NEWBERRY : The petition of 250 of the leading merchants lating railroad freight charges-to the Committee on Commerce. and manufacturers of Detroit, Michigan, for the passage of the bill By Mr. HOUK: The petition of David Kilts, for restoration to the allowing foreign imported goods to be carried to, and duties thereon pension-roll-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. paid at, the port of Detroit-to the Committee of Ways ·and Means. Also, the petition of ex-Federal soldiers residing in East Tennessee, By Mr. NICHOLLS: The petition of Colonel B. W. Frabel, in rela­ for the passage of a bill to equalize bounties-to the Committee on tion to the improvement of the Altamaha River, Georgia-to the Military Affairs. Committee on Commerce. By Mr. HUBBELL: The petition of William F. Lewis, George C. By Mr. O'CONNOR : Resolutions of a convention of colored citizens Meyer, and 20 others, citizens of Oceana County, Michigan, for such held in Chatham County, Georgia, indorsing the bill to return to the amendment of the patent laws as will make vendors and manufactur­ freedmen of the South their savings deposited with the Freedman's ers of patented articles alone responsible for infringements-to the Savings and Trust Company, and asking for it.8 passage by Congress­ Committee on Patents. · to the Committee of Ways and Means. Also, the petition of William F. Lewis and others, citizens of Oceana By Mr. ORTH : The petition of George W. Johnson, for the removal County, Michigan, for legislation to prevent fluctuations in freight of the charge of desertion against him-to the Committee on Military charges and unjust discriminations by transportation companies-to Affairs. the Committee on Commerce. Also, the petitions of Mary S. Armstrong, Jennie Brandon, and Also, the petition of George Stone and 51 others, masters and ves­ others, citizens of Kokomo; of Amelia L. Brown, Gertrude M. Peck, sel-owners, for an appropriation for a harbor of refuge at Gran_d Ma­ and others, citizens of Benton County, and of Lydia E. F. Richard­ rias, Lake Superior, Michigan-to the same committee. son, Nancy Jackson, Flora Boggs, and others, citizens of Kokomo, By Mr. HURD: The petitions of Andrew Fellers and others, of Indiana, for an amendment to the Constitution of the United States Wood County, Ohio, and of S.S. Carter, C. E. Brailey, Robert Blaine, securing woman suffrage-to the Committee on the Judiciary. and others, of Fulton County, Ohio, for the passage of the interstate­ By Mr. PERSONS : The petition of citizens of Columbus, Georgia, commerce bill-to the same committee. for legislation to prevent interstate traffic in adulterated food-to the Also, the petitions of S. S. Carter and others, of Robert Blaine and Committee on Manufactures. others, of Fulton County, Ohio; and of Andrew Fellers and others, By Mr. PHELPS: The petition of P. Hanson and others, of. New of Wood County, Ohio, for the amendment of the patent laws-to Haven, Connecticut, for the passage of the Weaver soldier bill-to the Committee on Patents. the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. JONES: The petition of citizens of Brazoria and Johnson By Mr. PHISTER: The petition of J.B. Lennox and 67 others, cit­ Counties, Texas, for an appropriation for a harbor of refuge and naval zens of Bracken County, Kentucky, for the enactment of laws against station at the mouth of Brazos River-to the Committee on Com­ monopolies and unjust discrimination as to the transportation of merce. freights and passsengers-to the Committee on Commerce.

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By Mr. POEHLER: The petition of William Henry and 300 others, Also, the petitions of N. Small and others, citizens of Anoka County, citizens of Scott, Sibley, Le Senr, and Carver Counties, Minnesota, for and of Alfred Stuart and others, citizens of Wright County, Minne­ an appropriation for the improvement of the Minnesota River at Belle sota, for a law restricting railway extortions and discriminations-to Plaine-to the same committee. the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. POUND: The petition of C. E. Fleming, S. M. Wilmot, and By Mr. WEAVER: The petitions of J. T. Reed and 32 others, of others,·citizens of Portage County, Wisconsin, for an amendment to Palmyra, Nebraska; of Erastus D. Adams and 28 others, of Middle­ the Constitution of the United States securing woman suffrage-to sex, New York; of John D. Blake and 12 others, of New Hampton, the Committee on the Judiciary. New Hampshire; of B. W. Ritter and 68 others1 of Maples, Indiana; Also, the petition of J. D. Kast, W. N. Rogers, and 151 others, citi­ of Samuel Burket and 9 others, of Fremont, Ohio; of J. M. Williams zens of Shawano County, Wisconsin, for the improvement of Wolf and 25 others, of Columbiana, Ohio; of A. J. Hamilton and 53 others, River, Wisconsin-to the Committee on Commerce. of Williamsburgh, Kansas; of William Collins and 471 others, of By Mr. REAGAN: The petition of Belair Grange, No.1245, of Dear­ Montgomery County, Ohio, and of Samuel Robbins and 151 others, of born County, Indiana, for the passage of the Reagan bill to regulate Aurora, Nebraska, for the paBsage of the Weaver soldier bill-to the interstate commerce-to the same committee. Committee on Military Affairs. Also, the petition of the board of health of Galveston, Texas, for Also, the petitions of Jeremiah Lynch and 50 others, and of John the establishment of a quarantine station near that city-to the Com­ Dickinson and 53 others, of Fremont, Ohio, for the passage of the mittee on the Origin, Introduction, and Prevention of Epidemic Dis­ Wright homestead bill-to the Committee on Public Lands. eases in the United States. Also, the petition of A. F. Woodward, of Jasper County, Iowa, and By Mr. RICHMOND: The petition of H. S. Trant and 84 others, 38 others, for relief from the oppressions of transportation monopo­ citizens of Roanoke County, Virginia, for the ena-0tment of such laws lies-to the Committee on Commerce. as will prevent fluctuations in freights and unjust discriminations in Also, the petition of A. F. Woodward, of Jasper County, Iowa, and transportation charges-to the Committee on Commerce. 37 others, to be relieved from the oppressions of patentees-to the By Mr. ROTHWFJLL: The petition of 0. C. Denslow, William C. Committee on Patents. Green, and 41 other Union soldiers of Sullivan County, M.issouri, in By Mr. WELLS: The petitions of citizens of Saint Charles, John­ the late war of the rebellion, to equalize their pay in coin value-to son, Dunklin, Butler, Ray, Audrain, La Fayette, Jefferson, Andrew, the Committee on Military Affairs. Adair, Cape Girardeau, Henry, Clay, Livingston, and Saint Louis By Mr. WILLIAM A. RUSSELL: The petition of S. Lovell & Son Counties, Missouri, for the regulation of interstate commerce-to the and others, against compulsory pilotage at Hell Gate-to the Com­ Committee on Commerce. mittee on Commerce. By Mr. WHITEAKER : Resolutions of the Board of Trade of Port­ By Mr. SAWYER: The petition of Jacob Powell and others, citi­ land, Oregon, that the barracks at Vancouver be repaired-to the zens of Jackson County, Missouri, for the passage of a judicious inter­ Committee on Military Affairs. state commerce bill-to the same committee. Also, the petition of Abigail Scott Dunruway, Julia A. Johnson, -Also, the petition of M. P. Bennett and others, citizens of Jackson and others, citizens of Portland, Oregon, for an amendment to the County, Missouri, for the amendment of the patent laws-to the Constitution of the United States securing woman suffrage-to the Committee on Patents. Committee on the Judiciary. Also, the.petition of George W. Gates and others, citizens of Jack­ By Mr. CHARLES G. WILLIAMS: The petition of Henry Gris­ son County, Missouri, for the passage of the Reagan interstate-com­ wold and 110 others, citizenB- of Rock County, Wisconsin, that the merce bill-to the Committee on Commerce. patent laws be so amended that manufacturers and vendors be alone By Mr. SIMONTON: A bill appropriating 25,000 for the improve­ responsible for infringement of patents-to the Committee on Patents. ment of the Obion River in Tennessee-to the same committee. Also, the petition of Henry Griswold and 116 others, citizens of Also, a bill appropriating $25,000 for the improvement of the Forked Rock County, Wisconsin, for legislation to prevent :fluctuations in Deer River in Tennessee-to the same committee. freights and unjust discriminations in transportation charges-to the By Mr. WILLIAM E. SMITH: The petition of citizens of Georgia, Committee on Commerce. for the establishment of a post-route from Blakely, via Bluffton, Also, the petition of Henry W. Wright and 61 others, veteran 6oldiers to Cuthbert, Georgia-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post­ of Racine County, Wisconsin, for the passage of the equalization Roads. bounty bill-to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. SPARKS: The petition of citizens of Flora, Illinois, for the By Mr. WISE : The petition of 57 soldiers of the late war, of passage of a bill equalizing bounties-to the Committee on Military Greene County, Pennsylvania, for the passage of the Weaversoidier AffairS. bill-to the same committee. By Mr. STONE: The petition of George Pray and 156 others, citi­ Also, the petition of 65 soldiers of Pennsylvania, of similar im­ zens of Ionia County, Michigan, that Congress relieve the people port-to the same committee. from the oppressions of transportation monopolies-to the Committee By Mr. FERNANDO WOOD : Memorial of persons interested in on Commerce. using chrome iron ore and bichromate of potash, for the removal of Also, the petition of 95 citizens of Ionia County, Michigan, for the duties upon them-to the Committee of Ways and Means. amendment of the patent laws so as to protect innocent users of pat­ Also, the petition of William Sturges, manager of the Springfield, ented articles-to the Committee on Patents. Effingham and S. C. Railroad, for a reduction of the duty on steel By Mr. TAYLOR: The petition of citizens of Tennessee, against rails-to the same committee. the passage of Senate bill No. 496, relating to pension claims-to the By Mr. WRIGHT. The petitions of Joseph Watson and 72 others, Committee on Invalid Pensions. citizens of Whitesides, Marion County, Tennessee, and of M. J. O'Neill Also, the petition of Thomas Chester, for restoration to the pen­ and 118 others, citizens of San Francisco, California, for the passage of sion-roll and for arrears of pension-to the same committee. the bill (H. R. No. 269) known as the Wright supplement to the home­ By Mr. WILLIAM G. THOMPSON: The petition of T. J. Fryer stead act-to the Committee on Public Lands. and 1,000 others, citizens of Northwestern Iowa, for the passage of a Also, the petition of E. D. Powell and 97 others, soldiers of the late bill to quiet titles of settlers of Des Moines River lands in Iowa-to war and citizens of Mercer County, Pennsylvania., for the passage of the Committee on Public Lands. a law allowing them the difference between gold and currency which By Mr. TYLER: The petition of Lydin Johnson, for payment of a they received for their military services-to the Committee on Mili­ claim arising from a seizure of smuggled goods by her late husband, tary Affairs. S. Johnson, during the war of 1812-to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. VANCE: The petition of employes of the model-room, United States Patent Office, for the restoration of their original sala­ ries-to the Committee on Appropriations. IN SENATE. By Mr. WARNER : Memorial of General Herman Haupt, relating to the improvement of the Ohio River-to the Committee on Com­ TUESDAY, February 17, 1880. merce. By Mr. WASHBURN: Papers relating to the claim of C. C. D. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. J. BULLOCK, D. D. Williams, for additional pay a-s an officer in the United States Army­ The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was ·read and approved. to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, memorial of the Saint Paul (Minnesota) Chamber of Commerce, EXECUTIVE COMl\nThTJ:CATIONS. in behalf of an appropriation for the people of Ireland-to the Com­ The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication mittee on Foreign Affairs. from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a reso­ Also, the petition of the merchants and importers of Saint Paul, lution of the 12th instant, a letter from the Chief of Engineers rela­ Minnesota, for the passage of the bill for immediate transportation tive to the improvement of the Exeter River, New Hampshire; which of dutiable goods-t.o the Committee of Ways and Means. was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be Also, memorial of the Saint Paul (Minnesota) Chamber of Com­ printed. merce, for a reduction of the duty on Rteel and iron rails-to the same He also laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary committee. of War, transmitting a telegram from General 0. 0. Howard, com­ Also, the petition of August Mitchell and others, citizens of Wright manding the Department of the Columbia, recommending certain County, and of N. Small and others, citizens of Anoka County, Min­ modifications of the law relating to traveling -allowances of officers nesota, for the amendment of the patent laws-to the Committee on and enlisted men; which was referred to the Committee on Military Patents. Affairs, and ordered to be printed.