. \ · ~ . ' • I t. " ' 2438 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MARCH 20, PROMOTION IN TIIE ARMY. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Fifth Regiment of .Artillery. THURSDAY, March 20, 1890. Additional Second Lieut. William Lassiter, of the Fourth Artillery, to be second lieutenant, February 10, 1890. The Honse met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by Rev. GEORGE ELLIOTT, POSTMASTERS. o!Washington, D. C. .Asias Willison, to bo postmaster at Creston, in the county of Union ORDER OF BUSINESS . and State of Iowa. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will cause the Journal of the proceed­ Lewis P. Summers, to be postmaster n.t Abingdon, in the county of ings of yesterday to be read. Washington and State of Virginia. l\lr. OUTHWAITE. Mr. Speaker, there is evidently no quorum John A. Reynolds, to be postmaster n.t Rochester, in the county of present, and I ask a call of the roll. Monroe and State of New York. The SPEAKER (having counted the House) announced the presence John Pittenger, to be postmaster at Washington, in the county of of 75 members. · Warren and State of New Jersey. Air. OUTEIWAITE. I move a call of the Hoose. Miss Ovie Smedley, to be postmaster at Harrodsbnrgh, in the county Mr. ATKINSON, of Pennsylvania. On that I demand a division. of Mercer and State of Kentucky. The House divided; and there were-ayes 53, noes 8. William H. Overby, to be postmaster at Henderson, in the county of So a. call of the House was ordered. Henderson and State of Kentucky. The Clerk proceeded to call the roll. when the following membera Charles S. Moss, to be postmaster at Franklin, in the county of Will­ failed to answer to their names: iamson and State of Tennessee. Abbott, Carlisle, Geissenhainer, Peel, John E. Catlett, to be postmaster at Hannibal, in the county of Alderson, Carlton, Gibson, Phelan, Marion and State of Missouri. Allen, 1\Iich. Carter, Gifford, Rn.ndall, Pa. George G. Briggs, to be postmaster at Grand Rapids, in the county Allen, Miss. Caswell, Goodnight, Reyburn, Anderson, Kans. Catchings, Grime3, Seney, of Kent and State of Michigan. Andrew, Cheatham, Grosvenor, Simond8, Elias S. Bedford, to be postmaster at Huntsville, in the county of Arnold, Clancy, Grout, Skinner. Randolph and State of Missouri. Atkinson, W.Vn.. Clarke, A.la. Hall, Smit.b,Ill. Baker, Clark, 'Vis. Harmer, Smith, W. Va. John H. Hutchinson, to be postmaster at Taylor, in the county of Banks, Clunie, Hayes, Smyser, Williamson and State of Texas. Barnes, Cobb, Hemphill, Spooner, W. Walker Russell, to be postmaster at Anderson Court-House, in Bayne, Cogswell, Herbert, Stahlnecker, Belknap, Cowpton, Hopkins, Stephenson, the county of Anderson and State of South Carolina. Bergen, Connell, Kelley, Stewart1 Ga. Joseph Harris, jr., to be postmaster at Sturgeon Bay, in the county Biggs, Cooper, Ind. Kilgore, Stockbridge, of Door and State of Wisconsin. Bingham, Cothran, Knapp, Stockdale, Blanchard, Covert, Lacey, Struble, Thomas Reed, to be postmaster n.t Fairmont, in the county of Marion Bliss, Cowles, Lanham, Sweney, and State of West Virginia. Blount, Craig, Lansing, Tarsney, James A. Davis, to be postmaster at Morgantown, in the county of Boatner, Crain, Lehlbach, Taylor, Joseph D. Boutelle, Crisp, Lewis, Tillman, Monongalia and State of West Virginia. Bowden, Culberson, Tex. l\Iansur, Turner, Kans. Richard E. Griffith, to be postmaster at Winchester, in the county of Breckinridge, Ark. Cutcheon, McAdoo, Turpin, Frederick and State of Virginia. Brewer, Dar~n. McCarthy, 'Valk:er, Mass. Brower, De Haven, McClammy, Wallace,N. Y. Eugene W. Davies, to be postmaster at Athens, in the county of Brown, J.B. De Lano, McClellan, Washington, Bradford and State of Pennsylvania. Browne, T. M. Dingley, McCord, Watson, Andrew N. Brice, to be postmaster at Sunbury, in the county of Browne, Va. Dockery, McKenna, Wheeler, l\Iich, Buckalew, Dorsey, McRae, Whitthorne, Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania. Bullock, Dunphy, Milliken, Wickham, Henry H. Williams, to be postmaster at Urbana, in the county of Bunn, Ellis, Morey, Wilber, Champaign and State of Ohio. "Burrows, Enloe, Niedringhaus, Wiley, Burton, Ewart, Norton, Wilkinson, Jeremiah Kerr, to be postmaster n.t Greenfield, in the county of High· Caldwell, Farquhar, Nute, Williams, Ohio land and State of Ohio. Campbell, Featherston, O'Neil, l\Iass. Wilson, Ky. •· Daniel H. Hensley, to be postmaster at Hamilton, in the county of Candler, Ga. Fowler, Owen, Ind. 'Vilson,Mo. Butler and State of Ohio. Cannon, Frank, Payson, Alfred H. Breese, to be postmaster at Mount Gilead, in the county During the roll-call the following members appeared and were noted of Morrow and State of Ohio. as present in accordance with the provision of the rules: John Waller, to be postma.ster at Monticello, in the county of Snlli· ABBOTT, ALDERSON, ALLEN of Michigan, ANDREW, BAKER, van and State of New York. BANKS,BAYNE,BELKNAP,BE&GEN,BLANCHARD, BOUTELLE, BOW· I , George G. Roe, to be postmaster at Clyde, in the county of Wayne DEN, BRECKINRIDGE of Arkansas, BREWER, JASON B. BROWN, BUR· and State of New York, ROWS, BURTON, CALDWELL, CARLISLE, CARTER, CHEATHAM, COBB, Gottlieb Schmidt, to be postmaster at New Ulm, in the county of COGSWELL, COOPER of Indiana, COVERT, CUTCHEON, DINGLEY, DOCK­ Brown and State of Minnesota. ERY, DORSEY, ELLIS, GROSVENOR, HERBERT, LACEY, LANHAM, LEHL· Clark Conkling, to be postmaster at Lyons, in the county of Rice BACH) MCKENNA, JOSEPH D. TAYLOR, WALLACE of New York, and and State of Kansas. WILLIAMS of Ohio. Solomon R. Washer, to be postmaster at Atchison, in the county of Mr. OUTHWAITE. I ask unanimous consent to dispense with fur. Atchison and State of Kansas. ther proceedings under the call. Frederick W. Childs, to be postmaster at Brattleborongh, in the Mr. KELLEY. I shall object, Mr. Speaker, unless I can ascertain county of Windham and State of Vermont. whether my name has been recorded as present. Charles T. Drake, to be postmaster at Stoughton, in the county of The SPEAKER. The gentleman can make the motion. Norfolk and State of l\Iassachusetts. l\1r. OUTHWA.ITE. I move to dispense with further proceedings Charles W. Seyde, to be postmaster at Miles City, in the county of under the call. Custer and State of Montana. The motion was agreed to. Thomas Kelley, to be postmaster at San Jose, in the county of Santa l\Ir. BOUTELLE. I desire to inquire whether the proceedings, hav­ Clara and State of California. ing been dispensed with, will be made a matt.er of record? John G. Joy, to be postmaster at Salinas, in the county of Monterey The SPEAKER. They will be necessarily a matter of record, but and State of California. the gentleman, if present during the call, can cause his name to be en­ John Calder, to be postmaster at Willow, in the county of Colusa tered by the Clerk, under the rule. and State of California. Mr. MILLIKEN. Mr. Speaker, I desire to know if my name is re­ John Sherman Cady, to be postmaster at Sonora, in the county of corded as present. Tuolumne and State of California. - The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read the Journal of the proceed­ Thomas J. Whiteman, to be postmaster at Carrollton, in the county ings of yesterday. of Carroll and State of Missouri. Mr. McMILLIN. :Uy colleague [Mr. ENLOE] is detained from the Martin K. Barkley, to be postmaster at Nevada, in the county of Honse on account of sickness in his familv. Vernon and State of Missouri. The SPEAKER. Such announcementS are not in order, the proceed­ Charles H. Talmadge, to be postmasteratWest Union, in the county ings having been dispensed with under the rule. of Fayette and State of Iowa. The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and appl'Oved. Edward B. Cousins, to be postmaster at Audubon, in the county of Audubon and State of' Iowa. REPRINT OF A BILL. William H. Ward, to be postmaster at Salem, in the countyofWash­ On motion of Mr. BUTTERWORTH, by unanimous consent, 300 addi­ ington and State of Indiana. tional copies of the bill (H. R. 3353) for the preventionofatrnston stock Henry C. Webb, to be postmaster at Bedford, in the county of Tay­ cattle, beef cattle on foot, and the shipping and sale of dressed beef, ex­ lor and State of Iowa. cept on certain conditions, were ordered to be printed. ·- ' I I , '., 1890. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 2439 PUBLIC BUILDING BURLINGTON row A II The city being the headqua.Tt.ers of the chiet cleTk for the territory covering ' . ' • . the south half of Iowa and paTts of Illinois and l\fissouri, the office of the col- ?ifr. GEAR. Mr. Speaker, I ask unammous consent t-0 discharge the lector of internal revenue for the fourth Iowa. district is locat.ed in Burlington. Committee of the Whole House from the further consideration of the Two deputies, three clerks, and one gauger are employed. The receipts from ·bill (H. R. 302) and consider the same, with an amendment reported by internal revenue are S375,000. One _surveyor !l'nd one deputy surve~or of the 'th Co •tt p bl. B ildi d G ds customs office are located at Burlington. Fifty-three boats are reg15t.ered at e mm1 ee on n ic u ngs an roun • the port. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read the amendment proposed by The present post-office fncilities are inadequate to the business, being one the committee ftoor 36 by 87 and one storage-room in basement 25 by 40. ,l'he internal-revenue • office, including vault, is now confined to a space 20 by 55, with storage-room 20 The Clerk read as follows: by 60. The customs office has now a room only 20 by 20.