1882. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 2487 ~­ And this provision of the bill will not abridge the rights of any AMERICAN CITIZENS IN PERSIA. claimant. My friend from Tennessee [Mr. PETI'IBONE] suggests The SPEAKER, by unanimous consent, laid before the Honse the that the small claimants would naturally drop out. Why sot He following message from the President of the United States; which, asserts that the testimony has already been taken in the larger part with the accompanying documents, was referred to the Committee of these cases. If so, then I repeat again that all the testimony is on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed: submitted to the Court of Claims exactly as it would be submitted to the Commissary or Quartermaster-General. !1;b the House of Representatives: Mr. REED. Will the gentleman allow mef I iransmit herewith a. report of the Secretary of State and accompanying doc­ uments, in response to a. resolution of the Honse of Representatives of February Mr. BU'ITERWORTH. Not in my five minutes. I will give you 13, 1881, touching the protection of American citizens in Persia., a.nd the establish­ all the time you want to-morrow, but not to-night. ment of diplomatic relations with that country. Mr. REED. Right here, you must be mistaken about the provis­ CHESTER A. ARTHUR. ion of your bill, for it provides that "nothing shall be so con­ EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 30, 1882. strued"-- The result of the vote on the motion to adjourn was then announced; The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman declines to yield. and accordingly (at five o'clock and thirty five minutes p.m.) the Mr. REED. I want to point out a mistake he has made. House adjourned. Mr. BUTTERWORTH. I have made no mistake in stating what the bill provides. Now, one word further. It is the custom in this House, and in other bodies I suppose, for lack of a better argument, to sug­ PETITIONS, ETC. gest that a measure in question will be in the interest of some par­ The following memorials, petitions, and other papers were laid on ticular class of persons. Such suggestions are very far-fetched. I the Clerk's desk under the rule, and referred a-s follows: expre~ed regret that the adoption of this clause would throw out of By Mr. BA.ID: The petition of J. M. Montgomery and others, ex­ employment a number of men; but at the same time I stated that soldiers of the Twenty-third Congressional District of Pennsylvania, the measure was in the interest of economy in the administration of for the passage of the bill to establish a soldiers' home at Erie, Penn­ public affairs, and that I supported it for that reason. sylvania-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Now, Mr. Chairman, this measure had its origin in an interview Also, the resolutions adopted at a meeting of Irish-American citi­ with the Acting Quartermaster-General, in which he reviewed this zens of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, calling for the im­ whole system of investigating claims. He was charged with the in­ mediate release of all Irish-American citizens who are incarcerated vestigation of claims in a particular section of the country, and he in British jails-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. knew more in one minute about the practical workings of the sys­ By Mr. CURTIN: The petition of citizens of Pennsylvania, in favor tem than some of the opponents of this clause know in a month. A. of the establishment of a soldiers' home at Erie, Pennsylvania-to conversation between the sub-committee and that officer resulted in· the Committee on Military Affairs. the drafting of this clause of the bill, because he felt, as did the Also, the petition of Colonel A.udley M. Gazzam, for a pension-to sub-committee, that such a measure as this would secure speedier the Committee on Pensions. justice to honest claimants, and that there would be less liability of By Mr. GEORGE: Memorial of the Legislature of Oregon, for an the Government being imposed upon by dishonest claimants. This appropriation of 10,000 for the improvement of the military road is what prompted the introduction of this clause. from Scottsburgh to Camp Stewart-to the Committee on Appropria­ The CHAIRMAN. The time limited by the Honse for general de- tions. bate has expired. Also, a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Ore­ Mr. BUTTERWORTH. I move that the committee rise. gon, for an appropriation of $15,000 for the improvement of the mili­ The motion was agreed to. tary road from Camp Stewart to Fort Klamath, Oregon-to the same The committee accordingly rose; and the Speaker having resumed committee. the chair, Mr. HASKELL reported that the Committee of the Whole By Mr. LA.DD: The petition of the heirs of Thomas Lewis, relative • House on the state of the Union having had under consideration the to the French spoliation claims bill-to the Committee on Foreign bill (H. R. No. 5559) making appropriations for the support of the Affairs. Army for the fiscal year ending J nne 30, 1883, and for other pur­ By Mr. MANNING: Memorial of the Legislature of Mississippi, poses, had come to no resolution thereon. relative to the waiver of forfeiture of grant in aid of the Gulf and Mr. RANDALL. I rise to enter a privileged motion. There is a Ship Island Railroad-to the Committee on the Public Lands. desire on this side of the House that there be further time for gen­ By Mr. MOSGROVE: The petition of soldiers and sailors of the eral debate on the Army appropriation bill. I therefore enter a late war, for the passage of the bill granting one hundred and sixty motion to reconsider the vote by which the Honse limited general acres of land to all honorably discharged soldiers and sailors who debate. served during the war of the rebellion-to the SelectCommittee on The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman desire the question put on the Payment of Pensions, Bounty, and Back Pay. the motion. at this time. By Mr. PAGE : The petition of citizens of the Pacific coast, for Mr. RANDALL. I am willing in that respect to consult the wishes the passage of the bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal Company fJf the gentleman having charge of the bill. of Nicaragua-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. BUTTERWORTH. If it is the desire to have an hour more By Mr. PETTIBONE: Papers relating to the claim of J. A. Gal­ for debate in the morning I am quite content. This is an important braith, of Greenville, Tennessee-to the Committee on Claims. measure. By Mr. RANDALL: The petition of Lelar & Co., of Philadel· Mr. TOWNSHEND, of Illinois. Let it be done by unanimous con­ phia, and others, against the passage of the bill imposing a tax on sent. native wines-to the Committee on Ways and Means. The SPEAKER. Is there unanimous consent that when the House By Mr. SCRANTON: The petition of officers of the Thirteenth shall again go into Committee of the Whole for the consideration of Regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania, for the passage of the the Army appropriation bill one hour more be allowed for general bill for the reorganization of the militia-to the Committe on the debate f · Militia. Mr. BU'ITERWORTH. To be divided equally, one half under the By Mr. SPEER: The petition of Henry Diggs, relative to the control of myself and the other half controlled by some gentleman French spoliation claims bill-to the Committee on Fore~n Affairs. representing the other side. By Mr. V A.NCE: The petition of Jearum Atkins, praymg for re­ Mr. RANDALL. The gentleman from Ohio may control the whole lief as the inventor of the self-rake for harvestin!J'0 machines-to the hour with the understanding that he shall give half to each side. Committee on Patents. The SPEAKER. The Chair hears no objection to the proposition, By Mr. W A.RD : The resolutions of the Maritime Exchange and and it is agreed to. Board of Trade, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, protesting against Mr. CANNON. I move to reconsider the vote by which general the extension of the steam grain-shovel pa.tent-to the same com­ debate on the Army appropriation bill was limited to two hours, and mittee. that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. The latter motion was agreed to. PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. KLOTZ. I move that when the House adjourns to-day it ad- 1ourn to meet on Monday next. SA TURDA. Y, April 1, 1882. The question being taken, there were-ayes 32, .noes 28. Several MEMBERS. No quorum. The House met at twelve o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr. .ALDRICH. I move that the Honse adjourn. F. D. POWER. The motion was agreed to. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Before the announcement of the result, the following business was DES MOINES RAPIDS. transacted. Mr. THOMPSON, of Iowa, by unanimous consent, from the Com­ LEAVE OF ABSENCE. mittee on Claims, reported back the bill (H. R. No. 2295) for the By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted as follows: relief of certain employes on the work for the improvement of the To Mr. CABELL, for one week; Des Moines Rapids of the Mississippi River; which was referred to the To Mr. DEZE:m>ORF, for four days; and Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with To Mr.