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A bill (S. 284) granting a pension to Henry J. Seward; 

A bill (S. 297) for the relief of Mrs. S. A. Wright and Urs. C. Fahne-

$ock; 

A bill (S. 298) for the relief of ],fargaret Cassidy; 

A bill (S. 332) for the relief of Thomas B. Shannon; 

A bill ~S. 461) granting a pension to Warren Croan; 

A bill S. 464) granting a pension to James P. F. Toby; 

A bill S. 528) for the relief of Silas Q. Howe, surviving partner of 

William T. Pate & Co.; · 

A bill (S. 547) granting a pension to John C. F. Beyland, of New 

York; . A bill (S. 670) granting an increase of pension toN. J. Ingersoll; 

A bill1S. 773) granting a pension to Mrs. Kady Brownell; 

A bill S. 912) granting a pension to Henry. A . .Armstrong; 

A bill S. 1225) granting a pension to Mary Hopperton, widow of 

Edward Hopperton; · 

A bill (S. 1227) granting a pension to Capt. Isra.el Stough; . 

A bill (S. 1339) granting a pension to Frank Gray; 

A bill (S. 1363) granting a pension to FrankS. Hillard; 

A bill (S. 1398) granting an increase of pension to Andrew J. Bolar; 

A bill (S. 1430) granting a pension to Sarah C. Hall; 

A bill ~S. 1444) granting a pension to William J. Hess; 

A bill S. 1566) granting a pension to Martha Bastin; 

A bill S. 1627) granting a pension to Flavia A. Haskell; 

A bill (S. 1641) tor the relief of the widow of Edward M. Wilkins; 

A bill (S. J-645) granting a pension to Asahel D. Whitcomb; 

A bill (S. 2095) to remove certain disabilities of John L. Cowardin; 

A bill (S. 2244) granting a pension to James Brown; and 

Joint resolution (H. Res. 287) authorizing the immediate payment 

-of officers and employes of the Senate and of the House for the month 

-of July. 

EXECUTIVE SESSION. 

On motionofMr. LOGAN, the Senateproceeded to the consideration 

-ofeXecutive business. After forty minutes spent in executive se8sion 

the doors were reopened. 

EXTENSION OF THE SESSIO~. 

lli. ALLISON submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 

was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: 

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Represflntatives concurring), That the presiding officers of the two Houses shall adjourn their respective Houses at 3 p.m., .July 7,1884. 

NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDE~T. 

Mr. SHERMAN, from the committee appointed to wait upon the 

President of the United Smtes and inform him that unless he may 

have some further communication to make Congress is ready to adjourn, 

reported that they had performed the duty assigned them, and that 

"the President had replied that he had nothing further to communicate. 

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. 

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. CLARK, its 

<nerk, announced that the House had agreed to the resolution of the 

.Senate extending the time for final adjournment. 

The message also announced that the House had passed the bill (S. 

'716) for the relief of Eliza. Howard Powers. 

The message further announced that the House had passed the following bills; in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate: 

A bill (H. R. 5509) for the benefit of soldiers and sailors who have 

lost an arm at the shoulder-joint; and 

A bill (H. ~· 6712) to remove the political disa.bilities of John Ran-

-dolph Hamilton, of North Carolina. 

ENROLLED BILLS SIGN1ID. 

The message also announced that the Speaker pro tempore of the House 

.had signed the following enrolled bills; and they were thereupon signed 

by the President pro tempore: . · A bill (S. 337) granting a pension to Wilson W. Brown and others; 

.and 

A bill (S. 716) for the relief of Eliza Howard Powers. 

PRESIDENTIAL APPROVALS. 

A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. 0. L. 

PRUDEZ, one of his secretaries, announced that the President had this 

-day approved and signed the following acts: 

An act (S. 773) granting a pension to Mrs. Kady Brownell; 

An act (S. 1398) granting a pension to Andrew J. Bolar; 

An act (S. 297) granting a pension to Mrs. C. Fahnestock; 

An act (S. 461) granting a pension to Warren Croan; 

An act (S. 1645) granting a pension to Asanel D. Whitcomb; 

An act (S. 912) granting a pension to Henry A . .Armstrong; 

An ad (S. 2049) granting a pension to James King; 

An act ~S . 670} granting a ~nsion toN. J. Ingersoll; 

An act S. 1566) granting a pension to :Martha Bastin; 

An act S. 547} granting a pension to John C. F. Beyland, of New 

York; 

An act (S. 1225) granting a pension to Itiary Hopperton, widow of 

:Edward Hopperton; 

An act (8.1627) granting a pension to Flavia A. Ha.skell; 

An act (S. 1227) granting a pension to Capt. Israel Stough; 

An act (S. 464) granting a pen ion to Jam P. F. Toby; 

An act tS. 1363). granting a pension to FrankS. Hillard; 

An act tS. 280) granting a pension to Wesley Morford; 

An act (S. 1339) granting a pension to Frank Gray; . 

An act (S. 2244) granting a pen ion to James Brown; 

An act (S. 1444) gr::mting a pension to William J. Res ; 

An act (S. 1430) granting a pension to Sarah C. Hall; 

An act ( . 2 . 4) grn:.nting a pension to Henry J. Seward; 

An act (S. 716) tor the relief of Eliza Howard Powe.t:S; 

An act (S. 337) granting pensions to Wilson W. Brown and others; 

An act (S. 298) for the reJ.!.ef of. ],fargaret Cassidy; 

An act (S. 332) for the.relief of Thomas B. Shannon; 

An act (S. 1641) for the relief of the widow of Edward M. Wilkins; 

An act (8. 528) for the relief of Silas Q. Howe, surviving partner of 

William T. Pate & Co.; and 

An act (S. 2095) to remove c,ertairi disabilities of John-L. Cowardin. 

FINAL ADJOURNMENT. 

Mr. ALLISON (at 2 o'clock and 45 minutesp. m.). Mr. President, 

all the business of the session has been disposed of, and I hope that by 

unanimous consent we shall treat the hour of adjournment as now having arrived. · ' 

The PRESIDENT pro ttmtpore. The Senator fro:m Iowa suggests 

that the business of the session is disposed of. The Chair understands 

that neither the President nor the House of Representatives have any 

further commtmication to make . . If there be no objection, the time 

of adjournment will be treated as having arrived. The Chair hears no 

objection. 

Senators, the hour tbat closes the · first session of the Forty-eighth 

Congress has come . . It fills up almost a century of the constitutional 

republican government of a people whose career has excited the wonder 

and admiration of mankind. Let us hope that our labors as the representatives of States and people may justify the placing of another white 

stone on the long and shining pathway of the Republic. 

However arduous and perplexing may have been our labors, however exciting may have been the contests of oppo ing opinions and policies, no one of us, I think, can meet this, the hour of our epa ration, · 

without emotions and I hope not unpleasant solicitudes that embrace 

the past, the present, and the future. The smallness of our numbers 

and the peculiar nature of our organization which embraces a potent 

participation in the action of the threefold organization of the Government, legislative, executive1 and,judicial, produce an intimacy of 

personal relations as pleasant as it is important, and make the moment 

when we separate one of peculiar interest and tenderness. 

So parting, the Chair makes his sincere and roo t grateful ac1.-nowledgments for the very flattering resolution of. the Senate touching his 

administration of the duties imposed upon him by his office. He is 

glad and proud to say that without exception he has been aided by the 

constant kindness, courtesy, and assistanCe of all the members of the 

senate, and of its officers. .. 

The Chair in now performing the last formal act of the session wishes 

for all of you every felicity, and he begs to express to each one of you 

his heartfelt personal friendship and good-will. 

The pr~nt session, the first session of the Senate of the Forty-eighth . 

Congress, stands adjourne.d without day. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

:MoNDAY, July 7, 1884. 

At 12o'cl~ck m. the SPEAKER pro temp<>re (Ur. BLACKBURN) called 

the House to order. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. By unanimous con ·ent the session of 

this day (Monday) will begin at 12 o'clock instead of 11. That is the 

rule of the House unless otherwise ordered, that the House shall meet 

at 12m . 

There was no objection, and it was ordered accordingly. 

:JU:ESSAGE FRO~£ THE SENATE. 

A message from the Senate, by Mr. McCooK, its Secretary, announced 

that the Senate had agreed to the resolution of the House providing for 

the final adjournment of the session, with amendments, in which the 

concurrence of the House of Representatives was requested. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

lli. WELLER. I hope we will now have consent of the HoU:Se to 

conclude the consideration of the pension bills on which we had already 

entered. 

THE JOURX AL. 

],fr. MILLS. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the Journal 

be dispensed with this morning. 

Mr. RANDALL. It is physically and menta1ly impossible to prepare 

the Journal in time to have it read this morning. and the reading of it 

I hope will be dispen ed with to-day by unanimous con ent. 

There was no objection, and it was ordered accordingly. 

ME AGE FROl\l THE SENATE. 

A message from th~ Senate, by Mr. McCooK its Secretary, announced 
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-that the Senate had agreed to the resolution of the House asking a return to the House by the President of the bill (H. R. 6770) making apjpropriations for the consular and diplomatic service of the Government 

..for the :fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, and for other purposes. 

JOHN L. COW ARDIN. 

Mr. MILLS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take up 

.and pass a Senate bill now on the Speaker's table for the relief of John 

L. Cowardin, a private soldier in the Army. The passage of this bill 

will enable him to be promoted to a sergeantcy, and his ervices in the 

Army are gallant and meritorious. I hope there will be no objection 

to the request. . The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? 

Mr. TUCKER. I will ay that the Committee on the Judiciary 

.reported favorably a bill identical with this. 

The bill is as follows: 

Whereas John L. Cowardin has served faithfully and honorably as a private .soldier and non-commissioned officer in the Army of the United States since 

Novembr, 1880; and 

Whereas he is under disability by the proYisions of section 121 of the Revised 

:Statutes of the United States, by reason of having served in the confederate army1 in which be enlisted when quite young: Therefore,. Be 'tt enacted by the &nate a11d House of Representatives of the United States of .America in Congress assembled, That his disabilities under said section be, and 

lthey are hereby, removed. 

There being no objection the bill was ta~en from the Speaker's table, 

read a first and second time, ordered to a third reading, read the third 

time, and passed. . Mr. :MILLS moved to reconsider the. vote by which the bill was 

passed; and also moved that the ·motion to reconsider be laid on the 

table. The latter motion was agreed to. 

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. 

A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. PRUDE..~, 

.()ne of his secretaries, announced the approval of the following bills 

.and joint resolutions: · . 

An act (H. R. 267) granting a pension to James King; 

. An act (H. R. 1237) granting a pension to Solomon K. Ruggles; 

An act (H. R. 4234) granting a pension to Mary Ullery; 

An act (H. R. 369....3) granting a pension to Sarah E. Price; 

An act (H. R. 3307) granting a pension to Harriet P. Dame; 

.An act (H. R. 3294) granting a pension. to Emma A. Porch; 

An act (H. R. 2660) granJing a pension to William Printz; 

An act (H. R. 2543) granting a pension to James Roden; 

.An act (H. R. 2447) for the relief o:f Catherine Terry; 

An act (H. R. 2252) for the relief of Christopher P. Davidson; 

An act (H. R. 1977) for the relief of Maria L. Hammer; 

An aet (H. R. 1751( for the relief of William R. Browne; 

An act (H. R. 1998) for the relief of William J. Sawyer; 

An act (H. R. 6529) for the relief of John Kane; 

.;\n act (H. R. 314) for the relief of John W. Cummins; 

An act (H. R. 4141) for the relief of Mrs. Rebecca J. Pierce; 

An act (H. R. 3331) for the relief of Ann McCarney; 

An act (H. R. 1411) granting a pension to Martha B. 1\lcCullacht of 

Freeport, Pa. ; 

An act (H. R. 1391) granting a pension to Mary Eliza Dickson, 

widow of Dr. Thomas Dickson; . 

An act (H. R. 1025) ·granting a pension to Sarah Dayton, widow of 

Erastus G. Dayton; 

An act (H. R. 2714) to increase the pension of Thomas E. Wilson; 

An act (H. R. 1631) to increase the pension of Mathew 0. Regan; 

An act (H. R. 2378) restoring to the pension-roll the name of John 

..Allee· 

An 'act !H. R. 229) granting a pension to Elizabeth H. Lawler; 

An act H. R. 1299) for the relief of Alonzo Gesner; 

An act H. R. 3950) for the relief of Mrs. Margaret Cassidy; 

An act (H. R. 4977) to authorize the extension of the Chesapeake 

and Ohio Railwa.y Company to a point on the military lands at Fortress 

Motrroe, Va. 

The following bills were approved by the President July 4, 1884: 

An act (H. R. 4680) t.o grant a right of way through the Indian Territory to the Southern Kansas Railway Company, and for other purposes; 

An act {H. R. 1682) providing for two additional asSociate justices of 

supreme court of the Territory of Dakota, one additional associate jus- · 

tice of the supreme court of the Territory of Washington, and for other 

purposes; 

·An act (H. R. 3961) to grant to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe 

Railway Company a right of way through the Indian Territory, and 

for other purposes; 

An act (H. R. 5258) granting a pension to Thomas Cheshire; 

An act (H. R. 759) granting a pension to Patrick Droney; 

An act (H. R. 3188) granting a pension to Amanda Cutter; 

An act (H. R. 2608) granting a pension to 1t1rs. Sarah Bryan Leet; 

An act (H. R. 2393) granting a pension to Mrs. Mary McLaughlin; 

An·act (H. R. 1986) granting a pension to Frank F. Fitkins; 

An act (H. R. 4790) granting a pension to Alexander Saint Bernard; 

An act lH. R. 2017) granting a pension to Walter Dickson; 

An act H. R. 56 6) granting a pension to Sarah J. Chipman;. An act H. R. 5457) granting a pension to .Alicia Durrant; 

AD. act (H. R. 394) granting a pension to 1tir . Mary C. Jones; 

An act (H. R. 4188) granting a pension to William W. Day; 

An act (H. R. 3613) ~Zrantin!l a oension to Ira l\IcNair; 

An act (H. R. 432) to increase the pension of Joseph B. Sellers; 

An act (H. R. 5595l granting a pension to Eugene L. Townsend; 

An act (H. R. 5999 granting a pension to George H. Fluke; 

An act (H. R. 4846 granting a pension to Mary E. Seymour, widow 

of Charles J. Seymour, a deceased soldier; 

An act (H. R. 1396) granting a pension to Frederick Wilhelm, late a 

sergeant of Company L, Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry; 

An act {H. R. 4164) for the relief of Ellen Horgan; 

An act (H. R. 6094) making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pen ions of the United States for the :fiscal year en_ding 

June 30, 1885, and for other purposes; 

An act (H. R. 4651) to amend an act approved July 15, 188'2, entitled "An act to increase the water supply of the city of Washington, 

and for other purposes;'' 

An act (H. R. 1628) authorizing and directing the sale of real estate 

and riparian rights now owned by the United States at Harper's Ferry, 

in the State of West Virginia; 

An act (H. R. 6092) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty 

stipulations with various Indian tribes for the year ending June 30, 

1885, and for other purposes; 

An act (H. R. 4717) for the relief of John Swearer; 

An act H. R. 4440) for the relief of John Bostater; 

An act H. R. 4818) for the relief of Rose Ann Galbraith; 

An act H. R. 47l!:i) for the relief of Caroline Sheward; 

An act H. R. 2536l granting a pension·to Michael Mack; • An act H. R. 2425 granting a pension to Catherine Henry; 

An act H. R. 2419 granting a pension to Robert Nutt; 

An act H. R. 5070 granting a pension to Temple Golden; 

An act !H. R. 554) granting a pension to Joseph 1.'. Caldwell; 

An act H. R. 585) granting a pension to William Reinhardt; 

An act H. R. 6171) granting a pension to Noah E. Smith; and 

An act H. R. 5894) granting a pension to Mrs. Mary M:orris Husband. · 

The following bills were approved by the President July 5, 1884: 

An act (H. R. 6761) respecting a bridge at Tonawanda, in the State 

of New York· · 

An act (H.' R. 1246) granting a pension to the widQw of :Maj. Gen. 

James B. Steedman; 

An act (H. R. 6861) making appropriations for the support of the 

Army for the :fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, and for other purposes; 

An act (H. R. 4383) to relieve certain soldiers from the charge of desertion. 

An act (H. R. 5709) to amend article 72 of the Rules and Articles of 

War· A~ act (H. R. 4696) to authorize the location of a branch home for 

disabled volunteer soldiers and sailors in either the State of Arkansas, 

Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, or Nebraska, and for 

other purposes; 

An act (H. R. 1798) to amend anactentitled "An act toexecutecertain stipulations relating to Chinese, approved !t!ay 6, 1882;" 

An act (H. R. 254l granting a pension to J obn Robbins; 

An act H. R. 555 granting a pension to J olm Galloup; 

An act IH. R. 836 granting a pension to John C. Fenscke; 

An act H. R. 943) granting a pension to Samuel Barnard; 

An act H. R. 1056l granting a pension to Honora Kelley; 

An act H. R. 1073 granting a pension to William J. Lee; 

An act H. R. 1077 granting a pension to Sarah l\Iiner; 

An act (H. R. 1406) granting a pension to Mary T. Barnes; 

An act ~H. R. 1436l granting a pension to William T. McCoy; An act H. R. 1894 granting a pension to Clark Roberts; 

An act H. R. 1930 granting a pension to Sarah Nicholl Crane; 

An act H. R. 837) granting a pension to Reuben J. Chewning; 

An act H. R. 1965) granting a pension to John A. Crozier; 

An act H. R. 2105) granting a pension to John A. Shuckers; 

An act H. R. 2312) granting a pension to Almira B. Kaler; 

An aet iH. R. 2358) granting a pension to James Hawkins; 

An act H. R. 2623) granting a pension to Arthur I. McConnell; 

An act H. R. 3171l granting a pension to Ella Stolz; 

An act H. R. 3606 granting a pension to Irene Baker; . 

An act H. R. 3737 granting a pension to Ann McLaughlin; 

An act (H. R. 3909 granting a pension to George W. Wickwire; 

An act (H. R. 4439) granting a pension to John R. Wallace; 

An act (H. R. 4526) granting a pension to Mrs. Ann Corbin; . An act (II. R. 4700) granting a pension to Simon E. Lewis; 

An act (H. R. 4767) granting a pension to Mary A. Henry· 

An act (H. R. 2091) granting a pension to Mrs. Rebecca Hall; 

An act (H. R. 569) granting a pension to Reuben Marshall; 

An act (H. R. 4457) granting a pension to J. G. Crawford; 

A.n act (H. R. 709) granting a pension to Robert L. Willey; 

An act lH. R. 6766) granting a pension to Mrs. AnnaJ. Foster; 

An act H. R. 20 9) granting a pension to Margaret Wig.,oins; 

An act H. R. 4568) granting a pension to Andrew J. Konkle; 

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An act 1H. R. 67S6) granting a pension to Rivers Banks; 

An act H. R. 6184) granting a pension to Julia M. Reynolds; 

An act H. R. 0085l granting a pension to John A. Hassell; 

A:ri act (H. R. 5821 granting a pension to Susannah Barr; 

.Ali act (H. R. 5795 increasing pension of Charles A. j;uller; 

An act (H. R. 5781 granting a pension to Solon L. Sfinonds; 

An act {H. R. 5723) granting a pension to Isabella Bertha Weaver; 

An act !H. R. 5485) granting a pension to Mrs. Samantha Harriman; 

An act H. R. 5675) granting a pension to Mrs. Susan J. McKenney; 

l...n act H. R. 819) granting an_ increase of pension to MerritLewis; 

An act H. R. 4368) granting ap increase. of pension to Dr. Samuel 

Davis· 

An ~ct (H. R. 3625)grantinganincreaseofpensiontoLeviAnderson; 

An act (H. R. 6168) granting an increase of pension to Capt. H. D. 

F. Young· 

AJ?. act (H. R. 6767) granting an increase of pension to :Mrs. Virginia 

Zeilin· 

An ~t (H. R. 747) granting an increase of pension to FannieS. Beaumont; 

An act (H. R. 4530) granting an increase of pension to Patrick Foley; 

An act (H. R. 2869) for increase of pension of Martha T. Stribling, 

widow of Cornelius K. Stribling, late a rear-admiral in the United 

States Navy; 

An act (H. R. 1569) granting a pension to Mrs. Mary M. Ord, widow 

of Maj. Gen. E. 0. C. Ord; 

An act (H. R. 2702) granting a pension to Mrs. Ellida I. Middleton, 

widowofthelateRear-AdmiralEdwardMiddleton, UnitedStatesNavy; 

An act (H. R. 2984) granting additional pension to Appoline A. 

Blair, widow of the late General Francis P. Blair, and for other pur-

~; . An act (H. R. 1410) granting a pension to Henry Schnetberg, of 

Indiana, Pa. ; . An act (H. R. -6335) granting a pension to Mrs. Sarah E. E. Seelye, 

alias Franklin Thompson; 

An act (H. R. 282) to reinstate Comelins Fitzgerald on the pensionroll· An act 1H. R 137) for the relief of Betsy A. Mower; 

An act H. R. 284) for the relief of Mary G. Hawk; 

An act H. R. 3Q91) for the relief of Sarah Becktel; 

An act (H. R. 4970) for the relief ~f Mrs. Nancy Biser; 

~ act (H. R. 5636) for the relief of Otto Leissring; 

An act (ff. R. 5976) for the relief of Catherine Meis; 

· An act (H. R. 6514) for the relief of Catherine H. Glick; 

An act (H. R. 6370) to limit the time within which prosecutions may 

be instituted against persons charged with violating internal-revenue 

laws; 

An act (H. R. 6.(09) to validate and cure defects in certain acts of 

the Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory; 

Joint resolution (H. Res. 276) providing for the printing of 50,000 

copies of the fust annual report of the Bureau of Animal Industry; 

Joint resolution (H. Res. 260) authorizing the printing and binding 

of additional copies of the reports of the National Board of Health; 

An act (H. R. 7012) making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preserv~tion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, 

and for other purposes; 

An act (H. R. 6656) making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the g<>vernment of the District of Columbia for the fiscaJ. 

year ending June 30, 1885, and for other purposes; 

An act (H. R. 5377) for the allowance of certain claims reported by 

the accounting officers of the United States Treasury Department, and 

for other purposes; 

An act (H. R. 6925) to amend sections 4381 and 4382 of the Revised 

Statutes of the United States, relativetofees levied and collected from 

the owners and masters of vessels in domestic commerce; 

An act (H. R. 6657) granting the consent of Congress to the Saint 

Cloud Water-Power and Mill Company to construct a dam across the 

:Mississippi River at Saint Cloud, Minn.; 

An act (H. R. 6750) to amend paragraph 7 of section 2527 of the 

Revised Statutes; 

An act (H. R. 3337) authorizing the inspection of the boiler of the 

steamship Kent; 

An act (H. R. 103) granting a pension to Theresa Crosby Watson; 

An act (H. R. 570) granting a pension to M. H. Clements; 

An act (H. R. 562J granting a pension to H. E. Van Trees; 

An act (H. R. 3493) granting a pension to Ann Hunter; 

An act (H. R. 5889) granting a pension to Alonzo Cooper; 

An act (H. R. 3321 ) granting a pension to l\Iichael Shields; 

An act (H. R. 2245) granting a pension to Eliza .A.. Shealey; 

An act (H. R. 2070) granting a pension to Decatur Hamlin; 

An act (H. R. 503) granting a pension to Hiram C. Henderson; 

An act (H. R. 4694) granting a pension to James Clark; 

An act (H. R. 1985) granting a pension to Melvin Pierce; · .An act (H. R. 4254) granting a pension to James Aaron; 

An a~t (H. R. 5544l for the relief of Laura J. Goddard; 

An act (H. R. 4492 granting a pension to :Urs. Pauline E. Milliken; 

.An act (H. R. 1970 granting a pension to Mrs. Alice T. Sherwood; 

An act (H. R. 6589) granting a pension to Asa Dye; 

An act (H. R. 3979) granting an increase of pension to Mary Anna 

Egan; 

An ad (H. R. 66i7) to increase the pension of William Irving; 

An act (H. R. 3056). to construct a Bureau of Navigation in the 

Treasury Department; 

An act (H. R. 5459) making appropriations for the service of the 

Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, and 

for other purpose ; 

An act (H. R. 7440) making appropriations for fortifications and 

other works of defen e, and for the ·armament thereof, for the fiscal 

year ending June 30, 1885, and for other purpoRes; 

An act (H. R. 4985) supplemental to and amendatory of an act to 

incorporate the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of the District of Columbia; 

An act lH. R. 1897) granting a pension to Catherine Hunter; 

An act H. R. 5553) granting a pension to Isabella Palmer; 

An act H. R. 204) granting a pension to Susan Y . .4ttwater; 

An act H . R. 2574) granting a pension to Rosella Pegg; 

An act (H. R. 875) granting a pension to P. W. Bradbury; 

An act (H. R. 2979) granting a pension to Nancy Ellis; 

An aet (H. R. 5888) granting a pension to Ellen O'Brian; 

An act (H. R. 4417) granting a pension to Jacob ~!iller; 

An act (H. R. 4180) granting a pension to Row land Ward; 

An act (H. R. 6530) to increase the pension of Richard Jobes; 

An act !H. R. 1042) for the relief of ~Irs. Sarah Sinfield; 

An act H. R. 5088) for the relief of llagdalena Cook; 

An act H. R. 1752) for the relief of Maria L. Lee; and 

An act H. R. 2031) to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Missouri River at or near Sibley, in the State of :Uissouri. 

[NOTE.-This bill was presented to the President for his approval on the 21st of .June, 1884, and not having been returned by him to the House of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution it has be- come a. law without his a.pproval.l 

FINAL ADJOURNMENT. 

Mr. RANDALL. I now call up Senate resolution with amendments 

in relation to the final adjonrnm.ent of the session. 

· The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendments 

of the Senate. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved, That the Senate agree to the resolution fixing the day f'or the final adjournment, with the following amendment: " In line 9 strike out 'three ' and insert • two;' in line 16, strike out • J nne 30' &.lld insert • July 7.'" · 

Mr. RANDALL. The effect of the amendments of the Senate I will 

state to the House is to fix the hour for final adjournment at 2 o'clock 

to-day. 

I move that the House agree to the amendments of the Senate, and on that I call the previous question. 

The previous question was ordered; and under the operation thereof 

the amendments of the Senate were agreed to. 

Mr. RANDALL moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments efthe Senate·were concurred in; and also moved that the motion 

to reconsider be laid on the table. 

The latter motion was agreed to. 

NOTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENT. 

Mr. RANDALL. I call np the resolution of the Senate in regard to 

the notification of the President. · 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the message re- · 

ceived from the Senate. 

The Clerk read as follows~ 

That a committee of two members of the Senate be appointed to join such com- mittee a.s may be appointed by the House of Representatives to wait upon the Presidentofthe United States and inform him that Congress, having finished its busine s, is now rea~y to close its session by adjournment. The PREsiDENT pro tempore appointed Mr. SHERMA~ and Mr. BAYARD the com- mittee on the part of the Senate. 

Mr. RANDALL. I offer the customary resolution. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

That a committee of three members be appointed on the part of the Hou e to j()in the committee appointed by the Senate to wait upon the President of the United States and inform him that Congress having finished its business is now ready to close its session by adjournment. 

The resolution was agreed to. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore appointed :Mr. RANDALL, Ur. TuRNER 

of Georgia, and Mr. HISCOCK as the committee on t he part of the 

House. 

ORDER OF BUSINES . 

Mr. DAVIS, of illinois. I move to suspend the rules and pa the 

bill which I send to the desk. 

Mr. WILLIS. Is not the House now executing an order? 

Mr. DAVIS, of illinois. I believe I have the floor. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will state the gentleman 

from Illinois was recognized, but the motion that he makes is in contravention of the order of the House now in process of execution, which 

is the consideration of pension bills . 

Ur. WHITE, of Kentucky. I rise to a question of order. 
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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it. 

. Mr. WRITE, of Kentucky. 1s not the regular order, under the decision of the Chair, the further consideration of the Mexican pension 

bill?· 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will state it is not. 

Mr. DAVIS, of Illinois. The order to which the Chair refers I understand was for yesterday, not for to-day. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman from Illinois object to the consideration of the Senate pension bills? 

Mr. DA VJS, of Illinois. I can not object to that. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. There are but three or four remaining 

to be disposed of. 

LEAVE TO PRINT. 

:rvlr. RYAN. As a member of the Committee on Appropriations, I 

ask unanimous consent to have printed in the RECORD some remarks 

on the appropriation bills. 

There was no objection. 

Mr. COX, of North Carolina. I ask permission to print some additional remarks on the employment of clerks for Senators. 

There was no objection. 

SENATE PE~SION BILLS PASSED. 

Bills of the following titles, reported favorably by the Committee on· 

Invalid Pensions, were severally read three times, and passed: 

A bill (S. 1645) granting a pension to Asahel D. Whitcomb; 

A bill (S. 1398) granting an increase of pension to Andrew J. Bolar; 

A bill (S. 670) granting an increase of pension toN. J. Ingersoll; 

A bill (S. 337) granting a pension to Wilson W. Brown and others; 

A bill (S. 1627) granting a pension to Flavia A. Haskell; and 

A bill (S. 2049) granting a pension to James King. 

Mr. MORRILL moved to reconsider theseveral votes by which the 

Senate pension bills were passed; and also moved that the motion to 

reconsider be laid on the table. 

The latter motion was agreed to. · 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

The SPEAKER p1·o tempore. TheGrder which the House is engaged 

in executing included also reports from the Committee of the Whole 

House not yet disposed of. The Clerk will report the first bill. 

SA~IUEL MAY. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

A bill (H. R. 625) for the relief of Samuel May. 

The bill was reported with the recommendation that the enacting 

clause be stricken out. 

The question being taken, the House agreed to the recommendation 

of the Committee of the Whole House; and the enacting clause was 

stricken out. 

PRIVATE BILL PA SED. 

Bills of the following titles, reported from the Committee of the 

Whole House with :fu.vorable recommendations were severally ordered 

to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engro ed, were accordingly read the third time, and passed: 

A bill {H. R. 847) for the relief of Francis B. Van Hoe en; and 

A bill (H. R. 652) for the relief of Brannin, Summers & Co. 

The bill (H. R. 191) for the relief of L. S. Ensel was reported from the 

Committee of the Whole House with an amendment. 

The amendment was agreed to; and the bill as amended was ordered 

to be engro ed and read a third time; and being engrossed: it was accordingly read the third time, and pa ed. 

The bill (H. R. 329) for the relief of Silas Q. Howe, surviving partner 

of William T. Pate & Co., was reported from the Committee of the 

Whole Hou e with a favorable recommendation. 

Mr. HOL IA.L~. There is a bill of the Senate identical wi h this on 

the Speaker's table. I a k that it be taken up for con ideration in pl~ce 

of the House bill. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I would like to have some explanation 

of this. 

Mr. HOLMAN. The gentleman from Kentucky I have np doubt 

remembers this bill very well. My colleague from Indiana, General 

BROWNE, gave an explanation of it in the Committee of the Whole. , This is the Senate bill. · 

The SPEAKER JHO tempore. Is there objection to the req ue t of the 

gentleman from Indiana? 

There was no objection; ~nd the bill (S. 52 ) for the relief of Silas 

Q. Howe, surviving partnerofWilliam T. Pate & Co., wa taken from 

the Speaker's table read three times, and passed. 

The bill (H. R. 329), having the same title, was laid on the table. 

~IE SAGE FROM THE PRESIDEST. 

A message from the President of the United States wa communicated to the House by 1\Ir. PRUDEN, one of his secretaries, returning, 

in compliance with the request of the House, the bill (H. R. 6770) 

making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic service of the 

Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, and for other 

purposes. 

PRIVATE BILLS PASSED . 

Bills of the Senate of the following titles, reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, were severally read the 

third time, and pa-ssed: 

A bill {S. 297) for the relief of Mrs. S. A. Wright and Mrs. C. Fahnestock· 

A bill (S. 298) for the relief of Margaret Cassidy; and 

A bill (S. 332) for the relief of Thomas B. Shannon . 

The bill (H. R. 411) granting a pension to Elizabeth Connor, reported 

by the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar with a 

favorable recommendation, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, 

and passed. 

MARCOS RADICH. 

The next business under the ord~r was the bill (H. R. 4381) for the 

relief of Marcos Radich, reported by the Committee of the Whole 

House with the recommendation that the bill be laid on the table. 

The bill was laid on the table. 

ORDl!."'R OF BUSINESS. 

The next business was the bill (H. R. 2059) to increase the pension 

of Frances E. Hendricks, reported ad >ersely from the Committee of the 

Whole. .M:r. HOLMAN. I move that this bill be passed over for the present. 

1\ir. Mcl\ULLIN. !would inquire ofthe gentleman whatistheobject of that? 

Mr. HOLMAN. There is no quorum present. 

Mr. McMILLIN. This bill was reported ad>ersely from the Oommittee of the Whole, and I think action should be taken on it now, so 

as to dispose of it. It makes an innovation on the rule which has been 

adopted, by giving a degree of pension which has n~ver been given 

heretofore for the same rank. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair i informed that this bill 

was reported from the Committee of the Whole with an amendment 

and a recommendation that it be laid on the table. 

Mr. Mcl\IILLIN. I hope that will be done. 

1\lr. HOLMAN. There are two side.s to this controversy. The gentleman from Indiana, my colleague [l\Ir. MAT oxl the chairman of 

the committee reporting this bill, is not present. 

Mr. McMILLIN. But when he was present, as the gentleman from 

Indiana well knows, he moved the very action in the Committee of the 

Whole on the Private Calendar which I ask shall now be perfected. 

l\1r. HOL!'t1AN. In his absence I trust the gentleman from Tenne -

see [Mr. McMILLIN] will consent to extend that courtesy to hll;n. 

Mr. McMILLIN. If the gentleman desired to have the step 'taken 

which the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. HOLMA~] suggests I would 

not myself interpose any objection. But I know that it was upon his 

motion that this bill was placed in its present condition. He made a 

speech against the bill when it was under consideration in Committee 

of the Whole. I am satisfied that he would not desire to have it passed 

over if he were present. 

Mr. YORK. I move that the bill be laid on the table. 

The SPEAKER pro tempm·e. The question is upon the motion to 

lay the bill upon the table. 

Mr. HOLMAN. I trust that will not be done~ for two reasons. The 

first is that the chairman of the committee from which this bill came 

is not present. In the next place, the gentleman from Kansas [Mr. 

ANDER o~], who introduced the bill, is not.present. 

Mr . .Mcl\IILLIN. I do not wish to be discourteous to an absent 

member, and therefore I am willing that the bill be pa ed over until 

the next session, if that is preferred. 

Many MEMBER . Regular order. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The regular order is called fo~, which 

is the motion to lay the bill on the table; which motion is not debatable. 

The que tion was taken on the motion to lay the bill on the table; 

and upon a dinsion, there were- ayes 61, noes 13. 

Mr. HOLMAN. No quorum has voted. I trust that the gentleman 

who made the motion to lay on the table out of courtesy to the gentleman who introduced it and is not now pr ent-I refer to the gentle· man from Kansa [Mr. AKDER ON]- will withdraw the motion. 1\Ir. McMILLIN. I ha>e tated that I am willing to have thi , lJIII 

go over. 

l\Ir. WHITE, of Kentucky. In view of the fact that the gentle.rnan 

from Kansas [l\fr. ANDER ON] who introduced the bill is not pre

ent--

Many 1\IE:UBER . Regular order. . 

The SPEAKER pro temp()re. Debate is not in order. 

1\Ix. WHITE, of Kentucky. Then I make the point that no quorum 

has voted upon the motion to lay t~e bill on the table out of courtesy 

to the absent member who introduced it. • 

The SPEAKER JJrO tempore. Upon the motion to lay on the table 

there were ayes 61, noes 1~. The gentleman from Kentucky [.Mr. 

WHITE] makes the point that no quorum. voted. The Chair will appoint as tellers the gentleman from Ken,tucky, Mr. WHITE, and the gentleman from Tennessee, Mr. McMILLIN. 
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Before the count by tellers was concluded, 

l\Ir. WHITE, of Kentucky (one of the tellers), said: With the understanding that this bill will be passed over informally I will not insist 

upon a quorum. • Mr. 1\IcMILLIN. I suggest that that be done, andalsothatthenext 

bill, which is in the same condition, be passed over. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection that the bill now 

under consideration be passed over for the present? [After a pause.] 

The Chair hears none. l\Ir. 0 NEILL, of Missouri. I also suggest that .other bills of the 

same class be passed over. . The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is informed by the Clerk 

that there is but one other bill reported adversely from the Committee 

of the Whole. 

CONS LAB. A...~D DIPLO:\U.TIC APPROPRIATION BILL. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message from the President of the United States: 

To the House of RepresentaU'Ves: 

In compliance with the concurrent resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives of the 5th instant, I return herewith House bill6770 entitled "An act making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic service of the Gov- ernment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, and for other purposes." 

CHESTER .A.. ARTHUR. EXECUTIVE MANSION, JUly 7,1884. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair submits to the House a resolution which will be read by the Clerk. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senal.e concurring) That the Clerk 

of the House in the enrollment of the bill of the House (6770) making appro- priations for the consular and-diplomatic service of the Government for the 

fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, and for other purposes, insert the following para--

graphs in their proper place, the same having been omitted from the enroll- ment of the bill as finally agreed upon by the two Houses, to wit: '' For three commissioners, to be appointed by the President, by and with the 

advice and consent of the Senate, at a compensation of$7,500 each. Said com- missioners shall ascertain the best mode of securing more itttimate international 

and commercial relations between the United States and the several countries 

of Central and South America, and for that purpose they shall visit such coun- tries in Central and South Amerioo. as the President may direct. Fo~ one ecre~ry to said commission, to be appointed b~ the President, by and w1th the advice and1oonsent of the Senate, $3,000~ and m addition to the 

foregoing amounts-such further sum as may be required for the reasonable ex- pense of said commission, such expenses to be paid upon the certificate of the 

chairman thereof and approved by the Secretary of tate; and said commission 

shall report their action to the President, for transmission to Congress with 

such recommendation as he may deem fitting." ' 

The resolution was adopted. 

LEA. VE TO PRINT. 

Mr. JOSEPH D. TAYLOR asked and obtained unanimous consent 

to extend in the RECORD the remarks made by him on the Mexican war pension bill. 

ORDER OF BUSINE . 

Mr. DUNN. I move that the House now take a recess--

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is informed by the Clerk 

that the order of the House in the matter of pension bills has now been 

executed, and by unanimous consent the motion to reconsider the votes 

by which they were severally disposed of will be laid on the table. 

There was no objection. 

M:r. McCOID. Mr. Speaker, I rise to a point of order. 

Mr. DUNN. I move a recess. 

The SPEAKER pro temp&re. The gentleman from ArkansaB moves 

a reces ; to what hour? 

Mr. McCOID. I wish to submit a point of order. 

The S~EA~ER pro tempore. T~e. Chair will ~tertain the gentle- man's pomt of order before subnntting the question on the motion of 

the gentleman from Arkansas. 

ENROLLED BILL IGNED. 

l\Ir. HOLMES, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills reported that 

the commi~tee had examined. a;nd found truly enrolled a bill (H. R. 

7509) making temporary prov1 IOn for the naval serYice. 

JOINT CO~SSION 0~ SIGNAL .AND GRVEYING ERVICE, ETC. 

:Mr. HOL~fAN. T~e ~u_ndry civ~ b?J.Ias passed contains a provision 

tor the appomtment of a JOmt commlSSIOn on the part of the two Houses 

to report at the next e ion upo.n the reorganization of the Si£mal Service, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, &c. In that bill no pro~i ion has 

been made fo~ a clerk to this commission, and it is suggested that a clerk be appomted-- . 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arkansas [.Mr. 

D NN] has moved a reces . 

. Ur. D. NN. I withdraw the motion in order that the gentleman 

from Indmna [Mr. HOLM.A.N] may·submit his proposition. 

. The SPEAKER pro_ te-mpore. At the request of the permanent Speaker 

o.t the House the Chall' makes the announcement which the Clerk will 

read. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

. Members on the part of the House of Representatives of the commission to con- Sider the present organization of the Signal Service, Geological Survey, Coast 

and Geodetic Survey, i!-nd the Hydrographic Office of the Navy Department: 

~~~!~~~a, HILARY .A.. HERBERT of Alabama, THEoDORE LYMr. HOLMAN. That is the commission tQ which I refer. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The resolution sent to the desk by thegentleman from Indiana will be read. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved by the HoU&e of Representatives (the Senate of the United stJues concu"Tring), T~at t.he jo~t commiss~on appointed to consider the present organization 

of the Stgnal SerVIce, Geological Survey, Coaat and Geodetic Survey and theHydrographic Office of the Navy Department, with a view to secur~ greater economy and efficiency of administ.ration of the public service in said burea.us is hereby authorized to employ-a. clerk a.t $6 per day while employed· and any expenses incurred by said commission in making said investigation shall be defrayed equally from the contingent funds of the two Houses of Congress. 

Mr. HOLMAN. I trust this resolution will be adopted. 

~fr. O'NEILL, of Missouri. I object. 

Mr. HOLMAN. :Mr. Speaker, is it not too late to object? 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair hardly feels that he dealt 

fairly with the House in not aaking whether there wa.s objection w the 

consideration of the resolution. 

Ur. HOLMAN. I move to suspend the rules for the purpose of~ 

adopting this resolution. This is a necessary thing to be done. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has the right to makethe motion to suspend the rules for the purpose of adopting the resolution. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

Mr. l\fcCOID. · I call the attention of the Chair to the fact that the· 

other order had not been executed. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair stated that the order had 

been executed. 

Mr. McCOID. That is the point of order to which I arose some· 

time ago. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair .will hear the gentleman. 

In making the announcement that the erder had been executed the· 

Chair simply spoke upon the information obtained from the Clerk' 

desk. 

Mr. McCOID. At the time the Chairmadethatannouncementirose· to my point of order. .. 

The SPEAKER pro te:mp. ore. The Chair did not intend tQ cut the , 

gentleman off. 

Mr. M:cCOID. The~ are other bills reported from the Committee· 

of the Whole and undisposed of. I claim that under the order they 

must be taken up and disposed of. . 

MESSAGE FRO?t! THE SENATE. 

A message from the Senate, by Mr. McCooK, its Secretary, announced! 

that the Senate had passed without amendment the bill (H. R. 3160) 

granting a pension to Elizabeth J. Colbert. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

Mr. McCOID. My point is that there are other bills on the Calendar which have been reported favorably from the Committee of theWhole and are now pending. I claim they come within the order and 

should be taken up. 

Mr. McMILLIN. Mr. Speaker--

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. 

McMILLIN] will state the motion he made. · 

l\Ir. McMILLIN. The motion which I made, or which I understood 

myse1f as making, was to proceed to the consideration of those billswhich had been reported by the Committee of the Whole House on the· 

Private Calendar. I stated that there were a number of private bill 

which had been reported, but which had been cut off on the last private-bill day, when they were under consideration, by a matter of privilege. I eferred to the matter of privilege brought up by the gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. V .A.LE~TINE], but I did not then mention 

his name. · 

The SPEAKER pro te-mpore. The Clerk will report what the Jour-; 

nal shows as to the order made by the House. 

'Mr. l\IcCOID. The order was-- The PEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will have read to the Ron e, 

as furnished by the Journal Clerk, the order which was entered. TheChair will be glad to listen to the gentlemen if they will address the 

Chair one at a time. 

l\Ir. ~icCOID. I believe t have the floor. 

Mr. nU!:I.~. I rise to a point of order. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. There is one pending already, and only 

one point of order can be pending at the same time. 

Mr. DUNN. The gentleman from Indiana moved the con ideration 

of the resolution which has been ent tQ the Clerk's desk to be read. 

Objection wa made. The gentleman from Indianathen moved tosuspend the rules and pass the resolution. The chairma.n proceeded to. 

tate the question to the House. Now, I submit it is not in order at 

this point to interject a former order of the House. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Iowa had a right 

to nbmit a parliamentary inquiry. 

Mr. DU~. That is true, but the House had executed its order . 

Mr. McCOID. But I made it before. 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman had therightto make 

it at any time. 

Now, taking the record as shown by the Journal the order of the 

Honse heretofore made has been executed. That order included bill2 

reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and that order the chairman is informed by the Clerk has been 

executed. · There were other bills reported from the Committee of the 

Whole Honse on the state of the Union which were not included in the 

motion of the gentleman from Tennessee. 

Mr. McCOID. Let the order as it was adopted be read. 

The SPEAKER pro temp!fre. The Journal of this day' prooeedings, 

as the gentleman well knows, is not ready. · Mr. McCOID. And I understood the Chair to order the reading of 

the order of the House as it was adopted to be read. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair stated that he was informed 

by the Clerk of the Honse that the motion of the gentleman from Tennessee included only the bills reported from the Committee of the Whole 

Honse on the Private Calendar, and which were upon the Speaker's 

table, and that also is the recollection of the Chair. 

Mr. McCOID. I want the order of the House read. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will read the minutes of the 

Journal. 

The Journal Clerk read as follows: 

r~~f~~ i~~if i~~~:~ cO'~itk:'~}olli:W'hoi: :H~u~~:~~~o~;~~~~l!~:i!~ for t.he consideration of Senate pension bills reported by committees of the House. By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. McMn.LIN, said resolution was modi- fied so as to have the bills reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar remaining on the Calendar as nnfi.nished business dis- posed of. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bills reported from the Committee 

of the Whole House on the Private Calendar and which remain upon the 

Speaker's table have all been disposed of. There are others reported 

from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union 

which were not included, and which have not been disposed of. 

Mr. BLACKBURN left the chair as Speaker pro tempore, and it was 

taken by Mr. BAGLEY. 

THANKS TO SPEAKER PRO T~RE. 

Mr. COX, of New York. I ask unanimous consent to submit the 

following resolution. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved, That the thanks of this House be granted to Hon. J. C. S. BLAcKBURN 

for his just, remarkable, and charming manner, displayed in the closing hours of this session as Speaker pro tempore. 

[Great applause.] 

The question was submitted to the House on the adoption of the 

resolution. • 

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. BAGLEY in the chair). The resolution has been unanimously adopted. [Applause.] 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I move to suspend the rules and put 

the following bill on its passage. 

Mr. DUNN. I object. 

Mr. HOLMAN. There is a motion pending already to suspend the 

rules and pass the resolution introduced by myself. 

COMMISSidN ON GOVERNMENT SURVEYS. 

The SPEAKER pro t(Wipore. The question is on the motion of the 

gentleman from Indiana [1\Ir. HOLMAN] to suspend the rules and pass 

the joint resolution for the employment of a clerk by the joint commission to consider the present organization of the Signal Service, Geological Survey, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Hydorgraphic Office of 

the Navy Department. 

The House divided; and there were-ayes 51, noes 26. 

Mr. ROBIN ON, of Ohio. No quorum has voted. 

Mr. O'NEILL, of Missouri. As I understand the object ofthe resolution it looked in the direction of transferring the duties of the Coast 

and Geodetic ur\ey to the Navy Department. I am informed that is 

n, mistake, and I therefore withdraw my objection to the adoption of· the resolution. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion of the 

gentleman from Indiana. 

The House divided; and there were-ayes 72, noes 18. ~Ir. ROBINSO~, of Ohio. No quorum. I wish to say that I am in 

faYor of economy and reform, and giYe the gentleman from Indiana a little of hi own medicine. 

J.Ir. HOLUAN. This commission has been created by law, and has 

been already appointed by the Speaker. 

l\lr. ROBINSON, of Ohio. But I wish to give the gentleman from 

Indiana a little of his own prescription. 

1\Ir. LYMAN. If the gentleman from Ohio will listen to me for a 

moment I think I can explain this matter to him so that :perhaps he 

will see no cause to object to it. 

The question came up in one of the committees of the House as to 

the consolidation of the Coas"t and Geodetic Survey with another bu- reau or the Government. 

The question was of destroying the whole organization of the Coast 

Survey, to which I was very much opposed. I exerted myself with 

the assistance of other gentlemen to have the committee Rtop that 

action, and this commission is the result of a compromise between the 

two views then pending. There is no politics in it. It is simply a 

scientific commission, and I am appointed a member of it, I may be 

allowed to say, as the only member of the National Academy in the 

Honse. That, I presume, is the only reason why I was appointed upon 

it. Now we must have the assistance of a clerk. 

I can assure gentlemen on my own responsibility that there is nothing political about it, and that this is to save the Coast and Geodetic 

Survey, which would have gone in the old form if it had not been for 

this compromise. 

Mr. BOUTELLE. Let me ask the gentleman who are the other 

scientific members of the House appointed on that committee? 

Mr. LYMAN. · I do not know who the other members of the committee are excepting the other House members, Judge LoWRY, of Indiana, and the gentleman from Alabama, Mr. HERBERT. 

Mr. HENDERSON, of Iowa. Wholly unpartisan, I suppose. 

Mr. BOUTELLE. How many members are there? 

1\Ir. LYMAN. Three members have been already appointed on the 

part of the Honse. I do not know who have been appointed in the 

Senate. · 

But I wish again to a ure the gentleman from Ohio on my own responsibility that there is nothing concealed; it is a perfectly honest 

commission. It is a sen-ice in which I h::r>e taken a great deal of interest, and I should regret exceedingly to have any injury done to it. 

I repeat I am particularly anxious to save the Coa t SUITey. 

Mr. CANNON. Is not the Coast Survey already saved? 

Mr. LYMAN. This I say was a compromise. [Cries of "Regular 

order!"] 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. This discussion is proceeding by unanimous consent, and objection is made. The gentleman from Ohio makes 

the point of order that no quorum has voted, and the Chair will appoint 

tellers. 

Mr. RoBINSON, of Ohio, and Mr. LYMAN were appointed tellers. 

Mr. LYMAN. I hope the gentleman will withdraw the point of order after my explanation. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tellers will take their plaees. 

The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 70. Before the 

negative vote was announced, 

Mr. ROBINSON, of Ohio. I withdraw the objection. 

So (no.further count being demanded) two-thirds having voted in the 

affin:native, the rules were suspended and the motion was agreed to. 

MESSAGE FROM THE SEN ATE. 

Amessagefromthe Senate, byMr. McCooK, itsSecretary, announced 

that the Senate agreed to the resolution of the House to amend the enrollment of the bill (H. R. 67'10) making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic service of the Government for the fiscal year ending 

J nne 30, 1885, and for other purposes. 

ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED. 

Mr. WARNER; of Tennessee, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, 

reported that the committee had examined and found duly enrolled a 

bill of the following title; when the Speaker signed the same: 

A bill (H. R. 3160) granting additional pension to Elizabeth J. Colbert. 

1\Ir. GLASCOCK, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported 

that the committee had examined and found duly enrolled bills of the 

following titles; when the Speaker signed the same: 

A bill (S. 2049) granting a pension to James King; and 

A bill (H. R. 6770) making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic service of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 

1885, and for other purpo es. 

PUBLIC BUILDL'\G, CARSON CITY, NEV. 

~Ir. CASSIDY. J.Ir. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules--

Ur. D NN. I move that the Honse take a recess for one ha.lf hour. 

Mr. CASSIDY. I move to suspend the rules and pass Senate bill 

No. 55. 

Mr. WELLER. Regular order. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Nevada moves to 

nspend the rules and pass the bill the number of which he has indicated, pending which the gentleman from Arkansas moves that the 

Honse take a recess for thirty minutes. The question is first upon the . motion of the gentleman from Arkansas. 

The Honse divided; and there were-ayes 4 , noes 42. 

1\lr. 0 NEILL, ofMissouri, Mr. CASSIDY, and others. No quorum. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The point of order having been made 

that no quorum has voted, the Chair will appoint tellers. 

1\Ir. Du~N and Mr. O'NEILL, of Missouri, were appointed tellers. 

The Honse again divided; and the tellers reported-ayes 21, noes 29. 

Mr. WHITE,· of Kentucky. I move a call of the House. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tellers are still in the discharge of their duty. 

The tellers again reported-ayes 21, noes 39. 

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Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I insist upon the motion for a call of 

t he House. 

The motion was not agreed to. Mr. O'NEILL of Pennsylvania. I withdraw the point of no quorum. 

Mr. WHITE, 'of Kentucky. Then I make the next motion that is 

in order under the rule, that is, to adjourn. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The point of order is withdrawn that 

rio quorum had voted. · 

So t he House refused to take a recess. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question now recurs upon the motion of the gentleman from Nevada to suspend the rules for the present 

consideration of a bill the number of which has been indicated. 

Mr. WELLER. Let the bill be read. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I rise toaquestionoforder. I ask the 

Clerk to read the rule showing that no business can be transacted with- out a quorum except the motion for a call of the House or the motion 

to adjourn. 

The SPEAKER pro temp<Yre. The Chair will state that the point of 

order of no quorum has been withdrawn and the result of the vote has 

been announced. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I did not withdraw the point of order. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky never 

made the point of order; the gentleman from Missouri made it. 

The Clerk will report the bill called up by the gentleman from Nevada. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is• 

authorized and directed to purchase a site for, and cause to be erected thereon • in the city of Carson City, in the State of Nevada, a suitable building, with afire· p roof vault for the a-ecommodation of the United State courts, the po t-office, 

and other Government offices in said city, which site shall leave the building 

unexposed to d~ngerfrom fire in adjacent bu.ildings b:>: RJ?- open space of at least 

fift.y feet including streets and alleys; the site and buildmg thereon,when com- pleted ui>on plans and specifications to be pre"~>"iously made aud approved by the 

Secretary of the Treasury, not to exceed the cost of $100,000: PrO'Vided, That no money to be appro~riated fo! said bui~ding shall be avail~ble until a Yalid title to the site selectetl1s vested m the Umted States, nor until the State of Nevada 

shall cede to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the 

time the United States hall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the ervice of any civil process therein. 

SEC. 2. That the sum of$100,000 is hereby appropriat-ed, out of any money in 

the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned. 

The SPEAKER pro tempure. The question i ou the motion to suspend the rules and pass t he bill. 

Mr. COX, of New York. Would there be a chance to debate this 

matter? I wish to inquire if this is an appropriation for a river or 

harbor in Nevada. 

Mr. MILLER. There is no water in that State. 

' Mr. CASSIDY. We have no public building in the State of Nevada. 

We need this building, and I have therefore made the motion to suspend the rules and put the bill on its passage. 

Mr. GUENTHER. I ask for a division. 

The House divided; and there were-ayes 6 , noes 7. 

Mr. GUENTHER. No quorum. Unless all the bills for public 

buildings passed by the Senate can now be pas ed, I must object to 

this bill being passed without a quorum. 

Mr. BREWER, of New York. I insist on the point as to a quorum. 

It is time to call a halt. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The point ha\ing been made that a 

quorum has not voted the Chair will order tellers, and appoints t.he 

gentleman from Nevada, Mr. CASSIDY, and the gentleman fron New 

York, Mr. BREWKR. 

Before the tellers had completed the count, Mr~ BREWER, of New York, aid: In view of the tatement of the 

gentleman from Nevada that that tate has no public building of any 

kind, I withdraw the point a to a quorum. 

.Mr. FUNSTON. I insist on the point as to a. quorum. 

Mr. GUENTHER. I have not withdrawn the point I made. 

Mr. BUDD. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it. 

· fr. BUDD. If the point of no quorum ~ pre ed can we pass any 

other legislation between now and 2 o' clock? · 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. If the point i in i ted on, and it is 

discovered a quorum of the House ~ not pre ent, it will then be the 

plea ure of the Hou e either to order a. call, or to adjourn, or to sit without transacting legislati...-e business. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. There are but three tates in the United 

Stateswhich haYenotapublicbuilding. ~evadai oneoftho e tates. 

I hope the gentleman will not make the point of order in view of the 

number of bills that have passed this body almo t by unanimous consent. · Mr. MILLER, of Pennsylvania. And this i::s the only legislation 

which the gentleman from Nevada asks for the benefit of his State. I 

hope the bill will be passed. Mr. BUDD. All of us from the Pacific coast agree in desiring that 

this bill shall be passed. We have no peculiar interest in it, but it is 

a matter of eminent justice. 

Mr. GUENTHER. For years I have asked for a public building in 

my district. The bill for that purpose has passed the Senate twice. 

If that can not be considered, I object to any other bill of the same 

kind being passed. 

The SPEkKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. 

GUENTHER] insists on the point that a quorum has not voted. The 

tellers will resume their count. 

~Ir. DUNN. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. 

The SPEAKER pro ternpore. The gentleman will state it. 

Mr. DUNN. Is it in order now to move to take a recess? 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is not. The House is engaged in 

taking a vote by tellers. 

!ESSEKGER FOR OFFICIAL REPORTERS. 

Mr. HISCOCK. I desire to offer a resolution in reference to an employe of the House. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is not in order while the House 

is engaged in taking a vote. 

Mr. HISCOCK. I ask that the resolution be considered at this time 

by unanimous consent. 

The SPEAKER pro te;;ppore. The gentleman from New York asks 

unanimous consent pending the >ote of the House to consider a reso- lution which the Clerk will read for information. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

R-esolved, That the resolution adopted December 4, 1883, for ames enger for 

the Official Reporters of the House be continued on the same terms until the further order of the House. 

Mr. HOLl\lAN. I object to that unless the gentleman gives some 

explanation of the resolution. 

Mr. HISCOCK. The employment of this messenger has been con- tinned hitherto from year to year. 

~Ir. HOLMAN. There may be ome misunderstanding. Is this for 

the official reporters of committees? . 

Mr. HISCOCK. No, sir; the resolution relates to the messenger for 

the Official Reporters of Debates of the House. . 

lYir. HOLMAN. Upon that explanation that it is for the messenger 

to the Reporters of Debates, I withdraw the objection. 

Mr. CASSIDY. I object. 

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. 

A message from the Senate, by .Mr. McCooK, its Secretary, informed 

the House that the Senate had passed, with an amendment in which 

the concurrence of the House of Representatives was requested, a joint 

resolution (H. Res. 287) authorizing the payment of officers and employes of the House of Repre entatives for the month of July. 

The message further announced that the Senate had agreed to the resolution of th& House ofRepresentati ves authorizing the joint commission 

appointed to consider the p1·esent organizations of the Signal Service, 

&c., to employ a clerk. 

• ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. 

1\Ir. PERKINS, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that 

the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles; when the Speaker pro tempore signed the same: 

A bill (S. 547) granting a pension to John C. F. Beyland; 

A bill (S. 1225) granting a pension to Mary Hopperton, widow of Edward Hopperton; · 

A bill {S. 1339) granting a pen ion to Frank Gray; 

A bill (S. 1641) for the relief of the widow of Edward M. Wilkins; 

A bill (S. 1363) granting a pen ion to FrankS. Hillard; 

A bill {S. 1227) granting a pension to Capt. Israel Stough; 

A bill !S. 773) granting a pension to Mrs. Kady Brownell; 

A bill S. 1566) granting a pension to Martha Bastin; 

A bill S. 280) granting a pen ion to Wesley Morford; 

A bill S. 284) granting a pen ion to Henry J. Seward ; 

A bill (S. 1444) granting a pension to William J. Hess; 

A bilJ (S. 1627) granting a pension to Flavia A. Haskell; 

A bill (S. 1645) granting a pen ion to Asahel D. Whitcomb; 

A bill ( . 297) for the relief of 1\Irs. S. A. Wright and 1\Irs. C. Fahnetock; 

A bill (S. 461) granting a pension to Warren Croan ; 

A bill ( . 464) granting a pen ion to Jame P. F. Toby; 

A billlS. 912) granting a pension to Henry A. Arm tTong; 

A bill S. 1430) granting a pen ion to Sarah C. Hall; 

A bill S. 2244) granting a pension to James Brown; 

A bill (S. 670) granting au incre:l'e of pen ion toN. J. Ingersoll; 

A bill (S. 139 ) granting an increase of pension to Andrew J. Bolar; 

and 

A bill (S. 29 ) for the relief of .Margaret Ca idy. 

APPRO:PRIA.TION . 

Mr. RANDALL. During the es ion of Saturday last I asked and 

obtained of the House permission to present at some subsequent time a tabular statement in connection with the appropriation bills of this 

session. I ha.ve it here, as near as can be calculated, and deem it expedient, so that members of the House may have a<!CeSS to the e figures, 

to present it imme~tely for publication in the RECORD, reserving to 
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myself the right at some future day to comment upon them and pub-Jlication in the RECORD is a ~tory of the fourteen regular approprialish those comments in the RECORD, a right which, as I understood, tion bills of this session. was given me by the House. The table which I now present for pub- The table is as follows: 

History of the fourteen regular appropriation bills-1884-'85. 

Title. 

Pension .................................................................................... .. 1\filitary Academy ................................................................... .. Fortifications ............. ...... ................................... ....................... . Consular and diplomatic .......................................................... . Navy ......................................................................................... . Post-Office ................................................................................ . Indian ........................................................................ .......... ..... . Army ......................................................................................... . Legislative, &c .......................................................................... . Sundry civil ............................................................................... . District of Columbia ................................................................. . River and harbor ................................ · ...... ................................ . Deficiency ................................ .................. .............................. .. . Agricultural.. ........................ ..................................................... . 

Estimates 1884. 

$101, 575, 000 00 420,644 93 1, 000, 000 00 1, 390, 905 00 23, 481, 078 54 46, 741, ill 25 6, 725, 731 54 28, 570, 643 44 

21' 840, 175 08 34, 186, 376 35 1, 775,149 54 33, 88!>, 000 00 2, 263, (Ji7 49 521,270 00 1--------1 

Estimates 1885. 

Reported to the House, Passed the House. 

Date. 

$40, 000, 000 00 March 22 .. 3 2,359 53 Feb. 11 ..... 

i: ~: :l ~ ':Aj;~ii'26:::: 22,747,751 38 Feb. 8 ...... . 50,062, 189 60 Feb. 29 . .... . , 466,809 91 March 19 .. 26,810,103 91 April 29 ... . 21,533,522 65 l\Iay 19 .... . 30, 346, 994 11 J nne 21.. .. . 1, 812,686 74 April14 ... . 8, 025, 500 00 May 7 .... .. . ll, 328,384 54 June 7 ..... . 512,140 00 June7 ..... . 

Amount. Date. 

$20, 684, 400 00 April22 ..... . 306, 9 50 Feb. 21 ..... . 3,070,000 00 July 2 ..... . 

978, 170 00 1\Iay 19 ..... . 14 263 195 95 1\Ia.rch 7 .. . 46: 261: 900 00 March 18 .. 5, 367, 653 10 April 4 ..... . 24 24-1, 450 00 1\lay 18 ... . . 20:748,376 95 June 2 ..... . 20,988,986 05 June 23 .... . 1, 676, 251 98 l\Iay 19 ..... . 12, 619, 100 00 June 12 .... . 6,40l,(Jt9 20 June 17 .... . 430,590 00 April5 .... . . 

Amount. 

S20, 750, 800 00 30 ,863 50 595,000 00 983 770 00 14,334,695 95 46, 225, 900 00 5, 456, 389 31 24, 244, 450 00 20, 609, S.36 95 20 919, 400 35 1, 677' 291 98 12, 0 6, 200 00 6, 721, 766 65 455,590 00 

Totals .................................................. :............................. 304, 380,163 16 224,59 , 044 12 .................. 178,041, 141 73 ...... ...... ...... 115, 369,954 69 

~b~~~~:b~~~·i;iiL:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .......... ~:~:~.~-· .......... 3;7!ii;'965·oo· :::::::::::::::::: .......... s:·77(oos·oo· :::::::::::::::::· ......... i;77i;965·oo 

g~~~i~:~~;~;K;;;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::·::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1,~:~ ~ :::::::::::::::::: 1, ~:~ ~ :::::::::::::::::: 1,~:~ ~ 

~:~~~~c~~~~·~P~~~~~~~t;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,~;~ ~ .::::::::::::::::: 1,~:~ ~ :::::::::::::::::: 1,~;~ ~ Cotton Centennial Exposition................................................... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 1, 000,000 00 ... ............... 1, 000,000 00 ...... ...... ...... 1, 000,000 00 

Di>tdot 'ew&ago. ..... . .. ·-······· .. . . .. . . ...•• .. . . . . ,. . ;;;;;:;;;;;:~~-~~· 23:!, ::: : ::::::: ::::::::::1 lS6, ::: : ::::::::::::::::::[ l&'l, ::: : 

Reported to the Senate. Passed the Senate. Amount appropriatedTitle. 

--------------------~-~--D_a_t_e_·~~-Am-_o_~_t_·~-~D_a_~-- ~- ~- ~= Pension .. ....................................... .......... .......... ............... ....... 1\lay 22... ... $20, 846, 200 00 1\lay 23 .. ... $20, 846, 200 00 a $20, 810, 000 00 $86, 575, 000 00 $100, 000, 000 00 1\Iilitary Academy.................................................................. Feb. 29 ..... 315, 683 50 March 4 ... 315, 683 50 314,563 50 318,657 50 335,557 04 Fortifications ......... .......... ......................... ... .. . ............... ... ...... July 3 ...... 800, 000 00 July 3 .. .... 800, 000 00 700, 000 00 670, 000 00 375, 000 00 Consular and diplomatic ......................................................... June 9....... 1, 785,576 75 June 12. ... 1, 782,576 75 1,214, 390 00 1, 296,755 00 1,256, 655 00 Navy ....................................................................................... April! ...... 20,786,67595 Aprill4 .... 20,863,67595 b8,859,81711 15,894,43!23 14,819,97680 Post-Office.............................................................. .......... ..... April H.... 49,725,400 00 Aprill8.... 49,750,400 00 48,975,400 00 44,489,520 00 44,643,900 00 Indian............................................................................... ...... April 30. ... 6, 213,802 91 1\Iay 13 . ... 6, 279,627 91 5, 859,402 91 5, 358, 655 91 5, 229,374 01 Army....................................................................................... June 16. ... 24, 539, 450 00 J nne 21 .... 24,554, 450 00 24, 454, 450 00 24, 681, 250 00 27, 25~, 000 00 Legislative, &c ....................................... L ............................. June21. ... 21,647,259 85 June26 .... 21,697,26185 21,426,32183 20,454,246 22 ·20,038,000 65 Sundry civil ................................................................. : .......... July 1... ... 25,088,192 71 July 2 ...... 24,956,391 04 22,3ll,830 73 23,679,575 44 25,589,35 06 District of Columbia............................................................... May 28 ..... 1, 721,163 27 1\lay 29. ... 1, 721,163 27 1, 686,743 27 1, 700,697 23 1, 695, 09 04 River and harbor .................................. ................ ·········- ···· ... June 27 . 13 354 200 00 July 1 .... 13,584,700 00 13,909,200 00 .. . . . . . .. 18 738 875 00 Deficiency ............................................................................. June26::::. 7:815;864 20 JunezS·. ... 7,832,(Jt8 24 6,996,616 61 .... 2,749,941.'49 25;689;95110 

Agricultural. .................................................... ....................... 1\Iay 5. ...... 524,990 00 1\Iay 20...... 525,390 00 480,190 00 405,640 00 427,280 00 1-----------1 1------------1-----------1----

1\fisce~~~~~.'.'." :::::::.:·::::::::~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: ::: .::::::::::::::::: -~~:.~~·.~.:.~~. :::::::::::::::::: -~~:~:~~.~ .. 177,002,925 98 600,000 00 3, 791, 965 00 1, 671,579 03 500 000 00 1oo:ooo oo 1, 000, 000 00 

228, 27 4, 373 02 286, 097' ()?..;') 70 1, 912, 723 S8 9, 413, 614 16 

g!fE~~~~~r~;i~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::: ~: m:m ~ :::::::::::::::::: ~:a:m ~ Indian deficiency............ ........................................................ .................. 100,000 00 ...... ...... ..... . 100,000 00 1.\>Iississippi River improvement............................................. ...... ............ 1, 000, 000 00 .................. 1, 000,000 00 Cotton Centennial Exposition.......................................... ...... .................. 1, 000,000 00 ...... ............ 1, 000,000 00 c 1, 000, 000 00 District sewerage.................................................................... ...... .... .. . ..... 500, 000 ~ ...... ... ... ...... 500, 000 00 d500,000 00 

203,733,003 17 .................. _2_04,_m-,s-,-142--54-;J--1-86-, l-66-,--4-70_0_1_1_2_30_,-187-, . 096--oo-,:-295---. 5-1-0,-639--86 

a Also reappropriates and makes available for 1885, an unexpended Qalance estimated to be $66,000,000. 

bAppropriates$6,709,717.11 for current expenses of the Navy for six months, and $2,150,000 to compete the new cruisers. cTo be refunded to the Government. dTwo hundred and fifty thousand dollars to be refunded to the Government. 

PAY OF HOUSE AND SEJ.~ATE EMPLOYES FOR JULY. 

1\Ir. PERKINS. The joint resolution of the House for the payment 

Qf the employes of the House for the month of July has been returned 

from the Senate with an amendment so as to include Senate employes. 

I ask consent that the amendments of the Senate be concurred in. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. This can be done by unanimous consent, not affecting the status of. the question now pending before the 

House. 

The amendments of the Senate were read, as follows: 

In line 1, before the word "clerk," insert the words "Secret9-ry of the Senate and the;" in line 2 strike out the words "he is" and insert the words "they are ; " in line 3, before the word " House," insert the words "Senate and the; " so that the joint resolution would read as follows: "That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the Honse of Representa- th·es be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to pay to the officers and employes of the Senate and the Honse borne on the annual rolls their respect- h ·e compensations, including the Capitol police, for the month of Jwly, 1884, as soon as practicable after the adjournment of this session of Congress." Amend title so as to read: "A joint resolution authorizing the immediate payment of officers and em- ployes of the Senate and of the House for the month of July." 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is upon concurring in the 

amendments of the Senate. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I desire to call attention to the fact that 

the colored boys in the cloak-rooms of the House, seven of them, have 

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been omitted, and they are as much entitled to payment for the month 

of July as pages on this floor. 

Mr SMALLS. I have a resolution for that purpose in my hand now. 

1\Jr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I ask consent that the joint resolution 

be amended so as to include them. 

Mr. PERKINS. That will necessitatethe returnofthejointresolution to the Senate for its action. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. With the understanding that a separate resolution for that purpose will be considered, I will not object. 

The amendments of the Senate were ~hen concurred in. 

MESSENGER FOR OFFICIAL REPORTERS. 

Mr. HISCOCK. I offered a resolution some time since to which the 

gentleman from Nevada [Ur. CASSIDY] objected. I understand that 

he will now withdraw his objection. 

Mr. CASSIDY. I withdraw the objection. 

Mr. HISCOCK: The resolution has been modified in accordance 

with Mr. HOLMAN'S request. 

Mr. O'HARA. Let it be reported again. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved, That the messenger for the Official Reporters of Debates and Proceed- ings of the House under the following resolution, adopted December 4, 1883, be continued on the same terms until the further order of the House: "Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be and is hereby authorized and directed 
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to pay Philip V. McElhone at the rate of $1,000 per annum during the present 

session of Congress for services as messenger to the Official Reporters of Debates; 

and that the same be paid out of the contingent fund of the House." 

There being no objection, the resolution was adopted. 

Mr. HISCOCK moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution 

was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on 

the table. • The latter motion was agreed to. 

K\IPLOYES IN CLOAK-ROOMS. 

Mr. SMALLS. In behalf of the men employed in the cloak-rooms 

of the House, I ask unanimous consent to submit the resolution which 

I send to the Clerk's desk. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be ordered to pay to the seven cloak- room employes pay for the full month of .July, 1884,out of the contingent fund 

of the House, to be immediately available. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. That is all right. 

Mr. HOLMAN. IsthegentlemanfromSouthCarolina [Mr. SMALLS] 

certain that those employes have not already been provided for? 

Mr. SMALLS. They have not been provided for. 

l\1r. HOLJ\IAN. All right, then. 

There being no objection, the resolution was adopted. 

Mr. SMALLS moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on 

the table. 

T~e latter motion was agreed to. 

ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED. 

Mr. WARNER, of Tennessee, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, 

reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled 

bills of the following titles; when the Speaker pro tempore signed the 

same: . A bill (S. 52 ) for the relief of Silas Q. Howe, surviving partner of 

William T. Pate & Co. ; and . 

A bill (S. 332) for the relief of Thomas B. Shannon. 

.JOHN RANDOLPH HAMILTON. 

1\ir. VANCE. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee of the 

Whole on the Private Calendar .be discharged from the further consideration of House bill No. 6712, to remove the political disabilities of 

John Randolph Hamilton, of North Carolina. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. Has this manmade a request that this 

be done? 

:Mr. VANCE. Yef3,· sir. The bill is founded on a petition, and is re- ported favorably from the Committee on the Judiciary of the House. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill will be read, after which the 

Chair will ask for objections; 

The bill was read, as follows. 

Be it enacted, &c. (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the political 

disabilities of John Randolph Hamilt-on, a citizen of the State of North Carolina, impo ed by the provisions of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, be, and the same are hereby, removed, and the said 

John Randolph Hamilton is hereby relieved orthe same. 

There being no objection, the Committee of the Whole House on the 

Private Calendar was discharged from the further consideration of the 

bill; and the same was considered in the House. 

The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading; and it was a-ccordinglyread the third time, and passed (two-thirds voting in favor 

thereof). 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

Mr. TUCKER. There are several bills on the Speaker's table from 

the Senate for the removal of political disabilities. They have been 

favorably considered by the. Committee on the Judiciary of the House, 

,and I ask consent that they may be now considered and·passed. 

Mr. CASSIDY. I must object. 

Mr. WIDTE, of Kentucky. I ask unanimous consent, while the 

tellers are standing here, to put on im passage the bill I send to the 

Clerk's desk. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is proper that the Chair should state, 

as the business of the House is now proceeding in a very irregular way, 

that the Chair does not feel warranted in entertaining a motion to sus7 

pend the rules while the House is dividing or voting on a similar motion. Business is now proceeding simply by unanimous consent in an 

irregular fashion. Tlie gentleman from Kentucky [l\1r. WHITE] asks 

unanimous consent for the present consideration of a bill the title of 

which will be read. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill, as follows: 

A bill (S. 398) to aid in the establishment and temporary support of common schools. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the present consideration of this bill'? 

Mr. TUCKER. I object. 

M:r. CASSIDY. I must object to everything out of order. 

1\IESSAGE FROM THE SEN ATE. 

A message from the Senate, by Mr. McCooK, im Secretary, informed 

the House that the President pro tempore of the Senate had appointed 

Mr. ALLISON, Mr. HAL.E, and Mr. PENDLETON as members on the part 

of the Senate of the joint commission provided for in the sundry civil 

appropriation bill to consider the pr:esent organization of the Signal 

Service, Geological Survey, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and the Hydrographic Office of the Navy Department. 

LEASE OF PO T·OFFICE . 

1\Ir. SKINNER, of New York. -I ask unanimous consent to take from 

the Speaker's table for present con ideration the bill (S. 150 ) tQ au- thorize the Postmaster-General to lease premises for use of po t-offices 

of the :first, second, and third cla es. 

Mr. WELLER. !object. 

EYROLLED BILL SIG:YED. 

1\Ir. PETERS, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that 

the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title; when the Speaker signed the arne: 

A bill (S. 2095) to remove certain disabilities of John L. Cowardin. 

LEAVE TO PRI T. 

1Yir. HENLEY, by unanimous consent, obtained leave to extend in 

the RECORD his remarks on the "Backbone" railroad grant. 

Mr. MILLER, of Pennsylvania, by unanimous consent, obtained leave 

to extend in the RECORD his remarks on "Mexican pension bills." 

Mr. CUTCHEON requested leave to print in the RECORD remarks on the subject of public buildings. 

1\fr. DIBBLE objected, but subsequently withdrew his objection,. 

when · 

Mr. BUDD objected. 

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WABASH, nm. 

1\Ir. STEELE. I ask unaniinous consent to take up for consideration at this time the bill (H. R. 4015) to authorize the increase of the 

capital stock of the First National Bank of Wabash, Ind. 

Mr. WELLER. I object. I desire to state that I did not understand in the confusion what bill the gentleman desires to take upL 

Perhaps I would withdraw my objection if I had information about. 

that matter . 

PUBLIC BUILDIXG AT SACRAMENTO, CAL. 

l\Ir. BUDD. I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's 

table for present consideration the bill (S. 1810) for the erection of a. 

public building at Sacramento, Cal. Sacramento is the capital of theState. 

The bill was read, as follows: 

Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary f the Treasury be, and he is hereby, au- thorized and directed to purchase a site for, and cause to be erected thereon, a. suitable building, with fire-proof vaults therein, for the accommodation of the po t--office, land office, internal-revenue office, signal office, and other Govern- ment offices, at the city of ~acramento, Cal. The plans, specifications, and full · e timates for said building shall be previously made and approved according to law, and shall not exceed for the site and building complete the sum of SlOO,OOO: 

Provided, That the site shall leave the building unexpo ed to danger from fire 

in adjacent buildings by an open space of not less than forty fee , including· streets and alleys; and no money appropriated for this purpo e shall be available until a valid title to the site for said building shall be ve ted in the United 

States, nor until the State of California. shall have ceded to the United States ex- clusive jurisdiction over the same during the time the United States shall be or- remain the owner thereof~ for all purpo es except the administration of the criminallaws of said State ana the service of civil process therein. 

Mr. BREWER, of New York. I object. 

BRIDGE ACROSS .1\IIS ISSIPPI AT ~!PHIS. 

l\1r. YOUNG. I desire to take from the.Calendar and have passed: 

a bill to which nobody I think will object. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill, as follows: 

A bill (H. R. 2799) to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn. 

The SPEAKER pro tempo·re. · Is there objection? 

Several members objected. 

.1\fRS. 1\IARY K. S. EATON. 

l\Ir. BAGLEY. I ask unanimous consent to have taken up for immediate consideration a Senate pension bill, the bill (S. 46 ) granting- an increase of pension to Mrs. l\1ary K. S. Eaton. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York asks. 

unanimous consent to take up a Senate pension bill. Is there objection? 

Several members objected. 

Mr. WELLER. I hope the gentlemen who make objection to theconsideration of this pension bill_will withdraw the objection immediately. [Cries of" Regular order!"] 

ORDER OF BUSINE . 

Mr. COX, of New York. I move that the House take a recess until 

5 minutes before 2 o'clock. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will remind the gentleman 

that the House is dividing and the tellers have not reported. 

Mr. HOLl\IAN. I ask unanimous consent to take up at this time a. Senate bill for the relief of a lady who was a nurse in the Union Army 

and is now 83 years of age. · - Objection was made. 
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:Mr. WELLER. I ask unanimous consent to have considered a joint 

re olution which I ask the Clerk to read. 

Ir. STEELE and 1\Ir. SKINNER of New, York objected. 

Mr. WELLER. I hope gentlemen will not object to allowing the 

resolution to be read for information. 

1\lr. STEELE. I object. There is no information in it. 

PAY OF HOUSE PAGES. 

Mr. GIBSON. I desire unanimous consent to ubmit a resolution 

to which I am sure there will be no objection if gentlemen will hear 

it read. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

R esolved, That the resolution adopted t-o pay the pages for July shall be con- strued to mean the entire month. 

Mr. GIB ON. The resolution giving pay for the entire month to 

other House employes did not embrace the pages. . 

Mr. SMALLS. I have been informed that the annual laborers of this 

House hav'e not been provided for. I would like to amend this resolution by adding them. 

Several MEMBERS. . They have been. 

1\Ir. SMALLS. Those in the cloak-room have been, but laborers in 

the other parts of the building have not. 

Mr. BREWER, of New York. They have. 

Mr. HOLMAN. I supposed that the resolution adopted at the instance of my friend fi·om Kentucky [!t1r. T:Ho"MPSo ... ] covered this matter. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will state that the gentleman from Kentucky withdrew his propo ition upon the understanding 

that it would be introduced as a separate resolution. 

Ir. GIBSON. I a k that these boys shall receive justice at the 

hands of this House. [Cries of "No objection!"] 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair hears no objection to the 

reception of the resolution indicated by the gentleman, and it is before 

the House for adoption. 

The resolution was adopted. 

Mr. GIB ON moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution 

was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on 

the table. · 

The latter motion was agreed to. 

LEAVE TO PRINT. 

TheSPEAKE.R 'Pro tempm·e. This m6rning the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. CUTCHEON] asked unanimous con enttoprint in the RECORD 

some remarks on the subject of public buildings, and it was objected 

to by the gentleman from California [Mr. BUDD]. 

Mr. BUDD. I withdraw the objection. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there further objection? 

There being no further objection, it was ordered accordingly; and Mr. 

CuTCHEO~ was granted leave to print in the RECORD the remarks indicated. · • 

EXPLANATION. 

Mr. SMALLS. Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purpose of making a correction 

The SPEAKER pro tempm·e. The gentleman from Indiana has the 

:floor on a point of order. 

111r. SMALLS. I should like to correct the statement I made a few 

moments ago. I stated annual employes, but I meant session employes. 

[Cries of'' Regular order ! ''] 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Indiana has the 

:floor on a point of order. 

Ir. HOLMAN. My point of order is, l\Ir. Speaker, that I was recognized by the Chair to· ask unanimous consent, and that owing to the 

confusion in the House I have not been able to present that request for 

unanimous consent. 

ELIZA HOWARD POWERS. 

Mr. HOLMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that a bill 

(S. 716) for the relief of Eliza Howard Powers be taken from the Speaker s table and put upon its passage. This old lady, 82 years of age, 

was a nm e in the Union Army. There can be no more deserving case. 

The SPEAKER pro tempm·e. The bill will be ·read subject to objection. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Be it enacted, &c., 'That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, au- thorized and directed to pay to Eliza. Howard Powers 2,500 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwi e appropriated. 

111r. HOLMAN. This lady is 82 years of age. She was a nurse in 

the Union Army. She has been appealing to Congress to reimburse 

her for money she paid out for the benefit of Union soldiers. She has 

been here asking justice at our hands for years. I hope there will be 

no objection to taking the bill up and putting it on its passa.ge. In 

these closing moments of the session it will be a graceful act on the part 

of this House to do this just and generous deed to a worthy beneficiary. 

[Applause, and cries of "All right!"] 

Mr. WHITE, ofKentucky. I desire to move an amendment including 

relief for Ann Ella Carroll. 

Several MEMBERS. It is not in order, even if unanimous consent be 

granted. 

Ml-. HOLliiA.N. I appeal to the gentleman from Kentucky to submit his proposition separately. It would not be in order to the request I make. 

1\lr. WHITE, of Kentucky. Verywell, then; on that condition I 

will withdraw the amendment. 

Ur. HOLMAN. I ask the Speaker now to put the question on my 

request. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair hears no objection to the 

request of the gentleman from Indiana; and the bill (S. 716) for the 

relief of Eliza Howard Powers is taken from the table. 

The bill was read a first and second time, ordered to a third reading, 

and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed. 

1\lr. HOLMAN moved to reconsider the vote by.which the bill was 

pa ed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the 

table. 

The latter motion was agreed to. 

ENROLLED BILL. • 

Mr. PETERS, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that 

he had examined and found truly enrolled a joint resolution (H. Res. 

287) authorizing the immediate payment of officers and employes of 

the House and Senate for July; when the Speaker signed the same. 

Ur. WEAVER. I move, by unanimous consent, to take up Senate 

bill 2348. #I 

1\IESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. 

A message from the Senate, by 1\Ir. McCooK, its Secretary, announced . 

that the Senate had passed a resolution, in which the concurrence of the 

House of Representatives was requested, fixing the hour for the final 

adjournment of the two Houses. 

FIN A,L ADJOURNME~T. 

The SPEA.KER pro tempore. The Chair lays before the House the 

following resolution from the Senate. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the pre- siding officers of the two Houses adjourn their respective Hon es sine die at 3 

o'clock p.m., July7, 1884. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Thequesti?n is on agreeing to the Senate 

resolution. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I rise to a question of order. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I make the point of order that the House 

is now dividing on the question of the erection of a public building, and 

that it is not in order to consider tbat resolution. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will state to the gentleman 

from Kentucky that this is a question of the very highest privilege, 

involving the final adjournment of the two Houses of Congress under 

the Constitution. 

1\Ir. WHITE, of Kentucky. I make the point of order that under 

the Constitution of the United States to which the Chair has alluded 

a quorum must be present to transact such business, and I desire to 

call the attention of the Chair--

The SPEAKER pro tempore. In all candor and kindness the Chair 

will say to the gentleman fi;om ·Kentucky that there is no time left for 

n. constitutional debate. [Laughter and applause. J 

The question is on th~ adoption of the resolution. 

The resolution was agreed to. [Applause.] 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

Mr. CASSIDY. I demand the regular order. 

Ur. WHITE, of Kentucky. I rise to a point of order. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. The Constitution of the United States 

provides that a majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to 

transact business. 

Now, I call the attention of the Chair to page 364 of the Digest, where 

it is laid down that when less than a quorum is present a motion to 

take a recess is n:ot in order, and no motion is in order except for a call 

of the House or to adjourn. 

No quorum is now present for the adoption of the resolution which 

is laid before the House by the Chair. 

The SPEAKER p-ro tempore. The Chair will state to the gentleman 

from Kentucky that there is no record or other information officially 

before the Chair as to t.h.e absence of a quorum. · 

1\Ir. WHITE, of Kentucky. The Chair is informed by the tellers 

appointed to take the vote on the question now pending that there is 

no quorum present. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The House is still dividing on that' 

question; the tellers are in their places, and it is not for the Chair to 

determine in advance of their report whether a quorum is present or not. 

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. 

Mr. PERKINS, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that 

they had examined and found duly enrolled a bill of the following title; wh~n the Speaker pro tempore signed the same: 

A bill (S. 337) granting a pension to Wilson Brown and others. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

Mr. WEAVER. I now renew my request. 

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The SPEAKER 11ro tempore. The gentleman from Nebraska asks 

unanimous consent to consider at this time a bill the title of which 

the Clerk will report. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Senate bill No. 2348, to authorize the increase of the capital stock of the First 

National B!\nk ofOmah11.,Nebr. 

:Mr. WELLER. I object. 

l\Ir. WHITE, of Kentucky. l\fr. Speaker, I ask the unanimous consent of the House for the consideration of a bill granting a pen ion to 

Anna EllaCarroll, and I desire briefly to call theattentionoftheHouse 

to the pitiable condition of this most worthy lady. I hold in my hand 

a bill for h~r relief. A similar bill was introduced by General Bragg 

in the Forty-sixth Congress, as follows: [Cries of" Regular order!"] 

' A bill for the relief of Anna El.la Carroll. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep,-esentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is 

herebf, authorized and directed to place upon the pension-rolls of the United 

State the name of Anna Ella Carroll, and to pay to her a pension of $50 per month from and after the passage of this act, during her life, for the important 

military service rendered the country by her during the late civil war. 

l\Ir. WHITE, of Kentucky. If gentlemen would read House Report - No. 3 6, made at the third session of the Forty-sll.1ih Congress, they 

would see that this is a ~st extraordinary. case of surpassing merit. 

The lady entitled to this consideration resides in Centreville, Queen 

Anne County, Maryland. I invite attention to a letter addressed to 

me, but which I hope will lead gentlemen to investigate this wrong 

which cries to Heaven for justice to a patriotic, no)Jle, and neglected 

invalid woman for services in furnishing valuable information to the 

War Department during the late rebellion, and for preparing certain 

useful publications during the same period upon a.n understanding 

with the War Department. The letter is as follows: 

l\'IALDEN, MA . (Box 753), lUay 28,1884. 

DEAR Sm: Some weeks ince I wrote to you with reference to Miss Anna Ella 

Carroll, of Maryland. You were kind enough to give me her address, and now I am able to know of her present condition. She has been ill for three years, and as one who rendered highly important services to our Government she 

should be placed in a hospital at that Government's expense. Can not some- thing be done? I have been doing my utmost to intere t the women of my State in her behalf; but while I meet with many expre ions of sympathy and some slight tributes of a more substantial nature, I fear that it will require too long a time to do for her what should be done soon to he of essential value. I 

venture, therefore, to ask you if there is a possibility of Congress being awakened to the necessity of this case? The memorial which fully establishes Miss 

Carroll's claim upon her country surely should suggest that this is the least that 

cad be done for this loyal woman in her declining years. If you have any rea on why you may not call for action in her favor, is there not some member you can ask to do so~ I shall be most grateful to you, as will many appreciative friends here, if you will help toward some movement in this 

direction. 

I learn that Representative LoNG, of this State, writes that there are no more copies of her memorial to be had. The space that several of our Massachusetts papers have devoted to accounts of her services no doubt has led to a demand X>r them, and this is something to be rejoiced over; but we are anxious that 

further copies should be printed, in order that those who still wish to learn of 

this noble woman's work and claims may have the opportunity to do so. VY'ill you favor me with your suggestions as to what Congress may do about 

her being placed in a hospital? Also, the printing of more copies of the me- morial? · Knowing of you as a true friend of woman, and so of this worthy and neg- lected woman-patriot, I have thus addressed you. I believe you will take action to the extent of your power. The time is coming when such a service will be 

appreciated by the whole country as fully as it will be now by those who honor 

and desire to aid Miss Carroll. 

With true respect, yours, ABBIE M. GANl\"'ETT. Hon. JoHN D. WHITE. 

l\fr. DUNN. I move that the House take a recess for forty-five 

minutes. 

1r. WEA. VER. I make the point of order that the objection to the 

bill which I have asked the privilege to call up came too late. It had 

been asked for already and the bill read, and no objection was made 

to it. 

l\Ir. WELLER. I had made the objection before, and repeated it 

and repeated it. , The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair hopes it will do no inj nstice 

to the gentleman from N ebra.ska or any other gentleman, but thinks 

the objection was made in time. 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO W .AIT UPON THE PRESIDENT. , 

Mr. RANDALL. In obedience to the concurrent resolution of the 

two Houses appointing a committee to wait upon the President. and in-, form him that Congress had :finished its labors and was ready to ad- jour~ I beg leave to report that the committee have performed the 

service intrusted to them, and that the President has no further communication to make at this session. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

l\Ir. CASSIDY. I insist upon the regular order. 

Mr. DUNN. I move that the House take a :recessforthirty-:five minutes. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will state that the House 

is dividing, a,nd the motion for a recess is not in order. 

1\Ir. HOLMAN. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. Is it not in 

order to move to suspend the rules and take a recess until 5 minutes 

to ~ o'clock? 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. One motion to suspend therulesisnow 

pending. It is not in order to offer another. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will direct the Clerk to read 

the eighth clause of Rule XVI. · The Clerk read as follows: 

8. Pending a motion to suspend the rules the Speaker may entertain one motion that the House adjourn; but after the result thereon is announced be 

shall not entertain any other dilatory m~tion till the vote is taken on suspen- sion. 

l\Ir. HOLMAN. There has been no dilatory motion, I believe. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair does not think while the 

House is dividing upon a vote on the motion to suspend the rules and 

pass a bill that the motion to take a recess is in order. 

Mr. HOLMAN. Does not a motion to suspend the rules su pend 

also the very rule which prohibits another motion being made while the 

order of the House is being executed? 

Mr. CASSIDY. There is an express limitation. 

l\Ir. HOLMAN. The ruling has been that a motion to suspend the 

rules would never take a gentleman off the floor if the person making 

the motion could get the floor for that purpo e. l have known the con-

~ideration of bills to be interrupted by the motion to suspend the rules 

and take up other business. 

The SPEAKER pro tempo're. In order to let the House see that the . judgment of the Chair is supported by decisions of former occupants 

of .the chair he asks the Clerk to read the decision as stated in the 

Digest. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Pendingamotion to suspend the rules, so as to take an immediate vote on a P.roposition, a motion for a recess is not in order.-Journ.al, 2, 39, pp. 572,573. 

LThis decision of the Speaker was sustained on appeal, by yeas and nays, of yeas 173, nays 4; and would seem to have settled the question that pending a similar 

motion, dilatory motions, such as had been previously tolerated, vould not be 

entertained hereafter.] , 

l\fr. WEA. VER. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it. 

1\:Ir. WEAVER. I desire to know how these other gentlemen have 

got the floor. I had the floor, and I claim that objection was not taken 

to the bill which I desired to have put upon its passage until it had 

been read. 

l\fr. WELLER. .And I beg to state that I made objection before the 

bill was read. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair of course accepts the statement made by the gentleman from Iowa. It was his right to make 

the objection after the bill was read, and he says he made it even in 

advance. 

Mr. PAYSON. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it. 

l\1r. PAYSON. Ontheissueoffactbetween thegentlemanfromlowa 

and the gentleman from Nebraska would it be in order to call a jury 

and have that question tried? 

Mr. WELLER. I suggest, Mr. Speaker, that that would not be in 

order, for the Chair has already made a decision that is satisfactory to 

me. tfr. P A. YSON. l\Iy inquiry wa directed to the Chair. 

PEKSIONS FOR LOSS OF ARM. 

l\fr. WOLFORD. I ask that by unanimous consent the Committee 

of the Whole House on the state of the Union be discharged from the 

further consideration of the bill (H. R. 5509) for the benefit of soldiers 

and sailors who have lost an arm at the shoulder joint, and that the 

same be put upon its passage. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the bill. 

The bill was read, as follows: 

Be it enacted, &c., That all'soldiers and sailors of t,he United States who baYe had an arm taken off at the shoulder-joint, caused by injuries received in the 

service of their country while in the line of duty, and who are now receiving 

pensions, shall have their pension increased to the ame amount that the law now gives to soldiers and sailors who have lost a leg at the hip-joint; and this act shall apply to all who shall be hereafter placed on the pension-roll. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky moves that the Committee of the Whole House be discharged from the further 

consideration of this bill and that it be brought before the House for 

present consideration. Is there objection? 

There was no objection. 

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. · The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the 

bill 

l\fr. GEORGE D. WISE. Has the bill'been reported by a committee? { 

l\Ir. WOLFORD. It was reported before by the Committee on Invalid Pensions and placed upon the Calendar. 

Mr. RANDALL. Is not the House dividing on another questidii? 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will state that in the absence 

of the gentleman from Pennsylvania it was agreed that, pending that 

division, wherever unanimous consent could be had legislation should 

be proceeded with. 

1\Ir. RANDALL. I suggest that the tellers be permitted 'to stt down. 
1884. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE. 6181 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the 

bill called up by the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. WOLFORD]. 

The bill was passed. 

Mr. WOLFORD moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was 

passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the 

table. 

The latter motion was agreed to. 

'ORDER OF B STh'"ESS. 

l\Ir. WILSON, of Iowa. I rise to a question of order; and I want 

the Chair to hear me. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will hear the gentleman 

from Iowa. 

l\Ir. WILSON, of Iowa. I raise this question of order as a matter 

of justice to the gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. WEAVER]. That 

gentleman ro e some time ago and asked unanimous consent to have a 

bill considered. The Chair said the bill would be read. That was 

done. Then the Chair asked if there was objection, and no objection 

was made; whereupon the Chair proceeded to put the question on the 

engrossment and third reading of the bill. The notes of the Reporter 

I think will show that I am correct. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has accepted the statement 

of the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. WELLER], 'wlio states that he objected. 

1\fr. WILSON, of Iowa. Let me finish my statement. 

Several members called for the :regular order. . 

Mr. WILSON, of Iowa. I have risen to a question of order, and all 

the objectors in the House can not take me off the floor until I state it. 

When the engrossment of the bill was being proceeded to the matter 

was interrupted by business of a higher privilege. Now, I submit it 

was t hen too late to object, provided my statement is borne out by the 

notes of the Reporter, and l" appeal to them. I make this point as a 

matter of justice to the gentleman from Nebraska. 

The PEAKER p1·o tempore. The Chair desires to treat all gentlemen :fhl:rly, and thinks he has manifested that purpo e. 

1\fr. WILSON, of Iowa. I do not at all question that. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. But the Chair can not change ita conclusion or see its way to but one duty, and that is to accept the statement of any member of this House who said he objected and objected 

in time. 

Mr. WILSON, of Iowa. But the record would be higher authority 

than that. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. There is no authority higher with the 

present occupant of the Chair as to a matter of fact than a statement 

made by a member of this House. The Chair accepts that as conclusive and can not change its decision. 

Mr. DUNN. Is it in order to ask unanimous consentthatt.heHouse 

take a recess for forty-five minutes? 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is. 

Mr. DUNN. I make that request. 

Mr. BUDD. I object. 

Mr. RANDALL. Let the tellers proceed in their service. 

:Mr. SPOONER. I ask for unanimous consentSeveral members called for the regular order. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The regular order is demanded. The 

tellers will resume the count. No quorum has yet voted. 

Mr. SPOONER. I ask unanimous consent to have considered at this 

time a Senate bill granting authority to the city of Newport, R. I., to 

cross the breakwater there with a public sewer. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The regular order is demanded by the 

gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. R-ANDALL]. 

:Mr. BRENTS. I ask consent to have a Senate bill considered--

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has just stated that the gentleman from Pennsylvania demands the regular order. 

Mr. BRENTS. That was not against my request. 

l\-1r: WELLER and others objected. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I ask consent to have considered and 

passed at this time a bill granting a pension to Anna Ella Carroll, 

whose reputation as a military leader in the late war is equal to that 

of Sherman or Grant. I ask the House to hear the bill read. 

l\Iany MIDIBERS. Regular order ! 

l\Ir. WHITE, of Kentucky. No general in the war rendered more 

valiant services, and she is now living within cannon-shot of this Capitol in the most indigent circumstances [renewed cries of ''Regular 

order!"], and the Democratic majority on this floor refuse even to hear 

the bill read: 

l\Ir. McMILLIN. I make the point of order that debate is out of 

order. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair sustains the point of order. 

ENROLLED BILL SIG~TED. 

Mr. PETERS, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that 

the Committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the 

following title; when the Speaker signed the same: · 

A bill (S. 716) for the relief of Eliza Howard Powers. 

ORDER OF BL'SINESS. 

Mr. RANDALL. Has the fact been developed that there is no quorum present? 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is not officially informed. 

Mr. RANDALL. I ask that the tellers mak;e their report. 

The tellers reported that there were ayes 87, noes 3. 

Mr. GUENTHER. No quorum has voted. 

Mr. LE FEVRE. I move a call of the House. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The SPEAKER p1·o tempore. The Clerk will call the roll. 

The Clerk proceeded to call the roll, and the following members 

failed to answer to their names: 

Adams, G. E. Adams,J. J. Aiken 

Ander~on, 

Arnot, 

Ballentine, 

Barbour, 

Barksdale, 

Barr 

Beach, 

Belford, 

Belmont, 

Bingham, 

Bisbee, 

Blanchard, 

Bland, 

Bowen, 

Boyle, 

Brainerd, 

Breckinridge, 

Breitung, 

Broadhead, Browne, T. M. 

Brumm, 

Buckner, 

Burleigh, 

Burnes, 

Cabell, 

Calkins 

Campb~ll, J. E. Candler, 

Carleton, 

Chace, 

Clardy, 

Clay, 

Clements, 

Cobb, 

Collins, 

Connolly, 

Converse, 

Cook, 

Cosgrove, 

Covington, 

Crisp, 

Curtin, . 

Dargan, 

Davidson, Davis, L. H. 

Dibrell, 

Dingley, 

Dockery, 

Dorsheimer, 

Dowd, 

Duncan, 

Dunham, 

Eldredge, 

Elliott, 

Ellwood, 

English, 

Ermentrout, 

Evins, J. H. 

Fiedler, 

Findlay, 

Fun ton, j Fyan, 

Garrison, 

Geddes, 

. George, 

Graves, Hammond, 

Hanback, 

Hardeman, 

Harmer, 

Hatch, H. H. Hatch, W.H. Haynes, · Hemphill, 

Henley, Hewitt, A.B. 

Hewitt, G. W. 

ID~ Holton, 

Hooper, 

Hopkins, 

Houk, 

Hurd, 

Hutchins, 

Jones, B. W. Jones,J.K. 

Jones, J.T. Keifer, 

K elley, 

Kellogg, 

Ketcham, 

King, 

Kleiner, 

Lamb, 

Lewis, Long, 

Lovering, ~I Adoo, 

~I tson, 

May bury, 

Millard, 

Milliken, 

1\Iills, 

Mikhell, ~Ione , 

~!organ, 

~Iorrison, 

Morse, ~Ioulton, 

:Muldrow, 

Muller, 

Murphy, 

Murray, Mutchler, 

Nicholls, Ochiltree, 

O'Ferrall, 

O'Neill, Charles 

Paige, Parker, 

Patton, 

Pettibone, 

Poland, 

Pot, 

Potter, 

Price, Pryor, 

Rankin, 

Ranney, 

Ray, Ossian 

Reagan, 

Reed, 

Reese, Rice, 

Robertson, 

Rockwell, Rogers, W. R. Russell, 

Scales, 

Shaw, 

Skinner, T. G, 

Slocum, Smith, 

Snyder, 

Spriggs, 

Springer, 

Stevens, Stewart, J. W. Stockslager, 

Stone, 

Storm, Talbott, 

Taylor, E. B. Throckmorton, 

Tillman, Townshend, 

Tully, 

Valentine, 

Van Alstyne, 

Wadsworth, 

Wait, 

Wakefield, 

Ward, Warner, A . J. Washburn, 

Wellborn, 

Whiting, 

Williams, Wilson, W.L. Winans, John 

Wise, J.S. 

Wood, 

Worthington. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Upon this call one hundred and fortyseven members have answered to their names. 

Mr. CASSIDY. That I believe is not a quorum. 

~Ir. THOMPSON. I move to dispense with all further proceedings 

under the call. 

Mr. RANDALL. And I ask that the vote on that motion be taken 

by division. 

The House divided; and there were-ayes 6, noes 30. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The motion to dispense with further 

proceedings under this call is not agreed to. · The doors will now be 

closed. 

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. 

.A message from the President, by Mr. PRUDEN, his Secretary, informed .the House that the President had approved and signed bills 

and joint resolutions of the following titles: · 

An act [H. R. 3160) granting a pension to Elizabeth J. Colbert; 

An act H. R. 4297} for the relief of Henrietta :M. Sands; 

.An act H. R. 6770) making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic service of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 

1885, and for other purposes; . An act (H. R. 7069) making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, and for other purposes, 

An act (H. R. 7235) making appropriations to supply deficiencies in 

·the aEpropriations for the fiscal year ending J nne 30, 1884, and for 

prior years, and for those certified as due by the accounting officers of 

the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of the act of June 14, 1878, 

heretofore paid from permanent appropriations, and for other purposes; 

An act (H. R. 7380) making appropriations for sundry civil expenses 

of the Goverrim.ent for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, and for 

other purposes; 

.A bill (H. R. 7509) making temporary provision for the naval service· 

joint resolution (H. Res. 286) for the payment of certain persons 

therein named for clerical services rendered the District of Columbia in 

making numerical and "assess'1 books; and 

Joint resolution (H. Res. 287) for the immediate payment of the offit,, 
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cers and employes of the Senate and of the House for the month of 

.Juiy. 

Mr. THOMPSON. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. Can the 

House receive a message until we have dispensed with further proceeding under the call? 

The SPEAKER pro krnpore. The Chair will state that the Secretary 

<>f the President was within the bar of the House bearing the message 

before the order to close the doors was made. 

Mr. THOMPSON. I do not object to receiving the message; but no quorum having been disclosed upon the vote, I did not understand-how 

the message couid be received. 

The SPEAKER p ro tempm·e. The doors had not been closed at the 

time the Secretary entered the bar. 

Mr. THOMPSON. I am very sorry to find that he got shut in 

with us. · The SPEAKER p1·o tempore. The Clerk will now proceed to read 

the names of those who have failed to respond. During this call excuses may be presented. 

The Clark proceeded to call the names of absentees. 

When the name of 1\Ir. ANDERSO~ was called, 

Mr. PERKINS said: My colleague, Mr. ANDER-SON, was excused 

from further attendance at this session on a-ccount of sickness. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is informed that such is the 

<>rder of the House. · When the name of Mr. BALJ,ENTINE was called, . Mr. McMILLIN said: I desire to state that my colleagues, Mr. BAL- LENTINE and General DmRELL, have left the House under an impression that no further legislative business would be transacted. I believe 

they have leave of absence, though I am not sure about that. I know 

that there is sickness in the family of General DmRELL. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman move that his colleagues be excused ? 

Mr. McMILLIN. I do. 

The motion of Mr. McMILLIN was agreed to. 

When the name of Mr. BARBOUR was called, 

J)ir. TUCKER said: I move that my colleague, Mr. BARBOUR, be 

excused, as he is at Chicago on very important business. [Laughter.] 

The motion of Mr. TUCKER was agreed to. 

When the name of Mr. BARKSDALE was called, . Mr. SINGLETON said: I ask that my colleague be excused. His 

health ha-s not been good recently. He left the Hall only a few min- utes ago. · 

Mr. COX, of New York. The gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. 

BARKSDALE], who is my neighbor here, left the House I think quite 

ill . 

The motion of Mr. SINGLETON was agreed to. 

When the name of Mr. CooK was called, 

Mr. WELLER said: Mycolleague, Judge CooK, ifirememberrightly, was excused from further attendance at this 'session bv a vote of the 

House. · w 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The record shows that the gentlemaJl 

is absent by leave of the House. 

Ur. YOUNG. I desire to say in behalf of Democratic meinbers who 

are not otherwise accounted for that they are no doubt at Chicago for 

the purpose of taking part in the patriotic duty of nominating the can- didate for next President of the United States. [Laughter.] I move they all be excused. 

The SPE~ER pro tempore. The gentleman from Tennessee moveS 

to excuse all members reported as absent. 

Mr. HISCOCK. I do not want it understood that all who areabsent are attending the Chicago convention. [Laughter.] 

Mr. YOUNG. I said those not otherwise accounted for. 

The motion of Mr. You NG was agreed to. 

[Cries of '' Regular order ! ''] 

Mr. YORK (before the call of the House was concluded). I move that further proceedings under the call be dispensed with. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The SPEAKER pro te-mpore. The hour of final adjournment having 

arrived, wishing each and every member a safe return to his home after 

t.he arduous labors of the session, it only remains to the Chair, in obedience to the concurrent resolution of the two Houses, to declare this 

House adjourned without day. [Applause.] 

PETITIONS, ETC. 

The following petitions and papers w~re laid on the Clerk's desk, 

under the ruie, and referred as follows: 

By Mr. THOMAS J . HENDERSON: Petition of Jason F . Colwell, a citizen of Lee County, Illinois, for a pension-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 

By McCOMAS: Petition of Louisa A. Knode, administratrix of L. 

A. Knode, deceased, Washington County, Maryland, forpaymentofwar 

claim- to the Committee on War Claims . By :Mr. McCORMICK: Petition of Colonel Dove Post, No. 301, 

Grand Army of the Republic, of Coalton, Ohio, relative to a soldier 

proving physical soundness at enlistment-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.