5916 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. JTJLY 2, 

UUI.ke a ny other investigation s calculited in their opinion to reduce the cost of the public printing, and report the result thereof; and the said committee is 

hereby authorized to summon and to examine experts and witnesses, and to call upon the heads of Executive Departments and the Public Printer for such information regarding the preceding matters as they may desire; and any ex- penses necessarily incurred in making the investigations aforesaid shall be defrayed equally from the contingent funds o·f the two Houses of Congress. 2. Said joint committee is hereby authorized to sit during the recess for the p u rposes of the first section hereof and in the discharge of its usual duties. 

ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILROAD LAND GRANT. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate 

t he unfinished business, being the bill (H. R. 7162) to forfeit the unearned lands granted to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company to 

aid in the construction of arailroadand telegraph line from the States of 

Missouri and Arkansas to the Pacific coast, and to restore the same to 

settlement, and for other purposes. 

Mr. BLAIR. I wish to say that in the morning the Pension Committee will expect to call up the pension cases on the Calendar immediately after the transaction of the necessary routine morning business. 

Mr. ALLISON. I move that the Senate adjourn. 

The motion was agreed to; and (at.7 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m.) 

the Senate adjourned. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

WEDNESD.A. Y, J·uzy 2, 1884. 

The. House met at 11 o'clock a.m .. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. 

JOHNS. LINDSAY, D. D. 

The Journal ofy~.ert-liy's proceedings was read and approved. 

ORDER OF BUSINES . 

Mr. DUNN. I .rise to a privileged motion: 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. 

Mr. DUNN. I offer t h e resolution which I send to the desk; and, 

unless objection be mad(', I shall ask its immediate consideration. It 

is a resolution proposint~ ·. new rule of the House. 

The Clerk read as foUows: 

Resolved, That it shall be in order each day, during the hour next after the morning hour, to ask unani lllOUS consent for the consideration or passage of any measure; and for that pur~J e the Speaker shall call the names of the Members of the Honse and Delegntes from the Territories in the alpl!abetical order in which they appear upon the roll of the House, commencing, however, on alter- nate days at the bead and a t the foot of the roll\ going down ward from the head and upward from the foot ; but no member snail move the consideration of more than one measure wben his name is called. 

Mr. O'NEILL, of Pe:nn y 1 vania. I want to move an amendment to 

this resolution. 

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present consideration of 

the resolution? The rules require that one day's notice shall be given 

of any proposed change in the rules. 

:Mr. WELLER. I would like to inquire whether the one day's notice 

has been given? 

The SPEAKER. It has not been; but it can be dispensed with by 

consent of the House. 

Mr. HOLMAN. Is this resolution offered subject to objection? ~ 

The SPEAKER. Unanimous consent is asked for the present conideration of the resolution. 

Mr. HOLMAN. The resolution itself is in order, as I undel'Stand? 

Mr. O'NEILL, of Pennsylvania. I move to amend the resolution 

so as to commence the call of members every third day at the middle 

of the roll. 

Mr. WELLER. I think I must object to the -present consideration 

of the resolution. 

Mr. DUNN. I ask tomakeonesingle statement. I give notice to the 

House that unless this or some such just rule be adopted no measure 

shall ever pass this House by unanimous consent so long as I am a member of Congress. 

Mr. O'NEILL, of Pennsylvania. Well, the gentleman s threat 'does 

not affect me in the slightest degree. 

Mr. DUNN. I make no threat; I think such a proceeding is necessary, and I intend to enforce its adoption: I am not brought to this 

resolution by reason of personal pique or disappointment, but by long 

and careful observation and study of the unjust operation of the existing custom of the House. There is no rule of the House regulating 

the order of recognition of ll!em hers for the purpose of asking unanimous 

consent to consider and pass unobjectionable legislation. There is always a large mass of such business that ought to be dispo ed of in this 

way. It is now entirelywithin the discretion of the Speaker to recognize whom he will and tQ refuse recognition to whom he will. For the 

purposes of this class of business many Congressional constituencies can be, a-nd generally are, practically deprived of representation, not by the 

intentional fault of the Speaker, but in spite of his best efforts to be 

just to all alike. 

In taking this step, in which I shaH be very :firm, I am influenced 

as much by a desire to relieve and protect the Speaker from what all 

know to be his greatest source of annoyance and embarrassment, as by 

a desire to secure equal and exact justice to all members of the House. 

I especially disclaim any feeling of disappo~tment on my own part, 

by reason of the action of our present Speaker. I cheerfully add my 

own testimony to that of others, that no fairer, more impartial, o1· just man ever occupied that chair than he. And if he can not rnetb out 

equal justice toall, we can allagree that we :find in thatfactthehighest 

possible proof of the injustice of the existing custom and the best reason 

for the adoption of 8ome just rule. I agree with General Grant, that 

' ' there is no bett~r way to secure the repeal of a bad law than to rigidly 

enforce it." I shall simply enforce the rules of the House. 

lli. MILLS. · I wish to inquire of the gentleman from Arkansas what 

is the ohject of beginning at each end of the roll alternately but never 

beginning in the middle. The arrangement proposed simply means 

that the middle shall always be at the end. · · 

Mr. REED. Let us draw lots. 

Mr. O'NEILL, ofPennsylvania. Ifthere olutioncannotbeamended 

I object to its consideration. 

1\{r. DUNN. I ask that it be referred to the Committee on Rules. 

The SPEAKER. The Chair hears no objection, and it will be so referred. 

Ur. O'NEILL, of Pennsylvania. Will my amendment be considered as pending? 

The SPEAKER. · It can not be pending to a proposition not before 

the House. The gentleman objects to the proposition. 

lli. DUNN. I demand the regular order of business, and will yield 

only to measures to advance investigations ordered by the House and 

to reports of committees, but to nothing else. [Cries of "Regular 

order!"] 

The SPEAKER. The regular order is better order on the floor of 

the House. 

Mr. HOLMAN. I ask the gentleman from Arkahsas also to except 

matters affecting the proper control of this Hall during the vacation 

of Congress. 

Mr. DUNN. Certainly I will make that exception. 

CARE OF HOUSE CLOAK-ROOMS. 

Mr. HOLMAN. I ask unanimous consent to submit a resolution retaining the two colored men, one on this and one on the other side, 

during the recess. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved, That the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives be, and he is hereby, directed to retain upon the laborers' roll during the recess of Congress the names of Alex. B. Thomas and \Vilson Grice, now in charge of the cloak- rooms of the Honse, and pay said parties out of the contingent fund of the House at the rate of~ per month. 

There was no objection, and the resolution was received and adopted. 

Mr. HOLMAN 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. 

CATHARINE H. GLICK. 

The SPEAKER, by unanimous· consent, laid before the House the 

following message from the Senate: 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives be requested to return the bill (S. 1971) granting a pension to Catharine H. Glick, widow of Elias B. Glick, de- • ceased, the bill having passed the Senate June 27, 1884. 

There was no objection, and the request of the Senate was complied 

with. 

PUl3LIC LANDS INVESTIGATION. 

Mr. COBB. I ask to submit M> report from the Committee on the 

Public Lands, which I believe to be privileged. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the resolution of the Honse providing for the raising of a committee to visit the State of Colorado and the Territories of New Mexico and Arizona and determine what legislation, 

if any, is necessary in order to settle and quiet titles to the conflicting claims to certain lands situate therein, have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same to the House with the following amend- ment , to wit: In line 7,after the word ' 'of," strike out the word " five" and insert instead thereof the word " three. " Also, in line 13, afte r the word " clerk,'.' insert the words "which shall be," and aft-er the word " stenographic," in same line, strike out the words " and a mes enger." Also, in line 17, afte r the word "exceeding," strike out the word "ten " •and in ert in lieu thereof the word" five." And when said amendments are adopted your committee recommend the passage of said resolution. Your committee believe that important legislation is required in order to settle conflicting claims t-o certain lands in said State and Territories, and we believe, in order to enable Congress to do so advisedly, it is necessary for a com- mittee of the House to visit the sections where the lands in controversy are sit- uate and ascertain the facts and report them to the House. 

The resolution is a f.ollows: 

\Vherea under and in pursuance of the eighth and ninth articles of the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, with t-he Republic of 11Iexico, concluded February 2,18481 it was stipulated and provided that the residents of the ceded territory shoula be secured and protected in the enjoyment of their rights to the property which 

they held as citizens of the Republic of Mexico; and Whereas under and by virtue of the eighth section of an act of Congress en- titled "An act to establish the offices of surveyor-general of New 11Iexico, Kan- sas, and Nebraska, to g1·ant donations to actual settler therein, and for other purpose ,'' approved July 22, 1 54., which section make it the duty of the sur- veyor-genera,} ofNew :!\Iexico, under instruct-ions from the Secretary of the lr.-

t-erior, to ascertain the origin, nature, character, and ext-ent of all claims to lands under the law , usages, and cu toms of Spain and Mexic-o, and to make a report 
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on all such claims, with his decision as to the validity or invalidity of the same, which report shaH be laid before Congress with a view to confirm bona fide 

grants· and from this, together with the instructions of the Secretary of the In- terior ~sued in pursuance of said eighth section, under date of August 21, 1854, to the surveyor-general of New [exico, a method of settling and adjudicating 

said private land claims was adopted and prescribed; and 

Whereas, in pursuance of said law of Congress and instructions referred to, 

the surveyor-general of Kew Mexico has examined one hundred and fifty of 

said grants or private land claims, and reported . the same to Congress for con- firmation, of which number sixty-six have been confirmed by act of Congress, 

and in many cases patents have been issued to the original grantees, their heirs or legal representatives, leaving eighty-four that have been report-ed for confirmation and upon which no action has been taken by Congress; and 

Whereas the owners of said private land claims have been put to great ex- pense in complying with the act of Congress and the instructions to the surveyor- general as aforesaid, and their titles still remain unadjudicated by no act of 

negligence on their part; and 

Whereas the Territories of New l\Iexico and Arizona and the State of Colorado are fast settling up, and it is of the highest importance both to the Government 

and the owners of said grants that the same shall be speedily adjudicated and 

settled ; and 

Whereas it is alleged and charged that some of the private land claims or grants 

in said Territories and States are invalid and fraudulent, and that the surveys thereof have not been in conformity with the original grants: Therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, That in order to ascertain all the 

fads in relation to Spanish and Mexican grants, and other private land claims, 

in the State of Colorado and the Territories of New Mexico and Arizona., and to determine what legislation, if any, is necessary in order to settle all conflicting 

claims and to quiet titles, a. special committee, consisting of five memhers of the 

House, shall be appointed, whose duty it shall be to visit said State and Territories, for the purpose of thoroughly investigating the titles, surveys, and present 

condition of such grants and other private land claims. Said committee shall 

have power to send for persons and papers, to employ a. clerk, a stenographer, 

and a messenger,and may sit during the recess of Congress. Theevidencetaken 

before said committee and their report thereon shall be submitted to the House at its next December session; and that a. sum not exceeding 10,000 is hereby 

appropriated, to be paid out of the contingent fund of the Honse, to defray the expenses incurred by said committee, to be paid on the order of the chairman 

of the committee. 

Mr. MILLS. Is that a priviledged report? 

The SPEAKER. That is what the Chair is endeavoring to ascertain. 

So far the Chair does not discover anything in the resolution referred 

to the committee to make it privileged. 

Mr. COBB. I think it comes under the resolution offered by my 

colleague [Mr. HoLMAN]. I am not sure of it, and I trust there will 

be no objection to it, and for this reason: there is a great deal of fraud 

and villainy going on in the States and Territories referred to in reference to the public lands, and the matter should be inquired into. 

Mr. BLOUNT. The gentleman is not showing the resolution is privileged but arguing the merits. 

Mr. COBB. It is known to many members of Congress that in the 

sections indicated enormous frauds are being perpetrated in·reference 

to the public lands, and it is believed necessary a committee Ehould go 

there and investigat~ the facts and make report to Congress. The committee reduce the expenses from $10,000 to $5,000. 

Mr. REED. I object, and demand the regular order. 

FORFEITURE OF A LAND GRANT. 

Mr. HENLEY, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported 

a bill (H. R. 7495) to declare forfeited certain lands granted in aid of 

the construction of a railroad from Portlall:d, in Oregon, to the Central 

Pacific Railroad, in California; which was read a first and second time, 

and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed, and referred 

to the House Calendar. 

VEXTILATION OF THE HALL. 

Mr . .TE.FFORDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purpose of submitting 

a privileged resolution with reference to the ventilation of the Hall. 

I am directed by the committee to report a resolution favoring a proposition submitted by the Exhaust Ventilation Company of Chicago, and 

ask that the accompanying resolution be read and the report printed. 

The SPEAKER. The resolution will be read . 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved, That the Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics o( the House of' 

Representatives be, and they are hereby, authorized, empowered, and directed to accept the proposition by them reported and attached to their report, and to at once proceed with the introduction and trial of t.he new system in accordance 

with the terms of said proposition. 

The resolution, report, and proposition were ordered to be printed 

and ]aid over for future action. 

1r. HARDY, on behalf of the minority of the committee, by unanimous consent, submitted the views of the minority; which were ordered 

to be printed with the report of the committee. 

ADDITIONAL LA.DORERS DOORKEEPER'S DEP.A.RTl\fENT. 

Mr. ERMENTROUT. I present a privileged report from the Committee on Accounts. 

The SPEAKER. The report will be read. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

The Committee on .Accounts, to whom was referred the following resolution- " Resolved, That the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives be, and is 

hereby, authorized to employ four additional laborers during the recess, namely, 

from the adjournment of this session to the 1st of December, to be paid out of 

the contingent fund of the House at the rate of $720 per annum while em- ployed"- . report that they have carefully considered the same, and ask its adoption. 

Mr. HOLMAN. That, I believe, is subject to the point of order? 

The SPEAKER. It is a privileged report from the Committee on Accounts relating to the expenditure of a portion of the contingent fund. 

Mr. HOLMAN. But it involves an appropriation of money. 

The SPEAKER. Only the disposition of money appropriated by a 

general appropriation bill for the contingent expenses of. the House. 

Mr. HOLMAN. But at all events it involves the appropriation of 

money or the expenditure of money. 

:Mr. ERMENTROUT. I think the rules of the House provide for 

the control of this fund under the direction of the Committee on Accounts. 

Mr. HOLl\IAN. But I waive the point of order and simply desire 

to call the attention of the gentleman from Pennsylvania to the fact 

that the House hasjustadopted a resolution providing for the employment of two additional laborers under the Doorkeeper. 

Mr. ERMENTROUT. And I wish to call the attention of the gentleman from Indiana that four more are necessary, as the gentleman 

will perceive if he will be patient and listen for a few moments. 

Mr. HOLMAN. Does the gentleman mean four in addition to the 

two already employed, making six in all? 

Mr. ERM:ENTROUT. I will state to the gentleman the condition 

of the force of laborers now employed. We have ten session laborers, 

eight cloak-room laborers, and ten annual laborers. The session and 

cloak-room laborers go off when the session ends, which leaves ten laborers. Out of this ten one is the Speaker's messenger, one is in members' closet, and, owing to the need of help in the document-room, two 

are assigned there. This building has to be swept, washed, and cleaned 

from top -to bottom every day. The committee-rooms, carpets, and 

furniture, and the Hall of the House have to be cleaned during recess. 

Owing to shortness of recess these four additional laborers are needed 

by the janitor to do this work. It is the duty of the eight cloak-room 

laborers to keep the Hall of the House clean. These eight go off when 

we adjourn, and the janitor's force must do all the work. 

The-Architect says that the present janitor under our Doorkeeper has 

kept the House side of this building cleaner than it has ever been kept. 

The Senate has twelve annual laborers during the recess to keep that 

side in order, and they have fewer committee-rooms and less work to 

do than the eight laborers on the House side. During the long recess 

the men have several more months to get everything in order, and the 

present force is ample then; but in this short time between this session and the next, for the welfare of the building, the carpets, and 

furniture, this additional force is really necessary . . 

Mr. HOLMAN. Butwe have just employed two additional laborers. 

Mr. ERMENTROUT. But as I have said the building must be 

cleaned up during the short recess every day, and the committee-rooms 

and the carpets must be carefully attended to; and in fact the whole 

house has to be cleaned up during the short recess. The officers in 

charge of the House inform the committee that it will be impossible to 

get along without this force and perform the duties imposed upon them. 

1\fr. HOLMAN. I ask the gentleman again whether he took into 

account the fact that a few moments ago the House provided for the 

employment of two additional laborers. 

Mr. ERMENTROUT. I took that into account, but this force will 

be required in addition to that. 

Mr. HOLl\IAN. Has that been considered by the committee? Has 

the committee considered that increase in recommending this additional 

force of laborers? And I ask also if my friend does not know that the 

custom has been in this respect to employ only the two already provided for? 

Ur. ERMENTROUT. My friend from Indiana knows that this recess will be a short one, and it is impossible for the present force to do 

the work. That is the information the committee have from what they 

believe to be reliable authority. 

1\Ir. HOLMAN. Has this been done heretofore? 

1\Ir. ERMENTROUT. · It has been the custom, and in view of the 

necessities of the Doorkeeper's department, and upon that ground alone, 

the committee have now recommended the employment of these additional laborers, to be employed from the adjournment of this session 

until next December. 

I move the previous question upon the adoption of the report. 

1\Ir. WARNER, of Ohio. Let me ask the gentleman from Pennsylvania whether we are to understand that this is an addition of six to 

the present force? 

Mr. ERMENTROUT. No; an addition of four only. 

1\fr. W ARl\TER, of Ohio. But two have been employed this morn- ing, and this proposes four more. I do not see the necessity of six ad~ 

ditional laborers. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Pennsylvania demands the 

previous question. 

The previous question was ordered. 

The SPEAKER. The question is upon agreeing to the resolution reported by the committee. 

The question was taken; the House divided, and there were-ayes 63, 

noes 44. 

:Mr. HOLMAN. No quorum has voted. 

The SPEAKER. The point of order being made that no quorum baa 

voted, the Chair will appoint tellers. 

Mr. HoLMAN and l\lr. ERME~TROUT were appointed tellers. 

The House again divided; and the tellers reported-ayes 82, noes 53. 
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Mr. HOLMAN. I will not consume the time of the Hou e, since a 

considerable majority of the House insists upon increasing this force. 

So (no further count being demanded) the resolution was agreed to. 

lllr. ERl\IENTROUT 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. 

FORTIFICATION APPROPRIATIO~ BII.L. 

Several members called for the regular order. · • 

The SPEAKER. The regular order is the report of the Committee 

of the Whole House on the ..,tate of the Union made to the House yesterday afternoon, on which a vote was ordered to be taken immediately 

after the reading of the Journal to-day. The que tion is upon the 

adoption of the sub titute reported by the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of tlle Union. Is the reading of the substitute demanded? 

Mr. RANDALL. It is not. 

Mr. HOLMAN. I call for the yeas and nays. 

Mr. RANDALL. I think consent was given that there should be a vote by yeas and nays. · 

The SPEAKER. That was only in committee. The question is on 

ordering the yeas and nays. 

The yeas and nays were ordered. 

The SPEAKER. 'The question is on the adoption of the substitute. 

Mr. BLOUNT. I would like to ask what bill it is a substitute for. 

The SPEAKER. The question is on adopting the substitute reported 

by the Committee of the Whole for the bill (H. R. 7440) making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defense, and for the armament thereof, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, and for other 

purposes. 

The question was taken; and there were-yeas 151, nays 91, not 

voting 82; as follows: . 

.A.dams,J. J. 

Aiken, 

Alexander, 

Bagley, 

Ballentine, 

Barbour, 

Barksdale, 

Beach, 

Belmont, 

Bennett, 

Blanchard, 

Blount, 

Breckin.ridge, 

Broadhead, 

Buchanan, 

Budd, 

Burnes, 

Caldwell, 

Campbell, J. E. 

Candler, 

Carleton, 

Cassidy, 

Clay, 

Clements, 

Cobb, 

Collins, 

Connolly, 

Converse, 

Cook, 

Co grove, Covington, 

Cox, W.R. Crisp, 

Culberson, D. B. Curtin, 

Davis,L.H. 

Dibble, 

Dibrell, 

Adams, G. E. Anderson, 

Bayne 

Belford, 

Brainerd, 

Brewer, F. B. Browne, T. M. Brown, W. W. Brumm, 

Burleigh, 

Calkins, 

Campbell, J. M. 

Cannon, 

Chalmers, 

Culbertson, W. W. 

Cullen, 

Cutcheon, 

Dargan, 

Davis, G.R. 

Davis, R.T. Dingley, 

Dunham, 

Ellis, 

Arnot, 

.A.tk.i nson, Barr 

Bingham, 

Bisbee, 

YEAB-151. 

Dunn, 

F...a.ton, 

Eldredge, 

EHiott, 

English, 

Ermentrout, 

Ferrell, 

Follett, 

Foran, 

Forney, 

Garrison, 

Geddes, 

Gibson, 

Glascock, 

Greenleaf, 

Halsell, 

Hammond, 

Hardeman, 

Hardy, 

Hatch, W. H. Henderson, D. B. Henley, 

Herbert, 

Hewitt, A. S. 

Hewitt, G. W. Hoblitzell, 

Holman, 

Houseman, 

Howey, 

Hunt, · Jones,B.W. 

Jones,J.H. 

Jordan, 

King, 

Kleiner, 

Lamb, 

Lanham, 

LeFevre, 

Lewis, 

Lore, 

Lovering, 

Lowry, 

McAdoo, 

Mcl\Iillin, 

Matson, 

Maybury, 

Miller, J. F. Mills, 

Mitchell, 

Money, 

Morgan, 

Muldrow, 

Murphy, 

Mnrra.y, 

Mutchler, 

Neece, 

Oates, 

O'Ferrall, 

Paige, 

Patton, 

Peel, 

Pierce, 

Post, 

Pryor, 

Pusey, 

Randall, 

Rankin, 

Reese, 

Riggs, 

Rober1:6on 

Robinson, 'w. E. 

Rogers, J. H. 

Scales, 

Seymour, 

Singleton, 

Slocnm, 

N.A.YB-91. 

Ellwood, 

Evans, I.N. Everhart, 

Findlay, 

Finerty, 

Funston, 

George, 

Goff, 

Guenther, 

Hancock, 

Hart, 

Hatch, H. H. 

Henderson, T. J. 

Hepburn, 

Hitt, 

Holmes, 

Horr, 

James, 

Johnson, 

Kasson, 

Lacey, 

Laird, 

Long, 

McCoid, 

McComas, 

McCormick, 

Millard, 

Miller, S. H. Morrill, 

Nelson, 

Ochiltree, 

O'Hara, 

O'Neill, Charles 

O'Neill, J . J. Parker, 

Payne, 

Payson, 

Perkins, 

Peters, 

Poland, 

Potter, 

Price, 

Ranney, 

Ray. Ossian 

R-eed, 

Rice, 

NOT VOTING-82. 

Blackburn, Breitung, 

Bland, Brewer, J. H. 

Boutelle, Buckner, 

Bowen, Cabell, 

Boyle, Campbell, Felix 

Springer, 

Rtevens, 

Stewart, Charles 

Stockslager, 

Storm, 

Sumner, C. A. 

Talbott, 

Taylor, J. M. Thompson. 

Throckmorton, 

Tillman, 

Townshend, 

Tucker, 

Tully, 

Turner, H. G. 

Turner, Oscar Van Alstyne, 

Vance, 

Van Eaton, 

Wallace, 

Ward, 

Warner, A. J. Warner, Richard 

Wellborn, 

Weller, 

Wemple, 

Willia.ms, 

Willis, 

Wilson, W. L. 'Vinans, E. B. Winans, John 

Wise, G. D. Wolford, 

Wood, 

Yaple, 

York, 

Young. 

Rockwell, 

Rowell, 

Ryan, Skinner, C. R. Smalls, 

Smith, 

Spooner, 

Steele, 

Stephenson, 

Stewart, J. W. 

Stone, 

Strait, 

Struble, 

Thomas, 

Valentine, 

Wait, 

Washburn, 

Weaver, · White, Milo 

Whiting, 

Wilson, James Woodward. 

Chace, 

Clardy, 

Cox1 S. S. Da.VIdsoh, 

Deuster, 

Dockery, Hooper, 

Dorsheim.er, Hopkins 

Dowd, Houk, Duncan Hurd, 

Evins, J. H. Hutchins, 

Fiedler, Jeffords, 

Fya.n, Jone ,J. K. Graves, Jones,J. T. Green, Kean, HanbMk, Keifer, Harmer, Kelley, 

Ha.ynes1 Kellogg, 

Hemphill, Ketcham, 

Hill, Lawrence, 

Hiscock, Libbey, 

Holton, Lyman, 

So the substitute was adopted. 

"l\1illiken, 

Morrison, 

Morse, 

1\Ioulton, 

Muller, 

Nicholls, 

Nutting, 

Pettibone, 

Phelps, 

Ray, G. W. Reagan, 

Robinson, J. S. 

Rogers, W. F. Rosecrans, 

Russell, 

Seney, 

Shaw, 

Shelley, 

Skinner, T. G. 

Snyder, 

Spriggs, 

Sumner~_D.H. 

Taylor, E. B. Taylor, J.D. Wadsworth, 

Wakefield, 

White, J.D. Wilkins, 

Wise~J. S. 

Wortnington. 

Mr. ELLIS. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the names 

of members voting be dispensed with. 

There was no objection. 

The following memberR were announced as paired on all questions 

until further notice: 

Mr. BLACKBUR~ with Mr. RUSSELL. 

Mr. MORRISON with .Mr. KELLEY. 

The following members were announced as paired on all political 

questions until further notice: 

Mr. MOULTON with .Mr. EZRA B. TAYLOR. 

Mr. BoYLE with lli. LAWRENCE. 

Mr. HILL with Mr. HOLTON. 

Mr. DAVIDSON with :1\.lr. HAYNES. 

Mr. BUCKNER with Mr. KELLOGG. 

Mr. GREEN with Mr. KEAN. 

Mr. ROGERS, of New York, with Mr. HooPER. 

lllr. DUNCAN with !t'lr. SMITH. 

Mr. DOCKERY with Mr. BREWER, of New Jersey. 

:Mr. CLARDY with Mr. JOHN S. WISE. 

Mr. NICHOLLS with 1\!r. CHACE. 

Mr. JONES, of Alabama, with Mr. BURLEIGH . 

Mr. SUMNER, of Wisconsin, with Mr. WAKEFIELD. 

Mr. BISBEE with llr. SHELLEY. 

Mr. BLAND with Mr. JOSEPH D. TAYLOR. 

Mr. SHAW with Mr. BRUMM. 

Mr. WORTHINGTON with Mr. BOWEN. 

Mr. YOUNG with Mr. BOUTELLE. 

?tlr. CAMPBELL, of New York, with Mr. BREITUNG. 

Mr. SNYDER with 1\!r. HANBACK. 

Mr. REAGAN with Mr. PETTIBONE. 

Mr. FIEDLER with Mr. PHELPS. 

The following members were also announced as paired: 

Mr. SKINNER, of North Carolina, with Mr. NUTTING, until July 8. 

Mr. Down with Mr. RAY, of New York, until July 8. 

Mr. HUTCHINS with Mr. KETcHAM, on tha fortification and naval 

appropriation bills. 

Mr. JONES, of Arkansas, with Mr. BARR, on this vote. 

Mr. HOPKINS with Mr. BINGHAM, on the fortification bill. Mr. 

HOPKINS would vote for the substitute and Mr. BINGHAM against it. 

Mr. HURD with lli. ATKINSON, for this day. 

?tlr. HiscocK with 1t!r. GRAVES, on this vote. 

Mr. EVINs, of South Carolina, with 1\lr. DORSHEIMER, on this vote. 

Mr. CABELL with Mr. HoUK, on this vote. 

The result of the vote was then announced as above stated. 

1\Ir. RANDALL moved to reconsider the vote just taken; and also 

moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. 

The latter motion was agreed to. 

The SPEAKER. The question now is on ordering the bill as amended 

to be engrossed and read a third time. · 

The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 

time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. 

The SPEAKER. The question is, Shall the bill pass? On this 

question the rules require the yeas a.nd nays be taken. 

The question was taken; and there were-yeas 193, nays 46, not 

voting 85; as follows: 

Adams, G. E. Adams, J. J. 

Aiken, 

Alexander, 

Anderson, 

Arnot, 

Bagley, 

Ballentine, 

Barbour, 

Barksdale, 

Bayne, 

Beach, 

Belmont, 

Bennett, Blanchard, 

Blount, 

Breckinridge, 

Brown, W. W. 

Buchanan, 

Budd, 

Burnes, 

Cabell, 

YEAS-198. 

Caldwell, 

Campbell, J. E. 

Candler, 

Cannon, 

Cassidy, 

Clay, 

ClemenUo, 

Cobb, 

Collins, 

Connolly, 

Converse, 

Cook, 

Cosgrove, 

Covington, 

Cox, W.R. Crisp, 

Culberson, D. B. Curtin, 

Cutcheon, 

Dargan, 

Davis, G. R. Davis, L. H. 

Dibble, 

Dibrell, 

Dingley, 

Dorsheimer, 

Dowd, 

Dunham, 

Dunn, 

Eaton, 

Eldredge, 

Elliott, 

Ellwood, 

English, 

Ermentrout, 

Ferrell, 

Findlay, 

Follett, 

Foran, 

Forney, 

Funston, 

Geddes, 

Gibson, 

Gla.scock, 

Goff, 

· Graves, 

Greenleaf, 

Guenther, 

Halsell, 

Hammond, 

Hardeman, 

Hardy, 

Hatch, W.H. 

Henderson, D. B. Henley. 

Herbert, 

Hewitt, .A.. S. Hewitt. G. W. Hitt, 

Hoblitzell, 

Holman, 

Holmes, 

Houseman, 

Howey, 

Hunt, 

Jeffords, 
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Jon es, B. W. Jones,J. H. Jordan, 

K e ifer, K ing, Kleiner, 

Lacey, 

Lamb, Lanham, 

LeFevre, 

Lewis, 

Long, Lovering, 

Lowry, Lyman, 

McAdoo, 

McCoid, 

McMillin, 

Matson, 

Maybury, 

Millard 

!lliller, J. F. !\fills, 

Mitchell, 

Money, 

Morgan, 

Morrill, 

?.!or e , Muldrow, 

Murphy, 

Murray, 

Mutchler, 

Neece, 

Nelson , Oates, 

Ochiltree, 

O'Ferrall, 

O'Neill·, J. J. Paige, 

Patton, 

Payne, 

Peel, 

Pierce, Perkins, 

Peters, 

Post, 

Potter, 

Pryor, 

Pusey, 

Randall, 

Ray, Ossian Reed, 

Reese, 

Riggs, 

Robinson, W. E. Vance, 

Rockwell, Van Eaton, 

Rogers, J. H. Wadsworth, 

Ryan, Wallace, 

Scales, Ward, 

Seney, Warner, A. J. Seymour, Warner, Richard Singleton, 'Veaver, 

Smalls, Wellborn, Smith, Weller, Springer, Wemple, Steele, White, 1\lilo 

Stevens, ' Wilkins, 

Stewart, Charles Williams, Stockslager, Willis, Storm, Wilson, James Sumner, C. A. 'Vil!iOn, ,V. L. Talbott, Winans, E. B. Taylor, J. M. Wise, G. D. Thompson, Wolford, 

Throckmorton, Wood, 

Tillman, Yaple, 

Townshend, York, 

Tucker, Young. 

Tully, 

Turner, H. G. 

Turner, Oscar 

NA Ys--.16. 

Belford, Hart O'Hara 

Brewer, F. B. naicl;,, H. H. O'Neill,'CBarles 

Browne, T. M. Brnmm, 

Campbell,J.M. 

Chalmers, 

Culbertson, W. W. Davis, R. T. 

Henderson, T. J. Parker, 

Holton, Payson, 

Horr, Poland, 

James, Price, 

Johnson, Ranney, 

Kasson, Ray, G. W. 

Ellis 

Ever'hart, 

Finerty, 

Libbey, Rice, 

McComas, Rowell, 

McCormick, Skinner, C. R. 

Ha.r~er, Miller, S. H. Spooner, 

NOT VOTING--85. 

Atkinson, Davidson, Barr Deuster, 

Bingham, Dockery, 

Bisbee, Duncan, 

Blackburn, Evans, I. N. Bland. Evins, J. H. Boutelle, Fiedler, 

Bowen, Fyan, 

Boyle, Garrison, 

Brainerd, George, 

Breitung:t Green, 

Brewer, . H. Hanback, 

Broadhead, Hancock, 

Buckner, Haynes, 

Burleigh, Hemphill, 

Calkins, Hepburn, 

Campbell, Felix Hill, 

Carleton, Hiscock Chace, Hooper,' 

Clardy, Hopkins, 

Cox, S. S, Houk, 

Cullen, Hurd, 

So the bill was passed. 

Hutchins, 

Jones, J. K. 

Jones, J. T. Kean, 

Kelley, 

Kellogg, 

Ketcham, 

Laird, 

Lawrence, 

Lore, 

Milliken, 

Morrison, 

Moulton, 

Muller, 

Nicholls, 

Nutting, 

Pettibone, 

Phelps, 

Rankin, 

Reagan, 

Robertson, 

Robinson, J. S. 

The following additional pair was announced: 

Stephenson, 

Stewart, J. W. Stone, 

Strait, 

Struble, 

Thomas, 

Wait, 

Washburn, 

Whiting, 

Woodward. 

Rogers, W. F. Rosecrans, 

Russell, 

Shaw, 

Shelley, 

Skinner, T. G. Slocum, 

Snyder, 

Spriggs, 

Sumner, D. H. Taylor, E. B. Taylor, J. D. Valentine, 

Van Alstyne, 

Wakefield, 

White,J. D. Winans, John Wise,J. S. Worthingt<m. 

Mr. Houx: with Mr. EviNs, of South Carolina, on all political questions for to-day. 

Mr. RANDALL 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 SENATE. 

A message from the Senate, by Mr. McCooK, its Secretary, info~med 

the House that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of 

the House of the following title: 

A bill (H. R. 4651) to amend an act approved July 15, 1882, entitled 

''An ad to increase the water supply of the city of Washingt<>n, and 

for other purposes.'' 

The message also announced that the Senate further insisted upon its 

amendments disagreed to by the House to the bill (H. R. 4716) making 

appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 

1885, and for other purposes, and agreed to the further conference asked 

by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 

had appointed as the conterees on the part of the Senate Mr. HALE, 

Mr. LOGAN, and .Mr. BECK. 

The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the concurrence of the House is requested a bill of the 

following title: 

A bill (H. R. 7012) making appropriations for the construction re- pair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, 

and for other purposes. 

The message also a.nnounced that the Senate requested the House 

to return the bill (H. R. 4696) to authorize the location of a branch 

home for disabled volunteer soldiers and sailors in either the State of 

Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, or Nebraska. 

FISH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. 

Mr. SCALES, from the Committee on Printing, reported back the 

following concurrent resolution of the Senate; which was read, considered, ami adopted: Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the report of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries for the year 1884 be printed, and that there be printed 11,000 extra copies, of which 3,000 shall be for the use of the Senale , 6,000 for the use of the House, 1,500 for the use of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, and 500 for sale by the Public Printer, under such regula- tions as the Joint C'.ommittee on Printing may prescribe, at a price equal to the additional cost of publication a.nd 10 per cent. thereto thereon added, the illus- trations to be obtained by the Public Printer under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. 

:Ur. SCALES moved to reconsider the vote just taken; and also 

moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. 

The latter motion was agreed to. 

BRANCH HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS, ETC. 

The SPEAKER laid before the House a message from the Senate re- questing the return by the House of the bill (H. R. 4696) to authorize 

the location of a branch home for disabled volunteer soldiers in either 

the State of Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, or Nebraska. 

Mr. RANDALL. I move that the request of the Senate be granted; 

it is usual to do so. Mr. KASSON. Is any reason given for th14 request? 

The SPEAKER. No reason is given in the message; it is not usual 

to give a reason. The req nest of the Senate wrus granted. 

CHANGE OF REFERENCE. 

By unanimous consent, the Committee on Invalid Pensions was discharged fro~ the further consideration of Senate bill No. 475, granting arrears of pension to Emily Agnel, and the same was referred to the 

Committee on Pensions. 

RIVER .AND HARBOR APPROPRIATION BILL. 

Mr. WILLIS. I rusk unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's 

table at this time the Senate amendments to the bill known as the river 

and harbor appropriation bill. 

The SPEAKER. For what purpose? 

Mr. WILLIS. I am directed by the Committee on Rivers and Harbors 

to ask that the Senate amendments be non-concurred in, and that the 

bill with the Senate amendments numbered be printed. 

Mr. WARNER, of Ohio. Is it necessary to reserve points of order 

a.t this stage? • The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. W ABNER] reserves all points of order. 

Mr. WILLIS. The request I made has been by the unanimous direction of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. 

There being no objection, the Senate amendments to the bill (H. R. 

7012) making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes, were taken from the Speaker's table and non-concurred in, and 

the bill, wit.h the Senate amendments numbered, was ordered to be 

printed. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

lli. COBB. I call for the regular order. 

The SPEAKER. The regular order is the morning hour for the call 

of committees for reports. 

!t1r. COBB. I move that the morning hour be dispensed with. 

The SPEAKER. That will require a two-thirds vote. 

Mr. HERBERT. I hope that will not be done. 

The question was taken on the motion to dispense with the morning 

hour, and it was not agreed to (two-thirds not voting in favor thereof). 

Mr. STOCKSLAGER. I move that the House resolve itself into 

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the purpose of considering bills reported from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. [Cries of " Regular order ! "] 

The SPEAKER. That motion can not be entertained until the 

morning hour has been dispensed with or occupied. 

111r. STOCKSLAGER. I beg the Speaker's pardon. This motion 

takes precedence of the morning hour, as the Chair will find upon ex- amination of the order on the subject. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman is correct. The Chair was thinking of the resolution adopted on motion of the gentleman from Indiana. 

[Mr. HOLMAN] in regard to business from the Committee on Public 

Lands. 

Mr. COBB. I rise to a point of order. I wish to know whether the 

Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds can displace the Committee on Public Lands. I desire that we may go to the House Calendar 

for the purpose of--

The SPEAKER. No motion has been made . on behalf of the Committee on Public Lands. 

Mr. COBB. I tried to get the floor for that purpose, but could not. 

I move to go to the House Calendar for the purpose of taking up the 

bill forfeiting the Northern Pacific Railroad land grant. 

The SPEAKER. That motion is not in order ~til after the morning 

hour hrus been dispensed with or occupied. The gentleman's object can be reached by defeating the motion of his colleague [Mr. STOCKSLAGER]. 

The question is on the motion that the House resolve itself into Com-
5920 CONGRESSION.A:G. RECORD -HOUSE. 

mittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the purpose of 

considering bills reported from the Committee on Public Buildings and 

Grounds. 

Mr. TUCKER. I wish to antagoniz~ that with a motion--

The SPEAKER. This question is not debatable. The way to antagonize the proposition is to vote against it. 

The question being taken on the motion of Mr. STOCK LAGER, it was 

not agreed to, there being-ayes 65, noes 98. 

Mr. STOCKSLAGER. I ask unanimous consent to print in the 

RECORD some remarks on the subject of public buildings. 

Mr. MORSE. If we can get rid of this matter o cheaply as that, I 

think we had better grant the privilege. 

The SPEAKER. If there be no objection, leave to print will be 

granted. 

There was no objection. 

The SPEAKER proceeded to call the committees for reports. 

ALASKA COMMERCIAL COMPANY. 

Mr. HERBERT, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported 

back, with an amendment in the form of a sub titute, the resolution 

proposing the appointmE!nt of a committee to make investigation relating to affairs of the Alaska Commercial Company; which was referred 

to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and, 

with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

WEHRLE, WERK & SON. 

Mr. HERBERT, from the Committee on Ways and Means, also reported a bill (H. R. 7 496) for the relief of Wehrle, W er k & Son; which 

was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the Privat-e Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

CIRCUIT COURT, ML..~NEAPOLIS1 i)fiNN. 

Mr. McCOID, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported back 

favorably the bill (H. R. 7324) providing for holding a term of the circuit court in Minneapolis, 1\Iinn.; which was referred to the House 

Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

UNORGANIZED TERRITORY SOUTH OF KANSAS. 

Mr. McCOID, from the Committee on the Judiciary, also reported 

back favorably the bill (H. R. 489) to extend the laws of the United 

States over certain unorganized territory south of the State of Kansas; 

which was referred to the House Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

FIRST -ATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, NEBR. 

Mr. ADAMS, of Illinois, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, reported back favorably the bill (H. R. 7488) to authorize the 

increase of the capital stock of the First National Bank of Omaha, 

Nebr.; which was referred to the House Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

HILLSBOROUGH NATIONAL BANK. 

Mr. ADAMS, of Illinoi , from the Committee on Banking and Currency, also reported back favorably the bill (H. R. 't428) to authorize 

the Hillsborough National Bank to change its name to that of the First 

National Bank of Hillsborough, Ohio; which was referred to the House 

Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

RAILROAD BRIDGE ACROSS CUMBERLAND RIVER. 

Mr. SEYMOUR, from the Committee on Commerce, reported back, 

as a substitute for H. R. 7420, a bill (H. R. 74~7) to give the assent 

of Congress to the construction of a. railroad bridge by the Cincinnati,-

Green River and Nashville Railroad Company over the Cumberland 

River; which was read a :first and second time, referred to the House 

Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

The original bill wa laid on the table. 

AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 

fr. CULLEN, from the Committee on Agriculture, reported, a a sub titnte for H. R. 447 a bill (H. R. 749 ) to establish experiment 

stations in connection with the colley;es established in the several States 

under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1 62, and of the acts 

supplementary thereto; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, 

a.ud, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

'l'he original bill was laid on the table. 

HARRISON DEWEY. 

Mr. LYMAN, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported back 

favorably a bill (H. R. 4307) directing the Secretru-y of War to amend 

the record of Harrison Dewey; which wa referred to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

JOHN HOLLIN M 1BLAIR. 

Ur. MURRAY, from the Committee on Uilitary Affairs, reported, 

as a substitute for H. R. 74(J5, a bill (H. R. 7499) for the relief of 

Lieut. John Hollins McBlair; which was read a :first and econd time, 

referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar 

and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. ' 

The original bill wa laid on the table. 

CADET-ENGINEER JOHN U. CRYGIER. 

Ur. TALBOTT, from the Committeeon Naval Affairs, reported back 

favorably the bill (H. R. 706 ) authorizing the President of the United 

Stat~ to appo~t Cadet-Engineer John U. Crygier an assistant engineer m the Um.ted ~tatesNavy, and for other purpose ; which was re- . ferred to the Comm1ttee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar 

and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. ' 

LOUISIANA SWA.i1IP LAND . . 

l\fr. ~ATES, from the Co.ttee on the Public Lands, reported 

back With an amendment the bill (H. R. 2201) to extend the provisions 

of the act of March 2, 1855, to lands selected as wamp lands by the 

State of Louisiana under the act of March 2, 1849; which was referred 

to the House Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to 

be printed. 

UNEARNED LAND GRANTS. 

Mr. LEWIS, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported 

back with additional amendments the joint resolution (H. Res. 253) prohibiting the confirmation, certification, and patenting of unearned land 

grants; which was referred to the House Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

CAPE COD SHIP-CANAL. 

Mr. HOBLITZELI .. , from the Committee on Railways and Canals 

reported back with an amendment the bill (H. R. 6320) makinO' an ap: 

propriation for the construction of breakwaters, entrances, ;nd approaches for the Cape Cod Ship-Canal; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and, with the 

accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

ARMY M SEUM BUILDING. 

Mr. STOCKSLAGER, from the Committee on Public Buildings and 

Grounds, reported back with amendments the bill (H. R. 48) providing 

for the erection of a buildibg to contain the records of the library and 

museum of the Medical Department, United States Army; which was 

referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union 

and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. ' 

LAND IN PROVIDENCE FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES. 

Mr. HOPKINS, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 

reported back favorably the bill (H. R. 2703) to authorize the Secretary 

of the Treasury to convey land in Providence, R. I., for highway purposes; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

state of the Union, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. 

AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION. 

Mr. O'NEILL, of Missouri, from the Committee on Labor, reported 

back favorably the joint resolution (H. Res. 34) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; which was referred to 

the House Calendar, and, with the a-ccompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. · 

Mr. O'NEILL of Missouri, from the Committee on Labor, also repor:t,ed back thejointresolution(H. Res. 74)proposinganamendmentto 

the Constitution of the United States; which was referred to the House 

Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

LABOR ON PUBLIC WORKS. 

Mr. O'NEILL, ofl\fissouri, from the Committee on Labor, also reported 

back the joint resolution (H. Res. 246) providing that in the employment of labor on the public works of the Government preference shall 

be given to residents and citizens of the United States; which was referred to the House Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

LEWIS J. BLAIR. 

Mr. MATSON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported, as a substitute for H. R. 372, a bill (H. R. 7500) to restore the name 

of Lewis J. Blair to the pen ion-roll; which was read a :fir8t and second time, referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private 

Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

The original House bill wa laid upon the table. 

DAVID FRIED. 

Ur. UATSON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported back favorably the bill (H. R. 7308) for the relief of David Fried; 

which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanyingrepor.t, ordered to be printed. 

1\IABGARET A. BERRY. 

Mr. MATSON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, al o reported back favorably the bill (:;I. R. 5925) granting a pension to Margaret A.. Berry; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole Hou e 

on the Private Calendar, and with the accompanying report, ordered to 

be printed. 
•. 

1884. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5921 

CHARLES MILK. 

ltlr. MATSON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported back favorably the bill (H. R. 5309) for the relief of Charles 

Milk; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. HARitiSON MITCHELL. 

l\Ir. IATSON, from the Commitj:.ee on Invalid Pensions, also reported back with amendments the bill (H. R. 1901) for the relief of 

Harrison Mitchell, late of Company K, Forty-eighth Indiana Volunteers; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. FREDERICK HUTTO~. 

l\1r. MATSON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported ba<:k the bill (H. R. 7170) for the relief of Frederick Hutton; 

which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. CREET H. DOUGHERTY. 

Ur. l\1ATSON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reij)Orted back the bill (H. R. 383) granting a pension to Creet H. Dough-

-erty; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole Hou e on the 

.Private 9~lendar: and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. · 

THOMAS SIMP ON. 

1\Ir. MATSON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported back the bill (H. R. 1924) granting a pension to Thomas Simp-

~on; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

J>rivate Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. 

HENRY J. SEW Aim. 

1\Ir. l\1ATSON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also re-

·ported back the bill (S. 284) granting a pension to Henry J. Seward; 

which was referred to the Committee of the Whole Honse on the Pri-

··vate Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. 

MARTHA BASTIN. 

Ir. l\IATSON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also re-

-ported back the bill (S. 1566) granting a pension to Martha Bastin; 

which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Pri-

:vate Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be 

;_printed. ISRAEL TO GH. 

Mr. MATSON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also re-

-ported back the bill (S. 1227) granting a pension to Captain Israel 

Stough; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 

the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to 

be printed. · 

ADVERSE REPORTS. 

Mr. MATSON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also re-

_ported back with an adverse recommendation bills of the following 

titles; which were severally ordered to be laid on the table, and the ac-

-companying reports printed, namely: 

A bill (H. R. 2990) for the relief of George W. Loomis; 

A bill (H. R. 422) granting a pension to Franklin B. Burget, Willi.am Burget, and Lydia A. Burget; 

A bill (H. R. 6273) increasing the pension of David A. Ranger; 

A bill' (H. R. 7018) for the relief of William G. Baldwin; and 

A bill (H. R. 6274) increa3ing the pension of John Lindsey. 

~IE AGE FRO::U THE SENATE. 

A message from the Senate, by l\1r. McCooK, its Secretary, an-

-nounced that the Senate agreed to the report of the committee of con_. 

ference on the disagreeing votes of the two Hou es on the bill (H. R. 

·.() 61) making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal 

_year ending June 30, 1885, and for other purposes. 

MARY HOPPERTON. 

Mr. MORRILL, .from the Committee on Invalid Pension, reported 

-back the bill (S. 1225) granting a pension to Mary Hopperton, widow ·of Edward Hopperton; which was referred to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the a<:companying 

report, ordered to be printed. 

JAMES BROWN. 

Mr. MORRILL, :from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also re- :ported back the ·bill (S. 2244) granting a pension to James Brown; 

which was referred .to the Committee of the Whole House on the Pri-

·vate Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

JACOB SNOVELY. 

Mr. MORRILL, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also re- -_ported back with an adverse recommendation the bill (H. R. 7316) for 

the relief of Jacob Snovely; which was ordered to be laid on the table, 

.;and the accompanying -l'epor:t printed. 

XV-371 

FREDERIC S. RICH. 

Mr. RAY, of New Hampshire, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported back with amendments the bill (H. R. 5969) increasing 

the pension of Frederic S. Rich; which was referred to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

MRS. OLIVE W . PARKER. 

Mr. RAY, of New Hampshire, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported back the bill (H. R. 3901) granting a pension to lt1rs. 

Olive W. Parker; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the Private Calendar, and, with the acoompanying report, 

ordered to be printed. JAMES P. F. TOBY. 

Mr. RAY, of New Hap:1pshire, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported back the bill (S. 464) granting a pension to James P. 

F. Toby; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole Houseon 

the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. CHLOE A. WHIPPLE. 

Mr. BAGLEY, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported 

back the bill (H. R. 7338) granting a pension to Chloe A. Whipple; 

which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. Al'I1Y A. LEWI . 

Mr. BAGLEY, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported back the bill (H. R. 7337) for the relief of Amy A. Lewis; which 

was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

JUDSON BOSTWICK. 

Mr. BAGLEY, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported back the bill (H. R. 7333) granting a pension to Judson Bostwick; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. WARREN CROAK. 

Mr. BAGLEY, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported back with a favorablerecommendation the bill ~S . 461) granting 

a pension to Warren Croan; which was referred to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying 

report, ordered to be printed. 

HENRY A. ARMSTRONG. 

Mr. BAGLEY, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported backwitha favorable recommendation the bill (S. 912) granting 

a pension to Henry A. Armstrong; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

SARAH C. HALL. 

Mr. BAGLEY, from the Committee on Invalid Pension..c;;, also reported back with a favorable recommendation the bill (S. 1430) granting a pension to Sarah C. Hall; which was referred to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

RACHEL SMITH. 

Mr. LE FEYRE, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported 

back with a favorable recommendation the bill (H. R. 5813) granting 

a pension to Rachel Smith; which was referred to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying 

report, ordered to be printed. 

PRISCILLA J. SMALL. 

1\Ir. LE FEVRE, frolll the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported back with amendments the bill (H. R. 2540) granting a pension 

to Priscilla J. Small; which was referred to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the Private Calendar, and! with the amendments and 

accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

HECTOR W. SUMMERS. 

l\Ir. LE FEVRE, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported a bill (H. R. 7501) granting a pension to Hector W. Summers; 

which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. • 

ADVERSE REPORTS. 

Mr. HOLMES, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported 

back with ad verse recommendations bill<> of the following titles; which 

were severally laid on the table, and the acoompanying reports ordered 

to be printed: 

A bill (H. R_. 6280) for the relief of George H. Prettyman; 

A bill \H. R. 6857) for the relief of James Montgomery; A bill H. R. 7221) for the relief of Levi Dodge; and 

A bill H. R. 7224) for the relief of Alexander 1\I. Proctor . 
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MRS. JE~NIE E. JOHNSON. 

1\Ir. HOLMES, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also re- ported back with amendments the bill (H. R. 2002) for the relief of 

Mr . Jennie E. Johnson· which was referred to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the a;mendments and 

accompanying repox:t, ordered to be printed. 

JAMES lJ. 1\I7KENNA. 

Mr. HOLMES, from the Committee on Invalid Pen ions, also reported back with a fuvorable recommendation the bill (H. R. 7175) 

granting a pension to James 0 . .McKenna; which was referred to the 

Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the 

aecompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

C. W. BALDWIN. 

Mr. HOLMES, from the Committee on In valid Pen ions, also re- ported baek with amendments tbe bill (H. R. 7313) granting a pension 

to C. W. Baldwin; which was referred to the 9ommittee of the Whole 

House on the Private Calendar, and, with the amendments and accom- panying report, ordered to be printed . 

MARGARET . CA.l\IPBELL. 

Mr. HOLMES, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also re- ported back with a favorable recommendation the bill (H. R. 7294) 

granting a pension to Margaret S. Campbell; which was referred to the 

Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the 

accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

RICHARD W . BAR~ES. 

Mr. HOLMES, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also reported, as a substitute for H. R. 4443, a bill (H. R. 7502) for the relief 

of Richard 'W· Barnes; which was read a first and second time, referred 

to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, 

with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

WILLIAM J. HE . 

Mr. HOLMES, from theCommitteeoninvalidPension ,alsoreported 

back with a favorable recommendation the bill (S. 1444) granting a 

pension to William J. Hess; which was referred to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

ASAHEL D. WHITCOMB. 

:Mr. HOL~IEs, from theCommitteeoninvalid Pensions, also reported 

back with a favomble recommendation the bill (S. 1645) granting a pension to Asahel D. Whitcomb; which was referred to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompany- ing report, ordered to be printed. 

ANDREW J. BOLAR. 

Mr. PATTON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported 

back with a favorable recommendation the bill (S. 1398) granting an increa e of pension to Andrew J. Bolar; which was referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the ac- companying report, ordered to be printed. 

ADVERSE REPORTS. 

Mr. PATTON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, also re- ported back with adverse recommendations bills of the following titles; 

which were severally laid on the table, and the accompanying reports 

ordered to be printed: 

The bill (H. R. 7345) granting a pension to Edward Bartholomew; 

The bill (H. R. 4892) granting a pension to Thomas J. Walker- and 

The bill (H. R. 427 ) granting a pension to Robert Johnson. 

HEIR OF MICHAEL O'BRIEN. 

Mr. WINANS, ofMichigan, from the Committee on Invalid Pension, 

reported back the bill (S. 1220) for the relief of the heirs of Michael 

0' Brien, and moved that the committee be discharged from its further 

consideration, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Pension . The mo~on was agreed to. 

N. J. INGERSOLL. 

Mr. CULLEN, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported 

back with a favorable recommendation the bill (S. 670) granting anincrea e of Pension toN. J. Ingersoll; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and, with the 

accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

ROBERT A. CRITE • 

Mr. CULLEN, fro';n the Committee on Invalid Pension , also reported 

adversely the bill (H. R. 3009) granting a pension to Robert A. Crite ; 

which was laid on the table, and the accompanying report ordered to 

be printed. AUGUSTU~ JONES. 

:Mr. JONES, of Texas, from the Committee on Pensions, -reported 

back with a favorable recommendation the bill (H. R. 5191) granting an increase of pension to Augustus Jones; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the accom- panying report ordered to be printed. 

JACOB FU~OUSER. 

l.Ir. JONES, of Texas, from the Committee on Pensions, also reported: back with a favorable recommendation the bill (H. R. 2 72) granting. a pension to Jacob Funkhouser; which was referred to the Committe . of the Whole House on the Pri ate Calendar, and the accompanying· report ordered to be printed. 

ARAH' M •. BIS ELL. 

l.Ir. HEWITT, of Alabama, rom the Committee on Pen ions, re-. ported back with a favorable recommendation the bill (H. R. 6940}• 

granting a pension to arah l\I. Bissell; which was referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

E:UZ.& LU S •. 

Mr. STOCKSLAGER, from the Committee on Pension , reported back 

with a favorable recommendation the· bill (H. R. 3605) gran,ting a pen--

sion to Eliza Slu ; which was referred to the Committee of the WholeHouse on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered 

to be printed. " 'WTLLI.A.::\1: TIUCKLAXD. 

:M:r. STOCKSLAGER, from the Committee on Pensions, also reported. 

back with a favorable recommendation the bill {H. R. 3994) granting a pension to William Strickland; which was referred to the Committee 

of the Whole Hou eon the Private· Calendar, and the accommpanying 

report ordered to be printed. • 

D11..1:.Y AGX.KL. 

l\Ir. STOCKSLAGER, from the Committee on Pensions, also reported 

back with a favorable recommendation the bill (H. R. 765) for there-. lief of Emily Agnel; which wa referred to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report· ordered to be printed. 

LEMUEL J . BENNETT. 

Mr. STOCKSLAGER, from the Committee on Pensions, also reported 

back with a favorable recommendation the bill (H. R. 552) granting a pension to Lemuel J . Bennett; which was referred to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying: report ordered to be printed~ 

UES AGE FROl\1 THE SENATE. 

A message from the Senate, by l.Ir. SYUPSON, one of its clerk , informed the House that the Senate req nested the return of the following bill: 

A bill (H. R. 4383) to ~elieve certain soldiers from the charge of desertion. 

l\Ir. HOLMAN. I believe uch a request ha never been refused. 

The SPEAKER. If there is no objection the request of the Senatewill be granted and the bill returned. There was no objection, and it was ordered accordingly. 

~IR • LYDIA S. HL'GGIN' • 

~Ir. STRUBLE (by Ir. LAIRD), from the Committee on Pensions . reported back with a favorable recommendation the bill (H. R. 838~ granting a pension to l\Irs. Lydia . Huggins; which was referred to. the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the 

accompanying report mdered to be printed . 

.10HN E. DENHAM. 

Mr. LAIRD, from the Committee on Pensions, reported back with a . favorable recommendation the bill (H. R. 579 ) granting a pension to 

John E. Denham; which wa referred to the Committee of the Whole 

Hou eon the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered 

to be printed. NATHANIEL PO:XD, JR. 

Mr. LAIRD, from the Committee on Pensions, also reported back 

with a favorable recommendation the bill (H. H.. 4668) for the relief of· Nathaniel Pond, jr.; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered 

to be printed. VALENCIA . HUTCHIN OX. 

Mr. LAIRD, from the Committee on Pensions, also reported back 

with a favorable recommendation the bill (H. R. 35 1) for the relief or Valencia S. HutchinSon; which was referred to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report 

ordered to be printed. DELIA G. WEBBER. 

Mr. LAIRD, from the Committee on Pen ions, also reported back 

with a favorable recommendation the bill (H. R. ) for the relief of· ·· 

Delia G. Webber; which was refen-ed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the Private Calendar, and the. accompanying report ordered 

to be printed. DANIEL M ALPINE. 

. Mr. LAIRD, from the Committee on Pensions, also reported, a;; a substitute for H. R. 6950,. a bill (H. R. 7503) for the relief of Daniel. 

.McAlpine. 

The original bill CR. R 6950) was laid on the table. 
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The substitute bill (H. R. 7503) was read a first and econd time, 

referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private CaJendar, 

and, with the a{!()ompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

DELIA G. WEBBER. 

1\Ir. LAIRD, from the Committee on Pensions, also reported, as a 

sub titute for H. R. , a bill (H. R. 7504) granting a pension to Delia 

G. Webber; which was read a first and second time, referred to the 

Committee of the Whole Hou e on the Private Calendar, and the 

accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

H. P. CARTWRIGHT AND OTHERS. 

1\fr. LAIRD, from the Committee on Pensions, also reported adversely 

the petition of H. P .. Cartwright, M.D., and others; which was laid on 

the table, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

HENRY · AYRES. 

; 1\I:r. McMILLIN, from the Committee on Claims, reported back with 

amendments the bill (H. R. 425) for the relief of Henry Ayre ; which 

was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

JOHN D. 1\IANNERLYN. 

Mr. McMILLIN, from the Committee on Claims, also reported back 

favorably the bill (H. R. 1827) for the relief of John D. 1\lannerlyn, of 

the State of Georgia; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered 

to be printed. JOHN P. PETERSON. 

Mr. WOOD, from the Committee on Claims, reported back favorably 

the b:Ul (H. R. 6270) for the relief of John P. Peterson; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, 

and the a{!()Ompanying report ordered to be printed. 

WILLIAM H. CROOK. 

Mr. RAY, of New York, from the Committee on Claims, reported 

back with amendments the bill (H. R. 956) for the relief of William 

H . Crook; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be 

printed. ELl.ZABETH FLEMING AND OTHERS. 

Mr. ELL WOOD, from the Committee on Claims, reported back with 

amendments the bill (H. R. 1140) for the relief of Elizabeth Fleming, 

Francis E. Robinson, and Mary and Margaret Johnston; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, 

and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

A. A. THOMAS. 

1\lr. ELL WOOD, from the Committee on Claims, also reported back 

with amendments the bill (S. 643) for the relief of A. A. Thomas; which 

was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

WILLIAM PIKE. 

Mr. GEDDES, from the Committee on War Claims, reported back 

favorably the bill (H. "R. 4434) for the relief of William Pike; which 

was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

SILAS QUACKENB1JSH. 

Mr. GEDDES, from the Committee on War Claims, also reported 

back favorably the bill (H. R. 4433) for the relief of Silas Quackenbush; 

which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private 

Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

GEORGE W . BALDWIN ~-n OTHERS. 

111r. GEDDES, from the Committee on War Claims, also reported 

back favorably the bill (H. R. 46~) for the relief of George W. Baldwin, Charles L. Baldwin, and Dora Thompson; which was referred to 

the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the 

accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

MRS. MARTHA V,AUGIL~ AND MRS. LOUISA JACIUfA.N. 

1\ir. FERRELL, from the Committee on War Claims, reported back 

favorably the bill (H. R. 3874) for the relief of ~irs. Martha Vaughn 

and Mrs. Louisa Jackman; which was referred to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

MILINDA GRIMES. 

Ir. FERRELL, from the Committee on War Claims, also reported 

back adversely the bill (H. R. 2903) for the relief of 1\iilinda Grimes; 

which was laid on the table, and the accompanying report ordered to 

be printed. 

WILLIAM FLETCHER. 

~ir. FERRELL, from tbe Committee on War Claims, aJ o reported 

back adversely the bill (H. R. 2106) for the relief of William Fletcher; 

which wa laid on the table, and the accompanying report ordered to 

be printed. 

PATIE~CE BEATTY. 

Mr. EVERHART, from the Committee on War Claims, reported back 

with amendments the bill (H. R. 622) for the benefit of Patience Beatty; 

which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered to be printed. 

PATRICK FL~""N. 

Ur. ROWELL (by Mr. EVERHART), from the Committee on War 

Claims, reported back favorably the bill (H. R. 1869) for the relief of 

Patrick Flynn; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the Private Calendar, and the accompanying report ordered 

to be printed. 

MONUMENTS ON REVOLUTIONARY BATTLE-FIELDS. 

1r. WOODWARD, from the Committee on the Library, reported 

back with amendments the bill (H. R. 2435) to encourage ocieties of 

the vicinage to erect monuments on the few important battle-fields of 

the Revolution; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state ofthe Union, and the accompanying reportordered 

to be printed. KLAMATH INDIAN RESERVATION. 

Mr. PEEL, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported, as a substitute for H. R. 112, a bil} (H. R. 7505) for the restoration of the Klamath Indian reservation, in the State of California, .to the public domain; which was read a first and econd time referred to the House 

Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

The original bill was laid on the table. 

J. M. WAIDE, DENTO:Y COUNTY, TEXAS. 

Mr. PEEL, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, also reported back 

favorably the bill (H. R. 2 19) for the relief of J. M. Waide, of Denton County, Texas; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the Private Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, 

ordered to be printed. 

ASSAY OFFICE AT SOCORRO. 

1\fr. UANZANARES, from the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and 

Measures, reported back favorably the bill (H. R. 6230) to establish an 

assay office at Socorro, in the Territory of New Mexico; which was re. 

ferred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, 

and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

BELVA A. LOCKWOOD. 

1t1r. GRAVES, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported back 

adversely the bill (H. R. 3781) for the relief of Belva A. Lockwood; 

which was laid ..on the table, and the accompanying report ordered to 

be printed. 

WILLIAM H. HOUGHTO:Y. 

Mr. STOCKSLAGER, from the Committee on Pensions, reported back 

favorably the bill (H. R. 4026) for the relief of William H. Houghton; 

which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private Calender, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

SPANISH AND MEXICAN LL.~D CLAIMS. 

Mr. COSGROVE. I rise fo:r the purpose of submitting the views of 

the minority, of the Committee on Private Land Claims on the bill (S. 

19) concerning Spanish and Mexican land claims. 

The SPEAKER. Has the gentleman had permission to present the 

view of the minority? 

Mr. COSGROVE. I ask unanimous consent to present the views of 

the minority, in order that they may be printed and referred with the 

report of the majority of the committee. 

The SPEAKER. The Chair hears no objection, and it is ordered 

accordingly. 

MR • REBECCA ADA~l . 

Mr. PERKINS, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported 

back favorably the bill (H. R. 7025) for the relief of Rebecca Adams; 

which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the Private 

Calendar, and, with the a~mpanying report, ordered to be printed. 

CRLl\IINAL CODE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

Mr. McCOMAS, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, 

reported back with amendments the bill (H. R. 5249) to provide a 

criminal code for the District of Columbia; which was referred to the 

Hou e Calendar, and, with the accompanying rewrt, ordered to be 

printed. • 

EXECUTED CONTRA TS. 

Mr. JEFFORDS, from the Committee on the District of Cohimbia, 

reported back favorably the bill (H . R. 74 9) to define the duties and 

liabilities of the District of Columbia under certain executed contracts; 

which was referred to the Honse Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

WILLIAM )II])KIFF. 

1\lr. NELSON, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported ba~k 

with amendments the bill (H. R. 3 04) for the relief of William Midkiff; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
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Private Calendar, and, with the a<Jcompanying report, ordered to be 

printed. 

STATUTE OF LIMITATION . 

1\1r. CALDWELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask by unanimous consent to 

take from the Speaker's table Senate amendments to House bill6370 

to limit the time within which prosecutions may be instituted against 

persons charged with violating the internal-revenue laws, and to move non-concurrence and the appointment of a committee of conference. 

M:r. DUNN. Is it a public or private measure? . 1\Ir. CALDWELL. It is in reference to limiting the time in which 

the statute of limitations may run in these cases. 

1\1r. CANNON. I object. 

PURCHASERS OF LAND IN NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. 

1\Ir. PAYSON, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported back 

with amendments the bill (H. R. 1737) for the relief of settlers and· 

purchasers of lands on the public domain in the States of Nebraska and 

Kansas; which was referred to the House Calendar, and, with the a<Jcompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

RELOCATION OF SITES OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 

Mr. STOCKSLAGER, from the Committee on Public Buildings and 

Grounds, reported back with amendments joint resolution (H. Res. 

281) directing the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend action in the 

matter of erecting public buildings in all cases where bills have been 

reported favorably to this House authorizing the relocation of sites for 

such buildings; which was referred to the House Calendar, and, with 

the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

Mr. TALBOTT. Mr. Speaker, I am instructed by the Committee on Naval Affairs to report· back the petition of John A. Nowell, J. C. Warren, and other citizens of Boston, \ovith an accompanying resolution, and 

ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of the same. 

Mr. CANNON. I demand the regular order. 

Mr. TALBOTT. This is a resolution for an investigation of an officer 

connected with the navy-yard near Boston, and it ought to be passed. 

I ask that it may be read for tlie information of the Honse, and then if 

the gentleman chooses to demand the regular order, of course I am perfectly willing to abide by it. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois has already demanded 

the regular order. 

Mr. TOWNSHEND. I was in hopes that the gentleman would withhold it for a little while to permit this report to be made. 

Mr. TUCKER. I move that the Honse resolve itself into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the purpose of 

taking up and considering revenue bills. 

M:r. STOCKSLAGER. I desire to give notice that I shall antagonize that motion, my object being to proceed with· the regular order 

for the consideration of bills reported from the Committee on Pnblic 

Buildings and Grounds. 

The SPEAKER. The only way to antagonize the motion of the gentleman from Virginia is to ·vote it down. 

Mr. CANNON. I understand the regular order is the unfinished 

business. 

The SPEAKER. What unfinished business? 

Mr. CANNON. If there is no unfinished business, then it is in order, as I unde:rntand the rule, to entertain a motion that the House proceed 

to business on the Speaker's table. 

The SPEAKER. The regular order is the motion of the gentleman 

from Virginia that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for the consideration of bills raising 

revenue, or a motion would also have been in order to go into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering general appropriation bills. The gentleman from Virginia makes the motion to go into 

Committee of the Whole for the former purpose. 

1\Ir. CANNON. On page 203 of the Digest, as I understand it, the 

regular order of business after the unfinished business has been disposed of is the motion to proceed to business on the Speaker's table. 

I find this language: 

Unfinished business having been disposed of, it shall be in order to entertain :ahl~.tion that the House do now proceed to the business on the Speaker's 

The SPEAKER. If the gentleman will now read clause 9 of Rule 

XVI he will see that at any time after the expiration of the morning 

hour it shall be in order to entertain a motion that the House resolve 

itself into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for 

the purpose of considering bills raising revenue or general appropriation bills. 

Mr. CANNON. The only way then to get to the Speaker's table is 

to vote down the motion of the gentleman from Virginia? 

The SPEAKER. That is the only way. 

Mr. THOMPSON. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. 

Mr. THOMPSON. Would it be in order to move to go into Committee of the Whole to take up the educational bill? 

The SPEAKER. Not pending the motion of the gentleman from 

Virginia. 

l\Ir. HEWITT, of Alabama. The bill of the gentleman from Virginia 

would have to be antagonized in Committee of the Whole if the House 

went into committee at all. ' 

1\Ir. THOMPSON. Can we not antagonize and vote down his mo- tion--

The SPEAKER. Undoubtedly. 

1t1r. THOMPSON. In this way: when we go into committee if this 

House shall so decide, by refusing to take up that particular bill and 

then proceed with the consideration Of the educational bill? · The SPEAKER. The Committee of the Whole, of course can take 

up the educational bill, provided it is the desire of the co~mittee to 

do so; but it would first have to refuse to consider the bills referred 

to by the gentleman from Virginia and all other bills upon the Calendar 

preceding the-bill to which the gentleman refers. 

Mr. HENLEY. Would it be parliamentary for me to state to the 

House that I desire to antagonize the motion of the gentleman from 

Virginia by a land-grant bill? 

The SPEAKER. That is debate. The question is not debatable. 

The gentleman will, of course, antagonize the motion of the gentleman 

from Virginia by voting against it. 

.~e .question is on agreeing to the motion of the gentleman from 

Vrrgnna that the House do now resolve itself into Committee of the 

~ole .~ouse on the state of the Union for the purpose of considering 

bills ralSmg revenue. 

The question Will$ taken, and the House divided; and therewere---.:ayes 

59, noes 6 . 

Mr. TUCKER, Mr. McMILLIN, and others demanded the yeas and ·· yeas. 

The yeas and nays were ordered-40 members voting in favor thereof. 

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. 

Mr. HOLMES, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that 

they had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title· 

when the Speaker signed the same: ' 

A bill (H. R. 5459) making appropriations for the service of the PostOffice Departme?t for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, and for 

other purpo es. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to. the motion of the 

gentleman from Virginia, on which the yeas and nays have been or- dered. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. I 

desire to know what is the question before the House? 

The SPEAKER. The Chair has twice stated the question but will 

do so again if there be no objection. The gentleman fro~ Virginia 

moves that the House resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole on the state of the Union for the purpose of considering bills raising rev- enue. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. May I ask what bill? 

The SPEAKER. Bills raising revenue, such bills as are on the Calendar in Committee of the Whole, in their regular order. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. May I ask when it -would be in order to 

go to the Speaker's table to take up the Mexican pension bill? 

The SPEAKER. If the House does not go into Committee of the 

Whole House on the state of the Union the motion to go to the Speaker's 

table would be in order unless interfered with by some other motion. 

Mr. WHITE,ofKentuc1..ry. Then! givenoticethatwewillendeavor 

to take up the Mexican pension bill. 

1\Ir. KEIFER. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. 

Mr. KEIFER. Notwithstanding that the yeas and nays have been 

ordered on the pending motion to go into Committee of the Whole 

would it not now be in order for a conference report to be presented? 

The SPEAKER. It would be. . Mr. KEIFER. The gentleman from Alabama [1\Ir. FORNEY] de-- srres to present a conference report. . 

ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL. 

Mr. FORNEY. I present the report of a committee of conference on the Army appropriation bill. 

The Clerk read the report, as follows: 

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two House on the -amendment of the Senate numbered 35 to the bill of the House No. 6861 

making appropriations for the support of the Army for the year ending Jun~ 30, 1885, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference have rcrw.~~d to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as folbe;~~~~e House recede from its disagreement to the said amendment numWM. H. FORNEY, J. WARREN KEIFER, 

Managers on the part of tJw House. 

P.B.PLU1\IB, 

l\1. W. RANSOl\I, 

Managers on the par' of rM Senate. 

M:r. FORNEY. I ask that the statement be read. 
1884. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE .. 5925 

The statement was read, as follows: 

The managers on the part of the House of the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses to the amendment of the Senate numbered 35 t-o the 

bill H. R. 6861, making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year 1885, submit the following written statement in explanation of the confer- ence report: The effect of the action recommended on the amendment numbered 3.'> strikes 

from the bill as it passed the House the following: "That for the better accomplishment of the object of the acts authorizing the con truct.ion of the railroads hereinaft.e1· referred to, and the better to ecure to the Government the u e and benefit of the same, all acts authorizing the building and construction of tho e railroad!'! which have received, in addition to land 

grants Government aid by loan or guarantee of bonds by the United States, 

and al'l other acts, parts of acts, and provisions having relation thereto, are hereby so altered, amended, and modified that hereafter the compensation paid or allowed for the carrying and transportation of the property or troops of the 

United States by such railroad companies or their assigns or succes ors shall 

bot exceed 50 percent. of the amount paid by private parties for the same kind 

of service; but nothmg herein shall be construed to waive the right of the 

United States to further amend said acts, or any or either of them, hereafter, as in the judgment of Congress justice or public policy may require, or waive any right now existing in favor of the Unite<LStates." 

WM. H. FORNEY, 

J. WARREN KEIFER, 

Manage1·s on the part ofth~ House. 

l\1r. FORNEY. I move the adoption of the report. 

1\Ir. TOWNSHEND. Having been appointed by the Chair as one of 

the conference committee on the par.t of t.he House on the disagreeing 

votes of the two Houses on this bill, I desire to say that I have declined to sign the report of the committee of conference for this reason: 

When the conference committee made their report on the Post-Office 

appropriation bill I joined with the majority of the conferees on the 

part of the House in that report, which insisted on the provision adopted 

by the House that there should be a reduction of the compensation to 

raili-oads for the carrying of mails. The same reasons I urged there 

apply to the provision in the Army appropriation bill with reference to 

the transportation of military stores and troops. 

I believed then and believe now, 1\Ir. Speaker, that we are paying 

the railroad companies far more than is just and reasonable. I have 

not changed my convictions upon that question. When the Po t-Office 

appropriation bill was first brought before this House and this question 

was acted upon by a yea-and-nay vote the House sustained the con- clusion reached by the Committee on Appropriations. Subsequently, 

when the first committee of conference had failed to agree on that provision of the bill, the House, likewise by a yea-and-nay vote, declared 

the Committee on Appropriations was right in demanding a reduction 

of the rate of compensation to railroads. But on yesterday it appeared that some gentlemen had changed their views on the subject, 

and a majority declared that the House should abandon this position, 

and not struggle any further with the Senate on that question. My 

colleagues on the conference committee on the Army appropriation bill 

have regarded that vote as an indication of the will of the House on that question, and have consented that the House shall recede from its 

disagreement to the amendment. So far as I am individually con- cerned I will say the action of the majority of the House on yesterday 

does not meet with my convictions of duty, and therefore I have declined to sign the conference report. 

1\fr. FORNEY. I will state that the reason I have signed the con- ference report is based on the fact that the House on yesterday decided 

it should recede from the similar provision in the Post-Office appropriation bilL I have therefore signed the report, believing that that vote 

amounted to an instruction from the House to do so. 

Mr. KEIEER. As one of the conferees on the part of the House on this bill I desire to say a word or two. It may be very doubtful policy 

on the part of the Government to cripple these railroad corporations 

that are indebted to the Government and to insist at the same time that 

everything should be done on the part oftherailroadcompanies. !tis 

very doubtful whether the Government can require them to Clh'TY the 

army freights and do transportation work for t.he Government at much 

less rates than they can afford to do for private individuals. That is 

doubtful from everal points of view. 

But I do not rise for tha purpose of discussing that question. I leave 

the vote of yesterday to answer all that has been suggested by the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. TOWNSHEND]. We are probablyin thelast 

hours of the session, at least we all hope we are to get away from here 

in a very short time, and I think it important we should hasten along. 

I believe there are other matters much more important to the country 

than this question of the rates of compensation to be paid for Government transportation. I think it important we should hasten through 

thi matter of disagreement for the purpose of taking up a few bills 

that are of great general interest. 

I refer especially to the bill known as the McPherson bill, to 

amend the national banking act. That bill promises substantial re- lief from an impending financial crisis now threatened all over the 

country on account of the scarcity of currency within the reach of the 

public. I refer, also, to the MexicaR pension bill, which grants relief 

to a gre-at many worthy persons, and in addition contains many important and desirable changes in our general pension laws not likely to 

he enacted into laws through separate bills. I might mention other 

things also. I hope, and now express earne tly the hope, that this Congres ;may adjourn soon, but not without having these measures brought 

up and passed. And I appeal to the Hou e, and especially to the com- mittees having these matters in charge, to see to it th:tt they are brought up and passed before we adjourn. 

1\Ir. FORNEY. I move the adoptionofthe report of the committee 

of conference. 

The report was agreed to. 

1\fr. FORNEY moved to reconsider the vote just taken; and also 

moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. 

The latter motion was agreed to. 

ORDER OF J3USI~"ESS. 

The SPEAKER. The question is on the motion of the gentleman 

from Virginia [Mr. T CKER]. 

1\Ir. DINGLEY. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. 

]tlr. DINGLEY. If the motion whi{!h is now before the House to go 

into Committee of the Whole House on the state of Union for the purpose of considering revenue bills should prevail, would it not be in 

order for the House to lay aside the first bill that might be reached on the Calendar and take up the bill to carry into effect the convention 

between the United States and Mexico? 

The SPEAKER. That is scarcely a parliamentary question for the 

Chair to answer. The rule provides that when objection is made to 

the consideration of any bill in Committee of the Whole the committee shall rise and the House shall vote whether that bill shall be passed over or considered. The question is on the motion of the gentleman 

from Virginia [Mr. TUCKER] thatth~HouseresolveitselfintoCommittee 

of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the purpose of con- sidering bills raising revenue. On this question the yeas and nays have 

been ordered. 

The question was taken; and there were-yeas 80, nays 133, not 

voting 111; as follows: 

YE.AS-80. 

Aiken, Dibrell, 

Barbour, Dowd, 

Hunt, 

Jones, J. H. 

Kasson, 

Kean, 

Lacey, 

Lanham, 

Long, 

Lyman, 

McMillin, 

Mutchler, 

Oates, 

Ochiltree, 

O'Ferrall, 

Paige, 

Patton, 

Peel, 

Pierce, 

Poland, 

Pryor, 

Randall. 

Bayne, Eat-on, 

Bennett, Elliott, 

Blanchard, Ermentrout, 

Blount, Findlay, 

Brown, W. W. Forney, 

Brumm, Garrison, 

Budd, Gibson, 

Cabell, Greenleaf, 

Caldwell, Hammond, 

Campbell, J. E. Hancock, 

Uandler, Hardeman, 

Chalmers, Hardy, 

Clements, Hart, 

Converse, Herbert, 

Cox, W. R. Hewitt, G. W. Culberson, D. B. Hiscock, 

Culbertson, W. W. Hoblitzell, 

Dargan, Honkins. 

Adams, G. 'E. Adams,J. J. 

Alexander, 

Anderson, 

Arnot, 

Bagley, 

Belmont, 

Boutelle, 

Breckinridge, 

Brewer, J. H. 

Brewer, F. B. Broadhead, 

Browne, T. M. 

Buchanan, 

Burleigh, 

Campbell, J. M. 

Cannon, 

Carleton, 

Cobb, 

Cook, 

Cosgrove, 

Crisp, 

Cullen, 

Davis, G. R. Davis, L.H. Davis, R. T. Deuster, 

Dorsheimer, 

Dunn, 

Eldredge, 

English, 

Evans, I. N. Everhart, 

Finerty, 

Atkinson, 

Ballentine, 

Barksdale, 

Barr. 

Bea~h. 

Belford, 

Bingham, 

Bisbee, 

Blackburn, 

Bland, 

Bowen, 

Boyle, 

Brainerd, 

NAYS-133. 

Follett, Millard, 

Funston, Miller, J. F. Glascock, 1\lilliken, 

Goff, 1\Iills,_ Graves, l\Ioney, 

Halsell, Morgan, 

Harmer; Morrill, 

Hatch, H. H. Morse, 

Hatch, W. H. Muldrow, 

Henderson, D. B. Murray, 

Henderson, T. J. Neece, 

Henley, Nelson, 

Hewitt, A. S. Parker, 

Holman, Payne, 

Holton, Payson, 

Horr, Peters, 

Houseman, Potter, 

Howey, Price, 

James, Rankin, 

Jeffords, Ranney, 

Jones, B. W. Ray, G. W. Jordan, Ray, Ossian 

Keifer, Reed, 

Ketcham, Rice, 

Laird, Riggs, 

Lamb, Robertson, 

Lawrence, Robinson, J. S. Le Fevre, Rockwell, 

Lovering, Rogers, J. H. Lowry, Rosecrans, 

McCoid, Ryan, McCormick, Slocum, 

Matson, Smith, 

Maybury, Spooner, 

NOT VOTING-Ill. 

Brei tung, Buckner, 

Burnes, 

Calkins, 

Campbell, Felix 

Cassidy, 

Chace, 

Clardy, 

Clay, 

Collins, 

Connolly, 

Covington, 

Cox, S. S. 

Curtin, 

Cutcheon, 

Davidson, 

Dibble, 

Dingley, 

Dockery, 

Duncan, 

Dunham, 

Ellis, 

Ellwood, 

Evins,J.H. 

Ferrell, 

Fiedler, 

Reese, 

Scales, 

Seney, 

Smalls, 

Stewart, Charles 

Storm, 

Sumner, C. A. 

Taylor, J. M. 

Throckmorton, 

Tillman, 

Tucker, 

Vance, 

Wallaee, 

Warner, Richard 

Wemple, 

Whiting, 

Wilson, James Wilson, W. L. Wise, G. D. York. 

Springer, 

Steele, 

Stockslager, 

Stone, 

Strait, 

Talbott, 

Thomas, 

Thompson, 

Townshend, 

Tully, 

Turner, H. G. 

Turner, Oscar 

Valentine, 

Van Eaton, 

Wadsworth, 

Wait, 

Wakefield, 

Ward, 

Warner, A. J. 

Washburn, 

Weaver, 

Wellborn, 

White, J.D. Wilkins 

William~, 

Willis, 

;~~~r'J. E. B. 

Wood, 

Yaple, 

Young. 

Foran, 

Fyan, 

Geddes, 

George, 

Green, 

Guenther, 

Hanback, 

Haynes, 

Hemphill, 

Hepburn, 

Hill 

Hitt: 

Holmes, 
5926 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. Ju.Ly 2, 

Hooper, 1\IcComa.s, Post, 

Houk, 1\Iiller, S. H. Pusey, Hurd, 1\fitchell, Reagan, 

Hutchins, MorriJ on, Robinson, W. E. John on, Moulton, Rogers, W. F. 

~~~;s;} ,f· ~i~~;b)· , 1i~~V1', Kelley, Nicholl , Seymour, 

Kellogg, Nutting, Shaw, · King, O'Hara, Shelley, 

Kleiner, O'Neill, Charles Singleton, 

Lewis, O'Neill, J. J. Skinner, C. R. Libbey, Perkins, Skinner, T. G. Lore, Pettibone, Snyder, 

McAdoo, Phelps, Spriggs, 

So the motion wa not agreed to. 

Stephen on, tevens, 

Stewart, J. W. Struble, 

Sumner, D. H. Taylor, E. B. Taylor, J. D. Van Alstyne, Weller. 

White, l\Iilo 

Winans, John Wi e,J.S. 

"\Voodward, 

Worthington. 

The following additional pairs were announce?-:. 

Mr. BRAINERD with Mr. DIBBLE, on all political questions, until 

further notice. 

1\Ir. GEDDES with Mr. ROWELL, on this vote. 

Mr. CLAY with .Mr. STR BLE1 for this day. 

l\1r. GREENwithMr. SIN,VLETO~, on this vote. Ifpresent, Mr. GREEN 

would vote "ay" and Mr. INGLETON "no." 

Mr. TEVE ~s with Mr. BELFORD, for this day. 

1\Ir. LIBBEY with 1\Ir. CABEJ~L, for this day. 

1\Ir. BALLENTINE with Ir. BARR, for this day. 

Mr. Po T, of Pennsylvania with Ir. MILLER, of Pennsylvania, for 

the remainder of the day. 

1\Ir. CoLLIN with Mr. STEWART, ofVermont, for this day. 

Mr. SKINNER, of New York, with l\11·. BEACH, for to-day. 

1\lr. BH.ECKINRIDGE. I desire to state that my colleague, 1\h. 

JoNE of Arkansas, i ab ent on account of ickness. 

The r ult of the vote wa then announced, a.s above tated. 

RIVER AND HARBOR APPROPRIATION BILL. 

Mr. WILLIS. I ask con ent that an order be made that the House 

request a conference on the disagreeing vote of the two Houses on t~e 

amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 7012) making appropnation for the con truction, repair and preservation of certain works on 

rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. 

There was no objection, and it was so ordered. 

ORDER OF BUSI ~ESS. 

Mr. H-EWITT, of :New York. I ask unanimous consent to submit a 

resolution for consideration at this time. 

Mr. BROWNE, of Indiana. I desire to make what I regard a a 

privileged motion. 

The PEAKER. The gentleman will state it. 

1\Ir. BROWNE, of Indiana. It is that the House now proceed to the 

con ideration of business on the peaker's table. 

The SPEAKER. Doe the gentleman object to the consideration of 

the r olution ofthe gentleman from New York [Mr. HEWITT]? 

Mr. BROWNE, of Indiana. I will waive my motion for the present, 

if I can be recognized to mn.ke it afterward. 

The PEAKER. , The gentleman from New York [Mr. HEWITT] 

requ t unanimous con ent to ubmitforpresent consideration a resolution, which will be read. 

1\Ir. HISCOCK. Read subject to objection? 

The SPEAKER Certainly. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Whereas numerous fraudulent transactions have recently been di closed in sev- eral of the Executive Departments of the Government: Therefore, . Resolved, That a committee of thirteen member of this Hou. e be appo~t~ 

by the Speaker, to. inquire. in.to any errors,_ abu e.'!, or ~rauds ~n the_ adml~lstration and executiOn of ex1st1ng law affectmg the pub he en·we, w1th a VI~W 

to a certain what changes and reforma~ion can be m~~:-de so as ~o pr<?mote m~ 

tegrity, economy, and efficiency therein ; and the sa1d committee 1 her~ by instructed to examine into th'e accounts and expen es of the everal Executive Departments of U1c Ooverument, whether any fraudulent transactions have occurred thereiu; whether the claims from time to time ~tisfied and di - cha rg-ed by the respecti,·e Departments are supported by genu me vouchers ~­

ficieut to c ·tablish the ju tne s of the awe; whether such chums havebeendJ.S- charged out of funds appt·opriated therefor, and whether all mon~~~s have been disbursed in couformity with law; whether any and what proviSIOns are nec- e sary to be adopted to provide more perfectly for the proper appli<:BtiOJ?- of th_e 

public moneys and to ecure the Go,·ernment from demand unJust 1n theu character or extravagant in U1eir amounts; whether any retrenchment ca~ be made in the expenditures of tbe several Department of the Government wtth- out detriment to the public ervice; whether there is or has been any neglect to enforce the pa.ymeut of money which may be due to the United States from public defaulters or othersl\1r. HISCOCK {interrupting the reading). I object and call for the 

r~arorder. 

' Mr. STOCKSLAGER. I do not object, but I think the law is good 

enough now; all that is necessary is to turn the rascaLs out and put 

honest men in. 

Mr. TOWNSHEND. I move to go to business on the Speaker's 

table, for the purpo e of reac:hing the llexican pension bill. 

1\Ir. HOLMAN. I ri e to a question of order. The reading of the 

paper was commenced by u.nanimous consent, and no one has a right 

to object until the reading is completed. 

The SPEAKER. Still the Chair supposes that the gentleman had 

beard enoogh to show that he objected. 

11\fr. TOWNSHEND. Then I move to go to the Speaker's table for 

the purpose of taking ~p the Mexican pension bill. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kent.ucky. I make the point of order that this 

resolution eems to be a reflection on the committees of this House, 

and I think it ought to be read through. This is a Democratic House . The SPEAKER. The· Chair can not permit it to be read through 

when the regular order is demanded. 

fr. WHITE, of Kentuck"Y. It is a reflection on the committees of 

the Hou e. [Cries of'' Regular order!"] . 

Mr. TOWN H&~D. I move to go to business on the Speaker's table 

to take up the Mexican pension bill. . h. HEWITT, of ... :rew York. Does my colleague [1\Ir. HrscocK] 

take the responsibility of refu ing to allow inyestigation to be made? 

1\h. HISCOCK. I do. The r olution is too much of a reflection 

upon thecommitteesoftbis Hou e. ltimpliesthattheyhaveneglected 

their dutie . 1\Ir. HEWITT, of New York. It is a reflection on a Republican administration, which needs inve tigation. [Cries of "Regular order! "] 

1\Ir. HISCOCK. Your standing committees have had juri diction to 

investigate the administration during the entire Sa! ion. I do not propose to create roving committees for electioneering purpo e . 1\Ir. REED. I wi h to protest again t the remark that this re olution implies any ''reflection.' The gentleman always makes~ charges 

without reflection. [Crie of ''Regular order!" and confn 10n.] 

1\Ir. WELLER. I mo,·e that the House do now adjourn. 

The PEA.KER. The Hou e will be in order. The Chair will su -

pend bu iness until order has been restored. 

Mr. TOWNSHEND. I move to go to the peaker' tabletotake up 

the Mexican pension bill. 

Mr. BROWNE, of Indiana. I thought I bad the floor. 

The PE.A.KER. It is alway the practice of the Chair to recognize 

a gentleman who bas been in charge of a bill when be rises to make a motion in connection with the bill. The Chair recognize the gentle- man from Illinoi [ fr. TowN HEND] who reported thi bill to the 

House. 

1\Ir. BROWNE, of Indiana. I was afraid the gentleman from Illinois would forget about it. 

1\fr. TOWNSHEND. The gentleman need not ba.ve any uch apprehension. It is very strange that at this late day he has become con- verted to this measure. The SPEAKER. The quP.Stion is not debatable. The gentleman 

from illinois moves to go to bu ine on the peaker' table. 

Several memhers called for the yeas and nays. 

The yeas and nay were ordered. · 

1\lr. KASSON. Is this a motion to go generally to bu iness on the 

Speaker's table? 

The SPEAKER. That is the only motion that can be made-to take 

up busine upon the Speaker's table in its regular order. 

' The question was taken on the motion to go to bu in on the 

Speaker table; and there were-yeas 153, nays 73, not voting 9 ; as 

follows: 

Adam ,G. E. Aiken, 

Anderson, 

Bagley, 

Bayne, 

Belford, 

Boutelle, 

Brainerd, 

Brewer, F. B. Brewer, J. H. Browne, T. l\1. 

Brown, W.W. Brumm, 

Budd, 

Burleigh, 

Burne, 

Calkin, 

Campbell, J. E. Campbell, J. I. 

Cannon, 

Carleton, 

Chalmers, 

Cobb, 

Converse, 

Culberti!O~ W. W. Cullen, 

Cutcheon, 

Davis,G.R. 

Dingley, 

Eldredge, 

Elliott., Ellwood, 

Engli h, 

Ermentrout, 

Everhart, 

Finerty, 

Follett, 

Funston, Gla cock, 

Adam, J. J. Alexander, 

Barbour, 

Belmont, 

Bennett, Blount 

Broadhead, 

YEA8-153. 

Goff, 

Graves, 

Greenleaf, 

Guenther, 

Hardy, 

Harmet·, 

Hart, 

Hatch, H. H. Hatch, "\V. H. Hemphill. 

Henderson, D. B. Henderson, T. J. Henley 

Hepburn., 

Hewitt, A. S. Hiscock, 

Hitt, 

Hoblitzell, 

Holman, 

Holmes, 

Holton, 

Hooper, 

Hopkins, 

Horr, Howey, 

Jame 

Jeffords, 

Johnson, 

Jone ,B. W. Ka on, Keifer, 

Ketcham, 

Lacey, 

Laird 

Lamb, Lawrence, 

Lovering, 

Lo,rry, Lyman, 

McAdoo, 

McComa, 

McCormick, 

Iatson, 

Iaybury, 

l\Iillard, 

Miller, S. H. Milliken, 

!organ, 

l\Iorrill, 

Iurray, 

Keece, 

Kelson, 

Ochi}tree, 

O'Hara, 

O'Neill,J.J. 

Paige, 

Parker, 

Payne, 

Payson, 

Perkins, 

Peters, 

Poland, 

Post, 

Potter, 

Price, 

Pusey, 

Ranney, 

Ray,G.W. 

Ray, 0 ian Reed, 

Rice, 

Riggs, 

Robinson, J. S. Rockwell, 

Rosecrans, 

Ryan, 

Seney, 

mall, 

NAY8-73. 

Buchanan, 

Caldwell, 

Candlet·, 

Clement, 

Co grove, Cox,W.R. 

Cri p, 

Culberson, D. B. Dargan, 

Davis,L.H. 

Deu ter, 

Dibble, 

Dibrell, 

Dorsheimer, 

Smith, 

Spooner, 

Springer, 

Steele, tephenson, 

Stock lager, 

Storm, 

Strait, 

Sumner, C. A. Sumner, D. a 

Thoma, 

Tillman, 

Townshend, 

Valentine, 

Vance, 

Wadsworth, 

Wait, 

Wakefield, 

"\Vall ace, "\Yard, 

Warner, A.J. Wa hburn, 

WeaYer, 

Weller, 

Wemple, 

White,J. D. White, l\Iilo 

Wilkins, 

Winans, E. B. Winan .

1 John Wolfora, 

Wood, 

Woodward. 

Yaple, 

York, 

Young. 

Dowd, 

Dunn, 

Findlay, 

Forney, 

Garri on, Gibson, 

Hal ell, 
1-884. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5927 

;;Hammond, 

Hancock, 

.Hardeman, 

Herbert, 

Hewitt, G. W. Hunt, 

..Jone ,J.H. 

Jordan, 

Lanham, Lewis, 

l\lcCoid, 

.!IIcl\lillin, 

. 1\Iiller,J. F. 1\Iills, 

1\Ioney, 

1\Iorse, Muldrow, 

Oates, O'Fer a.ll, ·Peel, 

Pierce, 

Pryor, 

Rankin, 

:Reese, 

Rogers, J . H . Scales, 

Seymour, 

Singleton, 

Slocum, 

Stewart, Charles Talbott, 

Taylor, J.l\I. 

Thomp on, Throckmorton, 

Tucker, 

Tully, 

NOT VOTING-98. 

Arnot, Covington, Hutchins, 

Atkinson, Co:x,.S. S. Jones, J. K. 

.Ballentine, · ·Curtin, Jone , J. T. . Barksdale, Davidson, Kean, 

Barr, Davis,R. T. Kelley, B e ach, •Dockery, Kellogg, 

Bingham, DUllcan, King, -Bisbee, Dunham, Kleiner, 

Blackburn, Eaton, LeFevre, .Blanchard, Elli , Libbey, Bland, Evans., I. N. Long, Bowen, Evins., J. H. Lore, . Boyle, Ferrell, :Mitchell, Breckinridge, Fiedler, Morrison, 

Breitung, Foran, 1\Ioulton, 

Buckner, Fyan, 1\Iuller, Cabell, Geddes, Iurphy, .Campbell, Felix George, Mutchler, 

Cassidy, Green, Nicholls, 

Chace, Hanback, Nutting, Clardy, Hayne , 0 ' Teill, Charles Clay, HiH, Patton, -<Jollins. Houk Pettibone, 

'()onnolly, Hous~man, Phelps, 'Cook, Hurd, Randall, 

Turner, H. G. Turner, Oscar VanEaton1 1Varner, Rtchard Wellborn, 

Williams, 

'Villis, 

Wilson, W. L. 

Wise, G. D. 

Reagan, 

Robertson, 

Robinson, W. E. Rogers, W. F. Rowell, 

Russell, 

Shaw, 

Shelley, 

kinner, C. R. Slrinner, T. G. nyder, 

Spriggs, 

Stevens, 

Stewart, J. W. St-one, Struble, 

Taylor, E. B. Taylor, J.D. VanAlstyne, 

Whiting, 

Wilson, James Wi e,J.S. 

Worthington. 

So the motion to go to business on the Speaker's table was agreed to. 

Ir . .GEDDES (after the roll-call was concluded). 1\Ir. Speaker, I was 

mecessarily absent on a conference committee while this vote was being 

taken. I would like to record my -vote. 

The SPEAKER. The Chair under the rules can not' entertain the 

request. 

l\lr. GEDDES. I was not advised that the roll-call was proceeding, .or I would have been present. If present, I would haYe voted "ay." 

Mr. ROWELL. During the roll-call jut concluded I was out of 

the House upon a conference committee. I would like to record my 

vote in the affirmative. · 

The SPEAKER. The Chair can not entertain that request under the 

«"ule. 

The following additional pair was announced: 

Mr. WIL O~ , of Iowa, with Mr. STO~, on this vote. 

The :result of the vote was announced as above stated. 

Mr. ROGERS, of Arkansa. Do I understand that the first bill in 

'Order--

The SPEAKER. The bu inessupon the Speaker' tablewill betaken 

up in regular order under the rule of the House. 

ENROLLED BILL IUNED. 

Mr. NEECE, from the Committee on Enrolled Bill , reported that the 

.committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title; when the Speaker signed the same: 

A bill (H. R. 4651) to amend an act approved July 15, 1 82, entitled "An act to increa e the water supply of the city of Washington, 

.and for other purpo es. '' 

OUTHERN K.AN AS RAILWAY COl\IP..L~Y. 

l\Ir. P~RKINS submitted the tollowing privileged report: 

The Clerk read as follows: 

The committee of conference on tb e disagreeing votes of the two Houses upon the amendment of the Senate to the bill of the · House (H. R. 4680) granting 

;right of way through the Indian Territory to the Southern Kan as Railway 

Company, and for other purposes, ha,;ug met, after full and free conference 'have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: 

That the House recede from it disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 1,2, 3,4,6, 7, 10, 1l,and 13, and agree to the same. That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 5, , and 9, and consent that the same may be stricken out. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Amend t,he said Senate amendment by adding after the word "Interior" the words .. and in accordance with said intercourse laws; 'and the Seuate agree to the -'Same. OLIN WELLBO&~, 

RIOE A. PIERCE, 

B. W . PERK.JNS, JJianagel's on the pa1·t of the House. 

J. J. INGALLS, H.L.DAWES. 

RICHARD COKE, 

Managers on the part of tlw Senate. 

The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read the statement accompanying 

the report under the rules. 

The Clerk read as follows: TATEMENT. 

The House recedes from its disagreement to the amendmen~s of the Senate numbered respectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, ll, and 13. The Senate recede from it amendments numbered re pectively 5, 8, and 9. Thn Hou e recedes from it disagreement to the amendment of the Senate 

numbered 12, and agrees to the same with the following amendment, namely: Amend the said Senate amendmeut by adding after the word "Interior" the words "in accordance with said intercourse laws." This amendment to the Senate amendment simply makes specific what the Senate amendment was doubtl designed to effect by providing that all officer , servant , and employes of the railroad shall be permitted tore ide on the right of way, but subject to 

the limitations and regulations of the Indian intercourse law , and uch regula- tions a may be prescribe;! by the Secretary of the Interior thereunder. The thirteenthamendmentofthe Senate from which theHou e is a ked tore- cede from it disagreement provide that the railroad company shall construct and maintain continually all road and highway cro sings and nece sary bridges over said railway, wherever said roads and highways do now or hereafter may cross aid railway's right of way, or may be by the proper authorities laid out across the am e. The Senate amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, and 11 are substantially the same a those incorporated in the Honse bill 3961, granting the right of way through the Indian Territory t-o the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Com- pany, and h eretofore accepted by the House . Senate amendment numbered 5, fi·om which the Senate now recedes, gave to the general council of either of the nations or to the tribes through who e lands said railway may be located twelve months after the filing of maps of definite location to dis ·ent from the allowances provided for, instead of four months, as expressed in the bill. Senate amendment 8, from which the Senate now recedes, struck out the provision in section 6 which provided that claims for damaaes for a ettlement upon the right of way ub equent to the filing of maps by the company show- ing the same should not be valid as against said company . Senate amendment 9, from which the Senate now tecedes, made it obligatory upon the company t-o complete its entire road through the Indian Territory within two years from the filing of its map showing it located line. OLIN WELLBORN, RICE A. PIERCE, B. W. PERKINS, Managers on the part of tlw House. 

l\lr. PERKINS. I move the adoption of the report. 

The repo1·t wa adopted. 

Mr. PERKLli{S moved to reconsider the vote by which the report 

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

The latter motion was agreed to. 

RIVER A ~D HARBOR APPROPRIATION BILL. 

The SPE.A.KER appointed as managers of the conference on the part 

of the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Hou es on the river 

and harbor appropriation bill Mr. WILLIS, Mr. BL.ArCH.ARD, and Ir. 

RENDER ON of illinois . 

ORDER OF BUSINES . 

Several IEMBER . Regular order. 

Mr. STOCK LAGER. I rise to aparliament~uyinquiry. The House 

ha.s decided to go to the business upon the Speaker's table, and I desire 

to raise the question of consideration against the other bu iness on the 

Speaker table. Under the special order adopted on the th of April 

it is provided that the House shall consider such bills for the erection 

of public buildings as are reported from the HouseCommittee on Puhlic Buildings and Grounds, and also such Senate bills as are on the 

Speaker's table. I now call up those bills under that order. 

I wish to make a parliamentary inquiry as to how I can get at the 

execution of that special order; whether I shall have to raise the question of consideration against each bill as it comes up. 

The SPEAKER. Under the rules of the House the bills on the Speaker's table will be taken up in their regular order, precedence, of course, 

being given to Hou e bills with Senate amendments. 

Mr. STOCKSLAGER. But does not the special order take prece- dence? 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman can move to proceed with the con sideration of tho e bills under the special order. 

l\Ir. TOWNSHEND. The House has alreadydecided not to proceed 

to the consideration of the special order. 

The SPEAKER. The House decided not to go into the Committee 

of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the purpo e of con- sidering tho e bills. 

:rtfr. TOWNSHEND. The House having determined to go to the 

table, does not that take precedence? 

The SPEAKER. That is the business in order, unless the House by 

another vote shall determine to proceed to the consideration of the special order referred to. The Chair will cause the special order to be read, so that members may see its effect. · The Clerk read as follows: 

Res?lved, That Wednesday, .April 9, 1884, be set apart for the consideration of such bills reported from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and Senate bills upon the Speaker's table relating to the erection of public buildings as the committee shall designate, and that this special order continue from day to day until all such bill on the House Calendars and the Speaker's table shall have been considered and acted upon by the House, not to interfere with ap- propriation and revenue bills and special orders heretofore made; and that in the consideration of each bill and its amendments not more than thirty minutes shall be consumed in debate, fifteen minutes on each side. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Indiana under that order of 

the House mo>es that the House take up for consideration bills on the 

Speaker's table relating to the construction of public buildings. Of course it require a vote. 

Mr. KEIFER. Would they not come up when we are in the Committee of the 'Whole House on the state of the Dillon? 

The SPEAKER. The bills are on the Speaker's table. 

Mr. CALKINS. It would haYe been in order to make that point 

before going to the Speaker's table. 
5928 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE. JULY 2, 

The SPEAKER. The order of the House to :proceed to the consid-

~ration of business on the Speaker's table may be interrupted by any 

:privileged matter, as was done a few moments ago .by the report of a 

cOmmittee of conference. The gentleman from Indiana under the special order moves to :proceed to the consideration of Senate bills for the 

erection of :public buildings. 

.Mr. CALKINS. Let us vote it down. 

The SPEAKER. The House can vote it down, of course. 

The question recurred on M:r. STOCKSLAGER'S motion. 

The House divided; and there were-ayes 47, noes 82. 

Mr. STOCKSLAGER demanded the yeas and nays. 

The yeas and nays were ordere~. . . . . The question was taken; and It was dec1ded m the negative-yeas 

72, nays 132, not voting 120; as follows: 

Aiken, 

Bayne, 

Belford, 

Bennett, 

Blount, 

Boutelle, 

Brewer, J. H. Budd, 

Burleigh, 

·caldwell, 

Candler, 

Carleton, 

Cassidy, 

Cosgrove, 

Culberson, D. B. Cutcheon, 

Dargan, 

Davis, R.T. 

Adams, G. E. Alexander, 

Anderson, 

Barbour, 

Barksdale, 

Belmont, 

Broadhead, 

Browne, T. M. 

Brown,W.W. 

Brumm, 

Buchanan, 

Calk"ins, 

Campbell, J. M. Campbell, J. E. Cannon, 

Chalmers, 

Clements, 

Cobb, 

Covington, 

Cox.W.R. 

Crisp, 

Culbertson, W. W. Cullen, 

Davis,L.H. Deuster, 

Eldredge, 

Elliott, 

English, 

Evans,I.N. 

Everhart, 

Findlay, 

Finerty, · Follett, 

Dibble, 

Dibrell, 

Ermentrout, 

Ferrell, 

Funston, 

Gibson, 

Glasco-ck, 

Guenther, 

Ilammond, 

Hancock, 

Hardeman, 

Hemphill, 

Hewitt, G. W. Jeffords, 

Johnson, 

Jones,J.H. 

Kean, 

Ketcham, 

YEAs-72. 

Lanham, 

Lewis, 

Lovering, 

McCormick, 

iaybury, 

l\liller, J. F. Milliken, 

1\Iills, 

Mitchell, 

Ochiltree, 

Paige, 

Pierce, Poland, 

Price, 

Rankin, 

Ray, Ossian 

Reese, 

Rockwell, 

NAYs-132. 

Forney, 

Garrison, 

Gedde, 

Graves, 

Greenleaf, 

Halsell, 

Hardy. 

Harmer, 

Hart, Hatch, H. H. Hatch, W. H. H~nderson, D. B. Henderson, T. J. Hiscock, 

H.itt 

Hoblltzell, 

Holman, 

Holmes, 

Hopkins, 

Horr, 

Howey, 

Hunt, 

James, 

Jones, B.W. Jordan, 

Lacey, 

Laird. 

Lawrence, 

Long, 

Lowry, 

Lyman, 

McAdoo, 

McComas, 

McMillin, 

Matson, 

Millard, 

Miller, S. H. Morgan, 

Morrill, 

Morse, 

Muldrow, 

Neece, 

Oates, 

O'Ferrall, 

O':Neill, Charles 

Parker, 

Patton. 

Payson, 

Peel, Perkins, 

Peters, 

Post, 

Pryor, 

Pusey, 

Randall, 

Ranney, 

Ray,G.W. 

Reed, 

Rice, 

Riggs, 

Robertson, 

Rowell, 

Ryan, 

Seney, 

Seymour, 

Singleton, 

NOT VOTING-120. 

Adams, J. J. Curtin, Houseman, 

Arnot, Davidson, Hurd, 

Atkinson, Davis, G. R. Hutchins, 

Bagley, Dingley, Jones, J. K. Ballentine, Dockery, Jones, J. T. Barr Dorsheimer, Kasson, 

Beach, Dowd, Keifer, 

Bingham, Duncan, Kelley, 

Bisbee, Dunham, Kellogg, 

Blackburn, Dunn, King, Blanchard, Eaton, Kleiner, 

Bland, Ellis, Lamb, 

Bowen, Ellwood, LeFevre, 

Boyle, Evins, J. H. Libbey, Brainerd, Fiedler, Lore, 

Breckinridge, Fo1-an, McCoid, 

Breitung, Fyan, Money, Brewer, F. B. George, Morrison, 

Buckner, Goff, Moulton, Burne , Green, :1\Iuller, 

Cabell, Hanback, Murphy, Campbell, Felix Haynes, Murray, 

Chace, Henley, Iutchler, 

Clardy, Hepburn, Nelson, Clay, Herbert, Nicholls, 

Collins, Hewitt, A. S. Nutting, Connolly, Hill O'Hara, 

Converse, Holton, O'Neill, J. J. ( look, Hooper, Payne, Cox, S. S. Houk, Pettibone, 

Rogers, J. H. Smith, 

Stewart, Charles 

Stockslager, 

Sumner, C. A. 

Throckmorton, , Tillman, 

Vance, 

VanEaton, 

Ward, 

Washburn, Wellborn, 

Wemple, 

White,l\lilo 

Wise,G.D. 

Yaple, 

York, 

Young. 

Smalls, 

Spooner, 

Springer, 

Steele, Stephenson, 

Storm, 

Strait, 

Sumner, D. H. 

Talbott, 

Taylor, J.l\1. 

Thompson, 

Townshend, 

Tucker, 

Tully, 

Turner, H. G. 

Turner, Oscar 

Valentine, 

Wadsworth, 

Wait, 

Wakefield, 

Wa:W.aee, 

Warner,A.J. 

Warner, Richard 

White, J.D. Whiting, 

Wilkins, 

Williams, 

Wilson, W. L. Winans, E. B. Winans, John 

Wolford, 

Wood, 

·woodward. 

Phelps, 

Potter, Reagan, 

Robinson, J . S. 

Robinson, W. E. Rogers, W. F. Ro ecrans, Ru sell, 

Scales, Shaw, 

Shelley, 

Skinner, C. R. Skinner, T. G. 

Slocum, 

Snyder, 

Spriggs, 

Stevens, 

Stewart, J. W. 

Stone, 

Struble, 

Taylor, E. B. Taylor, J.D. Thomas, 

Van Alstyne, 

Weaver, 

Weller, 

Willis, Wilson, James 

;~r~~~on. 

So the motion of Mr. STOCKSLAGER was not agreed to. 

The following additional pairs were announced: 

Ur. SCALES with 1\:lr. BARR, on all :political questions, for this day._ 

Mr. Co~ERSE with 1\Ir. ELLWOOD, for this day. 

The result of the vote was then announced as above recorded. 

MESSAGE FROM THE SEN .ATE. 

A message from the Senate, by Mr. McCooK, itsSecretary, announced 

that the Senate had directed the return totheHouseofRepresentatives 

of the bill (H. R. 4383) to relieve certain soldiers from the charge of 

desertion, and asked a conference with the House on said bill, and had 

appointed .Messrs. COCKBELL, HARRI ON, and SEWELL managers at 

said conference on the part of the Senate. 

The message further announced that the Senate had directed the return of the bill (H. R. 4696) to authorize the location of a branch home 

for disabled volunteer soldiersandsailorsineither the State of Arkansas, 

Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, or Nebraska, and asked a confer- ence with the House of Representatives on said bill, and had appointed 

Mr. HARRISON, lli. !\1ILLER of California, and 1\Ir. COCKRELL as the 

managers at said conference on the :part of the Senate. 

A SOCIATE JUSTICES, DAKOTA. 

The first business on the Speaker's table was the bill (H. R. 1682) 

providing for two additional associate justices of the supreme court of 

the Territory of Dakota. 

The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the amendments of the 

Senate. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

The Senate propose the following amendments : In section 8, line 3, after the word "determine," to strike out " ·any matter or cau e in which the United States is a party, and all causes or matters .in admiralty," and insert in lieu thereof: 

"All matters and causes that the court of any district in said Territory now pos esses." . The next amendment is to add, as a new section, to be numbered 14: 

"SEO. 14. That all offen es committed before the pas age of this act shall be 

l>rosecuted, tried, and determined in the same manner and with the arne effec:t 

(except as to the number of judges) as if this aet had not been passed." Also, after section 8, add the following sections: 

"SEc. 9. That hereafter the supreme court of the Territory of Wa hington 

shall consist of a chief-justice and three associate justices, any three of whom 

shall constitute a. quorum, but no ju tice shall act as a member of the supr~mecourt in a.ny action or proceeding brought to such court by writ of error, bill of 

exceptions, or appeal from a. decision, judgment, or decree rendered by him as- judge of a di trict court. "SEO. 10. That it shall be the duty of tile President to appoint one additional' 

associate justice of said supreme court in ma.nner-now provided by la.w, who 

shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until his successor is apo- pointed and qualified. 

"Sxo. 11. That the said Territory shall be divided into four judicial districts,. 

and a district court shall be held in each district by one of the ju t.ices of the· supreme court thereof at such time and place as may be prescribed by law. 

Each judge, after assignment, shall reside in the district to which he is assigned. 

"SEo. 12. That until changed by the Legislative Assembly of said Terri tory, the 

first district of said Territory shall consist of the counties of Walla ' Vn.lla, Columbia, Garfield, Assotin, Franklin, Adams, Whitman, and Spokane; the sec- ond, of the counties of Pierce, Thurston, 1\Ia on, Chehalis, Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, and Clarke•; the third, of the counties of King, Kit ap, Jeffer on, Clallant, Island, San Juan, Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish; and thefourth, of the counties of Skamania, Klikitat, Yakima, Kittitas , Douglas, Lin-

<tQln. and Stevens. 

"SEo.l3. That temporarily, and until otherwise ordered by law, the additional' 

associate justice to be appointed under this act is hereby assigned to said fourth 

district thereof, and the time and place as now fixed by the tatutes of said Ter- ritory for holding court therein shall remain until changed by law." 

Also amend the title o as t-o read: "A bill providing for two a ciate justices 

of the supreme court of the Territory of Dakota, one additional justice of the upreme court of the Territory of Washington, and for other purposes." 

Mr. TOWNSHE:!\1]). I mo•e the reference of that bill, with the Senate amendments, to the Committee on the Territories. 

Mr. VALENTINE. I move that the Senate amendments be concurred in. I understand that this bill has been thoroughly considered 

in the Senate committee. 

.Mr. TOWNSHEND. On that I demand the previous que tion. 

The SPEAKER. The fil'St question is upon the motion to refer to 

the committee. 

Mr. BROADHEAD. One word in regard to that bill. It came originally from the Committee on the Judiciary of this House, and in thejudgment of that committee it is ab olutely necessary that this addi~ 

tiona! judicial force should be granted for this Territory. 

M:r. TOWNSHEND. If this leads to no debate I will withdraw my 

motion and let the Senate amendments be considered. But if there is. 

likely to be debate upon it I must insist upon the motion to refer. 

Mr. BROADHEAD. I move to concur in the Senate amendments. 

The SPEAKER. The first question is upon ordering the :previous. 

que tion. 

The previous question was ordered. 

The amendments of the Senate were concurred in. 

1\Ir. VALENTINE move.d to reconsider the vote b;y which the amendments were concurred in; and also moved that the motion to reconside:x:-

be laid on the table. 

The latter motion was agreed to. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

1\Ir. HEWITT, of Alabama. I rise to make a privileged motion. 

I desire to call up the special order of February 21, and I wish to ay 

to the members of the House that it relates to a bill providing pensions 

for the soldiers and sailors of the Uexican war; and if gentlemen desire 

to take a step in the interest of Mexican pensioners, now is the time to 

effect that :purpose by the immediate consideration and passage of that 

bHl. 
1884. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE. 

Mr. REED and others demanded the regular order. 

The SPEAKER. The ChaiJ: will state to the gentleman from Al~ 

bnma that this is not debatable. 

M1·. TOW~SHE:' D. The committee have determined to proceed 

to business on the Speaker's table, and I make the point of order that 

the motion of the gentleman from Alabama is not in order. 

The SPEAKER. The Chair will state to the gentleman from Illinois that that order of the House is of no higher charader than any 

other order; and when anygentleman calls up' a matterof.special privilege the House must consider it; otherwise the House would be placed 

in a position where it might never leave the business on the Speaker's 

table. ~Ir. TOWNSHEND. Has not the privilege expired with reference 

to the con ideration of that bill. It was in February last I undertand that the order was made. 

The SPEAKER. But it was a continuing order from day to day 

until con idered or otherwise disposed of. The House of course bas it 

in its power to vote down the demand for the special order. 

Mr. KEIFER. I think the Clerk bad better read that special order, 

so that we can understand just exactly what it is. 

The SPEAKER. The Chair will cause the order to be read for the 

in1ormation ofthe Hou e. Mr. HEWITT, ofAlabama. Ifgentlemen willallowmeamoment's 

explanation--

The SPEAKER. It is not debatable. 

Ur. TROMP ON. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. 

Mr. THOMPSO~. I wish to know whether, if we proceed to the 

consideration of the order which the gentleman from Alabama calls up, 

it will then be in order upon a motion to substitute the Senate bill in 

place of it? 

Mr. HEWITT, of Alabama. Then it becomes merely an amendment 

to the House bill, and is not the Senate bill. 

The SPEAKER. It will in that case be merely a House amendment. 

l\11'. TOWNSHEND. Let us have the special order read. 

The SPEAKER. The Chair bas directed it to be read. 

The Clerk read as followR: 

That bill (H. R. 3962) granting: pensions t.o certain soldiers and sailors of the 

Mexican war and other wars therein named, and for other purposes, be made 

the pecial order in the House, as in Committee of the Whole, on Thursday, the 

21st day of February, 1884, after the morning hour, and from day to day thereafter until di posed of, not to interfere with general appropriation or revenue bills or reports from the Committee on the Public Lands. · 

1\ir. STEELE. That bill bas already been taken up and passed under a suspension of the rules, has it not? 

The SPEAKER. No; a different bill was offered by the gentleman 

from Illinois [Mr. TOWNSHEND J and passed under a suspension of the 

rule . · 

1\lr. BROWNE, of Indiana. I wish to make an inquiry. Is the bill 

referred to in this special order the bill that provides pensions for the 

soldiers of the Indian wars and other disturbances? 

The SPEAKER. The Chair is not informed as to the contents of the 

bill. 

Mr. HEWITT, of Alabama. I will inform the gentleman from Indiana that it seeks to pen ion the Mexican soldiers. And now is an 

opportunity to do so if the gentleman and his friends really desire to 

accomplish that purpose. · 

Mr. BROWNE, of Indiana. That is not an answer to my question. 

The SPEAKER. The Chair understands it to be a question of consideration merely. 

The question is on the motion of the gentleman from Alabama to 

proceed with the consideration of the special order. 

The que tion was taken. ' 

Mr. HEWITT, of .Alabama. I demand the yeas and nays. 

Adams, G. E. Adams,J.J. 

Anderson, 

Belford, 

Belmont, 

Boutelle, 

Brainerd, 

Brewer, F. B. Browne, T.l\I. 

Brown,W.W. 

Brumm, 

Budd, 

Burleigh, 

Calkins 

Campb~ll, J. E. Campbell, J.l\1. 

Cannon, 

Culbertson, W. W. Cullen, 

Cutcheon. Davis,G.R. 

Davis, R. T. Dingley, 

Dorsheimer, 

Dunham, 

Eldredge, 

Elliott, 

English, 

Ermentrout, 

Evans, I . N. Everhart, 

Ferrell, 

NAYB-126. 

Follett, Le Fevre, 

Funston, Long, Geddes, Lowry, 

Gln. cock, Lyman , Goff, McComas, 

Guenther, McCormick, 

Hardy, l\Iatson, 

Harmer, 1\lillru·d, 

Hart, Miller, S. H. Hatch, H. H. Murray, 

Henderson, D. B. Neece, Hen1ey, Nelson, Hepburn, O'Xeill, Charles 

Hitt, Paige, Holman, Parker, 

Holmes, Payne, 

Hooper, Payson, Horr, P erkin , Howey, Peters, James, Poland, 

Jeffords, Post, 

Johnson, Price, Jones, B. W. Ranney, Jordan, Ray, G. W. Ka. on, Reed, 

Kean, Rice, 

Keifer, Riggs, 

Ketcham, Roi.>inson, J. S. 

Lacey, Rockwell, 

Laird, Rowell, 

Lamb, Ryan, 

Lawrence, Smalls, 

NOT VOTING-114. 

.Arnot, Curtin, Jones, J. K. Atkinson, Davidson, Jone , J. T. Bagley, Deuster, Kelley, Ballentine, Dockery, Kellogg, 

Barr, Duncan, King, Bayne, Dunn, Kleiner, 

Beach, Eaton, Libbey, 

Bingham, Ellis, Lore, 

Bisbee, Ellwood, Lovering, 

Blackburn, Evins, J. H. McAdoo, 

Blanchard, Fiedler, McCoid, 

Bland, Finerty, Milliken 

Bowen, Foran, l\Iills, ' Boyle, Fynn, Morrill. 

Breckinridge, Garrison, 1\Iorrison, 

Breitung, George, :l\Iorse, Brewer, J. H. Green, Moulton, 

Buckner, Hanback, :Muller, 

Cabell, Haynes, Murphy, 

Campbell, Felix Henderson, T. J. Nicholls, 

Carleton, Hewitt, A. S. Nutting, 

Chace, Hill, O'Hara, 

Clardy, Hiscock, O'Neill,J.J. 

Clay, Holton, Patton, 

Collins, Hopkins, Pettibone, 

Connolly, Houk, Phelps, 

Converse, Houseman, Randall, 

Cook, Hurd, Rankin, 

Cox,S.S. Hutchins, Ray,O ian 

Spooner, 

Steele, 

Stephenson, 

Stone, 

Storm, Strait, 

Struble, 

Sumner, 0. A. 

Sumner, D. H. Taylor, J.D. Thoma$, 

Townshend, 

Valentine, 

Wadsworth, 

Wait, 

Wakefield, 

Ward, 

Warner,A.J. 

Wa hburn, 

Weaver, 

Weller, 

" 7emple, White, J.D. White, Milo 

Whiting, 

Wilkins, 

Winans, E. B. 'Vinans, John 

Woodward, 

Yaple. 

Reagan, 

Robert on, Robin o!!.~W.E •. Rogers, w.F. Rosecrans, 

Ru sell, 

Scales, 

Shaw, 

Shelley, 

Singleton, 

Skinner, C.R. 

Skinner, T. G. 

Slocum, 

Smith, 

Snyder, 

Spriggs, Springer, 

Steven, 

Stewart, J. W. Taylor, E. B. '.rhompson, 

Van Alstyne, 'Vil on, James Wise, G. D. Wise J.S. Worthingt-on, 

Young. 

So the Hou e refused to proceed to the consideration of the speciaJ; 

order, the bill H. R. 3962. 

l\1r. 1\IILLER, of Pennsylvania. I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of the names of members voting. 

There was no objection. 

The following additional pairs were announced: 

Mr. HENDERSON, of Illinois, with Mr. MURPHY, on this vote. 

1\fr. ScALES with Mr. CooK, on all questions, for to-day. 

Mr. DEUSTER with .Mr. PATTON, on this vote. 

Mr. GEORGE D. WISE with Mr. 1\IILLIKEN, on this vote. 

1\Ir. MONEY with Mr. B~GHAM, for the remainder of the day. 

Mr. FThJmTY with :Mr. BA Y~TE, on this vote. Mr. BAYNE would. 

vote '' no.'' 

The result of the vote was then announced as above stated. 

1\IEXICAN WAR PENSIONS. 

The yea and nays were ordered. 

The question was taken; and it was decided in 

84, nays 126, not voting 114; as follows: 

The SPEAKER. The Clerk will re~rt the title of the next bill on. 

b · the Speaker's table. 

t e negative-yeas The Clerk read as follows: 

Aiken , Alexander, 

Barbour, 

Barksdale, 

Bennett, 

Blount, 

Broadhead, 

Buchanan, Burnes, 

Caldwell, Candler, 

Ca sidy, 

Chalmers, 

Clements, 

Cobb, 

Co-grove, Covington, 

Cox,W.R. 

Cri p, Culberson, D. B. Dargan, 

Davis,L. H. Dibble, 

Dibrell, 

Dowd, 

Findlay, 

Forney, 

Gibson, 

Grave, 

Greenleaf, 

Hal ell, 

Hammond, 

Hancock, 

Hardeman, 

HatchtW.H. 

Hempnill, 

Herbert, 

Hewitt, G . ,V. 

Roblitzell, 

Hunt, 

Jone , J. H. Lnnhan•, 

YEAB-84. 

Lewis, 

1\Icl\lillin, 

Maybury, 

l\.filler, J. F. Mitchell, 

Money, 

~I organ, 

l\1uldrow, 

Mutchler, 

Oate, 

Ochiltree, 

O'Ferrall, 

Peel, 

Pierce, Potter, 

.Pryor, Pusey, Ree e, Rogers, J. H. eney, 

Seymour, 

Stewart, Charles 

Stockslager, 

Talbott, Taylor, J.l\1. 

Throckmorton, 

Tillman, 

Tucker, 

Tully, 

Turner, H. G. 

Turner, Oscar 

Vance, 

Van Eaton, 

Wallace, 

'Varner, Richard 

Wellborn, 

Williams, 

Willis, 

Wilson,W.L. 

'Volford, 

Wood, 

York. 

A bill (H. R. 5667) granting pensions to the soldiers and sailors of the l\Iexican 

War, and for other purpo es, with amendments by the Senate. 

Mr. BLOUNT. I desire to reserve all points of order on the Senate 

amendments. 

The " PEAKER. The point of order can not be made until the amend- ments are ;~:end . 

The Clerk read the first amendment, as follows: 

In lines 7 to 11 trike out the following: 

"Who served sixty days in the war of 1846 and 1847- 48 with Mexico, or who, 

beingen1i ted as aforesaid, actually served with the Army or 1\avy of the United 

States in Iexico in said war." 

And in lieu thereof insert as follows: " Who, being duly enlisted, actually served fourteen days wita the Army and 

Navy of the United States in 1\Iexico, or on the coasts or frontiet· thereof, or en rout£ thereto, in the war with that nation." 

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

The SPEAKER. The gentleman will -tate it. 

1\lr. CALKI~S. Would it be in order to move to concur in each o£ 

these amendments as they are read? 
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The SPEAKER. It would. The gentleman can move to concur -or non-concur in each of the enate amendments. 

Ir. TOWN. 'HEND. I move to concur in the amendment which has 

been read. 

.Mr. HEWITT of Alabama. I make the point of order that that 

amendment of the Senate under the rules should have its first consid-

-eration in Committee of the Whole Hoase on the state of the Union. 

The SPEAKER. Doe the gentleman from Alabama make the point 

-of order against the amendmeut now read? 

Mr. HEWITT, of Alabama. I am not sure that the point of order 

lies against that amendment. 

'l'be PEAKER. The Chair thinks it does not. 

:Mr. TOWNSHEND. I move to concur, and ask for the previous 

.question on that motion. 

Mr. HEWITT, of Alabama. I ask for the rereading of the amendment. 

Mr. TOWN HEND. This does not in any way change the statu of 

·the Mexican oldier. 

The SPEAKER. If there be no objection the Clerk will report the 

..amendment again. The amendment was again read. 

1r. HEWITT, of Alabama. Now I make the point of order on the 

.amendment. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Alabama makes the point of 

·Order that thi amendment bould have its first consideration in Committee of the Whole. The gentleman will state the grounds on which 

.he bases his point of order. 

1r. HEW ITT, of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, you will notice that that 

.amendment-- ~1r. CALKINS. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. 

:Mr. CALKINS. I do not desire to interrupt the gentleman from 

.Alabama, but I thought the Speaker had already ruled upon that point 

~forder. 

The PEAKER. The Chair though~ on hearing the amendment read 

it was not ubject to the point of order, and is till of that impression. 

But as the gentleman from Alabama has insisted upon the point of or-

-der the Chair desires to bear him. 

Mr. HAMMOND. I ri e to make a parliamentary inquiry. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. 

Mr. HAMMOND. After the question shall have been disposed of .as to the point of order now made by the gentleman from Alabama on this particular amendment, will it be too late to rai e the point of or- der on the bill and amendments? 

The SPEAKER. The disposition of this point of order does not deprive any gentleman of any right he otherwise has under the ;rules. 

'.fhe Chair will hear the gentleman from Alabama on the pornt of 

order. · 

Mr. HEWITT, of Alabama. The bill as it passed the House granted 

pension to oldiers and sailors who actually served in the war with 

Mexico for hty days or were actually engaged in a battle. Now, you 

-will notice thi.•;; amendment of the Senate-gives a pension to every soldier 

that actually erved for fourteen days in Mexico or on the coasts or 

frontier of :Mexico or en 1·oitte thereto or was engaged in a battle. Now, 

sir, that bortens the number of days required for the service of a oldier and will necessarily increa e the number of beneficiaries under the 

bill. The amendment also, Mr. Speaker, puts a new class on the bill. 

It puts on it sailors who were on the coasts of Mexico, while the bill as 

originally p ed was confined to soldiers and sailors who had served for 

sixty day . On the: e grounds I think the amendment is subject to the 

point of order I have made. 

1\ir. TOWNSHEND. I do not desire to be heard on the point of 

order, aud ask the Chair to rule on it. 

The SPEAKER. It may be that the Senate amendment will increase 

the number of persons who "ttrill be entitled to pen ions under this act 

should it become a law; or, on the other hand, it may be that the en- ate amendment by reason of it limitations may diminish the number 

of tho~e who will receive pen ions under this bill if it shall become a law. There i nothing upon the face of the amendment which will 

enable the Chair to say whether it will incr~se or diminish the num- ber of pen ioners. Therefore the Chair think the point of order is not 

well taken. 

MESSAGE FRO:\I THE PRESIDENT. 

A me sucre in writing from the President of the United States was 

communic~ted to theHousebyM:r. PRUDEN, oneofbissecretaries, who 

also announced that the Pre ident bad approved and signed bills and 

joint re olutions of the following titles: 

An act (H. R. 4707) granting a pension to Louisa V. de .Kilpatrick, . widow of Maj. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick; 

An act (H. R. 2400) for the relief of Judith Lauter; 

An acl H. R. 4981) granting a pension to Isabella J. Ramsdell; 

An act H. R. 1076) granting a pension to 1\Iiles B. Farlin; 

An act H. R. 2677) granting a pension to Miss Mary P. MacBlair; 

An act (H. R. 7164) to amend chapter 20 of the Revised Statutes relating to the District of Columbia, concerning mechanics' liens; 

An acl (H. R. 6215) to amend an act entitJed "An act to amend the 

statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and 

for other purpo es," approved June 10, 18 0; 

An act (H. R. 6542) granting a pension to Harriet S. Brisbine; 

Joint resolution (H. Hes. 2 3) to provide temporarily for the expenditures of the Government; and 

Joint r~lut· 'n (H. Res. 251) providing for printing the annual re- port of the Co missioner of Agricultme for the year 1 84. 

PENSION FOR lHEXICA.N W .AR. 

The House re.<mmed the con ideration of the amendments of the 

Senat.e to the bill of the Hou e {H. R. 5667) granting pension to the 

soldiers and sailors of the Mexican war, and for other purpo es. 

The question was upon the demand for the previou questi~n upon 

concurring in the first amendment of the Senate . The previous question was ordered. 

Mr. HEWITT, of Alabama. I th\nk that we had better ha\e the 

yeas and nays on concurring in thi!> amendment. 

The yeas and nays were ordered. 

Mr. WARNER of Ohio. Is debate in order? 

The SPEAKER. Under the rules thirty minutes is allowed for debate, fifteen minutes to be controlled by tho e in favor of the motion 

to concur and fifteen minutes by those again tit. 

l\Ir. TOWNSHEND. I would inquire upon which side the gentle- man from Ohio [ Ir. WARNER] is recognized to speak? 

Mr. W AR~El{, of Ohio. I am opposed to thi amendment. I oppo ed this bill originally becau e I am opposed to the principle of ernce pen ions· tlmt is, I am not in favor of a life pen ion for me're enlistment or enrollment in the military service or for service regardle s of 

length of the service or the cb..'tracter of the ervice, as this amendment 

of the Senate contemplates in regard to service or enlistment in the 

Mexican war. 

I believe in the right of every soldier who has erved in any war in 

which the United States ha been engaged to receive a pen ion, if in 

that ervice be bu suffered disability. whether from wound recei,ed 

in battle or otberwi e, the pension to be proportionate to the degree of 

disability which he has ustained. But pen ions for ervice or as in 

thi amendment for the mere enlistment of fourteen dayt:J, if en 1·oute 

to Mexico, I am oppo ed to. I am oppo ed to any such principle a gives the same pen ion for fourteen days as 1or service for one or two 

years, or ervice in campaign1 and battles or for actual disability. 

This enate amendment makes no distinction between actual serv- ice in Mexico, ervice in battles, and an enli tment after the ], t battle wa fought and "the la t bot was fired :in that wru:. The record 

of the War Department show that nearly 40 per cent. of all the name 

borne upon the mu ter-rollsof the Mexican war are names of tho e who 

enli ted after the last battle in that war wa fought. This bill gives 

the same rate of pension to these men that it giv ~ to men who erved 

all through the war and fought in every battle if there were any who 

participated in all the battles. 

Where i the equity of such a principle? 

I say the principle is wrong; it makes no di tinction as to the value, 

the character, or the length of the seTvice; it grants the same pen ion 

for fourteen days as for a year, and the same for one year as for two or 

three years. The principle, I say, is unjust and >icious, and one which no other country in the world bas ever recognized or acted upon. It 

is a principle which if adopted as a fixed one in tbi country will result in a pen ion-roll that in the end will bankrupt the Government. 

It is a principle that encourage war. If by a few dtl.ys or a few 

months' ervice at the end of a war a life pension can be claimed, then 

war become an object and not merely an end; and the motive 1or en- listment, instead of being patriotic devotion to country, becomes mere mercenary gain. I know we have a precedent in the warof1 12; and 

this I claim to be the only precedent, for I deny that the pensions granted 

by the acts of 1 2 and 1 32 to the soldier of the Revolutionary war were intended as ervice pen 'ions or were really service pen. ion . In 

the debates on that que tion it wa tated over and over again that in 

granting pensions they were in reality only paying a debt that had never been paid. This was tated by Webster, Choate, Ellsworth, Burge , and others, and it was declared Tepeatedly that the act pensioning Revolutionary oldiers could not be regarded as a precedent, and the 

authors of that act scouted the idea, that the soldiers of the war of 1812 

or any other war could claim pensions as a right, or for any such Tea- sons a led to granting pensions to the soldier~ of the Revolutionary war. And it was for tbi rea on, that the oldiers of the Revolutionary 

war in the first place took all the chances of establishing a government; 

and secondly, they served without pay, or were paid in continental 

money, which at last fell to one cent on the dollar. 

In the debates I refer to statements were made to show that if the· Revolutionary soldiers were allowed a pen ion of $ a montlf, they 

would not receive more than was at that time actually due them for 

their servic during the Revolutionary war. In other words, pension 

to Revolutionary soldiers were gi,en them iu lieu of pay which they 

hl:ld never received. 

The act pen ioning the oldiers of the war of 1812 was passed long 

after the war and went through almo t without debate. I believe it 

to be a bad precedent, one that I am not willing to follow. I am not 
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1884. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE. 5931 

-willing myself ro vote pensions on any other theory than for disabilities 

.arising out of actual service. Pensions for disabilities thus incurred I 

hold to be but just compensation for loss 13nstained in the service of a 

.common country, but where there is no loss no compensation is due. 

My theory of a pen ion is this: In the first place all good citizen , if 

their country calls them into service, are bound to take up arms and 

.:fight for its defense. Patriotism bids us all do that. If in the common service one man is wounded and another i not the wounded man 

has a claim for compensation which the other man does not have. 

Laborers in the United State earn on the average about $300 a year. 

Now, that I believe ought to be taken as the standard for a rotal-dis-

.ability pension; and any soldier who has incurred total disability by 

reason of wounds in battle or di ease contracted in the service in line 

-of duty ought, I think, to ha~e a pension equal to the average earnings 

-<>fa laboring man. In other words, a man who has been totally di - .abled in the military ervice in the common defense should have help 

equal to the labor of another man. This seems to me a sound prin-

-ciple and a just rule. If a man has incurred in service in the common 

·defen e, by wounrls or otherwise, half-disability, he should receive ltalf 

the average earnings of a laboring man, and so on downward, and no 

pensions ought to go higher unless the disability is o great or of such 

.a kind as to requjre the con. tant care of another. 

But if a man has suffered no disability, on what ground can he lay 

-claim to the ervices of another man to support him? If in the service a man has incurred no disability either by wounds or disease, on 

what ground, I say, can he urge a claim for a pension-that is, for the 

service of another man in his uppott-when he is in no wise disabled 

from taking care of himself? He has had pay for his services. What 

-otheT just claim can there be except compensation for some disability? 

1\fr. HEWITT, of Alabama. I would like to ask the gentleman a 

.question. 

Mr. WARNER, of Ohio. I will yield for a question. 

Mr. HEWITT, of Alabama. Did not the pension acts of 1 1 , 1 2 , 

1832, and 1871 grant what the gentleman terms "service pen ions? 11 

The pensions given by those acts were not granted for disability in-

-curred in the ervice. 

Mr. WARNER, of Ohio. If the gentleman wishes to a k me a question I will an wer it. I say that the acts of 1 28 and 1 32 granted 

;pensions on the theory that the Revolutionary soldiers had .~;te-.er been 

paid. It was pay and not pension that was gmrited. The act ofl il--

1\Ir. HEWITT, of Alabama. Mr. Speaker--

Mr. WARNER, of Ohio. I can not yield further. The act of 1871 

_gave a ervice pen ion; but it was a bad precedent. Again, with refer-

·ence to this amendment--

Mr. HEWITT, of Alabama. Just one moment. 

1\fr. WARNER, of Ohio. If it is for a question I will yield. 

Mr. HEWITT, of Alabama. The gentleman from Ohio is altogether 

rrnistaken--

Mr. WARNER, of Ohio. \Veil, I can not yield for debate. HI 

had anticipated this discussion I should have had the documents here 

'before me; but I object to further interruption. 

This amendment of the Senate provides that a soldier who was en-

.;rolled for fourteen days, and was en rotbte for 1\Iexico, that is, if he bad 

.started for Mexico, and bas become from any cause disabled, no matter 

:in what way, a private broil, for that matter, or who has reached the 

.age of 62 years, becomes entitled to a pension. But the amendment 

makes no such provision for Union soldiers who have reached the age 

.of 62. It gives a pension to the soldier of the Mexican war if he has 

.served fourteen days and become disabled from any can e. or reached 

the age of 62 years. 

Mr. HEWITT, of Alabama. Mr. Speaker--

Mr. WARNER, of Ohio. I decline to yield. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ohio is entitled to occupy 

-the floor without interruption. 

Mr. WARNER, of Ohio. I say this amendment propo es to grant a 

J>ension-to a man who enlistedin the service during thewarwithMexico and served only fourteen days, if he was only en route for Mexico 

and is from any can e disabled or is 62 years of age. But the amendment makes no such provision for the Union soldier. 

A Union soldier may have served three years or during the whole 

war, and may have participated in a dozen battle , and may now be 62 ·,years of age;)mt he gets no pension under this provision. It discriminates, therefore, against soldiers of the late war and in favor of soldiers of the Merican war. Why this discrimination again t the Union 

.soldier? I believe that soldiers of all the wars should stand upon an 

.absolute equality as to the right to a pension. A man who enlisted in 

the Merican war when 22 years of age is now, if living, about 60. A 

man who enlisted in the late war at the age of 36-and there were 

-thousands such-is now, if living; 60 years of age also. I ask upon 

what principle shall one man who is now 60 and who served but four-

-teen days receive a pension, while another who served three or four 

-years and went through a dozen battles and is 60 years of age is denied a pension? If the principle is right, let it be applied equally to 

-the soldiers of both wars. I do not believe in the principle; but if I 

did I would not vote for a bill that enacted such glaring injustice. 

I am oppo ed to the amendment, therefore not only on the ground 

that it grants pensions for mere ervices without taking into account 

at all the character of the service, the value of the service, or the 

length of the service, but because it di~criminates unjustly in favor of 

the soldiers of the Iexican war and against the soldiers of the late war . 

I have said that patriotism is a duty and service in the defense of our 

common country an obligation resting upon us all, and I deny that 

any other motive inspired the soldiers of the Union Army to rally to 

tho defense of the flag and country they loved. Nor are they asking as a body for pensions except for disabilities incurred in the service, 

and that I hold they are entitled to as a right. The representatives of 

the Grand Army of the Republic, when before the committees of the 

House, advised against service pensions. If the principle of pensions 

for service is logically carried out, as it would have to be if adopted, 

it would add well-nigh "'100,000,000 a year to our present large pension-roll. Have gentlemen considered what must necessarily be the 

final result of the adoption of this principle? 

The principle is wrong and we always err when we depart from sound 

principles; but so long as we adhere to the sound principle of granting 

pension only for disability, and disability arising out of the service, 

we will keep on safe ground. 

Thi and other amendments grant pensions for disability not arising 

out of the service or having any connection with the ervice. On what 

principle is one entitled to a pension for a disability not incurred in the 

common ervice of the country? 

When you adopt such a principle and pension for disability in no way 

connected with the ervice you.are setting out upon an unknown sea 

and no one can tell where you will land. But o long as we adhere to 

the sound doctrine of pensioning for disability and for disability arising 

from the military service we are on safe ground and consistent with safe 

public policy, and I do not believe any other policyro be safe. To follow the principle adopted in the Senate amendments, as the gentleman 

from Indiana says, is a pure gratuity. I will go farther, and say that it 

is takin~r from one to give to another. 

The other amendments I am in favor of, as they embrace substantially what I have indorsed and what this House ha already in part 

pa ed upon. 

[Here the hammer fell.] 

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. 

A messacrefrom the Senate, by .Mr. McCooK,its Secretary, announced 

agreement to the conference requested by the House on the disagreeing vote of the two Houses on the bill (H. R. 7012) making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain 

public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purpo es, and had 

appointed as managers of said conference on its part Mr_ McMILLAN", 

Mr. CoNGER, and Mr. Rru~smi. 

EKROLLED BILL SIGKED. 

Mr. HOOPER, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that 

he had examined and found truly enrolled the bill (S. 2243) to authorize foot and can-iage or railroad bridges across the Mississippi Ri-.er, F 

at Su,int Paul, in the State of Minnesota; when the Speaker signed the( same . 

MEXICAN PENSION BILL . 

Mr. TOWNSHEND. I will take the floor and yield five minutes to 

the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. WOLFORD]. 

Mr. WOLFORD. I wish to say a word, Mr. Speaker, in reply to 

the gentleman from Ohio [:Mr. WARNER] who has just taken his seat, 

in reference to the principles he has announced as those which should 

govern this Honse in the action which it is about to take on the amendments sent to us from the Senate. I hold that a pen ion for service 

has been recognized ever since we had a Government. I am not talking about precedents. I c:ue nothing for precedents. It is the law 

we want, and we are here trying to pass a law which will give a pension, a small pension of $8 a month, ~o the men who fought seventyodd battles for their country and carried the flag of the nation into a 

foreign land, to the very ca.pit.al of Mexico. It is a pension which 

ha been long delayed. · · 

The objection of the gentleman I say is not well taken, and the distinction is not made against the Union soldier and in favor of the 

Mexican oldier, but on the contrary, if there be a distinction at all, it 

i made in favor of the Union soldier and against the Mexican soldier. 

Why, sir, the Congress of the ill ted States voted to pension for meritto give for service n, pension to every Revolutionary soldier who had 

fought under the flag during the days of the Revolution. They first 

-.oted when they were poor that the soldier must swear he was not 

worth more than SlOO before he could receive a pension; but the country soon got ashamed of that and it wa given up, and the nation then, 

ri ing in its power and maje ty and anxious to do justice to our Re\olutionary heroes, said, We will pay every one of them a pension for 

service. o, too, the United States passed a law to pension the soldiers 

of the war of 1812. It was wise and just to do it, and the soldiers w bo 

had served in the war of 1 12 received a pen ion. 

So too, should the~e soldiers who fought tb~ battles of the country 

in the Merican war receive pensions. I care not about a little distinction of the number of days they fought. I say I will not measure their services, but will giTe it to e-.ery one who served in that war. 
5932 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE. JULY 2, 

Here, now, comes this objection from the gentleman from Ohio, who 

says that you must not pension these Mexican soldiers. In my judgment the gentleman is drawing it too fine. I believe that we ought to 

take a broader view of the subject than that. I am willing not only 

to pension the Mexican soldiers, but every Union soldier who served 

in the war for the life of this country; and the time will come, I think, 

when the people of this great nation will see the justice of it and demand that that gratuity shall be given them by this Government. 

I believe the time will come when the people of this country will 

combine together and that spirit of justice will dawn upon the nation 

that will pension not only the Mexican soldiers, but, as I have said, 

every soldier of our wars, and that we will not be bankrupted, either, by 

it. This great nation with all of its vast resources 'i-vill be able to pay 

the pensions. You ask me how. Lay an income tax upon large fortunes and pay it in that way. That is one plan. But whether you do 

or not there will be a thousand ways discovered to pay it. This pension bill will be passed. You may vote it down to-day, I hope you 

will not, but it will be passed and every Union soldier will be pensioned in time; and then the Government instead of being broken and 

bankrupt will prosper and grow under the blessings of Almighty God, 

and in the consciousness of a good action and an honest and just performa-nce on our part of the duties of legislators. 

Under these conditions this land in place of becoming poor will grow 

richer and richer. There is no use to talk to me about the doing of an 

act of justice to the gallant soldiery of this country making paupers of 

you. Does the distinguished gentleman from Ohio believe that this 

nation will be thereby pauperized? LOok at its vast resources; look at 

this magnificent country with its 50,000,000 of people, and tell me it 

will be impoverished and broken because of this pitiful sum that you 

allow to the gallant defenders of our country. ~'lx. Speaker, I never 

can be brought to believe anything of that kind. 

[Here the hammer fell.] 

Mr. TOWNSHEND. I have no desire to consume any further time 

of the House, and therefore, if there be no desire to discuss this question, I ask for a vote. · 

The SPEAKER. Upon this question the yeas and na.ys have been 

ordered, and the Clerk will call the roll. The question was taken; and there were-yeas 177, nays 55, not voting 92; as follows: 

Adams, G. E. Anderson, 

Bagley, 

Barksdale, 

Bayne, 

Bennett, 

Blount, 

Boutelle, 

Brainerd1 Breckinrtdge, 

Brewer, F. B. Browne, T . M. 

Brown,W.W. 

Brumm, 

Budd, 

Burleigh, 

Burnes, 

ca,lkins, 

Campbell, J . E Campbell,J.M. 

Cannon, 

Carleton, 

Cobb, 

Cox,W. R. Crisp, 

Culbertson, W. W. Cullen, 

Curtin, 

Cutcheon, 

Davis,G.R. 

Davis, R.T. Dibble, 

Dingley, 

Dunham, 

Dunn, Eldredge, 

Elliott, 

Ellis. 

English, 

Evans,I. N. E'Verbart, 

Follett, 

Forney, 

Funston, 

Geddes, 

Adams,J.J. 

Aiken, 

.Alexander, 

Arnot, 

Barbour, 

Blanchard, 

Broadhead, 

Buchanan, 

Caldwell, 

Candl~r , 

Chalmers, 

Clay, 

Clements, 

Covington, 

YEAS-177. 

Glascock, 

Goff, 

Graves, 

Guenther, 

Hammond, 

Hardy, 

Harmer, 

Hart, Hatch, H. H. 

HatchhW.H. 

Hemp ill, 

Henderson, D. B. Henderson, T. J. Henley, 

Hepburn, 

Herbert, 

Hiscock, 

Hitt, 

Hoblitzell, 

Holman, 

Holmes, 

Hooper, 

Hopkins, 

Horr, Houseman, 

Howey, 

Hunt, 

Jeffords, 

Johnson, 

Jones,B.W. 

Jones,J.H. Jordan, 

Kasson, 

Keifer, 

Ketcham, 

Kleiner, 

Lacey, 

Lamb, 

Lawrence, 

LeFevre, 

Long. 

Lore, 

Lovering, 

Lowry, 

1\IcAdoo, 

McCoid, 

!IcComas, 

McCormick, 

Matson, 

Millard, 

l\filler, S. H. Iilliken, 

Morgan, 

Morrill, 

Muldrow, 

Murphy, 

Murray, 

Neece, 

Nelson, 

O'Ferrall, 

O'Neill, Charles 

O'Neill, J . J. Paige, 

Parker, 

Payne, 

Payson, 

Peel, 

Perkins, 

Peters, 

Poland, 

Post, 

Price, Pusey, 

Rankin, 

Ranney, 

Ray,G.W. Ray, Ossian 

Reed, 

Rice, 

Riggs, 

Robinson, J. S. 

Rockwell, 

Rogers, J. H . Rosecrans, 

Rowell, 

Ryan, 

Seney, 

Smalls, 

Smith, 

Spooner, 

NAYs-55. 

Culberson, D. B. 

Dar~, 

DaVIs,L.H . Dibrell, 

Dowd, 

Ermentrout, 

Findlay, Garrison, 

Gib on, Greenleaf, 

HalselJ, 

Hancock, 

Hardeman, 

Hewitt, A. S. 

Hewitt, G. W. Lanham, 

Lewis, 

Lyman1 l\Icl\Iilhn, 

Miller, J. F . Mills, 

Morse, 

Mutchler, 

Oates, 

Ochiltree. 

Pierce, 

Potter, 

Pryor, 

Springer, 

Steele, 

Stephenson, . Stockslager, 

Strait, 

Struble, 

Sumner, C. A. 

Sumner, D. H. Taylor, J.D. Thomas, 

Townshend, 

Tully, 

Turner, H. G. 

Turner, Oscar 

Valentine, 

Van .Alstyne, 

Vance, 

Van Eaton, 

Wadsworth, 

Wait, 

Wakefield, 

Wallace, 

Ward, 

Warner, Richard 

'Vashburn, · Weaver, 

Weller, 

Wemple, 

White, J.D. White, Milo 

Whiting, 

Wilkins, 

Williams 

Wilson, J:UUes Wilson,W. L. Winans, E . B. Winans, John 

Wolford, 

Wood, 

Yaple, 

York, 

Young. 

, Reese, 

Seymour, 

Stewart, Charles 

Storm, 

Talbott, 

Taylor, J.l\I. 

Thompson, 

Throckmorton, 

Tillman, 

Tucker, 

Warner,A.J. 

Wellborn, 

'Vise, G. D. 

NOT VOTING-92. 

Atkinson, Cook, Hurd, Randall, 

Ballentine, Co grove, Hutchins, Reagan, Barr Cox:, S. S. James, Robertson, 

Beach, Davidson, Jones,J.K. Robin on, W.E. Belford, Deuster, Jones, J. T. Rogers, W. F. Belmont, Dockery, Kean, Russell, Bingham, Dorsheimer, Kelley, Scales, 

Bisbee, Duncan, Kellogg, Shaw, Bla~kburn, Eaton, King, Shelley, 

Bland, Ellwood, Laird, Singleton, 

Bowen, Evins, J . H. Libbey, Skinner, C. R. Boyle, Ferrell, l\1aybury, Skinner, T. G. Breitung, Fiedler, Mitchell, Slocum, 

Brewer,J. H. Finerty, Money, Snyder, 

Buckner, Foran, Morrison, Spriggs, 

Cabell, Fyan, Moulton, Stevens, 

Campbell, Felix George, Muller, Stewart, J. W. Cass1dy, Green, Nicholls, Stone, 

Chace, Hanback, Nutting, Taylor, E. B. Clardy, Haynes, O'Hara, Willis, 

Collins, Hill Patton, Wise~ J. S. 

Connolly, Holton, Pettibone, Wooaward, 

Converse, Houk, Phelps, Worthington. 

So the motion to concur in th~ Senate amendment was agreed to. 

On motion of Mr. VALENTINE, by unanimous consent, the reading 

of the names was dispensed with. 

The result of the vote was then announced as above recorded. 

Mr. TOWNSHEND moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment of the Senate was concurred in; and also moved that the motion 

to reconsider be laid on the table. 

The latter motion was agreed to. 

FITz-JOHN PORTER. 

The SPEAKER laid before the House the following message from 

the President of the United States: 

To the House of Representatives: 

After careful consideration of the bill entitled "An act for the relief of FitzJohn Porter," I herewith return it with my objections to that House of Congress in which it originated. Its enacting clause is in terms following: ''That the 

President be, and be is hereby, authorized to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint Fitz-John Porter, late a major-gen- eral of the United States volunteers, and a brevet brigadier-general and colonel 

of the Army, to the po ition of colonel in the Army of the United States, of the same grade and rank held by him at the time of his dismissal from the Army by sentence of court-martial, promulgated January 27, 1863," &c. It is apparent that should this bill become a law it will create a new office, 

which can be filled by the appointment of the particular individual whom it 

specifies, and can not be filled otherwise; or it may be said with per hap greater precision of statement that it will create a new office upon condition that the par- ticular person designated shall be cho en to fill it. Such an act, as it seem to me. is either unnecessary and ineffective, or it involves an encroachment by the 

legislative branch of the Government upon the authority of the Executive. As 

the Congress has no power under the Con tltution to nominate or appoint an offi- cer, and can not lawfully impo e upon the President the duty of nominating or appointing to office any particular individual of its own election, this bill, if it can fairly be construed as requiring the President to make the nomination and, 

by and with the advice and con ent of the Senate1 the appointment which it au- thorizes, is in manifest violation of the Constitution. If such be not its just interpretation, it must be regarded as a mere enactment of advice and counsel, 

which lacks in the very nature of things the force of positive law, and can erve no useful purpose upon the statute-books. 

There are other cau es that deter me from giving this bill the sanction of my approval. Tbejudgmentof the court-martial by which more than twenty years since General Fitz-John Porter was tried and convicted was pronounced by a. tribunal composed of nine general officers of distingui bed character and ability. Its investigation of the charges of which it found the accu ed guilty was thorough and conscientious, and its findings and sentence were in due course of law approved by Abraham Lincoln, then President of the United States. Its legal competency, its jurisdiction of the accused and of the ubject of the accusation, and the substantial regularity of all of it proceedings, are matters which have never been brought in question. Its judgment, therefore, is final 

and conclu ive in its character. The Supreme Court of the United Stat-es has recently declared that a court- martial such as this was is the organism provided by law and clothed with 

the duty of administering justice in this clas."' of ca es. Its judgment , when 

approved, rest on the same basis and are surrounded by the same considerations 

which give conclusiveness to the judgments of other legal tribunals, including as well the lowe t as the highest. It follows, accordingly, that when a lawfully 

constituted court-martial has duly declared its finding and its sentence, and 

the same have been duly approved, neither the President nor the Congres bas any power to set them aside. The existence of such power is not openly a erted, nor perhaps is it necessarily implied, in the provision of the bill which i before me, but when its enacting clauses are read in the light of the recitation of its 

preamble it will be seen that it seeks in effect the practicnl annulment of the 

findings and the sentence of a competent court-martial. A conclu ion at variance with the e findings has been reached after investigation by a board consistingofthree officers of the Army. This board was not created in pursuance of any statutory authority, and was powerle to compel 

the attendance of witnesses or to pronounce a judgment which could have been 

lawfully enforced. 'I be officers who constituted it in their report to the Secretary 

of War, dated March 19,1879,state that in their opinion ''justice require * * * 

such action as may be necessary to annul and set aside the findings and sen- tence of the court-martial in the case of Iaj. Gen. Fitz-John Porter, and to re- store him to the positions of which that sentence depdved him, such restora- tion to take effect from the date of his dismissal from the service." The provisions of the bill now under consideration are avowedly ba ed on the assumption that the findings of the court-martial have heen discovered to be erroneous. But it will be borne in mind that t.he inve tigation which is 

claimed to have resulted in this disc• very was made many years after the events to which that evidence related, and under circum lance that made it impossi- ble to reproduce the evidence on which they were based. It seems to me that the proposed legislation would e tabli h a dangerous prec- edent, calculated tQ iJ:nperil in no smaJI measure the binding force and effect of 

the judgments of the various tribunals established under our Constitution and 

laws. 

I have already in the exercise of the pardoning power with which the President is vested by the Constitution remitted the continuing penalty which bad 

made it impo sible for Fitz-Jobn Porter to bold any office of tru t or profit 

under,the Government of the United States. But I am unwilling to give my 

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1884. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5933 

sanction to any legislation which shall practically annul and set at naught the 

solemn and deliberate conclusions of the tribunal by which he was convicted 

and of the President by whom its findings were examined and approved. 

CHESTER A. ARTHUR. 

EXECUTIVE 1\fANSION, July 2, 1884. 

[The reading 9f the veto message was received with loud applause 

on the Republican side.] 

The SPEAKER. In accordance with the requirement of the Constitution the objections of the President will be entered at length upon 

tbe Journal. 

:Ur. SLOCUM. Is a motion in order that the bill be now put upon 

its passage? 

The SPEAKER. It is the duty of the Chair to submit the bill for 

the action of the House, unless some other motion be made with reference to it. 

Mr. SLOCUM. I move that the bill be passed, the objections of the 

President to the contrary notwithstanding, and upon that motion I 

demand the previo'rlS question. 

The SPEAKER. The question is, Will the House on reconsideration 

aaree to pass the bill? upon which,. according to the Constitution, the 

v~te of the House shall be determined by the yeas and nays. 

Is it desired to have the bill read? 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I think we had better have it read. 

The PEAKER. It is the right of the gentleman to have the bill 

read. The Clerk will report the bill to the House. 

The bill was read. It is as follows: 

Whereas the board of Army officers convened by the President of the United 

States by special orders numbered 78, headquarters of the Army, Aprill2,1878, to examine into and report upon the case of Fitz-John Porter, late a maJor-gen- eral of the United States volunteer and a brevet brigadier-general and colonel 

of the Army, having by their reportofl\Iarch 19, 1879, stated that, in their opinion, 

"justice required at his (the President's) hands such action a may be nece sary to annul and set aside the findings and entence of the court-martial in the case · of l\Iaj. Gen. Fitz-John Porter, and restore him to the positions of which the sent-ence deprived him, such restoration to take effect from the date of dismissal 

from the service; " and 

Whereas the President, on the 4th day of 1\Iay, 1882, remitted so much of the sentence of said court-martial remaining unexecuted as "forever disqualified 

the said l<'itz-John Porter from holding any office of trust or profit under the 

Go,·ernment of the United States:" 'l'herefore, that justice may be done the 

suid Fitz-John Porter, and to carry into effect the recommendation of said 

boa1·d, Be it enacted, &c., That the President be, and be is hereby,authorized to nomi- nate and, by and with the advice a.od consent of the Senate, to appoint Fitz-John 

Porter, late a major-general of the United States volunteers and a brevet briga- dier-general and colonel of the Army, to the position of colonel in the Army of 

the United States, of the same grade and rank held by him at the time of his dismissal from the Army by sentence of court-martial promulgated January 27, 

1863, and, in his discretion, to place him on the retired-listof the Army as ot that 

grade, the retired-list being thereby increased in number to that extent; and all 

laws and parts of Ia ws in conflict herewith are suspended for this purpose only : Provided, That said Fitz-John Porter shall receive no pay, compensation, orallowance whatsoever prior to his appointment under this act. 

The SPEAKER. Will the House on reconsideration agree to pass 

the bill? 

The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative-yeas 

168, nays 78, not voting 78; as follows: 

Adams, J.J. Aiken, 

Alexander, 

Arnot, 

Bagley, 

Barbour, 

Bayne, 

Belford, 

Belmont, 

Blanchard, 

Blount, 

Breckinridge, 

Broadhead, 

Buchanan, 

Budd, 

Burleigh, 

Burnes, 

Caldwell, 

Campbell, J. E. Candler, 

Carleton, 

Cassidy, 

Clay, 

Clements, 

Cobb, 

Cosgrove, 

'Covington, 

Cox, "\V. R. Crisp, 

Culberson, D. B. Curtin, 

Dargan, 

Deuster, 

Dibble, 

Dibrell, 

Dorsheimer, 

Dowd, 

Dunn, 

Eaton, 

Eldredge, 

Elliott, 

.Ellis, 

..Adams, G .. E. Anderson, 

.Boutelle, 

• Brainerd, 

YEAS-168. 

English, 

Ermentrout, 

Ferrell, 

Follett, 

Forney, 

Garrison, 

Gibson, 

Glascock, 

Graves, 

Greenleaf, 

Halsell, 

Hammond, 

Hancock, 

Hardeman, 

Hardy, 

Hatch, W. H. Hemphill, 

Henley, 

Herbert, 

Hewitt, A. S. 

He,vitt, G. W. Hill 

Hoblitzell, 

Holman, 

Hopkins, 

Houseman, 

Hunt, 

Jeffords, 

Jones,B.W. 

Jones, J.H. Jordan, 

Kean, 

Kleiner, 

Laird, 

Lamb, 

Lanham, 

LeFevre, 

Lewis, 

Long, 

Lore, 

Lovering, 

Lowry, 

Brewer, F. B. Browne, '£.1\1. 

Brown,W.W. 

Brumm, 

Lyman, 

McAdoo, 

1\lcl\Iillin, 

1\la.tson, 

Maybury 

1\Iiller,J. F. 

Mills, 

1\fitchell, 

:1\Iorgan, 

Morse, 

Muldrow, 

Murphy, 

furray, 

Mutchler, 

Neece, 

Oates, 

O'Ferra.ll, 

O'Neill, J.J. Paige, 

Patton, 

Pierce, 

Peel, 

Phelps, 

Poland, 

Post, 

Potter, 

Pryor, 

Pusey, 

Randall, 

Rankin, 

Ranney, 

Ray,G.W. 

Ray, Ossian 

Reese, 

Riggs, 

Robertson, 

Rockwell, 

Rogers, J. H. Rosecrans, 

Scales, 

Seney, 

Seymour, 

NAYs-78. 

Calkins, 

Campbell, J. M. Cannon, 

Chalmers, 

Shelley, 

Slocum, 

Smith, 

Spriggs, 

Springer, 

Stewart, Charles 

Stockslager, 

Storm, 

Sumner, C. A. 

Sumner, D. H. Talbott, 

Taylor, J. M. 

Thompson, 

Throckmorton, 

Tillman, · Townshend, 

Tucker, 

Tully, 

Turner, H. G. 

Turner, 0 car Van Alstyne, 

Vance, 

Van Eaton, 

Wallace, 

Ward, 

Warner, Richard 

Wellborn, 

Weller, 

Wemple, 

Wilkins, 

Williams, 

Willis, 

Wilson, W. L. Winans, E. B. Winans, John 

Wise, G. D. Wolford, 

"\Vood, 

Woodward, 

Yaple, 

York, Young. 

Culbertson, W. W. Cullen, 

Cutcheon, 

Davis, G. R. 

Davis, R. T. Dingley, 

Dunham, 

Evans,I.N. 

Everhart, 

Funston, 

Goff, 

Guenther, 

Hatch, H. H. Henderson, D. B. Henderson, T. J. Hiscock, 

Hitt 

Hoilnes, 

Holton, 

Hooper, 

Atkinson, 

Ballentine, 

Barksdale, 

Barr, 

Beach, 

Bennett, 

Bingham, 

Bisbee, 

Blackburn, 

Bland, 

Bowen, 

Boyle, 

Brei tung, 

Brewer, J. H. Buckner, 

Cabell, 

Campbell, Felix 

Cha<le, 

Clardy, 

Collins, 

Horr, 

Howey, 

Johnson, 

Kasson, 

Keifer, 

Lacey, 

McCoid, 

1\fcComas, 

McCormick, 

Millard, 

Miller, S. H. Milliken, 

1\forrill, 

Nelson, 

O'Neill, Charles 

Parker, 

Payne, 

Payson, 

Perkins, 

Peters, 

Price, 

Reed, 

Rice, 

Robinson, J. S. 

Rowell, 

Ryan, 

Skinner, C. R. Smalls, 

Spooner, 

Steele, 

Stephenson, 

Stone, 

NOT VOTING-78. 

Connolly, 

Converse, 

Cook, 

Cox, S.S. 

Davidson 

Davis, L. H. 

Dockery, 

Duncan, 

Ellwood, 

Evins,J.H. 

Fiedler, 

Findlay, 

Finerty, 

Foran, 

Fyan, 

Geddes, 

George, 

Green, 

Hanback, 

Harmer, 

Hart, 

Haynes, 

Hepburn, 

Honk, 

Hurd. 

Hutchins, 

James, 

Jones,J. K. Jones, J.T. Kelley, 

Kellogg1 Ketcham, 

King, 

Lawrence, 

Libbey, 

Money, 

1\Iorrison, 

Moulton, 

Muller, 

Nicholls, 

Strait, 

Struble, 

Taylor, J.D. Thomas, . Valentine, 

Wadsworth, 

Wait, 

Wakefield, 

Washburn, 

Weaver, 

White, J.D. White, Iilo 

Whiting, 

Wilson, James. 

Nutting, 

Ochiltree, 

O'Hara, 

Pettibone, 

Reagan, 

Robinson, W.E. Rogers, W. F. Russell, 

Shaw, 

Singleton, 

Skinner, T. G. 

Snyder, 

Stevens, 

Stewart, J. W. Taylor, E. B. Warner, A.J. 

Wise,J.S. 

Worthington. 

So the House, on reconsideration, agreed to pass the bill. 

Mr. TALBOTT. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the 

names of members voting be dispensed with. 

Mr. KASSON and others objected. 

Mr. BREWER, of New Jersey. I withdraw my vote in the negative, a I am paired with Mr. DocKERY. 

Ur. LA WREN9E. Being paired with my colleague [Mr. BOYLE] I 

withdraw my vote. He would vote " ay," and I would vote "no." 

Mr. BENNETT. I was in attendance on a conference committee by 

order of the House. I ask leave to vote. 

The SPEAKER. The Chair can not entertain the request of the 

gentleman to be permitted to vote on that ground. 

:M:r. HART. The gentleman from North Carolina and I were paired. 

We came in together. I, supposing he would bepermitted to vote, voted. 

The SPEAKER. The Chair will submit the request under those 

circumstances. 

1\Ir. HAMMOND. 

The SPEAKER. 

he voted. 

I object. The pair will protect the gentleman. 

But the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. HART] says 

1\fr. HAMMOND. He can withdraw his vote. 

Mr. HART. I withdraw my vote. 

The following additional pairs were announced: 

Mr. HANBACK with Mr. COOK, on this vote. 

1\Ir. BISBEE with Mr. BEACH, on this vote. 

Mr. HUTCHINS with Mr. 0CHILTREE, on this vote. 

Mr. WARNER, of Ohio, with Mr. KETCHAM, on this vote. 

Mr. BENNETT with Mr. HART, on all questions, untilfurthernotice. 

1\fr. Ru SELL with Mr. BLACKBURN, on this vote. Mr. RUSSELL 

would vote "no," Mr. BLACKBURN would vote " ay." 

1\lr. GEORGE with Mr. JONES, of Arkansas, on this vote. Mr. GEORGE 

would vote "no," Mr. JONES would vote ''ay." 

Mr. HARJ.\'IER with ltlr. HEPBURN, on this vote. 

The SPEAKER. On this question the ''yeas'' are 168; the ''nays'' 

are 78. Two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the bill is passed . 

[Loud applause on the Democratic side.]· 

Mr. HARDEMAN. I move that the House do now adjourn. 

Mr. TOWNSHEND. Pending that I move that the House take a 

recess until10 o'clock to-morrow. 

The SPEAKER. The question on the motion to adjourn takes precedence. 

The question was taken on the motion to adjourn; and there wereayes 110, noes 43. 

Mr. BRUMM and others called for the yeas and nays. 

Mr. C.AJ.~NON. I ask unanimous consent to make a statement. 

[Cries of '' Regular order ! ''] 

The SPEAKER. The House will be in order. 

Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky. I rise to a question of order. 

The SPEAKER. The Chair is endeavoring to secure order. 

Mr. RANDALL. The motion to adjourn is not debatable. 

Mr. CANNON. I have the right to rise to make a parliamentary 

inquiry. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. 

Mr. CANNON. If the House shall take a recess until to-morrow 

we can then resume the consideration of the Mexican pension bill and 

dispose of it early in the day. If we adjourn we will spend all day to- morrow trying to get it up. [Cries of "Regular order!"] 

The question being taken on ordering the yeas and nays, there were ayes 40-more than a sufficient number . 
5934 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 

Ur. BBOWNE, of Indiana, addressed the Chair. [Cries of "Regular 

order !"] 

:Mr. BRO\VNE of Indiana. I simply rise to a question of order. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman has that right. 

Mr. BROWNE, of Indiana. I will put it in the form of a parliamentary inquiry, and I make that inquiry with the very best of motives 

in the world. I want to know if the House should adjourn what will 

become of the bill we have been considering in regard to Mexican war 

pensions? 

The SPEAKER. It remains on the Speaker's table. 

:Ur. RANDALL. A majority can reach it. It was reached by a majority vote this afternoon, and the same majority can reach it again. 

Mr. CANNON. If you take a recess you will reach it to-morrow 

with the same rights it has now; but if you adjourn it will take all 

day to get to the Speaker's table against the filibustering tactics on the 

other side. 

The question was taken on the motion to adjourn; and it was decided in the affirmative-yeas 129, nays 97, not voting 9 ; as follows: 

Adams,J. J. Aiken, 

Alexander, 

Arnot, 

Bagley, 

Barbour, 

Barksdale, 

Belmont, 

Blanchard, 

Blount, 

Breck:inridge, 

Buchanan, 

Burne, 

Caldwell, 

Campbell, J. E. Candler, 

Carleton, 

Cassidy, 

Clay, 

Clements, 

Co grove, Cox, W.R. Crisp, 

Culberson, D. B. Dargan, 

Davis,L.H. 

Denter, 

Dibble, 

Dibrell, 

Dorsheimer, 

Dowd, 

Dunn, 

Eaton, 

Adams, G. E. Anderson, 

Bayne, 

Boutelle, 

Brewer, J. H. Browne, T. M. 

Brown,W.W. 

Brumm, 

Budd, Calkins, 

Cannon, 

Chalmers, 

Culbert on,W.W. 

Cullen, 

Cutcheon, 

Davis,G.R. 

Davis,R.T. 

Dingley, 

Dunham, 

Everhart, 

Ferrell, 

Funston, 

George, 

Goff, 

Guenther, 

, YEA8-129. 

Eldredge, 

Elliott, 

Ellis, 

English, 

Ermentrout, 

Follett, 

Forney, 

Garrison, 

Gib on, Glascock, 

Graves, 

Greenleaf, 

Halsell, 

Hammond, 

Hancock, 

Hardeman, 

Hardy, Hatch, W.H. Hemphill, 

Henley, 

Herbert, 

Hewitt, A. S. Hewitt, G. W. Hill 

Hopkins, 

Houseman, 

Hunt, 

Jone ,J.H. Jordan, 

Kleiner, 

Lanham, 

LeFevre, 

Lewis, 

Lore, 

Lowry, 

Lyman, 

1\Ic.A.doo, 

McCormick, 

1\Icl\lillin, 

Mat on, 1\Iaybury, 

l\Iiller, J. F. 

1\lills, 

1\Iitehell, 

Morse, 

Muldrow, 

1\Iurphy, 

1\Iurra.y, 

Mutchler, 

Oates, 

O'Ferrall, 

Paige, 

Peel, 

Pierce, 

Potter, 

Price, 

Pryor, Randall, 

Rankin, 

Ree e, Riggs, 

R.ogers, J. H. Scales, 

Seney, 

Seymour, 

Shelley, 

NAY8-97. 

Hatch, H. H. Milliken, 

Henderson, D. B. Morgan, 

Henderson, T.J. Neece, 

Hepburn, Nelson, 

Hiscock, O'Neill, Charles Bitt, O'Neill, J. J. Holman, Parker, 

Holmes, Payne, 

Holton, Perkins, 

Horr, Peter , Howey, Phelps, 

James, Pot, 

Jeffords, Ray, G. W. John on, Ray, Ossian Jones, B. W. Reea, 

Kasson, Rice, Kean, Robinson, J. S. 

Keifer, Rockwell, 

Ketcham, Rosecrans, 

Lacey, Ryan, 

Lawrence, Skinner,C. R. Long, Smalls, 

McCoid, Spooner, 

McComas, Steele, 

Miller, S. H. Stephenson, 

NOT VOTING-98. 

Atkinson, Connolly, Houk, 

Ballentine, Converse, Hurd, 

BB~rc', Cook, Hutehins, ~· n Covington, Jones,J.K. 

Belford, Cox,t:;.S. Jones,J. T. Bennett, Curtin, Kelley, 

Bingham, Davidson, Kellogg, 

Bibee, Dockery, King, 

Blackburn, Duncan. Laird, 

Bland, Ellwood, Lamb, 

Bowen, Evans, I. N. Libbey, 

Boyle, Evins, J. H. Lo'\·ering, Brainerd, Fiedler, 1\Iillard, 

Breitung, Findlay, Money, 

Brewer, F. B. Finerty, l\Iorrill, Broadhead, Foran, l\Iorrison, 

Buckner, FYan, 1\Ioulton, 

Burleigh, Geddes, 1\Ialler, Cabell, Green, Nicholls, 

Campbell, Felix Hanback, Nutting, Campbell, J. M. Harmer, Ochiltree, 

Chace, Hart, O'Hara Clardy, Haynes, Patton,' 

Cobo, Hoblit.zell, Pay on, Collins, Hooper, Pet.tibone, 

o the motion of Mr. HARDEMA.~ was agreed to. 

Singleton, 

Springer, 

Stewart, Charles Stock lager, 

Storm, 

Sumner~ C. A. Taylor,J.M. 

Thomp on, Throckmorton, 

Tillman, 

Tucker, 

Turner, H. G. Turner, 0 car Van Alstyne, Van Eaton, 

'' allace, Ward, 

'Varntr,A.J. Warne r,Richard 

'Vellborn, 

Weller, Wemple, 

Wilkins, 

Williams, 

Willis 

Wilso~, W. L. 

Winans, E. B. Wi e,G.D. 

Yaple, 

Young. 

St.one, 

Strait, 

Struble, 

Taylor, J.D. Thomas, 

Townshend, 

Tully, 

Valentine, 

Vance, 

Wansworth, 

Wait, 

Washburn, 

Weaver, 

White, J.D. White, Milo Whiting, 

Wilson, James Winans, John 'Volford, 

Wood, 

Woodward, 

York. 

Poland, 

Pusey, 

Ranney, 

Reagan, 

Robert on, Robinson,W. E. Rogers, W. F. RowelJ, 

Rus ell, 

Shaw, 

Skinner, T. G. Slocum, 

Smith, 

Snyder, 

Spriggs, 

SteYens, 

Stewart, J. W. Sumner, D. H. Talbott, 

Taylor, E. B. Wakefield, 

Wi e,J.S. 

Worthington. 

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. 

During the call of the roll, 

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

the House that the Senate had agreed to the report of the committee of 

conference on the disagreeing votes of the two .Hou es on the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House of the following title: 

A pill (H. R. 46 0) to grant a right of way through the Indian Territory to the Southern Kansas Railway Company, and for other purpo es. 

The result of the vote was then announced as above stated; and accordingly (at 5 o'clock and 40 minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. 

PETITION , ETC. 

• The following petitions and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk, 

under the rules, and referred as follow : 

By Ur. CONNOLLY: Petition 'of J. C. Coon and S. P. Coleman 

against the passage of the news-copyright bill-to the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 

Ry ~Ir. DOCKERY: Petitions·of soldiers and sailors of Daviess 

County, Missouri, in support of certain House bills prepared by their 

comrades of Union City, Ind.-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 

By Mr. GOFF: Petition of Hon. Jo eph S. Miller and others, citizens of Wheeling, W. Va., remonstrating against the Government engaging in the telegraph business, &c.-to the Committee on the PostOffice and Post-Roads. 

By Mr. HANCOCK: Papers relating to the claim of :Martin Radichto the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

By Ur. HILL: Petition of D. K. Bowker, and 500 other soldiers oi 

Ohio, praying for the passage of a law pensioning all honorably discharged soldiers of the late war-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 

By Mr. NELSON: Petition of Charles E. Now len-to the Committee on Military Affairs. 

By Ur. McCOID: Petition of J. C. McKell and others, of Burlington, 

Iowa, against passage of bill to carry into operation the reciprocity 

treaty with l\fexico-to the Committee on Ways and .Means. 

By Mr. :MORRILL: Petition of Noah C. Brandon and 200 others, of 

Blackford County, Indiana, soldiers of the war of the rebellion, asking for pension legislation-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 

By Ur. OSSIAN RAY: Petition of James Butler for a. pension-to ·· 

the same committee. 

By :Mr. J. D. TAYLOR: Petition of citizens of Steubenville, Ohio, 

against passage of bill to carry into operation the reciprocity treaty 

with 1\Iexico-to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. J.D. WHITE: Petition for an Indian commission, by John 

Bee om, of Talent, Oreg.-to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 

By l\Ir. WILKINS: Resolutions of ex-soldiers of Gratiot, Licking 

County, Ohio, relative to pensions-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. · 

Also, the memorial of Axline Post, No. 290, Grand Army of theRepublic, Zanesville, Ohio, relative to pensions-to the same committee. 

SENATE. 

THURSDAY, July 3, 1884. 

The Senate met at 11 o'clock a.m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. E. D. HUNTLEY, D. D. 

The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. 

FITZ..JOHN PORTER VETO MESSAGE. 

The PRESIDENT pro tem,pore. The Chair "lays before the Senate a. message from the House of Representatives accompanying a. House bill. 

The title of the bill and the action of the House of Representatives will 

be read. 

The Chief Clerk read as follows: 

A bill (H. R.1015) for the relief of Fitz-John Porter. 

IN THE Hou E OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, 

. July 2, 1884. 

The President of the United States having returned to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Fitz-John Porter," with his objection thereto, the House of Representatives proceeded, in pursuance of the Con titution, to recon ider the same; and Resolved, That the said bill pass, two-thirds of the House of Representatives 

agreeing to pass the same. 

The PRESIDENT pro tmnpore. The message from the President of 

the United States a~mpanying the bill will be read. 

The Chief Clerk read as follows: 

To the House of Representatives : 

After careful con ideration of the blll entitled "An ad for the relief of Fitz- John Porter," I herewith return it withmyobjectionstothatHouseofCongress in which it originated. Its enacting clau e is in terms following : "That the Pre ident be, and he is hereby, authorized to nominate and, by and with the ad- vice and consent of the Senate, to appoint Fitz.John Porter, late a major-gen- eral of the United States volunteers, and a brevet brigadier-general and colonel of the Army, to the po ition of colonel in the Army of the United States, of the- same grade and rank helcl by him at the time of his dismissal from the Army by sentence of court-martial, promulgated January Zl, 1863," &c.