The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-11
9 WAsHINGToN cITY, TUESDAY, MAY II, 1885. .


current and contingent expenses OF the Indian depart
rent and for fulfilling treaty stipuations made with
Indian tribes in the year ending June 3Oth, 1889.
bill making appropriation for the transportation
OF the United States mail by steamers and other
wise, during the fiscal year ending the Soth june 1889
Trx nsroRr COMMITTEE
Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia, asked consent that the
ports of the select committee OF fifteen Kansas Affairs
might be presented
Mr. SMITH, Of Illinois, asked the gen teman from
Georgia to include the reports of select committees
Mr. STEPHENS hoped the gentleman would allow him
TO make his suggestion.
Mr. SHERMAN of Ohio, said he should not object,
but he wished to enter his protest against the publication
of reports before they were made to the House
Mr. WASHBURN of Maine, objected.
Mr. STEPHENS said he did not understand that there
objection.
The SPEAKER stated that the gentleman from Maine
objected
CORRECTION DAY" sFa
Mr. MORGAN, of New York asked consent to intro
duce the following resolution 4g
Rs,olved That private Speakers
table their rst and second reading be akon and or
private calendar Friday next there shall DO debate and tho
bills that objected TO shall bo reported to the House and dis
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, suggested that Saturday
next should also be included. iisa t.
Mr. sANDIDGE, OF Louisiana, also hoped that satur-
day would be included
Mr. PHILLIPS of Pennsylvania said he desired to offer
amendment .a.E s
Mr. SMITH, of Virginia, objected.
Mr.. MORGAN moved to suspend the rules; which mo
Mr. WASHBURN, of Maine, desired to offer the fol-
lowing substitute tetH~ #aA
Resolved That Saturday the day May shall be evo
ted the private business and ae hour given
reports committees the House shall resolve itself into the
Committee OF the Whole the calendar and shall proceed TO
act upon such bills not objected TO-
Mr. PHILLIPS, of Pennsylvania, desired to offer the
following amendment:
during present
Whole the private calendar shall be confined fifteen minutes
to any one bill. EH
Mr. MORGAN demanded the previous question on the
original resolution and under the operation thereof it
passed.
In accordance with the above resolution the Senate
bills the Speakers table read first and second
time and ordered to be placed the private calendar
THE business OF DISTRICT COLUMBIA.
Mr.. GOODE, of Virginia, by unanimous consent in
troduced the following resolution; which was agreed to
Rcored That Monday and Tuesday, the Gath and 2S of the
month be set apart for the Of business in rob"
for those days.
WARRANTS.
On motion of Mr. KELSEY of New York under a
suspension of the rules, the following resolution
adopted Es6&4-
Resolved Public Lands be authorized
port House bill No. 300) declaring the title land
in certain and that the be considered at this
with the resolution, the Dill
cd and, after considerable discussion, under the opera
ton OF the previous question, was passed.
TIE SPEAKER $ rAaLs.
On motion of Mr. WALBRIDGE, of Michigan under
q suspension of the rules the House proceeded the
consideration of Senate bills upon the Speaker table
such House bills had heretofore been amended by
the Senate. number of Senate bills read twice
and appropriately referred.
On motion of MIR. j. CLANCY JONES, the amend
ment of the Senate to the bill of the House making a
preparations for the support of the Military Academy for
the year ending the 30h of June, 1859 concurred
| in so the bill IL passed Hp ti.,rss
On motion Of Mr.. MIIISON, of Virginia. Senate reso
luton to extend for further time the provisions of the
joint resolution approved March TO- 1885, in relation to
certain dropped and retired officers of the navy,
taken up and passed. & H
On motion Of Mr. HARRIS, of Illinois, Senate resolu-
ton authorizing suitable Acknowledgements to be made by
the President to the British naval authorities at Jamaica
for the relief extended to the officers and of the
United States ship Susquehanna, disabled by yellow fc-
ver, WAS taken up and passed. eE d f
On motion Of Mr.. WALBRIDGE, of Michigan, Senate
bill to enlarge the Detroit and Saginaw land DISTRICTS In
| Michigan, was taken up and passed. aeam
| On motion of Mr.. COBB, of Alabama, Senate bill
amendatory of act entitled can act to establish two
additional land districts In the Territory Of Minnesota
| approved July, 8, 1885, was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS, of Iowa, Senate bill for the
relief OF tho Hungarian settlers upon certain tracts of
land in Iowa. hitherto reserved from sale by order of the
Presien dated January twenty two, eighteen hundred
| and fifty five, was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr. SCOTT of California Senate bill to
amend entitled An act TO ASCERTAIN and settle the
private land claims ia the State Of California passed
| March 8. 1851, was taken mp and passed. ~
| On motion of Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, Senate
bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury sell the
old custom house and site at Bath Maine taken up
| and passed. i,ia1 a8 Q '7isae
| HsaRossKD ON SPEAKER TABLE,,
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee moved that the House pro-
ceed to the disposal of the remaining bills the Speak
| ef' table in their regular order. a isniHa8 gya
| Mr.. KELSEY, of New York, objected. E bei
Mr.. JONES movd that the rules be suspended; which
motion agreed to ayes l02, Is. a bpbt 5ag
Senate bill for the relief OF VIM X. jennings and 9TH
ers was first taken up. la 3 &ag t4.e @ $50
| Mr. BLISS of Ohio contended that this claim was not
embraced in the treaty of Ghcnt in any form or
whatever and instead of being embraced in It, IL
expressly excluded 1t provided for the payment Of
losses of negroes and he should object to 1t that
the only objection and it not corrupt claim
The fact that the bill recognised property in slaves
sufficient to induce him to oppose the bill.
| In conclusion, Mr.. BLISS moved that the bill be
referred to the Committee the Judiciary with certain
inquiries. t1ae it "a ai ift3
Mr.. GARNETT of Virginia, advocated the passage Of
the BILL He felt bound by his duty to his constituents
some of whom and amongst them the governor of Nir-
gina are interested in the bill This not the first
time the bill before Congress II had been before the
committees than once, and invariably reported
upon favorably On the present occasion it came from
ho