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the amount proposed in gold.
should enjoy shs benefits Of the bin, which vas 70
jected
The blIl vas then passed. and, . amended, IL sos,
Mr ANTHONY, repl Of r. L. called up the bill TO expo
ate the public printing and for other other purposes
smonded Tho bill provides, among other things, thai
hereafter instead of furnishing manuscripts copies Of
uocaments ch usually accompanying their annual re
poIe' the heads Of departments shall transmit
them on or before the day Of November in each year
70 me Joint comnhtee q Congress on Pubic Printing
appoint some competent person who shall edit and select
s9cn portions Of the documents placed their hands
same
departments 70 furnish the Superintendent Of Public
Printing with o0pies u their reports before the
third Monday in November was adopted.
the Senate, without further action at half past four
adjourned.
Mauss or Representatives.
....,...'. WASHINGTON, Nay II, 1884
rm NEW rARU Law.
Tns srKAxxs presented tho resolutions Of ths New
York Chamber Of Commerce. n regard the operatios
Of the law increasing the duties on imports atty cent
Referred TO the COMMITTEES on ways and Meana
rHE NAVY APPROPRIATION HILL.
Inc House acted on tho report OF the Conferences Com
mittee the dissgrceng amendments 10 the Navy Ap
preparation bi Among those agreed to are the follow
fOr t00 completion or hospital Mare
Island $l6 900 for the purchase Of cemetery for the
navy and marine Philadephia and providing
that out Of the appropriation Of 900 for floating dry
tary Of the Navy may two dry st New
York and Philadelphia, $3.50 900 for eaoh and the Secro
tary has also discretion apply the balance Of that ap
pacity 10 the largoet vessels now built
THE CASE or COMMODORE WILKES.
was adopted calling Oh the Secretary OF tho Navy TO
communicate to the House all the proceedings Ia the case
Of Commodore Charles Wilkes.
VIRGINIA CONTESTED MKcnoSs.
Mr. DAwIs, rep Of Mass, called up the resolutions OF
the Committee Elections declaring that Messrs. segar
and Chandler not entitled 10 seats In this Congress
from the First and Second districts OF Virginia
The two cases being similar the House considered
them together.
Mr. DAWES snd that the votes showed that those who
voted were but very small part OF tho people Of the
entire distrctsin other words, owing TO military occu
patton the majority had opportunity OF expressing
their wies at the polls. II could not In any be
considered fair election. This position had heretofore
been sustained by the House.
Mr. SHGARsaddressed the House In his own behalf He
alluded TO the TACT that he admitted 70 scat In 1882
votes but now when he came hher with thirteen hum
dred, 1t sought TO keep him from scat He claimed
that House In former case acted upon just psn-
cpe besides the loyal people Of his district were entitled
here aad there could mot be and ought
not extinction Of State BY the exclusion Of ~
Hr. cHAnDIxn conteuded that both himself and MP.
sesar were entitled 70 their seats BY law, expediency.
only affected their respective DISTRICTS but every
other portion Of the country 10 reoellion:
III. House BY vote q ss against as adopted the : rs
from the First district of Virginia. Ns
also adopt The resolution declaring shat Mr. Lneins
h Chandler entitled 70 the seat from the Second
district Of virginia If
AdtourBeC. t
The Peace PropositAons I'm the House.
RESOLUTIONS oFYKRHD In THE HOUSE OF REPRE-
sENrArIvEs ny HON. JNO. L. DAWSON, OF PYNN.
sYLvANIA. NAY l6. 1884,
Whereas, 1t WAS solemnly declared by this House on
22d day July 1sol speaking IN the name Of the
people the United states and the face OF the world
soas ns p Sa .ov e h" noU
With all the rghs Of the people and Of the states unm-
whereas, = c,vn war Ike the present is the most
grevous Of all national calamities producing as does
boodshed. spoliaon ana anarchy public debt Official
corruption and general demora zatioD, and
Whereas the American government cannot rlghtfuly
wage upon portion Of It's people except for the
sole purpose OF vndcang the constitution and laws
restoring both to their just supremacy; and.
Whereas resoration of peace Is essential TO the per
sny ssns csrs.n sna people.
10 triumph Of our and In tho exutaton Of VIC
tory 70 tender she olive branch - substitute Tor the
s. ;. required .s: 4:
country that whenever any state In insurrecton
shall submit herself 70 the authority OF tho federal gov
ernnert, as defined in the constitution, all hosties
her shall and such State shall be protected
from a external interference with her local laws and
institutions, and her people shall be Guaranteed IN the
stitution gave and in the exercise OF sound and
patriotic discretion he shall pr claim genera, amnesty
10 ali those who by false c9unses have been induced TO
engage In the work OF rebellion.
M Mrxns (rep) OF Pa. moved TO lay the resolution
Of Mr. Dawson the table which motion he afterwards
withdrew, aud which was renewed BY Mr.. Ancona.
Mr.. DAWSON demanded the yeas and nays, and the
resolution rejected by vote OF 70 against %, as
follows
Arys-Messrs. Allison. Ames, Arnold, Ashley, Bs'ly,
Baldwin Of Mass. Beaman Blair Boutwell, Boyd Brown
OF West Va Clark, Cobb, Cole Creswel Davis OF Md,
Davis Of n Y, Dawes Deming pounsiy. kcksy Eliot
Fenion frana Garfield Gooch, Grinneli Grswod, Highly
Hooper Hotchkss Hubbard OF Iowa, Hubbard OF Conn,
IIulburd Jenckes Jual kasson Kelley. ke lokg
Moindoe Miller Of n y, Moorhs.d. Morrill, Morris OF N
y Amos Myers, Norton, odcli. oNeIl of Penn. Orth.
Patterson Perhsn, PIKE Price Randall Of Ky. Rice Of
Mass R,cs "a Me- Rollins OF N. H.. shannon. sloan,
smita 5pslding. Stevens Thayer Tracy Cpson an
valKeneurgh, Wasnbu ne Of ILL.,, Washburn Of Mass VIII
IN NIys-Messrs j e. Allen. william j. Allen Ancona,
oTroth Cox Cravens Dawson, Eoen kdrerton, Elddge,
English Finck Gsuson Order Hale narang Harrngon
fons Mallory, Marcy, Mcdowell, Mckinney, Miller OF
Pam Morris Morrison Nelson. Noble Fendlesn
Prn,n Robinson Rollins OF Mo-. Ross Scott, Steele OF N
H. Stes slronse stuart, Voorhees, j. W. White, WINFIELD
r. L.. u..oh