Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-18
TY-sEC0ND CONGRESS.
This ATternoon's Preceed.ars

NttAtt not 10 .<-ftn to-IaN.
HOUSE oF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr..
Gland Me- iftroducc1a resolution authoris-
ns the s-lect committee On the credit molrier
20 hsv, On testimony taken printed for the use
Of the committee, which was agreed m
DIR. Kerr (lna1 ofcresl a RESOLUTION, which
Nas agreed "a, directing the SECRETARY 81 the
treasury 70 furnish a sta;e ma entOf the rcvcnae
collected ON account OF the ten per cent aaVa-
soIum iaN imposed by the act OF March . rS.A
Mr.. hcIdAD lNOV.) introduced \ bin 10 en-
courage the exploration. saryey and working OF
committee ON mines and mining.
Mr.. Hoorc lln) from the committee ON ipVa-
! ponsi, ms, reported bill % amend certain
PROVISIONS al the pension laws. restricting the
time ior the application and prosecution %
claims "a pensions 90 five years. Passed.
A rsoiutlon was sdeIted calling ul,on the
several Secretaries for n statement OF the nuu-
Der II the clerks aud employees appointed uriug
rs year AZ fIom the city OF Mashn gton. With
the name and date 81 api-ointm Mt ana whether
thsN were appointed under the civil service
Tine bin to quiet the title to certain lana. I'M
Iowa then came up unfinished husi,.ss
~. MI h9lInsn md appealed 10 Mr.. Hs~ley
lid Who had the htll IN charge. O. allow an
clincd
Mr.. Mccormick Mo- asked as r,rHameu-
tary question whether lac had not the r. ghI la
have memorial Of cit zcns OF Iowa protest ns,
against the bill ncad.
The Speaker said he had not If the gentleman
Mr.. Mccormick said he had another parlia-
mentisry question. The committee ON nuhlic
lands had, by n vote q "a Z. instructed the
gentleman 10 report an Amendment, which he
had not done. Was he not. therefore, out Of
order at this time?
The Speaker said the only one on, Of orrer
was the gentleman himself in exposing In tl,.
House what was done in committee.
Mr.. Holman moved To adjourn; which Was
rejected On a division.
The bill was then passed-yeas 90 nays "a
Mr.. Smith N. } asked that a letter from
Mr.. Lamar, OF Savannah, Ca. I'm relation 90
certain cotton claims, be printed in the CJo6s,
which was ordered.
Mr.. Mccormick MOI rose to
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
and said that he understood that when A u.eas-
ure had been matured I'm com nittee, and a
member directed TO report the same TO the
House, II Was the property Of the House. and
therefore, he hal violated mo rule In calling Mr.
Hswley 10 order. In the House would send TOR
the journal OF the committee on public lands
they would hnd such a record Of il ranSactbons
Mr.. Hawley said the bill had been informallv
considered in committee while 10 WAS before
the Senate. and An anne ndment b al been agreed
mittee coming before the House flom th.,
Speakers table. He did not. therefore, feel az
structed 20 offer the amendment
MI. Stevenson (Dhio) asked WHY he did not
offer the amt ndm,-nt.
Mr.. Hawley said because those friendly "a the
bill preferred that il should be passed as IN was
rather than run the risk attending ts being sent
back 20 the Senate.
The House then. in the morning hour, pro-
ceoded 70 the consideration OF bills OF a private,
nature reported from the committee on claims.