National Republican., 1877-02-24

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Mr.. BoUTwELL said that the time had Rone by
Tssn any question between two nations could be
nations os s ss q az The sayS Sl of snoss o
forts and coast defcnces were now such that no
scs,si could enter any por, oT harboI against
in the way Of naval expenditure, or femodeiing
or reorssni1ing the navy, he should be in favor
Of different policy than tho one heretofore ON.
ployed. He believed that the expenditure had
e,r 0een as economical, probably, as II could bc
Mr. WHYTE read a ststcmen, from S.Sds Rdsaira,
| Porter, claiming that the navy was decorating
sss spsS and sops
extreme views and expressed himself generally
| with extreme language. He said that the most
when Admiral Porter was acting Secretary of
tie Navy. He believed 10 ironclads OF the mon.
million dollars each, and guns that cost RON one
lar, each, hence he didnot agree with the present
After the. passage Of ri the s. hi the CHAIR lsld
before the Senate . letter from the Secretary Of
for the esabshment Of new miisarH ~ pssl 49,, .o
the frontier. Referred to Committee on Appro.
MT. DORSEY called up the bill granting the
right otway to the Hot Springs Rsliroad o.,
which % was Vas discussed, amended and passed:
trict Tax billi with the disaRreeing vote OF the
House @ e The Senate amendment.
sgree TO o conference. Adopted, and Messrs.
DonssEY, srE.cEr and ALLISON were appointed
went into Executive session, and shortly there.
after took recess until 10 o'clock to day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATION.
The House met at ten o'clock, and although
there were not more than two dozen mem bcrs
present, they Immediately went into Uommittes
Sf,he Sf,he Whole on the sundry OWL Appropriation
The pending question was upon the payment Of
the expenses Of contestants and contestees at the
agreed o, nnti hat ha
would demand separate vote on each case in the
House, for he did not think that any OF these men
Mr.. HKNpxRsoS, of H., offered amendments
70 Increase the appropriation for rolling mill, 40,
for iron works and furnishing shop at Rock Is
land, from $4,000 10 tiooo ooo and also to increase
al the S1 Of the SrSs' to
ges 9ne SortRSsras s isSs. e SaSlns SG%
MI; YoGNa, Of Tenn, moved to diver. $4,000
oi the amount for continuation OF the survey OF
reclaim the siiuyai lands Of the said river aa' 10
DONE O @ hPsd tns; wud not
any purpose than they were absolutely bound
to give. and 4 would therefore be unjust to di.
given was not suficent for the parpC.. el Of w ,ss
iakes. Ifa survey Of the Missssippfis desired,
Messrs. BANKS, KrLLxr, MONEY, SINGLETON
ADD others, In discussing the question, urged the
EIsst ,S Si Mss'pG
Of the greatest national Importance, because the
Mississippi and It's tributaries carried to the
ocean in,as commerce In which the whole country
The amendment as finally adopted was to in.
make svaiiSBlc for tSe parocs. aha sus 20
Fenaing further consideration Of the bill, tho
nmediatsly called 70 order at Of Fridays session.
The SPEAKER said he desired to cali the at.
been made to him this morning, and that was
that the rule which prohibited smoking In the
lated He had noticed that most Oftho smokns I1U
courtesy. As would request that members men GS' aEa &
NJ BRSRs then nom oierod r prsssTS resolution directing
the Committee on Public buildings and Grounds
@ II cigars % tSe south nna the
Mr.: FRYE, OF Me-, asked that all other mer.
pScaSershes esfsp1 ~ Psriodcals aud
The question was then taken, and the Hous,,
and Mr. BAsKs tried to get the yeas Ivs, and nays,
but conld not geta sufficient number to vote with
him, and the resolution was accordingly dc.
Mr.. VANCE, of Ohio, from the Committee on
LINING, l reported back the Ieselution to print
Speaker Kerr, with an engraved portrait.
,dssc,',I Mr. WILSON, &. Of w. y,s introduced bin to
senator OsPertOn, Of West Virginia. Sassed.
The sPExKER appointed Msssr:. Mq NEAL, OF
shs Rouse sSps Sossies, ssa On oass9 sss o.
trict Of Columbia Tax bill.
the Whole. on the Sundry CiVii Appropriated
When the paragraphs IN relation to public
Mr.. HOLMAN offered an amendment prohibit.
ing the commission on public buildiags and
from around any reservations belonging to lss
Government, unless hereafter directed by law to
Mr. HALE objected that this was contrary to
law, and the CHAIR sustained the objection.
Mr.. HOLMAN then modiiodhis rssoiutio. for.
removing N. fences, and then il was IN order.
,, MT: HALE protested against the passage and
all these fences should be removed. 'A-'
Win the Chairman o. the ' M SSs
unsghtly, and should be removed, so that under
proper police regulations the public could enjoy
MI. HOLMANs amendment was adopted.
amendment; e say ,hst On yesterday hs gentle:
man from Illinois (Mr. HARRisoN) had reflected
upon his (TowssRsD's) manner Of speaking in an
offensive way. II was the second time that he
had not chosen the gentleman as his "a .rdian
he Iepudiated his guardianship over his msnners,
anu ne snouid learn that IL was one thing TO be
impertinent and another to be witty. "
MT. HARRISON. And the gentieman's remark
substantiates what said yesterday.
On motion Of MT sCHLEIoHER, Of Texas, an
for the continuation Of the explorations under
Lieut.. Wheeler.
Pending the further consideration Of the bill,
the committee rose on motion Of Mr.. OLYMsR,
and motion was Immediately made for q recess
until tomorrow At 10 O'Clock, which was carried
Tho following Democrats voted with the Repub.
licans against tho recess, viz ,Msssrs. BsxBE OF
N. "; BELL Of N II. .;CAMPBHLL, Of ILL.,; OurTKR
ofN. J.;GooDIN, Of Kan; ;HARDnHBKRGH, 0LN j.;
LA.DkRs, Of Conn; LkMorNH, Of ILL.,; OF Mono IN
ofMo.; NEW, ofInd. POWELL, Of Pa; RonBINs oil
Pa; STEVENSON, Of ILL.,; WARNER, OF Conn !;
WELLS, OF NO.; and WHIrEHousK. ofN Y.
Horrible Suicide oIan Opium Eater.
A resident of KnightstoWn, Ind, after eat