National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-12

HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE
Under the call of States, the following bills
were introduced and referred:
ny Mr.. HALE: To provide for the election
of member of the board of managers for the
National Asylum Of Disabled Volunteers.
Y by Mr.. LAPHAM: Bill fixing time for cleo
ton of Congressman from Colorado.
BY Mr.. BAYNE: To fix the value Of the
coins of the United States.
BY Mr. ERRErr: To aid and protect emil
grants settling on the public lands.
By Mr.. HARTRIDGE: A bill for the relief
of Augustus Herzog, of Washington, D. C.
BY Mr.. ELAN: Concurrent resolution in re-
| latiou TO the Darien ship-canal.
| By Mr. EWING: To 30 amend the Constitu-
ton Of the United States as to provide for the
issue of legal.tender paper money.
| BY Mr.. BLACKBURN: A bill relating to the
Washington Market Company of the District
| of Columbia.
By Mr. RIDDLE: To reduce the duty and
taxation on distilled spirits and tobacco.
| BY Mr.. HOUSE: A bill for the relief of
phiip A. Brickey, Of the District of Columbia.
BY Mr.. CRlrrENDEN: To authorize the
deposit Of silver bullion with United States
Treasures and the issue of certificates there
for.
b. Mr.. WILLIAMS (Mich.): Making an ap-
preparation for the protection of the Yellow
stone National Park.
By Mr.. PHILLIPS: To reimburse tho States
of Kansas aud Nebraska for expenses incurred
in REFRESHING Indian hOstiltics and repcling
invasiOns.
BY Mr.. PATTERSON (Col.): To fix amount
of damages for timber cut on the public lands
of the United States.
BY Mr.. WHITE PA: To repeal the act for
the relief of certain Southern mail contractors.
BY Mr.. FORT: To provide for the issue of
certificates for the bars of silver bullion dcpos-
tied with the Treasurer Of the United States or
with United States repositories.
By Mr.. CAIN: To establish line of mail
steamers between the United States and Lii.
IBERIA.
Also bill to establish an educational fund,
and to apply the proceeds to the education of
the people.
BY Mr. GOODE: To provide for the estab-
lishmcnt of a system of insurance for the OIL
GERS of the navy and Marine Corps.
The morning hour having expired, the
! House went iutO Committee Of the Whole on
the consular and diplomatic appropriation BILL
Mr.. Cox IN. " in the chair.
Mr.. HEWITT tN. " addressed the House
generally on the subject Of the diplomatic re-
lations ofthe country and especially with ref
crence to the fishery question. In the course
of his remarks Mr.. HEWITT referred to Pres-
dent Hayes appointments, and said that he
had trnmpled his own party under foot and
had made appointments from the party that
had elected him and had made 1t possible for
him to occupy the high Office of President of
the United States. In further continuation OF
his speech, Mr.. HEWITT had read an extract
from a letter OF General Comfy, Minister to
the Sandwich Islands, describing an interview
with the King of Hawaii, in which it ap-
) peared that the main purpose was to fire
p salutcs and drink each others health.
Mr.. HUMPHREY made q point of order
that there was not enough drink in the case.
The CHAIR overruled the point of order.
Mr. HEWITT then went on TO attack the
class of apnOintees made by the President to
foreign countries, and said they were unworthy
Of him in view of his promises Of ciyl-scrvice
reform. lie alluded particularly to the case
of Alfred +. Lee United States consul at
a Frankfort, who, he said, was appointed only
because he was friend Of the President
. Mr. JONES Ohio defended Mr. Lee and
: said he was the peer of any man on the floor
in point of ability. Whether Hayes had ex-
crcised political or personal friendship in the
, matter, he had certainly made good appoint
ment.
Mr. HEWITT said that the President in his
foreign appointments had not adhered to the
= cardinal doctrine of civil-servico reform laid
down in his message While Baynrd Taylor's
appointment was a good one, he denied that it
was in the interest of civil.service reform.
.Rclerring to Mr.. Hayes title to the Prosiden.
y cy, he said it was thoroughly assured. All
that the House had done with reference to the
= commission which it had helped to inaugrl.
rate. If the President should hlsiy his
, pledges the American people would hold the
= fraud in the act, and not in the title.
. Pending further consideration, the commit
tee rose.
:, Mr.. CLYMER, from the Committee on Ap,
, propratiOns, reported The naval appropriation
bill, and il was referred to the 'ummitteo oil
" the Whole II apprOpriates in all the sum OF
', Sl3,N3,1BO, or $1,000 less than the bill fol
I the current fiscal year.
Mr.. SAELER moved to suspend the rule
y and pass bill extending the time for the
/" withdrawal Of spirits in bond The House re
=, fused to suspend the rules for that purpose.
y Mr.. cox Is. T. asked leave to offer reso
a luton directing tho President to recognize the
Dial government in Mexico.
Mr. MILLS objected, and upon his motion
e the House, at ten minutes past four p. III. tool
u n recess until hall-past seven p. IN.
Y EVENING SESSION.
ri The evening session of tho House was 70
/, debate only. As consequence, there wcr
J. very few members present.
d Mr.. COVERT addressed the House on thu
J. subject Of tho liie-saying service, advocating
=. reorganization for the purpose Of securing
u greater efficiency.
he Mr.. HAYES spoke against the bill pendinl
II in the House to pay pensions to soldiers Of tn
M Mexican war Directing to il unless IL was s.
guarded that those who had participated In tn
II rebellion should not be benefited
ic Mr., BAKER Qnd.) spoke in favor of gen
+ eral revision of the patent laws.
Mr.. Upton advocated the postal saving
!. bank system and postal telegnphy.