National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-10
HOUSE or EPREsENrATIpEs.

Under the regular Monday morning call of States
and Territories for bills and Joint resolutions for
reference only, there were large number of bills
introduced and referred. Among them were the
following:
BY Mr.. GUTTER: For the relief of the people of
The indian Territory who lost property on account
Of the war of the rebellion.
By Mr.. SLEMoSs: Amending the judiciary acts as
TO suits against corporations.
By Mr.. UPSON: For the erection of posts for the
protection of the Rio Grande frontier.
By Mr.. WILSON: resolution calling on the Sec
rotary of the Treasury for information as to the diff.
fercnt trust funds in charge of the Treasury De-
partmCnt
BY Mr., WAIT: For the improvement of Harlem
River between Randall'S Island and the Hudson
River.
BY Mr.. Cox: A resolution calling on the Presi.
dent for information as 10 any correspondence be-
tween the United States Government and the Ger.
man government as to any alleged tampering with
the mails
BY Mr.. LAPHAM: To consolidate the Offices of
registers of wills in certain cities.
By Mr.. SANFORD: For an equal distribution Of
Federal patronage among the several States,
States notes and providing for the redemption of
certain United States bonds.
By Mr.. WlITrHoRSE: Providing that all parties
making contracts In violation of law 50 as to take
money out 1.-THE Treasury, shall be deemed guilty
Mr., TowNsnRND (Il) offered q resolution to
equalize the salaries of the House and Senate EN-.
plOyees. Referred.
Mr.. ACKLEN offered n resolution directing the
Oh hullTOUuS 10 make illl IN
quiry us to whether the Union Pacific Railroad
Company has not violated its charter IN making
investments contrary to the provisions thereof and
as TO whether the managers have not purchased n
certain note of 81 given TO the Credit Mobi-
Her for q so'Called construction account and
whether they have not invested much of their
funds i'll the purchase OF stocks or bonds or other
evidences of debt of other railroads: and also
whether two certain contracts entered into be:
tween said Union Pacific Railroad Company and
The Kansas Pacific Railroad Company on or about
the 23d ofApr 1875, are not in contavention of the
acts under which both ronds were chartered and OF
Referred.
Mr.. YOUNG CTcnn) offered resolution for the
appointment of select committee to inquire into
Springs reservation. Referred.
Mr.. MuRcH offered resolution directing the
Committee on Public Buildings, and Grounds ia
make full inquiry in regard to the system of con-
structing public buildings and all such further
transactions pertaining thereto as IT may deem ne
Cessary twothrds in the affirmative.
ON motion of Mr.. COVERT the rules were slls
pended and the bill was passed amending the stat
ntcs relative to the importation of neat cattle fol-
breeding purposes
Mr.. ATKINS, chairman of the Committee on APP.
preparations reported a substitute for the egis,
latiye judicial, and executive appropriation bill
stating that 1t was a unanimous report and moved
to suspend the rules ana put the bill its passage
The first clause of the bill provides that there
shall be appropriated for the fiscal year endine
June so, 1850 the same sums OF money and for like
purposes, ana containing the same provisions reat
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1879 for the legiSa,
tive, judicial, and executive expenses of the Coy.
eminent, except as hereinafter declared. It then
recitcs the exceptions s6ridtim and makes many In.
dependent appropriations not In the bill Of last
year The item for the Southern Claims Commits.
sion continues the salaries IN 10 the 10Th of MAY
1850. II contains an appropriation OF $4,000 for the
expenses of delegate to the international silver
convention.
The bill having been read in fun.
Mr. ATKINS proceeded by unanimous consent to
make n statement in regard to II, lie said that II
differed In very few respects from the bill reported
u few days since and reCommitted. The principal
feature of the difference between the substitute
and the original bill consisted In an appropriation
Of sl5Oe00 for the payment of the salaries OF store.
keepers and g0ugers necessary by the increase of
dstillericS in the southern States within the last
few months. 1t was really in the nature of de-
nciency, but the committee had thought it very
Important that the appropriation should be made
The present bill did not increase single salary
excepting the pay Of messengers from $500 to $40,
and of l0borers from 5000 to $500.
II increased the clerical force in the Pension.
ONCE In compliance with the request of the Com
missioner Il reenaced the present law with Ger.
restrictions In the bin, The restrictions ON the
vetoed bill, which hod created such n contest on
inc noor were mot eIn,9raced In the present bill
nor was the appropriation for the contingent OK,
penses Of the courts, amounting 10 50 GO6OjO il
was upon that portion Of thu biz that The restric
tive clause had been placed Ia regard 10 The nav.
ment of supervisors and deputy inarshals 'fh9t
matter would be embraced In aibseGuent bil
supplemental bill which would 10 reported by
Mr. HAwLEY. A member Of the Ap,ronriotjo,
Committee stated that the members of the nnorit,
of that committee and the Republicans geinToii ny
were very much opposed to the biz in rs 'pt tnSy
form, and would much prefer to pass the TegGal
appropriation bill of the last session. minus IL
political section. There were very serious objection
to the bill, by reason Of Its complication and II
ObsCurty sun he did not deny that the Trc0sur
Department. by detailing three men, one with III
old bill another with the new one, and Il thlr
with slate and pencil, might find out what wa
appropriated, and so the Government could liy