Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-21
House Of Representatives.

BILLS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Bills were introduced
| and referred:
by Mr. Wright. OF Pennsy lvania-To prevent
| adulteration in articles of food and drink.
BY Mr.. Ward-Allowing the unexpendeo
balance of the 100000 appropriated TO,
soldiers headstones in national cemeteries te
be expended for similar purposes in private
village and city cemeteries.
by MIR. Monroe-To pay certain mail con.
tractors OF the Southern States for CARRYING
mails prior to the war;
MIR. Cummings desired this bill to be referred
TO the committee on claims, but the House by
vote OF yeas 100, nays 112, refused to give it
that reference, and it was sent to the commit
tee on postoffices and postroads.
by MIR. Durnam-To repeal all names in re-
gard to appointment and paw of supervisors
of election and their aids.
ny MI. Turner-To regulate the charges of
Pullman palace and other sleeping cars
by MIR. Bright-Making trade and Mexican
dollars legal tender.
BY MIR. Aldrich-To make ships, tugs and
vessels engaged IN commerce between different
States, or between the United States and for
elgn countries. liable for debts contracted by
| the ship owners their agent.
ny Mr. Burchard-TO authorize the issue of
coin certificates in lieu of gold and silver cor
tlhcates for deposit in the treasury.
q.
ure of time.
BY Mr.. Dunnen-Repealing all acts relative
to presumption of public lands Also for sur
vey of and sale of public lands.
By MIR. Strait-To reduce the price of public
lands within railroad limits
THE sCIPHERGRAMs
Mr.. Potter asked leave to offer a resolution
authorizing Investigation of the cipher dis
patches, and to have it adopted under the sus-
pension OF the rules, but Mr.. Butler having an
objection to that on the ground that he wished
to debate the resolution, it was agreed that
Mr.. Potter should report it tomorrow after
reading of the journal.
The resolution recites that certain alleged
kilograms in cipher have been published indi-
eating that attempts were made after the Presi-
dental election of 1876, to influence by money!
or other fraudulent methods, votes of electors
or the action OF canvassing officers in the
States of Florida, South Carolina and OREGON.
1t therefore directs the committee on investipa-
ton or election frauds to inquire into the
same, and into any matter connected with such
election which in it's Judgment may be proper,
with power to send tor persons and papers, and
20 report at any time Also apprnpriating
$4,000 for the purpose of defraying expenses.
MIR. Knott, chairman of the judiciary COM
penses OF the Davenport and Blodgett investiga-
lions ordered to be made by that committee.
Adopted.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Ihe House then went into committee of the
whole, Hartzell in the chair, on the bill to
provide for settlement of all outstanding
claims against the District of Columbia, and
comforting jurisdiction thereof on the court of
claims.
Mr.. Eden opposed the bill as comforting I'M
limited jurisdiction and opening the door to all
sorts of claims for damages in connection with
changes Of grade, etc. He offered an amend
ment limiting Jurisdiction to cases of contract
arising since 1871. The amendment, with some
slight notifications was agreed to. The COM
mlttee then rose, the bill reported to the
House and passed.
APPoRTIoNnENT.
Mr.. Springer introduced bill to secure to
the people of every State equal and just repre-
sentation. Referred. 1t provides that after
the next census the legislatures of each State
shall apportion the State under he census of
1880, so as to provide that when more than two
members are elected in State the State shall
be divided into districts of three members
each as far as possible and when
there are two odd Representatives,
that is over three, or six, nine, etc., there
shall be one district consisting of five men,
bers In districts consisting Of three members
every elector shall vote for only two mem bers
VI OOuSAcSS, tuu Ill ulSIIlcGS enClJleQ TO
members every elector shall vote for three
members. He presented connection with
his bill statement showing that under it there
would have been voted at last November cleo
ton from the Southern States thirty-four Re-
publicans instead of six Republicans-a gain
of twenty eight; while the Democrats would
have realized like gain in the North, so that
the general result would have been the same,
but that Republican minorities at the South,
and Democratic minorities at the North would
have been equally represented in Congress, and
that the 1000, 900 colored population could con-
troll the election with twenty-five members in
the following States: Alabama three Arkansas
one Georgia three, Louisiana two, Mississippi
two, North Carolina three, South Carolina two,
Tennessee two, Texas two, and Virginia two