National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-06
H0UsE OF REPLIES ENrATIpEs.

executive session, and after some time spent there
house OF REPREs ENTATIVEs.
Under the call OF States the following bills were
introduced and referred:
by Mr.. LADD: To prohibit military Interference
at elections. Referred 10 the Committee on the
judiciary. THE text OF the bill is printed else
where.l
by Mr.. MuRcH: To establish bureau of labor
statistics.
Also tby request: To complete the foundation OF
the Washington Monument
Also resolution asking information from the Sec
rotary of the Treasury in regard to granite con.
BY Mr.. BRIees: In relation to the japanese in.
dennty fund.
by Mr.. CRAro: To extend tho provisions of the
oct IN regard 10 total disability pensions.
Also concerning the fishery clauses of the treaty
OF Washington.
by Mr. VAT; Changing the time of holding Dis.
Also eqnnlizng promotion in the grade of lieu.
tenant IN the line of the army.
Also Tor continuing work at the New London
BY Mr. LouNsDERY: Regulating the mode of
counting the votes for President and Vice-Presi.
:, BY Mr.. Cox: In relation to giving notice to the
North German Confederacy to terminate the treaty
BY Mr.. VAN AERSAM: Resolutions of the New
York Legislature declaring that the refusal of the
majority IN Congress to pass appropriation bills,
ton of the Constitution.
,By Mr.. MoRToN Authorizing the Secretary of
expedition fitted out by Messrs. Morrison and
Brown, of New York, to search for the records OF
the Franklin expedition.
By Mr.. O'NEIIL (by request: incorporating the
Columbia Sanitary Company.
ny MIR. KELLEY: Providing for retiring the trade
dollar and for its recolnage into the standard sill.
yer dollar
BY Mr.. HEEKLE: For the protection of public
buildings and records from fire.
FnpII n1,naa e nrt,a r.
new post'olhcc in Baltimore.
By Mr.. JoRGEHsEs: For the cancellation of ex
port bonds on TOBACCO manufactured at port .o
clearance.
By Mr.. GooDE: Establishing quarantine hos
pital at Hampton Roads.
BY Mr.. ARMFIELD: Requiring all prosecutions
for oienscs against the revenue laws to be upon in
dictments
BY Mr. KITCHEN: Allowing employers to pay en-
wholesale dealers.
By Mr., STEPHENS: Authorizing the making of in
gos OF me gold ana OF fine silver, for expectation
By Mr.. MANNING: For the relief of citizens
claiming to be loyal, and whose claims are now
BY Mr.. ROBERTSON: TO establish mail steam
ship service between the United States and Central
BY Mr. KING IN relation to the international OK
position to be held in the City OF Mexico in 1850.
- by Mr. HILL: For the survey of the Miami and
By Mr. BurrERwoRrH: To punish bribery al
elections
Also 10 provide Tor the purity OF elections.
BY Mr.. THOMPSON: To consirue the meaning Of
the act indemnifying States for expenses incurred
IN defense of the United States.
by Mr. KNOTT: For the election of public printer
by Mr. DE La MATYR: For funding municipal i'm
debtedness IN United States paper money. III
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to extin
Suish all city Indebtedness by the issue of green
backs-whch greenbacks are to be Immediately
used in payment Of such debs Also groyiding
900, and for the relief of financial distress by grant
gin aid TO certain companies Incorporated by State
authorities for work of internal Improvement
This Is variation of the billion dollar bill already
pubishedl Also providing for the payment o
interest on the public debt, and for funding sale
debt i'll United States paper money.
by. Mr.. SPRINGER: Proposing constitutions
Amendment prohibiting special legislation,
corning lands in the Indian Territory
BY Mr.. WADDELL: Offering the inappropriate
prescription and homestead laws
By Mr.. SIALLENBERGER; Incorporating the Span
ish-AmeriCan Commercial Company.
At this point the Committee on the District of Co
lumbia claimed the lloor and the further call O
States was postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. HUNToN. from the District Committee, re
ported bill for the construction of free bridg,
across the Potomac, at or near Georgetown, at az
expense of $4,000.
Mr., REAGAN opposed the bill, on the ground tina
the people of the United States should not DO Ia XeC
for bridge for tho people of the District
Mr.. HUTTON replied TO that objection, stating tina
the Federal Government had exclusive Jurisdiction
in the District, and had exclusive jurisdiction owe
the Potomac River within the District, and ais
owned one.half of the property In the District. III
cited against Mr.. Reagan the appropriations mad
in the river and harbtr bill for the State Of Texa
at places many Of which were not. he believed, Il
be found on the map
He also alluded 10 the fact that II now cost IN,
government large sum annually for tolls aCros
the Aqueduct Bridge, and that the tolls were also
houvy laH 10 the visitors to the National Cemeter
ut Arlington.
Mr.. REAGAN sympathized with Mr. IIunton In Inf
lack OF geographical knowledge as to the rivers am
harDors OF Texas, and asserted that no apprOprin
tons were made for improvements in Texas eNCer
on Underwater lie Iotaliated on Mr.. Hunton by III
statement lhat as large sum had been lat Mi
Huntons own instance) Appropriated for Acaul
Creek ana other Virginia streams where cauO
would be wrecked for want of water,
Mr.. Cox asked Mr. Reagan whether the brldp
was to cross lhe river between the District and III
State of Virginia. -
MIR. REAGAN. Yes, sir.
Mr., Cox, And the proposition Is that the Goyerr
ment shall pay one half the cost and The state ,
Virginia the other halt?
Mr.; RE4GAN; No. the DlstrIctof Columbia is
Mr., Cox. And tho State OF Virginia is to pa
nothing2
Mr.. REAGAN. Nothing.
Mr.. COX Qeigning astonishmenD. Bless my SOU
Mr., IIENkLn made a speech in support of III
Mr.. SPARKS argued that the State OF Virgini
should pay half tho cost of the bridge He had a
ways regarded II as great outrage that the Ger
erNl Government should pay half the cost Of III
District governments but this was greater OH
TGSe-no greater however, than the passage of
liver and harbor bill under suspension of m
rules Ihat was sort of legislation that We
Grousng the Indignation ofthe people.
Mr. MCMILLAN opposed the bin, and ridiculed III
Washington.
Mr. WRIGHT Condemned tho use of the Lon