The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-13

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oil for the erection OF public buildings q,
Paducah, Kv., were conc,rred In.
Under the call OF States the following
bills were introduced and referred:
by Mr.. Shelley, OF Alabama: Author.
izing The Postmaster-G ereral 10 purchase
The Leavlit card-cancelIing and post-mark.
Ing machine.
BY Mr.. Phelps: Extending for three
years from the 1st OF July, 1880, the time
within which applications for arrears OF
pensions may be filed.
by Mr.. Chalmers, Of Mississippi: Rela.
tive to The purchase OF United States bonds
by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
The following Is the text OF the Joint
resolution:
Wheras recent purchases OF United
States bonds by the Secretary Of the
Treasury have produced marked and sud-
den Quotations In the stock market OF New
York, aud whereas The secret manipulation
OF such purchases Is calculated to excite
suspicious OF stock jobbing In the Depart
ments and TO bring discredit on the Gov
ernment:
Resolved. That II shall be unlawful for
the Secretary Of the Treasury to purchase
any bonds for the use OF the Govern
meht, or for any si5king fund, without
giving one weeks notice by publication OF
the time and place OF purchase, aud the eX.
act amount OF bonds TO be purchased.
By MIR. Vance, Of North Carolina Pro-
vidng that the act authorizing the issue OF
the Page patent for induction apparatus or
circuit breakers be not construed to author
lie the issue OF patent for any invention
applicable 10 telegraph apparatus.
by Mr.. Geddes, Of Ohio: Proposing a
constitutional amendment prohibiting a
third presidential term.
The Speaker laid before the House a mes
sage from the President transmitting the
report Of the Secretary OF State on Chinese
immigration.
The House, at 1:30 =. NJ. went into
Committee Of the Whole (Mr. Springer in
the charlton the army appropriation bill.
During the debate, Mr.. Butierwortb, OF
Ohio, said the pending amendment was in
tended 10 allow the Democratic presidential
candidate to be counted in in 1881, whether
elected or not. II the bill were vetoed the
country would be filed with the false cry
that the Republicans favored bayonets at
the polls.
Messrs. Bayne OF Pennsylvania, Brigham
OF New jersey, Williams Of Wisconsin,
and Cbitlenden Of New York, opposed the
amendment.
Mr.. Chittenden, in his remarks in opposi-
ton TO the amendment, quoted from the re-
cent speech by Mr.. FELTON,, OF Georgia, al
ludng TO the money-power as pirates.
Would not that gentleman need the army
to capture the pirates? Would he begin
with the sage of Gramercy Park or the pro-
prietor OF the New York Herald, who
caused bali a million dollars TO be sent 10
ireland, or bis colleague Mr.. Morton, who
half loaded the Constellation with food
for the starving Irish? To gibbet these
pirates the army was needed.
After further discussion the general de-
bate was closed.
Several amendments were then offered,
but all were rejected.
Mr.. Sparks's amendment was amended,
on motion OF Mr.. Hurd, OF Ohio, by adding
the provisO that it shall not be construed TO
prevent the use OF troops TO protect against
domestic violence, on application OF the
Legislature Of a State. or the Governor
when the Legislature cannot be convened.
The amendment as thus amended was
adopted.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House.
The min question was ordered, and the
House at $50 z. NJ. adjourned.