The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-13

BY Mr. Bruce Endowing the Lowery In
duslrial building In Alabpma, and authorlz-
ing the acceptance ofthe donation Of build
ings and lands in It's MD,
Mr.. Mcdonald resumed his remarks in
favor Of the bill for the ascertaining Of tho
amendment Of land located on military war
rants and for the payment of five per centum
Of its value TO the several States named, lie
argued that NIL public lands within said
states which, by the terms OF their acts OF
admission were exempted from State taxa
ton for five years from sale, should
be considered M opened TO sale
and that five per centum on these was due
the States. lie held that location on the
military lines WINS sale within the meaning
of the acts reie red to, since the
lands were given Ms n bonus to those who
served the government, in place Of an equiv
alont cash payment
Mr.. Thurman, who snid he was undecided
rs TO whether the bill should pass or not,
made some remarks on it's provisions, saying
among other things that some newspaper had
! ignorantly called II bill to pay money to
rebels. II states, IN fact that 1t would be
pccuniarily detrimental to all Atlantic and
Gulf States, and would chiefly benefit West
ern and Northwestern States, and he had not
thought the States were entitled to per
centum on any but cash sales, but
after reading the committees report, was not
sure that his mind was not changing
/ Discussion then closed for to-day, and the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, MIR. Stephens, of Georgia, Chair
man of the Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures, reported buck five bills rels-
/ a., ma III a. p
and referred to the Committee of the
Whole, The five bills provide ms follows:
First, for the coinage of the metric gold coin
to be called stella, Of the value Of four
dollars, Second, for tho coinage of the gold
metre dollar two dollars and fraction of
dollar, and also the coinage of the metric
gold dou6le-eaglc eagle and halt
eagle, all of standard value.
Third, for the mintage of ngots of metric
gold alloy; its deposit in the Treasury, and is
sue of certificates therefore. Fourth, the
making of ineots of fine gold and ingots of
fine silver, of the value of all dollars.
Each for exportatiop, manufactures,
etc. Fifth, for the coinage ofsilver dollars and
fractions thereof of full standard value upon
the metric system; also joint resolution au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to fur
nish the States for the use of Agricultural
colleges one set of standard weights and
measures. Passed.
The House resumed consideration of the
bill relating to the removal ofcases from State
to Federal courts. After short debate the
morning hour expired and the bill went
over without action. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole on the revision
of rules.
Mr.. White, of Pennsylvania, offered IN
amendment to the twentieth rule to pro.
vide that no legislation shall be at
tached to appropriation bills by the
Appropriation committee. This led to an
animated political debate.
Mr.. Conger, of Michigan, accused the
Southern Representatives of inconsistency in
voting for the present rule, One Hundred and
Twenty, which permits legislation in APP
preparation bills, inasmuch as the
constitution of the late Southern
Confedcracy prohibited the incorporation of
legislation in such bills. The success of the
present Speaker in inducing his Southern
friends to vote for that only regardless of
their previous views, and in opposition to the
action of their best and wisest men
was the greatest triumph the Northern
man ever gained in the way of the leading
army of the Southern Brigadiers.
Speaker Randall--"I don't want to lead
better army than that army ofthe Forty-sixth
Congress without regard to wher they come
from in the interest of economy. Applause
on the Democratic side
Mr.. Good, of Virginia, reminded Mr.. Con-
ger that we now lived under the Constitu-
ton OF United States, which allowed every
House to fix the rules for its own proceed |
!ngs. He thought rule 100 was wise and
Just regulation.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, pointed out that
while that eminent Representative, Garfield, |
was at tho head of the Appropriations
committee, one hundred and fifty sections
of legislation had been passed upon the APP
preparation bills. He was in favor Of legis- |
iation on appropriation bills. 1t had saved |
millions of dollars to the people, and if the
House held on to it, it would save millions
more.
Mr. White then withdrew his amendment
ment, and Mr.. Speer, of Georgia. offered one
to strike out the provision that allows legis-
lation on appropriation bills, if in the direc-
ton of retrenchment and insert clause
That it shall be in order to strike
out any sum of money" and insert
"a less sum-" He then spoke
IN favor of his amendment saying that the
failure of appropriation bills meant anarchy
and revolution, and the House should adopt
such rules as would prevent their failure to
pass on account of political rules.
Mr.. Hawley, of Connecticut, read quo
tation that in twenty-five out of thirty-eight
States legislation on appropriation
bills was prohibited by State constitutions.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, thought the Gov
ornmont woald never perish in the way his
colleague, Speer, feared. He opposed the
MI. Mills, of Texas, and Whithorne, of
Tennessee, spoke in favor of the amendment.
Mr.. Mcmahon, of Ohio, appealed to his
party friends not to give up rule One Hun
dred and Twenty 1t would be giving up
every standard that they had gained.
Mr.. Warren, of Ohio, offered an amend
ment to Mr.. Speer's amendment, which
would make clause three of the rule read as
follows: mo appropriation shall be re-
ported in any general appropriation
bill or be in order as an amendment thereto
for any expenditure not previously author
lied by law unless in continuation OF
appropriation for such public works and
objects as are already in progress,
nor shall any provision on any
such bill or amendment thereto /
changing the existing law be in order. except
that il shall be in order to reduce the amounts |
of money provided for bv the existing law |