Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-23
Tie House.
NEW RTTI,S.


WASHINGTON, March 22-Under tho call OF
referred:
By Mr.. Fhelps-Providing for the free pass
age of Irish emigrants on the return voyage
of the ship Constellation, now about to start
for Ireland with provisions for the stuff, ring
-peassntry of that Island
Also, for the appointment of commission To
revise the laws relating to the custom laws and
internal revenue in the United States. 1t pro-
vides for the appointment of commission OF
three members to be appointed by the Presi-
dent, three by the Vice President and three by
the speaker of the House, to prepare a complete
review of all laws relating to the duties on
imported merchandise and internal revenue of
the United States. The said commission shall
be selected with regard to the different inter.
csts to be affected by their proceedings and
shall make their report to the committee on
ways and means of the House of Representa-
tives, which shall have power to change and
modify the same and submit to the House as
soon as practicable bill IN confirmation with
the report of the commission with such modi-
fcations and changes as the
commission may suggest. Said
commission shall receive reasonable
compensation to be fixed by the secretary of
the treasury, and shall meet at such times and
places as shall be best calculated to facilitate
their labors, and shall have free access under
certain regulations to all books and memoran-
dums of the treasury department.
By Mr.. Priee-Amending the national bank
act in regard to distribution of currency.
By MIR. Gibson-TO reduce the tax on dis
titled spirits so cents on every proof gallon.
Also, to abolish the tax on tabacco. Also, to
abolish the tax on bank checks, bank deposits
and matches.
By Mr.. King-Relative to the prevention of
floods in the lower Mississippi valley.
By Mr.. Morey-Granting land in alternate see
tions to Mississippi to aid in the construction
of the Ship Island, Ripley IL Kentucky railroad.
Also regulating the rates of postage on second
class matter in letter carriers officers.
By Mr.. Briggs-To impose higher duty on
opium, morphia and their salts, and opium
imported for smoking purposes, and placing an
internal revenue tax on opium prepared in the
United States for smoking purposes.
By Mr.. Kelly-To impose duty of 10 per
cent. on sulphate of quinine.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the salary of the
President to $25, 900.
By Mr.. Scales-Providing that mineral lands
of the United States shall be surveyed, ap-
praised and sold at their full value, and that all
proceeds thereof after the payment of neces-
sary expenses, shall be applied to the payment
of the public debt. Also, resolution calling
on the secretary of the interior for information
spectors, agents or other employees of the In
dian service.
By MIR. Elisa joint resolution requiring
the President to notify the government of
Great Britain of the abrogation of the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty. The following is the text
of the joint resolution:
WHEREAS, The President of the United States,
in his message of date March 8, 1850, declared
and set forth in substance that it is the well
settled policy of the government of the United
States that any canal, water way or other
means Of comuunication'to be constructed or
opened across the isthmus or throughout the
states of Central America must be under the
patronage and control of the United States.
WHEREAS The special House committee on
the proposed inter-oceanic canal have agreed
to a series of resolutions affirming in substance
March 8, 1880; now, therefore. be it
RESOLVED, etc., That the President of the
United States be requested to inform tho gov
eminent OF Great Britain that the convention
of April 10, 1850, between the governments of
the United States aud Great Britain, commonly
called and known as the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
under which the government of the United
States admitted Great Britain to joint pro-
tectorate, with itself, over any canal, water way
or communication to be thereafter established,
over or through any of the States of Spanish
America, between the Atlantic and Pacific
ocean, has ceased to be binding or obligatory
on the United States.
MIR. Ellis dealred to have the resolution re-
ferred to the committee on foreign affairs, but
the House referred it to the committee on
inter-oceanic canal by . vote of "a to II.
By Mr.. Young, Tennessee-The following res
olution:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of this Congress
that the political complication and conflicts of
national interest and jurisdiction likely to
grow ont of the construction of q water way
across the isthmus which connects the CONT
nents of North and South America are of go
dangerous q character as to greatly outweigh
any advantages likely to result from such con-