Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-25

ces and post roads, reported bill providing for
mail service between the United States and
West Indies, South America, Central America,
Mexico and the Pacific coast. Printed and re-
committed.
By Mr.. Buckner-Relative t. the use of dis.
tinctive paper for printing United States bonds
and notes. 1t directs the committee On bank
ing and currency to inquire into the question
of distinctive paper for the printing of bonds
and notes. whether the change recently made
by the treasury department in regard thereto
has been proper, and what liability has been
incurred by the refusal of the secretary of the
treasury to permit the owner of the patent
localised fibre paper on the anulment of his
contract to manufacture and sell the same,
and whether any officers of the treasury depart
ment have caused devices to be placed on the
notes, bonds or other s5cureties contrary to the
law, or have been seeking to prosecute claims
therefore against the government,
BY Mr.. PresCott-TO pay to the soldiers and
sailors of the war who are totally disabled all
the moneys expended by them for medical
and surgical treatment.
On motion of Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas, the Senate
amendment to the House bill for the relief of
settlers on the Usage, Trust and Diminished
Reserve Lands in Kans As was concurred In.
The bill passed SO amending section 223S,
revised statutes, as to provide that the fees
for every final certificate of l6O acres shall be
90. so, of 800 acres $5. 90 and GAO acres $3.50.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, Mr.. Blount, of Ga, from the committee
on appropriations, reported back the sundry
civil appropriation bill, and it was referred to
the committee of the whole. MIR. Blount then
moved the House 90 into committee for the con-
siderstion of that bill.
Mr.. Tucker raised the point of order that the
motion was not in order inasmuch- as the frat
business in order in committee was the revenue
L. .lal, L1vE
hours debate against the point made.
Mr.. Tucker then moved the House resolve it.
self into committee of the whole for considera-
tion of the revenue bill. This motion the
speaker ruled of higher order than Blounts
motion and it was first submitted to the House
and defeated, yeas, 109 +; nays, Ill.
Mr.. Garfield, Ohio, submitted the views of
the minority of the committee on ways and
means upon the tariff bill. Ordered printed.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr. Simonson in the chair, upon the
sundry civil appropriation bill. When the
title of the bill had been read, Mr.. Hooker
raised the point that under the rules matters
touching revenue had precedence in committee
of the whole over appropriation bills, and
must first be considered.
The chair Overruled the point of order on the
ground the House had resolved itself into a
committee for the purpose of considering
special bill. From this decision Hooker ap-
pealed, and on the decision being sustained ap-
pealed from the further decision that the COM
mittee could by vote dispense with the first
reading of the bill in full.
Mr.. Mckenzie demanded the reading. bill
appropriating $20,0OO,00O ought to be read
in full
Mr.. VanVorhees- Particularly when the first
million dollars appropriated are frauds, refer
ring to the appropriation for public buildings.
The decision of the chairman was sustained
and the reading dispensed with.
Mr.. Blount explained the provisions of the
bill, when it was read third time and passed.
The amount appropriat ed was 800, ,729, 600,
being $3,6U0,000 less than the estimates. and
81 300, 600 increase over the appropriation for
the present fiscal year.
Mr.. Hooker opposed various clauses of the
bill, raising points of order, and Offering
amendments, so that when the committee rose
at o clock but five clauses relating to public
buildings had been passed over.
The House then took recess until 10 A. M
tomorrow. The last twenty minutes of the
session were consumed in vain attempts to OBJ
tain night session, and Mr.. Blackburn was
finally compelled to declare the house had
taken q recess, amid storm from the Demo
cratic side for q vote by tellerS