The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-30

substitute by striking out the clause autho-
rizlng the commissioners to consider ana
allow claims for the payment OF premiums
| for war risks.
| Mr.. Blaine opposed the amendment, and
alter running debate the bin was laid
aside, owing to Mr.. Thurman being stacked
by rush OF blood to the head. which com.
| PEELED him TO retire from the Senate cham.
Der.
The House Joint resolution for the 90.
poinlment OF board of survey to report
| on the ACCESSIBILITY OF completing the four
double-barrelled monitors now under con.
tract was taken up.
| Mr.. Mcpherson delivered speech, charg-
| ing gross extravaganza aud corruption on
| tue part of the late naval administration In
connection with these vessels.
Ihe resolution was then passed, and the
senate. after an executive session, adj.
iourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Under call Of States the following bills,
| &C., were introduced and referred:
BY Mr. Herbert, OF Alabama (by request) A:
Prescribing and defining the manner OF
guaranteeing to each State a republican
form OF government. 1t provides that
whenever The President shall ascertain that
there exists In any State controversy be-
tween two organized bodies, each claiming
TO be the Legislature Of such State. and
such controversy cannot be determined by
the lawfully constituted auiboxities Of such
state without resort TO military force, he
shall communicate the facts to the Senate,
which shall determine which OF the two
bodies is the Legislature OF the State.
By Mr.. Scale, OF North Carolina: Ap-
propriating $4,000 to aid the centennial cele.
brati0l Of the battle Of Guiford Court
house, March Is, 1881, and $4,000 for a
monument TO General Greene 10 be erected
at Greensboro, N. &.
Mr.. King, or Louisiana, from the Com.
mittee on Epidemic Diseases, reported a bill
TO increase the efficiency OF the National
Board Of Health. Placed OH the calendar.
Mr.. McGowan. OF Michigan. from the
same committee, reported bill authorizing
the President to call sanitary conference
to meet at Washington, -. &. Placed on
the calendar.
The morning hour was dispensed with,
| and the House went into Committee of the
Whole on the consular and diplomatic APP
preparations bill. The pending amendment
to strike out the clause appropraiing s2O.-
900 for charges d'dtGireS and diplomatic
officers abroad was defeated.
| Mr.. Blackburn's amendment proposing
| TO deduct 80 per cent. Of the salary of. rep
resentaiiyes abroad absent from duty four
months in the year was defeated. His
amendment TO stop pay il absent more than
thirty days was also rejected. The same
disposition was made with his amendment
TO reduce the salary OF the Secretary OF Le-
CATION to China from $1,000 to $500.
Mr.. Blackburn then offered an amend.
ment providing that no diplomatic officer
not mentioned in this bill shall be entitled
to any salary or compensation OF any Kind
whatever, and repeating the laws authoriz.
ing The payment OF any salary or cOmpen-
salion TO such officers.
In the course OF a short debate Mr.. Aiken
! OF South Carolina, created q good deal OF
amusement by stating that he had made &
calculation aud had discovered that twenty
eight members consumed II per cent Of ali
the time OF the House. OF the remaining
time, 8 per cent. was consumed by south
ern mon. 10 per cent. Ivy one man from
Michigan (alluding to SIr. Conger), and the
balance by northern Democrats.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr. Cox. OF New York, replied to the
speech OF Mr.. Blount on Saturday, defining
bis position on the consular question. Lit
would strike down the salaries OF mer
whose only business seemed 10 be TO dine a
GATES, listen to the gossip Of men who were
not in sympathy with republican institu
lions, and return home at pleasure wher
not gallivanting" through Europe.
Several Iits took place between Mcssrs
Singleton and Blackburn, in which Mr.
Blackburn asserted that Mr.. Singleton die
not understand his own bill. and Mr.. Sin
gleton IetortNd by pointing ont two blum
ders which Mr. Blackburn bad made in hi
Saturdays speech within the space Of lin
and half.
| Adjourned