National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-23
IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
Passage OF the Agricultural BIIi-Other
Bills Discussed.

In the House yesterday, at the sugges-
ton of the Speaker, half a dozen pension bills,
with formal Senate amendments, were taken from
the Speakers table and the amendments con-
CURED in.
Mr. HubbelI submitted the conference report on
the pension appropriation bill, and twas agreed to-
Mr.. Bicknell, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported back the bill relative 10 the Fene
zuela awards. Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Rice, from the same committee: reporteu
back joint resolution providing for joint COM
TO investigate alleged false and fraudulent PROOF
and statistics used before the Halifax fisheries COM
mission. Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Johnston reported back the bill TO retire
General William H. French with the rank and pay
of brigadier-general. Committee of the Whole
SGr. BlOunt, from the Committee or Appropria-
tions, reported back the sundry civil approprla-
ton bill. Committee of the Whole.
The House then lat 11:50l went into Committee
of the Whole (Mr. Cox in the chair on the agrl-
cultural appropriation bill.l
Mr.. Martin of Delaware, offered an amendment
appropriating $4,000 for the continuation OF ex-
perimentS in connection with the manufacture OF
sugar from beets and for the cultivation OF beets
FOR that purpose. Adopted-9f to AZ.
Mr.. Belford moved to increase the appropriation
for the reclamation of arid and waste lands IN GER
tain Western States and Territories from $1,000 to
$4,000 Agreed to
The committee then rose and reported the bill
to the House .
The amendment which was adopted in commit
tee, increasing the appropriation for the reclama
ton of arid and waste lands was defeated IN the
Mr.. Cox gave notice that he would to-day on
the first opportunity, call up the apportonment
bill.
The House then lat 1:45) went into Committee of
the Whole tMr. Harris of Virginia, in the chair
upon the sundry civil appropriation bill:
There was no general debate upon the bill, which
WAS Immediately read by sections for amendments.
Mr. O'Neill offered an amendment providing that
of the SSdOe0o appropriated for the Phiiadelphla
postofice and. court house $4,000 shall be ex-
pended in Immediately completing the ROOMS in
tended for occupancy by United States courts, and
a sufficient sum to complete and tit up IS many
rooms as will accommodate the post-ottice of that
city. Adopted
Mr. Kimmel offered an amendment approprist
ing S5000oO for the erection of postoice build
ing at Baltimore, Nd.
Mr.. Blount raised the point Of order that the
appropriation, not being made in cont nuation OF
| work already in progress, was not in order.
The Chair sustained the point of order, from
which decision Mr. kimnel appealed, and which
was overruled by the committee.
Mr.. Fort moved to amend the amendment by
fixing the appropriation at S25O,O0O, which was
agreed to.
Mr.. KimmePs amendment, as amended, was
agreed TO, only four votes being cast in the mega
tive.
|, Mr. BeIford offered an amendment appropriat
ing $4,000 for a public building at Denver He
called attention to the fact that there was no pub
lie building in Colorado attrbuting it to the fail
ure of that State TO catch, among alcontsgiOuS dis
eases, the Speakers eye. He claimed that the
Democratic Congress had feathered its own nest
West.
The amendment was ruled out on point OF
order, rs were also the following offered
BY Mr.. HOstetler: For the erection of building
at Terre Haute, Ind, $4,000.
BY Mr.. Robertson: For building at Baton Rouge,
Sl7,50O
BY Mr. O'Nefll: For the extension of the Phila-
delphia Mint, 100000.
By Mr.. Pacheco: For courthouse at Santa Fe,
\. NJ, $4,000.
The subject of public buildings was then passed
from.
An amendment was adopted appropriating
$50 for completing Cape Henry light
station. Virginia.
Mr. Gillette offered an amendment providing
that all money used for the manufacture or pur-
chase of paper for printing and preparing national
bank notes, and all wages and salaries paid to
those who supervise and do the work, and all
expenses of destroying mutilated national bank
notes shall be charged up to and collected from the
banks for which they are prepared or destroyed.
The amendment was rejected.
Having concluded the consideration of seven
teen of the ffty-three pages of the bill, the COM
mittee rose
The Speaker laid before the House the announce
ment of the resignation of w. A. Field as Repre-
sentative from the Tn rd Congressional District of
Massachusetts,. Laid on the table.
Senate amendments to the post-route bill were
concurred in
Mr. Thompson (of Kentucky obtained leave to
have printed substitute for the appOrtienment
bill, fixing the number of representatives at 315.
The House (at five o'clock took a recess until
ten o'clock to- day