The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-02

On motion OF Mr.. Covert, OF New York,
senate amendments were concurred In TO
the agricultural appropriation bill. The
amendments increase The amount In the blk
$4,000 beyond what was originally appro.
priated by the House. The salary OF the
Commissioner OF Agriculture Is increased
$500. One hundred and fifty thousand dol
| lars IS given for investigation into the sub
lect OF p'euro-pneumonia, and S50,00O for
testing wool textile fIbrics. A slight change
Is made IN the distribution OF SEEDS, &c.
Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois. from the Com
mittee on Elections reported The resolution
in the conies,ed.election counts OF the Third
congressional district OF Louisiana confirm
ing the right Of Acklen as sitting member
to seat. Adopted.
The regular order was then demanded by
MI. Warner, OF Ohio, who said that be de.
sired to go 10 the Speakers table TO take up
the funding bill.
The Speaker thereupon proceeded to call
committees, but no reports OF importance
were submitted.
! Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia. at 1910 moved
70 proceed to the business on the Speakers
table for the purpose OF taking up the fund
| ing bill.
Mr.. Robson, OF New jersey, called atten-
ton TO the fact that the question OF considera-
! ton raised yesterday by Mr.. Carlisle, OF
Kentucky, was still undecided.
The Speaker said that the apportionment
| bin bad not been called up this morning.
| Mr.. Price. OF Iowa, tbereupOn called up
that bill, and Mr.. Carlisle Immediately raised
a question Of consideration.
Mr.. Haskell, OF Kansas, moved to recon-
nit the apportiOnment bill.
| The Speaker That is not now before the
House.
| Mr.. Cox asked IL the gentlemen on the
other side would vote in good faith to take
up that bill without obstruction
Mr.. Price: Yes.
Mr.. Cox: Not one OF them will do it.
They never intend TO pass that bill.
| At this point the proceedings were inter-
rupted by Mr.. Reagan, Of Texas, with
conference report on the river and harbOr
appropriation bill.
| 4 statement which accompanies the re-
port states that aS the bill passed the House
! it appropriated so, l79, 500. The Senate
| had increased this amount 1862 800 by
means Of one hundred and thirty.ninc
\ amendments. In conference the Senate had
receded from seven amendments aggrC ga
| ting sec, 600, leaving the amount appropri-
ated by The bill at Sll,141 500.
! Mr.. Cox, OF New York, raised point OF
I
detail TO fluff The requirements OF ruling.
Finally the report was agreed tO-aycs,
| 1872 noes, Si-and the struggle over the
funding bin was resumed.
| Mr.. Price demanded the regular order,
which the Speaker stated to he the appOr.
lionment bill.
Mr.. Carlisle again raised the question Of
! consideration.
The House by vote Of 1lj 70 IS refused
to consider the apportiOnmcnt bill.
Mr.. C0ngeT then demanded the con>hera-
tion Of the unfinished business, and again
and again The roll was called and the vote
taken on The question Of considering the
various bills under that head.
The House refused to consider any Of
them, bat much time was consumed by
these obstructive motions, the object Of
which was to prevent the reaching Of the
funding bill.
At The conclusion Of the unfinished bust
ness Mr.. Robson tried 10 filibuster by
rising TO privileged question and moving
TO suspend the rules and pas, the bill rcIa.
ting to the Canadlan-fi>heries question; but
the Speaker would not recognize him for
that purpose.
Finally. the House agreed to proceed TO
the consideration OF the business on the
| Speakers table.
After dSpOsing OF several measures which
had precedence, the House at last reached
the funding bill, which was then read rs
passed by the Senate.
Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, moved TO
concur in the Senate amendments.
Mr.. COnger raised points Of order and
appealed from the decisions OF the Chair,
until Mr. Tucker moved for recess, stating
that after the recess he would press the con-
sideration OF the bill TO it, final passage.
The House then took recess until $50
=. NJ.
The House met at $50 =. VI. and resumed
the consideration Of the funding bill. After
several points OF order by Mr. Congcr were
| oyerruled by the Speaker Mr.. Tucker, OF
| Virginia, chairman Of The Ways and Means
Committee, under instruction OF the com
mitec, sent TO the Speakers desk number
Of Senate amendments in which concur
renee was recommended, and on those
amendments demanded the previous ques-
ton.
Mr.. Conger raised further points Of order.
Mr.. De La Martyr tried to introduce an
amendment providing for the replacement
Of retired national bank circulation by
Treasury notes, but Mr.. Tucker refused TO
yield; which called forth protests from the
Grtcnbackeis.
Mr. Warner offered an amendment, to be
proposed by Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, as fol-
lows:
&" In addition to the bonds and Treasury
notes hereby authorized 10 be issued. the
Secretary OF the Treasury is hereby author
iZeG and required 10 issue United States
notes. under the provisions OF titles
80 and 80 OF the Revised Statutes, to
an amount equal 10 the national.
bank circulation surrendered pending and
during the process OF refunding under |
this act, and no more; and said notes shall
be paid out in the current expenditures OF
the Government and kept Is part OF the |
paper circulaliOn; and Understanding |
bonds, equal 10 the notes 30 Issued, shall be |
redeemed and cancelled in addition to the
bonds otherwise re6oemed."
Mr.. Conger presented an amendment |
which he proposes to offer fixing the time
after which Ier cent. bonds shall be the |
only bonds receivable a. security for ma
tOnal.bank circulation on September l,
1881, and which strikes out the clause OF
section ), which r(enacts sections 5Ij9 and |
500 Of the Revised Statutes.
The House j. still in session.
Mardi-Gras.
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