National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. SPEER rose to a question of privilege, and
after a few personal passages between himself and
Mr.. HAMMOND relative to remarks made in debate
last Saturday, the Speaker proceeded to call the
States for bills, &c. under which call the following
were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. CARLISLE: For the entry free of duty
at the port of New York of certain copies of the
revised Scriptures.
BY Mr. THOMAS TURNER: Joint resolution ON
By Mr.. URNER: To take for public use square
No. 459, where the present city pOstofiee stands.
BY Mr.. WASHBURN: To legalize duties on the
cases.
Also for the entry and sale of public lands for the
right of way to railroad companies.
By Mr.. FORD (by request: For distribution of
the public lands.
By Mr.. robson (by request: Providing for the
safety of life ON railroads.
lit compelS railroads to carry axes and fire eX
tinguishers on each passenger car, and imposes
penalty for any violation of this provision:
Also in relation to the Transyaal Republic.
By Mr. GILLETTE: Resolution of sympathy TO
the Irish.
By Mr.. DWIGHT: To incorporate the United
States Railroad Mail Service Mutual Benefit As
By Mr.. COVERT: Relative to the bonds to be
given by cigar manufacturers.
The SPEAKER announced the appointment of
Mr.. HOUSE and Mr. CROWLEY as tellers Oh the part
of the House to make a list of the votes declared
for President and Vice President on Wednesday
next
present for printing and reference to the Commit
tee on Pacific Railroad Affairs report from the
auditor of railroad affairs, prepared in compliance
to his request make on the 18th of last June.
Mr.. BOWMAN moved to suspend the rules and
pass the joint resolution for the appointment of
commission to ascertain and report on basis for
reciprocity treaty between the United States and
the British provinces.
The reading of the report of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs was demanded, but the House de
cided by vote of yeas 162, sS4 to dispense with
it. The negative vote cast principally by the
opponents of the river and harbOr appropriation
BILL who desired TO use up the day in the reading
of the report
The question then reeurred on seconding the
demand for a suspension of the rules and the
House refused to second it-S3 to 119 So the mo-
ton did not prevail
Mr.. AIKEN moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill making the Agricultural Department an
executive department.
After debate the vote was taken on the suspen-
sion of the rules and the passage of the BILL and it
was decided in the negative-yeaS, 16i; nays, So
not the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr.. FRYE, the rules were sus-
pended and the Senate bill was passed amending
the laws relative TO the seizure and forfeiture of
vessels for breach of the revenue laws.
lit provides that no vessels used by any person or
corporations as common carriers i'll the transac
ton of their business shall be subject to forfeiture
by force of title 81 Revised Statutes, unless it shall
appear that the owner or master of such weasel at
the time of the alleged illegal act was consent
ing party or privy theretol
Mr. REAGAN moved to suspend the rules and
pass the river and harbor appropriation bill
The bill having been read, Mr.. SCALES raised the
point of order that it not i'll order for Mr. REA
GAM in his individual capacity to move 10 pass the
BILL The bill was in the hands of the Committee
on Commerce, and though it would be competent
for the gentleman, acting under instructions from
the committee, to make his motion upon the Mon
day upon which motions from committees TO sus-
pend the rules might be submitted, it was not in
order to- day for him to do so.
The Chair Oyerruled the point
The question was then taken seconding the
demand for a suspension of the rules, and it was
seconded-ayes, 10; nays, y.
Mr. REAGAN briefly explained some of the pro-
visions of the bill.
The motion suspend the rules and pass the bill
was then rejected-yeas, 160; nays S6-not the
necessary two-thiTds in the affirmative.
Mr. BELFORD moved to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution providing that an hour may each
day be set apart during which members might ask
unanimous consent. Though there was large
majority of members in favor of this proposition,
its opponents, headed by Mr.. ATKINS, who declared
that it meant an extra session, filibustered upon
it until finally it referred TO the Committee
Rules.
Mr.. WIIITTHORNE introduced bill appropri-
ating s175,G00 to be expended by the Navy Depart
ment for the purpose of prosecuting a search for
the Jeanette. Referred.
The House then lat $40 adjourned.