Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
PRIATION L-CONFIRMATIONS-T
APPORTIOEMENT BILL IN THE HOUSE.
CHAIRMAN NEALE ON DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
Senate To-day.

CHAIRMAN NEAlE UN us IkiCI AFFAIRS.
Senate To-day.
In the Senate to-day the Chair submitted re-
sponse from the commissioner of the general land
Office to the resolution of inquiry relative to the
right Of occupation by settlers of any portion Of
the Indian Territory. Referred.
Mr.. Miller, OF New York, presented, from the
Union League Club of New York city, a memorial
In favor OF the bill introduced by Mr.. Blair to aid
In the establishment and support Of common
schools A resolution appended to the memorial
expressing hearty approval OF the scope and OBJ
1ect OF the bill was, at the request OF Mr.. Miller
read by the Secretary.
f.. Mr.. Coke reported favorably, from the committee
on commerce, the bill appropriating 100000 to i'm
prove the harbor OF Galveston, Texas, and it was
passed
THE SUPPLEMENTAL CENSUS APPROPRIATION BILL
PASSED.
On motion OF Mr.. Hale, the Senate to-day took
up the supplemental act making appropriations
for the expenses of the census, and passed it.
ANOTHER EARLY EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE SENATE.
On motion Of Mr.. Logan, the Senate, at go pm.
went into executive session. Mr.. Logan COM
planned of indispostion, and to accommodate him
(he wished to get home as soon as practicable)
the executive session was held earlier in the day
than usual Mr LOgans manifest desire to be
present at to-days executive session led to the
suppostion that the case OF Major Rochester, nom
mated for paymaSter general Of the army, was to
be taken up.
House of Representatives.
Owing to the great confusion which existed at
the close OF yesterdays session Of the House. there
were several corrections made OF the Congressional
Record to-day, after which the Speaker announced
the regular order OF business to be the motion to
lay on the table the motion submitted at the close
of Yesterdays session by Mr. Springer to reconsid-
er the vote by which the House rejected the
amendment offered to the apportlonment bill by Mr.
any state, whose representation is changed shall
fail to rediStrct the state before the time fixed
the election OF representatives, the governor
snail be authorized to call special election.
The motion to table the motion to reconsider was
carried-yeaS 100, nays ia.
The question then recurred on the substitute for
the whole bill submitted by Mr.. COlerick and hch
nXes the representation at 316.
Mr.. Cox (N.Y) demanded the yeas and nays and
the Speaker appointed Messrs. Cox and Prescott
as such tellers, but Mr.. Cox declined to serve in
that capacity with his colleague.
The substitute was rejeCted-yeaS 81. nays 154.
substitute offered by Mr. Joyce, providing for
a House of 3o5 was rejected without a division.
District Enterests i'm Congress.
WHAT CHAIRMAN NEAL, OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE,
SAYS.
Chairman Neal, OF the Ho Use District committee
says unless there Is special day days set apart
In each month for the consideration Of District OF
Columbia matters he has no idea that any legisla-
tion affecting the District can be perfected. The
House seems Indifferent to all District matters.
Last night had been set aside for session to con-
slider the code, but owing to the lateness of yester
days session the House adjourned and the night
session was interrupted.
"Have you heard anything as yet, Mr.. Nealn
asked THE STAR, touching the resolution adopted
by the District committee asking the committee on
rules to set aside two days in each month for the
consideration OF District business"
Not officially said Mr. Neal. "I spoke to the
pRf rf1.lNyI I,rth a
committee had not yet taken action"
What are the prospects for the bill to reclaim
the iatS?" was asked.
''They are good, think, If the District commit
tee can get the floor: 1 saw Major Twining this
morning, and he told me that the engineer com
mission, which has had under consideration the
subject OF the flats, had substantially agreed upon
his plan. The commission is to meet tomorrow
In New YORK for final action and report"
Mr.. Neal Was asked If he fOun1 the District
committee good wokng committee?
sit is made up Of splendid MATERIAL" he said.
psinstaking They feel, however, Unless the
House will give the committee a chance to dispose
OF some OF its business that there is little encour-
agement Ia preparing business simply to be
showed under On the House calendar see" said
Mr.. Neal, 'that Senator Sherman has introduced
In the Senate the bill introduced In the House at
The last session. Tor the removal OF the Baltimore
ana Potomac depot from the mall l think Will
reintroduce 1T in the House. think it is dis
grace to have the national park blocked up with
this depot Ii, however, it Is to remain where 1t
Is, am In favor OF making it union depot and
al, allowing WE the Baltimore Ohio railroad to have
Mr.. Neal continued: 81 am having copied from
the records of the Attorney Generals office list
of ali the claims which were rejected by the board
OF audit When have the transcripts intend to
ask the House to order the printing of the list"
"When is the next night session for the consid-
Grafton or the cOde?" asked THE STAR.
'It is ordered for next Tuesday night, but ex-
pect 1t will he again int4mitted for the reason
that on that night a reception is to be rendered
Mr. W. W. CorCOran, o: this city, and great many
members OF the House will desire to attend"
Capitol Notes.
In the debate in the Senate Wednesday on tn
resolution to provide messengers for several com
mittees, Mr.. Van Wyck did not say, as reported,
that Gas member Of the committee on pensions
ne ne had % seen zee no necessity for the clerk there"
appointment OF messenger to wait upon that
committee"
There is a powerful log-rolling combination
already formed In the House to secure number
OF public buildings In various cities in the several
states. The committee on public buildings and
GROUNDS Will soon present bill looking to the
erection OF score or more OF new public edifices
The older members OF the House think that the
session will be productive OF but little legislation.
All OF the appropriation bills will be passed, and
possibly the Chinese immigration bill 1t is an
open question, they think, II a funding bill is
passed. There will be good deal OF chatter
about the bill to reduce internal taxation, but it
will fail. The tariff commission bill. they think,
may pass but If it does it Will be very late in The
session, probably in the last week.
The discussion In the Senate yesterday afternoon
On the antipOlygamy bill ran all the ladies out of
VIC SHlNltS- OuS lauy upon leaving remarked
that she believed the Senators ''did it on pur-
pose"
TRADE DOLLARS.
Representative Smith, of Illinois, reported to the
House committee on banking and currency to-day
a substitute for the two bills which had been re-
ferred to that committee, providing for the retire
ment OF the trade dollars The substitute was
adopted by the committee, and Representative
Smith was instructed to report the same to the
House with favorable Recommendation. The
substitute bill enacts that until the first day of
July, 1884, the Secretary OF the Treasury is In
sructed to receive at the several mints the trade
dollars, and to give in exchange therefor, dollar
for dollar the silver dollar coined by the author
ity of the act OF February 28th 1873. All provi-
s0nS OF law authorizing the coinage and issuance
OF the trade dollar are repealed. The report to
accompany the bill states that under the act
authorizing the coinage and issue OF the trade dol
lar, there were coined and issued at the several
mints up to May 31st, 1873, IS 959 800 trade dol
lars, OF which there were exported up to October
S1st, 1872 e98l7, leaving nearly 600 in this
country subject TO exchange.
THE ANTI-P0LYGAAY BILL As IT PASSED THE SEN
ATE.
The Senate late yesterday afternoon passed the
anti-polygamy bill. 1t provides that any man who
marres more than one wife In any territory OF the
United States is guilty Of polygamy, and shall be
punished by fine OF not more than $500 and by