National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF BOTH HOUSES.
Bills Reported and -Dlscusslous-The Five
Per Cent. Land Blll-Bllls Referred to
the Calsndar-The National
Bank Charter Bill.

the Calendar-The National
Bank Charter Bill.
Petitions were presented by Mr.. McPherson
| from the board of aldermen Of Jersey City SOL
cmnly protesting against what they call the base
surrender by James G. Blaine and James Russell
| Lowell Of the rights of American citizens abroad,
calling on the President TO vindicnto these rights
and demanding the recall of Minister Lowell Re-
| ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations,
| BY Mr.. Cameron, Of Pennsylvania: Petitions
from localities In that State as follows: From
Wnyncsboro', in favor Of the Chesapeake and
| Delaware Ship Canal; from Erie, to authorize the
| Government to accept a titlo to lands there Tor
home for INDECENT soldiers and sailors; from the
Board OF Trade and others OF Philadelphia, in
| favor ofthe Lowell bankrupt bill from the Board
| ofTrndc Of Scranton, for public building there;
from Plttsburg, in favor Of aud against the bonded
spirits bill from the Pittsbury Coal ENchnlge, III
| Washington branch Of The Irish National Land
League, for the release Of American citizens abroad
authorizs the Rock Island and Southwestern
Railway Company to construct bridge oyer the
IsssPpi at New B3s,pg pS' nov pssed
librarian Of Congress % accept tho library Glcred
TO be donated to the United States by Dr. Joseph
Meredith Toner, OF Washington. The library con-
ss,s of upwards Of 10000 volumes treating upun
historical medical, scientific. biographical, and
corling to Mr.. Sherman, $50 900 or S6O,OOO. Passed
without objection. subsequently the House Joint
resolution on the subject was received ana Iaseh,
| the action on the Senate bill being annulled.
Mr.. Rollins reported favorably from the Com
mitteo on Public Buildings the House bill, for
my.
Mr. Hampton reported fayornbly from the
| Military Committee a bill for monument TO the
| memory of Baron De Kalb.
Mr.. Ioyard reported favorably from the Finance
| Committee with amendments in the nature Of
substitute for the measure the bonded spirits bill.
| lie snid the committee had taken speedy action
on the question Lccausc Of Its Importance to the
public revenue and the extensive business con,
nocted with it, and that an amendment would
probably be offered in the Senate allowing bonds
to be given annually, so ns TO prevent hardship
under tho present arrangement Of giving bonds
monthly. The bill went TO the calendar.
OR. Groome presented he petition Of the Chem
icnl aud Fertilizers Exchange, Of Baltimore, IN
favor Of the Lowell bankruptcy bill.
Mr.. Vest reported Iavoraby, from the COMMITTEE Si
oil Territories the bill to establish United States
court IN the Indian Territory.
@r CocsTeLl TegortfiId It'd ayoGbly from r, the EMIL MIL
military reservation TO the public domain, aud for
other purposes.
ar. nuirisJn introduced bill for the reappor-
| tionment of the members of the Legislative As
| sCmbly of Montana Territory.
The Senate bill relating to California collection
districts, called up by Mr. Farley, was passed.
Mr.. Harris called up the House bill uppropriat-
Passed.
|
would move action on oil the reported bills fur
public buildings.
Mr.. Hoar inquired whether the Public Build.
| ings Committee had not as rule, refrained from
recommending public building in Il city where
no United states courts are held and where there
Is no eu,toln-h house adjacent to the post office
unless the place is Stale capital. Having him
self thus interpreted the practice of the committo
ho had not urged these improvements at points in
Massachusetts for which otherwise they might
have been secured.
Mr.. Rollins, the member of the committee Nd
1 hat N YNNNttt had N.
| deavored TO govern their action by the considera
tion suggested, though exceptional cases might
! | have been reported.
0 The per cent land bill came up as the unfn-
ished business at two o'clock.
The bill finally went over as-the order of bust
| ness for day.
G The amount of expenditure reported for the
Ih9lic building at Rochester N. Y, is 100000,
1 | and for the building at syracuse 100000.
G Mr.. Conger (by request) introduced n bill pro-
{ viding that any officer now in the regular Army
{ who served with the volunteer forces or In tht
| regular Amy at any time during the war of the
. rebellion as regnenlal or staff officer or aide
de- camp to any general officer and actually per-
G formed The duty of such position shall be consid-
cred in the service for the entire time be acted
l IN such capacity. He Is to rank from the com.
mencement Of service and thereafter IN the
noed in accordance with the date of his appoint.
. mcnt or commission, Tho Secretary of War is TO
I commissioned and mustered.
lne senate (,t I:lUJ ", ii, Into executive session.
, and thirty minutes later adjourned ntilto-day
House of Representatives.
} Mr.. Taylor, from the Committee on Judiciary
reported the following bills, which were referred
: to the House calendar Providing that accessories
after the fac may be tried before the trial of the
e principal when the principal has escaped max
ing the bribery of or the acceptance OF brlbe by
witness punishable by fine Of not more than s5G(
o | or imprisonment for not more than two years
declaring the bribery of or acceptance of brlb,
+ by juror felony; declaring it misprlsion O
~ l. Il. A.
of felony In any place exclusively within tht
jurisdiction of the United States.
The House then resumed the consideration o
the national bank charter bill.
- Mr.. Hewitt, " New York, promised his speecl
q with the declaration that he was the owner of n,
stock in national banks, and that he had neye
borrowed a dollar from such a bank What h,
:, slid would not be i'll the interest of banks, bu
~ would be spoken as the Representative of a dis
'r triCt in which he did not believe there ma
/, MIR. Hewitt was followed by Messrs. Kelley
:, Buckner, Butierworth. and Brumm.
= Before the conclusion Of Mr.. Drumms speecl
Di the bject went over,
ir was passed authorizing the Secretary of War Il
"A loan one hundred flags TO the citizens commitie
" OF Charlotte, N. c., to be used in the celebration
n Of the lO7th anniversary of the Mecklcnbergl
N declaration of independence. Tho House thel
n at five oclocl) took recess until half past
the evening session to be for debate only on III
}. bank charter bill.
e House-EyeninG Session.
Is There were but ten members present at III
/ evening session of the House of Representative
)f After speeches by Messrs. Hazeltne of Missouri
)f Anderson, and Holman, in opposition to the bill
extend the charters Of national banks, the Hous
i (at 9A5) adjourned.
= The Commissioner Of Agriculture.
IA Dr. Lorng cares us little probably as anybod
il in the country whether his bureau shall be raise
to u Department and himself to q Cabinet office
ot He stands as well now as he can then, and he
i making himself stronger every day by his admin
!. | istration of the department. What he does wan
is that his bureau shNll be given money enoug
aud force enough to do the important work wit
which 1t is charged and which is growing ever
day to meet the increased demands made upon 1
| What Is thought of DR.. Loriug by those who NJ
~ brought constantly into contact with him may l
judged from the illusions made to him In III
course of the debate In the House of Represents
- | lives. Mr. Blackburn was especially
w. STRONG IN HIS coMMENDATIoN
Nv of Dr. Loring. lie said IN opening his speeol
IN ain the last Congress, when tho Committee o
st, Agriculture reported bill proposing to make
On Cabinet Office for the then repre- entatiye Of thi
h. great Interest, opposed it. did so for two rel
~ ~ sons. In the first place. tho bill submitted di
US not meet the demands OF the agricultural int