National Republican., 1882-04-04

After the introduction of number of bills and
resolutions on motion of Mr.. BelfOrd, the rules
were suspended and the bill was passed quicting
titles on ten-mie strip of land in Colorado,
within the reservation lately oc cupiod by the I'm
compah gre aud White River Utcs.
Mr. Maginnis moved to suspend the rules and
pass the Senate bill 10 accept aud rltify the agree
ment submitted by the Crow Indians In Montana
for the sale of position of their reservation in said
Territory, and to OmAkcApprOpriatons to carry out
the snmc Agreed to without debate
Mr.. CrapO moved TO suspend the rules and adopt
resolution making the bill to extend the cor
porate existence of national banking associations
Il continuing special order for April 10.
After debate the rules were not suspended
yeas 100: nays, 7S-not the necessary two. thirds
in the affirmative, and so the special order was
MIR. Knott moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill authorizing the Postmaster General TO
rendiust the salaries of postmHsters of the third,
fourth, and fifth classes whose salaries have not
heretofore been readJustcd under the terms of
section of the net Of June II, 1866 Agreed to
yeas, ll9; nays, 81.
Mr. Dunneil moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill to amend the laws relating to Internal
revenue. Agreed to-l23 to %. This is the bill
which was some weeks nge reported from the
Committee on Ways and Means, and synopsis OF
| which was published ut the time. It extends the
| bond period for the retention in warehouses of
distilled spirits, ana places distilled spirits on the
same footing as snuil, tobacco, cigars, and fer
on motion of Mr. wills, the rules were sus.
pended and bill was passed approprlating $780,
| 600 for the erection of II public building (whosc
ultimate cost shall not exceed S5OO,0O0) in Louis.
vile, Ky.
on motion of Mr.. Van yoorhis, bill was passed
| for the erection OF public building at Rochester,
| NY.
| There was q good deal Of opposition manifested
| to this bill by Mr.. Holman and others who APP
| pretended that the foregoing bills were but tie
precursors of a number of measures for the cree
ton Of public buildings at various points, but the
| opposition was voted down at every attempt to
procure an adjournment Of the House.
| Mr.. CONVERSE then moved to suspend the rules
and pass The Senate bill for the erection of pub
| lie building ut Columbus, Ohio.
| Mr.. Camp protested against this reckless man.
! ner of voting away the public money. Congress
was very liberal with funds belonging to some :
body else. There l23 of such bills before the
| House aud committees, which appropriated Sl7,
| 100000 In reply to n question Mr. Camp stated
| that he had voted for the Rochester bill because
he thought IL right, but he had found that IL was
proposed to erect court houses in cities where no
| courts hud ever been held.
| The bin was finally passed after u spirited col.
| lOqny between Messrs. Converse and Butterworth,
OfOho. Senate bill was also passed for the cree
tion OF public building at Minneapolis, MINI.
The Speaker laid before the House message
from the President transmitting communication
from the Secretary of State In further reply to res
olulion calling for information of Thomas Shields
and three other Americans in Mexico. Referred
THE documents accompanying the message dis
close no incts which have not already been pub
li,hcd.l
The House then (at $3.50 adjourned.