National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-21

Tho Speaker laid before the House a message
from the Presid ent in response to House resolution
requesting him to furnish the House with n state
ment of the facts before him at the time he au-
thorized the sending Of troops to Nebraska. The
President states that all the facts are set forth in
telegraphlc communications dated the 9th and
10Th of March from the Governor of Nebraska.
The authority to employ troops was given on the
application Of thel Governor In order to protect
with section A, Article ", of the Constitution.
The message was referred.
Mr.. Hiscock, chairman of the Committee on APP
preparations, reported back the Senate bill making
further appropriations for the relief of the suferF
ers from the overflow of the Mississippi River and
recommends that the House recede from It's
amendment authorizing the expenditure of
portion of the appropriation In the strengthening
After brief speech by Mr. Robertson, of Louis
lana, in opposition to ieceding from the amend
ment, the report of the committee was agreed to.
A proposition, made by Mr. Reed to set apart
the fourth Tuesday in March for the consideration
OF the Geneva award bill was objected to by Mr..
Under the call of States large number of bills
were introduced and appropriately referred.
The call of States having been concluded, Mr.
Neal, under instruction from the Committee on
the District OF Columbia, moved TO suspend the
rules and pnss the bill for the assessment and col
lection of taxes and licenses In the District of
Columbia The reading OF the bill consumed
more than an hour and half, and then the half
hours debate allowed under the rules ensued
was lost-yeas, % nays, 49,
A bill was passed for the relief of Nv. Hum
phrey, of Iowa,
the rules and adopt The resolution making the bill
for the creation of Congressional Library build
ing special order for Wednesday, 18th Of April.
Mr. Kelley, under instructions from the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, moved TO suspend the
rules and adopt resolution making the tariff
commission bill a special order when the House
shall next go into the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, aud continue such
special order until disposed of not to antagonize
the Appropriation bills
The motion to suspend the rules and adopt the
resolution was agreed to-yeas, l52; nays, Sc.
Mr. Reed, under Instructions from the Commit
tee on the judiciary, moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution making the Geneva
award a special order for the fourth Tuesday in
March.
number of Democrats were opposed to this
motion, and manifested their opposition by max
| ing several motions 10 adjourn, which were voted
| down by the Republicans.
| The question having REQUIRED OH the motion to
| suspend the rules, those Democrats who were OPP
| posed to having the Geneva award bill made II
| special order reirnined from voting, and the
House was lett without quorum;
| A call of the House was ordered and the doors
| were closed aud the SeTgeNnt-at-Arms and his
deputies were dispatched TO bring IN the absenteeS.
! While awaiting the FIRST arrival the members for
the most part left the House and obtained their
dinners at the restaurant In the basement,
Mr.. Flower, Of New York, suggested that the
| House was wasting great deal OF time, and pro-
| posed that members having tariff speeches to de-
liver land he understood that there were two hun
| bred such) be permitted TO deliver them now but
he declined to accedo to the request that he be the
| first to put into execution his own project.
! At hNlfpast seven the SeTgeant-ut. Arms APP
peared at the bar Of the House, having In his Gus
| tody Messrs. Wheeler and Page, who were eX-
| Cused upon their own statements.
Leave of absence was granted TO- Mr. Clements
on the statement that he had been Just summoned
To the bedside Of his colleague, Mr., Black, who
was dying
Then from time TO time other members were
brought H. and their excuses caused good deal
OF merTiment, one promising his statement of the
cause OF his absence by declaring that unfortu-
nRtely, he was the pOsscssOr of wife and child :;
another declaring gruitly that he was hungry, and
still another acknowledging submissively that lie
! knew he was at aut, aud was ready 10 undergo
any penalty which the Speaker might see iii
TO Inlet. Mr. Kiot1 rendered his excuse In Cor
man. and created much laughter thereby, Mr.
Paul said, by way OF explanation, that he had u
business engagement In which his constituents
were deeply Interested, and he feared that unless
he kept his appointment the place which knew
him now might know HIM no more forever.
Mr. MoultOn stated that he had had n high re-
spect for the good sense of the House. and relying
on that good sense mad not supposed that the
House would so far disregard the rules OF health
as TO bring members out on so Indictment night
They were all excused,