National Republican., 1882-12-12

luton rCciting that it is alleged that certain
existing railway lines of transportation have
entered into combinations for the purpose Of
preventing the construction Of competing
rOads into the territories and through states,
thereby establishing monOpOliCs in tranSpOrta.
tion, and directing the committee on COM
mcrce to report q hill prohibiting and punish
ing such combinations.
MIR. Strait, of Minnesota, objected to it3
present consideration and it was referred to
the committee ON commerce.
NEW BILLS.
Under the call of states the following bills
were introduced and referred:
by Mr.. Wait. Of Connecticut, prnvding that no
further purchase of silver shall be mage ly The
secretary of tie treasury or standard silver dol
lars c0iuod until the rumhcr of such dollars,
whether the property ul the United States Ur held
for the redemption of silver certificates, shall be
reduced to sJ0,UUO,O0D
by Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana. a resolution call
ing on the secretary of the interior for inOrinn-
tiun MS to whether any of the lands heretofore
granted by congress to any railroad company 10
aid in the construction of its road and to which
such company was not entitled to patents at the
time when the period expired within which, by
the terms of law such railroad was required to be
completed. have been pntented to sucn company
since the expiration Of that period: a,Bo, how
much land has been so patented and under what
authority such patents have been issued. The
resolution also calls for copies of all dvci-
siOns and opinions made by any officer OF the gov
ernment in relation thereto aud on file in the i'm
terror department,
Also resolution calling on the secretary of war
for Information as TO what action has been taken
under the act of August Z 1881 to relieve certain
soldiers of the late war from the charge OF deser
tiOn.
By Mr.. Townshcnd, Of Illinois. A resolution
calling ON the secretary Of the interior for inlor
nation rs to the cause of the delay in publishing
a digest Of land decisions.
By Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas. Constituting the
racine raliWuS aCIs so us to provide that the com
panes shall pay the cost OF selecting, conveying,
ana surveying LANDS.
BY Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana 10 authorize the
state OF Louisiana to establish quarantine stations
to uuspect aud dsinicct vessels, and to collect in-
spectiou fees
Also for the construction of floating hospital
in conjunction with the United States marine hos
pitGl at New orleans.
BY Mr.. Covington, of Maryland. Prohibiting the
use of the capitol for any but its legitimate pur-
By Mr.. Crapo. of Massachusetts. Extending I'M
til May IA, 1888, the time tor filing claims before
the court Of commissioners of Aluhamu claims.
BY Mr. Willetts, of Michigan. To provide an ad-
diiional Justice of the supreme court Of the terri
tory of Utah.
BY Mr. Strait, of Minnesota To provide for the
Classification and disposal OF the pine timber be-
longing to the public domain; also to regulate
and improve the civil service.
By Mr. Ford, of Missouri For the relief of the
heirs OF colored soldiers who served III the rebel
lion.
BY Mr.. Cox, of New York To provide for the
payment of double postage OH, and delivery Of
unpaid letters.
Also giving the consent of congress to the erec.
tiou, by the Highland Junction railway company,
OF bridge across the Hudson river
By Mr.. McLane of Maryland. To pay certain
SUPERVISORS OF election i'll Baltimore lor extra
work.
By Mr.. Brumm, of Pennsylvania. To incotpo-
rate the Transatlantic, North American and Pa
cine railway ana transportation company.
By Mr.. Bingham. of Pennsylvania. Resolution
calling on the secretary OF the interior for niOr-
nation as to whether the various railways incor-
porated by congress aided by bonds or lands
nave complied with the laws of congress respect
ing tEe construction, operation, ana maintenance
.. ther own Telegraph lines for the use of the gov
ernment and the public; and, ii not, what q M
panies have failed to do So Also what contracts,
II any, exist between any of the railway cOmpa-
mes so aided and any telegraph company by
which the railway comp!ny may undertake to
lease or assign its telegraph property so far as
lates to the transmission of commerce messages
Tor the government and public.
BY Mr.. DiDOrell, of Tennessee. To abolish in
ternal revenue taxes and to allow rebate on
in the treasury to Sl5OOOO,O0O by requiring the
secretary of the treasury to pay out silver dollars
iof S M P G the % SG int
relating to the Columbia Institute for the Deaf
and Dumb.
BY Mr. Springer, of Illinois. Proposing n consti.
tutional amendment relative to election of preSi-
dent, vice president, and members of congress.
Ut likes the term of president ana vice-preSdent
at SIX years, ana makes the president ineligible to
election for the next succeeding term, abolishes
the electoral college and provides for direct vote
ior preslaent Every state shall be entitel to as
many votes as 1t has senators and representatives
in congress, and the vote of each state snail be
cast in proportion 10 the popular vote in the state
for each candidate. The term of members Of CON
gress is fixed at three years. and each session shall
begin on the first Wednesday in January. In
counting the votes cast for president i'll joint con-
VCntiOn each senator and member shall have one
vote
BY Mr.. WISE of Virginia. A resolution calling
for Information from the secretary of the treasury
aSto the number aud names of internal-revenue
employees appointed ninety days prior to the Th
OF November last, and the names of the persons
on whose recommendation they were appointed,
the amount of compensation allowed to and the
duties performed by each appoinieG, and whether
the persons so appointed are still carried on the
pay-ros.
By Mr.. Briggs, of New Hampshire. Amending
tue statutes in regard to the election of United
states senators. This bill has special reference
to the legislature of New Hampshire, and its effect
lift becomes law will he to impose upon the
present legislature the duty of electng successor
to Senator Rollins.
DISTRICT MATTERS.
The house then, at 1.15 proceeded to the
consideration of district business.
The first bill to be considered was one to
prOYide for the collection of taxes in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
In advocating the bill Mr.. Neal, of Ohio,
stated that the amount of taxation in arrears
in the district was over SSO0OOO. If this
bill became law it would save the govern
mcnt not less than $iOO,OOO The bill was
passed.
The following bills were also passed:
70 levy an assessment on real estate in the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
TO regulate licenses in the District of Columbia
1t leaves commercial agents from the payment Of
licenses.
For the relief of occupying claimants in the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
The speaker announced the following
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:
Mr.. BiSbec, of Florida on select committee on
the law respecting the election of president and
vice president. ana on militia.
Mr.. Hltt of Illinois, on railways and canals and
payment of pensions, bounty, and back pay.
Mr. Lynch; Of Mississippi, on education and
labor md militia
Mr.. Mackey, of. South Carolina on public health
and manufactures.
Mr., smqlIs, of South Carolina, on agriculture
and militia.
Mr. Shelley, of Alabama. on patents and eXpen-
ditures in the Post Office department
Mr.. Reese, of Georgia, on coinage, weights, and
measures, and census,
PETITION.
Mr. Page, of California, presented a petition
of the board of trade of San Francisco in re-
latiOn to a rebate ON tobacco, SO us to place
western importers of tobacco ON an equal foot
ing with eastern importers. Referred.
BREvET COMMISSIONS.
On motion of Mr., Steele, of Indiana, bill
was passed authorizing brcvct commissions to
commissioned officers for distinguished con-
duct in engagements against hostile Indians
The post-otiice and military academy ap-
preparation bills We're ordered printed as il
reported.
The house then lat 3:15) adjourned,
Bumped His Head Tor Him.
"Jack" Gilbert, the former well known
journalist, and at present the basso of the
Emma, Abbott opera company, has been
punching the head " of the musical director
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