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


Tho Speaker laid before the House message
from the Presd ent in response TO House resolution
requesting him to furnish the House with 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 set forth in
telegraphic 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
the state against domestic violence. in compliance
with section A. Article W, of the Constitution.
The message was referred
Mr. Hiscock, chairman of the Committee ON Ap-
propriRtions, reported back the Senate bill making
further appropriations for the relief Of the suerf
ers from the overflow of the Mississippi River and
its tributaries; The report OF the committee
amendment authorizing the expenditure of
portion of the appropriation in the strengthening
Alter brief speech by Mr. Robertson, of Louis
lana, in opposition to recedlng from the amend
ment, the report of the committee was agreed to.
the fourth Tuesday in March for the consideration
OF the Geneva award bill was objected to by Mr..
Blackburn.
Under the call of States large number of bills
were introduced ana 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
The motion tosuspend the rules and pass the bill
was lost-yeas, 9i nays, yS
A bill was passed for the relief Of J.W. Hum
phrey, of Iowa.
Mr. Rice, of Massachusetts,, moved to suspend
the rules and adopt the resolution making the bill
for the creation Of Congressional Library build
Ing special order for Wednesday, 18th of April.
ARreed TO-
Mr.. Kelley, under instructions from the Commit.
tee on Ways and Means, moved to suspend the
rules and adopt resolution making the tariff
commisslon oill special order when the House
ghnll nn un ~ n al a on
the state of the Union aud continue MS such
special order until disposed Of not to anagoni2e
the appropriation bills.
The motion TO suspend the rules and adopt the
resolution was agreed to-yeas, l62; nays, SO.
Mr.. Reed, under Instructions from the Commit
tee on the Judiciary moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution making the Geneva
award special order for the fourth Tuesday in
March.
A 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 recurred on the motion TO
suspend the rules, those Democrats who were OPP
posed to having the Geneva award bill made Il
House was lef without quorum.
A call of the House was ordered and the doors
We're closed aud the Sergeant farms and his
deputies were dispatched TO bring in the absenteeS.
While awaiting the hrst 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 tlme and pro-
posed that members having tariff speeches to de-
liver and he understood that there were two hum
dred 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,
AZ half.past seven the Sergcant-nt- Arms Ap-
peAred at the bar OF the House, having I'm his Gus
tody Messrs, Wheeler and Page. who were ex-
cusod 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 10 time other members were
brought M, and their excuses caused a good deal
| of merrimeni, one promising his statement Of the
cause OF his absence by declaring that unfortu.
nBley he was the pOssessor of wife and child -
another declaring grutily that he was hungry and
| still another acknowledging submlssively that lie
| knew he was at iauit, aud was ready TO undergo
any penalty which the Speaker might see fit
| 10 inhict Mr.. Kloz rendered his excuse in Ger
! man, and created much laughter thereby. Mr..
| Paul said, by way OF explanation, that he had a
| 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 high re-
spect for the good sense of the House and relying
| on that good sense lrad not supposed that the
House would so far disregard the rules Of health
! as TO bring member out on so inclement night
They were all excused