The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-02-27
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb.


WASHINGTON Feb. %.
Mr.. Flower of New York presented resolu-
tion which he stated embodied sentiments OF
5000 workingmen of New York City. Men
who at their countrys call were first in the
field of battle, and who now asked that Con-
gress show little sympathy to their fellow CIT
liens confined in foreign prisons. Referred.
Mr. Henderson OF Illinois asked unanimous
consent to have the senate bill to place U. s.
Grant upon the retired list taken from the
speakers table and referred to the committee
on military affairs.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois objected.
Mr. Reed of Maine, of the committee on rules,
reported a resolution for the appointment OF a
select committee of nine to which shall be re-
ferred all petitions, bills and resolutions ask
ing for the extension of suffrage to women or
the removal of their legal disabilities.
Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee raised point OF
order that under the rules resolution must lie
over one day.
The speaker oyerruled the point and the res
olution was adopted, yeas 10, nays 90 rms
being Beach, Black, Converse, Finley, Flower,
Harris of New Jersey. Hardenberg, Hutchlns
Ladd,, Nolan and Stephens, who voted with
the Republicans in the affirmative, and Guen-
Their of Wisconsin, Joyce. Thompson OF Iowa
and Young who voted with the Democrats In
the negative.
Mr.. Stephens of Georgia, of the committee on
coinage weights and measures, reported bill
to authorize the coinage of silver dollars and
fraction thereof of full standard value on the
metric system. Referred to the committee Oh
the WHOLE
Mr. Morey of Mississippi, committee on post
office and post roads reported bill to PROVIDE
for ocean mail service between the United
States and foreign ports Printed and recon-
mitted.
Mr. Smith of Illinois, committee on banking
and currency reported bill for the retirement
of trade dollars from circulation. Calendar.
Mr. Grout of Vermont, committee on terri
tories. reported bill to establish territory
north of Dakota, and providing temporary
government therefor House at l2o
went into committee OF the whole on
the post office appropriation bill, Springer
of Illinois offered an amendment providing
ed, but that all correspondence on official BUSH
ness be transmitted in penalty envelopes.
Adopted
Mr. Page moved to strike out of the clause
appropriating 100000 for necessary and spec
ial facilities on trunk lines, the words ION
trunk lines.' SO as to leave it to the discretion
of the post master general to secure SPECIAL
facilities on any mail line. Debate followed.
Mr.. Robson offered an amendment that the
post master general shall deduct from the pay
accruing to any railroad under thls approprla-
ton the amount of the increased pay accrulng
to such company from the appropriation Tor the
transportation on railroad routes by reason OF
the weighing of mails, agreed upon IN OCTOBER
and December last, between the post master
general and railroad officers.
Mr.. Davis of Illinois again gave notice OF an
amendment which would direct that the hun
bred thousand dollars of the amount approprl-
ated for special facilities should be given to
railroads leading from Chicago, Cincinnati and
st. Louis. Both Mr.. Pages and Mr.. Rofeson's
amendments were lost.
Mr. Davis then offered his amendment which
was ruled out
An amendment was adopted authorizing the
post master general in the case of sub-letting OF
a mail contract on star routes to declare the
original contract forfeited, and to enter into a
contract wit the sub contractor The bill then
passed.
Adjourned.