Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-25
House Of Representative.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Robinson desire,
immediate consideration Of the resolution
concerning imprisoned American citizens, bu
the matter was put over till TO- morrow. Tn,
| bill passed appropriating $4,000 to be ex
pended under direction Of the secretary of war
and to be Immediately available for the re-
| moval OF distractions from He'll Gate, New
York.
Under call of the states many bills we're in
PRODUCED and referred.
By Cox IN. Y,)-Resolution as to the
American peace congress and It's tension foi
purposes of trade. The resolution declares
that congress approves Of the Invitation and
its object and advise the extension OF the in.
vitation to the D ,minion of C,nada.
By Desendoi f-Appropriating $1,000, 00C
for the erection of a presidential mansion in
Washington.
By Ford (Mo. by request-For the i'm.
proyement of the Mississippi, Missouri and
Ohio rivers and their tributaries. 1t author.
il 8 the appointment of a Mississippi river
commission, who shall devise the means and
manner of Improvement, and the expenditure
OF siO0, 1000, $50 for the purpose.
By Willis, (Ky.)-To define the jurisdiction
and control of the United States over lakes,
rivers ahd harho,s.
Humphreys, (Wis) from the committee on
judiciary, reported bill to establish a uni.
form system Of bankruptcy. Ordered printed
and recUmmittei |.
The house then proceed TO the cousdera
ton Of business relating TO the district of
Columbia. The bill increasing, by lUU Int m
bers, the police force OF The district, gave rise
to discussion npOa the provision authoriz.
ing the commissioners of the district to the
appointment of policemen, TO give preference
to men honorably discharged from the volun-
teer force of the army. Robson opposed The
bill on the ground that it virtually repealed
the statutes which requires that all police.
men should have been nonorably discharged
from the army or navy.
Cox advocated the bill He protested against
mal.contents in bringing. up the bloody shirt
question on such an insignificant matter as
the Washington police bill
Robson inquired of Cook (Ga.j who had
entered into tine debate whether, If he had
been wounded in the Confederate army, he
would have applied to the United States gov.
ernmert for pension.
Cork replied some - hat Indignantly that he
would not and then said members of congress
who had served In the Confederate army were
never insulted by men who had fou ght against
them. The insults were always from those
whose want of courage kept them in the rear.
Robson moved to strike out the provision
of the bill which repeats the section of the re-
vised statutes which requires that no person
shall be appointed as policeman who has not
served in the army or navy, or received an
honorable discharge. Agreed to.
McLane (ind) moved to commit the bill.
Supporting his motion, he referred to the IN
graceful manner In which the gentleman from
New Jersey {Roheson) had treated the Drmo-
cratic side of the house.
Robson, replying, said he would resist to
the last the erasure from the statute books of
any clause that looked to the honor, the
dignity, the comfort and the welfare of Ameri-
can soldiers. (Applsuse), on Republican side.
The discussion then took political turn,
and continued for an hour amid great noise
and confusion, though without exhibition of
any Ill feeling.
After much debate of rather stormy ma
ture the bill passed.
Bills were introduced and referred appro-
prlating $500, 900 for the payment of the cost
OF surveys and expenses of the Mississippi
river commission; also appropriatlng S30i,-
$40 for the payment of the expenses of the
national board of health.
On motion of Steele (Ind.) the bill passed
for the muster and pay of certain officers Of
the volunteer service.
White (Ky.), rising to question of privi-
lege, called attention to the fact that the reso-
luton offered by him In January calling for
as to the accounts of United
States marshals in Kentucky had been referred
to the committee on judiciary and had not
yet been reported back. He had made some
remarks recently about certain lobbyist EN-
ployed by the whisky ring in order to dictate
legislation. That gentleman had seen fit to
write a severe article against him (White), but
he could not but hate to handy words with a
lobbyist that hung around the capitol. He
only asked that an investigation be had
and he would prove every charge that he had
made.
Adjourned.