New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-20
unrsE OF REpREsENTATWEs.

The Speaker presented a letter from che State
Department transmitting TWO additional volumes Of the
spr,che OF the latc Thrrs contributed by the sister
OF Madame Theirs for the library Of the House. Tie
Speaker then proceeded to call committees for reports
Mr.. BAVNE dep. PonnJ, from tue Committee Mil
Itary Affairs reported bill FOR the establishment of
home for INDECENT soldiers and sailors Erie Penn;
icrged To committee ot the whole.
The House hen resumed consideration OF the report OF
the Commit &c ou Rules increasing TIE membership Of
Hpy al committees.
urs time from Mr Page, o. California, who was cntoi
the floor thanked tAat gentlemen 10 the emporium
Ing proposition IL wanted 10 KNOW why PrnnSyiN anna
should not bc satisfied with tho chairEausIIps 81 the
WAYS and Means Committee. tHe Coinage Committee.
ana the Committee Pubic Expenditures. Then there
WA. the glorious old state OF Wisconsin, which had
the chairiansuip the Pacific Railroad Comn tee al
though there 10 J. ollie Railroad within thousand
mile, o her border an the cAaIInih' Of tue Foreign
Affairs Committee nv which -hc had control OF dpiO-
Ha.ic matter, IN GERMANY France, Austru-ll ingary,
Turkey and al other foreign Lands. lie
Hsecd way, In the name Of good conscience,
Wisconsin was not sati.Acd with this. lie that
r. ,y,- Al flrh talent IuIcl.cncc, brain and ,tal-
wart energy he House TINT Impossible Tor the
.pcukcrt0 assign % prominent place 10 every great
LEHMAN from N-w-Jcrsty Or E1bc,Jn that all the
meInbcr- he assigned automatically 10 the Committees
GA W-ys aud Means and Appropriations, al dow the
letter gong to the Urn and all the rest to the lat
tcr and then hc would propose nat every member Do
allowed one clerk and Two bootOacks lLIughtrrl
Mr.. MCLANE Dem, Md Opposrd lie amendment
offered by Mr.. King giving 10 60 nm tt,e TOR me i'm
pruyrmcnt vi the ,,i,-ssIpp River the right
por appropriation bills Tor that purpose the Commit
Tee Oh \ JprOpIiItiOns now has.
Mr. DUNNELL dep, MInuJ opposed the amendment.
Mr. MORRISON Dem, ILL., suggested 10 NJ. KING
that under tue Circumstance, the amendment should bo
Withdrawn, aud tnG the matter should DE let Win Tue
Committee q Commerce.
Alter some further discussion Mr. KING Dem, LaD
wlthulcw tho amendment glviu. warning however,
that woud watch tnr Committee GA Commerce to see
now The promises now ma lc would be kept
Mr RANDALL Dcn., PENN proceeded To state some
OF NN he favored part 81 tue report oil the
Cufinlttrr ituirs The business OI the House Aad
KEEP abreast VITA tao great Increase IN population. IN
wealth. luctou and Ia the y neral manu- actuns
and IcI.tuIstl llt"Ir-tr 81 the country To Mus ac
Sven Congresses. beginning WIN -,ItJ IN ,Lc Min
CouLIc-~ auu increasing regularly each tOnG,tnS an,
ihc uunhtr tue present Congress would probably
coed 10000 tuc number u tDdItc Irlu -9J No Abcrs
would therefore why Cuul tee" sIui De- increase l.
A To the commit on Bank ug und turtenc, lt- n
crease proposed btc Lhr the rulJ'rt would come
before ucg,tl OF the National bank charters.
hr. LONAAN tfcp., Ma &C., ad,cd as roui'tt, OF lhe
Committee ou Claims now, dd ia thc hr congress, lIil
bils Nuic ~ reported lant Sr7run, dnt
hCA had boon placed ou the cICndaI hhd been dasc,
b. tue House
Mr- kDHINhDN Itrs.. MuBsl remarked that Ii did