New-York tribune., 1882-03-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House to-day, the journals of yester-
day and Of Saturday last having been read, Mr.. SKIN
NER Gep N " introduced bill authorizing the Sec
Iary Treasury to furnish to Senators and Rep
resentatves Impressions from the engraved card of in
vtaton to the Garfield memorial services, tho pay
IT of the cost thereof and 10 per cent additional
Mr.. HIsCOCK Olep, n. ", chairman of the Commit
tee on Appropriations, reported back the Immediate
Deficiency bill with amendments recommending
concurrence IN some and nonconcurrence in Others of
those amendments. The report Of the committee was
Mr. CALKINs Rep Ind.), chairman of the Committee
Elections, submitted the report of that committee
the contested seat OF Campbell agt Cannon,
panied by resolution declaring neither the contestant
nor contestee is entitled 10 seat the floor He also
submitted minority report decI4ring hT Campbell en
mted further resolution, signed by Messrs Atherton
Dem, Ohio, Davis lRep, Illl; Moulton Dem, Il and
Jones Gbk., TeX.), declaring that Mr.. Cannon duly
elected delegate to Congress The reports were laid
the table for future action.
The House at 1910 p. went into the Committee Of
the Whole r McCook OF NewYork. in the Chair the
Military Academy Appropriation Bill, which appropriates
Mr.. ATKINS CDem Tenn.). in speaking TO formal
amendment referred to on editorial IN me Ne,e ork
Times commenting on the bate which tQok place IN ne
House Saturday last in which he, Mr.. Bland, OF Mis-
sour Mr. Neal of Ohio and F single ton are referred
To the attorneys Of the Star ROute thieves and which
denounces his statement that James
had Psd $1,000 P the ascu,inS Ne|fork 5 Central
dency Of bank Of which Mr. Vanderbilt was owner
country a brazen and infamous untruth, when he nt
mated that ne Ir. Atkins had been in any way the rep
reseutatYC OF the Star Route contractors. Any person
making ntmation to that effect base sanderer
and caumnator, who had not the courage 10 stand to
his words.
Mr.. HIsCOCK Glep., N. " heartily approved all
that had been said by the gonteman FROM Tennessee
Mlr. Atkins -, as to his record and ,Ro-
late Postnaater-General might have made mis-
takes in the Administration Of his office but he (Ar.
HiscOck) could stand mp boldly as citizen Of NewYork,
and proclaim that Thomas L. James an honest man.
and had brought to the di'chaTge Of his duty fidelity
and bravery.
After other gentlemen had denied the charges made IN
the article and aftcr further debate the same tOpic
the House returned TO a consideration Of the Military
Academy bill
The Amendment was adopted, and the committee then
rose and reported the blu 10 the House, when II
passed.
Mr. ROBINSON CDem., n. " by request intro
duced bill TO organize the National Labor Lcage Rail
way Company Of America for the purpose OF construct
ing operating and maintaining railway from the Allan
tic seabOard to Chicago, 81. Louis and Council Bluffs.
In the list of names of those 10 be appointed
mission protect the public appear the following Frun-
els b. Thurbcr Thomas kiuseG, A. B. Mullet j. B. Ecce-
sine j Pope HOdnutt, Niclolas Muller and william ii.
Grace, who with their colleagues authorized to carry
out the purposes of the BY determining upon the
terminal points Of the railroad to be constructed and
issue capital stock the extent Of $4O,O0O0O0 The
bill was referred
The House at 4:30 p adjourned.