Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-13
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WASHINGTON, Dec I'm the house. the
postofice, military academy and agricul
tural appropriation bills were reported
and referred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Page, of California, presented pc
tition of citizens Of California recommend
ing an increase OF the duty on chicory.
Referred.
Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois, chairman of
the committee Oh military affairs, reported
back a resolution calling on the secretary
ofwar for information as to what action
had been taken under the act of August Z.
1882, to relieve certain soldiers from the
charge of desertion. Adopted.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania. offered
resolution requesting the president to
transmit to the house Il statement showing
the aggregate amount that had been OK
pended in the improvement of rivers and
harbors from the beginning of the govern
ment to the present time, and to give all
details relating to such expenditures. Re
ferred.
Mr. McCook, of New York, from the
committee on military affairs, reported
back the bill authorizing the board of
commissioners of the Soldiers home to
longing to the Soldiers home at Harrods-
burg. Ky. Referred to the committee of
the whole.
The house then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the library bill.
After long and spirited debate, during
which several additional amendments were
offered, Mr.. Singleton, of Illinois, moved
to lay the bill and amendments on the
table. Rejected after long debate. Hol-
man, of Indiana, offered an amendment
providing that the building shall not cost
sum exceeding 100000, and charging the
supervising architect of the treasury with
the duty OF preparing plans for the build
ing.
Mr.. Holman's amendment, providing
that the building shall not cost, when COM
pleted, a sum exceeding $2,OOO,OOO, and
treasury with the duty of preparing the
plan for such building, was agreed to.
Yeas 1872, nays IL.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, offered an
amendment making il lawful for the CON-
mission to purchase grounds between east
Capitol street, B street south, and First
and Second streets east, III lieu of the
grounds mentioned in the bill, provided
petitive offers from the owners, or to pur-
chase both in case the aggregate com peti-
tive offers do not exceed S9O0,OO
Agreed tr.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, offered an
amendment providing that the building
shall be constructed, as far as practicable,
in separate parts. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, moved to
recommit the bill to the committee on ad-
dltional accommodations for the library
of congress, with instructions to that COM
mittee to report a bill providing for the
erection of library on land in Washing
ton belonging to the United States. The
motion was agreed to, yeas ITO, nays 81.
Mr.. Robson, of New Jersey. moved to
reconsider, and Mr.. Randall moved to lay
that motion on the table, pending which
motion Mr.. Kasson. from the committee
on civil service reform, reported back the
bill for the better regulation of the civil
service. Adjourned.
Bailey the defeated Democratic candi
date in the Eighth congressional district
of Wisconsin proposes to contest the seat
of w. T. Pierce, on the ground of whole
sale fraudulent voting in the northern and
Jackson counties, corruption and lavish
expenditure of money. and for other and
more important reasons that Bailey does
not deem prudential to make public.
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