Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-21

the clause authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to purchase additional real estate
IN San Francisco for the storage OF bull
hon. The point was sustained
Mr.. Mills offered an amendment order
ing the secretary of the treasury TO pay
out OF the bonded debt of the government
now due all the money now IL The treasury
IN excess Of $50,000000. Ruled out on
| point of order.
Mr.. Bland offered an amendment pro-
yidlng that all moneys appropriated by
this bill shall be paid out Of the silver dol
lars now in the treasury. Ruled out on a
point of order.
Mr.Belford moved to strike out the clause
appropriating $4,000 for charging the
vaults for the storage of silver and said
that if half the zeal or earnestness or hon.
esty was used to put the silver dollar into
circulation that was used to keep it out.
there would be no question of building
additional vault room.
Subsequently Mr.. Bedford withdrew his
amendment.
Mr.. Fisher offered an amendment pro-
viding for the coinage only of such
humber of standard silver dollars as is re-
quired to supply the demand therefor;
but such coinage shall not be less than
$1,000 a year. Ruled out or point of
order.
The clause appropriating 100000 in
aid Of state and local boards OF health IN
preventing the spread OF epidemic diseases
having been reached, Mr.. Manning offered
an amendment, providing that the money
shall be expended under the supervision of
the national board of health.
Mr.. Ellis in opposing the amend
ment expressed his opinion
that the national board of
health was the most stGpenlous humbug
and fraud ever created and quoted from
It's own report, to show il had made mis-
expenditures of public money. He could
bring home to that board deliberate at
tempt to create rumors of yellow fever in
New Orleans. Dunn advocated the amend
ment and declared that the Louisiana
board of health concealed the existence of
pestilence in New Orleans sad were willing
to peddle death through the county, to
keep up the commerce of the state.
Mr. Manning defended the national
board of health from adverse criticism
and reflected upon the Louisiana state
board, attributing to it in a great measure
the yellow fever epidemic of 1873.
Pending action the committee rose.
Mr. Townsend, of Ohio, from the com
mittee on commerce, reported river and
harbor bill, which was referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
The house then took recess.
The house Immediately on reassembling
proceeded, in committee of the whole, to
consider the sundry civil appropriation
bill, the pending amendment being that to
provide that the appropriation of $780,
900 for the prevention of the spread of
epidemics shall be expended under the
supervision of the national board of
health. After discussion the amendment
was lost.
Mr.. Hiscock offered an amendment for
the sale of the following: Allegheny ar
senal, Pennsylvania; Augusta arsenal,
Georgia; indianapolis arsenal, Indiana;
Kennebec arsenal, Maine; Watertown ar
senal, Massachusetts, and Watervliet ar
senal, New York. Ruled out on a point of
order.
Mr.. Townsend, Of Ohio, from the COM
mittee on commerce, reported back the
river and harbor bill and recommended its
passage. The additions made in commit
tee amount to $4,000. A provision was
added to the bill which specifies all appli-
cations for surveys shall be made to and all
authorizations of surveys be made by the
secretary of war. The report explains the
bill and discusses the presidents messages
relating to ii which had been referred to
this committee, and in conclusion states
the work recommended and de-
manded by the necessities of
commerce has been provided for
on an economical scale in compliance
with the wishes of the people.
There is an appendix in which twenty
five items objected to by the secretary of
war are discussed and statements of
engineers compared with statements in
the secretary's letter of objections to show
why objections are not sustained by the
action of the committee, is instances
where the expenditures had been recon-
mended on streams designated by the sec
rotary as not demanding improvement
in the interest of commerce.
Representative Burrows, of Michigan,
will tomorrow offer the following resolu-
ton, which will be referred to the COM
mittee on rules andlacted upon at an early
day: ResoJred, That during the remain
der of this session, Immediately after the
approval of the journal each day, the
speaker shall call committees in regular
order, when it she II be in order for any
committee called 10 designate Dill on
any of the calendars of the house or on the
speakers table, which bill shall be
taken up for immediate consideration and it
will be in order to debate such bill for three
minutes, when the previous question may
be moved and if seconded vote shall then
be taken, but if not seconded the bill shall
resume its original position whether on the
calendar or speakers desk, provided that
pending the consideration of any bill but
one, motion to adjourn shall be in order,
before the vote is taken on such bill.
Mr.. Kelly said, recognizing the 1mpor-
lance of the passage. of the appropriation
bills in time for action by the senate, he
would not antagonize them, but as
soon as they were disposed of he would
again press consideration of the tariff
bill in the hope of reaching result.
Incredulous laughter.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. General debate was dispensed with
and the bill read by paragraphs for
amendment.