National Republican., 1883-12-20

should attach to the act thar the certificates bore
date OF thirteenth December, 1888 because the
canvassng board did not meet and net until that
day. There was no weight IN the claim that the
paper read was not certificate OF election.
Mr.. HiScock, of New York, offered, rs Il substi-
tute for Mr.. Refers resolution, resolution for
the immediate swearing in Of MIR. skinner, and
the reference of the case to the committee on
elections with instructions to report ut the earliest
practicable moment whether Mr.. skinner was
elected from the first district of North Carolinn,
as created before the last stcongressOnal apportion-
ment, or in u district In North Carolina created IN
that state since the election Of Mr.. Poole and
whether Mr.. Skinner was elected from the proper
district.
Mr.. Keifcr withdrew his resolution and Mr..
Hiscock his substitute, whoreupon Mr; skinner
appeared at the bur of the house aud qualified.
Mr.. Keifer then renewed his resolution, the
preamble having been eliminated, and Mr.
Hiscock again offered his resolution as substi.
tute.
Mr. Hiscock warned the republic side thatif Mr.
Keifer's resolution was adopted the result would
be that no report would be made before the end
of the session; whereas the committee on cleo
uons could I'm q short time report on tho ques-
| tiOns involved in his substitute.
Mr. lliscocks substitute was agreed to--yoas H.
The bulk Of the democratic members voted in
| the negative and the bulk of the republicans in
| the affirmative. The original resolution, as
| amended was agreed To-.
Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, offered concurrent
resolution lor holiday recess from Monday Dec.
a. 1888, until Thursday, third OF January 1884.
lie stated that If the resolution was agreed to
| ho would ask unanimous consent that no business
be transacted on Monday except the appointment
of committees
The resolution was agreed TOLLS to 2l--with
the understanding referred to inNAIr. Morrisons
| statement
MIR. Blackburn, of Kentucky, from the commit
tee on rules, reported resolution for the creation
OF the following select committees with tho same
| membership which was accorded to similar COM
law respecting the election OF president and vice
| president, payment of pension, bounty, and back
| pay, public health, and ventilation and acoustics
| of the hall of representatives.
Il
| lean shipbuildiug ana shipowning interests, to
consist of seven members, which shall investigate
the causes of the decline Of the American foreign
| carrying trade.
Mr Reed, OF Maine, offered an amendment for
the creation of u committee on alcoholic liquor
| traffic.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas expressed his objections to
sumptuary laws and inquired whether congress
could legislate as to what u man should eat or
| drink.
MIR. Vance, of North Carolina. replied that that
| was not the object of the amendment which only
| look to getting Information on subject which
| interested every human being on tue continent.
The sentiment of The people should be respected
| in this congress-to know the fucts about the in-
| temperance which has wrecked so many nouse-
holds of the land He hoped that the representa-
tivcs of the people would accord to the friends Of
humanity and Justice and mercy and happy
homes u right TO be heard, and extend to the peo-
pie all opportunity TO gather information on tho
subject of such tremendous importance. APP
plausel 1t did not follow necessarily that there
| was to he prohibitory law.
| Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, said that he had
| no hesitation In stating that i'll committee he
| had voted for n committee ON alcoholic liquor
traffic. He had never favored sumptuary legsla-
would; but there ought to be the widest latitude
in behalf of the right of petition. The people who
were interested in and agitated upon. the subject
had n right to be heard; and, to that extent he
was willing TO take the consequences and vote in
the affirmative, in order that they might be heard.
Mr. Blackburn also expressed himself as in
favor of the widest range To the right of petition,
but that was not the question now presented. The
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| special committee raised to investigate the sub
ject of the liquor traffic and for nothing else 1t
| did not involve the right of petition.
Mr.. Mills Of Texas, said that he was as much in
| favor of temperance as the gentlemen from North
Carolina and Pennsylvania Ciessrs Vance and
| RandalI, but he was not one Of those who
believed that great truths could be propagated by
legislative DEGREES. He was one of those who
| stood in the footsteps of the fathers who held to
the cardinal fact that all great Improvements in
science, religion, and morals came rom the brain
aid the conscience, and not from the whip Oh the
| back. The gentleman from North Carolina had
| eulogized temperance and anathemiZed intemper-
auce, He would have drawn u stronger parallel
had he told of the glory of the Christian religion.
II had laid the track for the advance OF civiIiza-
! ton. But would a member ask that congress
should define orthodoxy? Should 1t appoint
committee to inquire whether the Methodist,
Presbyterian, or Baptist, was the orthodox faith
Mr.. Reed, Of Maine, thought that the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. RandalD had succncty
stated the duty of the house in the premises and
| ii there was similar feeling on both the demo-
cratic and republican sides, he was confident that
the shadow of the great rock of temperance had
extended over this land without regard to parties
Tho amendment was adopted-yeas liS, nays So
| On motion of Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, an
| amendment was adopted increasing the member
ship of the select committees sothat they shall be
composed as follows: Ciyil service reform, 1s
members law respecting the election of president,
| 10 members pension bounty and back pay, public
health. and liquor traffic. each 9members; venu-
lation OF hall Hmembers, ana American shipping,
| IL members.
The original resolution as amended was agreed
| Nr plooLburn olso renortod n rnsnlution for tho
raising of standing committee on labor to which
shall be referred measures affecting labor limit
| ing the jurisdiction of the committee on educa-
ton ana labor aud providing that 1t shall here
| after be known as the committee on education.
| Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, offered an amendment
| increasing the membership of twenty-three of the
| standing committees from IL to l3 and for the re-
tention Of the committee on education and labor.
| After some debate Mr.. Willis withdrew his
| amendment with the understanding that its sub
ject matter should be considered by the commit
tee oil rules, and then the original resolution was
Mr.. Blackburn further reported n resolution for
| the creation OF Il committee on rivers and har-
bors, and 1t was laid over for action until TO day
| Mr.. Blackburn further reported, adversely, ON
resolution for the removal of the desks OF mem
| bers and it was laid upon the table.
| MIR. Keiter, of Ohio from the same committee,
reported without recommendation resolution for
| the appointment of Il committee on woman
suffrage; laid oyer until to-day.
Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana, offered resolution,
which was adopted, calling on the secretary of
state for all communications documents, and pa
| peIs III MS DOSaesSlOH IGlulllb tiluI, COu-
| victipn, and execution of the late Patrick o. DON
nell by the British government
The senate amendment to the recess resolution
| was concurred in.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Hoblitzell, of
| Maryland; Cabell, of Virginia; Wilson, OF West
| Virginia; Kasson, OF Iowa, and Long, of Massa-
| chusets, as the members of the special committee
on the centennial anniversary of Washington's
surrender of his commissioner as commander in
| chefOf the army
| The house then at o'clock adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.