National Republican., 1883-02-21
THE HOUSE.

States attorney for the district Of Nebraska
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois, reported a reso-
luton calling on tho secretary of war for in
formation as TO tho number Of vacancies that
have existed at the West Point military
academy during the last five years, the num-
Der of cadets appointed to I'll such vacancies,
the number admitted to the corps Of cadets
each year, and the number OF cadets found to
be deficient.
Mr.. Van Horn, from the committee on
printing reported a resolution for printing
100000 copies of the agricultural report for
1888. Adopted.
Also resolution for the distribution of
complete sets of tho Congressional Globe and
| Congressional Record from copies now in pos
session of the government,
Objection being made, the resolution went
over until to-day.
Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, by unani-
nous consent, offered joint resolution au-
thorizing Mai. William Ludlow, corps of en-
gneers to accept the position of chief en-
gineer of the water department of Philadel-
phia, and giving him leave Of absence for two
years without pay. Passed.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, (by unanimous con-
sent) offered joint resolution accepting for
congress the invitation of the regents of the
Smithsonian institution to attend the ccro-
lnOuy VI Nhp blohNO oNhNuN VI
Prof. Joseph Henry, on April 10 next; aud
providing for the attendance of seven senators
and fifteen members SO represent congress
Passed.
Mr.. Hiscock chairman of the appropria.
tions committee, moved TO go into committee
of the whole on
THE sUNDRy CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
In reply to question by Mr.. Kelley he
expressed the opinion that the bill would not
| tlat ttyn 1aNf mud Iuai1
that IL would be followed by the deficiency
bill.
Mr.. Calkins, chairman Of the elections COM
mittee, gave notice that he would las soon rs
the sundry civil bill was disposed of ask
action on the various election cases now on
the calendar.
Mr.. Kelley said that recognizing the i'm
portance. of the passage of the appropriation
bills in time for action by the senate, he would
not antagonze them; but as soon as they
were disposed of, he would again press the
considerations of the tariff bill in hope of
reaching result. [Increduous laughterl
The house then at 12 o'clock went into COM
mttee of the whole (A1r. Kasson in the chair)
on the sundry civil appropriation bill. Cen
eral debate was dispensed with, and the bill
was read by paragraphs for amendment.
Tho following changes were made as the
consideration progressed:
For n public building at oxford, Miss, in.
For the completion of the court house at
Far SreenSPSIG II be work on tho 0VV'
at Musquto inlet, Florida. ........,...... 10000
Mr.. Bland raised the point Of order against
the clause authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to purchase additional real estate in
San Francisco for the storage Of bullion. The
| point was sustained.
Mr.. Mills offered an amendment ordering
the secretary of the treasury TO pay out on
1 laI InlaN
all the money now in the treasury in excess
of $50,000,000. Ruled out on point of order.
Mr.. Bland offered an amendment providing
| that all moneys appropriated by this bill,
shall be paid out of tho silver dollars now in
the treasury. Ruled out on point of order.
Mr.. Belford moved to strike out the clause
appropriating 100000 for enlargng the
vaults for the storage of silver, and said that
il half the zeal, or earnestness or honesty
was used to put the silver dollar into circula-
tion that was used to keep 1t out there would
be no question Of building additional vault
room.
Subsequently Mr.. Belford withdrew his
| amendment.
Mr.. Fisher offered an amendment author
izing the coinage of only such a number of
standard silver dollars as may be required to
| supply the demand therefor, but such coinage
shall not be less than 1000 year. Ruled
out on point of order.
The clause approprinting 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 amendment, cx.
pressed his opinion that the national board Of
health was the most stupendous humbug and
fraud ever created, and quoted from its own
report to show that IL had made miseXpendi-
lures of the public money. He could bring
home to that board deliberate attempt to
create rumors of yellow fever in New Orleans.
Mr.. Dunn advocated the amendment, and
declared that the Louisiana state board of
health concealed tho existence Of pcstilence
in New Orleans, and was willing to peddle
death through the country in order 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 II in great measure the yellow fever cpl
demic of 1873.
Pending action the committee rose.
Mr.. Townsend, from the committee on COM
merce, reported the river and harbor bill, and
ii was referred to the committee of the
whole.
The house then at $50 took a recess until
1880 p. IN.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Inc mousse immediately ON rensSembllnB
last evening proceeded in committee Of tho
| whole to the consideration of the sundry civil
| appropriation bill, the pending amendment
| being to provide that the appropriation
of 100000 for the prevention of opdemics
| 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 arsepals Allegheny
arsenal, Pennsylvania; Augusta arsenal,
Georgia; indianapolis arsenal, Indiana;
Kennebec arsenal, Maine Watertown arsenal,
Massachusetts,, and Watervliet arsenal, New
York. Ruled out on point Of order.
! While considering the item apprOpriating
$l50,0O0 for the completion of the Washing
ton monument in reply to question by Mr..
Springer, Mr.. Hiscock stated that the monu-
mont would be completed two years from
July next.
Mr.. McCook, Of New York, offered an
amendment providing that all lands reserved
for military purposes which, in the opinion
| OF the President, may be no longer desirable
for such purposes shall be placed under the
control of the secretary Of the interior, to be
by him sold to the highest bidder for cash.
Pending action the committee rose and the
| house, at 10 o'clock, adjourned.