Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-10

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ductions of other nations, and directing
the committee on foreign affairs to inquire
into the facts and report to the legislation
, Other action should be taken by congress
or executive, to secure due observance o1
such treaties, and protect the rights OF
United States citizens in respect thereto
whether by retailiatory legislation OR 9TH
erwise.
Mr.. Deuster offered a resolution direct
ing the committee of commerce to investi.
gate the exclusion of American pork from
Germany and France, and recommend such
legislation as is warranted by the facts.
Referred.
Mr.. Gibson asked leave to offer a reso-
luton, declaring all laws of the federal
government, authorizing the sale of intox-
icating liquors in states, wholesale or re-
tail, be made dependant on the parties au-
thorized first obtaining license from state
authorities.
Mr.. Deuster obiectsd.
Mr.. Slocum, from the committee on
military affairs, reported tins bill for the
relief of Fitz John Porter. Referred to the
committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Sloeum also reported back the reso-
luton calling On the secretary of war for
! information OF average number
of commissioned officers Of the army
from the 4,h of March, 1857, to March 4,
| 1861, and from March q, 1877, TO March (.
1881, together with statement of the
number tried by court martial, the number
! OF convictions in which the findings of the
court were disapproved and sentence re
mitted. Adopted.
Mr. Steele, from the sarneS committee,
reported bill to provide for the pay and
muster of ,rtain officers and men of the
volunteer forces. Referred'to the commit
| tee of the whole.
| Mr.. Vance, chairman of the commit
tee on patents, reported bill to enable
the United States courts in cases of inn
proper grants of letters patent by reason
of fraud or Misrepresentation, to declare
patent void on application of the attorney
general.
Mr.. SIocum from the committee on ship
building and ship owning interests, re-
ported that the DINGHY shipping bill was
unanimously agreed to by the commit
tee. Referred to the committee of the
whole.
The speaker laid before the house a
message from the president submitting
the annual report of the Mississippi river
commission.
Mr. Willis moved lis reference to the
committee on riVers and harbors, con tend
ing that it was tbs committee which had
the proper Jurisdiction of fhe subject.
Mr. King, chairman of the committee
OF the Mississippi Ievees, submitted a
motion for the reference OF the message to
that committee, to which rad Invariably
been referred the report Of the commits
sion. 1t was not show committee, but
one charged With grave and serious duty.
The committee on rivers and
harbors had all. it could Go to consid-
er the different preparations of the va
rious rivers and harbors, and the question
of the Mississippi improvement should
receive the deliberate attention of the
committee on the Mississippi Ievees.
Mr.. Blanchard protested against the
reference of the message to the committee
on the Mississippi leveee, OF the ground
that they could only take the report of the
commission and consider it, but when the
point of appropriation was reached they
would have to stop and knock at the door
Of the river and harbor committee and ask
it to report to the house the sum of money
to be used in the improvement of the riv-
or. The committee on Mississippi levees
had nothing to do with it would be vain
useless and idle thing to refer to it the
report Of the commission.
Mr.. Reagan favored decision of the
jurisdiction over the subject between the
two committees, and the gentleman, who
desired to have the whole subject referred
to the committee on the Mississippi levees,
were taking the very course Which would
lead to the defeat of this great measure
of improvement.
Mr.. O'Niell. of Miss ouri, said he desired
to prevent the calamity which happened to
the last congress, when progress on the
Mississippi river was stopped and choked
on account of the appropriation being in
the river and harbor BILL
Mr.Re8gan said that he knew where these
stoppages were, he thought the Missis-
sippi should be provided for in separate
bill, but from his experience he came to
the conclusion that whenever that was az
tempted there would be an utter failure OF
every appropriation.
Mr.. Young supported the motion to re-
fer 1t TO the committee on Mississippi
ievees.
Mr.. BelfQfd said, this discussion showed
the damna5ie and Internal character of
the rules under which the hoase acted
There was q committee On ways and
meaas, composed of the brains of the
house. Then there was a committee on
appropriations, composed Of the white
buttoned mandarins. Laughter The
other committees were slaves ana COM
PEELED to bow their necks to ask the speak
or to recognize them. It vas a spectacle,
sweet as the Hebrews observed when they
saw the oil running down the beard of
Aaron, to see ths Democratic brethren
quarreling over tbs reference of the great
subject. He was III favor of voting, not
100000, but $30,000,000 to accomplish
this advantage for the people. The treas
ury to-day is governed by New York in
fuence which held in its vaults hundreds
of millions Of dollars kept there, in his
Judgment, for the sole purpose of advanc-
ing finances of New York and PennsyI-
vania But the house To-day is in the
control of the south and west, and he
thanked God for it. The country had
submitted to the dominion of
two states and little section not as
large as one county in his state,long enough.
Now let the southern and western men
stand together and say they would unlock
the vault of the national treasury and use
the money to improve the water ways of
the country to the end that the interest of
the people shall not be overborne and torn