National Republican., 1884-06-25
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report on the bill establishing bureau of
labor statistics, aud Il was agreed TO-
The house then proceeded to the considcra-
tiOn of business on tho speakers table, aud
concurrcd IN senate amendments to the fol.
lowing house bills. Among others
For the relief Of st. Lul5c's Protestant Eps.
Copnl church, in the District Of Columbia
Gen. Judson Kilpatricl,. '''
To allow the chairlncu of suhCOmmittccs of
committees Of Congress TO administer oaths.
The speaker announced the appointment of
the following conference committees;
on pension appropriation bill-Messrs. Han
cock, Follett, and Wnshburl.
GU the bill granting right ofway through the
indian territory TO the Lnlf, Colombo, aud
Santa Fc rlilro,d company WCllbOrn.
Pierce, and Perkins.
ON the joint resolution for printing the report
OF the commissioner of griculturc--Mcssrs.
Scales, Rogers, Of New York and Smith.
On thS BY ieT tGe co9StEpc'ISG Of bridge
Wnshburn, Wcllgr, aud Peters.
Mr., Cox, of New York asked unanimous
consent for tho passage of tho senate bill
| granting letter carriers fifteen days leave Of
| ubsgnCc each year.
Tho bill was passed
| Mr.. Follett, Of Ohio, presented tho confer
| encc report on the District Of Columbia npprO-
| grogntc amount OF appropriation in Che bill rs
| agreed upon is sl,GN,7iS being an increase Of
s9,;il oyer the amount carried by the bill as Il
originally passed the house.
| MT, Cook Of Iowa, who had intended 20 Cull
up tho Chalmcrs Manning election case, re-
| fruincl from doing so for the rcnSon that the
| minority report was not yet printed; but gave
notice that he, would call i mp today
| The house then resumed the consideration of
| the unfinished busincSS-vil, the bin repeal
| ing the prc.cmpiun, timber culture, aud
! desert land laws, nnd amending the homestead
| law.
| Mr Holman, of Indiana, offered mn nmcud-
| ment, providing that hereafter no public lnnds,
adapted TO agriculture shall DO sold except
| mineral lands and town sites, but that they
| shall bp reserved for actual and bona lde set
| tlers under the homestead laws Agreed to,
| Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, moved to recon.
| NIT the bill, with Instructions 10 the commit
| tee on public lands 10 report nncknncnhment'
u, tho prG-emptlon ana timber culture laws
which will prevent fraudulent practices there.
under, Lost-47 Ia III,
THE ELECTORAL COUNT BILL
was then taken up the previous question hay.
ing been ordered ON the ougrOsSmcnt aud third
Mr. Herbert opposed the house bin and
favored the one thht Ind come from the senate
Mr., Eaton defended the bill reported 10y The
house committee.
| mCnts TO the senate bill and on the bill which
WIS reported hyshe house committee ASA sub
| Stitutc therefor
Mr. Herbert offered an amendment TO thai
section of the senate bill which provides thai
cnCh state may determine all controversies
concerning the appointment of electors uy
providing TINT such determination may l.
| Uvcrrilcd by the concurrent action of the
senate and house. Adopted ..-
No amendment Of any Importance was ut
tachcd 70 the substitute, though quite number
were offered.
The house bin wna then adopted NJ aubstl
tutc for the sruntp bin l2f, nays 81
The Scuutc bin, rs umuudcd hy the substi
tutr, was read II third time and passed,
A. IFS evening session the house passed tn,
following bills:
For The settlement of accounts Of officers 0
the army who served IN the war of the rebel
lion,
uougOmmisSioned officers Of the United state
who have served for period Of thirty years.
| To provide for the settlement Of the claim
Of officers aud men for loss OF private propcrt!
| destroyed In the military service,
| Amending the sCvCu'y.scCuud article of wa
SO that II shall rcnd "AuyEcncrnl officer com
mnndlng an urny, or colonel commanding
separate department, may appoint, genera
ColIHSlnaTtiH Whenever necessary, But Whcl
any such commander Is the uccusur ar prose
CutOr Of any officer Wdyr his command, III
court shall hc appointed by the president, an
It's proceedings Und snitCucc shall hr Scnt dI
rrctly to the secretary of war, by whom the
shall be laid before the president 10
his approval or orders in the cusr;' prC
vidiug that the Inspector generals depart
ment shall consist Of one Inspector genera
with the rank Uf urmdlcr general, two III
spcctors gcnerul With the rank of colonel, tw
! with the rank Of lieutenant colonel, aud tw
with the rink of major,
To provide for promotions In tho corps q
judge 0dvOcntUs. IN provides that WHOM a
officer shall have served IN that corps fl
fifteen years u major he shall BE- promoted {
the ruuk Of lieutenant colonel.
hlll upprOprm,hg s2iO,U0O FOR the ioCutlo
Of branch soldiers home In Arkansas Col,
rudO KuusuN Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, {
Nebraska gnvc rise 10 good deal ut usyt.s,iuI
and on tho question Of lis passage no quOru
, voted, aud no further action was tnkcn,
A scuutr bin was passed providing for IN
disposal of abandoned and useless militur
| reservations.
The house then ot dOI0 adjourned,