National Republican., 1884-03-06
YHE HOUSE.

On motion Of Mr.. Blanc ard, n bill was pass, d
making an appropriation of IS, 100 to supply de-
flciency in the amount required for expenditures
TO June 30 1884. for examinations an surveys re-
quired by act Of March 80, 1875, and June 49, 1873
to ascertain the depth OF water and the width OF
channel at the South Pass Of the Mississippi river,
and to gauge the waters of the Mississippi river
and its tributaries.
MIR. Randall, from the committee on approprIa
tions reported back the senate Joint resoitiun for
he addition Of $4,000 to the contingent fund Of
the senate, with an amendment providing thai
the sum shall only be aYaiabl for expenses OF
Investigations heretofore ordered.
The amendment was adopted and the joint reso-
luton passed.
Mr. Ellis, from the same committee, reportod
back adversely bills for the relief OF sufferers by
the overflow In the lower Mississippi valley and
by the cyclone In North Carolina, and they were
laid upon the table.
Also, favorably, u resolution requesting The sec.
rotary of war TO furnish the house from .ilae TO
time with information of the progress U. the
floods in the valley of the Mississippi ana report
ifat any time, in his judgment, there exists such
suffering as to justify measures of relief on the
part OF congress. Adopted.
Mr. Robinson, nom the committee on elections,
reported n resolution unseRting 4. Luna as q del
egate from New Mexico, and seating in his place
i. A. Manzanares Adopted.
Mr. Manzanares then appeared at the bar OF
the house and took the oath OF Office,
Mr. Dunn, of Arkansas, from the committee on
commerce. reported II bill providing for the re.
mova Of distractions 70 the free nnvgatN on of the
nayigabe waters of the United States. Committee
OI INC WnOle,
Mr., Collins, from the committee on the judiciary,
reported n bill to establish Il uniform system OF
bankruptcy throughout the United States. Com
mitlee Of the whole.
This is similar to the bill reported to the
senate u few days since by Senator HOarl
Mr.. Lewis, of Louisiana from the committee on
public lands, reported bill to TeDeGl section
twenty-five of the act incorporating the Texas
Pacific railroad company, and TO declare forfeit
ure of the land grant therein made. House calen-
dar. THE land grant forfeited by this bill is that
OF the New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and ViGksburg
company
The House then, at 10, went into committee
OF the whole lMr, Converse In the chain on the
naval appropriation bill, the pendng amend.
ment being that offered by Nj. McNilin, reducing
the number of captains TO thirty, and the number
of commanders TO fifty, and providing that no
more promotions shall be made to those grades
until the numbers are reduced below the numbers
mentioned,
Mr., Cox. of New York, replying to a speech
made Tuesday by Mr.. kasson, asserted that the
text of that speech was blood and from That
was the motto of Bismarck himself the grand
yi2ier OF the German empire, the gentleman who
insults republics. The gentleman from Iowa post
pOned the millennium, Instead of commanding
arbitration, he commended the principle OF blood
and iron. The era of blood and iron was not the
era Of civilization, of republicanism 1t was not
the era when better days would dawn for man.
kind.
Mr.. McAdoo referred to the ships of the navy as
yorm,eaten cheese boxes that ere disgracing the
nag OF the country.
ur. Talbot opposed the amendment expressing