National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-12
THE HOUSE.

On motion Of Mr.. Dngey, bill was passed to
change the name of the West Waterville National
bank of Oakland, Me-, to the MessatonsH Nation
al bank.
Mr. Evins asked and had referred to the COM
nittee on territories senate bill to set apart GER
tain lands near the head of the Yellowstone river
Agreed to.
on motion of Mr.. Kasson, bill was passed
authorizing the collector of the port of New York
to admit free of duty Il silver cup won at WimblJ-
don, England, by Sergeant Van Hussen, of New
York.
Mr. Cox, of New York, asked that the senate
amendments to the bill repeating tine ironcGd
oath be agreed to- Laid over on objection by Mr.
White of Kentucky.
Under the call of committees, reports were sub
mitted by Mr. Hammond, favorably from the
judiciary committee for the payment of $4,000 to
the state of Georgia for money expended by that
state for the common defense in l777.
by Mr.. McCoid, from the same committee: Pro-
yiding two additional associate justices for
Dakota.
BY MIR. Rosecrans, from the committee on mill.
tary affairs, favorably: The bill TO authorize the
Cheyenne Black Hills and Montana Railroad
company to build across the Fort Russell and Lara
mie military reservation.
Also. mvorably: A bill to place Col. George W.
Getty on the retired llstas majorgeneral.
Mr.. Morgan, from the same committee, reported
adversely a bill 70 construct n macadamized road
from Memphis, Tenn TO the national cemetery
near that city.
Mr.. Morse reported fayorably bill foI the sale
of certain hospital land on and near Wallabout
bay, Brooklyn, n. Y.
on Indian affairs: For the sale of the KickapoO
diminished reservation In Kansas.
M by Mr.; Dinglsy, from the shipping committee;
The majority report in favor OF a bill relating 10
pilots and pilotage.
Mr.. Morrison reported fsyoraby from the ways
and means Committee a bill TO reduce import
duties and war tariff taxes (the new tariff BID,
accompanied with written report.
Mr.. Mckinley submitted the views of the mi
n N IA
ton Of Mr. Townshend of Illinois, Went into COM
mittee of the whole on the poslofice appropriation
bill, general debate TO be limited to three hours.
Mr.. Bingham then took the floor in opposition
to the bill, and said he came TO the consideration
3 Of the subject with view lev, to careful and et
republicans had been guilty of too much economy
in this branch of the service when in power
which he denied, II was an example TO be shunncu
and not TO be pointed at as precedent. This b!l!
reaches the people as no other one does, and If me
service was not performed efficiently ii would d.
harm to more persons than any other apprO pra
tion bill. The recent reduction of postage NUT
not be made an excuse for limited appropria'
before the country and claim that they had Cut
down the expenses of the postoifce department
5eads f TIN the seyss M iesa'u W. S
the provision limiting the salary Of po lma,ters 10
$1,000, aud ridicu ed the idea of compelling The
postmaster uL New York TO receive thai SUM- W Ia
the postmaster at Buffalo, with not OnutNenLlelh
the Uusln tss. was allowed $500. Tie BIZ was
direct assault On he general admnist ION OF the
Mr., Holman defended the bill against adverse
criti ISM denied that II IN any way tended O
cripple the service nj ass rted thai on ne con
lrury, while the measure was ecunnm, cal in is
appropriations, II was one calculated IN make tn
po>tUllCe department even more efficient than n
present. lie uwelt more especially upon the pro.
vision reducing the compensation u aroads 70
mail transportation, argued III support OF the
power oil congress to fix the rate of q mpensItlou
to la grant roads, and maintained the justice
and fairness Of limiting their compensation 10 90
of that pAlu to other fOnu.,
Mr. Skinner critised the bill because 1t struck
at nine of the proudest cities of the country IN
reducing the salaries of the pAstmasters, DecGus,
IL struck nj l59 progressive cities by the Gripping
of the free delivery system, aud because IL con-
tractcd the railway mail service
MIR Ray denounced the bill as parsimonious
aud niggardly and us Calculated to cripple the
service seriously.
politics to the consideration OF bill Of this char
lcter. He compared the bill! with the bill Of this
year TO show that the republican party in the last
house had made a poor preIenSe OF economy in
order TO throw the necessity OF passing def
cheney appropriation upon the present congress
Mr. Townshend then proceeded to arrhgn tho
republican party for past ohehses in the admins
trdion of the government for the last fifteen years.
No American citizen could read the record Of that
party without his face crimsoning with shame for
his country Many of the founders OF that party
were pure and noble men, but where were they
gomez When the republican party was converted
Into spoil -hunung band they LEFT Il and Joined
the only political party which had patriotic
ideas. [Dersive laughter on the republican side
and Query from Mr.. Boutelle as to where Mr..
PeudletOn would CO.
Referring to an expression In Mr. Horrs speech
as 20 the virtues OF the republican party, Mr..
TOwnShend rdCuled the idea that such thing
a. virtue existed In that party. 1t had opened up
the treasury to the wickedest rings which ever
existed in free country. The gentleman from
Michigan [Mr, Horrl, in the face Of the damning
eCOrd OF the star route frauds, stood up and
prated about virtue, If the gentleman was pre-.
Iarng campaign material for the next election
he could not aid In the cause by bringing up the
record OF his party. The republican party would