The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-07-03

to forfeit the land grant of the Backbone"
Railroad of Louisiana.
Alter some discussion the hill was voted
down, but reconsideration was moved, and
pending action the House adjourned.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, on Friday, Mr.. Hancock
Tex presented the conference report on the
! pension appropriation bill, and ii was agreed
4 10
The bill IH r. 3935I to relieve certain sol
+ dieTs Of the charge OF desertioG was taken up
4 cad passed without discussion-yeas -, nays
-
I The following bills were passed: To provide
+ for the retirement of Col II J. Hunt as major
/ general for the relief of Myra Clark Gaines
= sa, bills for the relief of J. T. Pickett and
Nary A. Lee.
Air. Valentine Iowal. rising TO question of
privilege, said that some days ago, while the
House had under consideration bill for The
4 establishment of branch soldiers home in one
OF the Western States, the gentleman from New
4 Jersey Mr. McAdool had obtained leave to
I PRINT some remarks upon an amendment offer
! Ell by bim. he Mr. kaleniinel and others
! present had granted that leave The gentle
/ mans speech appeared in the Record of to-day.
and it WAS ioand that be had left the snhicct of
soldiers homes and discussed the subject OF
! ianj-grabbers, or what is known as The land
monopoly Of this country. he had occasion TO
! print. rs part Of his remarks a very long dis
patch seat from this city to the New York Star
on Jan. 6. Ii contained the NAMES Of some of
cur native laaa monoPofists, Saying that full
list would i'll every page OF The paper. IN the
LIST OF names, as printed la the Record to-day,
appeared the name Of Senator john A. Logan
! as owning $4,000 acres oil land. Senator Logan
had called his Mr. Valentines attention TO
this to-day, and had desired him TO say 10 the
House shat 50 far as iats to him the state
/ munt was absolutely false. The only land lac
! owned was little homestead in Illinois. The
gentleman from New Jersey had taken occasion
while he was landing the soldiers Of the land
10 sab one Of the brightest and most gallant OF
those soldiers. Load applause on the kepub-
lean side.
A discussion ensned on q motion by Mr. Can
non Ill., TO amend the Record, but, without
reaching any conclusion, the House took re-
cess At the evening session private pension
bills We're considered.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House on Saturday, the joint resolu-
ton 10 print 100000 copies OF the report Of the
Commissioner Of Agriculture, at a cost OF $780,
00G. was adopted
Blr. Cox, after saying that the discussion Of the
fact that MT. EuAdo0s statement about Mr.
Logan's ownership OF 5000 acres Of land WIS
started Tor tie purpose OF dslaying the ad-
Agreed TO without discussion.
he fertilization bin WIS reported and re-
fefrad to the Committee Of tie Whole. The
House then went into committee and discussed
tie proposition TO pay workmen and mechanics
for extra time for labor performed for the Cox
eminent where the eieht-hour law has not been
enforced since is passage.
After Song debate on motion Of Mr.. Hewitt
Ala. the FIRST section was amended 50 as to
4 read IS follows:
That whoever. as a laborer, workman or me-
cianic, Is hereafter employees by or on behalf OF
the Government OF the United safes shall be PAID
Cor each eleht hours lie has been employed as Tor
luA GaE's WORK. On motion OF Dir. McsGiilin OF
1enne see, the second section amended TO cor
respond with the first section, SO as to apply merely
10 tnc future.
MoNDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
In the House. or Monday Mr.. Randall Pa.
introduced "a joint resolution providing that all
appropriations Tor the necessary operations of
the Government under existing laws which shall
remain Gnpr0vided for alter June 80, 1854 shall
be continued and made available for the period
Vi five davs from and after that date, unless the
regular appropriation bills now pending, shall
have been previously enacted Passed.
Dir. ELS submitted the conference report on
, 1he Indian appropriation bill. The conference
committee has come 10 an agreement on al
. points OF difficulty between tine two Houses
except one aHd as agreed 10 the bill appropri-
amount carried by the bill as it originally
passed the House and s429.225 less than WIS
aH8r pTated by the senate. The point stlll
remaining ia dispute IS ia regard 10 the aboli-
ton O tho oE5ce OF Indian Inspector aid tho
; detail oil five army officers TO act As Indian ia
speetors The House provision to this effect
z was stricken out by the Seuate. TIE report
8 gvas agreed To- and SIT. Ihr0ckmorton, the aU-
thor Of the provision in dispute. moved that
3 the House rec66e from its disagreement to the
z Senate amendment. The motion was carried
and the law remains IS at present. This dis
z poses OF the bill lar as the House is con
cerBcd
! The House then went into Committee Of The
) Whole On the fertilization appropriation bill.
tuesdays PRocEEDINGs.
( IN The House, GA Tuesday. there was lively
discRssion over the conference committees re-
por On the naval appropriation biii, the chic
items II disagreement being The seiiste amend
meats masking apr ropTiatioBs for cruisers and
continuing the work or doualc-tuTeted mon
itors.
Mr. CaIkins Rep. Ind. then moved that th,
/, House recede from lis disagreement 10 the stee
I cruisers amendH, at. l-ost-yeas 50. nays III
& similar motion in gard 10 thr monitor
clause was also l0st-yeas -, nays lie.
The House further insisted It's disagree
nent and Nessrs Randall. Holman, and Calk
ills Here appointed conleTees
4 Nero Bans A-Eack.