National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-07

The house met Saturday morning at 0
O'Clock with not more than half u dozen mem
beers in attendance. Mr.. Randall announced
that there were no conference reports In readi-
ness, whereupon the house took a recess until
Ii o'clock.
Mr.. McCoid, of Iowa, objected.
Mr., Davis, of Missouri, from the committee
on elections, submitted Il report In the Ala.
bama contested election case of Craig VS.. Shell
ley, and 1t was laid over for future action
The accompanying resolution declares the
contestant G.. II. Craig entitled 70 his seat.
Mr.. Bennett, of North Carolina, obtained
leave to file minority report.
Mr. HIT of Illinois, on behalf Of Mr.. Bel
mont OF Now York, from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported II joint resolution re-
guessing the President to negotiate with Great
Britain for a renewal of the Canadian reel
prOcity treaty 1854. House calendar.
Mr.. Ranney, of Massachusetts, from the
committee on elections, submitted II unani-
nous report confirming the right of Martin
territory, and 1t was agreed To.
The decision of the prima facic right of T. G..
Skinner TO a seat as representative from the
first district of North Carolina was postponed
The house then proceeded industrlously to
kill time, and succeeded well in its object.
The Mexican pension bill was the pivot on
which all motions turned.
At 1890, with u view to removing the inn
pcdiment to the transaction of business, Mr..
Burnes moved TO postpone the further con
Sideration fthe bill until the second Tuesday
In December. Lost-ycas 50, nays 1875.
A number of roll calls were taken without
eXtricating the house from its deadlock, and
then, ut 80, II recess was taken until , O'Clock.
After the recess Mr. Burnes submitted the
conference report on the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill of the 1867 amend
mcnts placed on the bill by the senate the con.
ference committee has requested an agree
mcnt on all except three. One of these is that
approprluting S25O,0JO TO meet the necessary
fNr t,,fnp
be expended under the direction of the prcSi.
dent. The other two have reference TO the ap.
pOintmont of Il commission to ascertain the best
mode of securing more Intimate international
and commercial relations between the United
States aud the several countries of Central aud
South America. The bill, us fur as agreed upon
apprOpriates 81 1850, being an Increase OF
S23j, 100 over the appropriation carried by the
measure as IL originally passed the house.
Mr.. Washburne moved that the house rcccdc
rcccde from Its disagreement to the amend
ment lost--ycns 81, nays 3d.
Messrs. Finlay, Finerty, Greenleaf, Hancock
Hunt, oNeill ofsNiisSouri, Potter, RosecraniS;,
Wlnals of Wisconsin voted with the republi'
cans in the affirmative and MesSrs. Baync,
O'lIara, and York with the democrats III the
negative.
Mr.. Washburne moved recession from the
disagreement to the other matter in dispute.
Messrs. Wnshburne Eaton, KassOn, Hunt
and o. Neill of Missouri advocated the motion
as being in the interest of extending our com
mercial relation. MesSrs. Burnes, Townsheud
aud Springer opposed H.,
The motion TO reccdc was agreed to-ycas
Ill, nays 49,
This leaves the S25O,OOD clause the only point
of difference.
MeSsrs. Burnes, TownShend, and WashburnC
were reappointed confcIccs.
The house then lat 5:lOl took u recess until !
O'Clock in the evening.
When the house again met II still found L.
sell In deadlock over the Mexican pension
~ NFfl tnI1gI Nstf
in futile attempts 10 make some progress with
the senate amendments.
AT 1880 p. H. Mr. Browne called attention
to the obvious fact that II was impossible t.
pass the bill nj the present session, III view Ol
the strong opposition made to II, proposed thai
the measure be laid aside, and that the house
proceed to the consideration of private pen
sion bills.
Mr.. Hewitt, of Alabama, obtained the nooi
and made II speech, reviewing his opposition
10 the senate amendments and declaring thai
they Disseminated against the soldiers of the
Mexican war.
At 1915 Mr.. Holman submitted the confer
ence report on the legislative executive, Nnt
judicial appropriation bill. An agreemen
Is reached on all points of difference, cXCcp
thnt increasing the appropriation for the sen
Ntc contingent tund aud that presented by tn,
senate amendment striking ont the restriction
ON the use Of that tllnd The agreement u
reached by the practical yielding of all point
by the house COnierees,
Illc senate however, TeCtueS from ltS Nllc0u
ment prohibiting the printing of undelivcret
speeches in the Record.
The legislation reducing the number of In
tGryal revenue and customs collection district
Is stricken from the bill. The bill us far u
| agreed TO RpprOprlNtcs S2l ,i26,32l,
AMER remarks by MeSsrs Holman, Hancock
and cannon, the report was agreed TO withOu
division.
Mr., Hancock moved that the house reccd
| from its disagreement to the one item still re
manning In controversy Tho motion was los
| yeas az, nays 0i-and the house further In
| sisted on Its disagreement
Mr., Randall then submitted the conference,
| report ON the fertilization appropriation bill
| and It was agreed to. II apprOprlntes 500 OO
! being an increase of 100000 over the amour
carried by the bill as II originally passed tn
| house.
The house then proceeded to kill time OF
| the Mexican pensions bill until $40 n. m.
! when the conference committee reported thl
| sundry civil bill and the house COncurred II
| report There were 3l7 senate amendments Il
| the bill, all of which were agreed to In con
| ference except eighteen, which referred to tn
| proposed change of the fee to the salary sy,
| TEN for cOmpensating United states court oil
| Cals, The bill, rs iar Hs agreed upon, Increase
| the appropriation us II passed the house b.
! sl,2Ds.68l making Il total appropriation u
! 81, 1875 $50.
| Mr. Ryan moved that the house rcCcdc iron
| its disagreement 10 the point In controversy
| and atler remarks from Mr., Springer ana Nj
| Herbert, the motion was agreed to--ycas u
| nays 3S,
Mr.. Burns, nom the conference Committe