The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-04
XLVIIIth CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 3, 1884.
SENATE.


The Senate took up and passed bills pro-
viding for the construction OF public
buildings rs follows: Greenville, 5. c.,
to cost $4,000; Key West, 100000; Ma
con, Ga, S125,000; Augusta, Ga, $780,
600: Huntsville, Ala, 100000. Also, the
bill appTopriating 100000 for the enlarge
ment OF the custom-house at Richmond,
Va. Thirty or forty OF these bills pro-
viding for the erection Of public buildings
were passed, embracing nearly all OF this
class of bills on the calendar.
The Military Academy appropriation bill
was taken up, but at this moment a mes
sage was received from the House contain
ing the resolution expressing the regret
OF the House at the death Of the late Re
preventative Haskell, Of Kansas. The re-
mainder of the DAYS session was devoted
10 eulogies OF the deceased representative.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
In the House this morning Mr.. Randall.
under instructions from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the letter
from the Secretary OF the Treasury relative
to the rebate on tobacco. Mr.. Randall
said the Secretary's letter settled two
points-frst, that no additional force is
necessary in the payment OF claims; and,
second, that instead OF taking two years to
pay them they could be paid in three
months. Intimation had crept into public
notice that persons having claims by the
employment OF agents at D per cent. COM
mission could get precedence in the con-
slderatiOn OF their claims, he wanted TO
say to the House and the claimants that there
was no occasion whatever for the claimants
TO go TO any expense 10 secure the payment
of their money. II they employed agents
after this statement they would do so OF
their own volitIon. The Secretary's letter
was ordered TO be printed in the Record.
Under the call OF States bills and resolu-
tons were introduced and referred rs fol-
lows:
By Mr.. Poland, OF Vermont: Amending
the rules so as TO provide that eulogies on
deceased members shall be published in the
Record without being delivered.
BY Mr. Hancock, Of Texas (by request( 4:
TO liquidate the national war debt in gold
and silver bullion; to increase the circula-
ton Of national current money; to dscon-
tinue the collection OF internal revenue !;
and TO establish merchant marine. The
means by which these results are to be at
tanned is the issue OF S1,2O0,0OO,0O0 in
greenbacks.
The House, upon motion Of Mr.. Town.
shend, of Illinois (yeas 227, nays 46), sus-
pended the rules and passed the blll pen
sioning Mexican veterans. The Dill does
not apply to the soldiers OF the Black HAWK
and other Indian wars. Mr.. Townshend
explained the bill, stating that II was con-
fined exclusively to those who served In
the Mexican war, and did not contain q
provision not already sanctioned by the
House OF Representatives. PERSONS VINO
were under political disabilities were ex-
cluded from the benefit OF the bill. Inc
rules were then suspended ana the Dill
passed-yeas, 227; nays, 46.
The following Is the negative vote
Messrs Arnot, Bayne, Bingham, Blsbee, Bou-
telle, Brewer OF New York, Brewer OF New jersey
Browne OF Indiana; crown or iiiscoeS'
Hatt0n, James, kean, Kelley. Lawrence, Long
Lyman, Mchinl y, M'lard, Miller Of PennnsyElv va
MA, Morse. O'Neil OF Pennsylyanis, Parker
Phelps, Poland. Ranney, Ray OF New York, Ray OF
New Hamf shire, Smith, Steele, stewart OF YER
mont. stone, strGble, y. Taylor Of ONO, Naas-
worth, Waite, Warner Of 0hic, and Whiting-46'
Mr.. Cox, Of New York. moved that the
House adjourn, bis purpose being 10
prevent MIR. Converse. OF Ohio, from max
Ing a motion to suspend the rules and con-
slider the bill increasing the duty on wool.
MIR. Beach, OF New York, called for the
yeas and nays, which were not ordered.
and the vote by tellers resulted 104 to 96
IN favor OF adjournment.
Mr.. Mckinley, OF Ohio, moved TO recon-
slider the vote by which the House refused
10 order the yeas an6 nays, and MT. Hoi-
man, OF Indiana. moved TO table that mo-
tion. This was agreed to--yeas, i4S; nays,
1876. So the House stood adjourned at 300
p. n.
This cannot be considered test vote on
Mr.. Conyerse's proposition, for such strong