The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-09

erea by the suggestion OF the Chair that
the secretary OF the Senate take the com.
municati0n 10 the House showing the con.
dition OF the bill. The matter was then
dropped, ana the Senate took up the Mex
lean land.grant-titles hill.
| IRE debate was participated In by
Messrs. bayard, Bowen, Dolph. Conger,
fiumD, van Wyck, Sherman, and Coke.
/ Az 800 +. nj. the debate closed, and the
bill was passed.
| Adjourned until Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Shelley, Of Alabama. offered reso-
tuition calling on the Secretary OF the
Treasury for information as to whether
any consul-general, agent, or other consul
lar officer is indebted to the Government
on account OF fees, trust funds, or from
other sources. Referred.
MIR. Belmont, OF New York, offered re-
solution directing the Committee on Judi
ciary to inquire and report whether Con-
grcss mas power to regulate commerce De
tween the United States and foreign ma.
tons by imposition in the form OF Federal
inspection laws, OF any prohibition, hind
rance, burden, or tax on American pork
destined for expectation. from any State,
! '''N 'h'BN'tton Jaws DttlE OulN thtehtN "
10 ascertain and attest the quality OF such
American pork, and not to enforce the in.
spection laws Of any State Of the United
States-a general revenue or navigation re-
qulrement OF the Federal Government at
the several ports Of export applicable to
all merchandise to be exported. Also,
whether any State may not, by its inspec-
ton laws, absolutely necessary for the pur.
pose, require pork intended for cxporta.
ten to be inspected and marked by officers
Of such State, and levy tax to defray the
expense Of such inspection and marking.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Az
| fairs,
Mr.. Randall submitted the conference
report on the Greely-relief bill, announc-
ing further disagreement. The report
was agreed TO.
Mr.. Finerty offered preamble and reso-
luton regretting the death OF Wendell
Phillips as national bereavement.
Mr.. Eaton, Of Connecticut, objected, and
the resolution went over.
Mr.. Turner, OF Georgia, chairman OF the
Committee on Elections, reported resolu-
ton in the Mississippi election case OF Chal-
mers Us. Manning discharging the commit.
Zee from further consideration OF the
prim0.fdcie case, and awarding the seat 10
neither Of the contestants.
Mr.. Curtin. OF Pennsylvania, asked leave
to offer resolution recommitting the
primd :fdcie case to the committee, with in.
structions to ascertain and report imme.
diately whether certificate of election rs
representative has been awarded TO either
OF the contestants, and If so, to whom.
Objection was made, and the commit
tees resolution was ordered to be printed
Mr.. Lowry, OF Indiana, from the same
committee, reported resolution in the
Virginia contested-election case OF Garri
son rs. Mayo, declaring that Mayo Ia:
prino- fdcie right to the seat and securing
him IN his right pending the decision Of
the case on its merits. Ordered to bt
printed.
Mr.. Bayne, Of Pennsylvania, introduced
a bill repeating all internal taxes on do
nestle tobacco. Referred.
The House then proceeded to the con
sideration Of the report OF the Committed
on Rules.
Mr.. COx's (of New York; amendment
creating select committee on the tentl
census, pending when the House adjourn
ed yesterday, was agreed to by vote o.
100 to 80.
Mr.. SINNERS amendment for the ap
pointment Of an executive committee was
reiected-only two votes In the affirmative
The rule regulating admissions to the
floor was amended by excluding eX-sena
tors from that privilege by vote Of los
to 30.
Mr.. Randall, from the Committee on APP
preparations. reported the naval-appropria.
tion bill, and gave notice that it would bt
called up next Tuesday. II appropriates
Sl4,263. O0O-being SS,392.000 less than the
amount estimated for and 1,631 900 less
than the amount appropriated for the cur
rent fiscal year.
The amendment to the rules offered by
Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, fixing the order OF
business, was discussed for one hour. Tit
discussion ran principally in the direction
of pointing out the utter impracticability
of having any public business done in thu
House except the passage OF appropria
ton bills.
Mr.. Randall in closing the debate recog
nized the impossibility Of Congress trans
acting more than very small percentage
OF the business before ii. In the Thirty
eighth Congress the whole number OF bill.
introduced was less than q thousand; II
the last Congress more than ten thousand
He opposed the amendment because |
would tear down every restraint between
extravaganza and economy. He sug
gested that remedy was not to be founC
in the rules, but in such legislation a
would provide tribunals for private
claims and for pensions.
Mr.. Reeds amendment was lost-yeas
126; nays, 1877. The report OF the Commit
tee on Rules was then adopted. Mr.
Davidson, of Florida, offered resolution
requesting the President to prevent tn
delivery Of Senior Carlos Aguero, now il
prison at Key West, and held for eXtradi
ton on the demand Of the Government o
Spain, until it shall be ascertained tina
the charges against him are true, and tina
he is not held for political offences. Re
ferred.
The Speaker announced the appointment
OF Messrs. Hopkins, Ward, Adams of New
York, Poland, and Wilson OF Iowa as tn
committee to investigate the charge
against Ii. V. Boynton, Washington CORE
spondent OF the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette,
Mr.. Golf, Of West Virginia, introduce
joint resolution appropriatlng $4,000
for the relief Of the sufferers by the oveI
flow of the Ohio river and It's Tributaries
Referred.
Adjourned until Monday.
A New York AsembIyman Arrested Il
Canada.
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