The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-06-19
he moved TO lay the matter on the table, which
was done without dissenting vote.

he moved to lay the matter on the table, which
was done without dissenting vote.
House.
In the House. on Wednesday, the entire ses-
sion was devoted to the discussion of the river
and harbor bill. A large number of amend
ments were voted down. A motion to strike
out the clause providing for the construction
of the Hennepin canal was defeated by close
vote. An amendment offered by Mr.. Hoblitzell,
of Maryland, appropriating 100000 for the
construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware
ship canal, was ruled out ON point of order.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, on Thursday, the river and
harbor appropriation bill was passed by vote
of 157 yeas to 104 nays after the appropriation
for the Hennepin canal had been stricken out
by a vote of 146 to 102
Mr.. Eaton Conn called up Senate bill regu-
lating the electoral count, with the amendment
proposed by the House Committee on the State
OF the Presidential Laws in the nature of sub
stitute. Messrs. Eaton and Pryor spoke in
favor Of the substitute.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, on Friday, a concurrent reso-
luton was adopted authorizing the temporary
exhibition in the Capitol of a model of the
pedestal Of the Bartholdi statue.
Senate amendments to the consular and dip
lomatie appropriation bill were concurred in,
and Senate amendments to the pension appro-
prlation bill were non-concurred in.
Discussion of the electoral count bill was
then resumed, but no action was taken.
The rest of the session was occupied with the
discussion of the conference report on the post
Office appropriation bill. The Senate amend
ment increasing from s., 100000 to $4,000.000
the appropriation for the pay of letter carriers
was agreed to-yeas 1I5, nays 52-but the
House insisted on Its disagreement TO the other
amendments.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, on Saturday, consideration was
resumed Of the amendments in dispute between
the two houses upon the pest-office appropria-
tion BILL the pending amendment being that
incorporated by the Senate appropriating $751;
600 for special mail facilities on trunk lines.
Mr. Horn (Mich.) moved that the House re-
cede from its disagreement TO the amendment
and agree TO the same, with an amendment in
creaslng the appropriation to S250,000. He
stated that SlS5,0e0 was the exact amount now
expended for the fast-mail service. The con-
ference committee had agreed that if the item
was to be retained in the bill the appropriation
should be increased. All the money now given
for this service was expended between Wash
ingt0n and Pensacola, and the increased appro-
priation would permit the service being put on
the road from Baltimore to Hagerstown, which
would be OF benefit to the whole Southern and
Southwestern section Of the country.
Mr. Horr's motion was finally agreed to-
yeas, 126; nays, 81.
AIr. Horn moved that the House concur in
the remaining amendment, increasing from
100000 to 81, 800 900 the appropriation for
railway post-otfice clerks. This was lost and
the House insisted upon its disagreement.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, on Monday, among the bills
NTr EnIlaff fClinA
ing 1eO acres of the public domain to every
honorably discharged Union soldier or sailor of
the late war; and one by Mr.. Bedford (Colo.)
for the erection of Union and Confederate sol
diers' home at Denver, Colo.
The deficiency appropriation bill was then
taken up aud discussed at length, the House
adjourning at 1l:16 p. m, after fifty pages of
the bill had been disposed of.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House on Tuesday, Mr.. Slocum IN
" presented the conference report on the Fitz-
John Porter bill. The effect Of it is 70 strike
out Of the bill the words together with all the
rights, titles, and privileges" and to insert the
words "PrOoided, That said Fitz-John Porter
shall receive no pay, compensation or allowance
whatsoever prior TO his appointment under this
act" instead of the following words in the bill
:" But this act shall not be construed as author
izing pay, compensation or allowances prior to
his appointment under it"
The conference report was agreed to-yeas,
I5S; nays, 81.
The House then, at u o'clock, went into
Committee of the Whole, AIr. Dunn ARK. in
the chair, on the deficiency appropriation bill.
When the committee had reached the end of
the bill, Mr.. Randall Pa moved as an addi-
tional section a proposition against political
ssessrnents-making it unlawful for any Sen
ator, Representative, or Delegate, or any clerk,
or employee Of the Government, or any con-
tractor with the Government, to contribute di-
rectly or indirectly for any political object
whatever.
Mr.. Cannon (Ill.) made the point that the
amendment was not in order under the rule.