The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-28
House,.

On motion Of Mr. Randall the House sus-
pended the rules and passed a special def
cheney bill appropriating Sl,G19,00O. The
sum of $1,000 was appropriated from the
contingent fund to enable the committee on
naval affairs to proceed with the Jeannette
investigation Among the bills introduced
were these: By Mr.. Hewitt-To suspend for
two years the coinage of the silver dollar,
and t. make it unlawful for the secretary of
the treasury to print and issue treasury notes
of the denomination of 81 and 81; by Mr..
Budd-Prohbiting the importation and sale
of opium except as aqueous extracts for
medicinal use; by Mr.. Slocum-To provide
for the enrolment of every able bodied male
citizen between eighteen and forty two years
OF age in the militia, the enlistment to be for
ut least three years. The bill provides for
drilling and equippin5 the militia and for
instruction in rifle practice.
Bills were reported king an apprOrria-
ton to construct revenue marine vessels for
use in Alaskan waters, authorizing the con-
struction of bridges over the Niagara and
Hudson rivers, ana reducing the number of
naval cadets one-half The House passed
the postotii ce appropriation bill, with all the
amendments adopted in committee of the
whole except one. The amendment increas-
ing by 100000 the appropriation for the
free delivery system wa re ectei. -. Mr..
Rogers reported bill to prohibit the n:aiI-
ing of lottery circulars or OF newspapers coxi-
tanning lottery advertisements.
Mr.. Curtin, of the foreign affairs commit
tee, submitted report on the Lasker affair,
saying that whils the committee thought the
resolutions of the House on the death of
Herr Lasker should have been received and
transmitted in the same spirit of cordialitY
and good will by which they were prompted,
it refrains from expressing an opinion as to
whether the course pursued By the au-
thorities of the German empire in
regard to them was or was not
in accordance with the proprieties governing
the internal regulations of the empire q
matter not within its province OF consdera
ton. Mr.. Hiscock's recent resolutions were
reported adversely, and new resolutions d e.
cl airing that the resolutions of the House
about Lasker's death were intended as a
tribute of respect to the memory of au emf
nent foreign statesman who had died within
the United States, and an expression of sym
Dathy with the German people, for whom he
had been an honorable representa-
tive, and that the House, having no official
concern with the relations between the ex-
ecutve and legislative branches of the Ger
man government. does not deem it requisite
to its dignity to criticise the manner of the
reception of the resolutions or the circum-
stances which prevented their reaching their
destination after they had been communi-
Gated through the proper channels to
the German government, were Of
fered. Mr.. Curtin Immediately de-
mandel the previous question. Mr..
Cox; of New York moved to table the
whole matter. That was the way, he said
to treat the German chancellor. Lost So to
129. Mr.. Ochiltree, of Texas, declared it
was not becoming the dignity OF this body
to enter into explanations OF the meaning of
the original resolutions After eulogy
upon Lasker, Mr.. Ochiltree. amid some
laughter, read an extract from a letter
written by Mr.. LaSker some DAYS before his
death, in which he refers to Mr.. Ochitree as
having introduced him to the President, mem
bers of the cabinet, and foreign ministers
After further discussion Mr.. Curtin's reso-
lutions were adopted, as were also resolu-
tons reciprocatlng the wishes of tho liberal
union of the members of the German parlia-
ment for the close union of the two nations,
and accepting the resolutions sent by the
liberia union, and directing that they be
spread on the journal.
Mr. Turner called up the Virginia con-
tested election case of Garrison against
Mayo the report declaring the contestant,
Garrison, entitled to a seat. Mr.. Mayo the
sitting member, was heard in his own be-
half He admitted that, if the act of th'
general assembly of Virginia requiring
the prepayment of a capitation tax con
st!tutional, the report of the COMMITTEES was
absolutely correct. But he believed that the
act was unconstitutional and void: that if
the votes of tho persons who had been re
Jected for not having complied with that
Jaw were counted he would be found to be
entitled to the seat. After some debate
political in character, the resolution declar-
ing Garrison entitled to the seat was unani-
mously adopted, and that gentleman ap
peared and took the oath of Office
The House ado ted resolution declaring
that the charges made in Star route docu-
ments recently published, rejecting on Rep
resentatiye Ellis, of Louisiana, in connection
vii III the Star route frauds are untrue Mr.,
T.. II. Funston was sworn in as the successor
of the late Mr. ID. G. Haskell, of the Second
district of Kansas There was a long con.
test over the bill to retire William II. Avert
wi h the rank and pay of colonel which wa
finally passed.
THE United States Treasury has the big
gest spittOOn on record. 1t is a great oblong
wooden box as big as a bed, ii led with saw
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