The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-02-13
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Mr. Holman of Indiana introduced a bill
winch provides that any person who shall
give any OF his property to be used, directly
or indirectly, in securing a vote for or an
pointment to any Office under the govern
ment shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing SOU and Imprisonment not ex-
ceedlnS one year. Mr.. Belmont
introduced resolution asking
the secretary of state to inform the house
whether or not any representations have been
either formally or informally made to this
government by the British government grow
ing out of the use of dynamite in
London, and, if such representations
have been made in writing, TO trans
cations that have passed between the
two governments on the subject The
motion of Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, to
suspend the rules and pass bill increasing to
81 800, 900 the limit Of appropriation for the
public building at Pittsburg, Penn, was
agreed to- yeas 1G3 nays IS.
The resolution Of Mr.. Bland was adopted,
asking the secretary of the treasury for in
formation as to whether the Clearing House
association at New York or any national
bank had refused to receive silver dollars or
certificates in the settlement of their bal
ances and whether any official of the gov
eminent had acceded to such a prac-
tlce; also what amount of gold came into the
treasury in exchange rs par for silver dollars
or certificates during January 1855; what
on January |, 1919, and every year thereaf-
ter, not held for the redemption OF silver GER
tliicates, AMI what amount Of the receipts Of
the government have BEEN received in silver
coin and certificates since that date 49,.
In debate on the River and Harbor bill Mr..
Breckenridge, of Arkansas, and Mr.. Jones,
OF Alabama, advocated the improvement of
Galveston harbOr according to Captain Eads
plans. Mr. Price, of Wisconsin, complained
that his State had not been justly treated,
and both lie and Mr. Washburn, of Miuneso-
ia, objected to the Galveston harbor provis-
ion.
Bills reported and referred BY Mr.. At
kinson, of Pennsylvania for the survey of a
water route to connect Lake Michigan with
tine Detroit river; by Mr.. Lore, of Delaware,
to allow shipping commissioners to ship sea-
men for vessels in the cOastwise trade when
requested by the masters of such ves-
sells by Mr. .Mutchler of Pennsyl-
vana. adversely reporting bill
prohibiting the removal of Union soldiers in
the civil service except for cause, and by Mr..
Money, of Mississippi to reduce postage on
mailable matter of the second class -. Dis
cusSion of the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill was resumed.
Mr. Thomas, of Illinois. reported adversely
a joint resolution rendering the thanks of
Congress To Commanders Schley and Coffin
and Lieutenant Emory of the Greedy relief
expedition: laid ON the table. In discussion
of the river and harbor appropriation bill
two heated colloquies took place-the first
between Messrs. Hiscock, Of New York; and
King, of Louisiana, and the second between
Messrs. Young of Tennessee, and
Willis, of Kentucky. At one point
in the debate between the latter two,
the confusion became so great that the
chairman directed the sergeant-at-arms to
see that members were seated, and the quar-
rel was not resumed, though the angry feel
ings of the two gentlemen were not abated.
49, The House at its evening session passed
twenty six pension bills, including one grant
dren of the late Lieutenant kislingbury and
one increasing to $50 the pension of the widow
of Commodore Fillebrown.