Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-15
xLvIIITH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. February IA, 1885.


senate.
Mr.. Hall, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the agricul-
tural appropriation bill, with amend
ments. He said the Senate committees
docket is clear, this being the last APP
preparation bill sent by the House TO
the Senate. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Harris's resolution, heretofore
offered, was agreed to, providing that
the House bills fayorably reported to
the Senate now on the calendar shall,
on the conclusion of the morning bust
ness daily, be taken up seriotim and
their consideration continued within the
morning hour until disposed of. The
original resolution was, however, modi-
fed.
On motion of Mr. Allison, so as not
TO interfere with the business now pend
ing in the morning hour (the Des Moines
river-settlers bill, MIR. Lapham took
the floor and continued his speech
against the bill.
At / O'Clock Mr.. Lapham had not
concluded his speech, and the bill again
went over.
The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up. A point of order was soon
raised against one Of its provisions as
coming within the Senate rule prohibit
ing general legislation on appropriation
bills.
Finally Mr.. Dawes succeeded in
getting the Senate to agree to the COM
mittee's amendment striking out the
legislative item indicated in the motion.
The Senate debated the motion to in
crease an item of the appropriation for
the Assinabaine Indians until 800 p.
NJ, when an executive session was
taken, and the Senate adjourned at
$50 p. NJ.
House OF Representatives.
When the House met at 10 o'clock
Continuation of Fridays SESSION. Mr..
Mills moved to go into Committee Of
the Whole on the river-and-harbOr bill,
and all debate to be limited to an hour
and half.
On motion Of Mr.. Holman a session
was ordered for tonight for the con-
sideration of the neutrality-suspicious.
ton bill.
The regular order being demanded,
the Speaker announced the regular or
der to be the consideration Of the pen
sion bills coming over from last nights
session.
Mr.. Willis asked unanimous consent
that the regular order be dispensed
with.
Mr.. Reed objected.
The Senate bill, called up by Mr..
Randall, granting pension of $4,000
to the widow Of General George ii.
Thomas. was passed-l43 to So.
Mr.. Willis then renewed his motion.
Mr.. Reed male the point that the
post-office appropriation bill must be
considered before it, the previous ques-
ton having been ordered upon it.
The Speaker oyerrulcd the point on
the ground that the bill should not
come up until after the reading of FRI
DAVIS Journal, and held that this morn
ing's session was prolongation of last
nights session.
Mr.. Kelly made the point that under
the ruling no business was in order
but the consideration Of pension bills.
The Speaker overruled the point of
order.
Mr.. Kelly appealed.
Mr.. Willis moved to lay the appeal
on the table. The latter motion was
agreed to-yeas, 1872; nays, 80.
After an hour consumed by the
Speaker in ruling upon points of order,
answering parliamentary inquiries, and
in endeayoring-rather unsucccssfully-
to suppress disorder and confusion on
the floor. the question required on Mr..
Wiliis's motion to limit the debate on
the pending section of the riyer-and-
harbor bill to one hour and half, which
was agreed to.
Then, at las, the House went into
Committee Of the Whole-Mr. Ham
mond in the chair--on that bill.
After the reading Of the pending sec
ton by the Clerk division arose as to
how the hour and half allowed for de-
! hate should be distributed, and the
Chair asked the aid of the committee to
enable him to put bushel into peck
measure.
Proposition after proposition was
made. plan after plan was suggested,
but all proved unsatisfactory, and no
arrangement was arrived at, and the
mower of recognition was left entirely
with the Chair.
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, raised point
of order against the Hennepin-canal
paragraph. He contended that in re-
norting this clause to the House the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors had
exceeded its jurisdiction and intrlnged
upon the jurisdiction of the Committee
on Railways and Canals.
The decision upon Mr.. Turner'S
point was reserved for the present, and
the committee rose and reconsidered It's
vote against taking up the post-ofiice
bill. and that bill was taken up under
the operation of the previous question.
The amendments made in Committee oil
the Whole were agreed to, as follows
That increasing from 81, l00,OO0 to
s4.535. 900 the appropriation for the
Ietter-carrier seryice--yeas, Isl; nays,
%. That increasing by 100000 the
appropriation for star-route service
yeas, l55; nays, "a. That striking
out the clause granting additional
compensation to American steamships
for carrying the mails-yeas' l29
nays, ll3.
The other amendments were agreed
TO without division, and the bill wa
passed.
The House then, at 4:5O. resumed
the consideration of the riyer-and-harbo
bill in Committee of the Whole, an'
after an uninteresting five-minute dc
bate for one hour rose, and at 6 o'cloci
went into Committee OF the Whole OF
the legislative appropriation MIR
Mcmillan, Of Tennessee, in the chair.
There was no general debate, an'
the bill was Immediately read by para
graphs for amendments.
Mr. White, Of Kentucky. moved 4