St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-14
House of REPRESENTATIVES,

Inc senate then went into executive seS-
sion and soon adjourned
House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, Jan. BIN the house to-
day Mr.. Stockslager, rising to a question Of
personal privilege sent to the clerks desk
and had read an article in yesterdays New
York Sun charging the committee on public
buildings with log rolling to pass the bills
for the erection of public buildings involving
SIS, 900, 900, and giving Mr.. Randall great
credit for fighting and exposing the job. The
statements in the article, said Stockslagcr,
were reckless, but considering that state
ments almost as reckless had been made
on the floor, aud in an interview especially
by the gentleman from Ohio (Warner) 1t
was not strange that newspaper reporters
should repeat them. The amount involved
in the bills was not Sl5, 000, 900, but So, 227,-
900. The assertion that there was any COM
bination or any binding together of these
bills, so far as referred to him or 10 his COM
mlttee, was wholly gratuitous, entirely un
called for aud utterly false. lie deiended
the order under which public building
measures were 10 be considered.
Mr. Randall said he had never known Of
the article in the Sun until il was shown him
vest, riay. The material point in che con
truversy between the gentleman from In
diana and himself was (and he proposed To
take the bull by the horns) whether there was
a combination. He did not know and never
had charged that the gentlemen were guilty.
Of forming an improper combination, but h.
did SD. The very effect OF the resolution is
a combination, and naturally so and necrs-
sarily so. Since he had presented his objrc-
tons to the consideration of these bills he
had been appealed 10 on AL sides to withdraw
by the opposition. He had stated that if the
ommittce on public buildings would select
a dozen or fifteen meritorious bills which
should be passrd the house could proceed
understandiugly. The answer WAS in
moment dozen or fifteen bills
were picked out by gentlemen
interested in the bills not selected, he would
oppose the proposition. He Was willing the
country should Judge whether there was a
combination or not. The order Tor the con.
sidcration Of the public Jui'ding bills was
an extraordinary one, aud IL executed would
consume three or four weeks time.
The house matter WAS then dropped.
The speaker laid before the house mes
sage from tue president transmitting the re-
port of the government directors OF the
Union Pacific Railroad company, which was
referred.
Also communication from the secretary
OF the navy in response TO the house res0iu-
ton calling for I'm ormatloa as 10 the cause
OF the death Of Naval Cadet Strange. The
communication states that Ca let Strange
died from pcritonia, and there was no reason
to believe he died from cruelty
Mr.. Cox dweltupon the necessity Of putting
a stop to hazing at the naval academy in
every grade, aud the communication was re-
ferred 10 the committee on naval affairs.
Under special order the house proceeded
to the consideration OF the business reported
from the committee on judiciary.
The following bills were passed:
Creating United States judicial district In
southern California.
Limiting the time for the presentation OF
bounty ana back pay claims to three years
from the passage of this act. OF all other
claims, except pensions. to six years, and
providing that claims hereafter arising must
be presented within six years from the time
they originated.
Authorizing the service Of civil and crimi-
nal processes 10 be issued by territorial courts
within military aud Indian reservations and
the Yellowstone park.
Repeating section $40, revised statutes,
which provides that clerks OF circuit aud dis
trict courts in California, Oregon and Nevada
NAV charge extra fees.
Amending section 1889, revised statutes,
so ~ 10 prohibit territorial legislatures from
granting private charters.
Regulating appeals from the supreme court
Of the District ot Columbia, aud tue supreme
courts OF territories, IL provides that no APP
peal or writ OF error shall hereafter be a
lowed frUm anY judgment or decree In any
suit at Law or 10 equity in the supreme court
OF the District OF Columbia or in the supreme
court in any OF the territories OF the United
States, unless the matter in dispute exclusive
of costs shall exceed $1,000
To release the visionary right OF the United
States 10 certain lands iu Detroit
To extend the laws OF the United States
over certain uuOrgarized territory south OF
the state Of Kansas.
Repeating so much OF section 1915 OF the
Revised Statutes as prohibits promotion %
tie position ~ commissioned or uon-com-
missione1 officers in the regular array any
private soldier who served two years since
September, 1864.
To regulate the effect Of judgments aud
DEGREES Of the United States courts IN auy
state hy providing that they shall take effect
BY way Of lien or otherwise % the same *
tent aud 10 ike manner as the ia lgmeuts
and DEGREES Of the courts Of such sttte
For the relief Of l.. A. Morris (ArSansas).
Mr.. Brown, OF Indiana, rising said: I
perform the sad duty uf announcing 70 the
mouse the death Of schuyler Chlax. at one
time speaker Of tns house aud late vice
president 81 the United States A telegram
was received through the Associated Press
this afternoon, about O'Clock. announcing
this sad event offer the following resoiu
ton:
WHEREAS, The Intelligence has Just
reached this house that Scuuylrr COliax. Tor
msuy yesrs a member Of this body sud It's
speaker, aud late vicr president ot the United
States, died this day at Mauksio, MINI,
aud.
WHEREAS, The deceased vSs a dlstiu-
guisbed eiiiErn OF the republic and a eouspic-
uous dEure 10 its history, and
WHEREAS, Il Is n this house, in which he
so long served aud over which be presided as
speaker, should give expression Of its so-ruw
Tor his loss. its regard for his memory and It's
sympathy for his Oereaved family; therefore
D. Il
Rcsciu~i. That this house do nov adjourn.
The resolution Vas unanimously adopted
aud ihe house adiourusd-
jamestown Hotel Burned.
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