St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-27

port what measures are necessary to give
greater security against fire.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr.. Nichols, appropriating $500, 600 for
the purpose Of establishing a navy yard and
depot Of supplies in the harbor of Brunswick,
Georgia.
By Mr. Rosecrans, appropriating 100000
to provide for further aid and encourage
ment in perfecting and manufacturing the
highest class of guns.
By Mr. Sumner, Of California, resolution
reciting that the California & Oregon Rail-
| road company has failed to complete its road
within the time limited By the granting act,
| and notwithstand ding this fact it had been
| brought to his attention that the president
had appointed com mission to examine and
| report on said line of road, and requesting
| the president to inform the house of the rea-
sons which impelled him to appoint the COM
| mission.
| Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, offered resolu-
| tion calling on the secretary of state to in
| form the house whether the department Is in
possession of any information tending to
connect any person or persons resident Of
this country, and enjoying the projections of
| its law. with the attempts to destroy life and
property within the dominion of any foreign
power with which we have treaties of peace
and amity, and requesting him to make q
recommendation as to what legislation will
be desirable to be enacted into the law for
punishment of such outrages. Referred to
committee on foreign affairs.
Bills were further introduced and referred
as follows:
BY Messrs. Dorsheimer and Edmunds, a
bill tor the punishment of crimes committed
by means of explosive compounds.
| MIR. Finday offered resolution calling on
the secretary of state for information whether
any citizens Of the United States, or persons
domiciled within the same, were concerned
or participated directly or indirectly in bring
| ing about the recent explosions in London,
provided the transmission of such in nforma-
ton is comparable with the public interests.
| Mr.. White, of Kentucky, rose to introduce
| joint resolution, but instead OF sending it
to the clerks desk proceeded to read 1t him
self. 1t recites that the commissioner of in
ternal revenue and the secretary of state
| to extend the bonded period for distilled
spirits, and provides that the office Of COM
| missioner of internal revenue aud the entire
! system Of internal revenue taxa ion be abol-
| ished.
Mr.. Blackburn intercepted the reading with
point Of order that the resolution must be
read at the clerks desk, but the speaker held
| otherwise.
| Mr.. White remarked that his resolution was
blow against the secretary of the treasury
und commissioners of internal revenue, and
Mr.. Blackburn sarcastically suggested ''those
gen tlemen might survive the blow.''
| The resolution was referred.
| Mr.. Bland offered u resolution calling on
the secretary Of the treasury for information
whether the Clearing House association of
New York refuses to receive silver dollars OF
certificates in settlement for balances, and
who, If any officer of the United States, ac-
cedes to this practice. Also what amount Of
gold has come into the United States treas
ury In exchange at par for silver dollars and
certificates during the present month, and
whether any national bank attempts to dis
credit silver. Referred.
By Mr.. G.. D. Wise, a resolution calling on
the secretary of the navy for report of the
orders under which the Tallapoosa was cruls-
lug at the time she was sunk, and for the in :
formation at whst tir she left Washington,
and what places she lsited up to the time of
| the collision.
By Mr.. Phelps, referring the subject of the
Venezuelan award to the president.
Mr.. Forpey, from the committee on appro-
priatious, reported the army appropriation
bill. Referred to the committee OF the
whole. II provides an appropriation OF s24,-
429, 053. The estimates amounted to $26,-
| 1l0, 400.
| Mr.. Follett from the same committee, re-
ported bill appropriatng 1000, to enable
the com missioner Of the District Of Columbia
to maintain public order during the ceremo-
nies attending the inauguration Of the pr ,si-
dent. Passed.
The house then went into committee Of the
whole, Springer in the chair, on the District
of Colum bia appropriation bill. At 2:30 the
com mittee reported the bill to the house, but
no final action was taken.
Mr.. O'Niell, of Pennsylvania, presented the
protest of the Philadelphia board of trade
against the proposed Spanish treaty. Re-
| ferred.
Public business was then suspended and
the house proceeded to the consideration OF
resolutions expressive Of regret Of the house
at the death of W. A. Duncan, late represen-
tatiye from Pennsylvania. After euioglstic
addresses by Messrs. EImentrout, Swope,
Atkinson, Post Bayne, Hopkins and Ran
DALI the resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and the house as u mark Of respect
to the memory Of the deceased adjourned.