St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-30
House of Representatives.

In the house to-day Mr.. Clay introduced
the concurrent resolution objected to yester-
day, relating 10 the assembling of the two
houses for the purpose Of counting the elect
oral votes. Agreed to.
Mr.. Spear laid before the house q memorial
from the National Homestead Monument as
ISOLATION Of Dakota, asking congress to ap-
propriate land or money in building monu-
ment at Mitchell, OAK, to commemorate the
homestead law. Referred.
Mr.. Deuster, from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported bill to prevent and
punish prosecution, under protection Of the
United States, of fraudulent claims against
foreign governments. Placed on the calen-
dar.
Mr.. Rosecrans, from the committee on
military Affairs, reported bill to establish a
branch soldiers home In California. Re-
ferred TO the committee on appropriations.
Mr.. Cobb, from the committee on public
lands, reported bill to donate Short Creek
lake to the state of Missouri. Referred to the
committee of the whole.
Mr.. Kelly, from the committee on ways
and means, reported jointr esoution provi-
ding for admission duty free of articles from
foreign countries to be placed on exhibition
at the Worlds exposition of arts OF the col
ored race to be held in Chicago. Referred to
the committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Tucker, from the committee on Judi
DIARY, reported a resolution instructing the
committee OH appropriations to include in
the sundry civil bill items appropriating S20,-
900 10 pay the Hallett Kilbourne judgment
recovered By him against J. G. Thompson,
paying Thompson $3.50 and Shelabarger
and Wilson 81, 900 for professional services.
Printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Willis moved that the house 90 into
committee of the whole for the purpose Of
considering the river and hsrbor appropria-
ton bill. Agreed to-yeas $50, nays l02.
Before announcement Of the vote Mr.. He
witt, of New York, as a parlame entsry in
quiry asked whether when the house went
into com mittee It would not be competent TO
call up the bills raising the revenue. The
speaker said that was question to be decided
by The chairman of the committee Of the
whole. Hewitt then asked leave 10 make
statement. He believed 1t would be compe-
tent for him to call up the bill to carry into
effect the Mexican treaty, but be had no de-
sire TO antagonize the river and harbor bill.
Still 1t concerned the national honor that the
Olil SOluC LulG IT,
ceive consideration. He did not say 1t ought
to be passed, but 1t ought to be considered.
Mr.. Ellis objected TO Mr.. Hewitt proceeding
farther, and the house went into committee
of the whole on state union.
Mr.. Hewitt raised point Of order that the
revenue and general appropriation bills must
be taken up in the order in which they ap-
peared on the calendar and the chair sus-
tanned the point. The first Of this class Of
bills was one amending an act to prevent the
importation Of adulterated teas. On an OBJ
lection being raised by Mr.. Willis,its consid-
Grafton was postponed, and similar fate
awaited the bill TO abolish discriminating
duty on works OF art. The next bill on the
calendar was the bill to carry into effect the
treaty with Mexico. The house, yeas, 104.
nays, 147, declined to in struct the mmit-
tee TO consider this bill, and then the COM
mittee began the consideration Of the river
and Esrbor appropriation bill.
After considerable discussion the commit
tee arose aud the house adjourned.