The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-08
Tho House Of Rcprc.en tn,,ve..

| WASHINGTON, March IA resolution
was adopted requesting the President q
furnish all documents relating TO the as
puted boundary between Venezuela ana
British Guiana.
Mr.. Cultivate, Of Ohio, from the COM
mittce on Pacific railroads, reported favor
ably the bill extending the time for tho
payment OF the government debt by lie
subsidized roads comprised within tlio
Union Pacific system.
Mr.. Rogers, Of Arkansas, from the com
mittee on the judiciary, reported the biu
to define and regulate the Jurisdiction q
courts OF the United States. Calendar. <
Mr.. Tarsney, OF Michigan, from tho
committee on commerce, reported the bill
authorizing the establishment OF liie.sav-'
ing stations ut the following points: Ash
tabula, o.; Marquette. Mich; at the en-
trance OF San Francisco harbor; at the
mouth of the Umpqua river, Oregon; va,
quina bay, Oregon; Ilwaco beach, Wash
ingon Territory. and Grays harbor,
Washington Territory. Committee OF tho
whole.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, from the sime
committee, reported the bill authorizing
the executive departments of the goyern-.
ment to loan articles for exhibit TO lid
Ohio centennial exposition. Commillc
OF the whole.
Mr. Morrill,, OF Kansas. from the co Z
mittee on invalid pensions, reported u
bill for pensoning prisoners oil war. Cd lo-
mittec OF the whole.
Mr.. Stahlnccker, OF New York, from a.
committee on library, reported the bill ~
the erection Of battle monument at roiut
Pleasant, w. Va. Committee Of the who'll.
Mr.. Hatch, Of Missouri, from the col
mitteo on agriculture reported bill ID
create department OF agriculture and u
Dor. Committee Of the whole.
In the consideration morning hour. thnI
House went into committee Of the whole.
Mr.. McMillin, OF Tennessee, in the chlirik
on public measures.
In discussing bill for the erection ~ /,
public building NJ Scdalia, Mo-, NJ an ulu-
mate cost OF $4,000. Mr.. Bland. of Mis-
souri,, took occasion 90 invcigh against thd
protective tariff and against the extrayal
CANT system which the HOUSE had inauvul
rated In the passage OF bills for the crcctioa
u public buildings.
Mr.. Heard, OF Missouri, regretted thnl
his colleague had seen NJ upon the pcad>
ing bill TO rcyamp, duplicate and quad
duplicate the speeches upon the tarif
which lac had male out Of time and out
place, and which no young man in hi<
lifcard's) district who aspired 10 he
prosecuting attorney could not excel
Laughter. lie wanted the members II
the House and the people Of Missouri I'd l.
appreciate tho reason which had impelled /
his colleague 10 take position against tho
pending bill. There was little personal
and geographical history attached 10 II.
In the corner Of his colleagues district wa
jefferson City. whore unfortunately for the
State the capital had been located by tho
organic act. daughter He did MOI
mean 10 dctrnct from the people ihera.
who wrrc among the best people In It'd
state; but there wcrc not many OF thcrn
He beloved that his colleague misrcpr>-
scnted the people OF Jefferson City In a.
posing public building for Sedalia. IL
ferson City was small, but Il was wonder
fully fruitful Of political candidates, and
his colleagues most formidable competitor
for the congressional nomination lived In
that town. Therefore, his dear friend pro-
posed 10 make himself solid with Jcffcrson
City by opposing Scdalia. daughter.
Mr.. Hand said that he had INDUCED n
no personalities, and when the gcniloma1
INDUCED In them toward him he did
unwarrantably and his language was al
called for. L.
The bill was then agreed to, reported q
the House and passed.
Tho morning hour having expired, MI.
Heard stated that, In the heat Of debSc.
he had made some remarks which, per-
haps reflected on his friend and colleague
IN a personal way. That being the case.
he desired 10 withdraw anything which
might have been offensive 10 his colleague
and calculated 10 put him In an unidf
light -
The House agnin went into committoo
OF the whole (NIr. McMillin, of Tcnncssec.
In the chair for the consideration Of bui-
ness called up by the committee on Indian
afihin. Tho flrsi bin agreed 10 was one
ratifying and confirming an agreement With
the drosvenore, Pienn, Blackicet Ind
River Crow Indians IN Montana.
The next bill considered was that 10
vide the local Sioux Indian fcsoryation
into several smaller reservations. SoinI
discussion arose over the provision Grad.
ing tho Chicago. Milwaukee & ~. pa
Railroad company and the Dakota Cent?
Railroad company the right Of way lhrou.
the reservation, and on motion Of Mr.. nd
man, Of Indiana, nm amendment vi
adopted providing that unless the roat1
shall be constructed within thrcc years. ~
the lands granted for station purposes and
the right Of way shall be forfeited and a
vert TO the government. Tho bill wu
agrced 10.
The committee then rose, and both bin
were passed and the House adjourned.