Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17

Tor printing 10000 extra copies OF the
Presidents message
Under q cali of States the following
bills and resolutions were introduced
and referreds
BY Mr.. Wheeler, OF Alabama To
provide fox certain works for coast de-
fence.
BY Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama To pro-
hibit aliens from acquiring title to lands
in the United States.
BY Mr.. Herbert, OF Alabama: To for
fixture the Mobile and Girard railroad
grant. Also. TO regulate the course at the
Naval Academy.
BY Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas: Di-
rectlng the Commerce Committee to in
vcstigate the Reading railroad strike, rs
to how it has affected the obligations OF
that road under the interstate commerce
law.
BY MIR. Cummings, OF New York; For
the relief OF the merchant marine OF the
United States engaged in the foreign
trade.
BY Mr. Kilgore, Of Texas Abolishing
the tax on tobacco and the duty on lum-
Der. coal. salt, wool, and blankets.
BY Mr.. Wise, OF Virginia Fixing the
hours of labor of clerks in first-class post
offices and granting them leaves OF alb
scnce.
Mr.. Shaw, Of Maryland, chairman Of
| the Committee on Accounts, reported a
resolution assigning clerks to all the com
mittees of the House.
I u. II. IS 0ffa-Q1
amendment providing that every com
mitteo OF the House shall have as many
clerks as there are members on the com
rnittee. one 10 be selected by each mem
Der that the clerk selected by the chair
man shall be chief clerk, and the Other
clerks shall receive SO per month, and
that when member is on more than one
committee he shall only have a right tc
appoint one clerk. The amendment
which is designed to give every member
clerk, is drawn in this form so as tC
make il Permane TO the resolution anc
not subject to a point Of order
In the debate which followed the res
omtion was opposed by Messrs. Morse
Of Massachusetts, BigRs of Colorado
Blount of Georgia. Tillman Of SOutl
Carolina. Rogers of Arkansas, and Ia
vored by Messrs. Symes of Colorado
Howard of Indiana, Boothman o.
Ohio, Peters of Kansas, Lard OF Ne
braska. Cannon Of Illinois. Grosvenor O
Ohio. Brigham of Pennsylvania, Lawlel
Of Illinois.
Mr.. Biggs called the proposition an
other "salary grab.
Mr.. Blount warned the House tina
there was an audience which would tax
notice of what was said and done here
to-day and would hold the members TO
strict accountability for their votes anC
speeches. That audience-the people
he respected as fair, just, and intelligent
Mr.. Laird, in announcing his intention
10 vote for the amendment, pictured th'
arduous duties deyOlving on membe
in attending TO his correspondence a
night and TO department work IN In
morning then he came to the Capitol L
consider the affairs of the nation ant
digest fiscal bills-nO, but to carry on
the dictati II of the Committee on Ap
propriatsons. the committee itself ACTIN
probably under the dictation OF n ma
who had TO come to rule the cOmmltte
and country.
Mr.. Grosvenor placed his support o
the amendment on the practical groun
that 1t was n matter of economy TO Tn
public service, and he for one was Will
ing TO take the responsibility for his vote
Mr. Tillman said he would vote agalns
the amendment because il was an indlreC
way of increasing his salary. He admit
ted that the clerks would relieve th
members of much drudgery-especiall
, in the distribution Of seeds-whch the
were called upon to perform, but n
could not support the pending propos
ton. What the country wanted wa
twice as many representatives. aud 81
times as many senators. Then the cor
eressional clerical labors would be ell
cientiy done, and the lobby would hav
a hard Job where now, unfortunately,
had an cay one.
Mr.. Perkinss amendment was relec
ed-veas 81, nays Island the vot
, REQUIRED upon the resolution reporte
bv the Committee on Accounts
This was antagonized by the Republ
cans for the reason that It provides CLERK
for the committees on expenditures
the various departments. although,
response 10 a question from MIR. Ral
dali. Mr.. Shaw stated that it would onl
Z increase by two the number OF clerI
, authorized by the Forty-ninth Congress
The resolution was agreed to-yei
12l, nays Sand the House, at 6:I
p. NJ, adjourned.