National Republican., 1888-02-29
TIE HOUSE

Mr.. Gaines, Of Virginia, from the com.
mittee on war claims, reported the bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury
10 settle the claims Of certain states and
the city Of Baltimore growing out Of money
expended for military purposes during the
war OF 1879. Committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, presented a
memorial of 700 miners Of Michigan pro
testing against the reduction OF the duty
upon iron ore.
Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, objected to the
memorial being printed In the Record, and
1t was referred to the committee on ways
ard means.
Mr.. Anderson, Of Iowa., offered, as a
question OF privilege, a resolution reclting
ordered the printing Of 10000 copies Of the
Pacific railroad commission reports, with
accompanying documents and the Presi-
dents message thereon, but that the order
has not been complied with, and calling on
the public printer to report what steps he
has taken to execute the order, stating in
detail his action Hereunder, giving the
number of copies, II any, he has printed,
what disposition he has made of them, and
to whom be has delivered them.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Tennessee, raised the
point OF order that the resolution did not
present question Of privilege, but the
point was overruled by the Speaker pro
TEN.
Mr.. Cultivate, OF Ohio, declared that
the resolution attacked the public printer
for not having done what the original reso,
luton did not require him to do.
Mr.. Anderson replied that II there was
any explanation to be made IL should be
made by the public printer, and not by the
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Cultivate
Mr.. Richardson moved to refer the reso-
luton to the committee on printing. On a
division the motion was defeated-llO to
12S-but on the yeas and nays 1t was car
ried--yeas 13l, nays 100.
In the consideration morning hour the
House resumed, in committee of the whole,
the considera tion OF the bill for the organ
ization Of the territory Of Oklahoma.
Mr.. Barnes, OF Georgia, opposed the bill
because 1t would violate treaty rights. lie
gave his Views at some length.
The morning hour having expired, the
committee arose without action.
On motion OF Mr.. Dibble, OF South Caro-
lima, bill was passed to enable the Secre-
tary Of the Interior to utilize the hot water
running to waste at the Hot Springs reser-
vation.
The House then went into committee of
the whole Mr.. McMillin, or Tennessee, In
the chair) on public building measures.
The bill approprlatiDg $500,000 for site
for public building at Omaha, Neb, was
the appropriation to 100000.
The next bill called up was one appro-
priating $4,000 for public building at
Bar Harbor, Me.
AS matter OF course Mr.. Bland, of Mis-
souri,, opposed the bill, and he and Mr..
Millliken had an interesting little spat in
which the Missouriau was worsted.
- L., a,
as one OF the leaders OF the Democratic
party Of the House, made one OF his char
acteristic speeches.
The appropriation for the Bar Harbor
building was reduced to $4,000, and the
bill was agreed to.
The next bill called up was that for the
erection Of an appraisers building In the
city OF New York. 1t appropriates $780,
900 for the building and 100000 for the
Site
Mr.. Cox, OF New York, made a short,
earnest appeal for the passage of the bill,
and II was agreed to unanimously.
Bills were also agreed to increasing to
100000 the limit OF cost OF the building at
Charleston, s. G; approprlatipg $1,000
for anIinterstate building at Texarkana, aud
100000 for building at Columbus, Ga,
and appropriating $l25,000 for the purchase
OF additional ground at Indianapolis, Ind,
Mr. Kennedy, OF Ohio, In speaking to one
Of these measures, scored the majority for
its fIilure to redeem the pledges 1t had
made and was loudly applauded.
Bills were also agreed to for the erection
Of public building at Bay City, Mich, at
an ultimate cost Of $l50,000, and appropri'
ating $400, 900 for building at Milwaukee,
Wis.
The committee having risen, the House
ratified its action, and also passed two bills
coming over from Saturday increasing the
limit OF appropriation for the building at
Chattanooga and providing for the pur-
chase OF site at B1ffalo, and q bill was
also passed authorizing the use and i'm
provement OF Castle Island, Boston har-
Dor.
the House, at 5'15, adjourned.