The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-17
PROCEEDINGS In THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
Each House Committee to have a Clerk
Mr.. Perkins Wants Every Member
tn Have One.


oCDSfdl 1ouuCii oi MoDfHr, xtit-, DuIidiO
Busins~ Mems Association, Kansas City
Commercial Exchange, and the Los
Angeles, California, Board of Trade;
also i'm favor of the bill to regulate i'm
migration; also for a change i'm the post
al laws, SO that paper book novels, blood
and thunder stories" shall not he sent
through the mails as second class mat
ter (paying one cent per pound). while
school, law, scientific and religious
books have to pay eight cents per pound.
BILLS AND PETITIONS.
Mr.. Blair presented a memorial and
resolutions of the General Assembly of
the Knights of Labor i'm favor of an in
vestigation into the management of the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing, and
for such legislation as will prevent de-
basement of currency notes, etc, also
for an investigation rs 10 present method
of supplying Postage stamps, etc. He
asked that the memorial be printed in
the Record, but as Mr.. Harris objected
to that he proceeded to state the chief
allegation contained in it.
Petitions were presented from Allan
Ia, Ga, for the repeal of the tax on al
eohol and from the tobacco manufac-
turers for the abolition of the internal
revenue tax ION cigars and cigarettes.
The House bill relating to permissible
marks printed and written on second,
third and fourth class mail matter, was
reported from the committee and placed
ON the calendar.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
BY Mr.. Chandler-To alter the regula-
tions enacted by the South Carolina Leg
islature, in regard to the election of
Representatives in Congress.
BY Mr.. Sherman (at request of colored
clergymen in North Carolina alternating
a commission to inquire into and report
ON the material, industrial and mental
progress of the colored race since 1865.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
As soon as the morning business was
all disposed of (at o'clock, Mr.. Riddle
berger rose and moved that the Senate
proceed to executive business, and the
motion was agreed to without division.
The Senate devoted three hours and a
half to executive business, and then, at
i:30, adjourned.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The following nominations were CON
firmed to-day: /. q. G. Lamar, to be
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court;
VIM. +. Villas, to be Secretary of the In
terror; Don NJ. Dickinson, to be Post
master General; and E. l.. Bragg, to be
Minister to Mexico. Riddleberger, Stew
art and Stanford voted with the Demo-
Gratis for Lamar. All the others voted
or were paired on party lines.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, january 16.-Mr. Whit
horne, of Tennessee, offered a resolution
directing the Committee ON Accounts to
ascertain whether there are sufficient
unoccupied rooms in the Capitol for the
accommodation of the committees of
the House, and if not where and on what
terms the necessary rooms can be pro-
cured. Adopted.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, from the
Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries, reported the Dingley resolu-
ton calling for information relating to
discrimination on tolls against American
vessels passing through the Welland
Canal. Dingiery's resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, chair
man of the Committee on Printing, re-
ported a resolution, which was adopted,
for printing 10000 extra copies of the
Presidents message.
Under the call of States the following
bills and resolutions were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama-To pro-
vide for certain works for coast defense.
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
felt the Mobile and Girard Railroad
grant; also to regulate the course at the
Naval Academy.
BY Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas-Direct-
ing the Commerce Committee To investi-
gate the Reading Railroad strike, as To
how it has affected the obligations of
that road under the Interstate Com
merce law.
BY Mr.. Cummings, of New York-For
the relief of the Merchant Marine of the
United States engaged in foreign trade.
By Mr.. Phelan, of Tennessee-To ex-
tend the limits of the port of Memphis.
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 i'm first-class pos,
offices and granting them leaves OF
absence.
BY Mr.. Bankhead. Of Alabama-For
the erection of a public building at Bir.
mingham, Ala
Mr.. Shaw, of Maryland, chairman OF
the Committee on Accounts, reported 9
resolution assigning clerks to all com
mittees of the House.
EACH MEMBER TO HAVE A CLERK.
Mr.. Perkins. OF Kansas, offered al
amendment providing that every com
mittee of the House shall have as man,
clerks as there are members on the com