The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-19
rlonss Of nsnresentativss.

This being suspension day. there was
q large attendance ia the House. each mem
Der hOping 20 receive glance OF recoEnl,
ton from the Speaker TO call up special
measures. -,
Nv unanimous consent on motion Of Mr..
Bum Dem, n. O.. n bill was passed re-
funding 5734 TO the city OF Raleigh, n. C.;
for paving the street IN front OF the United
States postOfice building.
The first bill called up under suspension
of rules was that 90 create the California
debris commission and regulate hydrauilc
mining in California. The bill was sup
ported by Mr.. Camlnetti Dem. Cali and
Mr.. COwles (Dem.. n. o.
Mr. Watson Farmers Alliance, ba.), Mr.
Bailey Tex and others opposed It:
Mr. Lester Dem. Ga succeeded IN pass
ing a bill for the Improvement OF the outer
bar at Brunswick. Ga.
Thenext measure submitted by Alr. smith
(AriZ.) >. was the famous McGarrlhan clam
to the Rancho Panoohe grande tract of land,
California. which has been before Congress
for over thirty years. The bill refers the
case TO the court of private land claims.
After brief discussion, on yea and nay vote
of l47 to 7 the bill was passed.
Mr. Tarsney Dem. Mo moved TO pass a
bill authorizing the Secretary OF the Treas
ury 70 obtain plans and speclncahons lor
public buildings to be erected under the
Treasury Department providing for local
supervision over their construction. The
bin was passed.
namotion of Mr. Bunting Dem, n. Y)
n bill WAS passed providing for an lnyestlga-
tion of the slums of cities by the commits
missioner of labor.
Mr. Cutting CRep. Cal. moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass bill 10 promote
the efficiency OF the National Guard through
out the country.
MIR. Lane Dem. ILL., chairman of the
Committee on Militia, interposed and said
the gentleman from California WAS not au-
thorized TO make this request by the conf
mittee.
Mr. Cutting sent to the desk written re-
quest, signed by majority OF the commit
tee. authorizing him To offer the bill. He
said he had not been able 10 obtain meet
ing, the chairman refusing to issue the call.
and that following the advice OF an older
member he had only done what was Gus
tOmary and secured the consent OF d major
ity of the committee on the floor. The Chair
quoted the rule that on a call OF committee
motions TO suspend the rules such motion
to be in order must be authorized by the
committee acting as q committee, and the
bill was withdrawn. Mr.. Cutting stated
that he had no intention to infract any rule
of the House and was only attempting 10
perform his duty, as he felt it TO be under
the circumstances.
The House then took recess until 1880
tonight for debate on the Worlds Fair APP
preparation.
FUNNY" FORCE BILL TALK.
At the evening session the first member
TO address the House was Representative
Patterson Dem, Tenn ; who offered an
amendment TO the Worlds Fair appropria-
ton providing that $4,000 of the half mil
lion silver souvenir coin should be expended
toward gathering the statistics OF the moral.
religious and material development of the
negro race. the same 20 form portion OF
the exhibit at the Exposition.
S4Jsing that portion OF the Republican
Dlatform relative 10 the Federal Election
law as his text, Mr.. Patterson said he could
We'll understand how its language conveys
a very different meaning 10 one who Is ac-
oua nted with the conditions surrounding
those States In which slavery formerly ex-
iated from that which il implies TO one who
Knows their environments. The one accepts
N as "A patriotic declaration IN favor OF
nonular rights. while the other accepts 1T as
menace to social order In nj lehst ten
S,a,ss ~ the American Union. 10 one Il ap-
nssrs 20 be the PRONUNCIATION 10 platform
~ the devotion of great party TO the
Ghartv OF the citizen. while the other re-
ID II "a the declaration of nxed
hnrrnose 10 subyert good government IN
tba Southern States. and to imInoiate
the happiness and prosperity OF tneir poo
VIZ VIZ 90 y mistaken sentiment or to the ad-
ppsnsemsnt PIE 20 mt of political ends. During the
a;annsson of the Force bill in the Fifty, first
Snoa,ess ha said, there existed throughout
VUns ,Sa ssomtt ont - widespread alarm and con
sho st"rnstion .GS He knew that he. was within
t. The limits of truth when he said shs. moth al
inc had occurred in recent years wn,fn ,hi
Affected the peace. the prosperity ana an Inc
enterprise of the Southern people 80 p,Ias, ,Sa,
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