The National tribune., 1892-12-15


for the memory of the dead member. the Sem
ate. at / p. M, adjourned until Monday next
After prayer aud the reading of the House
| journal the annual report of the Secretary OF
the Treasury was laid before the House, and
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The call of committees for reports was barren
of results.
In the consideration of the morning hour the
pending business was the motion made by MIR.
! Herbert Ala, d., to lay upon the table the
motion made by Mr.. Holman to reconsider the
vote by which the House yesterday passed the
! bill terminating the reduction In the Engineer
| Corps Of the Navy.
| Mr.. Herbert's motion was agreed to-yeas
ITO, nays Sc. So the bill was passed.
Mr.. Outhwaite (Ohio, ID. under instructions
| from the Committee on Military Affairs, called
up the bill extending for three years from
| June g. 1892 the provisions of the act to pro-
vide for the muster and pay of certain officers
! and enlisted men in the volunteer forces.
Mr. Kilgore Tex, d. made point of order
against the bill, and quoted the rule that pro-
vdes that business unfinished at the end of
one session shall be resumed after the sixth
day OF the subsequent session of that Congress.
Mr. Cultivate suggested that if there was
amy force in the point the House would not be
able TO transact any business until the six days
had elapsed.
Mr.. Burrows Mich, r. remarked that the
] whole difficulty arose from the failure of this
Congress TO adopt the rules Of the last Congress.
| The Speaker said that he could find no de-
cision of any kind of his predecessors bearing
on the question. By implication the rule pro-
vidCs that business unfinished at the close of
one session of Congress could not be consld-
erred during the first six days of subsequent
session. So the chair would sustain the point
OF order.
Mr. Boutelle Ne, r. Then the House can
do nothing but adjourn from day to day.
The S1eaker.-The Committee on Rules will
try to correct the matter tomorrow morning.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the bill providing for public printing and
binding, and the distribution of documents.
J. ID. Taylor of Ohio, offered an amendment
providing that additional copies of the Ephem-
eris and Nautical Almanac may be ordered
by the Secretary of the Navy for sale.
After an hour consumed in securing quorum
the amendment was rejected-yeas &c. nays
The consideration of the bill by sections was
completed during the afternoon.
Pending a vote on the passage of the bill the
House adjourned.
FRIDAY, DEC.9 9.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
The Speaker laid before the House to-day
communication from President Palmer, of the
Worlds Fair, asking for appropriation of
$93 100 for the lady managers. The appropri-
alton is for the fiscal year beginning July ],
1893, and continuing until the close of the Ex-
position. For the expenses of the Columbian
Commission President Palmer requests $I4S,-
1s5 for 1893. and S27, 999 for 1894
The Speaker also laid before the House to-
day letter from the Secretary of War trans
uniting communication signed by number
of Army officers stationed at Fort Sill, Okla,
requesting the passage of bill to fix the rank
of retiring Army officers. The bill which they
desire passed provides that all officers Of the
Army below the grade of Major General who
shall have served in the war OF the rebellion,
and who shall have served 80 years or more,
snail, upon their own application be retired
from active service with one additional grade
above the actual rank held at the date Of re.
tirement
Mr. Williams Mass, d. introduced a bill
directing the Secretary of the Treasury to dis
continue, after Feb. ], 1893, the purchase of
silver bullion authorized by the act of July IA,
1890 for the purchase of silver bullion aud
the issue of Treasury notes. After the passage
of this act all deposits received for the redemp-
ton Of circulating notes of National banks
shall be placed with the Treasurer of the
United States to the respective credits of the
| National banks making such deposits, and all
/ the provisions of law shall be applicable to
! such.deposits which were applicable to like de-
| posits before the passage of the act of July Ia,
| 1890.
The following Committee appointments were
announced by the Speaker: Judiciary, Mr..
! Fellows, of New York Public Buildings and
| Grounds Bretz, of Indiana; Enrolled Bills,
Scott, of Illinois (Chairman); Naval Affairs,
| Brown. of Maryland; Military Affairs, Cor
man, of Michigan; Education, Ohleger, of
! Ohio; Invalid Pensions, Cadmus, OF New Jer-
sey; Militia, Sipe, of Pennsylvania; War
Claims. Hilborn, of California; Expenses Post,
of South Dakota, and Sipe, of Pennsylvania;
Militia, McLaurin, of South Carolina.
The public printing bill was then taken up.
amended, aud passed after which the House
adjourned until Monday, Dec IL.
MONDAY, Dec. 12.
The certificates of election of Electors for
President and Vice President of the United
! States were presented to the Senate from the
States of New jersey, Ohio, Colorado, and
Connecticut and placed on file.
| Mr. Henderson, from the Joint Committee
| on Printing, reported 4 joint resolution making
available 100000 appropriated in 1890 and
suspended in 1891, TO provide accommodations
for the Government Printing Office. Calendar.
Mr.. Chandler offered resolution for printing
$4,000 copies of the report of immigration
| Agent Schuiteis.
| The House bill authorizing the Secretary of
| the Treasury to delegate chief of division to
perform the duties of Assistant Register of the
Treasury during the illness of Gen. Rosecrans,
| was presented anu passed..
Considerable debate was caused by Mr.. Vests
Indian Territory resolution, but without
reaching vote the resolution went over with
| out action.
The anti-option bill was then taken up, but
little was done, and at p. m. the Senate went
into Executive session, and when the doors
were opened adjourned.
Speaker Crisp received an ovation when he
assembled the steps leading to his desk to-day,
| Democrats and Republicans vieing with each
other in cheering. This was because Of the
snub offered the Speaker by the New York
Tariff Reform Club.
bill authorizing the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to delegate a Chief of Division to act as
Assistant Register OF the Treasury during Gen.
Rosecrans's illness was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Cummings N. w. d. offered resolu-
ton reciting that certain newspaper in New
York charges that clerks in the Postofiice
Department at Washington are in the habit OF
excluding newspapers from the mails as second
class matter without previous notice to the
publishers, and il has been discovered that there
are persons residing at the Capital who will at
tempt the adjustment Of difficulties of this sort
for money consideration, and seek employ.
ment Oh account of influence possessed with
persons occupying responsible positions; that
men holding important Offices under the
Administration have received the same privi
leges permitted to campaign committees bu
pronounced illegal when ordinary citizen
would seek for them. The Postmaster Genera