By Mr. Bingham: A bill (H. R. 8015) for the relief of Elvl G Pendleton; to the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. Everhart: A bill (H. R. 8016) granting an increase of pension to Mrs. Mary St. John; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Randall: A bill (H. R. 8017) to authorize the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to grant to the apothecaries of both Army and Navy a commission; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H. R. 8018) for the relief of the legal representatives of Peter Lyles deceased; to the Committee on the Payment of Pensions, Bounty, and Back Pay.

By Mr. Poland: A bill (H. R. 8019) to increase the pension of James Carlin; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 8020) to provide for the erection of a public building at Montpelier, Vermont; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

By Mr. George D. Wise: A bill (H. R. 8021) authorizing the Commissioner of Patents to grant an extension of letters patent upon the ap plication of Dr. W. Leigh Burton; to the Committee on Patents.

By Mr. Raymond: A bill (H. R. 8022) granting a pension to Samuel B. Coe; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 8023) to amend an act entitled "An act providing for two additional associate justices of the supreme court of the Territory of Dakota, one additional associate justice of the supreme court of the Territory of Washington, and for other purposes," approved July 4, 1884; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H. R. 8024) to amend an act granting to the Territory of Dakota section 36, township 56, range 94 west, in the county of Yankton, in said Territory, for the purposes of an asylum for the insane, &c., approved June 16, 1880; to the Committee on the Public Lands.

By Mr. Singiser: A bill (H. R. 8025) for the relief of Christian R. Purdum, Hervey E. Clark, John M. Lamb, and Julius C. Shainwalds; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Collins: A joint resolution (H. Res. 317) proposing the thanks of Congress to Captain M. A. Healy and the officers and crew of the revenue marine steamer Corwin; to the Committee on the Library.

By Mr. Blount: A bill (H. R. 8026) to enforce the collection of taxes on distilled spirits in bonded warehouses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. Parker: A bill (H. R. 8027) for the relief of Solmon R. Benham; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Perkins: A bill (H. R. 8028) granting a pension to James L. Scott; to the same committee.

Under the call of States and Territories, joint and concurrent resolutions of State legislatures were presented and referred as follows, viz:

By Mr. A. J. Warner: Joint resolution of the legislative assembly of Ohio, requesting its Senators and Representatives in Congress to procure the passage of a law "to adjust certain accounts between the United States and the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia," as set forth in House bill 110, and dated December 10, 1883; to the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. Henley, Mr. Glascock, and Mr. Tully, respectively: Joint and concurrent resolutions of the legislature of the State of California, requesting Congress to pay the California Indian war debt; to the Committee on War Claims.

Under the same call, resolutions of inquiry were submitted and referred as follows, viz:

By Mr. Townshend :

Resolved, That, if compatible with the public interest, the President be requested to furnish this House with all papers and correspondence with any of the Departments of the Government relative to the so-called "Oklahoma lands" in the Indian Territory, together with any official action which has been taken by the Government relating thereto, and the present condition of the controversy, if any there be, between any officers of the United States thereof, growing out of the occupation or attempted occupation of said lands;

to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. Phelps:

Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to furnish to this House, if not incompatible with the public interest, all the correspondence and other papers in the hands of the Government relating to the case of Charles A. Van Bokkelen, a citizen of the United States, imprisoned for a year past, as alleged, at Port au Prince, Hayti; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. Slocum:

Resolved, That the President be respectfully requested to transmit to this House a copy of the recent appeal of Fitz-John Porter, together with the accompanying papers;

to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Under the same call, resolutions proposing to amend the rules were submitted and referred to the Committee on Rules, as follows, viz: By Mr. Cook :

Resolved, That the order of business be so changed for the remainder of the present session that pending a motion to proceed to the House Calendar, or to go into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, it shall be in order to amend said motion by designating a bill for consideration.

By Mr. King:

Resolved, That during the remainder of the present session motions to suspend the rules shall be in order on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, immediately after the call of States and Territories, preference being given to individuals.

By Mr. Mills:

Resolved, That Rule XXIV be so amended as to read as follows:

6. Business on the Speaker's table having been disposed of, it shall be in order to entertain motions in the following order, namely: First, that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to consider, first, any designated bill relating to the revenue, and any designated general appropriation bill, and then other business on its Calendar.

Also,

Resolved, That Rule XXVIII be amended by adding the following proviso, to come in at the end of the first paragraph:

Provided, That a vote of the majority of the members present may suspend the rules and pass any bill relating to the revenue. The call of States and Territories being completed,

The Speaker proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for motions to suspend the rules, commencing with the Committee on Foreign Affairs, where the call rested when motions of this kind were in order on the third Monday of December last:

When

Mr. Hitt, under instructions from said committee, moved that the rules be suspended so as to take from the Speaker's table the bill of the

Senate (S. 343) for the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred upon the United States in places out of their territory and dominion, and to repeal the Revised Statutes from section 4083 to section 4130, inclusive, and pass the same.

The said motion having been seconded by tellers;

After debate for thirty minutes,

(two-thirds not voting in favor thereof.)

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted as follows, viz: To Mr. Burnes, for to-day; and

To Mr. Broadhead, for 10 days.

Mr. Neece, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found duly enrolled bills of the Senate and House of the following titles:

H. R. 5639. An act extending the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in Wyoming Territory; and

S. 12. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Carson;

When

The Speaker signed the same.

The Speaker, as a privileged question, laid before the House the following order; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Ordered, That the Clerk return to the Senate the bill of the House (H. R. 1004) relative to the Chinese indemnity fund, heretofore recalled for the correction of an error in the engrossment.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Sympson, one of their clerks : Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed with amendments, in which I am directed to request the concurrence of the House of Representatives, the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 237) for the relief of John E. Wheelock.

I am instructed to communicate to the House of Representatives the following resolutions passed by the Senate relative to the death of Hon. Henry B. Anthony, late a Senator from the State of Rhode Island, viz: Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow of the death of Henry B. Anthony, late a Senator from the State of Rhode Island. Resolved, That the business of the Senate be now suspended, to enable his associates to pay proper tribute of regard to his high character and distinguished public services.

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives.

Resolved, That, as an additional mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, the Senate do now adjourn.

Mr. Lowry moved that the House adjourn,
And the question being put, viz:

Will the House agree thereto ?

It was decided in the negative,

The ayes and nays being desired

Yeas..

Nays..
Not voting

60

192

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by one-fifth of the members present,