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vid Porter. against the Mexican Government, for ser
vices rendered in the navy OF that country, ont OF
the Mexican indemnity fund or otherwise, which was
referred to the Committee on Claims
Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce,
reported bill to amend act entitled can act for
enrolling and licensing ships or vessels to be en-
ployed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for
! registering the same" passed February Is, 1888,
/ and bill to amend or define the act of July 20,
1850. entitled "An act providing for recording the
eonveyances OF vessels aud for other purposes y
which were seyerally read and passed to a second
reading.
Mr. Douglas: From the Committee on Territories IA
whom referred the bill organize the Territory Of
Arizona reported it with amendment in the nature
Of substitute entitled bill to amend the organic
act establishing territorial government for NeH
Mexicor
Mr. Hunter: From the COMMITTEES on Finance. tc
whom was referred the bill from the House of Rep
resentatves, making appropriation for the consular
and diplomatic expenses OF the Government for the
year ending the Both of June 1885, reported il with
sundry amendments. The bill was subsequently taken
up. and the amendments were concurred in
On motion by Mr.. Iyerson, resolution was adopted
requesting the Secretary of War TO transmit TO the
Senate copy of the report lately made by Board OF
army officers appointed to examine and test the i'm
provement in firearms, invented and patented by
Captain j. U. Ward, Of the United States army, with
his opinions to the expediency and propriety OF
adopting said improvement, either in the consfruc
ton Of new arms or altering the old arms Of the
United States, and OF an appropriation by Congress
| for the purpose.
MIR. johnson, of Arkansas, submitted resolution
requesting the Secretary of the Navy to inform the
Senate what measures, If any, being taken, and
under what law for the publication of the results of
the United States naval exploring and surveying ex
petition to the North Pacific ocean aud China seas
under the command OF Lieut.. John Rogers in the
years 55 and Sc, and also the results Of the
United States naval expedition to the La Plata river
IL the same years. under the command OF Lieutenant
Thomas j. Page, or for the engraving Of any of the
aha le.-
ate the reports Of these expeditions Congress and
out OF what fund or appropriation in each and every
case OF work done in the premises have payments for
the same been made, aud il not paid, then from
what fund or appropriation is it designed to make
payment; and also to inform the Senate under whose
supervision those works are being prepared aud how
many parties are now engaged upon the preparation
Of the materials for them severally.
Mr.. johnson explained that his object in offering
this resolution endeavor to ascertain how far
these reports had gone, with a view of preventing
such extravagant expenses in their printing as had
been incurred In publishing the reports of the pre-
vious exploring expeditions. The Committee on
Printing had been censured for the vast amounts ex
pended in the publication Of public documents, and
they were determined, II possible, to put stop to
these abuses.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. johnson, Of Arkansas gave notice that on
Thursday next he should move to take up for con
sideraton the bill amendatory of the act entitled
An act to provide for executing the public print
ing ana establishing IDe prices thereof, other
purposes approved August rs, 1852. He believed
that the passage of that bill would tend to put
stop to those abuses about which so much complaint
had been made.
On motion by Mr.. Fessenden the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the joint resolution to extend
the operation of the act approved January 49, 1867
entitled An act to amend act entitled an act
to promote the efficiency Of the navy, y which had
passed the House of Representatives with an amend
ment, and had been reported from the Committee on
Naval Affairs by Mr. Mallory with au amendment to
the amendment of the House of Representatives
The question being taken, the amendment to the
amendment was agreed to,
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the Joint
resolution directing the presentation of medal TO
Commodore Hiram Paulding
Mr.. Slidell made some remarks upon the subject
saying that be had taken pains to examine the mat
ter with some care and although the subject had
lost much OF its interest," yet he would like an oppor
taniy to express his views in relation 10 il He went
into history Of the career OF General Walker whose
course he condemned and he expressed the opinion
that Commodore Chatard might have lawfully seized
the steamer Fashion of Punta Arenas, and brought
her to this country. Every vessel was considered
portion of the territory of the country whose flag it
bears and the obligation resting upon government
to execute the neutrality laws implied the existence
OF the powers necessary TO perform that obligation
Mr. s. quoted Grotius and other authorities to sustain
his positions, and made an able argument on the
question of maritime Jurisdiction. When he had con.
Guided the further consideration of the joint resou-
ton was postponed and the Senate adjourned.
House.-The Speaker stated the business first in
order to be the consideration of the Deficiency BILL
reported yesterday from the Committee of the Whole
on the state OF the Union, with the recommendation
that 1t be recommitted with certain instructions
The bill was engrossed, read third time and then
defeated. |
Mr. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, asked unani. !
nous consent OF the House to take from the Speakers
table the Kansas BILL the Senate having disagreed to
the amendmencof the House.
Their being no objection, the bill was taken up.
Mr., Montgomery moved that the House adhere to |
its amendment.
Mr.. Bocock, of Virginia, stated that the effect of
that motion would be TO cut off all hope of settle |
ment. |
Mr.. Montgomery demanded the previous question
Mr. Seward, of Georgia, moved that the House re-
cede.
The question recurring on the motion to adhere.
MIR. Bocock, OF Virginia, demanded the yeas and |
nays, which were ordered
The vote being taken, the House adhered TO its |
amendment-yeas ll9, nays Ill, as follows
Yeas Messrs Abbott. Adran, Andrews Bennett |
Bllnghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss, Brayton Buffin. |
ton, Burlingame, Burroughs, Campbell, Case Chafee
Chapman, Clark of Connecticut, Clark of New York |
Cawson, Clark B. Cochrane of New York, Cockerill |
Coltax, Comins. Covode, Cox, Cragn Curtis Dam. |
rell, Davis OF Maryland, Davis OF Indiana, Davis of
Massachusetts,, Davis of Iowa, Dawes, Dean, Dick,
Dodd, Durfee, Ede, English, Farnsworth Fentou. |
Foley Foster, Giddings, Gilman, Gilmer, Gooch, |
Goodwin, Granger, Groesbeck, Grow, Hall Of Ohio |
Hall OF Massachusetts, Harlan. Harris of Maryland |
t1afIis VI iiluOls, daskln, hickman. Hoard Horton,
Howard, Owen jones Of Pennsylvania, Kellogg KEEL.
sey, klgore, Knapp, Knnkel OF Pennsylvania, Law
renee, Leach, Letter. Loyejoy, McKbbin Marshall Of
Illinois, Matteson Montgomery, Morgan, Morrill, |
Morris OF Pennsylvania Morris of Illinois, Morse Of
Maine, Morse OF New York. Mott. Murray Nichols |
DIN, Palmer, Parker, Pendeton, Petit Pike, Potter,
Potte, Puryiance. hicaud, Richie, Robbins Roberts
Royce, Shaw OF Illinois, Sherman Of Ohio, Sherman
OF New York Smith OF Illinois, Spinner, Stanton |
Stewart OF Pennsylvania, Tappan, Thayer, Thompson,
Tompkns, Underwood, Wade, Walbridge Waldron |
Walton, Washburne of Wisconsin, Washburne Of ILL
nos, Washburn OF Maine, Wilson and Wood-ll9.
Nays-Messrs. Ali, Anderson, Arnold, Atkins |
Avery. Barksdale Bishop, Bonham. Boyce Branch |
Bryan, Burnett, John Cochrane Of New York Corn.
ing, Craig Of Missouri Craige of North Carolina,
era Word, Curry, Davidson, Davis of Mississippi |
Dewart, Dimmick, Dowdell, Edmundson Elliott |
Eusts, Faulkner Florence, Garrett Gartrell ellis
Goode. Greenwood, Gregg Hatch, Hawkins, Hill, |
Hopkins, Houston, Hughes, Huyer Jackson Jeti. |
kins, Jewett, Jones of Tenn, J. G. Jones of PENN |
keitt, Kelly, Kunkel of Maryland, Lamar, Landy |
Leidy, Letcher, Maclay, Mcqueen, Mason, MAYNARD |
Miles, Miller, Millson, Moore Niblack Peyton, |
Phelps, Phillips, Powell Quitman, Ready, Reagan, |
Reilly Ruin, RUSSELL Sandige Savage Scales, Scott
Soaring, Seward, Shaw OF North Carolina Shorter
Sickes, Singleton, Smith of Tenn, Smith OF Viz |
ginia, Stallworth, Stephens, Stevenson Stewart of
Maryland, Talbot, Taylor of New York TAYLOR OF /
Louisiana, Trppe, Ward, Warren, Watkins, White,
Whitley, Wlnslow, Woodson, Wortendyke Wright of |
georgia Wright OF Tenn, and Z0llicoffer-lll.
Mr. Branch, Of North Carolina, moved to recon
loer the vote by which the Deficiency bill was re-
lected. He gave notice that ii the motion shoud |