The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WHIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.


/ WASHINGTON, March 4, 1885,
TIE following ID the continuation Of the Senate pro-
ceedngs the point whore they broke OF at early
hour this morning.
THE CIVIL AUTHORIZATION nr1.
The debate bcins long continued the Civil Appro-
priation bill,
Mr. aszxsa rsp) Of Iowa, interrupted Mr. CowAx, who
was speaking sad intinatsd that Mr.. Cowsn, men,
bar Of the Committee ON Finance, charged with tho
esemsnt Of this oih was sndangsring iss passage
Mr.. CLARK, tpsp.) q N. a., warned the Senate that
gthensd discussion would prove fatal TO the BILL
: begged that the question might be taken It's pas
age II was now nearly three o'clock and the bill was
to be engossed and much business had yet TO DO
GUIDED He hoped the Senate would como to vote as
The Civil Appropriation bill was then Informally laid
THE Ax.DAroay ENROLMENT m1.
o sa no s% n:
bill, which coucurrcd In.
rRn uvn APPROPRIATION ELL AGAIN.
tho O '1S 20 the cn AppO
praton BILL and offered further amendment to include
who should DO subject 70 trial BY court martial
This adopted
The amendment 40 thus amended was then agreed 10
by yeas ~, nays 13 - folfows:-
tissss s5s:$ :Hs :I SSss:
sswa sumner Wnssa ana wilson sherman
sa
80 the section was stricken out
ARsY APPROPRIATION ELL
Mr. HARRIS (rcp) Of NJ Y, here obtained leave to make
report Of the Committee OF Conference on the Army
Appropriation BILL saying the Senate committee could
not agree with the House committed
The Senate insisted on Its action
TEE CIVIL APPROPRIATION NIL PAssED
The pending bill, he Civil Or Omnibus Appropriation
b providing for the claim or Pennsylvania FOR money
paid 10 the troops OF that state called out in 1888 10 op
pose the advance Of General Lee.
Ins was sa1pe a. ey yeas Is mays 10
repairs at the Naval Academy ct Annapolis. which was
adopted.
sppropriatng Ss 900 for improving the navigation Of
Lake Michigan, which was lost
After acting upon several minor amendments, the bill
passed At six o'clock AM
ExpcUTrvK us Ton.
After The passage Of several private bills q quarter
The Senate reasscmbed at ten o'clock
TUE COINAGE HILL rASKp.
three cent pieces and for other purposes, which was
passed.
Mr. LANE, OF Kansas at eleven O'clock moved 70 take
up resolution for the admission Of Senators from
Mr. sUNn objected, and the resolution was not
taken up.
TRADE WITH REBEL STATIC
Mr. SPRAGUE called up the joint resolution from the
Horse authorizing the Committee on Commerce Of both
houses TO sit after the 9Th OF March 70 investigate the
Mr. PowELL said the present Congress had right 70
provide for the sitting Of committee after twelve
o'clock today, and moved that the resolution DO laid
upon the table, which motion prevailed.
oonhERCE BETWEEN THE srATr,
Mr. Cossrss called up the bill 70 regulate commerce
between tho several States
The question was on Mr. Wilson's amendment for.
bidding the exclusion Of any citizen Of the United States
from any railroad car steamboat or other conveyance
on account Of any State law.
Nv HAIR moved ~ an amendment 70 the amendment
70 add that no citizen Of the United states shall be
cuded from any meeting house, church or hotel
count o. amy state law or any regulation Of any corpora
Nj Hale's amendment was adopted =
The vote was then takcn NJ Wilson'S amendment
~ amended and was decided In the Affirmative a. fol-
lows:-
Dco au, Ea, E., so's Grimes Lane q k.n
Wiley, Wilson and Wrigkl-H.
ss; Dsv ssr MSr S.m. sy' Ssss
sprssue, s,swar. and Tram6aii-M '-''
Mr. ErsIm moved % refer the bill 70 the Committee
negative, a. folows:--
ysA,-Msssr. Clark Coamer,. Cowss,. Davis Dixon,
ls af ky RI an. nsp%csss xo S'~h Powell
EAys-Messrs: brown, Chandler, Howard, Lane Of Kan
e: ss% *. .ss; Tn.ss . w.ss s's'
Mr. hossilL moved the indefinite pos,ponement Of The
bill, which was dIsasrs ed to-yss IA, nays2i.
COMMITTEE 10 WAIT rRHfDs,r
Mr. SHERMAN moved that . committee Of three DO sp
pointed IN walt upon The President and inquire n ne had
any further communication 70 make 10 the senate Car
Messrs Sherman, collamer and Powell were appointed
said committee.
AssIvAI or rnR ucx rR~rpxr nnr
Ala quarter 70 twelve O'Clock Vice President Harpln
escorted the Woe President elect Into the eem
Der, and few moments afterwards MessrS Seward
stanton and Speed sner and seated themselves 10 the
~ IN Chair The Judges 81 the sanrcme Court en-
tcred Immediately afterwards and seated themselves 10
the right or the Chair.
Wv vHvnEsr asyLiss vusDucpy
Al twelve o'eOrk AR U4Mffu brteuv addressed tho