The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-28
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Senate.

SPnutes
Continued from he Third Edition.
Mr. Sherman offered resolution, which was
agreed to, directing the Committee on Appropria-
to the supply fund all balances OF appropriations ro
naming uneXpended on the first day OF July, except
such permanent and indefinite appropriations as may
be repealed without injury to the public service.
Mr. Ramsey offered q resolution, which was agreed
to- directing the Secretary OF War to communicate
the secular surveys OF the harbor OF Duneith at the
head OF Lake Superior, with view TO its improve
ment.
consider the message or the President vetOing the
hill for the relief Of ROllin White, which proposed
the extension OF patent for an improvement in
pistols.
The reasons OF the President assigned in the mes
sage with all the papers bearing on the case, in
cludng the petition OF the claimant, then read.
Mr.. Ferry proceeded to ADDRESS the Senate In ex-
plsnaton OF the reasons upon which the bill was
passed. His remarks were cut short by the expira-
ton Of the mourning hour, when
Mr.. Sherman proposed to proceed with the nm
finished business, which was the Currency bill
Mr. Hamlin urged the necessity of adhering to the
special order appointed for Fridays which involved
the consideration OF business reported by the Com
mittee on the District OF Columbia. He said that
immediate action was imperaively demanded upon
the bill for the temporary relief of the District OF
Columbia, and remarked that Senators could have
no earthly conception OF the misery and suffering
OF the INDECENT OF the District.
Mr. Stewart intimated that action on the Census
bill was equally necessary before the period should
expire for which the existing law discontinued
Nevada would be sufricient Justification for. a
statement he wished to make. The committee upon
the subject had reported favofaby 10 taking the
under the act OF 1885, and that the schedule
OF enumeration literally ano formally, ought to be
made to comply with the change In our National
Constitution. The Secretary OF the Interior would
doubtless conform the schedule to the constitutional
requirements, and thus the object OF the committee
would be attained without any legislation
The committee nevertheless felt bound to ask the
early attention OF the Senate to the BILL to the end
| that the judgement OF the Senate might in some
way be expressed tl t.r
Mr. Sumner said as one OF the committee having
In charge the Census bill, he dissented from the
Views OF the chairman In regard TO the practicabity
OF proceeding with the under the act OF 1850.
The daily compensation OF an Assistant MarshaI
under that act 81 81 or s2 and this would not
now be adequate to secure the services required
House. fa. -f- frf
Co,tinsed from 0s Third Edition. ~
The only bill passed in the morning hour was oHs
for the relief OF s. Il H. Sayles, Of Connecticut,
making an allowance OF tSs 0sS In connection with
contract for army clothing r ~ {. Z, ..,qlr
Mr.. Churchill, from the Committee on Elections,
made report In the OF the claimants seats
from ths State OF Georgia, under the election of
April 20, 1885, declaring them not entitled to their
/ seats. rr---
CThe claimsnts were admitted to their seats last
Congress- and claimed to be entitled under the same
election to seats in the present Congress) After
some little discussion and explanation the resolR-
| ton was adOpted. riI +" ftt"-