New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-24
XLIsT CONGRESS-3p SESSION
THE MGARRAHbN CLAIM TABLED IN THg SIN
ATE-TnE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL Bill. RI
POErED FAYORABLl-TwO APPROPRIATION
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
WAsnINGTON, Thnr.day. Fch. ,


tBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBpyPI
WAsmNGTOS. Thursday, Fcb. D. is7I
In the senate, to-day. the House bill reallyc 10 IA,
McGarranan land claim laid the tablo This doe,
not prevent 10 from being taken mp at any time
although several Senators expressed their bezef that n
could not De- acted at b8 session. Tie SOulhern
Pacific Railway bi as amended by the House, was re-
ccivcd from that body. Mr.. Howard moved Committee
Of Conference and Mr.. Sherman moved 10 concur
Action was postponed until the bin BE- printed
n il the opinion Of many that II the Senate
wants any bin Mt this son y will be bcsi 10 concur.
The Philadelphia Exposition bill again occupied con
siderable portion Of the morning hour but with
suit. An amendment Of Mr. ConkLng is now pending.
authorizing NewYork also 20 hold IN Exposition ~ M
The Committee on Commerce reported favCrably tho
bill 10 authorize the laying Of iron tunnels between New
York and Brooklyn and jersey City. for postal nd com
mercal uses Indiana is now added to The la'oi west
states which have Instructed their representatives
to vote no further appropriations for public buildings In
Washington. and 10 exert their efforts for the removal ot
the Capitol Mr. Pratt presenting the resolutions OF tie
Legislature to that eec; to-lay The Finance Committee
discharged from tho further consideration Of sey-
eral important bills because OF want 81 time g. act on
them at this session. The bill 10 levy additional ntor
nal tax on lotteries reported unfayombly by the
Committee. as they were Of the opinion that being
bill relative 10 tho increase Of the revenue gould
cOnstitutionaly originate in tie Senate. Tic Indian Up
preparation bill occupied nearly Fix hours Of the session.
But little II any interest seemed 10 be taken
in It except by Mr.. Cole and Nh. Harlan. tha
latter fighting TO increase the appropriations ana the
former to reduce them. Several times the Senate found
Itself without quorum. and business had 20 be
Bonded until Senators returned 10 their seats Numerous
amendments were acted on. with probably moi moro
than onethrd OF the Senate voting Motions for 70
cess were voted down. and the Senate kept steadily
until q o'clock when, on demand for the Yeas 0nd
NAYS on orc Of his amendments by Mr. Davis, tho aD
sence of a quorum was again discovered Motions
Immediately MADE by the Democratic Senators TO ad
iourn, which were promptly voted down. Ar
Cole. the Acting Chairman OF the Committee ON
Appropriations, then moved that tho Sergeant
alarms be sent for the absenee 40 IN number 1t vas
at once asserted by several Senators that minority
had no power to compel the attendance Of absent sens
tors there was no use OF going through the farce o.
sendjng for them When the question was referred 70
the Vice President he decided that, under existing rne-
a minority could not compel attendance, and asked M
Hamln, who occupied the Yice-Prcsdenfs char Tor
four years for his opinion. He said that the custom had
only been 10 invite the attendance OF absent
members but no believed that the minority
had the power TO compel attendance, and
He intended In the next Congress to make IN cDdcaEor
10 have the point definitely settled. long time was
spent in an effort TO some agreement 10 take the
vote ON the bin at stated hour tomorrow, but without
success Finally the motion OF DIR. Cole Was carried
ana the sergeantat-AI was sent after the absent
members. Several Senators, who had gone home and
enjoyed their dinners returned about $780, which suiced
10 form a quorum. and business resumed
After steadily voting down al amendments. the Senate
passed the Indian Appropriation bill Mr. Conking who
has charge Of the Ainendatory Enforcement bill, thsA
moved take up to be the regular order Tor To-
morrow This was resisted by the few Democratic Senators
present To- the extent Of refusing TO vote on the motion,
thus breaking mp quorum. Upon point OF order madeby
Mr. Conkng the Chairman Mr.. Carpenter, all
Senators present to their names After gTeas
deal Of discus On Mr. Bayard and Sir Johnston yielded
and answered while the two other Senators Mr. CaSsery
and Mr. thurman sl refused, although their names
were called again and again. Tho only remedy thea
was TO wait until the sergeantaAms could secure the
attendance OF other Senators; and ut 1880 p IN
quorum was obtained, and the bill was taken
up when Senate adjourned, after session Of nearly
II hours.
The House passed two Of the Appropriation bills TO-
day the Fertilization bill. in which no changes were
made, and the River and HaTbOr bill MT Farnsworth
opposed bill the ground that our fortinca
lions are useless against improved gums and sps ON
the River and Harbor bill the House spent most OF tho
day. as almost every member tho floor desired to get
little of tho money appropriated for his particular
locality. The bill Was finally passed by vote OF aDoas
two 10 one.