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Congressional
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.--Sennte. Tho
Chair laid before the Senate o request OF
the House for q committee OF confer
ence on the District $50 bond bill:
On motion OF Mr.. White, the Senate
entered its amendments. and agreed
to request for q committee OF con-
ference.
Mr.. Sargent presented q joint resolu-
ton Of the. California Legislature ior
Legislation in favor OF the Centenniai
appropriation. Laid On the table.
Mr.. Logan presented q memorial ad-
dressed to him by telegraph from promi-
nent business firms Of Chicago, asking
that IL the Senate passes the House
bill repeating the bankrupt act, it be
made 10 take effect July 1st, Referred
to Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Kelly called up the bill TO extend
the time for the completion OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Edmunds moved an amendment
to come before the fifth section, provId,
ing that this act shall not be construed
TO affect existing private rights, except
as heretofore expressly provided, and
this act. az well as said charter and
other acts and resolutions heretofore
mentioned, shall be subject TO altera-
tion, amendment or repeal, at pleasure
OF Congress. Adopted.
Mr.. salisbury opposed the bill. He
said this immense land grant should
never have been made in the first In
stance. He was opposed TO countenanc-
| inc now rarties who had bought up the
iass,,is ~ U ~ g rncrn nominal valne.
''luo NJ Rai,v advncated the bill "a a lust
II ,r1.,.ar rneasnre
s'rr mtstt. t. anrt;nued at some length ON
~ ~ Tsrth.rn Pacific hill when IL was
.ao .,..s.1.T 80 auea 4. nava ts
pDTT3I TIe nnfi nisHed business being the
Cantennial anTropriation bill was then
tnh.., ,,,, IN which MT Norwood was
"nt;+iad r. Tho f;f.or
M. norwood. after some preliminary
.aarLs ~ a ,,onaraI nature. proceeded
tons. 20 a.s, tbot t1cre vas No question Of
.sosriyJy4;s,r - ~ ;nvnIved in this measure. A
knmatnr Nod aa;d here Yesterday that it
wnnld be mean and indecent to refuse
to give this appropriation. Therefore,
those Of MS who vote against it must be
mean and indecent.
Mr. Morton INTERRUPTED. and said that
in using the terms mean and Indecent,
he had meant 10 apply il merely to the
nation.
| He did think that after the Govern
ment had invited other governments to
narticiratf i'm it, it would be indecent for
rs az a nation to shrink out OF 1T. He
diJ ,,ot in The ieast intend to reflect on
the motives of any Senator. It was not
his habit to do 40 He had also said he
thouuhf. IL WAS mean to put in the pro-
visn.
Mr.. Norwood said he accepted the Sen
atnr'a exclamation with pleasure, and
would not say now what he intended to
cav nn This nojnt, He would address
himself now calmly and Lspassionately
as he hoped to the questions presented
bv the bill First he desired to correct
the impression that this matter was in
any serlse a national affair. The people
had no interest in it as was claimed. 1t
was q private affair. controlled by and
for the benefit OF a private joint stock
concern. He denied that there was an y
clanae in the Constitution cOnferring any
rr,wer to make this appropriation.
~, Norwood continued at great
l,th m = Il;scnas;on ri the CONSTITUTIONAL
r.I,;,ts W r. invnlved and. in Conclusion, he
brew q graphic picture Of the celebra-
zion which ne would like to see in the
centennial year. He wanted celebra-
tiOn Of the whole people. He did not
want it confined to Philadelphia or tt
Pennsylvania. He wanted it to extend
! over the length and breadth OF the land
and De DTOuSnt uOfue W LIE Hc1i th
stones Of the people.
After further discussion Mr.. Randolph
!. obtained the floor, but gave way to Mr.
Wright, who moved an executive session
: Mr.. Cameron Of Pennsylvania hoPet
the Senate would dispose Of this bill al
once.
The Senate then, after an executive
session, adjourned.
! HD,tse-The Speaker laid before th.s
/ House a number Of executive communi
cations which were referred TO appro
pirate committees.
On motion OF Mr. Eanoali, Oh hennsyi
Y with and the House went into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the Consular ant
Diplomatic Appropriation bill, Mr
Haskins in the chair. The Chair an
, nounced that by an arrangement MT
Hale, Of Maine, was 70 nave haiI a.
, hour; Mr.. Lynch, OF Mississippi, nal
! hour, and those TO be followed by MI
Blaine, who was to have an hour.
,, Mr., Hale then addressed the House
and said he had believed that ther'
J could be reduction Of 10 per cent mad'
on the bill, and so stated, but since thei
the bill had been torn and dismembered
He defined and defended diplomacy, an
said that next to the force OF arms tn
, success Of the revolution was due TO gu
representatives abroad, and that durIn'