New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
yrIyrn CONGRESS--2D SESSION,

a IL 49,
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED BY
,nR snNArE-DEBArE ON TIE AMENDMENT TO
TIVE PACIFIC RAILROAD ACIs-ANENDMENr
AGREED TO-
SENATE. w AsHISGToS. Feb. Is. 1877.
Tho Senate met at 10 a. M, and Immediately
s another recess tai IL O'Clock. onreassenhlng MT
WALLS rep. Kan from the Committee ON the Dis
go, q, Coumbia reported favoraby on the Senate Dill
- y,vee an act incorporate the National Capitol LILO
,.urnpce Company, and to provide for winding up the
.s,ir, o. said corporation. Placed on the calendar
Mr. SARGENT C2ep., Call, from the Committee on
CONCENTRATIONS reported bill appropriating Sloo,Coo
=, upny dsheieney in tine appropriation for the pur-
t.e Of eflcia postage stamps for the Treasury De-
par,ment during the current fiscal year Passed
Mr. LOGAN (Rsp.. Ill., moved to take up the Senate
nil for the issue Of silver COIN, and to make the silver
Mr. MORRILL, rep, Wy said 1t was well known that
eaoh sd i had been thouSht best to postpone
the consideration Of the bill until after the report Oh THAI
MT LOGAN withdrew his motion TO take no Che silver
bill now and moved that ii be made the speca ouer i"r
Monday ne xt, ut o'clock y. m. -, ,, s,on,
Mr. BoGY (Dem., MOI, member of the silver ooni
mlsson said that he had devoted more .nY ,v The
report OF thc commission hal been eometsd, sd Woe s
been submitted TO the senate oe%re t nnted He
ooBcured with nc senator from inci h, ne desfrs
fneS dollar
- rsiorc il in ~ 70 produce benefit 70
trade and industry and not an injury Inc noioh Vi
NJ Logan was then agreed to- ,,
NJ, MCMILLAN (Iep Mimi presented joint resoin,.
sens NJ the Minnesota Legislature asking donation OF
truSh the public lands for line Of railI0ad from the
s,s Of a. Paul and Minneapolis TO the Falls of saut
an motion Of Mr. SARGENT rep, Cali the Senate
eaurrcd the amendments OF the iouso TO tue senate
amendments 10 the Consular ana Dipionauc AppioPiA
tlou BILL and It was pissed. -. .,
The pornng hour having expired, the senate resumed
of tn. mt ftlS he.
nm a. amend the Pacific Railroad to create
slnslag for the Liquidation q tue lndeotetness enc
epding question being on tine amendment OF MT boo'n
snbmted Wednesday last 70 te second secuon ~
prydc tic Central Pacific and Union Paeinc rosas
s-s o per auuuEn Ia equal ssnannua instamens,
mia such shall, WITH interest thereon oe sbceh,
Sra Jaed 10 other sums TO the credit OF the -inans
uad 70 paw aud extnguish the Government bonds ut
MATURITY advanced 70 sau companies, with SIX per cent
interest thereon. from their respective dates until pald
Interest on all placed To the credit OF the SINKING
fund shall credited anu added thereto sethisnnC
a, the rate six per cent per annum Provided now
ever thal foregoing provisions small prove insult
nccnt cxdngush tHe government bonds anu interest
tneIven maturity, rs aforesaid the seihahnuii pay
mcnts Increased 10 such sum Us VIII Dc suincien'
for that purpose. . 49,
M. BLAINE tRep, Me- said he was opposed to the
various PROVISIONS the Oil reported by The committee
Oh Railroads. Ine nfta section OF that b-ailoslng Tue
companies anticipate their seHl-annIl payments,
discounted the rate OF per cent-had the power %
naue mischief 10 IT, He was opposed 20 te ploVso ia
the tnrd section making Il condition that the Govern
mu should patrOnze The roads IN the transportation OF
freight 6c The Cfhcers OF the Government SHOULD ne
MI Tree ~ select the and cheapest Eeans Oh trans
narration On the other hand he cld not mean "a say
tai he could support the bil Of bic Judiciary COM
ntlcc That biu meant ID lawsuit, and Congress cou!u
rot do greater injury 70 tie United states treasury
than u bill that character! IAs OH meant te
LaVk deiay-the laws uncertainJy-dud thus tar inc
AVS uGccraInty had been certainty against tle Oned
states IA conflicts between the Government ana thc
c0mpGnles. The Government hai not nau lncK N the
eaurs A burnt cnIld drvadcd lire, ana ne Wautcd u
kcep ogf O. the He IN favor OF some D 10
have a settlement with these companies II nothing
should DC toward settlement AT me end OF Tie
present century, the COMPANIES would owe lhe
Government over $20o,oOO,0 OOO. the Govern
uent should then. take possession OF tne fOans
and tiat Would bc profitable uafgiln There nae
been guOd deal said about these railroad companies
beng grasping Inonopoles They we're only men; they
LAD Is valuable piece OF property ana they proposed TO
keep H. 10 apueal TO tie courts and hgnt "a Tic biter
b. INST 10 the ana fair 10 the railroad com
raies The amendment submitted yesterday by the
from Iowa tMr AlsOal in the nature or subst-
tu he Thought appeared Just, Il named no sie
enc sum To IN paid left tBat with the secretary OF
tne Treasury. He bOpcd TO remain III Congress long
euuu ia 10 20 by without railroad by! ~ H.
BuI lie was AFRAID he would not be ratihed II such Dill
a. that repUrc4 by the Judiciary Commute sEOud DC
passed railroad companies were Ia position more
advantageous tRan the Government Itself, aud lhey
could continue The litigation at the expense OF lAe GoN
eTnLeut " -,
Inr amendment of Mr. Booth rejected Yeas, "a
Nay. =, as follows: iRepG3icaus III Roman, Demo
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