The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-02-16

! In the senate, on the Sd, Mr.. Hamlin
= submitted an amendment to the postOfice
: appropriation bill, appropriating 100000
; for steamship mail service between San
l Francisco, Japan and China for one year
and authorizing a contract with the Pacific
mail steamship company for transporting a
monthly mail Between the ports designated.
He also submitted an amendment apprOpri-
ating $500 OO from the revenues of the great
trunk lines for railway postotfice service
during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1878.
Referred. A bill for the sale OF apart of the
Fort Dallas military reservation, O:egon,
was discussed until expiration of the morn.
ing hour, when a brief executive session was
held, followed by recess till Monday morning.
In the senate, on the 9th, at the expi-
ration of the morning hour, consideration
was resumed of unfinished business, the bill
to amend the Pacific railroad acts SO as to
create a sinking fund for the liquidation of
Indebtedness due to the government by the
Pacific railroad companies. Mr.. Christiancy
spoke in favor of the bill reported by the
judiciary committee, and against chat of the
railroad committee. When Mr.. Christiancy
concluded, the bill was laid aside informally
and the senate considered bills of a private
nature. The senate at 2 o'clock went into
executive session and soon after took a re-
cess till tomorrow.
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr..
Winiom, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported adversely on the house
bill TO provide for the payment of James b.
Eads for construction of the ietties at South
Pass on the Mississippi river, and was placed
on the calendar with the adverse report. 1t
n,,tbariyac ihn Cnprntorv Of thn trnoCreu 30
pay out of any Incorporated money in the
treasury $500,0 600 to SAID Eads, whenever the
| secretary of war shall determine that
amount is due said Eais by the terms of the
contract. At the expiration of the morning
hour the bill TO amend the Pacific railroad
act so as TO provide a sinking fund for the
liquidation Of Indebtedness due the gov
eminent was taken up and Mr.. Hitchcock
spoke in opposition to the bill of the Judi
ciary committee. After debate the bill was
LAID aside informally, with the understand.
ing that it should be unfinished business to.
morrow. ssMr. luga'ls saidE the bill abol
ishing the board of metropolitan police
commissioners of the District of Columbia,
with the presidents veto, was lying upon
the table, the committee having recon.
mended that it be passed, notwith-
standing the objections of the president
thereto. The subject was discussed at sOme
length, aud the question being shall the bill
pass Notwithstanding the objections of the
president thereto, il was decided in the neg
ative, yeas 80, nays %, twO-thirds not voting
in affirmative. The senate went into eXecu-
tive session and when the doors were re.
opened took a recess till 10 o'clock tO-mor-
row.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Dor.ey
introduced a bill to repeal the act to incor-
porate the National Capital Life Insurance
company, and to provide for winding up Its
affairs. Referred. The bill providing pay
ment to james B. Eads for the construction
of the jetties at South Pass, Mississippi
river, was discussed at some length, but soon
efter expi alton of the morning hour Mr..
Gordon demanded the regular order, and
Eads' bill was laid over. The bill to amend
the Pacific railroad acts, so as to create a
sinking fund for liquidation of Indebtedness
due the government by the Pacific railroad,
was taken up, and Mr.. Gordon spoke in ad.
vocacy of the bill introduced by him, and
reported Bfavorably by the committee on
railroads. Mr.. Sherman called up the house
bill authorizing the commissioners of the
Freedmen's Savings and Trust company to
buy In certain real estate and other proper
ty, and to sell the same at public or private
sale. He submitted an amendment, proyid-
ing that no sale of real estate shall be made
by the commissioner except at public auc.
unless such sale and terms thereof shall
be inst approved by one of the justices of
the supreme court. Agreed to. The bill
then passed. Mr.. Clayton called up senate
bill to authorize and empower the secretary
of the interior to adjust and settle the ac-
counts OF the Kaskaskia, Peoria, Pianke-
shaw and Wes Indians. Passed.