The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-16
Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.


|, WAsH1NGToN, Feb. 10.
The senate met at 10 o'clock and i'm
mediatcly took a recess till ~ o'clock.
Upon reassembliDg Mr. Cameron of Wis
consin presented resolutions of the Mil
waukee chamber of commerce calling at
tention to the importance of reciprocal
trade between the United States and Cana
da, and urging the adoption of joint reso-
luton introduced in the house some time
ago, providing for the appointment of
commissioners to confer with commission
ers Of Great Britain in regard to the ne
COLLATION. of treaty to bring about such
trade; referred to committee on commerce.
Mr.. Herman presented a remonstrance
OF the manufacturers and others Of Troy,
N. T., against the passage of house bill in
relation to damage for Infringement of
patents, referred to committee on patents.
Mr.. Conkling called up the bill providing
for the distribution of Mexican commits
sion awards, but it was laid aside.
MIR. Boutwell, submitted concurrent reso-
luton providing that the silver commission
be allowed till the Gath of February to
submit report, agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Hamlin the electoral
commission were allowed to use the senate
chamber in the evening after recess of the
senate.
At the expiration of the morning hour,
the Pacific railroad bill was taken up but
laid aside, and the house bill for the sup
port of the government of the district of
Columbia considered. Several amend
ments were agreed to, and pending discus
sion Mr.. Wright demanded the regular or
der, being the Pacific railroad bill. A
lengthy discussion ensued as to the order of
business, during which Mr.. Sargent said
the committee on appropriations would
soon press the appropriation bills, aud they
would antagonlze anything which might
be before the senate.
Mr.. Window spoke of the condition of
the appropriation bill, and said the pension
bill was the only one which had passed
and become Law. The Indian, fortifca-
ton and military academy bills were in
conference; the consular and diplomatic
had passed both houses, and was now
awaiting the action of the house on the
senate amendment; the legislative and post
office appropriation bills hal been reported
to the senate, but could not be acted on be-
cause there was no money to print them;
the da6niaprU hill ho1 10
but had not been acted on by the senate;
the sundry civil, army and navy bills were
yet to be acted on by the house. There
were but fourteen working days of the ses-
sion left, and the condition of business was
not very aattering, and an extra session was
made probable.
Mr.. Wright withdrew the demand for
the regular order and consideration Of the
district bill resumed. The amendment of
Mr.. Herman, exempting from taxation
property actually occupied and used for
educational purposes was agreed to and the
bill passed.
The Pacific railroad bill was then taken
up and after discussion thereon the senate
took recess till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
The house upon reassembling went into
committee of the whole on the naval ap-
preparation bill, and when the end of the
bill was reached Mr.. Whitthorne offered as
an independent section an amendment au-
thorizing the appointment of commission
to decide and report on the future naval
policy of the United States, said commits
sion to consist of the admiral of the navy,
tie general of the army. two naval officers
to be designated by the president, two SEN
ators and three members OF the house.
Mr.. Conger raised point of order. The
amendment changed the existing law and
was not in the doctrine of economy.
The chair overruled the point.