The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-09
CAPITAL NOTES.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS 9.
The senate.

WASHINGTON, Nov s.-The Senate met Mt Il
m. and bills and petitions were introduced and
appropriately referred, rs follows: -
f sNlnE for relief f2u on sewing sey
by Mr.. Mcdonald: A resolution that the ex-
attend the funeral of the late senator Morton be
approved by the President of the Senate,
Mr.. Cockrell. from the Committee on Claims,
presented a favorable report on the bill for the
relief of Amos Ireland. of Florida. Placed on
the calendar.
BY Mr.. Garland:, A. bill to create a circuit
BY Mr.. Anthony: A bin to authorize the Secre.
tary of the Treasury to purchase certain lot oi
na M Of s Td ssa se to nVy
to accept silver teapot from the Emperor OF
Siam.
offices and Post Roads reported favorably on
the bill for the relief of Edwin Rodgers
Placed on the calendar,
the Q National Lie Insurance Company and for
BY. Mr.. Matthew'S; 4 bill supplemental of an
act to provide for the resumption of specie pay
BY Mr. Spencer: A bill for. the relief of the
Deposit Savings Company Of Mobile
setting forth that Congress did, by the act Of
June. 1862 and by subsequent acts. grant large
subsidies in the shape of land grants to build
the Union Pacific Railroad upon certain condi-
Whereas, said roads have neglected to operate
their road in conformity to said acts therefore
Resotped That the President be required to
inform the Senate what needful measures are
necessary to enforce the performance of said
contracts.
over. He gave notice that he would call 1t up
early next week and submit some remarks
Mr., Thomson suggested that the preamble be
modified to read: Whereas, It is alleged, in
place of asserting that it is a fact. etc.
The House.
.WAsH1NaToN. Nov. s.,,The House, on motion
Of Mr.. Atkins, resolved itself into the commit
tee of the whole on the army appropriation bi!l
Cox. of New YorB, in the chair. After the bill
had been read In the committee Mr. Atkins said
that he was uncertain as to the Wishes OF the
House on the subject of a general debate Of the
question neither he nor the committee had any
desire to restrict debate, and he therefore moved
a reference Of the bill to the committee for the
purpose OF limiting the general debate on the
bill.
The commit ee rose, and after n little discus.
sion Two hours was fixed on rs the time to dis
At 1870 the House again went into the com.
| mitee Of the whole,
few minutes in exploration Of the features oi
| the bill. He gave 1t as his opinion that he Ap-
preparation Committee had nothing to . wilb
gress: that belonged to the Judiciary Commit
tee He said there was but one item in his bill
tbat was not In the former bi l--that was On ap-
bore into rihed cannon. He said this would
| make excellent rihed guns out of the compare
lively worthless Rodman guns, and the com.
mittee thought this sum could be expended
In these experiments.
He next went on to show the manner In which
the items had been arrived at and how the com
mittee had been enabled to reduce the amount
| Of the appropriation for horses for the cavalry
There had been material reduction in eonse
uuence Of the termination OF the Sioux war
which left supply Of horses, on hand: In thu
| matter of clothing there had been an increase
Of appropriations because the supply left ct tn
| close of the war had in part furnished clothins
| for the preceding years. This had been ex
hausted,, and the estimates this year were for al
new clothing for the army.
| The debate was continued by Foster. Conger
and Phillips in favor Of keeping up the mum
| Der of men. and Durham and Singleton agains
| 1t. Two hours were allowed for general debate
| of the close of that time Schleicher moved t.
strike out the clause limiting the army to tn
number now actually in it ut this time. Thi
gave rise to a debae under the five minutes
| rule. which lasted until adjournment, At 4:20 2
m, the House without a vote being reached ad
| lourngd.