Evening star., 1877-12-14

FRIDAY. December Ia


SENATE.-A large number of petitions
from all sections of the country in relation TO
the tariff, alcoholic commission and woman
suffrage were presented and appropriately re
lerred- There were also several petitions pre-
sented asking that the limitations on the pen
SION act De removed or modified. which were
referred To the committee ou pensions. Mr..
Dorsey presented 4 memorial from citizens of
New Mexico setting forth that many hundreds
oi Apache and other Indians We're roaming i'm
that territory, whereas their reservation was
near fort stanton, 200 miles away, and request
that Sild Indians I've removed la their reserya-
tloh; 10 committee on Indian affairs. By Mr..
GroNer-A memorial from citizens ~ Oregon
praying that the time for completing the
Northern Pacific railroad hr extended: com
mlttee on railroads. Mr.. Sargent. from com
mlltee on appropriations. reported back the
Rouse JOINT resolution fixing the date at which
the services shall commence of the Il clerks
employed by the House. and that il shall com
mence October 18th, the date of the organiga-
tion oi the House; passed. by Mr.. Spencer
plii to pension the soldiers of the Indian
tfeeh war IN lS6 and lsS1: committee on pen
slonS. by Mr.. DorSey-A resolution tina, the
committee on the District of Columbia be au-
IhorlZed TO inquire whether the action of the
commissioners of the District of Columbia i'm
locating the Police Court at the coTupr of 9Th
and ID streets is i'm accordance With law;
adopted. Also that the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia be directed to inform the
senate what streets and aNeI ,pS in the ciiV ni
Washington need improyin-. wha; the e>ti
mated cost Will he. how II compares with pre-
lhe chair laid before the Senate a commu-
nlcation from the Secretary of the Interior
calling attention to the compensation allowed
10y laN for publishing advertisements i'm the
newspapers, setting forth that the price was
so low that many publishers would not accept
ni the terms. and the result was to drive out
the advertisements from papers in the large
commercial cities and asking that The law be
m0dlhed. and that he be authorized Ia adjust
The cases already before him. Referred to
committee on civil service reform and re
trenchment.
Mr.. Cameron (Wi>) reported back House
JOINT resolution in relation Ia the construction
oi reservoirs at the head waters of the MiSSs-
Sippi river. Passed.
The Chair laid before the Senat" the Senate
Matthews resolution. on which Mr.. Hereford
took the hoor. and argued against paying The
Mr.. Merrimon took the floor. but yielded la
MI kdmundS, 10 move for an executive session.
with the understanding that the Senate would
resume It's session for the purpose of allowing
HIM (Mr. MerrimOm TO submit his remarks on
the pending resolution. and al ten minutes of
two the Senate went into executive session.
Hot SE.-BillS were introduced by unani-
nous consent and referred. aS follows BY
Mr.. SampsOl-To extend the time for the pre-
Sentation of claims for horses and equipments
lost by officers and enlisted men i'm the military
service OF the United States. BY MIR. YcdteS-
Bill ia relation Ia the Dismal Swamp canal BY
MI. Sulnn-J0 fiA the pay OF letter carriers
BY Mr.. Aldrich-To remit taxes on inSolyent
ranks. BY Mr. Stewart-To authorize the
postmaster General To contract for mail ser
Vice by steamship with Rio Janciro and other
ports on the east coast of South America.
MT Singleton submitted the report of the
conference committee on the deficiency appro-
piiation bill. Mr.. Singleton explained that in
const quence OF the amendments of the Senate
and the action OF the House thereon i'm accept
ing Them, there was only difference in the
conference committee Of about 81 .DDG
Mr.. Eden called attention To the fact that
the bill was double the amount that il orig
fhts taar ir.sgt.
there which should never have been there. and
he hoped the report would be rejected.
Ill. Hale called attention 10 the fact that the
House had. 10y It's vote, put on the large ap-
preparations, and the conference committee
had To take them "a they found them.
Mr.. Atkins called attention 10 the fact. also.
that the House had put on all the large apDro-
prialionS. and lie therefore resented the refiee-
tons cast upon the conference committee nv
The gentleman from Illinois,
MIR. Eden denied having reflected upon the
committee.
Mr.. Atkins replied that a motion To lay The
report ON The table or request that the House
voie II down. was aS gross reflection 2S could
be made. The gentleman seemed Ia forget
that conference committee must Weld some
thlng as well as demand. The difference be
tween the House and Senate before the con-
ference committee was sl10Op. and lie was
free 10 confess there We're some things i'm the
report of which lie did not approve. But the
items upon which the House yielded We're
mostly for small amounts. For instance. they
had yielded on the small amount for the Hot
Springs commission. Again. the Senate had
put on an appropriation of 5000 for relief OF
the home for INDECENT colored women and
children in the District of Columbia. As there
Was no warrant Of law for this appropriation
the House committee recommended non-con-
currence. But the Senate committee was
unanimous for il. and as the money was for
the relief OF the very lowest strata of human
lily, in consequence of poverty. the House con
fereeS yielded. Blu; neither the committee on
appropriations nor the conference committee
tn itS
large amount. Ii was the House itself that had
done il 10y agreeing 10 the $4,000 for the star
service and 10 the go for the State depart
ment, which swellcd the aggregate over
SSN.060.
MIR. Eden suggested that the gentleman
should then help Ia correct the error by de
ieaiing the whole bill and <eiecting the coll
terence report.
After further discussion, i'm which the main
objection was made to the star service appro-
pfiatlon, the conference report was agreed to.