The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-28
TOPICS BEFORE CONGRESS-.
offending THE TINE or THE SOUTH
IRN CLAWS COMMISSION

Electoral nm signed by the Oniccr- OF the
'r, Houses RntiryinR the Riack MiiI.
r,caty IouI.iana's Returning Board Com
.,,,,d for Contempt 100000 Wanted.
w,surScrov. Jan. 27.-Mr. Wright rep.
,rol called up the Senate bill to extend for two
'.o-a from the 10th Of March next the act cstab-
,.nlnc the Board Of Commissioners OF South
am Claims In explanation Of the BILL Mr..
WEIGHT said that there were n large number Of
,s.,s before the Commissioners in which test-
ronyhad been taken. and they were now await
snsaduIi,aiion. Should the time u the COM
r.eion bo extended he had no doubt that all
,a,ma could be- disposed Of. In answer to n
o,,s,ion Of Mr.. Thurman. he said II was not
,-ato-cd to allow any new claims 10 be filed.
the time Of the commission was only TO DO ex-
,.,1ol IN adiudeate claims now before IL. Mr..
Wright then submitted an amendment. pro-
,iiing that nothing in the hill shall be 80 con-
,,rued a. to extend the time for filing claims
before said commission or to enlarge its juris-
di,ton o. authorize the filing of new claims.
AgrecIto.
Mr.. Thurman Dem. Ohio) opposed any ex-
tnson of the duration of the commission. IL
had already been in operation six years. and
should have disposed Of all its business by this
tine
Mr. Wright said the whole number ~ claims
aedbcfore the commission was %. 29s. OF these.
ulio wcr' yet undecided. and in /. $50 OF them
evidence had been taken.
Mr.. johnston Dem. Val submitted an
sm,nlMent providing that no new evidence on
Iaui-' II the claimant shall be received, and
all ass in which no evidence has been filed
shall be- stricken from the docket Rejected
1Un lIII tlVu TUuI "a third Time and nusstI
At 1890 Mr.. Adams. the Clerk Of the House OF
R'pr's' ntNt,Nrr. appeared at the bar OF the Sem
n, y ith the Electoral Count bill. and announced
IT. passage 10y the House. Subsequently second
message was received from the House, an
noun,ing that the Speaker had signed the bill.
and Il Was presented to the President of the
Senate for his signature. Mr.. Ferry imme-
dat'ly signed II, and II was handed TO the Com
mlttcc ON Enrolled Bills. to be delivered to the
President of the United States.
Mr.. Allison tRep.. Iowa. called up the House
fill making appropriations for the support of
u" Military Academy during the fiscal year
Amendments reported Ivy the Committee on
AipropriWlOns were agreed b. as follows: Re
fi0rlng the longevity pay Of professors and in
hand from $3.50 to GIL 900; increasing the APP
preparation Tor repairs. improvements, &C..
from $4,000 TO $1,000 appropriatng 81 200 for a
clerk 10 adJutant. and the same amount for a
clerk TO the treasurer; also, striking out the
FecOnd and third sections Of the hill reducing
ihe number OF musicians in the band. and re-
nu'lng their pay. Tho bill was then read "a
h.rd time and passed..
Mr.. Window rep, Mimi called up the House
PHI making appropriations for Qualifications and
Ir ther works OF defence. and for the armn-
ntni thereof during the lcal year ending June
D. ir7-.
Amendments proposed by the Committee on
Appropriations were agreed as follows: Strik-
inL out ling guns for the armament Of sea-
coast foriifcatOns and inserting in lieu thereof
machine guns, and increasing the nppropria-
lion ilr that purpose IRON slOO 600 10 500 =
~. The bill was then read u third time and
passed.
On motion Of Mr. Allison the Senate took M
m hillto ratify I'm agreement with certain
bands Of the Sioux Nation of Indians and also
with the Northern Arrapahoe and Cheyenne In
dams, which was discussed briefly and passed
The senate then Resumed consideration OF the
b. in regard to a Pacific Railroad sinking fund
Mr.. Thurman tDcm.. Ohio called for II read
IN. oi the bill and the report of the Committee
mi SAID he understood the Chairman Of the
Committee on Railroads tMr Vest would sub
MT as substitute for the bill reported 10y the
judiciary Committee that reported by the COM
niii'" on Railroads, both bills being for the
creation Of sinking fund. but differing as to
C,'Iils
Mr. West tRep. Ia) said ms soon ms the bill
tn report of the judiciary Committee should
+ read. he would call for the reading OF the
fl and report of the Committee on Railroads.
lha, both bills might be before the Senate at the
same time.
. The bill Of the Judiciary Committee having
b. n rend, Mr.. Thurman said he would not
Ir.ss Il further to-day.
The Senate then went into executive session
IL when the doors were reOpened adjourned.