The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-04
CONGRESSIONAL,
The Senate.

The Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The Chair laid be-
fore the Senate a Communication from the
Secretary Of War, transmitting the report OF
Capt Brown in relation to the improvement
OF the South Pass OF the mississippi river
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
MIR. Maxey, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs reported the bill relating to the
issue Of arms to Territories. Passed.
Mr.. Sargent offered an order fixing the
hour Of meeting at II a. m; but objection
was made by Mr.. Cockrill and 1t went over.
Mr.. COnkling introduced bill for the relief
of the collector OF the port of New York, with
q memorial from that official. Referred to
the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Edmunnds asked that the bill prOvid-
ing mode for counting the votes for Presi-
dent and Vice President be made the special
order for Thursday at / p. M, but objection
was made.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to proceed to the
present consideration OF the bill Disagreed
to-yeas 26, nays q.
Mr.. Gordon presented memoria! of Sec
ond Lieut.. Horace S. Jarvis, of Massachu-
Setts in relation to q distinction against Sec
Ond lieutenants in relation to the issue of ar
titicial limbs. Referred to the Committee on
Pensions.
On motion of Mr.. Howe the bill in relation
to telegraphic communication between the
United States and foreign countries was
taken from the table and recOmmitted to- the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Chair laid before the Senate q cOmmu-
nication from the Secretary of War trans
mitting the report Of Capt. Brown In relation
to the Improvement of the South Pass of the
Mississippi river.
Mr.. Maxey from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, repOrtee bill relating to the is
sne of arms to Territories. Passed
On motion Of Mr.. Ferry the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF the post routes
bill. The amendments proposed by the
Senate were acted on in gross, and with
other amendments proposed by the commit
tee, were agreed to by an addition to the
regular bill establishing post routes. The bill
contains fOrty-fOur sections in the nature of
Senate amendments, covering the subjects of
a REIMBURSEMENT Of the compensation to rail-
roads for transportation Of mails, providing
for payment by space instead of weight,
mail matters and providing for the registra-
tiOn OF publications, and subsdizing two lines
of mail steamers between New York and
Brazil and New Orleans and Brazil. The
first to the eighth sections, relating to rail
road compensation, were agreed to without
division
Mr. Salisbury made lengthy speech
against the Brazilian subsidy.
Mr. Eustis rose to reply, but gave way at
4 :35 p. m. to a motion by Mr. Edmunds for an
executive session, which was agreed to, and
when the doors were opened the Senate ad-
journed.
The House.
The States were called, as usual, on Mon
members seemed to have got tired OF prepar-
ing bills, and, therefore, very few were intro
duced.
By Mr.. Roberts, of Maryland: To provide
for the payment of advances made by the
State of Maryland to the United States since
1890, and to allow interest upon such advances
as may be repaid.
By Mr.. McMahon of Ohio: To enlarge the
powers Of the accounting OGfcars of the United
States in relation to the payment of bounty
claims.
BY Mr.. Tucker of Virginia: Granting to
the Supreme Court OF the United States re-
visory power over the judgments and DEGREES
of the highest courts in the several States,
By Mr.. Bland of Missouri: Authorizing
the Issue of $50,OO0,OOO of United States treas
ury notes for the Improvement Of the Missis-
sippi river from st. Louis to the Gulf Of
Mexico.
BY Mr.. Culbprtson, of Texas: To restrain
the Secretary of the Treasury from the pay
ment of outstanding 500 bonds except in
United States legal tender notes.
By Mr.. Wright, of Pennsylvania: To au-
thorize the issue of $500, 700 Of United
States treasury notes, to be known as national
money.
Mr.. BIount, OF Georgia, from the Commit
tee on Appropriations, reported the deficiency
appropriation bill, and gave notice that he
would call it up Wednesday.
Mr. Morrison, OF Illinois, asked leave to
offer resolution authorizing the committee |
on alleged frauds In the presidential election
10 nave pflnIeu Inc testimony taken from
time to time.
Mr. Conger of Michigan, would not object
If the word "all'' was inserted before the word |
"the" He wanted all the testimony printed. |
Mr.. MOrrison-The resolution means that
now, but there is no objection to the modifica- |
tion; you will get all you want out Of it. |
The resolution was adopted as modified.
On motion of Mr. Burchard, OF Illinois, the |
House as In committee Of the whole, Mr. |
Carlisle, of Kentucky, in the chair, resumed |
consideration of the bill to amend the laws |
elating to internal revenue.
long debate ensued on the amendment |
offered to section In relation to internal rev.
enue, which required marshals and deputy
marshals to arrest any persons in their dis
trictS found operating on Illicit distillprie1.
The argument was that no such arrests
should be made without a warrant. On the
other hand it was cOntended that if a war
rant was required in each specific case the +
Violators of the law would have an oportu-
nifty to escape. All amendments offered were
rejected.
Mr. Steele, OF North Carolina, offered an
amendment to fix the limitation of time of
offenses against interval revenue laws to two
years, the same as in cases of all other mis-
demeanOrs. Rejected
Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina offered an
amendment to repeal so much Of section CAB of
The Revised Statutes as authorizes the trans
Ter of suits against internal revenue officers
rom State courts to Federal courts. Adopted;
yeas 106, nays 80.
Only four pages Of the bill were passed over,