Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-16
Senate.

WAsn1NaToN, April Ex-senator Wallace,
from the committee on foreign relations, re-
ported favorably the Senate bill authorizing an
issue Of passports free to colored citizens going
to Brazil. Passed.
Senator Sargent submitted an amendment to
the House bill to place the name Of James
Shields on the retired list Of the army, with the
rank Of hrigadier-general SO as to strike out
all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu
thereof a provision authorizing the President
to place on the retired list of the army large
number of officers named, with the full rank
held by them when mustered out Of service
Among those named are the following: Gems.
q. s. Grant. John A. Dix, George B. McClel-
Ian, N. P. Banks, B. F. Butler, A. E. Burnside
John 4: Logan Carl schurz, A. Pleasanton,
James Shields, j. A. Garfield, Charles Devens,
J. d. Cox and some fifteen or eighteen other
well known army officers in the late war. Re-
ferred to the committee on military affairs.
Senator Rollins, from the committee on man.
ufactures, submitted a resolution directing the
committee to consider and report to the Senate
the probable effect of any changes in the tariff
law upon the manufacturing industries of the
country. Agreed to.
Senator Hereford spoke in favor of the reso-
luton submitted by him on the LIST of March,
requiring the committee on finance to report
House bill to repeal the specie resumption act
within one week, and gave notice that he would
seek q vote thereon tomorrow.
Senator Morrill,, chairman Of the finance
committee, said he thought the committee
would report the bill, with certain amend
ments, tomorrow. He said perhaps the fact
was not known to the Senator from West Viz
ginia, that specie resumption resumed in
some cities lately, and that there would be
specie resumption throughout the country be-
fore scfiru could ho ha6 N ba 1nfo %bo
bill.
Senator Anthony, from the committee on
printing, reported favorably on the joint reso-
luton providing for the distribution and sale
of a new edition of the revised statutes.
Passed.. He also reported from the same com.
mittee adversely on the resolutions to print
extra copies of the report of Professor Hay
den's on the geological and geographical survey
of territories, and that the arguments before
the committee on privileges and elections in
regard to the 10th amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States, comforting
suffrage upon women, and the committee was
discharged from their further consideration.
Senator Hereford introduced bill to repeal
that part of the specie res nmption act of jan
uary 18th, 1875, which authorizes the secretary
of the treasury to dispose Of United States
bonds and redeem and cancel currency. Laid
on the table for the present at his request, to
be called up tomorrow.
Senator Jones introduced bill authorizing
railroad companies to contract and maintain
telegraph lines Tor railroad purposes, and to
secure to the government the of tho same
for military, postal and other purposes. Re
ferred.
Senator Burnside introduced a bill to repeal
the several sections of the revised statute re-
lating to the tenure of civil officers. Referred.
Senator Maxey called up the Senate bill APP
propriating $750,0O0 FOR the purpose of con-
tinuing improvements on Galveston harbor,
Texas. Passed.
At the expiration Of the morning hour con-
sideration was resumed of the bill to repeal
the bankrupt law, and Senator McCreery
spoke in favor Of repeal. At the conclusion Of
Senator McCreery's remarks the bill was put
upon its passage, and it was passed by the fol
lowing vote.