New-York tribune., 1878-04-18
NEW BUSINESS,

NEW BUSINESS.
mum ,er of bills were Introduced and referred to
committees among them the following
BY Mr.. HOWE Rep, Wis) By requestI'ro authorize
the utmont OF stenuggapheIs To the United states
Circuit aud District Courts Referred to the COMMITTEE
Mr.. VOORHEES, Dem, IndJ. from the Committee on
Finance reported adversely ON tDc Senate Dill auth0h
he dsti6uon ard racuh'auon OF spirits In ouid-
ugs heretofore erected and moi less tnan 300 feet apart
and committee discharged from its further con
Mr.. BEc K Dem, Ky submitted the following;
finnish ne senate with ali tie information in possession
hi- department. As 70 the ta CONSUMPTION within the nted
p ncludins tos. imported a vel a. those produced In this
country with the proportion oi e'eh
Nj. DORSEY Rep, Ark submitted a resolution cali
ing FOR copies any and all decisions relative to the
right the Indians to impose taxes in the Indian Terri
tory and copies OF all papers on file in the depart
Etnt relating 10 the sO-called Permit law. Agreed TO-
MIR. WINDOW (}cp.. Mimi submitted the following:
Rsored the Of Representatives conCurriug) That
President OF the senate and Speaker Of the House OF Rep
respective Houses wltout day on Monday. June 10 \ D.
ISIS, ~ II o'clock, noon.
Mr. SARGENT rep CALI called up his joint resolu
ton anthorns hr President to appoint commissioners
70 arrange treaty with the Kingdom Of COrea. Mr..
sargent described at length the character, locu-
tion, business resources and other pecularlueS
of the CoreIn Kingdom, and said that all
trade with COrra = now confined 10 Japan, nut tAat
some European goods reach COrea through that me
dum the people Of Corea need our goods, and VIII he
good customerS ney pTo9'px s na3ef d
He referred the former hostities with COrea, aud
said Here is people, numerous, contiguous III
dusrious and ueepuye, ready Tor our advances need
ing our manufactures, aud promising important trade
The trade with Northern China would be increased by
the security OF navigation ID t1S yellow sea ana our
whacrs IN the sea O Japan would be protected against
dangerous aud hostile coast" He moved the reference
OF rrsOlutIont the Committee on Foreign Relations
which was ordered
VOORHEES, AND THE PUBLIC FAITH.
The morning hOnr having expired, the Chair laid be-
fore the the order of the Senate adopted yester
day. proyling for the consideration Of resolutions and
hills on the calendar at | o'clock to-day
Mr. HARRIS Dem, Tenn moved to postpone that
order the present and take up the bill for the relief
ofwarren Mitchell Rejected, and the Senate proceeded
The first RESOLUTION was that of Mr. VOORHEES, Dem.
Ind declaring that IL was OF the highest importance
tanned and in order TO do so, that the Government
ITSELF IN ali departments, should III good faith keep
all contracts and Obligations entered into with Its own
citizens.
MI DAWES (Rep., Mass favored the resolution of Mr..
voorhees, and said he was ready to Orit He
graduated the Senator from Indiana upon the sound
views expressed in tins resolution.
Mr. VOORHEES, returned his thanks 10 the gentleman
from Massachusetts, for his Endorsement of the reso-
ton lie mad hoped and prayed that the seed sOwn by
had not hoped in vain lie was glad to see that the
Senator from Mass chusetts had been benefited by it,
MI BAYARD Dem, Deli said he held IL TO be mat
ter OF slight Importance whether this resolution should
be referred 10 the Committee on Finance or adopted.
II ample declaration upon subject upon which
he hoped there could ne no difference among Americans
lie thought the resolution was introduced only as
vehicle for the elaborate speech made Dy the senator
from Indiana III January last The resolution sailed for
| Point NOpOnt ana II reached no point.
Mr. WINDOW (Rep, Mimi said for the Senate to pro-
clam world that il intended TO be honest here
seemed TO him not much 10 the credit OF the
Nation It looked to him If 10 admitted that there
has been something dishonest In past history He
| Thought the resolution beneath the dignity OF the
| Senate.
| Mr. BECK (Dem.. Ky) spoke of claims due TO indi-
yduals by the Government which had not been paid,
and said that though bonds very good our word
Is bad 1t Is ike the merchant In New-lork VINO tee-
! graphed TO merchant interior city TO know the
standing OF man. and the reply must be contained
in ten words he said Bond good; word not worth
-" The last word could be understood III was not
| continental" lLauShterl
Mr. VOORHEES, insisted upon vote upon nlskiesolu-
! tiOn, and it was unanimously agreed to.
Mr.. MITCHELL (Rep., Oregon gave notice that on
Monday next ne would ask the Senate 10 consider the
bill To extend the time for the completion OF the Northern
| Pacific Railroad.
Bills On the calendar were passed, as follows:
The Senate revive act granting the night OF way 10
the Pensacola and Louisville Railroad
bill for the relief Of Francis titlbean..
bill reIOcede To FlOnda Jurisdiction over
dOckyGru Ia the County OF EscamDd
The the for the period or seven
the date original grant or the patent O
Thomas A. Weston for an Improvement IN puleys i,
bill extending TO Colorado the Act OF July =
1862 granting public lands states ana Territories which
provide colleges for t9 benent Oi agriculture and the
mechanical arts.
The Senate then, at 4:l0 o'clock motion OF Mr.. Nor
ri went into executive N,ssiOn and, when the doors
were reOpened, adjourned