The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-14
FROM THE CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The senate,

mlNilHE IN tsLiHMA DI nm NHultlDnhl nppfOnrt-
alton Tor tho Surveyor Generals Office. ttD-
ferred.
Several memorials against tho reimposition
Of The income tax. ugninst tho trnnsfer Of lit
Life saving Service etc. wore INTRODUCED md
referred. Also the House bill or tho I, lief o
| the titv Of Macon On.
report q n bill for The relief OF the Mechanics
Hnll Afsocation Of Atlanta. Ga. Placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Merrimon introduced n I'LL to provide
for and regulate the counting Of the electoral
vote. The bill is similar in import to tho one
which .passed he Senate of tho last Gong resa.
Mr.. knily introduced bill 10 aid tho New Or
leans and Pacific knilrond; also. to TO establish
mint ct New Orleans and pakng nm appro-
Mr.. Matthew's renewed his motion TO refer the
communication Of the Secretary of tho Interior
Ia relation to henrenntioi upon limbo, lands
| In Montana. and that IT be printed in the
Record. He snd he did not d sire to take
advantage OF hisopower to do SO and reviewed
express lis vish whether do uments should
appear in Tho Reoord. Tho Secretary hnd been
attacked her" and t9ir playsugeos1od that his
| Mr. Blaine said he had acted yesterday with
tho Senator. md thought. with him. thnt fair
i,ay entitled tho document to be- printed in the
Mr.. Sargent objected because he did not do
sire to toe tn, Record encumbered with extra.
| tho repugDnnce of the American people to tho
epy system and cited tho excitement which
prevailed in and out nf Congress over tho OK
|
| Known hs tho Moipty act. This syetsm Of spies
had been suddenly mIopted and enforced in an
unholy. iniaultons md unchr,tinn m,nner
| Mr.. Anthony said ha opposed the publication
| OF "ocumenfs In the record. but ns this com
| ment lHd been mnde he's now desicd it rend.
| that hPmlght know whnt tho Secretary Gays
| Iis h ped Tho Senator would read tho phper
from his place.
Mr. Blnine snid this was nm exceptional caso.
after IT. ! nd been rsud
| Mr.. Matthews said that Mt tho suggeRtion Of n
Senator 50 expert n"el in parliamentary mat
| tors as The Senator from ilbod I-lnnd. he
would reconfi Ter his intention and would leAd
| the communication. which he then proceeded to
do.
| At tho conclusion Of Tho rsnding Mr.. Rnire
proceeded to reply. charA ing harsh and IN
lust ireh ment OF pioneers. entirely r,i-Amer-
aows I one accustomed to tho laws OF Prus-
FL with ,te 25 900 900 inhabitants. territory
Of considerably less nrea than this territory Of
Montana. With ,ts. 10000, hnr1y ,pton, era. who
would, If placed in straight limo be wi hin
hearing dittnnce'f each other. He had been
inform. d, WHOM the bill to reton tho Moiotv net
Senator, whxed wroth mt tho employment Of
spies, 70 detect frauds upon tho revenue by rich
turbed, but lonely settlers In Montana must be
visited by spies and pirnpss.
tho opo OF nS :" King GeqEse b In
tho Territory by raising now conditions for the
D1ogss" the Of ssrsay ns % tho By nt.or hG
sought to dopopnlato tho Terrtores. les - ~"
:, Mr. :. Telle, , sid that what the people of Mon
from he timo the Atlantic coast was touched
until Tho Pacific coast was reached. To pro-
hibit tho use Of the timber would depopulate
Montana, Now Mexico Utah and Colorado. O
The morning hour having long since pired.
mr.. Wi9tom moySd g postpone all prior or
dora md m! take np tSe Military Academy appro-
printfon bill. which motion was agreed to,
Mr.. Window gAve way to Mr. Gordon who In
trod9red m hil e provide for deposits & savings
forrod to the Committee on Finance
The bonds nra to bear 2 por cent in
tergst run n, for 90 years. with coupons. 70,
tho legal standard at ma urity. ana interest
PAYABLE In my legal tender. the bonds to be
exchangenblo for treasury notes. The replac-
ing OF old notes with new issue of greenbacks
and per cent bonds receivable for ali dues.
and pending the, apprecin'ion Of those now
gseded coin for tho interest on Tho bonds ia pro-
tssIod for. The bin 0so repeats the tax on bank
deposits. permits these3 8 per cent bonds to be-
used Tor reserves. and tho usual repeating
,Mr Morgnn introduced u bill for tho relief of
th ne Ish BOOK "gsnt : Of the Methodist Episcopal
Mr. Window then proceeded to exulain thG
provisions OF thn appropriation bin. aud the
Hnondmon'B Il OF the Senate g immitec which In
crensed Ihe hpt roprintion, az tho bill came
from Tho House. $50, ACC &C.
Tho fivo principal itoms were: Additional pay
OF professors for longth Of service. 5000: for
competi tho walls and putting on tho roof of
tho new hospital Tor cadets s2i ssG 46; for com
ple,ing 'he system OF sewerage. sI3.2bo: for the
purchasing OF lake and hd dining lands,
zig ut OF wnyio % Syphon and appendagos
laying wnter pipes. ETC. s3s.b65.
The Amendm, nts Wcre reported fnyOrably by
tho committee. and were cOncurred In.
Mr.. Sargent of. rod an amendment providing
10, n"I mi % .n nde,s at large should
ench year. or foSy in nll. as the law is now con
Mr.. Blaine offered nm amendment providing
N tt,ry md,
to be appointed at large. should be appointed
from the descendants Of those who have served |
In the army Or navy of the United stntes.
a II animated 1. acnssfnn anrnna !, ~ to tho !
application OF the amendment to the deBrend |
ants ot army officers who had served sub-e-
duently in the Confederacy.
Mr.. Sarg' mt md others taking tho ground |
that It aid exclude them, while Mr.. Blaine CON
tended that the son Of Jefferson Das Is. Robert
be eligible II their fathers or other ancestors
haa been IN what is cued tho Cd army. tho war
oil 1912. or tho Mexican or Florida war.
Al er protrncted debate tho amendment OF |
MIR. v indom was. laid on the table-yeas 10. nays
Mr.. Matthews then moved TO amend Mr.. sar-
gent substitute for tho third SO ion by strik-
ing out ton and inserting forty. He explained |
ta,t =, he considered that n proper construction
OF the law was hat the whole nuGlber should be
forty, and offered his amendments to give
validity to tho construction which has hereto
Of Mr. sargent prevnisd. it would
deprive the present executive of the power to
appoint during hls entire term.
MIR. Window opposed the amendment and |
m owed TO lay it on the table. So ordered
Mr.. Hoar offere an nmendment providing
that tho provisions of the Amendment should
not be held to require the discharge of any
cadet heretofore appointed. which was accepted
by Mr.. Sargent
Mr.. Thurman thought that the number OF
cadets at West Point and Annab oils should be
reduced one-half and while in favor OF the
amendment, he was opposed to striking out the
third section rs 1t came from the House
r.. third
section and insert his substitute was agreed to
yeas A. nays IL.
Mr.. Thurman then proposed the words OF the
.hird section. Just stricken out as IN additional
section.
1t provides that only such number OF gradu-
ates OF the military academy In any one year
ieutenants as are required to FIJI vacancies Of
hat gra 10 existing on the first of July in each
year. appointments to be made according to
Standing In the graduating classes. but no cadet
llreadY apnonted shall be dtacharoed undar |