Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-10
FORTE-FIFTH CONGRESS,
FRIDAY, Nav 10.

SENATE.-The Chair laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, transmitting in response to a reso-
luton of the Senate a statement relative to the
consumption of articles on the tariff list, &c
Referred 10 finance committee.
On motion OF Mr.. Whyte, the Senate took up
McHenry reservation, Baltimore
The Chair laid before the Senate cOmmu-
nlcatlon from the Secretary of the Interior,
transmitting copies of the decisions of the de
partment on the question of the right of the
Indians to impose taxes. Referred TO com
mittee on Indian affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, the Senate took up
the House joint resolution to enable the joint
commission to carry into effect the act pr0vid
ing for the completion of
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
line resolution authorizes the use Of $4,000
Tor per1ectlng the foundation of the mOnu-
Mr.. Dawes said there were two plans pro-
posed TO perfect the foundation, one was to
take out the present foundation and replace
it with another, and the second was by an out
ward extension of the present foundation.
MI COnklIng asked if any of the plans con-
tempated the taking down of the present
blocks and the construction of new monu
ment.
Mr.. Dawes said none of them contemplated
such plan. Without the consent of the as
sociatiop Congress would have no right to
take it down. In his remarks Mr.. Dawes
stated that the association had abandoned the
idea of the pantheon at the base and had also
reduced the proposed height from 600 TO 4S5
feet.
Mr.. Conkling said the plan proposed was but
an experiment which would leave the present
generation always in doubt as to his stability,
even after the original design had been aban-
dOned. He desired to know how much il
would cost to take down the present pile and
clear the ground entirely, SO that a foundation
could be laid that would email be the shaft to be
carried up to its original hight. He would
much prefer to vote for anapprOpriation of
$4,000 for q certain foundation than to eX-
pend $4,000 for the experiment.
Mr. Thurman said the engineers had stated
HAT the foundation could be made secure by
the plan proposed If this was so, where was
the necessity for taking down the stones al
readyup?
. Mr. Howe said that he did not understand
that the engineers guaranteed the stability
even after the plan had been carried out.
The resolution as amended, restricting the
expenditure to $4,000, was then adopted:
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill TO repeal the bankrupt act.
MI. MaXey continued his remarks in favor
OF the Immediate repeal of the act
Mr. Hill said since the question was raised
week ago as to the pOstpOnement of repeal,
he had received numerous expressions of
opinion that repeal should be immediate and
the bill was effective as it left the Senate, and
he should therefore vote against further
amendments, and for the bill as it came from
the House. In his remarks Mr. Hill said that
he believed a want of confidence had brought
more distress upon the country than L want
of currency
Mr. Dawes said he had voted to postpone
the time to January, in the hopes that Some
national system OF bankruptcy might possibly
be devised before that time but he could see
no dement's to be derived from a pOstponment
to September Business would wait until the
act took effect, and if the act was to be blOtted
out it would be better to do so at once than
postpone it till The middle of the term.
MIR. McCreery said to postpone to January
looked to him as no repeal at all If the act
was retained until all present and prospective
cases had the benefit of it, Il would never be
repealed.
HOCSE.-Mr. Willis (N. W, from the COM
mittee on the expenditures of the Navy de-
partment, submitted report in relation TO
such expenditures.
Mir. Page submitted minority report and
me me Whole subject was made the special order
Mr.. Wood introduced a bill to provide for
the refunding of duties enormously collected.
Referred.
Mr.. Durham, from committee on expendi
luieS OF the department of Justice, reported
back the bill to fix the compensation OF u S.
attorneys. Ordered printed and rec0mmitted
MI Dunnell, from public lands, reported
bill to provide that publication of notice of
contest under the preemption and free cul-
ture laws, shall be made i'm the county in which
The land is located. Passed.
clVll service reform. reported a resolution that
me labolers employed in the cloak rooms of
me House were entitled to pay since the 10th
day OF December last. Adopted.
rules, reported resolution to amend the rules
in relation to the committees on ways and
means mean and nc, appropriations: He explained
maj MAJ oa Ine caiendar d was greatly encumbered
ported contemplated that bills from ways and
means committees and from appropriation
committees may be made special orders by a
majority, butthat it shall require suspension
orders.
MI Conger and other gentlemen tboupbt
a rl oh ana ir,f fhr,
mode OF proceedings, and they thought it
should have more careful consideration by
MI Mills said that the rules of the House
seemed to have been framed more for the pur
pose OF obStructing legislation than to aid it
and push 1t forward. What was needed was
mOdlhcatlOn and revision of the rules, and a
committee should be appointed for that pur
pose, and if need be, be authorized to sit dur
ing the recess.
Mr.. Garfield said he was pressed by gentle
men on all sides to let the subject go over, and
he would therefore ask that the report lust
made, ana one to be made, be printed in the
Record, together with the rules proposed to
be amended, and he would call them up at
some future time.
The other amendment proposed by the COM
GIttee was that all bills originating in the
Senate appr0priatlng money, lands or proper
ty OF the United States and all Senate amend
ments 70 House appropriation bills inviting
new legislation, shall have their first cOnsid-
eratlOn in the committee OF the whole
The entire subject was ordered printed i'm
the Record.
Mr.. Banning, from committee on military
a1alrS, reported joint resolution providing
for issue 10 the territories of such arms as
may be deemed necessary; said arms to be
only such as have been superseded by other
aims Tor the army. Passed.
Under the regular order committees were
called for reports of private nature and a
large number of private bills for pensions
were reported and referred to the private cal
endar
MI. Cabell. from the committee on railways
and canals, reported bill to aid the Dismal
Swamp canal company in the improvement of
their canal. Referred to the calendar.
OnmOtiOn of Mr.. Bright, the House went into
committee OF the whole on the private calen-
dar. Mr.. Knapp in the chair.
The first bill on the calendar for cOnSdera
tiOn was that for the relief of College of Viii
liam and Mary. in Virginia.
Mr.. GOOde asked that it be laid aside. so that
other bills could be taken up, and i'm answer
toa question he said he would not press the
bill again at this session.
The bill was laid aside.
A bill was reported from the committee on
war claims for payment 10 Richard Heator,
executor OF John HeatOr, deceased, late of
Loudoun county, Va, of the amount of 1856
for stores and supplies taken by the U. s.
army.
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