Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-10
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, December n.

ua!, lor the nfSt time this session.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary of Mar I'm
regard TO loss OF officers' properly by the SIM
ing OF the steamer j. Dom Cameron in 1S-9
Referred 10 committee on military affairs.
Also, message from the President OF tho
] United States. enclosing report from the SEQ
! retary of state in answer TO Senate RESOLUTION
OF the 9th OF May last relative tocertain claims
! against the government OF Nicaragua by citI-
| ZenS OF the nited States. ordered that il he
| printed, and referred 10 committee on foreign
| relations
| Mr.. Maxey presented the memorial of the
| Baptist Association OF Texas, asking that GER
! tain Indians in that state have homeSteadS So;
| apart for them. Referred 10 committee on In
! dian affairs.
Bill We're introduced and referred as follows:
| BY MI. Jones (Fla), by requeSt-Graating the
| right OF way to the Florida International Ship
canal company, and authorizing ii to build and
| operate telegraph line along said canal. Com
/ mlttee on public lands. BY Mr.. Piumb-A Ioint
resolution lnStructing the Attorney General OF
the United States to bring certain suits in the
name OF the nfted States, to set aside cert ain
| patents 10 lands granted the Black Bob and
| Shawnee Indians. Committee on the judiciary
BY MI. Anthony-A bin for the relief of VIM P
moran, late diSbursing clerk and Superintend-
! ent OF The Navy department building. Commit
| Tee on claims. BY Mr.. Lamar. by requeSt-To
! provide for the education OF the blind. Com
! mlttee on education and labor. AlSo by re-
| quest-A bill to establish department OF public
| health. Referred to select committee appointed
TO inquire into epidemic diseases.
I
| affairs, reported favorably on Senate bin ali-
| thorizlng the appointment of DR.. Jennis /
| foWeH an assistant surgeon in the L. :. army
| and on his motion the Senate proceeded 10 con
! slider tie bill. In explanation OF the bin he said
| Dr. Powell had already rendered services as as
! slstant surgeon, but he could not be regularly
| appointed because he served In the confe,iarate
| army when minor.
During a brief debate on the bill Mr.. Beck
| gave notice that tomorrow he would introduce
OIL 10 repeal section 1918 OF the Revised stat
no person who has served in any capacity i'm
the military, naval or civil service OF the So
called confederate states or of either OF the
states III lnSurfectl0n during the late rebellion
! shall be appointed to any position in the army
| Of the United StateS.''
The bill was read a third time and passed
| yeas 81 nays u. as follows:
nEASaMessrs Aru strong. Bailey, Bayard, Beck
t6ur1lslGe. Butler, Chaee. Cockreii, Coke mover
Garland Grover HafriH rri Hereford % & &n.o gohao5 hms65
Jones Of Fla, Herman, Lamar, McCreery, McDon,
dock, Randolph, Ransom salisbury, Spencer. voor
hees, Wallace, Whyte, Withers-39
Of Wis, Dawes. Edmunds, Ferry. Halnin Howe,
insa.ls. hirkwood, NcMuian. Matthews, Mitchell
WindoIn-2l.
Mr. Cameron, Wis y from the select committee
tomquire what connection SenatOEConover had
with the omission of the Hot Springs clause
from the Sundry civil bill OF last session. sub
mitted resolution authorizing the committee
10 employ sten0grapher and have the teS-
Agreed TO.
Mr. Wallace introduced a bill TO authorize
The exchange OF subsidiary coin for trade dol
lars. Referred 10 committee ON finance IIt
provides that the subsidiary coins OF the United
states Shall be interchangeable for trade dollars
at the rate OF 100 cents for each of said dollars
and they shall forthwith be recoined into sub
sdlary coin, and the gain, il any be made may
be used by the secretary OF the Treasury TO pay
the expense Of sending subsidiary coin 10 such
persons or banks as may desire the same i'm ey-
1rrpn n do
dollars shall cease from and after the passage
OF this act.l
Mi. Allison, from the select committee ap-
pointed ut the last session TO inquire into certain
charges against Hon. Stanley Matthews. sub
mitted the following:
Resotred, That the House of Representatives
DE respectfully requested 10 transmit TO the
senate copy OF the testimony OF one James f.
Anderson relating 10 the Hon. Stanley Mat
thewS member of the Senate from the state
OF Ohio, understood TO have been taken before
one OF the committees OF the House OF RepreSen-
tativeS. Agreed TO.
At the expiration OF the morning hour the
Senate resumed consideration OF the bin TO
amend Sundry provisions OF chapter one title
three of the revised statutes OF the United
States, relating TO presidential elections and
provide for and regulate the counting OF the
votes for President and Vice President and the
decision OF questions arising thereon.
Mr.. Morgan spoke in favor OF the bill
After debate on the electoral count bin the
Senate held brief executive session, and when
the doors were reopened .at 2:4O adjourned
until tomorrow.
HOUSE.-The following members were an
nounced 10y the Speaker as composing the COM
mittee TO inquire into the cause OF the yellow
fever ep1demic:-MeSSrS. Young, Gibson, Hook
er. Goode, Haltridge, Morse, Garfield, Harmer
and Chittenden.
The Speaker also announced the following
appointments TO I'LL vacancies on committees
MIR. Majors, TO committee on public lands; Mr.
Bailey, to committee on public buildings and
grounds, and Mr.. Luttrell to committee on post
offices and roads.
Mr.. Luttren offered a resolution calling on the
Secretary OF the Navy for information as to the
delay in the repair OF the monitor Monadnock,
al Vallejo, Cal. Adopted.
The House then went into committee of the
whole lMr. Springer in the chaiN on the consul
lar and diplomatic bill.
DEBATE on THE DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION.
The bill appropriateS 81 ,03S, 49, being Sl40 200
below the estimates. and was explained by
Mr.. Singleton. [whO has charge of the bilD. TO be
the Identical bill passed last year by the House,
before il went TO the Senate
The bill was then read by sections for amend
mentS.
Mr.. Hale moved 10 increase the salaries OF
ministers to France, Great Britain, Germany
and Russia from $4,000 each (as provided by
the bilD, TO SlI,5O0, the present salary.
Mr.. Garfield said that the man who would at
tempt TO get up political excitement on old sec
tional issues would find himself without the
support OF the country, but the man who
wanted TO gain the good will OF the country
must put himself in the line OF its leading
thought: and that was the restoration of bus-
ness. trade, sound political economy, sound
money, and the honest payment OF obligations.
Foreign trade was the most important factor
in the restoration of business; yet here was
bill cutting down unwisely the salaries OF the
foreign ministers.
Mr.. Singleton called attention TO the fact,
that since the democrats had had possession OF
the House they had been constantly cutting
down expenses of the government, and yet the
commerce of the country had been continually
increasing and foreign intercourse had not been
crippled
Mr.. Hewitt lN " trusted that the economy
introduced would be continued. He believed
that the diplomatic expenses could be largely
reduced. and that many small missions could
be consolidated or dispensed with. But, so long
as the missions were maintained he was not In
favor OF paying inadequate compensation. He
thought that the sums paid at London and
Paris were not sufficient. He was not in favor
of increasing them, but thought that the whole
subject should be inquired into by the COM
mit1ee on foreign affairs.
The amendment was adopted, 9S-9l.
Mr.. Conger moved to amend by providing for
ministers at Belgium and the Netherlands, at a
salary or $500 each; NO provision for those Of
ficerS being made in the bill. Rejected sS-91.
Mr. Monroe moved to amend by inserting an
appropriation OF 5000 for charge d afaireS
at Greece. Rejected.
yiding for a secretary or legation at Brazil.
Adopted.
Mr. Fort moved to strike out the clause pro-
viding for second secretary at Berlin. Re-
jected.
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