Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-24
FORTY.FIFTH CONG RESS.
THURSDAY, January a.


! presented to the Senate.
Several other petitions relative to the tarii
remOnetIZatlOn and repeal OF the resumption
| act were presented and referred.
Mr. Anthony reported resolution 10 print
| l2,OOO copies each of the BOgy and Morton me-
| Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin. introduced a
bill TO authorize the killing of seal and other
| fur bearing animals in Alaska. Referred.
| MI Dorsey introduced bill in relation TO
| certificates of assessments for Improvements
| in the District of Columbia. Referred to com
| mittee on District of Columbia.
=, Mr. Thurman offered a resolution directing
| Tie committee on appropriations 10 inquire
| INTO the management OF the Freedmen IS hos
pital, in the District of Columbia. Adopted.
NJ Hamlln, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported back resolution of thanks
| to Henry Nj. Stanley. the African explorer
| Placed on the calender.
| The Chair laid before the Senate Tin answer
TO resolution OF January 1jth) a cOmmunca
| ton from the Secretary of the Interior. en-
| closing report by Indian Inspector +. {.
watkins relative to. the establishment Of a
large Indian reservation for all the Indians in
| oregon and Washington territory, and en-
! d0TSlng the same, and recommending an ap-
preparation pp IA i9r that PURPOSE; Referred.
| dian affairs. Referred.
Mr.. Burnside offered a resolution that Mai.
Runkie De netlfied to appear, if he see proper
| SO TO do, before the Judiciary committee with
the Senate. Agreed to-
REMOVAL OF THE OBSERVATORY.
Mr. Sargent called up the bill for the re-
! moVal OF the Naval observatory, and said he
was satisfied from the debate of yesterday
that the Senate wanted further information.
and without speaking for the naval committee
he would move the adoption of the substitute
| providing for commission of inquiry pro
! posed by MIR. EdmundS.
HE substitute was adopted, and, as thus
! amended, the bill passed. IThe bill as
/ amended, reads as follows: Thai the President
De, ana is hereby, directed To appoint, by and
| with the advice and consent of the Senate. a
commission consisting OF three persons whose
| duty it shall be to select a site within the Dis
llct OF Columbia for the 7. S. naval observa-
| NantageS of heathfuneSS clearneSS of at
moSphere, and convenience of access from the
city OF Washington and report 10 ne present
! session of Congress-
| Mr. Beck gave notice that tomorrow he
would call up his resolution restraining the
| Secle etary of the Treasury from purchasing
! ponds 10r the sinking fund.
THE SILVER DEBATE.
Mt. Lamar. al the close OF the morning hour,
/ proceeded to address the Senate on the silver
question, opposing the resolution of Mr.. Mat
. thtWS and The substitute offered by Mr.. Nor
/ iii, as neither presented the true issues. He
/ opposed both, because he did not think it wise
| To formulate and DECLARE an opinion before
! legislation. He would hear every argument
/ and proposition before he formed a final de
! clslQn on a question OF such momentous i'm
! polt. Neither. did he approve of the
proposed plan OF reconciliation. He thought
/ There were several plans of RECOMMENDATION,
and that some Ian could be found by which
The TWO standards could be more harmonious
Jy blended. lie favored a Silver dollar that
I was equal TO gold, but not the dollar of 4l2l.
+ grams. He argued that the effect of the re-
! monetlZail0n OF silver would be practically to
demonellze gold. and drive it out of the cOun-
Try,
! HOCSE.-Mr. Springer entered Il motion To
reconsider the action of the House yesterday.
rcierting the communication of John &. Myers,
! in relation 10 The consul general ut Shanghai
! To tilt COnnllIttc on lOrpIgn aH1lrS.
Tho House then resumed consideration of
! the steamboat bill reported from the commit
, tee on commerce.
/ Several amendments were offered and
adopted for the purpose of strengthening the
Liability clause relating to owners and officers
. OF vessels
Alter considerable discussion on Mr.. Beck, :
! amendment making owners responsible the
; yeas and nays were ordered.
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! A JOINT MEETING OF the committees on posi-
/ offices ana post roads of the Senate and House
was held this morning in the room of the Sen-
ate committee. Gen. Bussey, of New Orleans.
! and w. ). Trenholm, of Charleston. S. c.,
made arguments fayOring the passage of bill
! granting government aid for the establish
menl OF steam mail service between this
! country and Brazil. Bills to accomplish this
: purpose have been introduced by Mr. Eustis
i'll the Senate and Mr.. Gibson in the House.
! THE SUB-COMMITTEE of the elections com
, mittee in the House to-day reported to the
full elections committee of the House that in
the matter of the contest between Field and
! Dean of the Sd Massachusetts district the sit
ting member, Field republican, is entitled to
| the seat.
IMMIGRATION.-The Supreme Court in a re-
/ cent decision, held that no state could pass a
law with reference to the regulation of immi-
! grafton. This decision swept away all the
state laws of New York, which heretofore con
tro!led and regulated the subject. The New
loTk OK C3ngresSlonal delegation held meeting
. at the CaplDl today, and appointed a COM
mlltee, consisting OF MeSsrS Potter, HiscOck,
! James and Lockwood. to frame bill on the
! subject, for action of Congress.
SALARIES OF L. s. MARsHALs.-rhe com
. mitiee on the expenditures in the Department
of Justice to-day agreed to report bin to
limit the salaries of L. S. marshalS to 5000 per
annum. and providing that deputy marShals
shall not receive more than s. p5r day.
/ GEN. VINCENT, assistant adjutant general.
! left here last night for his new post al San An
I tOnia, Texas, as he will stop a few days in ST.
Louis 10 visit his friends and will 90 from
! there direct TO San Antonia. Gen. Breck is
| now in charge of the office at the War depart
! ment. which was filled so many years by Gen.
! Vincent.
THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE TO BE
! INVESTIGATED. Representative Finley, of
/ Ohio, ihas been directed by The committee on
! pupllc expenditures of the House to inVeSti-
! gate the expenditures of the Government
| Printing Office. Charges have been lodged
| with the committee that the republican con
! greSSiOnal committee gOt a large amount of its
| documents for private circulation printed free
| Of cost to it and at the expense of the United
| States. This charge Mr. Finley proposes TO
investigate.
! PROPOSALS for furnishing the Post Office
department with wrapping paper, hemp and
! cotton twine and letter balances were opened
! yesterday. No awards have yet been made
. but ii is understood that the contracts for
/ furnishing wrapping paper and cotton twine
| viii be awarded to Francis II. Smith. of New
! York. the lowest bidder. For furnishing
| hemp twine. The lowest bidders are John
! Bailey 4 Co. of Philadelphia. the pre-
! sent contractors but an informally in the
! bid is alleged, and it is possible that the con
| tract may be given to f. HI. Bracker & Co..
| Cincinnati, the next lowest bidder The only
| Washington bidders were George Hill jr.,
! Wrapping paper, and John 4. Baker, the low
! est bidder for furnishing letter scales. Fair
banks 4 Co. offer to furnish scales of eight
! ounce capacity, with double beam. combin-
ing the avoirdup0iS and metric systems, at a
price which will permit their introduction in
The POST offices of the country. at cost of about
| $lC0OG0 less than the amount estimated as nee
essary Tor this purpose in the report of the
| Postmaster General.
| Proposals for furnishing the departments