Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-14
FORTE.FIFTH CONG RESs,
THURSDAY. March II

SENATE.-Mr. Mcmillan presented a me-
mortal FROM the legislature of Minnesota, ask
ing grant of land in aid of the Southern Min
nesOta railroad.
Mr.: McCreery presented resolutions OF the
legislature of Kentucky in relation to the re
peal OF the resumption act.
A number of other memorials were present
ed and referred.
NJ Davis, of Illinois, introduced bllscor
trict of Columbia. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. ingalls,, the Senate took up
and passed number of pension bills. as fol
to VIM. H. H. Buck to Mrs. Rebecca C. Max
we'll; to Kate l.. Roy: to Mary Wilkes. widow
OF di Admirai "a Charles Wilkes; to Rebeeca and
NJ. Steele; to Hannah Street: to Alfred Rich
ards. and to Theodore Garden.
Al the suggestion of Mr.Wther s.Mr ingalls,
calIed @ up the bill granting pension to VIM.
b.. Whiting.
Mr.. Sargent said if this bill passed it would
De the hrSt instance in which pension was
given to an officer who was already drawing
pay from the government on the retired list.
Iendlng further discussion the morning
hour expired.
Mr. Voorhees, introduced a bill to provide
lof lhe payment of custom dues, and all other
dueS 10 The Y. s., payable i'm legal tender
notes, except IN eases where otherwise Speci-
hnnnce committee.
MIR. Matthews then addressed the Senate i'm
adVocacy OF The substitute for Mr.. Dorsey's
III.
on Tuesday. He said that the bin reported by
the committee on the Judiciary and that by
lhe committee on railroads cover the same
ground, and it would be necessary for the Sen
etO decide which it would consider He
therefore proposed before taking his seat TO
move that the bill OF the railroad Committee he
fmnS,m.e1 frn tbn ior senate 6lll No l5 h9 bill
then went on to explain the provisions of the
bill reported by him, and the effect of
the same III relation to previous legislation.
HOUSE-Mr. O'Neill introduced a resolu
tion which was referred to the committee on
public buildings and grounds directing that
committee to inquire and report upon the
eXpedlencE OF purchasing land for the eXten-
sion OF the l. S. mint building in Philadelphia
and also to report cost of such purchase.
Mr. Hardenberg introduced bin to regulate
the reserve fund of National Banking Asso-
Citations. ct authorizes said banks to call or
dispose OF the legal tender notes required to
be held as a reserve fund, and to invest the
same III bonds 1.-THE United States which shall
constitute the reserve fund OF said banks
referred to committee Oh banking and cur
rencN
Mr.. Reilly introduced bill for the preserya
ton and protection OF game in the District of
Columbia. Also, bill to create revenue for
the District of Columbia by levying tax on
dogs, Referred to District committee
Mr. Hooker presented resolutions of the
NilsSlSSlpr legislature, approving the act for
disposal of public lands for educational pur-
poses. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Roberts. the Secretary of
war was directed to ascertain and report the
cost OF the removal of the rocks In the chan
mel OF the Potomac river between George
low t@oWn "a ana the new outlet OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal.
MIR. Cause, from committee on public lands,
reported back the bill TO encourage the iutro-
Gucllon OF supply of fresh water i'm the
desert west of Fort Yuma. Ordered prinsed
and recOmmitteQ.
Mr.. Durham, from committee on eXpendi-
tuIes OF department OF Justice, reported a
bill to limit the compensation OF the circuit
and district courts of tho United States,
where the same person holds both offices. Ii
provides that the pay shall not exceed $500
alter payment OF all necessary expenses.
Passed.
Mr.. Durham, from same committee report
ed a bll TO amend the revised statutes relat
ing to the employment of special counsel in
eases where the United States is party Ii
limits the employment to but one person to
assist the District Attorney, and limits the
compensation III any given case to s., 900.
Mr. Frye argued that the pay fixed was ell
tiTely too low. There We're important cases in
which counsel of proper ability could not be
obtained for s., ,UO These heavy eases usually
arose in the large cities. and would the gentle
man pretend to say that the distinguished law
yerS III cities could be obtained for 5000 in
each case?
Mr.. Durham did not live in any of these
large cities: but he did know that when the
city lawyers came out to laud it over the coun-
try lawyers, that the country lawyers usually
threw them. tLaughter.l
Mr. Hanna thought the whole section of the
Revised Statutes should be repealed. There
was no necessity for the employment of spe-
were selected.
Mr.. Field inquired whether the gentleman
thought single district attorney could prop
erly attend to the government interests i'm the
large districts of New York and MaSsacbu-
SettS, where two or three courts were i'm ses-
sion at the same time.
Mr.. Hanna thought they could if competent
men We're employed.
Mr.. Butler argued that the compensation
was too low to secure such talent as the i'm
pOrtance OF eases demanded. This would be
the case in suits where hundreds of thousands
OF dollars We're involved.
The bill was then passed.