New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
yIytb CONGRESS---IId SESSION

ppc1rr AR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
hi'ooI -, ,'-sor ,,rtoS PASSED BY THE HOUSE
,,rvn A PRoTRACTED FIGHT-sEN h"AL - 80,
IN AMUSING sCENEs-A DAY OF HARD
WORK IN THE SENATE ,,7 1919
SENATE. WASHINGTON NAV L. 90
7, tbe Senate, to-day the House piii " De-,
a., ost routes in various States Known q"
80 pnl was reported with numerous
and placed on the ca'ehuar' - .,o Committee on
~ ANTHONY (Rep., f. ~, from the 'onu, ,o tint
i -anorted fayorably on the resolution ~ I
,,,rot,rc the report of Breyet Malui ,.aini
I'M non the subject Of bridging the
River. Agreed TO. ,o, ON the calendar:
The following bills were placeu o nisttct Of Coum.
The House bill to create revenue lnys,n M '"' -.
ms Iy uSsae for the senate bill 70 neG by author
., ts s8p len certificates trroneousN ' 90
,ies Of the District for the appointment Of an add
The senate W. Bse N The second circuit end7ents
york vermont sa S awards the southern cams oo
NILSSON Tor the appontrnent OF additional t1TcHt
a Dn a5 ~ Ike seventh Circuit, comprising Uh'
Iincs sna he senate bills granting arrears OF pen
sms on,n. hill 10 fix the collection districts m New
1,scy WIS indefinitely postponed; a'so " o''i i'N
eearances for foreign cpun,tIe,s, ,od "a follows:
Nv MT MITCHELL Q}ep Oregonl- iu cssrs
adadlee.on ~ w oregon and the Territories of dano
Washington and Montana. Referred 10 lHe Ooni'
on FuIr'H AMIiN Hep MeJA bin to amend seGt dn
NAI27 OF the Revised Statutes realNe 10 tN ~ tn,
~ and funcfi0ns Of consus. Referred 10 inc Oo
I.tee an Foreign Relations. -. .o,.,,;t,oo
Mr. DAVIS Dem. W. Val sara iie sc ie nanrsi re-
1nipted some time ago 10 investigate Tue
hos and accounts Of the treasury Department,
ksd made some progress ont Juseo 'V 20 onCr.s. He
,S'refore submitted resolution authorizing ny ,
ten 10 continue the investigation ana SIT uuius 'No
recess MORRILL, (ep VIZ objected to the present con-
sheraton ~ ad s an individual Senator, and not as
,osaber of the committee he "ohu stat ,iai 80
nroent made by by him when lie submitted tnc Toso
staten csihmg for an investigation including the one
t Ine pubic debt statement had Dceu aiteic y, 10y,
tas 5000 GOO 600 or more, would DC proven pJ inc
inye yes 1ssoluon was then laid aside. .
o Us WADLEiGH rep, n ~ tue senate OH 10
Snend the statutes N re%H 10 a'e nv mSdetsnd
~ mai n should not displaee the Dlil 10 repeal INC
spse,e Resumption Act or auy Appropriation bli, l.,
HIWr HOWE. tRep. Wis., submitted resolution ~.
,,ctine The Commute Rules To consider ana report
Hpon The propgety of so amending Ine STANDING run VI
to the floor OF the Senate during SESSIONS
th sr ,,IIN. REP MeJ submitted an amendment
dfecpg the committee 10 inquire iuto the prohleiF OF
adopting rule preventing any ny SenU d m9y are
called lie said il little less tlan uSSrcclul 10 s
bdv m sec he manner which Senators ran to see tie
Tse amendment was agreed to and the resolution
PI Mr.. MITCHELL (Rep. Oregon) called up the Senate
hill amendatOry OF the act granting hlds 10 anu III 'n'
construction OF railroad anu rs , s liu If Ore
i' W TfIi'EMAN CDem Oniuj opposed the passage Of
% ti II c said ne regarded IL as new land grant, and
therefore would vote against II. ,, ., A.,
Pending discussion tic morning hour expired and tie
20 or motion OF Mr. SARGENT Rcp Call, twas ordered
thai when the senate adjourn to-da! II DC 10 meet Oh
Mr. MORRILL, QIep, VI, chairman of the Committee
on Finance took floor 90 speak III OppOso u Tue
bill to repeal the Specie Resumption Act Du Salu 9 WIS
NOT prepared proceed with ms remarks To-Day pom
his motion, tue further consideration oI th"I Dill was
The president pro temporc laid before The Senate
report Major II. C. Houston OF the Engineer CORDS
i'm reference 10 the money expended Tor me improve
meat of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers Referred 10 the
be Senate hin 10 incorporate the Collateral Loan and
Trust Company OF the District OF Columbia was deu-
Mr. HARRIS Dem. Teun) called up the Senate bin to
incorporate the Suburban Railway company oi wash
Alter a brief discussion. Mr., MORRILL, (Rcp., VT
moved rccOmmit the bill win INSTRUCTIONS 10 report
certain amendments. Rejected-leas, II; nays, "a
The bill was then considered and amended 50 as To for
bid the Of steam IN prOpelhng cars through me
streets the city ana to limit tue capital STOCK
OOO aud IN various other minor particulars ana pe'eu
The following bins we're also passed:
The bin 20 extend the privileges Of the eysed stat
the bending Of goods to PAN h 10 e SS d Caan
gSo s. iTie Ellen saxon widow of James saxton; Celia
Willis Walker whose husbands were Drowned at the wreck OIL
The House bill granting apension to Elizabe5h Totem
widow Of the lac Commodore benjamin j. Totem ~ :, Is
Of the United states for the District OF Iowa
and for the appointment Of an additional judge.
Mr.. COCKRELL Dem, MOI gave notice that on Mon
DAY would ask the Senate To consider the House
bil to place the name OF James Shields OF Missouri on
the retired list OF the army, with The fduk oi brsadc
Tbe PRESIDENT pro tenpore laid before the Senate
message from tue President, transmttinga eOmmunca
IRON the secretary OF state on the subject OF the
pointed under the Treaty Of Washington. Ordered that
printed aud referred TO tue Committee ON Foreign
The senate then, on motion Of Mr.. SARGENT, went
into executive session aud az 400 p M when the doors
were TeOpened Adjourned until Monday.