The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03
BUSINESS FOR THE SENATE.
PLENTY or WORK AHEAD FOR THE
SENATE RILLs NOW REF0RE
TT FOR CONSIDERATION,


WASHINGTON, D. G.. Nov. 2G-The Senate
calendar Of business, as officially prepared
for Monday, shows three special orders nine
resolutions and l6i bills coming over from
last session. and If Senators are disposed for
business they have plenty Mt hand to go To
work on. The most important bills are in the
following condition: Tho original Senate
bills. which will have to be considered by the
House as well as the Senate, are: The bill to
provide for q survey Of nm inland water route
from the Mississippi river to the Atlantic
ocean, to authorize and equip an expedition
to the Attic seas; to organize Life Saving
and Coast Guard Service, to establish the
Territory Of Lincoln and provide temper
airy government therefor, to authorize the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company TO extend
Its railroad and telegraph line oasterlY from
Its present eastern terminus In Arizonia to n
point on the Rio Graude at or near FL Paso,
and to aid I'm building the Same: to amend the
Texas Pacific Railroad act. to repeal all that
part Of the resumption act which authorized
the Secretary Of the Treasury to dispose OF
United States bonds and redeem and cancel
greenback currency. regulating compensa-
tion for the transportation Of mails on rail-
road routes and providing for classification
Of mail matter; to provide for the establish
ment Of steamship mail service between the
United States and Brazil; to provide for and
regulate the counting Of votes for President
and Vice President; to regulate hours Of
labor. to establish an educational fund.- and
to apply the proceeds of the sales of
railroad companies to construct and main
tain telegraph lines for commercial purposes,
to provide Tor indemnity due to several States
under the act Of March D. 1866. relative to
swamp and overlooked lands; to confer upon
the army boards Of the United States army,
organized by tho President to review the pro-
ceedings of courts martial, authority to com
pei the attendance Of witnesses and to send
for persons and papers; and to incorporate
the United States Railway Mail Services MI
tual Benefit Association. The following House
bills are on the calendar with amendments.
and will have to go back tn the House for
eoneurrence i'm said amendments Eli for
the payment ~ officers and soldiers Of the
Mexican War Of threa months extra pay,
provided by act Of July 70. 1879: md an net
to authorize the payment Of cusJJms dues
in legal tender notes. The following House
bills are on the Calendar with adverse reports:
TO relieve certain legal disabilities Of women,
and u provide for the enforcement IT the
eight hour law House bill to provide for
arrears Of pensions and to fix pay 1T letter
carriers have passed to the second reading,
and only require the concurrence Of tho
Senate to become laws, So far rs tho lpgis-
lntiye department Is concerned. Among tho
resolutions coming over from laat session the
most important are that Of Mr. Beck declaring
the imposition Of taxes fer the purpose Of
creating q sinking fund for the oxtinguish-
ment Of portion Of the pas'lic debt to 10 IN
necessary and nexpedent, and that Of Mr..
Blaine in relation tp the tariff.