The Portland daily press., 1878-03-07
XLVth Congress-Regular Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Mar. 6.
Mr.. Cameron of Pa, presented resolution of the
select and common council OF Philadelphia In favor
of improvements in the Delaware and Schuylkill
rivers. Referred.
Senate bill to authorize the Worthington q Sioux
Falls Railway Co. to extend its road into Dakota
the village OF Sioux Falls, was discussed and passed.
Mr.. Paddock, from the Public Lands Committee,
submitted resolution authorizing the committee IN
considering the memorial of VIM. McGarrahan to
send for persons and papers. and take testimony and
EN- uoy a stenographer. Agreed to.
Senate then resumed consideration of the unfnsh-
ed business, being the long bond bill.
Mr.. Eaton OF Conn.,, favored per cent as the rate
Of interest Instead of 8 65 per cent.
MIR. Blaine moved to strike out 365 as the rate OF
interest on the bonds and insert in lieu thereof per
cent.
After debate the Senate, by rising vote Of yeas
80, nays Z, agreed to the amendment.
The bill was further amended on motion OF MT.
Plumb to provide that the bonds shall be dis
posed Of for coin or for United States notes at their
nominal value instead of the rate at which they may
then stand in the market.
a roll call.
The bill as it passed provides that in lieu of that
amount Of per cent bonds to be issued by the act
Of July A. 1870 the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
of the denominations of $25, $50 and $780, redeem
able in coin fifty years from the date OF their issue,
bearing interest payable sem at the rate Of
posed of for coin or for United States legal fender
notes at their nominal value and such legal tender
notes shall be re-issued and their proceeds and the
coin received for such bonds shall be applied to the
redemption of outstanding bonds of the United
States which are redeemable and bear the highest
rate of interest.
On motion of Mr.. Sargent the joint resolution re-
Gently submitted by him in regard to Chinese immi-
tomorrow, when he will address the Senate in re-
gard thereto.
Senate at s.35 went into executive session and at
$50 adjourned.
A bill was introduced to establish export bond
ed warehouse at the port of New York for manufac-
tured tobacco. Referred
The Speaker proceeded to call committees fol
Mr. Franklin from the Public Building Commit
tee reported a bill for the erection Of a public
building at Kansas City, Mo. Passed-yeas 1884,
nays u.
Mr., Young, from the same committee, reported
back the bill appropriating $25000O for the erection
of a fre-proof building for a national museum
Referred.
At the conclusion of the morning hour the Speaker
laid before the House message from the President
| returning without his approval the House bill
authorizing special term Of the Circuit Court TO
the southern district Of Mississippi at Scranton
Miss. on the second Monday in March, The messag
stated there not sufficient time to give notice
the holding of said special term, and that the gov
because no funds would be available for that pur
pose. The bill and message were referred to thu
Committee on Judiciary. and the House at 1.5'
/ o'clock went into Committee of the Whole on tn
deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Garfield spoke in reply to Mr.. Kely's speecl
of yesterday.
deficiency bill Mr.. Hooker opposed that portion
which appropriated $4,000 to carry suits agains
the alleged respasseTs on the public timber lands.
/ Mr.. Patterson of Colorado opposed the same pro
vision of the bill and said those seizures would wor
| great hardship to many citizens Of Colorado.
Mr.. Foster of Ohio called attention to the fact tina
the only suits which have been commenced in Col
orado have been to recover 500 600 from the Atchi
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, $4,000 from tn
Colorado Central, and 100000 from the Boston &
Colorado Smelling Co. These would be the poo
l citizens who would suffer.
After further debate the bill was read by section
i for amendments.
Mr.. Hanna moved to increase the number of tenn
porary clerks to be employed by the Secretary of th
Treasury from 20 to 85 aud increase the appropris
/ ton for such clerks from $4,000 to $25, zoe.
Without action the committee rose.
Mr.. Banning, chairman Of the Committee on Mil
tary Affairs, reported back the bill TO reorsanize Ii
army, consolidate certain OF its staff department
l and to reduce the cost of its support Ordere
/ printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Whtthorne introduced bill to authorize til
/ Secretary of the Navy to classify the various nav
yards and determine the character OF the work to /
1 done thereat. Referred.
i Adjourned