New-York tribune., 1878-05-27
XLVh CONGRESS-IId SESSION.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

REGULAR REPORT OF PhoCfEDi'"'''
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BILL OCCUPIES inH
SENATE AND THE ARMY BILL THE HoosE-fo
r1rIcAI SPEARS BROKEN OVER THE LATTER.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. May 20, 1873.
Tn tbe Senate. Yesterday, the Senate bill 10
amend Section 4I27 OF tine Revised Statutes III reia
tion TO the judicial powers and functions OF COnsuS va"
passed.
Mr.. SARGENT Rep., Call called up the concurrent
resolution declaring that the provisions OF the eASts
treaty. between the Empire OF China ard the United
sates allowing the unrestricted emigration 10 ms cou,
trv trom China might wisely be modified so as TO sun
serve The best interests Of both GoVernmeh'S' was
Mr., THURMAN Dem Ohio called up the Senate bl
ro nroydG tor Crc. and District Courts OF TIE Oni'eu
states at TOieGO, Ohio. PassCd. , - -. ,,r .
Mr. BAYARD Dem, DOL called up the Senate bil for
the :eIief Of William s. Norris william Manu. Chares
PAM ali Of Philadelphia thc Union Transfer Company
Of Baltimore, and John X. Graham, late OF Lao Phiia
MatfhSw v. smith OF New York, ana passed. +,
stTncting the Committee on the Judiciary TO inquire
INTO the cxpcdeucy OF limiting the jurls fiction OF uneo
the Hrcssr,c of business thereon. Agreed to-
Mi SPENCER (Rep, Ala), from the Conniiiiee t on oh
Military Affairs, reported faYOfdDy on rouse JONI Io>o
ut on granting the OF tents to the soldiers reunion TO
be beld 1T Des hOIncs Iowa. Pasaed 49,
Tn. senate then Resumed consideration OF me ~ pro
yidng permanent form OF government FOR the DlstcI
n'oIaao of Mr. THURMAN an amendment to the
htl section agiCed TO- providing that wren repairs
of streets to be made or when new pave
exceed - 900, motto" shall be given IN one newspaper
published WashinGjon and whcn Che total cost shall
exceed tLJt NOTICE sal b. given ~ one newspaper
IL each cities 0l NCwIUrk, Philadelphia Baitl-
more end Washington.
Rlr. MORRILL, u;cp., vi said that an amendment
pruyidug thar pavement shii be laid cOsng more
than - per square yaTd instead -, was rejected UD M
Gay moved 20 reconsider. Tue vote was rccOIlsid
erred, and ihc amendment agreed to-
Mr. EDMUNDs rep. VIZ moved 10 STRIKE our tDc
whole section relating tU tie eCCul oI delegate 10 IOh
r 81 Agcpd TO- after argumrntYe9s, 40; nays, . the
nHvt 5ciug 3ca,s. Dorsey, nniIn, HOar, howe ih2as,
F. q
1h' seventh section Oi the blil, declaring WLO sh'uu
be entitled 10 yoic, exc, also s,rcken cut.
TE: tetn section o; iEC b! continuing, the Board OF
Health having been read long discussion took piacc,
ndueHt the mode of he l'th admins
tIat.OIl was finally Icjcctcd--GCas IS; nays, 20
MI ~AIGISr (i.cp., cal moved 10 amend by Stflk.
Ing all that pt Oi the section GIVING Le BCatd Oi
Health power 20 declare and alatC HuisanCcs, etc.
Pendipg dls'us>uu resolution was agreed 10 IOf
printing copies 81 tie message OF the President IN
regard tbs dc!lGcratSu. Of the Fishery Commission
Mr. CiiElS1IANCl CHrp.. Iicl.l Introduced blI 10
aGrid section the act ot March 3 1879. 70 deter,
mnc tue jurisdiction o! Circuit Courts of thc United
states. Referred 10 The Committee on The Judiciary.
TIE Senate, then al Oc!"c", on notion CI ht NOOf-
HE'S, gdjOGIued untii Monday