Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-13


ship Subsidies --Sunsct Cox Punctures the
Presidency Fraud and the Fraud of His
Fraudship's Foreign Appointments--The
Com,nittees--Appointm and Confirm
sttiOps;
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Thurman,
from the committee on judiciary, reported,
with amendments, the Senate bill prohibiting
members Of Congress- from becoming sureties
on certain bonds. Placed on the calendar.
Senator Thurman gave notice that he would
call it up for consideration at an early day.
4 resolution instructing the committee on
Judiciary to inquire into the expediency of
providing that all claims against the United
States exceeding one thousand dollars in
amount be prosecuted in the circuit courts for
the districts in which the claims originated,
was greed to.
The bill in aid of the polar expedition de-
signed by James Gordon Bennett, was passed
unanimously without debates
The vice president submitted a comifiuilica-
ton from the secretary of the interior in
answer to the resolution relating to timber
troubles in Montana.
Senator Matthews said the communication
WAS long one and moved it be refer1ca to the
committee on public lands without being read
and be printed in the Record.
Senator Sargent objected to it being printed
in the Record, but had no objection to printing
It in the usual document form. He referred to
The ccurse of the secretary Of the interior in
regard to timber matters, and said it would
stop all industries in many Western States and
Territories. He had no objection to giving to
the public in the usual document form any,
thing tho secretary might desire to say in de-
fence Of his cause, but lie did not Recognize the
right of a cabinet minister to come upon the
floor of the Senate and make a speech or have
prin ted in the Record defense Of his course.
Senator Matthews said he desired to reply to
Senator Sargent, and called for the reading Of
the communication as a part of his speech,
that it might appear in the record.
After debate upon points of order, Senator
Sargent objected to present consideration of
the motion to refer the document and it was
laid over till tomorrow.
The House bill for relief Of VIM. A. Ham
mond, late surgeon general, was taken up, and
Senator Plumb spoke in opposition. The bill
then passed without amendment, yeas IS.
hays !, Plumb.
Senator Teller presented petitions Of Robert
G. Ingersoll, of Illinois, and Others in which
they say that without the knowledge of your
petitioners, and as they believe without the
knowledge of great number of citizens of the
United States, certain acts were procured to be
passed by Congress in 1878, and since incor-
porated into the United States revised statutes
&c sections 1,785, 1878, 1898, $3.50 and 2,491,
Tor the ostensibie purpose of suppressihg OBJ
scene literature, which reversed the policy and
practice Of our governn ent since it's founda-
ton; that in the belief of your petitioners the
government of the United States was estab-
ished under the declaration Of independence
and the constitution for the more
general ger PURPOSES Of government only and
Of rights personal liberty, freedom Of con
science, of the press and of expression of
opinion, ETC., that the statutes aforesaid are in
the opinion Of your petitioners plain viola
ton OF the letter and spirit Of these funda-
mental principles of our government, and that
they are capable of and are being used for pur-
poses of moral and religious prosecutions The
petitioners therefore pray that the statutes
aforesaid may be repealed materially modi-
fed, SO they cannot be used to abridge the
freedom Of the press or Of conscience. A few
names were signed to the petition, after which
was the following 80. And fifty thousand
with the House committee revision of the
laws The petition was referred to the com.
mittee on revision Of the laws.
The unfinished business being the bill refer
ring the claim of Benjamin Holiday to the
court of claims, Senator Mitchell submitted
resolution to recommit the bill to the com.
mittee on claims, with instructions to report tc
the Senate what amount, if any, is due the
claimant on account Of his claim, and the said
committee shall have power to send for persons
and papers, and take testimony. Agreed to.
On motion of Senator Thurman the bill re.
ported by the committee on judiciary in regard
to the Pacific railroad sinking fund, was taken
and ha sNOko at Ion rfL fnvo tbor
Senator Thurman explained the provisions
Of the bill, and said it was fair and Just, and
no man could deny that it was liberal. After
providing for a sinking fund, the Union Pacific
company could still declare dividends Of AZ
per cent, and the Central Pacific dividends o1
64-100 per cent: on the nominal value of theil
stock.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, a member of the
Judiciary committee, spoke Of the necessity OF
making some provision for payments due from
these Pacific railways, and argued that Congress.
had the right to pass such a bill as the one pro
posed. He referred to the 18th section of thu
act of July LIST, 1862 chartering the road
wherein Congress reserved the right to alter
amend or repeal the act and said the passag,
OF tho pending bill was nothing beyond thu
exercise of this justly reserved power. HI
quoted at length from legal authorities in sup
port of the power of Congress to pass the bill
and argued that the public interest required it
and the Senate on motion of Senator Window
took up the West Point appropriation bill, bu
before proceeding with its consideration, tn
motion of Senator Matthews to go into execu
tive session was agreed to, and Senator Windon
gave notice that consideration of the Yves
Point bill would be resumed at the expiration
OF the morning hour tomorrow. The Senat
went into executive session, and when tn
doors re-opened, adjourned.
House of Representatives..
WASHINGTON, March 12.-After an cxplana
ton by Mr.. Southland, disclaiming the au
thorship of the joint resolution in regard to
plural executive head the House went int
committee of the whole on the diplomatic an,
consular appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hale spoke of the great Importance o
the consular service of the country 1t was o
vital consequence to commerce. twas the las
service which any discriminating nation. hav
ing much commerce and desiring it to grow
would discourage. It was because the pendin
bill assailed both the diplomatic and consula