Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-26
Senate.


WAsu1sGroS, May Ex-senator Sargent called
up the concurrent resolution declaring that the
provisions of the existing treaty between China
and the United States allowing unrestricted
emigration to this country from Chlna might
easily be modified Us to subserve the best in
terests of both governments, and inviting the
attention Of the executive to the subject.
Passed.
A bill amending the revised statutes in rela-
ton to judicial powers and functions OF con-
sus passed
Senator Sargent submitted a resolution IN
structing the committee on Judiciary to en-
auire into the expediency of limiting the urls
diction of United States courts SO as to relieve
the pressure of business therein. Agreed to.
Senator Spencer, from the committee on
military affairs, reported favorably on House
Joint resolution granting the use of tents to
the soldiers reunion to be held at Des Moines,
lii. Passed.
Senator Oglesby from the committee on pub
lie land, reported favorably on House bill to
provide for the publication of notices of con-
test under homestead presumption and tree
culture acts. Passed.
At the expiration of the morning business
consideration was resumed of the bill provid-
ing a permanent form of government for the
District of Columbia and after debate, the
sixth section, providing for the election of a
delegate to the House Of Representatives was
stricken out, on motion of Senator Edmunds
by vote of yeas 40, nays ~.
The House provided for the election of a
council and the Senate committee amended the
section to elect a delegate to Congress
instead of 4 council. The section having been
stricken ont there will be no election in the
district.
An amendment that no pavement shall cost
more than $500 per square yard, was adopted
and contractors are required to tile adequate
bonds. The sections abolishing the board OF
police commissioners, and the board OF schoo
trustees, and transferring their powers to com
missioners Of the district were agreed to. Alst
the section abolishing the sinking fund com
missioners, and transferring their powers t.
the treasurer of the United States.
The section continuing the board of health
led to a long discussion, during which Senate
Beck, referring to the personnel OF the board
said one member was homeopathic and wen
with his belladonna and other pellets. An
other believed in cundurango, and no one knev
what else. Laughter. With these doctor
he thought we might havaa good many funerals
and very few sick poor. Renewed laughter.
They would be a very dangerous set OF men
together in sick
Senator Merrimon referred to the publ
schools and said he had learned that twenty
FIVE or thirty members of Congress sent thei
children to the public schools here. VIVA
right had they to do 80. The government pal
them five thousand dollars per year for thei
services, and they paid taxes in the district
therefore, they had no right to send their Chi
dren to the public schools.
Senator Edmunds motion to abolish tn
board of health was then rejected, yeas 49, nay
Is.
Pending further discussion Of the bill Sens
tor Christiancy introduced bill to amend tn
act of March Sd, 1875, to determine the juri
diction of circuit courts of the United State
and to regulate the removal OF causes frol
State courts, and also making further pr
visions In reference to the removal OF caus'
1919 from State courts to circuit courts of tt
United States. Referred to the committee o
judiciary.
Adjourned
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON May 25.-Mr. Goode, chairmt
of the committee education and labor, 7
ported bill to apply the proceeds of the ga
of public lands to the education of the pe0p]
-~ Referred.
Mr.. Hartridge, by request, offered a resol
ton directing the committee post Offices
investigate the practicability of prcventi1
frauds in the postal service. Referred.
The bill authorizing the secretary Of t
treasury to constitute the superintendent
mints or assayers in the assay Offices assista
treasurers of the United States passed.
-a-- The House then went into committee of
WHOLE MIR. Springer in the chair, the arr
appropriation bill.
MIR. Hewitt of New York, withdrew his p1
posed amendment to the fourteenth sectio
for the muster out of officers reported unit
service, and consented to the entire s!riki
out of the section. He then moved an amer
ment to the fifteenth section, embracing
same general provisions. In explaining it,
.s. said the corresponding provisions in the bill
po11 Irnvy ff
had been ruled out under points of order.
bill had not been undertaken by him of
own choice. 1t had been assigned to him, a
he had found the army organized in such
manner as that no business man could contir
to do business under such organization wi
out being ruined. He therefore suggested S,
measures of reorganization and retrenchme
as would effect il. Economy, under the bill
--- originally reported, had come i'll two forms
first, the consolidation Of reg nents; seco1
the reduction of men. The reduction of N
was minor question. He confessed that wi
he approached that subject he had done so "
conviction that the army ought to be at lie
$4,000, and it was only after investigation
had come to the conclusion that an army
10000 men was adequate to such services
the army ought to be called upon to perfo
In that particular however, the committee
-N the whole overruled the committee on apl
priations. 1t had, however, sustained the c.
mittee on appropriations on the question
consolidation by which two-thirds of the en-
saving would be effected.
Mr.. Garfield said he was opposed to
amendment, but that he did not conside
liable to point of order.
Without discussion the amendment
adopted and section Is now reads: That
~~n~- President is hereby authorized to transfer
surplus of officers from the regiments of Ca
ry and infantry that may be consolidated
from the several staff departments to the
of supernumeraries and all vacancies now