The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-27
NEW ORLEANS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1878
. FROM THE CAPITAL.

FROM THE CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.
WAsHINaTos. March 2e.--The Chair laid be-
fore the Senate communication from the
President. transmitting additional reports as
to the cost OF the Sioux war. Referred.
Also. concurrent resolution OF the House.
meet the remains. OF Hon. j. hn e. Leonard
when they reach New York and e-cort them to
their place Of burial at Westehester. Pa.
the Seer, tary Of The Interior in relation to tim.
number of m L1Grials and petitions were
introduced and referred.
Mr. Blaine asket that the correspondence
from his state Depsri ment, be referred to the
Q mmittee on Foreign Relations, and said that
i BY the payment Of five and a half millions
TO pay it In silence and bury the whole matter; ;
but the arrangement under which the treaty
was made oply extended five years, and then
TO show that the inshore fishing, for which this
sum 1 Was awardsd. pad & ~ salue, and M Tor s this
GarRna ts Das sss xass e s9 th
ia estimated at 100000 -
caDaan a a & reymsd ns aoanted Gn n
over 81. 500 900 in go1d.;. in addition we now.
under the. award. paid 100000 annually; in
ss 500 600 in gold 10 Kermit our fishermen to
make profit OF sioo, 600. He had slated, though
not e1 cathedro that British precedents required
make its award binding. As this statement
had BEEN criticised. he dssfred to read extfa acts
from the London Times about the time
in leading editorial. the ground was
sguarely taken, that no award not agreed to by
all. would be binding. The article then went
and the Hal flax comm issiOns. and the same po-
siti.n bad ben taken by the Minister of Justice
In the Canadian Parliament.
Mr.. Bayard. from the Committee on Finance,
repor cd the House resolution preseribing the
time for the payment OF tax ON Distilled spirits.
and asked ts present consideration, which was
granted. and the resolution was adopted.
The House.
Mr.. Page, Of California. introduced a hill for
the sale OF timber lands In California, Oregon
and Washington Territory Referred,
luton dire ting the Secretary Of War to report
what steps have been taken to protect the CIT
izens OF the eastern part OF COLORADO from in
construction of more military posts Is neces-
'1 NJ. Al Xtsins. % ef TPsnnessse from the Committee
ecutive and judiciary appropriation bill. It
was referred to the comm ittee OF the whole. and
Mr.. Atkins gave notice that he would call 1t up
M. Riddle. Of Tennessee. from the Committee
on Invalih Pensions. reported q bill to pay pen
sions Of s24 per month to soldiers who have lost
an arm or leg at or tmme lately below the
elbow, or knee. Referred to the committee OF
the whole.
M. Singleton, of Mississippi from the. Com
missioner Of Agriculture Tor ISL. Passed. N-
the bill referred to the Printing COMMITTEES
from the COMMITTEES on Agriculture in relai ion
to the printing of the report on forestry. The
committee recommend the printing OF $1,000
M: Aikens, Of South b, Carolina: moved to
adopted. and the bill passed as amended. ''>''
on Library, reported back the Senate bill to
iien q iae sniare eassent of the Confessional
Ways ana Means e ar b
and 1t was referred to the committee Of the
" Mr. Wood alao offered a resolution fixing
Thursday, April 4. after the morning hour. for
the consideration Of the bill, and from day to
day thereafter until disposed of.
, N Mr.. ONeil. OF Pennsylvania, moved to lay the
the HousA. It had been referred to the commit
Mr.. Congar. Of Michigan, made the point of
order that the resolution changed the rules of
the Hnnse. and was not a priviladged report.
Mr.. Wood said there was no difference OF opin-
ion in the com mittee Az TO his resolution. They
wanted day definitely fixed so that this whole
subject could be disposed Of and agitation cease.
Ways and Means has the right at any time 9
shs resolution f simply fixed time for the con-
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, said that the
Committee on Ways and Means had right to
but not to report a resolution which would de-.
termine the order Of business.
The Speaker said that In 1872 this same aues--
ton had come up, and that the Speaker ruled
that like resolution was In order.
On seconding the demand for the previous
question on the resolution. the vote on diyi-
resolution making the order was then adopted
BY vote OF 1877 yeas to ia nays. The vote in
des YsnaMsssfs wsf as fslags Aiken Atkins Bacon
Blackburn.~ Bount, Boone, Buck. Bright.
sgMs o B1e6nes caPs Cain
o9f New Jersey. Clarke of Kentucky, C!ark, Of
New 7oT2 G Gen q a
Davis Of North Carolina DibrelI.
L!,ickeZ, Douglas, Durham, Eden. Eickhof,
Gibson. s; aidd ding.. danter Hamlton, & Harden.
3urgh. Harris Of Georgia, Harris Of Virginia,
Harrson Hart Ha HHartr1idge Hartze Henkle
Jones Of New Hampshire. Jones Of Alabama,
kenna, Keteham. Kummel. Knott, -Landsrs. Lo
gan, Lockwood. Luttrell. Lynde Manning. Mar
in. Mayham. McCook, Mcmahon. Mills. |
Money. Morgan. Morrison. Morse. Mol
era ontnn kaney Rea Raaganp Rice 50 Of
ohio. Riddle, Robbins, Roberts. Robertson. |
saylor. scales. Shelley, Singleton, sIem"ns,
Starin, Steele. Stephens. Swami. Throckmor-
on. Townsend Of Illinoig. Tucker, Turner.
Vance. veeder, Waddle. Warner. WgThitthorne: gT
Delaware, Williams Of Alabama, Willis of Ken
uck. Willis OF New York, Wood and Young
-137.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrlch. Baker of New York
3allou. Bayne. Blair. Brentand, Brewer. Briggs,
Brown, Bundy.,, Burdick. Butler. Colkins. |
Camp. Campbell. Cloften. Clark, Clymer.
Jole, Collins. ,Conger, Crapo. Cummings. Cut
er Danford. Davis, Deering. bennison,
Evans of Indiana,
Field, Foster. Frye Gardner, Hall
Hanna. Hormer. Harris Of Massachusetts.
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