Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-28
FORTY.EIFTR CONGRESS.
THURSDAY. February 2S


ture in answer to resolution of the Senate in
relation to the disease of hogs.
Mr.. Allison presented resolutions of the legis.
lature of Iowa against the bill requiring the
Shipment of live stock in patent cars
MI COnkling said when the pension agency
Dill was under consideration yesterday one or
more Senators, himself included. had eX-
pressed surprise that General Costa had not
gwen SUel tn, the ne necessary bond. Mr.; Costa had
bond signed by large number of men known
to him and other Senator's. The obligOrs rep
resent large amount of money. The bond
the [; s. attorney for the southern district of
New York, and was the same in form as that
OF the assistant treasurer at New York, one OF
the most responsible OtficerSOf the government.
lhe justification was in The sum of $5O0,00,
and the ObligOrS make out that. that they pos
sess this amount unincumbered. The bond
was perfected and rendered on the Dist of
February but it was objected to, the bond not
being wholly based on unincumbered real es-
tate. This bond having been refused, Gen.
Costa had been unable to comply with the re-
been made of any other Pension agent. He
felt that he had in making this explanation,
dlschargeda duty to Gen. Costa, and vindi-
Gated his opinion expressed yesterday. that
no change in existing laws was necessary.
MI Randolph presented a memorial remOn-
strating against the transfer of the Life Saving
service to the Navy department..
Mr.. MCPHERSON presented a similar memOri-
al Referred. On motion of Mr. Window, il
was ordered that when the senate adjourn
today, II be to Monday.
On motion of Mr. Davis (W. Va. the report
OF the Secretary of war, in answer to a reSolu
ton of the Senate, regarding the issuing of
arms for the state militia, was taken up and
alter some remarks by Mr. Davis. referred to
the military COMMITTEES.
A resolution heretofore introduced by Mr.
Plumb, calling on the Secretary of the Inferior
Tor information in relation to the Union Paci-
nc railroad company, was taken up and
passed.
On motion of Mr. Lamar, the Senate took
up the House bill, to authorize a special term
OF the Circuit Court of the United States, for
the southern district of Miss, to be held at
scranton, in Jackson county, on which an
adverse report had been made by the Judiciary
committee.
MIR. Lamar recited the action of the Secre
tary of the Interior and the Commissioner of
the General Land office, in relation to depre
dati0ns upon the timber lands of the govern
ment, characterizing it as a departure from
the former policy of the government. which
had brought great distress and ruin upon the
productive industries of the state, destroying
fhe hednt business and and seizng the property Of the
simply intended to afford speedy trial 10 the
accused, that if innocent they might have
their property restored, and resume their
business.
Mr.. EuStiS offered as an amendment a sub
Stltute providing for special term of the L.
5. circuit court for Louisiana, in Lake Charles
Parish, La, and argued that the parties
charged With an lntractlOn were entitled To 4
speedy trial
HOUSE.-Mr. Freeman introduced bill to
authorize the establishment of ocean mail
service between the United States and foreign
countries. Referred
The regular order was demanded. and the
Speaker proceeded to call committees for re-
ports.
Mr.. WhitthOrne, from committee on naval
affairs, reported back bill directing the method
OF annual estimates OF expenditures to be sub
mitted from the Navy department. THE bill
requires the department to give in detail the
items of expenditure for which estimates are
submitted, upon which to base appropriations
for said Department.
of the bin was to simplify the estimates in such
a way as that the items should be more eX-
plicitly set forth, and that each sum should be
devoted to the specific purpose for which it
was appropriated 1t would prevent a diver
sion OF appropriation for one purpose to
another. Under the present mode of submit
ting estimates no man could tell for what pur-
pose the money was expended. No particular
department was responsible for this state of
affairs in the estimates, for it had prevailed in
all of them.
Mr.. Hale thought the bill was step in the
right direction. He wanted to call attention
10 the fact that there had been marked i'm
prOvement in this matter of submitting eSti-
mates. In the early bill of appropriation the
late years detailed estimates had been ad-
mitted. 1t would do no harm to have the eSti
mates more explicit.
The bill passed.
Mr.. Willis. (N.Y) from same committee. re-
ported a bill to authorize and equip an exped-
ton to the Arctic seas. Referred to committee
of the whole.
Mr.. Hanna, from same committee, reported
back bill for the relief of Nathaniel Mckay
Also bill for relief of certain contractors for
the construction of steam vessels and steam
machinery; also, bill for relief of Donald Nc
Kay; all Of which were, with the reports or
dered printed and recOmmitted
Mr.. DanfOrd, from the same committee re
ported adversely on several bills, which were
tabled, including one to pay Horace JarbOe
of Georgetown, ID, c., S425, being value of LOO
barrels lost in Chesapeake bay in October
1873, by collision of I. s. steamer TailapOOSa
with schooner Flight.
THE VETO MESSAGE.
AT 2:3D p. IN. the Presidents private Secre
tary appeared with message from the PreS-
dent, announcing his diSapprOval of the silver
bill, and 1t was Immediately presented to the
House and read amid profound silence
The Speaker said that the question before
the House was whether the House, on recon
SideratiOn, will pass the bill, the veto of the
President to tine contrary Notwithstanding.
Mr.. stephens demanded the previous queS
ton, which was seconded. and the roll was
then called Oh the passage of the bill.
No Suffrage.
Editor OF The Stdr:-Will you spare enough
space for me to express my regret that our ex-
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