Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-26
FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS.
TUESDAY. March 26.

SENATE.-The Chair laid before the Senate
communication from the President trans
mitting additional reports as to the cost of the
Sioux war. Referred.
Also, concurrent resolution of the House
relatlng to the appointment of committee to
meet the remains of Hon. John L. Leonard
when they reach New York and escort them
to their place of burial at West Chester. Penn
MIR. Oglesby introduced a bill to legalize
suits now pending in the courts of the District
OF Columbia between the eastern and western
bands of Cherokee Indians Referred
MI, Sargent presented memorial from set
tlerS IN the Sierra Nevadas against the action
OF the Secretary of the Interior i'm relation to
timber cut on the public lands.
MIR; Johnston introduced bill for the relief
OF Albert Ordway. Referred to committee on
public buildings and grounds.
number OF memorials and petitions were
introduced and referred.
Mi. Blaine asked that the correspondence
relative to the Halifax award. recently re
celved from the State department, be referred
to the committee on foreign relations, and
said if that by the payment of the five and
half millions the matter could be ended he
would be willing to pay it in silence and bnry
the whole thing, but the arrangement under
The treaty only extended five years, and then
II would all have to be readiuSted. He felt it
his duty to show that the inShOre fishery for
which this sum was awarded had no value,
and for this purpose submitted statistics show
ing that during the past four years the total
value OF the catch had been $i25, GOO on which
the profit is estimated 100000.
During the same four years the duties on
Canadian hSh. oil, &c, remitted amounted to
over million and half in gold. In addition
we now under the award, pay half million
pays annually three and a half millions i'm
gold to permit our fishermen to make a profit
of 100000. He had stated, though not er
cdthedra, that, British precedent required
unanimity on the part of the commission to
make its award binding as this had been crit
Iclsed, ne desired to read extracts from the
london I.nleS ABOUT the time the commission
was about to meet, in which in a leading edi-
tOrlal the ground was Squarely taken that no
award not agreed to by all would be binding
1he article then went on to define the differ
ence between the Geneva and the Halifax
commission. The same position had been taken
by the minister of justice in the Canadian par
lament. lie asked that Senators read the cor
Iesp9ndence, especially the letter of Sir Ed
ward Thornton of August l9, 1873, and the re
ply Of Mr.. Fish on the Dist.
Mr. Bayard, from the committee on finance,
reported House resolution prescribing the
llme 1Or the payment of tax on distilled spr-
its, and asked present consideration which
was granted, and the resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb the bill to author
lZe the Secretary of War to relinquiSh certain
portions of the I. S. military reservation at
FOrt Fetterlnan, Wyoming, was taken up and
passed;
Mr.: Christiancy, in behalf of a majority of
the judiciary, reported bill to repeal the
bankrupt act. Placed on the calendar
At one o'clock the Senate resumed the con
SideratiOn of the Pacific railroad bill.
MI MerrimOn addressed the Senate in sup
port Ot the Judiciary committee bill
HOt SE-Mr Patterson introduced resO-
luton directing the Secretary of War to re-
port what steps have been taken to protect
the citizens of the western part of Colorado
from Incursl0nS Of Ute Indians, and whether
the construction of more military posts is ne
ceSSary for that purpose.
Mr.. Finley. from the committee on agricul-
ture, reported bill for relief of sufferers by
graSShOpper raVageS in New Mexico. Referred
to committee of the whole.
On motion of Mr.. Hartridge, it was agreed
that, after the reading of the journal tO-mOr-
row, one hour should be devoted to the consid-
Grafton OF the bill TO prevent the Introduction
OF infectious diseases into the United States
MI. Atkins, from committee on apprOpria-
tionS, reported the legislative, executive. and
judicial appropriation bill. 1t was referred TO
committee OF the whole, and Mr.. Atkins gave
notice that he would call it up on Tuesday
next.
Mi. Riddle. from committee on invalid Den.
SlonS, reported bill to pay pensions of S2f per
month TO soldiers who have lost an arm or
leg at or immediately below the elbow or knee
Referred to committee of the whole.
MIR. Singleton, from committee on printing
reported back the resolution to print 100000
copies OF the report of the Commissioner of
Agriculture for 1877. Passed.
Mr.: Singleton also reported substitute for
the Dill referred TO the printing committee
from The committee OH agriculture in relation
to the printing of the report on forestry. The
committee recommended the printing of 5000
copies. 'O''
MI Aiken moved to amend by making it
25,OO0 copies. In the course of his remarks he
asserted that while it would cost $ll.OOO to
print q, coo copies of the list at the Government
printing Office he could take the work to a
private firm in Philadelphia and have it done
for 5000.
MIR. Aiken's amendment was adopted. and
the bill was passed as amended.
reported back Senate bill to constitute com
mission to consider the questions of enlarge
ment OF the Congressional Library building
Passed
Mr.. Wood. from committee of ways and
means, reported the tariff bill, and it was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Wood also offered a resolution fixing
Thursday, April 4, after the morning hour,
and from day to day until disposed of.
The order was made by vote of l37 yeas
and ia nays.