The Morning herald., 1878-03-27
WlI.MI NGTON. DEL. WEDNESDAY,, MARCH o. B78

makes an appropriation Tor the better de-
tecting Of tresspassers on the public land. |
The Senate having insisted on the Military
Academy bill as amended by them, a con-
ference committee was instituted. Quite a
number of memorials protesting against the
reimposIng of the income tax were intro
duced' The Committee on claims reported
bill for the relief of the Richmond Female
Institute, Of Va. The Military Committee
reported the bill above referred to, reim-
bursting the State of West Va, for moneys
expended during our great civil war. A
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Howe,
calling upon Mr.. Hayes, If not Incompatible
with the public interest, to furnish the Sem
ate with any information as to Judge W R
Whitaker Of the Supreme Court, of La,
being defaulter to the Government as has
been alleged by Secretary Sherman, In the
public prints. Mr.. Conever, offered STINT
lar resolution as to the surrender of the in.
surgept Cubans, and the terms thereof
An objection was made to the resolution
directing the Finance Committee, to make
a report during the coming week, upon the
bill for the repeal Of the resumption act, as
It came from tho House, and the resolution
was necessarily laid over During the dis
cussion of the Railroad Smiling Fnud bill
the debate WAS interrupted by message
from Mr.. Hayes, transmitting from the
Secretary Of State, certain papers cslled for
by the Senate In relation to Mr. Delfosse'a
appointment as one Of the Fishery Com
missepera, under what Is known as the
'Wsshlneton Treaty."
IN THE HOUSE,
The bill whirh would have mada available
the approximation of 1875 900 Heretofore
passed by both houses and now law)
with which to pay the ante -bellum natl
contractors of the South, upon a motion
riking ont the enacting clause was de,
fested by reason Of the failure of said mo-
ton. The resolution Of the Maryland Leg
Islature asking e reduction Of the tobacco
tax was introduced. Mr.. Springer endea-
vorsd to rass q bin, authorizing the coinage
of hoth gold and silver upon an equality,
and to facilitate the deposittng of both
metals IN The Treasury for the above objects
by motion to suspend the rules, but the
opponents thereof were too much for him
and pushed off his motion by call of yeas
and nays, until the time arrived for the
yielding of the floor to the discussion of
District of Columbia matters. A bill max
ing an appropriation for the erecting of a
monument over the grave of Thomas JEFF
ferson was introduced AMI appropriately re-
ferred. A majority report was received
from the Committee appointed 10 investigate
the affairs Of the Doorkeeper, which whilst
1t found nothing wrong in his affairs, yet
recommended, declaring the position vacant
and placing the duties of Doorkeepsr upon
the sergent at Arms, until the House sp.
points another Doorkeeper. The minority
report of said committee called attention
to the fact that as the report of the major
ity admitted no corruption on the part Of
Mr.. Polk, IT would be All outrage of indi-
vidual persecution to adopt the resolution
embraced In the report Of the majority Of
their colleagues. The bill reducing the
per diem allowance to grand jurors Of U.
Courts, and also that Of the clerks, Mar
shals and their deputies passed Mr.. Sprin
ger, at this point, successfully introduced
the bill In relation to gold and silver, which
was pushed out by call of the yeas and
nays, herein before alleged to. The Bill for
the regulation of mail-letting advertise
ment, which provides that said notices sha Il
be published in one or more papers, pub
lished in the State where the contracts are
to be let as we'll as the furnishing of all
additional information, when required by
persons disposed to make bid, by the Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General, and the
forbilding of the practice heretofore of the
| subletting of contracts, under the penalty
of a forfeiture Of the contract by the rarty
sub-letting passed this chamber. The
House non-concurred in all the Senate
amendments to the Military Academy Bill
except the one limiting the cadets at large
to ten. This Is the first deadlock Of the
session between the two Houses, and as the
Senate is disposed to insist upon their
terms, and the House being equally as stub.
born, the conference committees have no
easy task before them to reconcile If posi-
bic the differences of Senate Bill and House
Bill. A Bill establishing postal savirAs
bank depository was introduced, which
makes them a branch of the post office de-
par'ment, and also authorizes the fundiny
of the Understanding debt of the United
States. The Naval Bill was passed without
amendment, appropriatiDg $14 4,04s, 1884 for