Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-28
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
TUESDAY. Nav %.


MORALS from the Order of United American
Mechanics in relation to the tariff law. Re
ferred to committee on finance
MIR. Morrill,, from the committee on finance
reported bill to authorize the Secretary of
the treasury to constitute superintendent of
1acilltate the purchase of bullion. Passed.
MT Mcpherson introduced a preamble and
Iesolut0n reciting that the agitation of the
question of taxation on tobacco had had the
effect to prevent business and leave labor IN
employed: therefore, Resolred That it is un-
wise and ineXpedient at the present session of
ne asked the present consideration Of the
TeS0lutlOn. but objection was made by Mr.
"lthers, and the resolution went over.
On motion OF Mr, Eustis. the bill defining the
signed and located or applied by actual set
tiers, and providing for the issue of patents in
The locator or his legal representatives was
taken up and passed.
>, Mr.. Oglesby presented a petition of the
Board OF Trade of Chicago, asking that the
army be increased to one hundred full regi-
mentS OF thousand men each. Referred to
committee on military affairs.
0n motion OF Mr.: Morrill,, the bill to pro
vide fire proof buldingsfOr the use of the
mechanical branches of the Treasury and
Other departments was taken up.
MI Beck rose to oppose the bill, but went off
INTO speech arragning the Secretary of the
ing fund.
The morning hour expired while MI Beck
was speaking, and the bill went over.
Mr.. Hamlin, from the committee on foreign
relations, submitted report on the fishery
question, IN which attention is called to the
TACT that the award was made by only two of
the commissioners that the award is exOrbi-
tant, and the suggestion is made that in the
settlement of the claim the utmost care be
taken to impress upon the British and Cana
dian governments and people that the Ameri-
can people do not consider this Just measure
OF the value of the Halifax fisheries. They rec
ommend that the executive department. be
AUTHORIZED to pay the award, if. after CORES
pondcnce with the government of Great
Britain. the President of the United States
Shall. without further communication with
congress, deem such payment shall be de-
manded by the honor and good faith of the
nation.
Mr.. Mcdonald introduced a bill to amend
the practice in the courts Of the United States
"hlch provides that no Judgment or decree
rendered in any court of the United States
shall be set aside arrested or reversed, because
the record fails to show or impertectly shows
the citizenship of either OF both parties to the
action: Referred to judiciary committee
The bill to prohibit the further retirement of
legal tender notes came up as the unfinished
Mr.. Bayard offered an amendment providing
that the notes when reiSSued should be re
celVed for all dues to the United States, ex-
cept duties ON imports, and shall not be legal
He then went into an elaborate argument
against the cOnstiiutiOnality of making the
notes OF the government a legal tender be-
tween other parties, and charged that the act
which had made them SO had been greatly det-
rimental to public and private interests.
HOCSE.-Mr. Shelley, from committee on
railways and canals. called mp the Senate bill
to construct railroad from Bismarck through
the Black Hills After the bill had been read
IN par objection was made to its cOnSidera-
tion, and the bill went over on point of
order.
Mr. Harris, (Va.,l from committee on elec.
tlOnS, reported bill authorizing the state of
California to hold elections for congressman
ia September OF each year. instead of in No
vember. Passed.
The regular order having been demanded.
the House resumed consideration of the
amendments to
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL,
as reported from the committee OF the whole.
The bill was amended in its details to make
IL CONFORM to an army OF 10000 men. Nearly all
OF the amendments made in the committee of
the whole were concurred in.
separate vote by yeas and nays was de-
manded on the amendment
TRANSFERRING THE INDIAN BUREAU
to the War Department.
The amendment was agreed to by vote of
$50 to lis.
The next question upon which a separate
vote was demanded, was on the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Knott, to prevent the use of
me army as posse comitdtus in the states
rms was adopted by vote of l30 to H. and
the Dill was then passed as amended.
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT BILL.
MI. DldckDurn asked 1nat the Dill for a per.
manent form of government for the District
be taken up; that the Senate amendment be
not cOncurred in, and that the bill be sent to a
committee of conference.
|. Mr.. Jones (OhiO) objected
Mr. Reagan called up the unfinished busi-
ness, which was the bill to regulate Interstate
commerce.
Mr. Waddell raised the question of consid-
Grafton He said he wanted a morning hour
in order that he might make some reports
from the post office committee
On the question of taking up the Interstate
commerce bill the yeas and nays were de-
to l22 nays, declined to take up the bill.