The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-11
Law MAKERS AT WORK
HURmYlNG UP wORK ON THE APFuO-
PRHATIoN HILLS.
TEae woman Suffrage Amendment 70 the
CanstitutfOn-Tilt Between Measrs.
singleton and Foster.

THE SENATE,
WASHINGTON, June 10-After the reading
If the journal Mr.. Dorsey called up the con-
ferAnre report ON the bill to provide perIna-
nsnt form al government for the District of
Columbia. The report was agreed to without
a dissenting voice
GRAFTON uf bills on the calendar and take up
hls resolution for select COMMITTEES Of eight
Senators to investigate the charges OF fraud
In the election OF 1876. Objection was made,
hit BY unanimous consent 1t was agreed that
the resolution be referred to the COMMITTEES
on Privileges and Elections, with an amend
1nent proposed by Mr.. Sergeant, charging the
committee appointed under the Matthews
resolution Of the eighth Instant with the In
Mr.. Sargent said he desired to ask the
chairman az the Commit on Privileges and
Elections. whether 1t is the Intention OF that
COMMITTEES to make report on the resolution
proposing the sixteenth amendment to the
constitution known as the womans suffrage
amendments
Nh, Wadleigh said 1t was and Messrs. Hosr
and Mitchell took occasion TO express their
approval f the resolution
Mr. Ingalls, called up the report OF the con-
ference COMMITTEES on the bill for the compile
tion OF the Washington monument .
Mr.. Dawes. who was member OF the con-
ference committee, dilsented from the report
and demanded the yeas and nays ON adopting
Mr.. Morrill, also opposed the adoption Of
the report. 1t was Eowever, agreed to-yeas
On motion of Mr.. Wadleigh,. the bill desig-
mating the time for holding election Of mem
hers to Congress from Colorado as the first
Tuesday after the fir st Monday In November,
was taken up and paused.
The deficiency appropriation bill was re-
ceived from the HOUSE at p. M, and, on mo-
tion of Mr. Sargent, was at once taken from
the table and ordered printed, and referred to
the COMMITTEES ON Appropriations. -,
H. 5xrA IN tlIt
making provision for the holding OF election
for Congress in West Virginia.
MIR. Mcmillan su rgested that as the Conn
rnitbee ON Privileges and Elections had re-
ported bill consolidating all these bills for
holding elections in the different States, that
that bill be passed, instead OF all the States
separately.
Mr.. Hereford said the Senate had passed
Che bin relating 10 California and Colorado,
while the consolidated bill contained pro-
vision for the election of Senator from New
Hampshire. respecting which there was q dif-
ference of opinion among the best lawyers OF
the Senate. He desired the bill for elections
In his State to stand on its own merits,
Mr.. Wadleigh said that the bills relating TO
Che two first named States required no amend
ments, and the two had been Incorporated In
one with the bill relating tD the election OF q
Senator from New Hampshire.
The bill was taken up and the question re-
Cured on the amendment including the State
of North Carolina In the provisions OF the
bill.
Pending further debate on the bill Mr. Da-
Wis, OF Illinois, asked TO be excused from ser
vice on the Investigating committee appointed
under the Matthews resolution on account OF
iii health and inability to perform the neces-
sarv labor. He was excused.
The pending bill was further discussed and
the amendment in relation to elections IN
North Carolina WIS agreed to.
The amendment relating to elections In
New Hampshire was agreed to by party
M We q nd
Mr.. Conkling, from the Com ittee on Com
merce reported the House bill providing two
additional ports OF delivery In Maine. Placed
The river and harbor appropriation bill
then came up az unfinished business from
Saturday.
Mr.. WINDOW said there were SOME items In
the bill he would strike out, and some nc
would largely increase, but the good so fal
outweighed the bad that he would vote for
the bill. He then went Into general descrip.
ton of the Importance OF the, two great
routes, the Mississippi river and the Northern
route via the lakes, claiming that the neeeS-
stiles of commerce commanded liberal appro'
priatlons for these improvements.
THE HOUSE.
Under the call of States for bills and joint
resolutions for reference the following, among
others, were introduced and referred:
BY Mr. Frye, Of Maine: To Incorporate tbs
United States Railway Mail Service Mutua
Benefit Association.
IN Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts: For the
relief of the industrial classes and to provide
for the prompt settlement of the public 90
main, and for the protection Of the frontier
against Indian incursiUns.
By Mr. Banks. of Massachusetts: For the
relief of persons locating hotnesteads on pup
lie lands.
thorising the President to appoint three
commissioners, to act with a like commission
10 be appointed by the British government
to consider the question OF treaty Will
Nv Mr.. Lockwood, Of New York. To i'm
pose duty of 4 per cent ad val0rem on beef
By Mr.. Cox, of New York: To reduce the
duty on imposts; also, bill to provide FOL
deepening and widening Southwest Pass o.
BY Mr.. Wood, OF New York: For the cor
rection OF errors and the amendment OF Gus
toms revenue laws.
BY Mr. Watt, OF Pennsylvania: 10 pro
vide for system of bankruptcy proceed
BIZ Mr.. Stephens, OF Georgia For the pro
tectloii of original inventors and to promote
the useful arts.
duced was demanded, so that they could net
get beyond the State OF Ohio.
Mr. Beehe, of New York, moved to suspend
the rules and pass u bill appropriattng the
qtlm of $4,000 for the construction OF O
the examination of passengers and baggage
arriving from Europe. None OF the money
appropriated is to he expended until the State
of New York conveys to the United States
the piece Of land known as the Battery.
The bill was passed-yeas l61, nays &C.
On motion OF Mr.. Hewitt, of New York
the Senate amendments to the army bill were
taken from the table and non-coneurred in
and a committee OF conference was re-
quested.
Mr.. Durham, OF Kentucky, submitted the
conference report ON the military academy
appropriation bill, and Ii was agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. Atkins, of Tennessee, the
House went into committee OF the whole on
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
fMr. Carlisle, Of Kentucky, In the chair.l
The whole amount recommended by the bill
is $16,9 3s, 765 80.
Mr.. Gambler, of Georgia, moved to amend
the paragraph relating to the courthouse al
Atlanta, Ga, by increasing the amount tC
100000.
This gave rise to q warm debate on the sub
ieet of public improvements; one side insist
ing that the present distress demanded liberia
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