Daily globe., 1878-12-13
THE FORTY-FIFTH CONCERNS.
The Senate.

THE FORTY-FIFTH CONGRnss.
| The Senate.
| SLIGHT ACCOMMODATION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Senator Anthony
called up the Senate bill authorizing the public
printer to print papers and documents for Sen
ators, Representatives and Delegates in Con-
gress upon payment of cost and 10 per cent. ad-
ditionas. Passed.
THE FoRTIFICArIoN BILL.
Senator Window called up tho fertilization
| appropriation bill. The amendments of the
committee, including an appropriation for ar
| mament of sea-coast Notifications from
| 1925 900 to $3.50, 900, and for preservation and
| repair OF Notifications from 100000 to
$20O,OOO were agreed to, and the bill then
| passed.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
brief discussion as to the order of bust
ness resulted in an agreement that the vote on
Edmunds bill in regard to counting the elec-
| toral vote shall be taken to-morrew.
THE HOT SPRINGS
The bill from the House to correct the en-
rollment in the sundry civil appropriations
bill of last year, in regard to the Hot Spring,
feScrVdIlou LII AEKauSaS, was passed WlCnOuC
| amendment.
CHICAGO PETITIONS.
Senator Davis of Illinois, presented petit
tion of citizens of Chicago, asking that q
tract Of land not less than 100000 or more
than 100000 acres, be held for a national
| charity farm, where all classes of Door, sick,
disabled or intirm persons may have home.
lie also presented a petition of citizens of Chi
aDprODrIatiOn Strnc
| ton of q canal from the southwest branch of
the Chicago river to the mouth of the Calumet
river.
REORGANIZATION OF TIE ARMY.
Senator Burnside, from the joint select COM
mittee to prepare plan for the reorganization
of the army, submitted a report accompanied
by bill and numerous documents bearing on
the subject. The bill is entitled "a bill to re-.
duce and organize the army of the United
States, and to make rules for it's government
| and regulation" 1t was placed on the calen-
dar and it was ordered that all papers be print
ed. 1t provides that the general officers shall
be reduced to six, namely, two major generals
and four brigadier generals, for permanent or
ganization, instead of eleven as at present; tn.
reduction to take place by casualties; that tine
permanent organization shall consist of not more
than $4,000 enlisted men. exclusive Of naval
soldiers.
LEvEEs on THE MISSISSIPPI.
Senator Eustis called up the bill introduced
by him on the 4th of December, asking $5O00,-
| 900 for constructing, rebuilding and repairing
the leeyees on the Mississippi river in Nissouri,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi
and Louisiana, for the purpose of submitting
some remarks thereon. He said the govern
r nienL bought the river, and ne was not quite
certain it had not the right to dispose of it. He
could see no reason why the United States
not responsible for damage to thousands and
| thousands Of people in the Mississippi valley
who had been ruined by crevasses. It was the
duty OF the government to police that river and
keep it enclosed within its banks. It was i'm
possible for States to adopt and execute sue
cessfull plan to perfect the levees. The work
must be done by the general government.
THE POSSE coMM1TATUs.
| Senator Paddock introduced bill to amend
the posse commitatus clause of the army ap-
preparation bill for the present fiscal year, so
as to provide that it shall not apply to any
part of the army employed in the States or
Territories subject to Indian lncurslons. Re-
! ferred.
SPECIAL ORDER.
On motion of Senator Burnside, tho bill re-
ported by him from the joint committee, in
regard to the reorganization of the army, was
made the special order for the sth of January,
! next.
WEST POINT ACADEMY.
! Senator Window called up the House bill
making an appropriation for the support of
the West Point military academy, which was
amended in unimportant particulars and
passed.
After an executive session Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
JOHNNY DAVENPORT
WASHINGTON, Dec. l2.-Mr. Wood offered a
resolution directing an inquiry into the con-
duct of the chief supervisor of elections, Dav-
| export, at the last election in New York, and
It's consideration was postponed until to-mor-
row. Inc allegation is that Davenport was
guilty OF an illegal, unj ust and oppressive ex-
ercise of pretended authority in causing the
arrest, detention and imprisonment of citizens
Innocent Of offense by which he deprived
to indiguity, insult and intimidation without
| warrant of law or justification, which arrests
nave been declared illegal by United States
judge.
| HOLIDAY RECESS.
| A resolution was adopted ordering a recess
from December 20th to January 9th.
THE GENEVA AWARD.
The House resumed consideration of the
| Geneva award bill, and was addressed by Mr..
Welies On. " in favor of the majority report
of the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Lapham supported the minority re-
port.
hIessrs. Becknell and Potter spoke in favor OF
the majority report. The matter then, without
action, went over.
THE MILITARY COMMISSION.
Mr. Banning submitted the report of the
military commission. Ordered printed and
made the special order for the 9th of Janu.
ary.
FRAUDULENT CLAIM.
Mr.. Baker, from the committee on appro
priations, reported a bill repeating so much OF
the civil sundry bill as appropriatcs $39, 900 te
the payment of claims of Charles P. Burkeik
late Indian agent at Ponca Indian agency. He
stated 1T was the unanimous report of the com
mittee ON appropriations. The item had beer
added to the bill in the Senate, but it had beer
since discovered to be a fraudulent claim.
more unmitigated swindle had never beer
:! foisted or a legislative bill.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, stated it had beer
inserted in the Senate, and a Senate conference
| committee had taken the responsibility of re
3 tanning it in the bill, but now that it wa
proven fraudulent, he was sure the Senat
would be anxious to remedy the wrong. Th
bill then passed.
E PENSION BILL.
: I Mr.. Smith, from the committee on appropri
ations reported resolution for the pensio
appropriation bill. Referred to the committe
: of the whole and the House went into sue
committee on that bill. Several amendment
Q were offered and rejected. The committee roe
l and the bill passed.
I QUININE.
Mr.. Morrison introduced bill to repeal th
duty on uuinine Referred,