The New York herald., 1879-03-02
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

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WASHINGTON. March /, 1879.
The Senate reassembled at ten O'Clock A. NJ
The consideration of the Sundry Civil Appropria-
tion bill resumed, the pending question being
on the motion of Mr.. Hoar, (rep.) of Mass, to lay
the table the amendment Of the committee appro-
priating 100000 for the payment of OF army
transportation due such land grant railroads.
pensation withheld from them under the acts Of
June 16 and %, 1874 and March g. 1875, and which
have since been found entitled to compensation by
judgment of the Supreme Court of the United States
Rejected-yeas 20 nays %.
Mr.. EpMUNDs, (rep.) of VT, submitted amend
ment to provide for the payment to such roads
as have not received aid i'll government bonds.
Agreed to. The amendment Of the committee
then agreed to as amended-yeas 30. nays 15
Other amendments of the committee were agreed
to follows s-Appropriatng s1O.sos to publish
charts of the west coast of Mexico; S7,525 to
enable the Secretary of the Navy to alter and
repair the United States ship Antietanl, so as
to provide tor the marines at League Island $4,000
for fire proofng the National statuary Hall in the
Capitol, and providing that no work of art or manu-
facture shall be exhibited in the National Statuary
Hail. or the rotunda corridors of the Capitol not
the property OF the United Staes "a 900 for renew
ing and repairing portions of the heating apparatus
of the Senatc for electric clocks for the Capt.
tol.
Mr. EATON of Connecticut presented the creden.
tials of Mr. o. H. Pat elected United States Senator
from the State of Connecticut for six years from
March A. 1879.
Amendments proposed by the committee were
Appropriatng $4,000 for laboratory and equip
ments at the Department of Agrculture increasing
the appropriation for surveying the public lands
from s2G7 800 to $500 900; consolidating the appro
prations for expenses protecting timber public
lands, ana making the amount $4,000 instead of
f~r,r nnriuf ufipOS fha
bill.
The next amendment. approprating s175.Ol9 to
enable the Secretary OF the Interior to pay for lands
wrongfully taken from the owners by the act of
March 3, 1875. to establish the boundary line be-
tween the State of Arkansas and the Indian country,
discussed, and the point of order raised by
Mr. Edmunds that 1T was not i'll order, being new
legislation.
The Senate, by vote of yeas 36, nays 0, decided
that the amendment was in Order and 1t was agreed
CONTINUE NATIONAL SURVEYS.
Amendments of the committee agreed to
follows-continuinet the geological and geographical
and appropriating S2O.OOO to prepare reports and
maps ana complete the Office work of the survey, and
the same amount to complete the report, maps. &c.
of the geological survey OF the Rocky Mountain re-
gon; $2oDN tor the preparation OF reports. maps,
&c. of tne surveys west OF the 2ooth meridian: In
creasing the appropriation for tho Government Hos
pita for the Insane from slGO,0O0 to Sl7OOVO.
=. The House inserted clause repeating that in
year approprating $32,505 II to reimburse Charles
4. Birket, late United States Indian Agent for the
amount expended by him for the Indians of the
Ponca Agency Nebraska The Senate committee re-
ported OF striking the and insert
ing in lieu thereof allowing said rkett to bring
SUIT in the Court of Claims FOR the recovery of the
amount claimed by him. Agreed to-
Mr.. THURMAN. toeIn.) of Ohio. submitted a rosolu-
ton to print the reports OF the committees pri-
yate land claims from the Nineteenth Congress to
date. Referred to the Committee ON Printing.
Messrs. Dorsey, blaine and Wallace were appointed
the conference committee ON the Post Office Appro-
priation bill, and Messrs. Allison, Dorsey and Wal
lace the committee on the Deficiency Appropriation
bill.
Amendments of the Committee on Appropriations
to the Sundry Civil bill agreed to without dis
certain tribes of Ute Indians from their present
reservation in Colorado; $25O000 for fire proof
joining the Smithsonian Institution; increasing
the amount to pay judgments Of the Court
appropriation for fire extinguishers for the gov
ernment printing Office from $1,000 to sI,925. and
providing for competitive test of the extinyuishers
CoRBiNs HEAVY CLAIM.
The committee reported amendment to pay D.
I. Corbin, late contestant for seat in the United
states Senate from the state of South Carolina, his
expenses of such contest $4,000
Mr. Hill, tdem.) of Ga, opposed the amendment.
and said u had never been considered by the Com
miitee on Privileges and Elections. That committee
contest. but this proposed to give Mr. Corbin
SlO.000-equal to two years salary u Senator. Ho
denied that the expenses of Mr.. Corbin were $4,000.
Mr.. BLAINE, lrep.) of Me-, said the matter came be-
rial Of Mr. Corbin in Which he stated his expenses
were between S11,OJO and $4,000. Tho Senate had
kept him here dangling by the eyclids II his claim
be not acted upon now Mr.. Corbin would be remitted
to that long list of hopeless claimants
Mr.. GARLAND. ldem.l OF Ark, said the House had
inserted in the bin appropriations to pay contestants
for seats In that body and in was more than
$1,000 allowed to any one, while in some cases asfcw
hundred dollars only allowed and some OF the
contestants came all the way from California
Mr.. HEREFORD, (dem.) OF W. Va, said Mr.. Butler
was sworn IN on the 3oth Of November. 1877 What
business had Mr. Ccrbin about here after that time?
Mr.. Corbin claimed $4,000 personal expenses How
could his personal expenses be so grcatl
lie paid his board, but he would have had to pay
II had he been in south Carolina anywhere else.
There were twenty. y.hve contested IN the House
aud the amount allowed 10 the whole of the N was