Daily globe., 1879-12-13
FORrY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
The House.
1NTER-ooxAN1o ooMM1ss1ox. ].

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Mr. Gibson intro
duced bill for the appointment of an inter-
oceanic commission to determine the best plan
OF route for the establishment of = oommuni.
cation for trade and commerce between the At
lantic and Pacific oceans, across tho isthmus Of
Darien. Referred. :,
The bill provides for the appointments by tho
President of commission to consist of five
members to be selected, one from the navy,
one from the army, one from the coast survey
and two from civil life. The first three named
are to serve without extra COMPENSATION. and
the two latter to receive $500 per month. The
commission shall be called the 'Inter-O Oceanic
commission" ..s*f zsf c -za ~
Mr.. Gillette introduced bill in opposition
to retirement of greenbacks, and in favor of
substituting them for the national banks, and
for the free ceinsge of silver. Referred.
SUGAR TARIFF. s.ss: ssl-...,.:
Mr.. Morton presented a memorial of the
sugar importers and refners praying for an
early consideration and revision of the sugar
tariff. ~ ..s@a assH&$.f:ss
g. The forti6cation and pension appropriation
bills were passed and private bills taken up.
treasurer of tho United States at New York to
waive the enforcement Of section 3477 revised
statutes, so far a. the same effects certain
drafts on him now held by the Masonic bank of
Pittsburgh. #~ 80 -
THE uTE's REMOVAL.
The Senate joint resolution authorizing the
secretary of the interior to negotiate with the
Ute Indians for REIMBURSEMENT of their reScr-
walton in Colorado, was taken from the Speak
er's table and referred to the committee on
Indian affairs. 5,@ .js = !
THE FoRT1r1cAr1oN BILL. -E%a2." "
MIR. Baker, from the committee on Indian
affairs, reported back from the ratification ap-
priation bill and the House went into commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Converse in the chair.
upon that bill. The Speaker proceeded to ex-
plain the provisions of the bill. With one
single exception, the bill was the same that had
been reported for the last two years. The item
for the armament of coast fortifcations, includ-
ing heavy guns and howitzers, powder, ETC., had
been increased by the sum of 900, so that
item of the present bill amounted to $225, ,OGO,
in place of $l25, 600 last year. The estimate of
the chief of ordnance for that service had been
81, ,O67 600. The secretary of war had reduced
that estimate to 1000, and the committee
had reduced it to 1926, 900. The increase in the
appropriation was for the purpose of convert
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Congress continued to appropriate $225, 600 q
year for that purpose, it would be twenty years
before enough would be =. converted
to arm the forts in the harbor of New York.
Mr.. Reagan moved to amend by making an
appropriation of 450,O00 for batteries for de-
tense of Galveston harbor. he spoke in favor
of his amendment. ,gfs...:-..,. ~ -
Messrs. Baker, Hawley and Olymer opposed
the amendment. The latter said the committee
was unanimous in opinion that it was neither
~ise nor necessary at this time to enter upon
any general system of sea coast Notification.
Mr. Reagan's amendment was adopted and
the committee rose and reported the bill to the
House, and it passed. -: - 1914.
30 THE PENSION BILL. .. 81.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the pension appropriation bill, and
Mr.. Hubbell proceeded to explain the bill. II
appropriates S32 424, 600 a. against $29, ,266 600
last year, that the increase had been necessi-
tsted by the large increase in the number of
pensioners during the past year. The bill was
agreed to in committee without amendment.
and on being reported to the House was
passed. .- --es... r. -.
AN OLD CLAM PASSED. -o-@
The House went into committee of the
whole on the private calendar. The first bill
Oh the calendar was on appropriating $4,000
as indemnity and compensation to the widow
and heirs Of Henry Lief, in consequence of H.
legal seizure of the bark Mary Theirs by the
United States consul at Bahia, Brazil The
claim had been before Congress for thirty
years, and had five times been reported fa-
vorably to the House by the committee on
commerce. Finally the COMMITTEES rose and re-
ported the bill to the House, where it passed.
Yeas, l25; nays, 76, the opposition being led by
Conger. |.f
MIR. Covert attempted to effect an adjourn.
Av>4 n.E AInn
was unsuccessful. Mr.. Willis presented the
address and resolution of the Mississippi VAL
ley States commission. Ordered printed. Ad-
journed till Monday. g,-. ,''a..-,.... - =