The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-22

vided that in case animals fed and watered in
the they might be kept therein sixty consecutive
hours. Agreed to. . -
ON motion of Mr. DAVIS dnd.) of ILL.,. the bill was
amended as to provide that the animals shall not
be kept in the than forty five hours, in
stead of sixty although they may be fed and watered
route.
amendment authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to appoint agent at each of the following places =
Portland Me- Boston; New aoTk snc
agent to inspect all live animals designed for exporta
ton and certify as to their healthy condition.
The bill was read third time and passed.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate then proceeded with the consideration
of the Army Appropriation bill. and the amendments
proposed by the Committee ON APPROPRIATIONS were
agreed to as follows:-
Increasing the appropriation for pay OF officers and
men from SO, $3.50, 900 to S10,00O,000
Striking out Of the House bill the clause allowing
officers Communication Of s1l per room for quarters
instead OF 3d. and forbidding any Communication for
servants quarters. Amendments allowing officers on
the frontier mileage for other travel than by railroad
and repeating much of the act of July a. 1876
prohibits payment of mileage for travel any
railroad on which the troops and supplies of the
United States entitled to be transported free OF
charge were agreed to.
The clause authorizing railroad companies to trans
nit kilograms over their lines for the government
and for the general public at rates to be fixed by the
according to the provisions OF title IS of
the Revised Statutes passed just it from
the House. no amendment being made either by the
Senate Committee or i'll the Senate The clause was
not even discussed.
The sections referring to the reorganization the
army having been reached. Mr. Blaine. of Name said
the Committee on Appropriations had reported in
favor of striking out these sections. on the ground
that there not time in the few remaining days OF
the session to go into this complicated question of
army reorganization. The committee had directed
him to suggest to the Senate that the question OF
army reorganization be postponed until the next
sion.
Mr.. Beck. (dem.) of KY. thought it best for the
Senate to perfect the sections proposed to be stricken
out, that the bill might go into conference with
the sections amended satisfactorily to the Senate.
Mr.. BURNSIDE. (rcp OF r. l., said the sections to be
stricken out were substantially the the bill
reported by the Joint Committee on Army Reorgan-
izaton appointed at the last session of Congress- He
spoke of the care that committee bestowed on the
subject. and hoped that this matter would be acted
upon now. The Senate might appoint q more intelli
gent committee to consider the subject but it could
not appoint one which would work harder than his
committee had in perfecting this Army bill during
Mr.. RANDOLPH, of New Jersey, opposed the con-
sideration of the sections The subject had not been
considered by the Committee Military Affairs and
time would not permit of their consideration by the
Senate mt this session.
Mr. BAYARD (dem) of DEL. said the proposition to
reorganize the army was one of great importance.
He did not doubt that the honorable Senator from
Rhode Island (Mr. Burnside) and his colleagues had
carefully considered the subject during the recess
but he would much prefer that it came before the
Senate as an independent measure. with ample time
to discuss it, He objected to the subject being en-
grated upon an appropriation BILL He would vote
to strip 1t from this BILL not account of aultness,
but because there not time to consider it,
Mr.. EDMUNDs rep.), of VT, hoped the Senate, par
ticuarly this question into which partisan feel
ing and subsidy schemes could not be drawn. would
not consider TINS general leisaton upon an appro-
| priatlon bill
Mr.. EATON. (dem.) of Conn.,, also opposed tho con-
sideration OF the army reorganization question upon
| an appropriation bill.
Mr.. WITHERs of Virginia, favored their consdcra-
tion and argued that the sections had been perfected
! by q special committee of the Senate.
Pending discussion Mr.. EDMUSDs, from the Ii
brary Committee. in accordance with the instruc-
tons of the Senate, reported bill providing for the
| appointment of commission to consider the SUB
ject of charging the Capitol. to provide in
creased accommodations for the library and the two
| houses of Congress. Placed on the calendar
Mr.. VOORHEES,, of Indiana, reported bill granting
| pension of $50 month to the widow of the late
| Rear Admiral Goldsborough. Placed on the caen-
| dar
THE LATE GENERAL WILLIAMS.
Mr.. FERRY, (rep.l of Mich, at quarter past four
P. NJ called up the House resolution in memory of
the late General Alpheus s. Williams, q member of
the House from Michigan. Appropriate remarks
upon the life and character OF the deceased were
made by Messrs. Ferry, Dawes. Cockrell. Plumb and
Maxey. Suitable resolutions were adopted, and at a
quarter past FIVE p. NJ the Senate further mark
of respect to the memory of the deceased adjourned
until tomorrow, at eleven O'Clock.