The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE PROPOSED REPEAL OF THE JU-
ROR's TEsT OATH.
The Legislative Appropriation RitI-The
sugar Tariff Bill ro Come Up Thursday.
THE SENATE

THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON Feb 1o--The Senate has passed
the House resolutions to print 1000 copies Of
The senate considered the bill authorizing
railroad companies to maintain telegraph lines.
At the instance of Senators Mitchell and Conk-
RaIso considered the amending acts relating
to the Pacific Railroads Laid over
To-day,5 session was consumed nv Mctreery
who made a humorous and effective speech
| against the Indian policy OF Grants and Hayes
administrations. and advocated the transfer OF
the Indian Bureau TO the War Depa tment, and
| by Paddock who spoke on agriculture.
| The Finance COMMITTEES introduced PHI au-
thorizing the national gold banks 20 become
ordinary banking institutions under the rules
and with the privileges prescribed Tor such
banks. 49,, o..,,., - .,
nance reported back favorably the bill TO au-
thorizs the construction OF bridge across the
| Missouri river at Lexington, Mo.
| At4 o. m The Senate went into executive ses-
| sion and shortly thereafter adjourned
/ HOUSE.
| The House met at IL o'clock. Under the call
4 the following. among others, were introduced
By Mr. Willis. of New York: Making availa-
BILE the balance Of the appropriation TO place
headstones over the graves or soldiers in prt-
Rv Mr. Wood. of New York: Providing for
the free Introduction OF samples.
By Mr.. O'Neill. of Pennsylvania: Directing a
contract TO be made for The leasing OF Certain
By Mr.. Fuller. of Indiana: For the relief of GER
tain persons locating III mesteads on the public
lands Also. bill declaring forfeited to the tE1
public lands granted by Congress % aid IN the
construction Of railroads. The bill makes 1t
the duty OF the Secretary OF the Interior TO de-
clare forfeited all such lands the terms Of the
I grant of which have not been complied with in
By Mr. Buckner, of Missouri: 4 Joint resolu-
ton recurring the Secretary of War TO report to
Congress at its next se sion plan for the or
ganizstion Of the militia of the United States
By Mr.. Liaon. OF Alabama: To abolish i'm.
, port duties on auinine and other products oi
on motion Of Mr. Reagan Of Texas, the Com.
mittee on Commerce was authorized to report
the river aud harbor bill tomorrow for tbs
DpfM NJ. Manning. % II Mississippi. moved 20 sus
( pend the rules and pass bill repeating the sec
: tons Of the Revised Statutes relating e, tht
, uror's lest oathS aud to the appointment OK su
= pervisors of elections.
The House. bv a strict party vote of 12s yeas t.
/ 113 nays. refused to suspend the rules and pass
0 the BILL atwo- thirds vote being required.
Mr.. Phillips. OF Kansas, moved TO suspend
: the rules and pass bill for the establishment
? of postal savings banks at the money order post
+ Offices The deposits are to bs not less thar
= one dollar nor mere Than ten dollars at any on'
time by one person. and deposits s are o @ pear !,
yeas to ls4 nays, refused 70 suspend the rule
and pass the bill.
day the eighteenth instant, after the reading o
y the journal was assigned to the Committee OF
I Ways and Means for reports, not to Interfere
. however with the appropriation bills.
Mr. Robbins, O. North Carolina, moved Z
suspend the rules and Ak Thursday, the thir
feenth instant for the consideration OF the oil
y relating TO the tariff on sugar.
g The motion was agreed to-yeas l60. nays 81
It On motion Of Mr.. Singleton. Of Mississippi
Saturday next was assigned for The consldera
tinn Of the bill to regulate public printing.
Mr.. Whitthorne Of Tennessee, moved 70 sus
- pend the rules and Dass the resolution order
- ing the printing Of the reports and the testi
y mony taken by the Naval COMMITTEES IN re- 9
lation to the management OF the Navy Depari
ment and fixing Thursday the twentieth, 70
a. the consideration OF said report.
The motion was rejected, yeas 1913, nays 10
two thirds not voting In the affirmative.
al On motion OF Mr.. Atkins. OF Tennessee. %
o. House went into committee Of the whole on TO
pl legislative appropriation Dill.
is Mr.. Blackburn, Of Kentucky, in the cnalrJ
Mr. Atkins addressed the committee on N
bin and said tbat there was great necessit
for economy still existing. All the reports OF "a
- treasury agreed that there would De a large d'
~ ficieney after the sinking fund was satisfies
n a The revenues were falling of and Ia view
"a the exigency created by he falling OF publ
- revenues. the Appropriation Committee "a
sndeavOred to reduce appropriations TO III
lowest possible limit. The total estimate upc
l., which the bill was based was Sl6,o96,dhl 9l III
~ ~ committee had recommended SIS l54475 30. II
a9 amount appropriatef last year war s5. .35l 23S
ay The committee had been conseients s9uS IN the
9 reductions and had brought the bIii here VIII
hu out partisan views. he believed its passage
reported. would have the cooperation OF
the members of the committee. Mr.. A. XII
:, urged at length that portion OF the Dill reiaur
- - to the consolidation OF surveys,
.s' - Mr.. Foster, OF Ohio approved the Dill. messr
-. Monroe and Butler opposed that feature OF III
- - bill which reduced the fores of the Bureau
=" Education, So
Pending further consideration the committ
rose and the House at 1855 D. m. adjourned.