Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-11
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, February


giLeers L. s. A, protesting against the pro-
rosed change in the clerical force in his ONCE
contained in the pending legislative Judi ial
and executive appropriation bill Referred.
AlsO communication from the Secretary or
the Interior In answer TO Senate resoluti N o
the 31st ult., in regard to additional clerical
force necessary In the Pension office and the
Surgeon-Generals office 10 insure the prompt
examination OF pension claims. Referred 10 the
committee conn ds, on appropriations ,,,,
The Joint resolution authorizing the CommfS-
/ SiOLefS OF the District Of Columbia to receive
ard report upon unadtusted claims for damages
to real estate in the District OF Coumba was
Indefinitely postponed yesterday. was recon
SdeIed and the bill was placed on the cllendar
| with the adverse report.
MIR. Merrimon said this subject would be
covered by bill hereafter to be reported.
Mr.. Oglesby, from the committee on public
lands reported without amendment , Senate bill
steaGs on the public lands. Placed on tue
Calendar
Mr.. WiLdom, from the conference commit.
tee on tie hawai- appropriation bill, submitted a
. report which was agreed to. and the bill passed
hr. Windom in explanation of the report said
! tie Senate added SS6.500 to the House bill the
| House cCnieIeeS had receded from the disagree
/ n-ent OF that body TO amendment involving
/ S11 .5to, and tie Senate conIeTeeS had receded
/ from an amendment involving 81, ,00p additional
ter provisions and clol hing The bill as agreed
upon appropriated sl4 sos 95 being Sl22 63415
less than tie appropriation for the present
| fiscal year, and SIS, 50 less than tie es.-
hates 1Or next year.
Tie bill LOW goes to tie President for his
! Signature.
The Serate then on motion of Mr.. Withe:,
! proceeded TO consider bills on the calendar for
! tie removal of political disabilities OF various
HaEf;es, ard bills were passed removing the
disabilities OF Asa Wall, F. +. Shepperd. c. B
! Oliver, u. N. W. Nash, II. 6. Thomas, Chas f.
n Spottswood, Jno D. Simms c. H. Kennedg
". g. y siFeia1r nr and q r I, Page Of vIrgnIa
| siam, OF Maryland; c. II. Williamson, of New
York; John 7. Tucker, District of Columbia, and
! W. Il. Nelker, California.
Mr.. Cameron UeDn.} submitteda Joint resolu-
| llth providing Tor commission TO consider and
lei cit what legislation is needed for the better
regulation OF commerce among the states If
t I1OVtGeS for a commission to consist OF two
/ SeIatOlS to be appointed by the President OF
lie Seuate and two members OF the House of
! hcrlesehtatNeS, to be appointed by the
81 eaher. and five commissioners to be Appoint
! co by tie President, WHO shall sit during the
| recess and Inquire generally into the condition
! o1 commerce among te states, carried by land
| ara water routes and particularly as affected
/ ry tie rates charged tor transportation, and
| tie system OF discriminate ion practiced In re!ei-
ence thereto, i'll order 10 ascertain what burdens
| ara eVllS are now imposed thereby: whether
| lLe sane can be aileVaied or removed by leri5-
| lalIob Of Congress, aid il SO, in what partc.i-
| lars and By what measures, and renOrC their
| recommendations to Congress at its next SeS-
| SION. Trat said commission shall have
! !o"er TO seId for persons and papers,
| EesSes; shall have power To appoint
| ard employ Gre clerk, and two stenographerst to
| Ge laid such COMPENSATION As Shall be liked by
| The Secretary OF tie Treasury, and each com
| mSsicner appointed by the President shall re-
| ceiNe compensation OF - dollars per die,n
While engaged III the performance OF his duties,
| and his actual reasonable expenses. and the
| sum EeceSsa1y therefor is hereby appropriated
| 'u1 CT any money in the Treasury not otherwise
| al rIOpIlated. Referred to the committee on
| commerce.
! Nj. MOlrill, from the committee on finance
| reported, without amendment, the Senate bli
a1thorlzlng the conversion of national gold
| Place lpn6lr 10 a lCnr rnpnp
| ed from the same committee, without amend
uent, Senate bill To amend sections 5151 and
5-l1 Of the Revised Statutes OF the United States
| relative to the deposit OF bonds. Placed on the
| caIendar. THESE are the two bills introduced
by Mr; Morrill, yesterday. and then published.
Mr. Dorsey, from the committee on approprl-
! ations, reported back the Post Office appropIfa-
| Ion blll with various amendments. Placed on
| the calendar. He also reported from the same
| cCm1nlttee the all endment to the bill submit
| ted by Mr. Ferry, from the committee On pos
| oiices and post roads some days ago, provid-
ing Tor reclassi1lcation of mail matter and Ie-
| adjustment OF the compensation paid to rail-
| reads FOR the transportation OF mails. being sub
s1ahtially the same provisions as were agreed
| upon in tie pest route bill OF last year. which
! bill failed TO become a law On account of the
| Elaniian mail subsidy and other Objectionable
3mer an, dments. In submitting the report
| Mr.. Dorsey said the committee would not on
LcSe the an endment if it should be urged by
| IKE committee on post Offices and post roads.
| Mir Ferry said the committee had Instructed
Inn 10 submit the amendment, and he would
| urge its passage.
| Mr.: Sargent submitted a resolution request
llg 1He secretary OF state to furnish the Senate
| ra1tment or that may be obtained through the
| Consular service, relating to the methods of
production of various kinds of fermented and
aicohollc liquors imported into the United
States also the laws and customs Of trade In
force and prevailing at various places affecting
| tie purity OF such liquors and the genuineness
CT labels and marks designating them. He also
submitted resolution requesting the Secretary
| CT tie Treasury to furnish similar information.
10 ascertain whether we received any pure
! vines, he hoped the committee On finance
"ould give the subject early attention.
MI. COnhl1ng, referring to the last resolution.
! said 1t was not usual to ''requeSt" Cabinet
offlCer to furnish information to the Senate, but
direct" him to do SO.
I The resolution was amended as suggested
ard then referred to the committee on finance
MI. kernan introduced bill to authorize the
PRESIDENT to appoint George Foster Robinson to
/ be raymaster in the army. Referred to the
committee on military affairs. MR. Robinson
! Is the man who defended Secretary Seward
from the assassin Payne
MI. Cameron (Pa.) submitted q Joint reSolu-
tlCn providing for commission to consider and
report " hat legislation Is needed for the better
!egbjalloE OF commerce among the states. Re
leiled 10 committee on commerce.
EOUSE.-The conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was presented by Mr.. Clymer,
WHO stated that the Senate had receded from
amendments to the amount of $4,000, and the
House had agreed to amendments to the amount
CT 81 500. The report was agreed to.
The majority and minority reports OF the
committee on election In the Florida contested
| election case OF Finley VS.. Bisbee were SUBJ
mitted ard laid on the table for future action
Tie majority report is in favor of the claims of
! Finley, and is signed by all the democratic
| members OF the committee, with the exception
! CT 1urDey, who joins with the republican men,
| hers in report In favor Of Bisbee.
| Tie House then at 80 went into committee
! CT the whole blackburn in the chair) on the
/ legislative, judicial, and executive appropria-
! ton bill
Mr.. Patterson (Col.) opposed that portion of
the bill which proposes to transfer the coast and
| geCdetic survey from the Treasury to the Inte-
| rlOr department.. That provision would vir-
! tcally abolish the system of public land sur
! Neys. The bill would throw an 1nsurmountabie
oLs1acle IN the way OF the settlement of tie
| public domain. 1t would leave it wholly in the
| power OF the superintendent of the coast and
interior survey whether or not the surveys OF
tie public lands should be continued. The Op-
Grafton OF the bill would be to practically abo-
lsh the homestead system, as it left it in the
power OF the secretary of the Interior to say
whether or not surveys should be made on the
! deposit system. This transfer, it was said.
would be economy. At present the public land
| was surveyed at a cost OF about cents an acre.
/ But the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Atkinsl
| said that under the provisions OF the bill the
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