Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-28

SATURDAY, June 2S.

SATURDAY, June 2s.
SENATE-The President pro tenn announced
nus signature to the letter carriers deficiency
OIL, which now goes to the President.
10 Mr.; a,r vest, by request, offered a resolution
tween the State Department and Mexico in re.
gaIa a,as 10 tne proposed survey OF the northern
Sapa II RR co ASantaG dor the Austin and
IN M; Harris submitted a joint resolution that
the secretary OF the Navy be and hereby is au-
SL0tizsd Ho},o 10 construct at the Washington and
NoIiolK navy yards the steam vessel and refrig-
elatlng snip which the national board of health
recommended to the Secretary of the Treasury,
p rVk1on and according to the plans of the in.
ventor, George Gamgee and his engineers, and
ahaL SAD Gamgee be allowed the actual costs of
s5eo nanta p,aaS ana specincations, not exceeding
1or ms services and that OF his engineers while
supeIlntendiDg such construction, and that the
tract for refrigerating ship, or so much there
OF as may be necessary, is hereby applied tn
the construction of such vessel and machine by
Mr.. voorhees, objected to the present consid
eration Of the resolution. He chad about
enough OF this Gamgee business for the ses-
sion." The subject needed more ventilation
than could be given it at this session. Mr.
voorhees, had felt so severely the refrIgerating
influence OF the question that even the hot
weather did not prevent him from feeling 1t his
duty to object to further discussion
Mr.. Harris explained that he had no partiality
for Mr.. Gamgee. The board had decided his
now proposed to waive all profit on his inven-
tiOn In view Of the question raised as to adver-
tisement, which he was unwilling to agree TO-
since his pans were not yet patented.
The resolution went over under Mr.. voorhees,
objection.
The president pro te2n laid before the Senate
statement by the commissioner of patents
supplemental to the report on automatic tele-
graphic apparatus heretofore transmitted. Re-
ferred to the committee on public lands.
Mr.. Vests resolution, declaring in favor OF
free coinage, was taken up, the question being
on referring the substitute accepted by him to
the committee on finance. The substitute Is as
alton Of silver and its restoration to a perfect
equality with gOld both as coin and bullion are
demanded alike by the dictates of justice and
Mr. Morrill, said If there was any difference
between the price OF bullion and standard legal
tender coin. 1t would, under this resolution,
accrue to the bullion owner. In further re-
marks he said the silver question was settling
itself all over the world, and hasty legislation
Mr. Kirkwood submitted an amendment to
as early date as these objects can be accom-
plished consistently with the public welfare"
He referred to the old maxim, "More haste less
speed" He showed that the predictions Of dis
aster to result from the previous silver bill on
one side and from resumption on the other,
had proven groundless. The country was grow
slowly" Six months hence we will know more
about silver than we do now. He favored re-
monetizat!on, but did not think 1t could be
hastened by this resolution. t'Silver men" diff.
fered in their plans to reach the result they all
agreed In recommending. 1t was not wise to
divide their forces. The anxiety to bring about
Iemonetization, the public welfare should not
Mr. Kirkwood's amendment was rejected
yeas 20, nays 2l-as follows:
Butler. Cameron Of Wisconsin. Chandler, ConRins,,
IosIa aSs ss1ass mSa,laa Morrill, Pla Rollins. salisbury
NAY NAys.Msssrs: Bailey Beck, CALL cockreu. Coke.
som. slater Vance, vsssvoorhsss. walker. and WI VII
Messrs. Harris, Hill (Ga) }, Ingalls,, Mcpherson,
Teller, Thurman, and Window were paired
johnston Edmunds anS Davis sWest sr0ysr
Messrs. Harris and Thurman would have voted
nay; Messrs. Mcpherson, Teller and window
Mr.. Davis IW: VaJ would also have voted
nay. Messrs. Hin and Ingalls, did not announce
how they would have voted.
The morning hour expired and the resolution
went over until tomorrow.
the President pro tenn laid before the Senate
House bill to correct two verbal errors In the
army OH ac approved psEs June 2s Iss
immediate consideration without reference to
the committee.
MI ConkIing asked If amendments to correct
Mr. Beck admitted that such was the fact. If
that was wrong there was no reason for per-
After further similar discussion the bill was
passed.
Mr: Allison assented to the postponement Of
testimony taken by the Treasury investipation
committee De reported to the Senate.
ons }so4 9ns on
making appropriations to pay fees of U. s. mar
shals and their general deputies; which was
taken up and considered.
Mr.. Conkling pointed out that by section 2,O12,
title g. revised statutes, the courts are required
to be kept open "fr0m time to time and from
DAY to day" for the appointment, upon request
this bill 30 expenses incurred by the courts in
obeying this section could be paid out of the
appIopI1atlon: SO that, although supervisors
are PAID out OF permanent appropriations, their
appointment would be impossible. Perhaps
this provision had crept In where it was bY
mlstake SO, the democrats were benefited
by It now, and could not charge that mistakes
Ia the revised statutes were all favorable to one
side. W WV
Mr.: Beck, In reply, alleged that the placing
OF SUPERVISORS fees In the permanent approprIa.
t1ons was one OF the fraudulent mistakes SINH
lar to the retention Of section $50. He did not
think the bill affected the payment OF couIt ex-
ttons contemplated were all specified In the
Dill. Great care had been taken to provide in
the Jud cial expenses bill for all court expenses
~-NSSpC IA AS6o1U w uCputy uudIcudlS.
HOUSE.-The following Senate bills were
taken from the Speakers table and passed.
Changing the name Of the ferry-boa "James
FISK, Jr., to Passaic;" changing the time Of
holding the term OF the U. s. district court for
the tn M district Of Connecticut; repeating SO much
OF the act OF 10th June, 1872 as prohibits pro-
motions In the corps OF engineers of the army
above the rank OF colonel
The judicial expenses appropriation bill was
presented Dy the committee on enrolled bills,
and signed by the Speaker
Mr.. Mills moved that the House proceed to
business on the Speakers table,
NO quorum appeared upon this motion, al
ttnough teag ta an s the members present passed be-
about twenty minutes to obtain Quorum Mr
NILS withdrew his notion and as the regular
order, the House resumed the consideration Of
the Senate bill exemptIng from license and en-
folment fees vessels not propelled wholly by
sail or int ernal motive power OF their own. ~
"A great deal OF noise and confusion was occa-
stoned Dy the claim OF Acklen, of louisiana.
,ha ta1 n me was entitled to an hour to speak upon
was not entitled to an hour q ruiinp FOR Whi"h
ne was thanked by Mr.. Klotz, OF Pennsvlvania
IN the name OF 10000 OF her Constituents Whoo
mad lived on pork and water, waiting for the