National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-27

ferred to the test oath clause in the Revised Stat.
ulcs ana SAID II ostfacscd virtue aud integrity
rom the jury box IN the South.
Mr.; BAyARD said Il was pretended when this
election lazy was passed that it. would produce
peace ct elections and purify them. lie denied
mat 1t had produced pence or purified the ballot
box Rather had 1t been the agent OF corruption
ana the grossest intimidation. He argued that the
law had been administered In the interest Of one
political party and not In the interest Of justice.
Mr' ALLISON moved that the Ave minutes rule be
applied TO- further discussion on this bill. Agreed
t9-yens ~ nays, ~. Mr.. Conkliug voted with
he democrats ~ the negative, and Mr. Davis tllL)
win the Republicans In the affirmative.
Mr. BECK moved to strike ont of the amendment
proposed by the committee the following words
Ana Tor delrayng the expenses which have been
ana may be incurred In the enforcement of the act
approved February - 1871 entitled An act to
amend an act, approved May 81 1870 entitled AN
ecl 10 enforce the rights OF citizens of the United
states tovotc In the several States of this Union,
aud for other purposes or any acts amcndatory
thereof, or supplementary thereto being n de-
iciency for the fiscal year ending June 90. 1872,
s2JoRO and insert In lieu thereof $4,000 so
That II would be an appropriation of that sum for
deirAying the expenses of United States courts safe
keeping Of prisoners, &c.
The amendment was rcieccd-yc0s 81; nays, 81
II party vote.
Mr. KInKwooD submitted an amendment author
zing the to rcadius the salaries
of postm0sters Of the third, fourth aud fifth classes
not heretofore adjusted under the late act of Con.
gross. Agreed to.
OF the Whole. was reported TO the Senate and the
amendments made IN committee were concurred
IN with the exception of atapproprotiug s2i 1929
lOr inc detecting and bringing To trial and punish.
ment of persons guilty Of violating the ill'erual
revenue laws, or cOnnivlng at the same including
payments for information und detection of such
violations, being deficiency for 1873 and prior
years.
This amendment on motion of Mr.. BECK,
was stricken out.
He also called for q separate vote on concurring
IN the amendment opproprating S2)OOQO for the
Department of Justice, but the Senate, by u vote
OF yeas, ~ nays, 49, refused to strike II out Tho
Dill was then read third time aud passed.
The Nlce-Prcsident then laid before the Senate
communication from the PostmastcrGcncial,
asking an appropriation for two additional clerks
in the lree-deliyery Office. Referred to the Com
mltteo on Appropriations.
Also q communication from the Secretary of the
Interior inclQSing one from the Commissioners of
Education, asking an additional appropriation Of
$500 for the Educational Bureau. Referred to
the same committee.
Mr.. SARGENT called attention to statement In
the New York Tribune of to-day, to the effect that
he did not vote on the Corbn case yesterday for
The same reason that he voted on the tobacco BILL
TINT he sold out to obtain votes for his anti Chinese
bill. lie did not read the statement and said II
was hardly necessary for him to refer to 1t. on all
political questions he was paired with the Senator
from Virginia Mr.. Johnston), and for that reason
he did not vote Oh the Corbn case. As to the re.
ductlOn of the tobacco tax he not only voted
against Il, but made speech against II.
Mr.. WITHERs said he was one OF the strongest
advocates of the repeal of the tobacco tax, but he
| voted against the tnlneSe Dill.
| Messrs. Blaine, Allison, aud Withers were np-
pointed the conference committee on the army
appropriation bill.
Mr.. HAMLIN moved to take up the Geneva award
bill.
Pending discussion the Senate, at six o'clock p.
M, took recess until 1880, to consider Dills on the
calendar not objected to-
The session OF the Senate at night was devoted
exclusively to the considering Of bills oh the calen.
dar.
| The Senate passed the following Senate bills:
| Providing for an additional associate justice of
| the supreme Court of Dakota ; for the relief Of
and the House bill concerning street railways in
the District of Columbia, requiring the tickets of
those charging five cents fare to be received by any
one of item for passage; also number of private
bills
The Senate having reached the bill in relation to
| the Rancho Panochc Grande, IN California, Mr..
Garland said the bill sought to make disposition
of the question so far as Congress was concerned,
and which had vexcd II for the past twenty-five
years in one form or another The majority Of the
| Committee on Public Lands decided against Will
| liam McGarrahan, a claimant to the property but
his tAIr, Garland'D bill proposed that the whole
subject be referred TO the Court of Claims for adn-
dication, In which McGarrahan, the New ldria
| Company, and the United States would appear as
litigants, with the right of appeal to the United
Mr.. DAVIS dl.), in the interest of all private
claimants, objected TO the consideration OF the bill
The Senate passed the bill authorizing the print
ing of impressions of portraits and vlgneles In the
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing at the request
Of members of Congress, officers of associations,
| Librarians, and others, such impressions 10 be
printed at actual cost to the Bureau.
| On motion of Mr.. WITHEIs, unanimous consent
was obtained to take up the bill giving Elisha
Franklin, orVlrgna, survivor of the war of 1872,
| Il bounty land warrant. 1t was said that Franklin
| is one hundred years old. The bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. WADLEIGH unanimous consent
was obtained TO take up the bill giving pension
i 70 Abigail s. Tilton the widow of Revolutionary
| soldier and II was passed.
A large number of pension bills were disposed Of.
on motion OF Mr. fIAMLIN, at eleven o'clock, the
Senate went into executive session in order TO refer
| various nominations heretofore made by the Presi-
dent and when the doors were opened several bills
were passed donating cannon for monumental pur-
poses, and at hafpaSt eleven o'clock the Senate adj
| iourned. EGIa