Daily globe., 1879-01-29
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
ANDERSON-NIATTHEWs,

ANDERSoN-AIATTHEWs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The testimony of
James L. Anderson, taken before the Potter
committee of the House and afFectins Senate,
raa'tnews, was received from the House and re-
fefred to the select committee appointed last
session, Senator Allison chairman.
NEW BILLS.
number of bills We're introduced and re-
ferred.
BY Senator Edmunds, by request, authoriz-
ing the President to prescribe suitable police
regulations for the government of the various
inulan reservations, and foc the punishment of
murder, robbery and other crimes committed
thereon. Referred.
by Senator Morrill,, substitute for the bill
reported from the library committee, to provide
additional accommodations for the library of
Congress. Laid on the table.
TwESry-sEcoND OF FEBRUARY
House amendment to Senate bill making the
12d OF February legal holiday in the District
~ot Columbia was agreed to and the bill passed.
The amendment provides it shall take effect
Feb %. 1879.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Senator Dawes, from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds, reported adversely
on the memorial Of the Missouri legislature
more central portion of the Union. The com
rhittee were discharged from further considera-
ton.
PRE-EMPTORs.
Senator Paddock, from the committee on
public lands, reported favorably on the bill to
extend the time of pre-emptors on public
lands Placed on the calendar.
KANSAS PLUM.
Senator Plumb, from the committee on mil
isary affairs. reported favorably the bill of the
Senate to authorize the secretaryof the treasury
TO ascertain and report to Congress the amount
expended and the indebt edness assumed by the
State Of Kansas in repelling invasions and sup
pressing Indian hostilities. Placed on the cal
endar.
TELEGRAPH COMPETITION.
Senator Mitchell submitted a resolution in
! atructlng the committee railroads to in
'!uire into the expediency of authorizing rail-
road companies operating Interstate railroads
TO construct and operate lines of telegraph for
commercial purposes and to connect with other
Lines, that competition in telegraphlc commun-
lcatlon may be encouraged. Agreed to.
INDUSTRIAL BUREAU.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, presented a me-
mortal asking Congress to provide for an in
1ustrial bureau whose duty it shall be to OBJ
tain and collate accurate statistics of all the
c0Uutry's interests which may employ labor.
CENSUS.
motion OF Senator Morrill, to lay aside the
calender and consider the bill to provide for
taking the next census was rejected by {. vote
or yeas 3d. nays II.
WARREN MITCHELL.
The Senate resumed consideration of the un-
finished business being the bill to pay Warren
Mitchell for cotton belonging to him taken bv
the government. 1t discussed at length
and the Senate refused to order its third read
ing. Yeas IT; nays So
THE AMENDMENTS.
Senator Edmunds moved to take up his reso-
lntions declaring tho validity of the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the
constitution.
Senator Gordon moved TOAD journ. Rejected,
yeas lS; nays 26. Senator's Harris Morgan, Hill
aud Maxey voted with the Republicans against
adjournment. The motion Of Senator Edmunds
to take up the resolutions was then agreed to.
Yeas 20; nays Is, as follows: