Daily globe., 1879-06-15
FORTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session. .s..
Senate.
THE ARMY BILL

dC1On OIL Was IcpoEIcu UaCh 1IOu tAS CouMlI-
tee on appropriations with sundry amend
ments and placed on the calendar. II, s.-,..
The committee struck out the fifth section,
which provides that each member of the grad
uating classes of the military academies of
lS79-SO may elect to receive $3.50 and mileage
to his place of residence, and thereby become
ineligible to appointment in the army, ex-
cept in the event of war, until two years after
graduation; and clause is inserted in the bill
by the committee to repeal the existing law
which prohibits any promotion of the corps of
engineers to fill any vacancy above the rank Of
colonel.
commerce. reported favorably on the House
bill authorizing the secretary of war to use
certain moneys appropriated by act of March
8, 1879, for the protection of high sand banks
on the Chippewa river IN the completion and
protection of improvements on and near the
mouth of said river. Passed. 3.
Senator Mcdonald, from the committee on
public lands, reported favorably on the Senate
bill to grant additional rights to homestead
settlers on public lands within railroad limits
in Missouri and Arkansas. Passed. 1t pro-
vides that in certain cases where railroad COM
panies have taken even numbered sections of
land settlers may take odd sections.
Senator Morgan offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resozuetl, That the committee on education
and labor is instructed to inquire whether it
is practicable and beneficial to aid in the es-
tablishment and endowment of schools of
science and techniques in several States and
territories, and in the District of Columbia for
the education of females in appropriate
branches of science and useful acts upon a Liam
similar in its principles to that upon which the
agricultural and mechanical colleges have been
aided by the United States ; that said commit
: tee have leave to report by will or otherwise.
Adopted.
Senator Cockrell presented Joint and
urranE resolutions OF the MlSSOOrl
legislature, urging the passage OF an act to
allow certain Missouri regiments Of volunteers
their bounty. Referred.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
The morning hour having expired, the Mis-
sissippi Improvement commission bill went
over and the Senate considered in committee
of the whole the supplemental judicial appro-
priation bill.
senator Wallace explained the bill.
Senator Conkling having said there wou Id
certainly be difficulty, Senator Beck replied
the government record would show a genuine
reduction in expenses under the Democratic
rule. DEFICIENCIES were generally caused by
such misuse of money as that just mentioned.
He didn't propose to give the department a
slush fund to run political machine. In
reply to questions by Blaine, Wallace said the
intents OF the bill is to prevent the use of any
money appropriated for expenses of deputy
marshals and to prohibit the appointment OF
such marshals.
Senator Blaine-In other words, the President
having vetoed the bill which repealed the same
thing permanently, VIC are going to ask him to
write himself down an ass, by signing a bill
which repeals it for year.
Senator Wallace-If refusing to sign the bill
because it does not contain the same thing ex-
ousos him from being'so written down. then he
may not be. &a4
A long debate was had over the section re-
lating to the method of drawing jurors and re-
tha tact oath fho ints anH hoir
substantially those discussed on the Bayard
bill lately passed, containing the same pro
visions. ...F.N. ... f.g,i
Senator Cameron (Pa.,) Moved going into
executive session. Lost, yeas II, nays ".
Senator Wallace, having charge of the bill
said he didn't wish to force long session to.
night, and suggested that it lie taken up Mon
day. ..... ...... .'.t.-....I. .-I.
senater Gnhas opposed the naming of
Senator Allison moved to adjourn. Lost
Voorhees, being the only Democrat voting yes
and several representatives voting nay. De
bate on the jury clause was renewed. The sub
stance of the Democratic argument was thai
while the present law provides that jurors il
United States courts are to be chosen as far al
practicable in the same manner the highes
courts of the State, federal judges take ad
vantage of the exception ''as Far as practicable
to make rules Of court on the subject to sui
their views, and Judge Bond especially
jury commissioners under his rule of court
Other side argument was that any abuse O.
the discretion visited in them exposed tn
judges to impeachment. Adjourned:
House Of Representatives., ,i5, .sts
DETROIT RIVER. .&
WASHINGTON, June IA joint resolution
reported from the committee on commerce wa
passed, authorizing the secretary of war to con
vene a board of officers of the engineer corps o
the army to inquire whether for railroad pur
poses Detroit river can be bridged or tunnele,
at near Detroit.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
The House then, as the business of the morn
ing hour, resumed consideration Of the bill
prohibiting political contributions by employe
of the government.
The morning hour was consumed in votin
upon dilatory motions, and the bill went owe
without action. ST r.
COIN RESERVES.
MIR. Buckner, chairman of the banking an
currency committee, reported bill requirin
revenues of national banking associations t
be kept in standard gold and silver coins of til
United States in lieu of lawful money, Prin,
ed and recOmmltted. r. '@. sh
OTHER MATTERS.
Mr.. Bennett, from the committee on publ
lands, reported a bill extending until Oct Is
1880, the provisions of the act approved Marc
3rd, 1877, in regard to grasshopper sufferer
Passed.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
WAS received from, the Senate, and togeth.
with the Senate amendments was referred
the committee on appropriations. The speak,
announced the appointment of McCook a
member of the committee charged with inve.
tigating the Cincinnati election in place E
Robinson, excused.
Mr.. CLARK, of Missouri asked leave to tax
from the Speaker table and put upon its pa
sage the bill for the benefit of the widow an
children of Gen. James Shields. White an
Van Aernam objected.
Mr.. Pound, from the committee on India
affairs reported bill in relation to educatie
among the Indians. Ordered printed and r
committed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The House then resumed consideration
the pleurO-pneumonia bill.
MIR. MCGOWAN, in explaining the bill, d
clared himself in favor of some law to preve
the spread of pleuro-pneumonia among cattl
but stated there were many features of the b
to which he was opposed, particularly that Sc
tioa which in effect subordinated the nation
to State authorities.
On motion OF MIR. Hatch the bill was tn,
recommitted to the committee on agricultu1
& THE TEST OATH.
" MIR. Herbert, who had charge of the next bu
mess in order. the.Senate bill repeating t
test oath, stated that after conversation wi