, 1879-02-25
WASHINGTON.
The Senate Engaged on the
Army Approprla-
ton Bill.
Retention Of the Railroad Tolo.
graph Clause with Slight
Alteration.
Passage Of the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation Bill in the
House.
An Appropriation Of $3.50, 900
for the Chicago Gus
ton1.House.
A Night Session of the Senate Oil
the Contngious-Discases
Bill.
One WooIley Volunteers an At
firmation for the Potter
Committee,
In Which John F. Coyle Is Writ
Down an Egregious Liar,
And Woolley Is Classed as q
Very Proper Man.
rrfJTr 11TEE
One WooIley Volunteers an At
firmation for the Potter
Committee,
In Which John F. Coyle Is Writ
Down an Egregious Liar,
IN THE HOUSE.
sQMETII1Nu ACCOMPLISHED.

Sprrfdf ntspdteh IN 7ne Tribune.
WARRINGTON, D. c., Feb. 24.-Thc House did
n great days work to-day. III the morning the
Tobacco bill WAS disposed Of by being SEM to
a Committee Of Conference, The tohncco men
carrying out their programme In every phrttct,-
lar. II was then the purpose to pass the Sunlry
Civil bill .unfer susponslon OF tho rules, but
tile Republicans desired that there should be q
morning hour, as the subject matter pending In
the morning hour Ia the resolution Of Mr.. Iiaic
to direct the Judiciary Committee to report
constitutional amendment prohibiting the
further payment Of Southern claims. The
morning hour came, but tho Democrats, to
avoid voting on such question, consumed It
by calling for
THE READING or ALL D1LLs
that we're presented.
Strange as It may seem, notwithstanding but
one week remains of the session, and TINT there
Is no possible chance for any bill that was pro-
scnted to-day to be cven considered by COM
mtttoc, much less passed by either House, there
wcro somo sixty billa introduced.
The sundry Civil bill tllen came I'D, and was
passed by nn overwhelming majority, d much
larger vote than the necessary two-thIris, tho
votc standing-ycas. ISL; nays. 70. This bill ap-
proprates over sixteen millions Of dollars, and
IcuuH CA tH1 AVtlo A&U EEAAl&lE Uk lts IL
had
NO CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE.
GTlcEgrcnt Importance Of tho Appropriations
Committee Is seen from tic fuct that the bill
was passed as agreed upon BY that Committee
without cycn consideration, with the exception
Of ono or two steals. such rs tho payment Of
SID, 600 to tic State Of Gcorcia for a trumped-up
claim arising out OF tho Crccli.scmlnolo war
that the faults Of the bill aro sins Of omission
rather than commission. There ure good many
other ttc1na ct necessary expenditure which
ought to haye been incorporated in the bill. but
which the Democrats, on their conventional
plea of economy, hayo declined to allow. The
omissions wilt undoubtedly como iu ncx. year In
tho form Of
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION.
4 Iog-rolltng attempt, by which the Southern
members enicasored to authorize tic erection
Of sixteen new public buildings, matuly IN the
South, o. tho expense OF about million a,ll d
half of doltnrs, met with an overwhelming de-
feat. A two.thIrls vote was necessary to pass
it, but tic two-sbirds vote happened to be III the
negative. A fow Northern vutcs had been
sought by tile Southern men who were nlara-
Cling tho bill, In proposition to pay 900
for the site OF public building at Providence,
Il. l., a,,d small appropriation for public
buildings at Council Dluffs, H., La Crosse, Wis.,
ul Marquette, Alieh., and tho Nortficrn nlcm-
bcrs from these sections voted for tho bill, but
there wss
ONLY \ CoRpoRAL'1 GUARD ALTOGETHER.
The rcht Of the sixteen buildings were a'l In tho
Southern statss. especially In tho bulldozng
scctt0ns.
hers, who arc adopting the party pnliey now Of
nrariically aholIslling Federal Courts in tic
South, antl Ut rcpeall1g some Of a1e important
lsws whtel, make Federal Courts necessary,
should feel the need Of GrctinG new public build
,uss for United States Courts; but then there
arc contractors II tere arc no courts.
QUEER PROVISION.
The House, In the suntlry Civil bill, which was
passed under suspension OF 1he rules Ntflout
debate or consideration, passed q clallse which
authorizes the 'Ttcasury 10 Withhold iron, every
our 10 three n,onths' interest. md 10 take from
the holders Of tic snlllt classes OF bnuls ut
home who ttu not wntch the almost daily calh
issued from the Treasury d like ann. 0nly last
saturday The flonsn y,tcd down BY decided
mu1orty d pron0sitton 10 lltnlt tic interest
o., called bonds to thirty DAYS from tle
duy u call, yet today, by the device indicated,
this measurc. The clause by which this is dune
Is ttached to sectfon making an approprta-
tion lur the detection a,l prevention OF frauds
On the custom rEyruue. an.1 Ia Ia these words;
''50 much Of aDy existing law as Htny he held 10
require thu payment uf tolat lnlcrcst Oh called
pexed." l'hls undoubtedly will seriously ~.
lcrtero with lha arrauge.netts with tlIu SYnll.
cuto, All may tend Il, ceck thu negotiation OK
the refuhlinE uf the bULta.