, 1879-02-27
THE RECORD.
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adopted some days ago, reported bill fnr,'ser
10 protect tho constitut!onat rights Of citizens,
and 10 punisl, violations Of the snme. l'aeca
on the calendar. ....,
Mr.. Dusnsdu submitted resolution provtd-
Ing Tor tho appointment of Cnmn'ittco TO ex-
ar,inq Into n,,L report unon the who'e sao]cet
Of ordnance as Il RENTED to the aFf1'y, hasi, anu
,nilit,n: that tue Committee las authority to
examine The books OF the Departments, and tint
tho Secretary of Var md the Secretary oi tno
Mary each detail officers to act Us sccFetafles TO
RAD COMMITTEES.
Sir. sau1.bury objected and the resolution
was laid aside.
The Commlttco on Public Buildings md
Grounds reported back the resolution directing
tho Committee to inquire in regard to the bulld-
iues rented by the Government In the Dlstrles
at Columbia, tovther With a letter from the Sec
rctary OF The Treasury onllc subject. onlcrea
p. %rs Dawes sni, that IL atsred to cali the at-
tcntion of thr senate 10 The fact that the Goy-
crntncnt was paying $l10,0N annually Tor tic |
rent OF buildings in Washington. w.,
Air. saFeent fron thy cnnatee q On pNrva Mdva
Sever, md others, asking to DO compensated ior
losses In constructing ronclnes for the United
States, together With bill for The relief Of
bultdqrs OF fronclad vessels for the Uhited
States. Placed on the ca!eudar..
MI, Ingalls,, from tic Committee on lnutan |
Affairs, reported favorably on the bill for tho |
relief Of settlers upon tho absentee sea~nec
Mr. Siorran. from The Co,nmittce on Foreign
Relations, reported back tho House resolution
nroyiillnr for 4 treaty with tho Republic Of
s Mcxieo: sa1so on o n,essago from tic Prcsiicut
Of tic United States In answcr to resolution
~ Tic Senate in relation 10 rcsculng prisoners
IN iatl at Rio Grande, Tex, by M armed band
from Mexico; md message IRON Inc lfesi-
inn I'M terms md conditions under which tile
surrender Of Cuban Insurgents was made, and
in rclatiou TO the future policy Of span III the
government OF the 1stAnd Of Cuba; And the
confederation,
Nj. Conoycr introduced bill a1ncndatory Of
Ed Ts4. s yaS sS ecesa o. ses to
Mr. Baynrd, from tic Conference Committee
on tho iii 10 amcnd tic internal RoVenua laws,
submitted report, which was agreed to, and
Tho bill mixing all appropriation to nay the
ctaims allowed ~ TIC southern Csims Com
mission was discussed until the expiration Of
1he ,nnrn;t,u honr. when Il was laid aside yltls-
ont action, and consideration was rcsun,cd OF
1hc Deffcinncy Aupropriation Bill. "A iotg dis
cnssinn nns,ied apon thc amoutlmeut appru-
nrettnc s25O,000 to supply tic tlclcicnctes Of
Tic Densrtment Of Justice. for tho payment OF
DennsT Marshn]s.
Mr. Beck safd this apnropr,atinn was to nay
men illegally appointed to conduct elections
Mr. Ajtisot, iscnt to thu Clerks desk and had
-cns 1sttcr rom tho Attorney.G Ge eneral to tic
n1T"ct that Tim dtiIcFeucy in his Dcnartmcnt
,nnrl3 hsvn lcnn int x5l{00 hut Tor two cla,lscs
n fhS Elccton 1aw. ttiMicr which s75. .foll wns re-
nrr", fnr DeDuty Mnrshals 10 nttcud clectloue.
n6tI si1S nm for lila nroeccntiou of ncTsona
charcci with crime, A great part Of thc cx.
Gc'ss nnt,er Tia latter clause VIA 1nrurrod in
tEc Statcs of Inuisianu. Alabamp, uuI South
f,"roi{na.
Wr Thurman n.Lcd what ne.v circ,,metnnro
h,% nrienu thnt 4ho ncnarttncnt nj Jnstica mi
exocndcd aunrter Of million Of tils peoples
,nnnov .rtthn,,t nnthnr1tv nj insx, 'TI,r nrrnrt,
r,' mcnt 'vhIcI rhomtJ. nbove ali o,her,. obeY thc
io,x ,,,.o1'cveH II This moncy was tn nav I'd.
~ men endowed ostrn1iiIv r., nrovo ,hn n,trity
" rsrfio,t KIT rshiIy IN enrrtintinr elesti"ns1
snnervisnrs md DcnItv .nfarsI.aia wdrn la plea
t;I,ri ~. inai rcor nnI mara rorrl,nt
finn nnv hmiLlnzers ti,nt over mt foot an rhis
ian1 W;,cra .yes thc mt,nrr .ncnti II Ind bern
hnrai,,rd Tim, ,bs n,n,,ry VIZ, nrc,ed n nrotcct
~" ,rrnmrn ~ ,.. sn;,,t In, r. had hce,, sncnt
H. Nv YnrE md rfsr,yhrrc. ri thr - tSltNjl
na-ssn,,rs ~ annronrint., f.,r I'm Attorncr finm.
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