The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. pa further Increase OF
appropriations are as follows: For developing
the water powrr at Rock Island, $25 900; repairs
at arsenals. $300O0
Whtn the amendment appointing Benjamin
F. Butler. Fred. smythe Of New Hampshire
and Thomas U. Osborne, managers OF the Ma
tional Home for Disabled Soldiers, In place OF
BENJAMIN f. Butler. Frederic Smythe and Hor-
ace rail of Minnesota Mr.. Eaton moved to
sub ,titute the names Of James Shields OF Mis-
souri,. and j. A. Palmer of Illinois. In place OF
the two latter. separate aye and nay vote
was lost. This Was regarded aa a political
struggle for reorganization on tho board.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The Senate met at 10
o. N. Mr.. Ferry reported the post route bill
with amendments. Tabled.
The consideration OF the sundry civil bill
The following among other amendments of the
Set ate committee were adopted: For the pub.
OF Mexico. $40, ,Sos; also In those increasing ap-
preparations for protecting timber lands from
s25,b00 to $4,000. surveying public lands from
$267 800 to $500 900. to be available Immediately,
for production of pas Of surveys from $l0,-
coo to Sit. .000 The committee amendment ap-
propriating $50 600 for the survey into 100 acre
lying west OF the Indian Territory and north of
36 degrees 80 minutes longitude north was
agreed to.
The amendment appropriaging s575 o49 81, to
reimburse the owners OF the lands taken In the
establishment of the boundary line between
Arkansas and the Indian Territory was agreed
surveys we're reached. the amendments OF the
committee. made to put back the surveys to
their present status. were agreed to. thus con-
flrming tho action OF the committee striking
out Of the Legislative bill the sections relative to
consolidation.
The credentials of Orville H. Plat. Senator
elect from Connecticut, we're read at length and
spread upon the record.
The five minute rule was. on motion Of Mr..
Window. applied to the consideration OF this
bill.
Amendments making increased appropria-
tions for Improvement to the Capitol grounds
anu Patent Office building were agreed to.
The senate appointed Messrs. Dorsey. Blaine
and Wallace a committee of conference on the
postoffice appropriation bill. and Messrs Aili-
on the deficiency bill for the government of
the asy lum for the insane. The appropriation
was increased rom $50 600 to 200 900 for the re-
moval Of the Muache Capote" and Wemmucke
bands of Indians to their new reservation,
and for the buildings thereon: also an amend
ment inserting an appropriation OF $3.50 900 Tor
the southeast part of the Smithsonian Institute,
Was agreed to. For l.gislating Judgments OF
the Court of Claims the appropriation is in
creased s25 900, Total. s125. 900
The commit ee recommended the appropr1a-
tion OF $40 600 for the actual expenses incurE ed
by ID. ?; Corbin In contestlng Mr.. But er's seat.
sum. II WAS inc0nceivable to him that Uorbin' 3
expenses could have been two years salary.
The Com mittee on Privileges and Elec ions had
ADOPT d q rule not to pay salary to contestants
but only their actual expenses.
Mr.. Blaine said that Gorbin had been here two
years with cause, as ali must admit from the
report made In his favor by the committee.
He had shown the committee that his expenses
during that time had aggreg ated over 81 900,
and the committ thought $4,000 unuer the
circumstances only an actual com pensation.
The Democratic side actively opposed the
appropriation. Mr.. Herford claimed that de-
ducting the salary. he could have received
while here, there would be over 600 for pers on
81 expenses. he Democratic u emners of the
Committee on Privileges and Electi MS thought
the question OF expenses or compensation
should have been referred to that Committee,
and not to the Com mtttee ON Appropriations.
but It's chairman Mr.. Wad eigh) did not coin
eide In their views. aud opposed the reduction
to $50 0, suggested by him.
BY yeas n. nays 81. the amendment was re-
jected. -
Mr.. Hill raised the point that the memorial
had been laid upon tn. table and had not been
before the Committee on Appropriations. Ex-
planatiuns ehsued among the Senators, which
elected the TACT that the memorial had been
before the Appropriation Committee and acted
on before 1t Was presented to the senate.
MT. hill characterized such action as disre-
specsIuI 10 the Senate and the Committee on
Eiecions. and II that practice was to prevail he
snould dec 1ne to serve upon that committee.
he moved 10 lay the committees amendment
on the table. Lost-yeas %. nays 81.
On passing the amendment the vote was-yeas
49, nays2s.
The following Senate amendments were also