Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-22
The Senate DeVOtes Some Attention to
Sanitary-The judicial Expense Bill
Passed -KellOgg's Ocean Mail
Steamship BiIl-POstal APP
preparations - A Little
Breeze in the House.

Oil, approved III ldSI. 1uo
most interesting features OF the bill are the
repeal clause which authorized aud empow
cred the secretary OF war t. lease the war
office property at Moline to the Moline water
power company, and the appropriation of
forty thousand dollars for the extension of
the military telegraph line from Helena,
Montana Territory, and from Fort Elliott,
Texas, westward.
AND YET ANOTHER.
The President has approved the legislative
appropriation bill.
BUT THIS ONE HE DODGED.
The judicial and army appropriation bills
reached the executive mansion at half-past
three o'clock to-day. The President had just
left in his carriage on a visit to the navy
yard. The judicial bill will not receive the
Presidents approval.
JUDGE DAVIS, BY REQUEST.
By request, Judge Davis introduced in the
senate to-day bill which proposes to au-
thorize the State of Illinois, In her own be-
halt or as trustee, to commence and prose-
cute in the United States supreme court an
action for the recovery of any moneys or
land which may be due that State by the
United States on account of the disposal of
swamp and overlooked lands, and requires
the court to advance the case on its docket
and render Judgment on its merits without
regard to the opinions heretofore entertained
by the department of the interior.
MCRARY's NOMINATION WITHDRAWN.
The President to-day sent to the senate
the following: doubts having arisen as to
the propriety of appointing in advance of the
actual vacancy to occur September /, 1879,
person to fill the Office of judge of the circuit
court of the United States, hereby withdraw
the nomination for that office of George
M'Crary, of Iowa" The message will be
laid before the senate at its next executive
session.
THE ADJOURNMENT.
A majority of the committee on appropria-
tiops have decided that action upon the adj
journment question should be taken on Mon
day.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Davis Ill. ], by request, introduced
bill to authorize illinois to commence and
prosecute suits against the United States in
the United States supreme court. Referred.
Senator M'Donald submitted resolution
calling on the secretary of the treasury to
report to the senate all the action and pro-
ceedirgs taken by the national board Ut
health in regard to refriReratIng and disln-
fecting apparatus, etc. Placed on the cal
endar.
The resolution heretofore offered by Sena-
tor Walker calling on the President for iu-
formation as to the lives and property lost In
certain Indian wars, was taken up ami
adopted.
The senate bill to provide an office-room
for the national board of health, ETC., was
passed.
The conference committee report on the
judicial expenses bill was called up by Sena-
tor Wallace.
Senator Window demanded the yeas and
nays on the adoption of the report, which re-
sulted-yeas, 81; nays, Ia party vote.
Senator Maxey, from the committee on
military affairs, reported bill to provide for
filing the vacancies in the Office of the chief
of engineers of the United States army.
| Passed.
The bill is the same as one of the amend
ments to the army appropriation bill, adopted
| IN committee of the whole and concurred In
last night by the senate.
Senator kellogg introduced bill to pro-
vide ocean mail steamship service between
| the United States and South America. Re-
| ferred.
The bill directs the postmaster general to
| invite proposals and contract with the lowest
! responsible bidders, for monthly mail service,
/ for ten years each, by three lines of steam
| ships, to ply between New York and Rio
! Janeiro, touching at Aspiuwall, Para, Per-
| nambuco and Bahia; between New Orleans
; and Rio Janeiro, touching at Galveston,
| Aspinwall and the south ports of the United
/ States, the West Indies and Brazil, as the
postmaster general may deem expedient,
! touching at Panama and such ports In
| Ecuador and Peru as the postmaster general
may direct. The service is to ne performed
1 in each case by iron steamships of not less
than two thousand tons burden, American
| built, and capable of making eleven nautical
miles per hour. The first departure for each
| line is to be not later than one year.
| After the bills enactment, the senate bill
regulating intercourse with the subjects of
the Chinese empire, visiting or residing IN
| the United States, was taken up; and Sena-
| tor Slater advocated its passage, and at the
| conclusion of his speech tue bill was re-
| ferred.
| Senator Whyte moved the consideration Of
executive business. Lost-yeas, "a; nays, Is.
! Senator Cameron Pa. moved to adjourn.
Lost.
On motion of Senator Davis NV. Val the
senate took up the house bill making an ad-
| ditional appropriation for the service of the
| postoffice department for 1879 and 1850,
| known as the letter-carrier deficiency bill.
| The appropriation committee reduces from
| $415,C00 to 100000 the appropriation for
| the payment of ietter-earriees for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1880, and to extend the
service for said year under the act of Febru-
airy, 1879. In addition to the sum heretofore
| appropriated, the committee strikes out the
| appropriation of 81, OCO for the payment Of
increased salaries 10 letter-carriers under the
provisions Of the existing lay for the fiscal
| year ending June so, 1873.
Senator Davis w. Va. |, chairman of the
committee, explained that the department
had failed to make any classification of the
carriers entitled to the increase of salaries;
| therefore the committee thought it improper
to make an appropriation unless such CLASH
| fcation vas made and the exact amount re-
quired ascertained. Ihe amount approprIat-
ed for the year ending June 30, 1880, is in
anticipation that classification for that year
| will be made. The committee added an ap.
preparation of SIS, 000 to enable the commits
sIoners of the general land Office to settle the
claims of the several States for the sale Of
| lands, end 80, 900 for judgments of the court
of claims; also, $l12z FOR the salary of an ad-
ditional justice of the supreme court Of the
District of Columbia. These amendments
! were all adopted.
Senator Coke, from the committee on In
dian affairs. submitted an amendment TO ap-
pirate $50, 312 for interest due the Ossges on
the avails of the diminished reserve lands in
Kansas. Adopted.
Senator Davis i'll. submitted an amend
ment, inserting an appropriation of twenty
two thousand thru hundred and eighty-six
dollars to pay the balance due, and audited
and allowed, for transporting mails prior to
July l, 1876. Adopted,
The bill was reported back to the senate.
Senator Maxey asked a separate vote on
|
mittee of the whole, reducing the appropria
ton from four hundred and fifteen thousand
to four hundred thousand dollars, and strik'
ing out the appropriation for increased sala-
lies for 1879. He thought the amendments
did injustice to hardworked class of men
Senator Logan also opposed the amend
ment it was the duty of congress to make
an appropriation, and they should discharge
their duty, and let the postoffice department
take the responsibility of not doing its duty
Senator Beck said the committee on APP.
preparations feared that if the appropriation:
were made without classification, there
might be some favorihsm in their disburse
ment.
Senator Logan replied that the carriers
could be paid through the postmaster as vel
before as after formal classification; the post.
master-general could direct who should b,
paid, and If the appropriation were made il
could be drawn against.
Senators Allison, Ferry, Paddock and
i others also spoke against the amendment,