The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-03
Fore -asik Cong eess---T Third tessfoai.
WASHINGTON, March ], 7g.sy,

The sundry.siyil bin was considered until
3 O'Clock, when q recess WINS taken Until III
o'clock. The following ars among the
amendments adopted: For continuation OF
public building of Nashville, 500, 900, instead
OF S75,0 1000: for completion OF public build
ing at Raleigh, $4,000; Interesting from
SA5, 900 to $4,000 the appropriation for
military telegraph lines in Texas and the
Territories, for connection OF military
posts and stations, and for the better protec-
tion OF immigration aud frontier settl Elements
from depredatiDns. iBEa AT i Et<tH,,tsa
Tie Senate 1feassembled at 10 O'Clock, A.
H. iHti1 aJ/E:..3.S; H, ,..fiit1.i58 4it !.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported, with amendments,
the legislative, judicial, and executive Gp-
preparation bill. Placed ON the 'calerdar.; \
The consideration OF the sundry-clyil ap-
preparation bill was resumed, The pending
question being on Mr.. Hoar's motion to lay
on the table the amendment OF the COM
mittee appropriating 100000 for the pay
ment of arrears OF army transportation due
such Immigrant railroads as compensation
as was withheld from them under acts OF
June 16 and %, 1874, and March 8, 1875,
and which since have been found entitled
to compensation by Judgment OF the Sn.
preme Court Of the United States. Re-
iected. ~
Mr.. Edmunds submitted an amendment
so rs to pay such roads onlyas have not re-
ceived aid in Government bonds. Agreed
to- ~ g..
The amendment OF the committee was
then agreed to as amended.
The Senate, by vote Of 20 to 30,refused
to agree TO the amendment appropriating
$4,000 to purchase Mrs. .Fassett's picture
OF the Electoral Commission! ss4.
The remainder OF the days session was
occupied by the sundry-ciyil bill. Among
the amendments adopted, in addition to
those already reported, was one giving d.
T. Corbin, late contestant for seat in the
Senate as senator from South Carolina, the
expenses OF such contest-S10, 600.
Later.-The Senate is still (l2:50 A. NJ.
considering the sundry-civi bill. ~
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ......
After an hours debate upon the sugar
bill, Mr.. Robbins, OF North Carolina, with
drew the bill, stating it would not be
brought back this session.
A motion to take up and pass the North.
ern Pacific Railroad bill was defeated.
The yellow-fevcr quarantine bill was then
taken up. A substitute was offered by Nj
| Young, Of Tenntsse'. 1t establishes
board OF health to meet in Washington to
frame rules and regulations. to make in
vestgatons, &c After some discussion
the amendment was agreed 10. The ques
ton then REQUIRED on the passage Of Senate
bill as amended, and it was defcatcd-aycs
II; noes, H.. Mr.. Young moved to recon
slider the last vote, and pending further ac
ton the House took a recess till Z. N.
The motion to reconsider the vote reject
iur the Senate yellow-feYer bill as amended
was taken up on the reissembing OF TIT
House and discussed at length. Finally tht
motion to reconsider prevailed. During tht
time so occupied the House got into par
liamcntary tangle, which lasted an hour
and was attended with a vast amount O.
noise. uproar. and confusion, as well 4:
amusement. The bill was finally laid on th'
tihe by vote of 1874 TO 10. .......