, 1879-02-02
THE RECORD.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-A1r. McCreery,
from the joint Committee appointed to in-
quire into the expediency OF transferring the
Indian Bureau from the Interior Department to
the War Department, submitted report,
signed by four members Of the Committee, in
favor of the transfer. Ordered printed.
Mr. boar, from the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, presented a minority report in
favor Of Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitu-
tion prohibiting q State disfranchising persons
on account Of sex Ordered printed The re-
port is signed bY Hoar, Cameron (Wis.), and
Mitchell.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the Senate bill to pro-
7ide for ascertaining and settling private land
claims in New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, and
Utah, and iu Nevada and Colorado. The object
is to settle titles to lands derived from the
Spanish aud Mexican Governments. The bill
WAS discussed and finally laid aside.
Tie Vice-Prcsiuent laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary of War, in-
closing letter from the Chief Of Engineers re-
spcctlng the plan Of natioual survey proposed
br the National Academy OF Sciences, trans
hitting drawings TO accompany the report OF
the Board Of Officers on the Eads improvement
It the South Pass Of the Mississippi River,
4<LkGl VI Lie -NIA(4 ~ Va NADot1~~o~N
relative to the organization OF. the Subsistence
Department as proposed By the Dill 70 rcor-
Eanize the army, and estimates OF the additional
appropriations required by the War Department,
all Of which were referred. lie also laid oe1crc
the Senate communication from the Secretary
OF Mar, inclosing letter from the Attorney
General in relation to the cxtraragant damages
awarded bv local juries for damages under tie
Fox and Wisconsin River improvement act.
Referred,
Nj: Coke submitted amendments to the Sen Seq
ate bill providing for the construction OF rail-
road from Galveston, Tex, to point on the
bio Grande opposite Camargo, Nc1ico. Ordered
printed aud referred
Consideration was then resumed OF the reso-
lunons OF Mr. Edmunds, declaring tue Eallo1tv
ol the Thirteenth, Fourteenth. and flltecntn
amendments to the Constitution, and Alr. Nor
gan continued his argument in favor OF the SUD-
sstute presented by him.
Bit. Bayard then took the floor, but yielded to
dr. Ransom for motion for al executive
session.
Mr.: Burnside introduced a bill making an
appropriation ol $4,000 for military ROADS IN
Idaho. Referred.
The Senate then went into executive session,
s1d, ss;t when the doors were reopened. adlourneo
The Army Reorganization bill was called up
ou1, alter some confusion, the House refused,
yeas q. nays IL, to consider that bill, and went
'ato Committee OF The Whole on the Army
appropriation bill.
MI. Mr Hewitt N. ~, having charge Of the oil!
~ ee33tpiaineo Its provisions. 1t approprlateo
,o0 as against the estimate Of $29, W, 5g
:m ~ ah appropriatlon last year OF S25,Ho,i iet.
iaa Lne reduction in the army appropriations ~ tle
1ast three years amounted to SS,0D, ,000- They
LAC LAC Deem reduced to the minimum, and, u
auy saving was to be effected hereafter, It
must be by the process Of reorganization and re-
coastfuctlon. REORGANIZATION could. be made
60 as not to Impair le efficiency with an annual
,saslng OF S, 100, ,000. Two great questions had
Te geen presented TO the Forty-fourth Congress:
ne hfst had been when the House had agreed
" sne settlement Of the Presidential difficulty,
sao lad loyalty held to its engagement. The