New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-22
Myth C0yGRESS-IliD SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

HE HOUSE DISCUSSES THE CIPHER lthh'"A'''
a GOOD DEAL or GENERAL Br'INEa' DISPOSED
ORA NEW PhOPOsuION BY MR. BLAINE ABOUT
THE NAVY.
SENATE. WAsHrNGTON. Jan. 81. 1879.
The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the
Senate today reports from Captain A. NJ. Damrel ana
Major G. H. sujer. OF Engineer Corps. IN relation 10
/ q improvement Of Mobile IaIbOr AlaJ and the Mis-
sour River.
M MORRILL, QIcp, VIZ, from ;he Committee on
Finance reported without amendment the House DiI 10
faciitlc the funding og the National debt. Paced On
tnc calendar. This the bin which passed the House
on the l6th ins ana anihorz = me S'SI'I' % ~ ,
Treasury the process Of rounding tie MAJ "l d'DI
j2O- IT." Trc OH icceyed the unanimous approval OF
tur & mutt-c ~ Finance.
Il., Dos. Inr due 4 and referred "a !o!lo|s;
y, Mr.. KEN IN QDcm., y. I.l-Fpr The relief OF the
trustee OF t,- t'',orn AT G"irry ~ Washington
~ .ir. NliILR- Ucu., V.J-Crcaiing National
Pubic HrH " "-'./ tuoA' l'e ci''u 10 'uv go a.. -.
b, IT, MATTHEWS U'cp, o. o)-To prevent the
iu- GuI.r STAGES ;,ad leo establish Edreau %! IdDHr
l4,.I,r. It.,.t-ct to the sane committee.
.ir. Jl.i-ItN&t1 tt..., M,cIJ Ia reference to
p 3o' a. GHtI- ~ caa@ of ,i-linj Referred to tue
i'~I'CIiti'FlIG ,R p., cn)-A joint rcso;ut on d
r.c "a. c".c. tIon OF the II and - United states
uo.c,. Lad CO.. Ac table. 10 oe Gained up 'y MI Cnalee
Oal4,.lon OF MnVOORliEEs Dem, Tnd) the vote by
vii en- ,ir OIL eau,ln pension 10 the widow OF tho
hate o.uDrI Charles I"ont, "a, c,t'rday nihenitely
pD,t oHyG va r. tOnsldri ed ana tno bill was recon-
iui ted CD a., Comm tee OH Pensions.
Tn, YICi-PEi.-IDENr announced Mr.. C0nkling rep,
y. s.. s,r ", O;c,, 80 ana Nh DAVIS ind, NJ
H. ,rJ n, rre,id To- holding Ierns ~ me United states
Circut ava D-r.c C0urt. Tor me Dsirc, Of Colorado
Mr. LtION tD.m tonu.l introduced q biI to extend
me r,tcuI OF Austin G. ID ~ Tor .iuiOycmcnt IN hifd
ruDher. kcie.tct - tne ,0mn.itee on PA,ehts.
Nj JObAoION % uy Nal presented the petition or
Dr. Asa Vac, "a Manchester, Va. Ion the removal OF hS
poluc.l ooeol!tms. H. cIcd u 'ne Committee on tnc
Nj CONKILNG Rep. y. " presented petition
merchants, smp-og nero aud otAers 0i New 1orA
premiums" tio Geneva Award fund. Referred to
,ne judiciary toIn"lttee
WORK or TIE CALENDAR
The morning business having been concluded the
Senate in accordance with the order OF yesterday pro-
ccre to consider bulls Tho calendar not objected TO-
Ainyn the bills when were ald over under objections
were the fo owing: senate blil amending tlc Revised
statutes So to appropriate Sl,o00,O0O Annually Tor
aiming and oquPpng he whole b'iy 81 me m'ltlt 81
uir UnItcu states, and the senate blli aPurOpratnS
10000 10 authorize and equip an expedition to t"o
Tnr senate bill 10 aurhorizo the Secretary OF the T..
terror t. deposit funds I'm the United states
Treasury IN LEU Of uNe' !nehi, WIS taken up. 49,.
Ar. EDMU Nd, Q;cp, va submitted IN amendment
,b fet,on of nrcyisIon OF any treaty or agreement
with any Iudiun tIiDr OF b nd Agreed TO-
me Indian Trust Fund III was asa gan a akfn up d Mr. w.
scrt -Four" a, /. rate of interest To be Oald.
T,i- amendment led 10 "A long asrn-,"h.
sand be was pcricctly ccrtaip that the Government
con borrow money al 3i2 per cent, providing It made
tI t.Iu. of tc loan long enough He moved that the
Mr.. C0HKLiNG REP. y. ". in the course Of some
remarks oppo,ng tue amendment OF Mr.. Allison, SAIL
Congress, ,ould not take advantage OF he Circumstance
grow ng - tie tact that instead 81 diIh VIII one
Of ne great reaty-malng powers of the globe II was
dealing with tie remnants of scattered Indian
tribes and could do a. II pleased Congress Should g.
10 II that the Government fell short IA nolhn- IN fulfill
Ing the requirements Of its honest Oblisations THIS
: like O' ming the door to rrpudiailon lie hoped
the Amendment would be rejecte as me Indians had
been RECEIVING hsn'r r"tr 81 4 man PR cent
to az the bill aside. Agreed 10.
the bli 10 amend the laws also LAID aside
Informally, not 20 lose It's place.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS
The Senate proceeded to consider the Naval Appro
p1iaton bill.
Mr. WINDOW Ncp Mnn) explained that the
Scnate Committee on Appropriations had added
10 the House bill $4,000. king the ;oia
or the bin "a reported to the senate SI1;lo4'-
9GS %. TIE Items OF Hcfei'' were a. ,o.''"H5
For the purchase Of postage siamps, H1'oOo; Tor
clothing aud ug destroyed. loo; for srdtutl"s
srnpe al the obscry tOy 1900; FOR changes IN con
ing water Tor SHIPS, etc. $1,000; for the purchase OF
testing machine &n o, e9 na ~, Ta0oo dne
visions aud Clothing, and The Senate Committee IN
creased the amount to ~l,l0O0OO,
All the amendments were agreed TO without debate.
Mr.. WINDOW said the Sena or from Name (lir
BalneJ desired to addr IS the seuate on t' bill but
not prepared to 90 on to-day The OIL was there
fore land aside until tomorrow.
Mr.. BLAlNEtncn gave notice Of the following amend
That board OF three Naval officers from either the
active the retired list be appointed by the
President whose duty iC shall he TO consider
and report to the next session of Congress
the number If officers, line. stan and warrant, needed
or Navy with 1900 men. aud that until hereafter ~
rected by law, promotion IN the Navy, above the grade
OF Ensign, shall cease. And further that the same
board OF officers shall consider ana report whether any
of tho present Navy Yards may be dispensed
with, aud whether in any DINER way the cN
penses Of the Naval establishment may he de-
creased without mparing its efficiency. Also, that
FROM aud after July !. 1883 only such number OF the
graduates the United states Naval Mead my IN any
one year shall he entitled 10 appo tmcut dS mldshlp
men IA the required TO MI vacancies, 10 b"
determined the Academic Board On tlc oasis 81 their
standiug graduating class; ami II the number oi
midsliumen shall not have been previously hNed ana
limited by law shall ne the duty ~ the secretary To
80 fla and limit It before July |. lSS3.
II was ordered that they be printed.
Mr. MITCHELL (.cp., Oregon presented Il petition or
Alexander K. NhcDhrrd, 81 Washington, d. G., asking
an APPROPRIATION for the Payment OF the rent OF build
nc on Est owned by hm~ II ana occupied bV the Post
Ofic. Department. Referred to the Committee on
CLAIMS.
Tnr senate then lat $50 p. M went into executive
session, and the doors rcOpentd, adjourned
until 10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The first business of the day III the House
after the Journal had been read was the presentation OF
a resolution the cipher dispatches by Mr. POTTER