Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-01
FORTI.FIFTR CONGRESS.
The Night Session of the Senate.

! The Night Session of the Senate.
! sENATE,-sProceedings up to the passage of
/ the pension arrears appropriation bill are re-
| ported on the third pagel
The Senate neXt voted to take up the sundry
! civil bill.
| MIR. Window said the bill as il came from the
| House appropriated s19952,00O. to which the
! - nate committee on appropriations had added
| &. d:55.S91.
The first amendment of the committee in-
| creaslng the appropriation for the cuStom-house
| ild sub-ueaSury building at Chicago from
| f"ao,oto 10 S525,o0o. was agreed to-yeaS %,
| hays IS
Tie Senate agreed to the following amend
ment proposed by the committee: Striking
| 1f'm the bill the following words: ..And s
much OF the act making appropriations for the
| leg1~latiVe, executive and judicial expenses OF
sde aa government m for the fiscal year ending June
81. 1875, ard for other purposes. approved Ju e
-, ISIS as authorizes the Secretary of the Trea-
| Sury TO issue coin certificates in exchange for
| buInon deposited for coinage at mintS and as
| say offices other than those mentioned in sec
!ion 3,545 OF the Revised States be and the same
| is hereby repealed
| Mr. EdmundS raised q question Of order tbo+
lhe following amendment of the committee was
| not Gefmane to the bill it being in the nature
| Vt -. sSLeTa legislation. and he was sustained b.
| tnt senate py Tour majority, namely: Author
| hng and fnstructing the proper accounting 0,1i
! GERS 70 examine the accounts between the
! hited states and the several states srroNin :
| OUT OF moneys expended by such states fo. mil
naFy purposes Ill the war of 1sl2 WITH Greaf
8iltaln, and that there be paid to them any
/ SUMS that shall be found to be due -
The Senate, in addition to those above named.
! agleedio the following amendments proposed
! 10y the cominittee on appropriations NAMELY
! aprlopratiDg Sla6 l9i to enable the Secretary
! G1 the Treasury 10 refund 10 the city Of Rliti-
! more amounts advanced at the request Of Gen
! schenck, dated June 20 1863 10 aid the United
! states IN the construction OF works OF defence:
! <2o,oco Tor the protection Of the interests OF
| tie government Oil the Seal islands, Tire Sea-
| otter hunting grounds. and the enforcement of
| tie provisions Of the law in Alaska.
| ircreasng the appropriation for the building
IOr TIE state. war ard Navy Departments from
.4b3 "to 70 S5t5,oUo Si3:o1e for publishing 2.00o
/ copies Of light volumes. comprising the 0liciai
! teilion.
! Striking out the nroyiso that no arrears of
! pensions Shall be allowed or paid 10 any pen
| St0neT heiDg disabled soldier or sailor for the
J TINE during which he has been supported in the
/ national home Ter disabled volunteer soldiers.
Fat Benjanlin +. Butler, OF Massachusetts
Frederick Snyth. OF New Hampshire, and iIor-
ace Is. strait, OI Minnesota. he and are herahy
arr9inted managers OF tie National Home for
DE aEiGd Soldiers. to ill vacancies Occlsiouei
pN Tie expiration Gf I'll" terms OF Office of Ben
lamn +. Butler, Frederick Smyth, aud Thomas
o. osborn, OF Illinois.
Discussion took place on the committees
amendment, apprOprating S390,G00 for the pay
iEtht ci arrears OF army TRANSFORMATION. due
/ SCCh land grant railroads aS conversation wa
Withheld rom under acts of June 18th and I'D
lo14. and March 3d, 1873, and which have since
Heen found entitled 10 compensation by iudr-
iHtUj VI TIE supreme court OF the United
states, 10 pe adjusted oy the proper accounting
oifceIs III accordance with such judgment 60
DC palQ aS other army transportation. And the
army transportation hereafter performed by
Said companies shall be adjusted and lriid in
The same manner.
a: AZ ,hiee i'll. o'clock Mr; Booth moved that the
senate take recess till ten O'clock, and this
was Caf4led-ye3S "a, nays l6
T0.day.> Session.
Tie senate FeaSsembled at 10 o'clock.
Tie Vice President laid before the Senate a
message from the President OF the United States
in answer to resolution of the Senate, enclos-
ing report from the Secretary of State in re-
gard 10 railroads in Mexico. Laid on the table
Mr Ferry. from the committee on post Offices
and post roads. reported the post route bill
! Placed On the calendar.
Mr.. Window. from the committee Oh appro-
pliati0ns, reported the legislative judicial and
executive appropriation bill, with amend ncIts
FiacCd CD the calendar.
The Senate then resumed consideration OF the
sunGTy. civil appropriation biiI-tke pending
question being on the motion OF Nj. liolr 10 lay
on the table TIE amendment OF the committee
appl0f Rating S3Gd.GG0 TOR the Tagmont OF ar
feaI5 OF army transportation dl2 such and
grant railroads as compensation was with
he'd from under The acts of Jane 1e
and 2. >.4. ard March 3 1e15 and which hay..
since been found entitled to Compensation by
judgment CT the supreme Colrt. Rejected
yeas 90. lays %.
Mr.. Fdmunds submitted an amendment SO a.
to provide for the payment to such roads "a
nave not received aid in government bonds.
Agreed TO.
The amendment Of the committee was then
agreed TO as amended yeas -, nays l..
other amendments OF the committee were
agreed TO, as f0ilowS:-sI,525 TO enable the See
retaly OF the Navy TO alter and repair the c. S
snip Antletam so as to provide for the marines
at League Island: lG,Nh0 for fireproofing Ma
tional Statuary Hall in the Capitol and pro-
Y.ClnS that no work OF art Or manufacture shall
he exhibited in the National Statuary Hail. the
RotunGa or Corridors of the Capitol. not the
property OF the nited states: sinG0 for renew
juV and TpnGirinU COrIiOnS q Tnp heating
latGs OF tie Senate; 81 ,ioo for electric clocks for
TIE Capitol.
The amendment appropriating $4,000 to pur-
chase OF Mrs. Ade'e taSsett the painting OF the
Electoral Commission created some discussion
MI Beck offered the amendment, and said the
scene was one OF Which he was not particularly
ricud and commemorated an event which he
d;d rot think renectec credit upon the country
Mr.. Hear also opposed the purchase.
ON motion of Mr.. Window. the five minute
lule was applied to debate on this bill.
Mr.. Eaton presented the credentials OF Hon
Q. ii. Platt. elected Senator from the state of
Connecticut for six years, from March Ilh 1879
Read and placed on tie.
The amendment, appropriatlng slO,oOc to pur-
chase Mrs. FassettS picture Of the electoral
. commission was rejected-yeaS % nays 80.
Other amendments, proposed by the COM
! n.it;ee were agree to, as follows: Appropriating
! >.ot00 for laboratory and equipments at the
repartIneEt Of Agriculture: increasing the ap-
/ preparation for surveying the public lands from
S@G7 SEQ to S3co,o"G; consolidating the approprfa-
/ tons Tor expenses or protecting timber on pub
! instead OF two clauses each, appropriating
S25.CGn in tie House bill.
| The amendment appropriating $4,000 for the
survey or Gel tain lands west OF the Indian ter
| rltory was ruled out on point OF order by Mr.
| EdmundS, that 1t was new legiSla ion: as was
| also the amendment OF the committee providing
| for the issue OF patents TO land where the claim
has been confirmed by Congress, and no provf-
| sion made by cOntirmatOTy statute for the issue
! OF such patent.
The Lext amendment, appropriating s1.5.o49,
| TO enable the Secretary CT the Interior to pay
! for lands wrongfully taken from the owners by
the act of March Sd. 1915, to establish the boun-
| Diary line between the state OF Arkansas and the
! Indian country, was discussed. and the point OF
| order raised by Mr.. Edmunds that it was not in
! order. being new legislation. The Senate, by q
! yate OF 81 yeas to9 nays decided the amendment
| was in order, and it was agreed TO.
Amendments OF the committee were agreed
| to as fol!ows:-Continuing the geological and
| geographical survey OF the territories under
| Prof. Hayden, and appropriating $4,000 to pre-
! pare reports. maps, and complete the Office
| work OF the survey, and the same amount to
| complete the reports, maps, &c, OF the geologi-
! cal survey Of the Rocky mountain region, $40 00o
| for preparation OF reports maps, Gc. OF the
| surveys west of the Tooth meridian: increasing