The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-22
THE CONGRESS.
!. unusually Dull Nay In TIRE senaee-
The Navaa aud Ieslian Appr0.
iprlatten mills.

vxssrruTor, Jan. 2i.-During the mcrnins
M lie Vice President laid before the Senate
II &Smunications from che Secretary Of Wa
\ es n Mobile Rav, Ala, and Of the Missise Top
\ fssr And thessstimatcd cost Of their Improve
I xssrs. Hoar and MtT hereon. and reports were
4 Ssde Of a private nature from the Militarl
&Gmlttee bT Meesrs. Spenc sr and Burnside.
HI Maxey, from the. Oommittee ON Military
4, a. s purchase OF ground for a military pos
~ Paso, Tex. II was calendared.
n. Morrill,, from the Com mittee on Finance
Epsrted fasorably House bill No. csos. for fund
kils we're presented by Meesrs. Morrill,. to de-
hfmine claims OF Z nited States citizens against
Hmtagsia, Dorsey. on privae land claims
6s6e, directing the cancellation Of 81 and ..
sEs CHAIR appointed Massrs. Conkling Howe
Nd Davis eonferees OF the Senate on the bill
ethe admission Of Dakota to the Union.
1o0ate bill No. 7s0. authorizing the Secretary Of
" Interior to deposit In the treasury all In.
Nsn trust funds on which the United State.
Qreee to pay por centrm per annum was con,
ddered. Messrs., Qonkling Edmunds and
fowe objected to fixing any specific rate of In
l0fpst binding tE the future.
M Allison defended the hill. While he didn'i
efe especially for any stated rate of interest,
y the payment Of special annual sum oil
noney for the indians affected by the bill.
M Beck moved.4 per cent as the rate of In
bfpst and Mr.. Allison suggested AZ yer cent
The Senate then took up the naval appropria-
ION bill, and agreed to the amendments Of the
(onmittee on Appropriations thereto, which
Increases the House bill $s6,5oC.
'ts:4o o'clock the Senate proceeded to con-
1der executive business. and shortly after ad-
io1rned. the Indian appropriation bill pending.
THE HOUSE.
Ater reading the journal. which occupied
yne hour, Mr.. Potter called up his resolution to
bUttfer opposed the Potter resolution, on the
0Vund that the house had no business to in-
Qulre Into this matt r, as itwas an Interference
WITH private matters and could result In no pub
ncgood.
Nj. Hale made a speech congratuatIng the
Democrats on the fact that they had at last
lereed to Investigate matter which the Repub-
leans had long desired TO have Investigated.
MI. Hewitt, OF New York hoped the resolu-
ution would be adopted. because 1t would vim
h!cate MIR. Tflden. who he eaid. had no knowl-
!dge Of the cipher kilograms Or OF attempts at
|Eaud. Mr., Hewitt had not concluded when the
hour to which the debate was limited expired
VA Nj. Garfield moved that the time be ex-
Nr. Atkins moved to lay the motion on the
npe. The House. by party vote Of 1873 to 100.
IStnseu to extend the time for debate on the
P0tter resolution. all the Democrats voting
1sainst an extension. The resolutions were
l1ee adopted without division.
The House considered two or three private
pllle, and passed them. Thursday evening was
lxed for the consideration Of the bill for the
aeslhcatlon OF mail matter.
nr. Willis, of New York. introduced n bill In
relation to the duty on whalehone. Referred.
The House. at $50 .. m, adjourned.