Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-17
THE EVENING STAR.
MONDAY
CONVERSATIONAL.

Conclusion Of Saturdays PROCEEDINGS.
SENAfE.-Nter our report closed. debate on
The Chinese bill was continued.
Mr.. Hamlin closed the discussion in opn0s.-
ton 20 the bill 4 number OF amendments were
submitted and rejected Upon an amendmen,
offered oy Mr.. tonkling 4 lively discussion TOOK
place between that senator and Mr.. Thurman
in regard to the right OF eXpatriation. la who.
Mr.. Thurman. replying TO some comments OF
MIR. Conkling, said, 10 be- rebGked by the Seaa-
tor from New York wounded him IN the heart
lie ncScrknew OF his detects before. Ii should be-
the study OF his life TO cure his defects. Laugh
teri
Mr.. IIoar said, as he understood the Senator
from Ohio TO argue the doctrine OF eEpatriation.
he meant that a bird could leave the parent
nest without the privilege OF altghting any
where.
Mr. Thurman said he would buy him the
cheapest copy OF Audubon he could find ana
send II TO him, that he might see this had moth
ing TO do with birds. tLaughter.l
The bill was then read a third time and
paSsed-yeaS 30, nays Pas follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Bailey, Bayard, Beck
Blaine, Booth Cameron Pa, Coke, Dennis
Dorsey, Eaton, Eustis, Garland, Gordon, Grover
Hereford: Jones tNev:l. Kirhwood, Lamar. Nc
Donald. Mcpherson. Maxey, Mitchell, Morgan,
oglesby. Paddock, Patterson, Plumb, Ransom.
Sargent. saunders. Sharon, Shields. Spencer.
Teller, Thurman, voorhees,, Wallace. and Win
dGIll--.i9
Nays-Messrs. Anthony. Bruce. Burnside,
Butler. Cameron Owls }. Conkljng, Conover.
Davis IN, Davis w. Va. Dawes. Eimuads.
Ferry, l!am!in, Hill. lIoar. Howe. ingalls, Jones
tla), Kellogg. Herman, McCreery. Mcmillan.
Matthews Mat Merilmon. Morrill,, Randolph, ana
NItherS-2i.
Mcssra. Barnun and Chanee, who would have
voted in The affirm ittve. We're paired with
MeSSIS Rollins and Wadleigh. who would have
voted in the negative
After various dila;0ry motions, all OF which
were voted down by the democrats aided by a
few republicans. the Senate by a vote OF yeas
II, nays 10, al =, NJ, took UP the bill to amend
the internal revenue laws. 4 number OF friends
OF the bill Insisted that the Senate should re-
main III session ana dispose OF il. and the ld-
ing OF the bill IA very long one was begun
After te" pages had been read. many Scna-
Tors being ont u their seats, Mr.. KdmUHdS said
hc noticed that there We're not more than ten
Senators present. although it had been insisted
10 adjourn. The chair declared the motion
agreed 10. and Tie Senate at 1:3r O'Clock u m
adjourned.
HOT SE.-Aftcr our report closed
Tie consideration OF the legislative appro-
rratlon bill was continued. The paragraph for
tue lllhogfaphlng OF the weekly issues OF patent
drawings was. on motion Of Mr.. Atkins, amended
10y striking out the words requiring the WORK to
be done in the City OF Washington.
MI. L0rlng moved to increase several OF the
items for the bureau OF education-that for con-
tinGent expenses from s. OUD to Sl,. 600 Adopted
government having been reached. Mr.. Atkins
submitted an amendment consolidating see
IONS ?, 3. 4, ), and into one section.
Mr.. Patterson (COl) made point of order
that an amendment could not be offered 10 take
read. ''~V u '' ~ '''A' '" ''''A A'' -0' ''V'
Mr.. Blount, from the committee on approprla
Mons, reported the deficiency blu. This bill
makes no provision for pension arrearageS. II
authorizes the Secretary OF the Treasury to
make entries Of credit to the Pacific railroad
companies OF the sums Illegally withheld by
him from those companies.
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