Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-03
THE EVENING STAR.
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| The StNbkN CIVIL BILL
| The bin at II O'Clock was reported 10 The 80,
ate. when the amendments made thereto in
| committee OF the whole were c0ncurrcd tn
The bill, at midnight. was passed
| The Senate held brief executive session
| and then took up
| IRE LEGISLATIVE, ExRCCTTvE AND IUpICI.; Ar.
| PRoPRlATloN BILL
| An amendment was adopted by a riot party
| vote for GefTaying the expenses which NAV be-
| incurred In carrying out the enforcement or the
| act OF 1879, the democrats voting in the mega
| five
The Senate then voted on the amendment of
| the committee striking out that part OF the bin
/ as Ii came from the House fixing the pay OF
| Jurors in the federal courts at two dollars per
diem and repeating the test oathS OF Jurors
Inc senate struck out this clause-yeaS 81.
| nays -.
-. The Senate also struck out-yeas -, NAYS 20
me remaining clause repeating that part of the
| Revised Statutes providing for supervisors ana
| deputy marshaIS of elections.
| ne amendment of the committee paving the
southern claims commissioners al the rate of
| 5000 per annum each, instead of 3 5Do. and
olher less important amendments. were agreed
| to.
The Senate struck cut the section or the bill
| proposing TO consolidate the coast and interior
| surveys according TO the plan of the National
| was passed.
| on motion of Mr., Spencer. the senate took up
THE RIVE AND HARBOR BILE.
Dut without proceeding with its consideration
TOOK a recess until two o'clock p. m.
| Inc senate reasSembed at two O'Clock sun
| day afternoon.
| Mr.. Anthony. from tie committee on Drlat-
ing reported faTorably on resolution TO print
| The rel orr and testimony or the committee an
| pointed 10 inquire into alleged frauds in tie
late elections. Agreed 10.
Mr.. Butler presented the credentials OF Hon.
| ade Hampton elected L. =. senator from the
state OF South Carolina for six years from March
| +th 1879. Read and placed Oh file
i resolution was passed to pay Captain =
| Blackford 5000 for medical expenses incurred on
account OF injuries received by him in arresting
| dISorderly person IN the capitol blilding.
| The Senate then resumed consideration OF the
| river and harbOr blu, and the ve-minute rule
was applied. Among the amendments adopted
| were the foil0Wing:-lncreaSing the apnronri-
| alon for the Baltimore harbor from sl6a oGi 10
| Sl6eg @; increasing the appropriation for i'm
proving James river from S6f.aon 10 S15 GOA: for
hpponlalUoN river from SlN,u pa 10 t2a a1h: cane
| rear river from S25.al TO sluO., 900. for Norfolk
| INal halbor from S5outN to S55,0uo, NcuSt river
from sl5,o'o to $4,000: for Charleston - -
hafbor from Sl000O to S250, coo: increasintr Tho
appropriation for Delaware river. al or near
Shehey Island, from Sl5,oQ1 TO slo0, 0pi: for the
/ Delaware river, at Schooner Ledge from s5a aoa
TO $4,000. Amendments offered by Senators
were agreed TO as fOllOwS:-Appropriattng 81. nlc
Iof dredging a channel IN the Potomac river 10
| reach Mount Vernon. $4,000 for the improve
ment of ladkin river, y. G.: s25.ge0 for the
| removal OF distractions from the harb0r al Del
| aware Breakwater.
An amendment offered by Mr. Cameron (Pa'
Tor the relief OF James T. EadS and his ass
| GATES, LED 10 debate Ii was explained that
| the amendment did not Increase the original
!
| OBTAIN his money little earlier IN the pr0gfeSs
oI the Work THAN was al first contemplated.
The Senate agreed to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES b.
! nays 10.
AT this point, Mr. Blaine. from The commit
tee OF conference On the army bin. reported that
| IL was unable TO agree. and asked that another
| committee be appointed. This was agreed 10.
| and MeSSrS. Blaine, Allison and Wallace were
appointed the committee
! MIR. Dorsey reported that the committee OF
conference on the post Office appropriation bill
N Erfsn ffgp or
! p0rtant points, Including the Brazilian mail
| service, railway transportation, ana the CLASH
| hca1lon OF mail matter. He moved thar the
/ senate Insist Oh their amendments and ask a
| further conference. Agreed 10.
Mr. EdmundS spoke strongly against the eX-
tlaEagance OF the river and harbOr bill. and
moved TO strike out all after the cnacting
clause OF the bill, and insert that the sum OF
s2,gVoevo be appropriated fot the fiscal year
ending June 30, lss0, Tor the repair preservation
and completion OF such works on rivers ana
hal b0rS as may be made most ScrViCeablc 70
the interests OF commerce. 10 be eNDende
under the direction OF The Secretary OF Mar
who Is required 10 report all the expenditures
IN detail at the next session Of Congress Ia
also included in his substitute the appropria-
rion Tor building bridge over the Arkansas
river, and that relative TO the Ead5 Ietty i'm
prOvemeuJ OF the Mississippi river. Which were
agreed TO ia the bill.
Nj. EdmuldS substitute was then disagreed
10y cas- : nays 81
The Senate then passed the river and harbol
I bin. Yeas 2?, NAYS IS
The subsequent proceedings are renortcd On
/ Tie first page or this paper.l
HOUSE.-AIter our report closed Saturday
The Senate bill to prevent the introdlciio.
OF contagious diseases
{THE YELLOW FEVER BILL
was taken UP and a SubSj itute for il was ofrre.
| by Mir. Young. TT establishes a board o
health, 10 meet in Washington. TO frame rule,
and regulations. TO make inYe stigariOns. Nr
The substitute, after debate, was agreed to-
yeas l25, nays ll3.
The question required on the passage of thf
Senate bill as amended and by tellers it was
defeated, u 10 ~, and the yeas and nays wer
ordered. The bill was then dc feated-yeaS ii2
nays l2s. All the republicans voted against tb,
blu, as also did most OF the members from New
York
Mr.. Young moved to reconsider the last vote
pending which the House took a recess untll ,
Upon re-assembling, after another debate. Z
motion was made TO lay the motion to recon
slider on the table and negatived-sa TO 9o-and
the vote was recOnSidered.
| Mi. CARRIED then moved to lay the bill on the
table, which was done. amid much c0nfusion
by vote or 13l yeas TO 100 nays il being evil
dent that majority was in favor OF the Senate
bill if 1t could be Invested of the House substi-
! tute, but that was hard TO get at
At this point Mr.. Page suggested that the
PRESIDENTS VETO MESSAGE
OF the anti Chinese bill should be now read.
THE message had been received about nine
O'clock
The Speaker then laid before the House the
ifesaents veto OF the anti-ChineSe bill. and
!
first 1t was listened TO with close attention but
before the Clerk had got through half the docu-
! ment all interest in il appeared TO have van
isbed, aid but few members kept up even the
| semblance or listening. The message having
been fead, the previous question was moved
! and seconded, but Mr.. Butter asked and OBJ
! tained leave TO print some remarks, CONSISTING
OF speech made by him In Woodstock. Conn.
IN lS.o( The like privilege was granted 70
other members.
The question was then put Shall the bin
pass, the objections of the President TO the con-
trarV Notwithstanding? The vote resulted.
yeas i09, nays %. SO (tnere not being twG-thiriS
in the Affirmative the bill was rejected Most
| OF the negative vote came from the republic an
side Of the House, but considerable number
came also from the democratic side
After disp0Sng OF few bills on the Speakers
table, Mr.. Springer, rising to a question OF priv
flege, submitted the report OF the committee on
expenditures in the State department present
ing articles or impeachTnent against George T.
| Seward.
Mr. Butler stated that as that question had
been referred to the Judiciary committee the
committee on expenditures in the State depart
ment had had nothing to report upon.
After much debate and confusion the II Ouse
refused TO take up the report
| Mr.. Springer demanded the yeas and NAYS
pending which Mr.. White moyod to take a
recess until sunday morning at $50 O'clock the
session TO be merely for the purpose of receiving