The New York herald., 1879-02-12

Commissioners Of the Distr3c 81 Columbia 10 reive
and report upon unadinsted claims Tor damages 20
rosl estate in the of Columbia indefinitely
postponed yesterday rrconsiiersd. aud the biii
was placed the calendar 9Th the adverse report
Mr.. MrREraos. ldcm-l os n. C.. said this snh1set
should be covered by bin hereafter % be reported
THE NAVAL APPROXIMATIONS mr.
Mr.. wrSDoN. Grep.l Of MINI. from the Confcrvnee
COMMITTEES the Naval Appropriation bin. submit
ted report which agreed 10. and the bin ps-sed
Mr.. wrsDoM in explanation OF the report. said the
Senate added ssd.soo 10 the House bni. Tho House
confcrces had receded the disagreement that
body TO amendments involving i.sso. and the sen-
ate conferees had receied from snondmens IN
voving sI5oD additional for provisions and cloth
siio29e0s ss being si2aes4 rs hess thaa the sppro-
priaiion for the present fiscal year. ami sisss2 %
less than the estimates for next yoar.
Tho bill now goes to the President for MS sigma
ture.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Mr.. CA.rRos. lrep) of Pa. submitted Joint rre0-
luton providing fora commission 90 consider ant
report what legislation is needed for the better ga
lation of commerce among the States. hfcrrcd 10
the Committee on Commerce.
1t provides for . commission to consist of
two senators. to be appointed by the President
of the Senate. ard two members % the Honss.
to be appointed 10y the Speaker aud five com.
who shall ST. during the recess and inquire e.nsras
into the condition OF comnsrrs among the states
carried by land and water routes and particularly
the systcn of discrimination prSstisc n Inference
thereto in order 10 ascertain what burdens evils
are now imposed thereby. whefher tho same can be
aileviacd removed by legislation OF Consrr and
IL so in what particulars and BY what meaSur- and
report their recommendations 10 Congress n lie
session; that said commission shall have power -
send for persons and papers 20 administer oafhs and
examine Witnesses; shall have power to appoint sud
employ one clerk and two stcnogr1phers, 20 he raid
such compensation shall be hxed by the sccresry
of the Treasury, and each COMMISSIONS appointed
by the President shall receive compensation OF g.
per diem while engaged in the performance OF his
duties and his actual reasonable expenses. and tho
necessary therefor is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise sppro-
priated.
Appropriations. reported back the Post Once Appro
priation bill with sunary amendments. Placed ON
the calendar.
The Senate then resumed the consideration Of the
unfinished business. being the bill to provide add-
tonal accommodations for the library OF Congrsxs,
which led to lengthy discussion.
Mr. HowE trep.) of Wis. spoke Of the necessity of
increasing accommodations for the library. which
now contained 352 900 books and 12D.000 pam phcts.
and the number was increasing daily.
The bill as reported proposes to erect the new IL
brary building on Judiciary square.
Mr.. MoERuI. (rep.) of VT, chairman OF tho Com
mittee on Public Buildings aid Grounds, submitted
an amendment to purchase the squares east OF the
Capitol between Streets north and south First and
Second streets east).
After some further discussion Mr. CoNxIrxa sub
mitted resolution to recommit the bill to the LII
brary Committee. with instructions to report bill
providing for commission Of skilled persons to
anime and report to Congress touching the sites for
library and especially the practical changes
which may be made
Pending discussion, Mr.. FERRY Of Michigan sub
mitted an amendment to the Army Appropriation
bill to provide that brevcts conferred officers
of volunteers for services in the field who ere now
officers of the regular army shall have the force
and effect and confer the same rights and privileges
as if originally conferred in the regular army. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Tho Senate then. at twenty minutes past four =. NJ.
on motion of Mr.. THURMAN, OF Ohio. went into cx-
ecutive session, and when tho doors were rcopened
at twenty minutes past Ave p. M. adjourned until
tomorrow.