The New York herald., 1879-03-02


but little over $4,000. He favored the payment Of
the necessary and reasonable expenses OF the contest
OF Mr.. corbin but did not approve of this donation
Mr.. HILL moved to amend so as to give him $4,000
instead of $lU.0Uc.
AR. SALISBURY. dem) of Del. said the Senate
knew nothing about the expenses OF Mr.. Corbin. His
memorial should have been referred to the Commit
tee Privileges and Elections instead OF the Com
mittee on Appropriations. II was a discourtesy to
the former committee TO refer IT to that on appropr
atoms.
Mr.. wApLEIsH repl of N. II. Chairman of tho
COMMITTEES on Privileges and Elections), said he did
not object to the reference For the sake OF speedy
justice to the claimant he preferred that 1t should 20
to the Committee on Appropriations
Mr.. BECK. (dem) of KY, thought he was entitled to
the $4,000. II he was man tit to be elected TO the
Senate his time was worth that much He had been
here two years. a member of the dominant party
with every to believe that he would be seated
The amendment of Mr.. Hill TO reduce the amount
to S5.OO0 was rejected-yeas 70. nays 81 us foowS-
ynAsMessrs Bailey. Bayard, Beck cockrell DAVIS Of
Grover. Harris Hereford ni Jones Of kansas Kernan
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Saunders. spencer, Teller and windom-3l
Mr.. HILL moved to lay the amendment of the COM
mittee on the table, Reiected-yeas 2S, nays 81.
Mr.. SARGENT, lrep.) OF Cal, said in his own mind
he had no doubt the Senate was wrong in seating Mr.
very bad grace from Senators the democratic side
to object to giving Mr.. Corbin this money.
Mr.. MER1tIMOS, (uem.) or N C., urged tnat tnS was
in direct violation OF the precedent set in the Sesar
case.
Mr.. WINDOW (rep) of Mimi, appealed to the sena-
tors to VOTE aud said 1t lengthy debate were to be
INDUCED in 1t would be impossible to complete the
business OF the session.
The amendment of the committee giving Mr.. Cor
bin $4,000 was agreed to-yeas %, nays 25.
ECONOMICAL CONTESTANTS NOT ENCOURAGED.
The Committee on appropriations reported an
providing that hereafter contestee. or contestant
for seat the House shall be paid more than $1,000
statement OF expenses &c., and it was stricken out
An amendment OF the committee appropriating
for changes in the heating and ventilating OF
the hall of the House was agreed to.
An amendment OF the committee appropriating
$4,000 to assist in the erection of addition to the
Corcoran Art Gallery was agreed to.
The next amendment allowing S64 600 of the sum
appropriated tor the completion of the Washington
Monument to be used i'll strengthening the founda-
tion led to discussion
Mr.. CoNKLING, rep.) of N. Y, in opposing it, said
the mammoth chimney called the Washington Mon
umcnt meaningless and unsightly thing He
understood $4,000 had already been buried around
it, but that reason why S64,OoO more should
be buried.
Mr. VOORHEES, said the country would render itself
respectable in the eyes of the world by aban
doning the monument entirely, knocking it down
and building monument upon some eligible site.
Mr.. THURMAN favored the amendment. and said
there had been little too much cheap criticism Of
the Washington monument.
Mr.. DAWES, (rep) of Mass, moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Rejected.
The amendment was then agreed to-yeas %.
nays ~.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AFFAIRS
The committee struck out Of the House bill all of
OF Columbia to the extent of 1888 361 So and
submitted substitute for that section, increasing
the appropriation to sloso.s2i Is the same being
nent of the District OF Columbia for the fiscal year
ending June 80 1880.
Mr. BAYARp (dem.) of Del submitted an amend
ment strike out the clanse requiring the District
to pay one-haf of tue $4,000 appropriated for How
ard University so the whole amount shall be paid by
fhe p0y m Acre np Dff fha
committee increasing the appropriation as above
stated was then agreed to.
approprates 5S3 55 for the interest and sink
ing fund on the funded debt and appropriates out
OF the proportional sum which the United States
may contribute toward the expenses of the District.
in pursuance of the act Of June H. 1878. such sum
will. with the interest thereon at 1858 per cent
per annum be sufficient to pay the principal OF the
$3.50 bonds of the District at maturity. which said
the Secretary of the Treasury shall annually in
vest in said bonds not exceeding the par value
thereof the bonds go redeemed to be cancelled and
destroyed. Agreed to-
Mr.. MoRnILL (rep.) of Vt. moved to strike ont the
amendment providing that the public notice to be
given called bonds required by the acts authorz
ing the refundng of the public debt shall hereafter
be not less than ten DAYS nor more than three
months. at the discretion of the Secretary of the
Treasury, upon the ground that the matter pro-
vided tor in another bill The motion was agreed to-
Mr.. WINDOW submitted IN amendment increasing
the appropriation for the United States Artillery
School ut Fortress Monroe from $4,57oao $7.934 Co.
Also an amendment appropriating $4,000 for the
of the consular and diplomatic service to be
pended ut the discretion of tho President Agreed to-
THE COIN RESERVE.
Mr.. INGALLS,. (repJ OF Kan, submitted an amend
ment appropriatng s250o0.oO0 to pay arrears of
pensions, being similar to the bill which passed the
House of Representatives for that purpose.
Mr.. DAVIS made the point of order that that this
was new legislation. The point of order sus-
tanned and the amendment ruled out of order.
Pending discussion Mr.. ANTHONY, (rep) OF II. l.,
from the Committee on Printing reported favorably
the bill to print portraits of the late Representa-
tives Leonard Quinn, WEIGH. Williams, Douglas,
Hartridge and Schlecher to accompany the memo
rial addresses Passed.
Pending discussion the Senate, at six O'Clock p.
NJ adjourned until eight o'clock Z. NJ. the adjousn-
ment being ordered instead of to persect the
journal.
The consideration Of the Sundry Civil bill
was resumed. The bill, at eleven O'Clock.
was reported To the Senate. when the
amendments made thereto in Committee of the
Whole concurred in. Various amendments
were offered and discussed. but of i'm
portance were agreed to.
The bill, Ut midnight, was passed.