Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-17

TUESDAY. June 1I.

SENATE.-Mr. Dawes presented memorial
of civil engineers Of Boston praying for law to
secure the Introduction Of the metric system In
government departments Referred to the
CT mmittee on finance.
Mr. Chandler, from the committee on c)m-
merce, reported favorabiy on House joint
resolution directing the Secretary OF War 20
appofnt board OF engineers to con tder
the feasibi ~ Of erect ng1a bridge over or Dol OF
p ercing a tuhl el under the Detroit river. which
Mr.. Booth introduced bill for the relief of
Referred Sre uu to the % Committee on pubic lands
Mr. Whyte, from the committee on printing
reported favorably on House Joint reso u5ton
for the pn,tng, Of sop o
on motion Of Mr. Mcpherson, the Senate took
up Senate bill to amend the act OF 1893, for en-
coasting trade. After debate, the bill was
passed. The following is its text:
sn f6e na 81 1ee
shall not be so construed as to require the pay
ment of any fee or charge for the enrolling or
licensing OF vessels built In the United States
wholly by sail or by internal motive power Of
their own, and not In any case carrying pas
tne tne Waer
United States and not engaged In trade with
contiguous foreign ports.
The title was amended to read: A bill relat-
internal motive power OF their own.
Mr.. Whyte. from the committee on printing,
luton authorizing the printing of 10000 copies
OF the report of the commissioner of agricul-
tnral, In regard to diseases Of swine, which was
concurred In.
On motion of Mr.. Withers the army appro-
priatfon bill was taken up. =
HOUSE.-Mr. Acklen, from the committee on
commerce, reported joint resolution author
zing the survey OF the Mississippi river near
Lake ConcOrdia, La, In order to protect the
harbors OF Natchez and vidalfa. Passed.
MI. Atkins submitted the report of the con-
ference committee on the joint resolution re-
pealfng certain clauses of the civil sundry ap-
preparation Dill approved March g. 1879. The
report was agreed to.
committee, reported back the legislative ap-
propliatton bill and Senate amendments there.
TO, with report recommending concurrence in
some ana non-concurrence In other of the
Mr. Atkins demanded the previous austion.
Ddt ylelded TO MIR. ToWnshend (Ill) for ques-
uon relative TO the pay Of House and Senate
MIR. Townshend proceeded to argue in favor
OF an equalization Of the employees OF the two
Mr. Atkins desired to resume the floor. and a
short but noisy discussion arose as to whether
Mr. Townshend was entitled to the floor, which
aaly i4ag ended en- by Mr. Townshend being per-
Mr.. Atkins, in reply to Mr.. Townshend, called
attention to the fact that four times the House
1ad passed bill equalZing the salaries OF
House and Senate employees, and each time it
had been defeated In The Senate. with those
constant defeats, and with the extra session
dragging its lazy length along, the COMMITTEES
on appropriations did not feel It necessary now
TO 60 over the same work, but would take it un
at the next session, resolution having already
Deen adopted by the Senate looking to an eaual-
lzat1On OF salaries. In answer to question of
Mr.. Garfield, Mr. Atkins stated that no polfti
Cal loglSatlOn had been added to the bill tly rha
Senate. ~
The recommendations of the committee were
all concurred In. O
On motion OF Mr.. Mcmahon, the Senate
amendments to the supplementary judicial an
preparation bill were referred to the committe
on appropriations.
The House then (at 1:45) took up as the bust-
ness OF the morning hour the bill reported some
days since by Mr. Hostetler {from the commit.
tee On civil service ref0rm), prohibiting poIiti-
Cal assessments.