New-York tribune., 1879-01-29
XLVrH CONGRESS-IIID SESSION
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

| WAR CLAIM-THE EDMCNDs RESOLUTION TAKEN
| UP-THE HOUSE PASSES THE ANTI-CHfNEsE BILL.
| SENATE .WAsHINGTON. Jan. %. 1870
! In the Senate to-day petition was presented
| from citizens of Newcastle Del. asking an appro'
prailon for tho erection Of Court House ana Post
Once IN that city Referred to the Committee on Public
| Buildings and Grounds.
Mr. BAYARD Dern. DELI presented petition OF shin
owners pilots and Others Of Lewes Del, setting forth
the necessy OF appropriation for the removal OF Ger
tam wrecks from the haroor formed by the Delaware
Breakwa,er Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. ANTHONY Ulep., Il. -, from the Committee on
Printing, reported fty0rab the resolution TO PRINT
600 copies Of the special report on insects ahecnH
the cotton plant. Agreed 10.
Mr.. DAWES (Rcp, Mas-). from the COMMITTEE on on
Public Buildings and Grounds reported adversely Oh
number OF memorials re'erei 10 tnat cominlt'Sr, Zee,
among them one Missouri Legislature asklng the
tnn ~, tbc Inou ana O hers from various labor
lZaions protesting against the violation OF the eght
hour law The committee was discharged from thelf
The following were reported and placed on the calen-
dar:
To enable the Secretary of War 20 purchase land to en-
large and proect the Arsenal al san Antonio Texas
For the relief OF ciIzcns Ol Montana VINO served IN te
war with the Nez PerccS Iud ans. go
TO extend the time OF preGmptors on tue public
senator DAVIS (Ind.. Hll presented memorial ask
rug Congress provide Tor an Industrial Bureau whose
duty il shall h" to obtain aud coatc accurate statistics
of all the counlry's interests, whether Agricultural
mining, manufacturing, carrying. building, or whatever
pare piOduct with consump. ion; aud, ALSO iact1
concerning the number and condition OF the employed
and unemployed Tne facts and statistics obtained To
Dr generally distributed By periodical publication, ana
embodied in semi-annnal reports WIN snch
cral welfare. The memorial further asks lha
III the census for 1880 statistics De GO Ie3teu Ii
As a preliminary step special commission IL asked iOT
whose duty -ha he 10 examine INTO ana ascertain 10
what cxrut machinery ana lahorsaynI- processes have
entered production and distribution OF the Erea
,,'dlr m general use and consnmption by the people
4, fI- lI-llt ace
lcti- II any, l. required, 80 10 regulate thc
Ise nf tnu,cr ana machinery as that demand shall bc
created for the employment Of the muscle now Ide and
the biIi ding ind employment oi new machinery, unt
v,.y man and wouin in the Land who will NOlk shalt
fud demand for III, her services at compensation
Wli vie III AT least comfortable SubsiSei &c; tlaI
such be required to press the examination
without iai, and make daily reports Of the t2cS OBJ
tanned the end that Cpngrrs. at once shape me
legislation that Is needed to restore the great market 0
consumption by the people. Referred TO tie Commit
tee on EdHr9flon ana Labor
Ia pit,en ing the memorial, Senator Davis called at
tendon the fact that It signed 10y 100 business
h0pscs. firm, and individuals; some OF the highest
Officials IA the country ana large number OF the clergy
i, wen ~ by m,chInic, and aborers The tGst sigma
iurc that of Mr-. Elizabeth Thompson. Of New-lTK
name Is fauIillar from her phiianihroWc agency
IN starting the recent yellow fever investigation.
Nmong those that follow the names of Gov, rnor
~t,,c Government; the Rev. Edward Everett Hale.
wendell Pmlhp- !. G. Abbott, MMor Ely, Of Ncw-iork;
me Mayors ot Trenton, PM dclpha, wilmington ana
Baltimore; Gtoru, William CLtl-, OF NeN-lofh; ana
many distinguished citizens Of Washington.
Tnr We pEE>iDENI laid before the Senate the tes-
tinIouy J1nr, IT, AndcrsOn IN relation ~ Senator
Mat h,Ns, gwen b''oIe committee ot the HpuSe 1t
Wa, r"irIir to the sc ct Committee ON that subject
Bills were introduced and referred ~ follows:
l., M. Edmund, rep, NtJ-}y request -Authorz-
INK TN President to pitscfOr ou"Lg pohc' ttSualuho
for ia" goyrrnmcut 80 the various india reservations
aud to provide ior tc punishment oi crimes committed
upon the va'lOus Indian ceSrtvatons Referred To the
Committee on TIE JuuicllE.
By Nr. MORRILL, ,Rcp,Vt)--A substitution The Sen
Ate hul 10 provide additional accommodations for the
hDrar, UI Congress. ii was Idd on the table Ior se
By Mr. SARGENT 6Rep.. Cl.l-For the erection of
Government binding ~ san Francisco. Ca. Referred
to the Committee Public Buildings. he hiI
limits the cot OF tue building and siie to e3oOOUoo'
aud appropater 100000 10 purchase the site ana De-
Hy Tr. GORDON Dem. Gal )-Crantng the right of
way io the Atlantic aud Mexican Guf Canal company 81
G. or-Ia aud Florida through the LANDS ana |arIs OF
Tinted Siate> along sdd canal Referred To Tue COM
uili Tee. un Plblic Lmd..
T, resolution to prut 10000 copies If the report Of
tnr United states Entomoiogeh Commission Was
placed % ~" c1lrnd tr ~ .,.,
NIr. MITCHELL Rrp. OrcD submitted r resolution
,nS rGctrg Committee on Railroads to inquire INTO
the cXpcdipucy of authorizing raliro1d companies
oupra.n Interstate railroads to construed and operate
lines Gf telegraph for commercial purposes Agreed TO-
Mr. EDNUND- rep, W. submitted a resolution
that during remainder of r present session. no per
M Dt anfitlr0 l., thp privileges of the floor De admit
red 10 the corridors. marble room IA inc rear oI Tue
Mr 0pINCER Gicp., AIa.l moved that Friday next.
after tht morning hour. be assigned 10 tc cDI'uer"-
O,,sctinu WAS made 20 the present consideration of
thr motion by MI EDMCNDo (t;ep. Ntl ana 1t was laid
few bills with reference to settlers were placed On
Nt
fudur and Indefinitely postponed the bi lot me fcci
al # ,cpn ca. WArh proposed To refund 10 that clJ
SfI-- 97-crrtaiu internal revenue taxes collr'ttd'
me -rlarc refused to take Hp the Census OH, aud al
l:;O f. Ia the calendar laid aside, ana ihc senate
resumed rnneir rat ION or the unfinished business, btnG
In, hi tu nav Warren Mitchell tor cotton belonging 10
ii,i tni, n ~ the Government at savannah, ia.
m, bll W., discussed at length by Dir. Jones (Dei'
FIaJ Mr. Edmuuds Rcp.. W., Mr.. NcNlIah thtp,
Uuu) NJ Voorhees, Dem, Indl. ana others
NIr EATON ID,In., Comm sand hc had htaru III Stld
t.1 -. 600 900 worth Of southern claims were t0he
t,li an, a., fhiS was The first one hc would vote against
~ IT.. wnntrd nis people tO know where 10 hnd nm
N31J D. m. Mr.. MITCHELL (Scp.. Oregon moved
mn r senate proceed the consideration OF cAecu
fil. hu.ln.,, Rejected without n division.
After some further discussion on the pl 10 pay A.
rem uirrGc for cotton, tue senate refused to order
itst.l..d r,Adng-y cas-, Il NAYS, 30.
The ulv southern men who Y0ted IN me negative
were Mr. Hi. Mr.. Coke. Nj. Ransom ana Mr N0r3at
Mr. IDMI'NDS Nlcp, y. H. moved TO take uP ms
rsntr,ou, declaring validity Oi tn" Nlllth, Nhtn
ana XVtI Amendments to tHe Constitution Ol lhe hcd
Wr GORDON Dem. Ga) moved 10 adjourn. Re
iartc,,-y,ls l. ; nays % Mr. Harms Dem. Irnnh
Mr. Nnran dem. AlIl. Mr.. Hill 0)rln.. t'aI hnd Nr
NJ Wy 0Dr IcXa>) voted with the kepublcdns against
Adjournment. ..-.,-,., .,.. . 49,. .-,,,,'
Ia" notion Of 1r. EDMUNDS TO take ny the ieSolu-
Inn, wa then agreed to ris, 29 nays, III.
Mr. EDMI'NDS (tep., Nr) said he dd nor desire 10
orcuny the floor io-al aud the senate at 1;l1 D. H. on
nation nf Mr. MORGAN (Aa), by r>ldg N0tr ot hca-
pt,,.Ii ilut "A