Daily globe., 1879-01-29
~FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
ANDERSON-NLATTHEws.

Observation-Disclosures.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The testimony OF
James E. Anderson, taken before the Potter
committee Of the House and affecting Senate.
Matthews, was received from the House and re.
ferred to the select committee appointed last
session, Senator Allison chairman.
NEW BILLS.
4 number of bills were introduced and 70.
ferred.
BY Senator Edmnnds, by request, authoriz
ing the President to prescribe suitable po1ice
regulations for the government of the various
indian reservations and fos the punishment of
murder, robbery and other crimes committed
thereon. Referred.
by Senator Morrill,, a substitute for the bill
reported from the library committee, to provide
additional accommodations for the Ebrarv of
Congress. Laid OH the table.
TWENTY-sECoND OF FEBRUARY.
House amendment to Senate bill making the
22d Of February legal holiday in the District
OF Columbia was agreed to and the bill passed.
The amendment provides it shall take effect
Feb. o. 1870
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Senator Dawes, from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds. reported adversely
on the memorial of the Missouri legislature
asking tie removal Of the national capital to D.
more central portion of the Union. The COM
mlttec were discharged from further consiGera-
ton.
PRE-EMpToRs
Senator Paddock, from the committee on
public lands reported favorably on the bill to
extend the time of pre-emptors on public
lands Placed on the calendar.
KANSAS PLUM.
Senator Plumb, from the com mmittee on mil
ltary affairs, reported favorably the bill of the
Senate to authorize the secretaryof the treasury
to ascertain and report to Congress the amount
expended and the indebt edness assumed by the
State of Kansas in repelling invasions and sup
pressing Indian hostilities. Placed on the cal
endar.
TELEGRAPH COMPETITION.
Senator Mitchell submitted a resolution in
ssructjng tho committee on railroads to in
Guire into the expsdiency of authorizing rail-
road companies operating Interstate railroads
to construct and operate lines Of telegraph for
commercial purposes and to connect with other
lines that competition in telegraphlc commun-
icatlon may be encouraged. Agreed to.
INDUSTRIAL BUREAU.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, presented me-
mortal asking Congress to provide for an in
dustrial bureau whose duty it shall be to OBJ
tain and collate accurate statistics of all the
country's interests which may employ labor.
CENSUS.
motion of Senator Morrill, to lay aside the
calender and consider the bill to provide for
taking the next census was rejected by II vote
of yeas 23, nays ~.
WARREN MITCHELL.
The Senate resumed consideration of the un-
finished business, being the bill to pay Warren
Mitchell for cotton belonging to him taken by
the government. It was discussed at length
and the Senate refused to order it's third read
ing. YEAS II; nays 80.
THE AMENDMENTS.
Senator Edmunds moved to take up bis reso-
lations declaring tho validity of the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the
constitution.
Senator Gordon moved to:adjour Rejected,
yeas 10; nays 26. Senators Harris, Morgan, Hill
and NIaxey voted with the Republicans against
adjournment. The motion Of Senator Edmunds
to take up the resolutions was then agreed to.
Yeas 20; nays 1G. as follows: