Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-30
THE EVENING STAR.
January 30, 1879.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion of Saturdays Proceeding


SENATE.-After our report Closed
Mr.. Allison was appointed member of the
Judiciary committee, Instead OF Mr. Chrlstiancy
yesterday appointed minister to Peru.
Adjourned
HuUSE.-The Post onice bill being under con-
Mr.. Lathrop submitted an amendment pro-
vioing that If the stamps required by the Post
once department can be manufactured at less
than their present cost by the Bureau OF Engray-
ing and Printing the work should be transferred
TO that bureau Adopted.
An appropriation OF $4,000 was made for pre-
pairing new edition of the laws of the Post
ONCE department. and the committee then rose
and reported the bin TO the House. The first
handed. was that increasing the appropriation
Tor clerks in post Offices from s. 400 900 TO So
5000 and IL was adopted.yeas l2l, nays lo9.
S2.000.cG0 the appropriation for letter-carrierS
was adopted-yeaS 49,, nays 90.
The following amendments were then agreed
to: Increasing the appropriation for trauSporta-
ton routes from s. $50 900 10 So 905 GoJ-
yeas 1I2, nays SO; for railroad transportation
Iom SS,,l5,C0o to $4,000. 000-yeas lis. nays 81;
and for steamboat transportation from $50 600
10 S900. G0a-yeaS 12G nays So
The House then, without nnal action on the
Dill, al 4 IS took recess until 80 the special
order Ter the evenings session being the con-
sheraton Of reports from the committee on
commerce.
EVENING SESSION
Mr. TOwnsbend ih.l introduced bill repeal
ing the duty on QUinine. Referred.
Mr. RurchaTd offered a resolution calling on
The secretary OF the Treasury for information
as TO the amount OF drawbacks paid during the
last fiscal year on exported sugar and molaSSeS
claimed TO have been refined or manufactured
from imported sugar, melado or molasses.
Adopted.
Mr. Durham, from the committee on eNpend-
lures i'll the Department OF Justice, reported
bill fixing the compensation OF United states
district attorneys. Printed and recommitted.
1T DIVIDES that such district attorneys shall
receive yearly salary in lieu of fees and per
Centum now allowed by law, and shall receive
mileage at the rate of cents per mile
The following bills were reported from the
committee on commerce and passed. Bill afiiX-
ing penalty OF $500 for the violation by any
sailing vessel OF the laws in regard TO lights and
fog whistles, and a penalty OF $500 for such yio-
laIlon by steam vessels. Bill requiring the mas
Ter OF every coasting vessel TO make report
every year TO the collector OF customs of the
home port OF the number and species of fish
caught by such vessel Bill to extend the Gus
toms collection district Of Beaufort. S. c.
Mir. Bliss from the same committee. reported
a bill TO facilitate the negotiation of bills OF
fading and other commercial instruments, and
10 punish fraud therein. Referred to the COM
nlItee of the whole.
Also, bill providing that all private foreign
steam vessels carrying passengers from any
United states port TO any other port Shall be
subject TO the laws relative to life preservers
&c, ana making such vessels liable to vista
on and inspection by the proper officers in any
port OF the United States. Passed.
MI DunDell, from same committee. repOrted
back the bill defining the jurisdiction OF the
United States over the harbOrS and the naviga-
Die waters OF the United States. lit provides
that when the Secretary Of War may have rea-
son to believe that the navigation of any har-
Dor is ilnpedeo by the undue extension OF
WhalyeS: piers. etc, he shall order a survey OF
such harbor to be made, and If 1t shall be found
that the navigation is impeded he shall make a
report OF the survey to Congress for its action
theren. 1t provides further that no bridge
across any navigable river shall be construct3d
until the secretary of War shall approve of the
plan for the bridge. 1t provides, also for the
removal OF wrecks from harbOrS at the expense
of the government, and the sale Of the same If
after due notice, the owner OF the wreck shall
neglect to remOveit.I Referred to the commit
lee OF the whole on point OF order.
Tie House then, at $50. adjourned