The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-27
Forty-fIftEa c0ngress...,E1iiri Session.
WASHINGTON, February &c, 1878.
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II bENATE
/ The Vice-P President laid befnre the Senate
/ tte credentials OF Hon. Nathaniel p. Hill.
| elected United States senator from Co50-
4 rado, Read and placed on; iiie.,l .sYyssf1.
\ Hr. Edmunds. OF Vermont, ir accord
tarce With resolution OF the Senate adopts
ed some days SINCE, reported. a bill further
10 protect The constitutional rights OF cirI-,
zens, and TO punish yiolat Ions OF the same
Placed on calendar. 49, - : I ~
The Senate discussed the bill making an
appropriation to pay the claims allowed by
tile Southern Claims Commission until the
expiration of the morning Ieur, when it,
was laid aside without action ard the Senate
resumed the consideration Of the deficiency
appropriation BILL a lengthy discussion
ensued upon the amendment appropriatisz
S250,000 to supply deficiencies OF The De-
partment OF Justice, the payment OF deputy
marshais, DC. -
Mr. Conoyer introduced 4 bill amerdafory
OF and supplementary to the act toiilcor-
p0rate the EeJas-Pacitic Railroad Com
pany. 1t was referred to the Committee on
Railroads. i.
The conference committees report On the
bin to amend the revenue laws was present,
3D. agreed to. aud the bill passed. There
were three amendments by the Senaterto
which the House disagreed. The first was
that striking out the clause Of the House.
bill providing that any personWho' rectifies,
purifies, retines, or manufactures. less. than
5000 barrels OF proof spirits year shall
pay 500. The, House conferees insisted
npon this clause and the Senate conferees
receded. leaving it in the bill. The next
disagreement was In regard to lncifer
matches. This lax was retained, so that it
oYr,c ttn Ice rbn
third disagreement was upon amendments
OF the Senate in regard to the taxation OF
savings banks. These amendments were
agreed to by the committee and remain in
the bill. .,., ~.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the deficiency appropriation bill, the pend
ing question beng on the amengment OF
the Committee on Appropriations to appro-
pirate $3.50, 900 for defraying the expenses Of
courts OF the United States, and for defray
ing expenses incurred under the enforce
ment act. This amendment was the sub
Iiect OF earnest discussion, in which all the
leading Democratic senator's took part de-
nouncing the action OF the Department OF
Justice in employing deputy malshals and
other subordinate officials for partisan pllr-
| poses rs understandable. The amendment
was ultimately adopted, and the bill finally
passed. During the discussion Mr. Bayard
remarked that the election law had been
administered in the interest OF one political
party, and not in the interest OF justice.
There could be nothing more dangerous
than the overthrow OF law under pretcncc
OF enforcing law. He denounced the test
oath law, and said he did not believe Con-
gre>s would adjourn until that law was re-
pealed.
| Pending the motion to take up the &C.
Ileva-award bill, the Senate took recess
until this evening to consider bills en- the
calendar.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
| The session which has been ordered for
tomorrow night is for reports from tie
Committee OF Ways and Means.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Senate census bill, which has
been 50 amended as to vest the appointment
OF supervisors in the President, by and
with the consent OF the Senate.
The census bill was passed. 1t provides
that the eEumerai ION shall commence on The
| first Monday in June, and the returns shall
be forwarded to the supervisors on or be-
fore the Ist OF July, 1880, and in any cities
having over 10000 inhabitants the enume-
ration sha1l be taken within two weeks
from the first Monday in June. The Pres-
dent is to have the appointment OF the ST.
DerYisors OF the census, whose humber Is
| limited TO $50, who are 10 receive compen-
saton OF $500 each. Three million dollars
(S250,00g OF which is hereby appropriately
| is limited rs the maximum cost Of the GEN.
SuS. .. ....s.-
The House then considered the bill modi-
flying the tariff on sugar. Pending the dis
cussion Mr.. Tucker, OF Virginia, from the
conference committee on the tobacco bill,
presented report. a discussion thereupon
followed upon the recommendations Of the
conference committee, but without action
upon any Of them the House adjourned.