Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-14
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. The Army Bz1l. EWing's Defense of the Democratic Rider. PASSAGE OF THE BILL. Only One Democrat Votes Against
 It. CoaIing Stations aa Panama An Important Move by Oszr
 Government.
CeaIing stations at Panama.
Forty-Sixth Congress.

WASHINGTON, April IS. EENArE.-The chair announced Messrs. voorhees and Herman members of joint committee to 1nves- tste the violations of the stamp tx on cigars
 York Chamber of Commerce calling attention to the asking sction upon this mattar this session. The morning hour having expired unfinished bust ness up, being the Geneva Award bill. Mr.
 Davis of Illinois, addressed the Senate on the bill in favor of the claims of insurance companies.
 for the satisfacton of all caius on the sropnG tbat the award made to ihe United States national without reference to the caius of persons and that with United staes to distribute the money among the sufferers.
 The amendment discussed at length, and pending further discussion the Senate at 4:45 D. m motion of Mr. Wallace, went into executive session. and when the doors were -eopened adjourned
 HousE-The Army bill was taken up and MT Ewing addressed the House in favor rider which was
 t tba m ad n G @ t1ok the ground really responsible for this legislation, because all but the Republicans with the fact that they boasted more Republicans than Democrats voted for 1t. MT. arguing that it dangerous to the liberties of the people to permit troops at the polls. It did not he plain of riders because in twelve years the Repub- cans had put over three hundred riders appropria not in the interest Of moropoies or frauds It was not 1 TldeT m for saaFy grso not did it purpose as the Treasury to enable political psrson to junket around the world Tho riders of the Dem oChats were 70 DaSe uses which had been put in the past, they to preserve the liberties of the people. He denied that it attempt to deprive the fresdent of any of proper and just constitutional powers. It was only to prevent such interference at the polls was dangerous to liberty. All precedents were against the practice and in England and in the earlier days of America 1t had always been reprobated. The Repub-
 cans had favored this identical amendment at the tra session. He believed they opposed 1t on the ground of party advantage, and because they wanted to kesp up sectional strife. But the Democrats not afraid to meet them at the stump that issue. and he believed the American people would set the seal of reproduction upon the conduct of the Republi cans.
 At the close of MT Ewing's speech vote wss taken snd the amendment adopted 116 to 95. The bill was passed by vote Of 1lS to 95. The vote partisan with the exception of Nicholls Democrat of Georgia who voted against the biu All the Republicans voted against it. including those who had voted for the amendment at the extra session.
 The House concurred in the conference report OF the Census b and then taken at 4:5O un- til 7:30 D.
 The session of the House tonight to consider the invalid pension bills private calendar, but very little progress made account of opposition to allowing arrears Of pensions. Only half dozen bills passed and the House at 1920 p. ID. ad- journed.