The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-03
Fort -sixth COugress--.SecOndSe
WASHINGTON, April 2, 1880.


SENATE.
On motion Of Mr. Beck it was resolved
that when the Senate adjourn to-day il be to
meet on Monday next
The Vice. President laid before the Senate
a communication from the Secretary OF War
recommending an appropriation OF $4,000
for q new military post between Forts Gus.
| ter and Assinboine.
| Bills were introduced and referred as fol-
lows:
By Mr.. Conkling: To establish uniform
system OF bankruptcy throughout the United
States.
On motion OF Mr.. Cockrell a bill intro
duced by him yesterday to establish mail
service TO Brazil was read a second time
and referred to the Committee on Post
Offices and Posi- Roads.
The Senate then proceeded to consider
the calendar.
The bill granting pension to Jesse f..
Phares, a scout, was discussed without ac-
ton until the expiration OF the morning
hour.
| Mr.. Bruce, from the special Committee
on the Freedmen'S Bank, reported back the
bill amending the charter OF the bank, TO-.
gether with the report of the committees
Investigations also, bin authorizing the
Secretary Of The Treasury to purchase the
FreedHen's- Bank building for the Use OF
the Government Placed on the calendar.
The consideration OF the bill raiiiying the
| agreement With The Utes was resumed
Mes>rs. Coke. OF Texas, and Hill, OF Col
orado, favoring It's passage, and MIR. Teller
opposing il IN a LONG speech.
At 4:15 Z. n. the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with and the consideration OF private bust
ness having been laid aside, Mr.. Blackburn.
OF Kentucky, moved THAT the House resolve
Itself into n Committee or the Whole for the
cons deraton of the star-servce deficiency
bill, and pending that motion moved that
all debate on the bill close at 1870 this after
noon.
This gave rise TO some discussion, The adj
yocates of the Senate amendments as rule
desiring that the debate should be closed III
one hour, for the reason that at 100 Il num-
Der of members were 10 leave for Philadel-
phia. Finally Blackburn's motion, after
being modified so as TO close the debate at
4 O'Clock, was adopted; and the House, at
12:40, went into the Committee OF the
Whole (Mr. Scales. of North Carolina, in the
chair on The slar-service deficiency bill.
The Senate amendments were advocated
bv Messrs. Valentine OF Nebraska, Aiken
of South Carolina, Bedford OF Colorado,
| Haskell Of Kansas, Hooker OF Mississippi,
and Page of California, and opposed by
Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois, who desired COM
mittee of confer nee.
Mr. Bount. Of Georgia, supported The
position OF The Appr0p! iallons Committee.
Mr. Hawley, OF Connecticut, closed the
debate, defending the Appropriations Com
mittee from the slufs cast upon it, and as
serting that the POsi-Ofiice Department had
violated the law by expanding money IN
excess OF the appropriations.
Mr.. Blackburn, on behalf OF the Appro-
priations Committee, moved to non-c0ncuI
in the Senate amendments.
MIR. Stone. If Michigan, acting under in
structions of the Post-Ofiice Committee,
moved to concur. Agreed to-ayes, IS;
noes, 70.
The committee then rose and reported the
| bill to the House, and the recommendation
to concur in the Senate amendments was
agreed to-ayes, 81; noes, SO.
This leaves the bull az it passed The Senate.
II appropriate, 81. 10000 for the star SER
vice for the current fiscal year; prohibits
further expedting OF the service on star
routes: approprlates 100000 for new SER
vice; forbids The expedition OF the service
to exceed 80 per cent OF the original COP
tract price; apprOpriates $4,000 for public
prntiLg; and provides that nothing in it
shall affect the validity or legality OF acts or
omissions OF any United States officer.
Adjourned until tomorrow.