New-York tribune., 1880-02-20
XLyIth CONGRESS-IId SESSION.

| REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
THE sUBJEcr OF A SPECIAL CANAL COMMITTEE IN
THE sExATE-TuE LAND-wAREANr BILL-AN
AsIMArED DEBATE IN THE HOUSE on THR RE-
VISION OF rue RULEs-MR STEPHENS oPPOs-
t ING HIS DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES.
| SENATE WASHINGTON Feb. 10. 1880
| In the Senate to-day communication was
presented from the secretary OF the Interior concerning
railroad companies that have not performed the cond
tons Of the land grants.
Among he bills introduced and referred the fol-
loving Concerning details from the Army; to declare
the meaning OF the word orphan -; to authorize the
Postmaste General 70 make settlement with p0smaS'
ters for loss money materials without the faui "
postnastcrs their employees
Mr.. CONHLING UIep., n. ~ presented 4 petition Of
citizens OF Ncw-Yorb urging the proPuety OF BANK
Nr GORbON Dem Gal moved to consider the mo-
tion 10 reconsider tho vote by winch the senate agreed
To- appoint n lnerOceanc Canal Committee.
Mr. DAVIS Dem. w. Val explained his reasons ior
mOvius 10 reconsider the vote the resolution Ma
.asscd too hastily. lie had haa ,,t no 5nougnt 6d
thought thet tho ultimate cost mlg.t De very
p rtaHt 10 be- hurried. The Committee on Foreign
AfJrs Was ii body 20 consider It. II tie Committee on
Commerce too busy or was ior other reasons not
NJ. GoRDSN tbo1gai that no cguiar comm,t;e could
give subject the fli consideration deserved, ana
do liz routine business Decides.
Mr.. GAR'.AND Dem. Aik) said tlc subject involved
legal cOmiucrciil, ana Iof'Sl durHlVHr. lH'ID M'ic
committee snc suhtt 'ts already stahdn5 anu thCy
could con5uer tLs subject.
Mr. EATON Deui. Cofu.l said that lie did not know
thuf r, ought io Say tnat the Comm ftee on Foreign
Affairs desired this work but he ought 10 eey 1t believed
40 shuad come before IT, EstI}lhlug thal undtfI'es
this question consists in wna may be foreign reatohs
He undertook 10 sag that tho committee hau ulhe
,lOr vn 10 foVs,tfgaf [ larAe q flignt De-
Alr BURNSIDE Ussp, r. l stated that he should vote
for SPECIAL committee, Simply because ne khe" thl'
was an important suj 'ct, 8nd ne believed something
might be done the direction Of enuncating What me
pcOpe n he country Iecl AS ., ~ uS, tAC 'iilS ii @ @
No tutetfrrrnce With American ars OH Jhc lathihus py
siy power, or ny any foreign company uhuer
the protection foreign power.
Tnp SENATE tnen-29 against 25-rccOnsidered
tho vote Dy which The resolution Tor the appoint
uIeut Of special ml'tee adopted. The qdes-
Nh. CO, Killing (tnp., " " believed that the sub
ieet should 20 20 the Committee Foreign
Relations. 70 divide It up among several commit
ICES ecati-e 20 nad several VspcCs, uwardntaDle
A, the senator .rom CJIncctcut on" EatOul had not
fnn rmDa4lOaliy snid iuNOiycd our fDlatiOns with
foreign gOyemuCnts anil not only Int the position
anal uudt ttake 10 MAINTAIN as mater oI pOl'
law and ot public principle s one OF tht nations 0t Tue
eartn a SPECIAL committee must be made up of mem
bta Oi other UOutuiites aud they VIII hayo no more
nc as mcIubels OF special COmW.ttee th1n rs Inet1
bers OF regular committees.
Mr BAY RID (Den., Dsll G1id u aeemcd 10 him that
ihor, uoytr WINS "a question more justly demanding
special cOuYnticc tIln ths one. 10 appoint one would
ref OF Inc commit
Tho morning hour having expired the subject was laid
aside. and tne ocuue leaLGcd cons 0efaUn OF the I'M
finished business. being the Fiyr-per-ccnt bell.
Mr MORRILL, (Rep., VI said the b embodied stale
and un wHIrtnabio claim. which Jd De- thrOHn out OF
Moses. MCMILLAN (Rep.. Mnn) anI SAUNDERS
U.ep., NrbJ suppOrtcd It.
Mr. MORGAN. % m, Ala) said that bill would give
Alabama about $4,000 Hud take from her by taxation
abou 100000. H. ttOusut tine subject shou1 10 De
Wii.ou di,posine bill the senate adjourned, at
800 y. M, uniii 10 morrow.