, 1880-05-19
ng All additional lind district in Kansas.


| mic btu making MI additional article at war
prohibiting gambling. Placed OIL tho calon-
Mr. Paddock, from the Committed on Pub
| Ing tho act to provide additional regulations
for l.nsnesteaI atd predmption entry. Placed
Mr. Mci}anali f1nd.), from the Committee
q! tho judiciary, repoEtcd fayorably oli tho
| bill tu constrne mid define the net to cctle TO
tho Stnto of Ohio nnsold lands IN Virginia
Tue as5st nf of s t1t st md u
reference to the lnntls included lit my sur
vcy Of entry within sntd district founded OIL
n,,y ,aHyn, warrant on "eontt''cntal establish
Mt. ingalls, submitted n resolution direct
tng tho Secretary of tho Treasury tO Inform
| the Scnate what nctfom has henn t,kr,, BY tho
Treasury Department IN tho mattcr ut tho
tile net proceeds tf sales Of public lands In
said Stale. Agreed 10.
| The River and 11nrhor bill was received
from the House and refcrrcd 10 tho Commit
The HOUSE resolution providing for ntl-
| 5ournncnt Mny II was laid before tic Sennte
md read the first time
TINT the resolution was worttcd as jolnt md
It's sccond reading to-day. It therefore lies
Mrssrs, Witters, Beck. and Booth were
appointed members Of the Conference Com
.nttteo OIL tic diaagrcelng votes Of The Two
IliiGMases OH tho l'ost-0f{eo appropriation
The President pro teln.. laid bcforo tho
Senate n communication from tho Secretary
Senate rssoI,ltion sitbn.itted By MI. Etln'unls,
Utah, the amount ii ln,Mi embraced III tho
Incorporated cities in Utah, whether dis
e5nliinatton th hns been eXercisca in f9yor q
await Mr.. Etllnumds' presence.
laIIa as!!ls with tt9.n,orrow, when Nj. Butler
Sir: Haynni e,dsavorcd to havo his bill
regulating t'o thy and appointmgnt Of
tlis announced that lla would ask its cuil-
On motion Of MI. Cameron tpa+} the Senate
took up tho bill authorizing tile restoration of
So,ncrsille Nicholson, now a Captain % the
ss s ak III ne%t ~ er ay Gt K II t9 ws vn praSaea s q
thatnn e!atm TOR artearagcs Of pay shall accrue
Mm.ler this net It Mas explained that Nichols
WINS then suspentled, two years for inteilpcr-
ance, then resumed active duty, and wns
aftorwArd found physically, unfit for promo
ton, and was retired as n Captain, Its de-
tics III the court-lnartial proceedings arid his
good record, to allow him to get buck OIL tho
active list as Commodore, TO be retired OIL
Mr. Cockrcll opposed tho BILL. The officer
Ind had two or three trials and was fo,l,,d
pl'ysically md morally Incompetent for pro-
Aitcr some discussion. tho bill Vas passed.
1twas resolved that on nnd nfter Thursday
next the Senate MEET at II n. nj.
t Tho Coralnfttee, OIL Appropriations was
given lense tn sit during the daily sessions Of
the Senate for tho remainder OF Tie session.
| Adjourned
HOUSE.
:. Mr. Blind, from the Committee on Coinnge,
tabiis IN assay Office il, 81. Louis. Referred
| to tho Committee Of tic Wiulc.
Afr: Cobb, from the Committee on Appro-
eaeS pprpppfson p9ffe eafk @ 1H a rTs iii s1as n
to the one reported last week with M atldi~
t!onnl clause approprtastnr 5000 to enable
the secretary of the Treasury to scnd steam.
Ma!ers Imprisoned IN tho, Arctic Ocean.
This bill wns considered III tho House as in
Committee Of tis Whole.
MI. Chalmers offered m amendment con-
:. ".An act to place coiorcd persons who en-
listed in the nrlny on tile salne footing ns
other soldiers q to bounty and nenston," 50
rs {o a1fnt, exten ~ nrSyisHns to the hei5s Of
service. The amendment was ruled ont Oh
y pont Of order, mud Mr. Chalmers appealed
| from The uGG1Si8N+
Mr; Garfield suggested TINT the amendment
he withdrawn md unanimously pnssetl as a
| separate measure When the penttinX bill WnS
d'sPnses! P' OF; The suggestion wns agrced to-.
@ The Pension deficiency bill then passed
Mr. Chalmers then offered ~ separate
measure bis amendment to the Deficiency
BILL, aud it WINS agreed to:
a@enans I % 70 e t M batTet ot coabs ssse %
preparation bill were nonconcurred in; tho
remainder concurred In, and tho bIll returned
to the Senate for its action.
refarred II the Committee Of tho Whole.
ME McI,aie, rising to a question OF privl-
legc, ssld he found q published lotter i'd
tlfesse4 ~, to him and to Mr. Elils, as members
by ). A. George, charging certain bribery
atld corruption upon the COngress whfcl! Ind
pissed tho Texas I'ncidc Railroad blll. That
Mo1 ys5 ad M g9n9 70 hs " e not GR
but certAfnty through tho agancy Of the man
who Ind written It: Tho writer was the only
man who could M have copy, Of It. It Inns
tho letter to tite Comntttce at tho next meet
inE, and II the Committee was Of tic opillon
that 1t was worthy of attun lion, he would
con,s To % thc notse f' for such instruction us It
Tho House than went into the Committee
ot$,e Whole {llooksr, In the chair) upon tho
Agricultural Appropriation hill.
| meHt.
Mr. White substituted IN amendment, pro-
yldlng that 4 reasonable proportion Ut the
seeds distributed by tho Agricultural DE-
nartnlent sl,all be supplied to molnIers Of
C4ngress and Delegates. Adapted.
Mr.. Yo,ng tfnlin.) submitted M nn,entl-
,ncnt providing TINT S5D0o,o tho sum MP
proJriatetl for. the purchase Ut seed, ETC.,
shall bo oxpendetl III experiments TOR tho iu,-
prnycMcnt of cntton culture. Adopted.
Mr.. Gillette submitted an amendment ap-
prnprlAting 5000 10 enable tho Cnlnntisslti.-
er. OF Agriculture t., set up ut various State
fairs apparatus tor misunderstanding sllgar
from, Sorghum and corn stalks. Ruled out OH
AJlOint Ut order.
Mr. Converse submitted M amendment ALL
thorizlng tho Commissioner of Agriculture,
fur tic purpose IT recIat,ntng waste and nrld
lands Of the West, tn contract for sinking
arteslnn wells IN tho plains east Ut tho ll0cky
Mountains ut sucl, places as l,o lnny tlcslg-
nate,
Pending debate tho Committee rose,
Tic llouso then took q recess, tho evening
session to bp fur tho confederation OF tilH