Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-31
Eorty-Sixth Congress.
WASHINGTON. March 20

WASHINGTON, March 30
 sENATE-Bnl for exhibition in New York city in 1883 was opposed by Msssrs. Carpenter and Eaton unconstitutional, and advocated by Msssrs. Herman and Wallace Pending debats the morning hour pirsd and the bill went over.
 Ths Geneva awar1 bill was temporarily laid aside on motion of Senator Eaton and the immediate defcen- cy appropri .tion bill taken up
 Mr. Eaton said that the Senate committee had added s243 1922 the amount appropriated by the House. The bill WAS read by sections The first section amended the appropriation for public printing by in- Mr. Eaton said s1oo had rready appropriated for the purpose ard the deficiency was only An amendment changioe the House appropriation for salaries and expenses of agents of the Internal Revenue department for fees xpenses of gauger, etc., fsom s32oo to sj15oGO taken up and agreed to- An amendment appropriating the of $150, ,000 for the continuation of the survey ths Allan tic and Pacific and Gulf coasts was adopted. An amendment appropriating s2s6,5OO for the contnua-
 on oI the construction of the north wing of the Sts War and Navy departments building adopted also an amendment appropriating Sl0,0OO for navy pen sions to invadds widows minors and dependen. rela tives.
 MT. Carpenter at this point inserpo.ed a motion to consider executive business. and at $40 the doors were closed, sni at 440 p. the Sen.te adjourned.
 HoUsE.-Mr. Morton presented memorial of sev- eral mercantile and banking houses in New York, praying for amendment to the Revised Statutes, that duties sugar shall be assessed the quan- tity delivered from instead of upon the quantity en- The House went into Committee of the Whole on the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill, which MT. Olymer, from the Committee on Appropriations reportel tue army appfoprlatlon Dni; referred Io Committee of the Whole.
 Mr. Blackburn, from the committee, reported back the star service deficiency bill with the Senate amendments thereto, and it referred to Committee Of the Whole.
 The House then took up the contested election case of Bradlev. Greenbacker, against Slemmons, Demo crat of Arka@ as At the last election MT. eemmonf he was ann iaf ths he had had proper opportunity hs could have demon strated the fraud He thought the conm1ttse should have reported, MT. Weaver did, that there was no election and should have sent the back the pie.
 MT. Sleumons denied the charge of fraud, and said the report of the committee had fully vindicated him he not here to vindicate that committee. They could take of themselves The contestants would not dare to gay to him outside of this hall that he his friends had perpetrate1 fraud in the election. The members on the Republican side expressed Fome indignation at this implied threat, and said il was by such conduct as that that friends were lost MT. Weaver of Iowa, addressed the House in favol | of his views, that the should be sent back. Mir. Calkns defended the action Of the Republican members uf the committee in si. ming the majority port.
 MT. Kesfer also defended the action Of the Repubi | o7n members.
 MT. Granger, of Missouri then took the floor to oos the debate. Before he had concluded his remarks h. yielded for motion to adjourn, and at 550 the Hous I ad iOurned.