The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-11

disposed of. The bill for the relief of
Fitz John Porter was taken up, but was
temporarily laid aside to permit Mr..
Hoar to deliver speech on the bill to
revive and continue the court of commits.
sioners of Alabama claims. Mr.. Gar
land gave notice that when the the SUBJ
ject comes up again he desires to speak
upon it. Mr.. Randolph then made
speech in support of his proposed sub
stitute for the committee bill for thej re-
lief of Fitz John Porter; the substitute
authorizes the President to nominate
Porter as Colonel of infantry, his com
mission to date from January. 1868, and
to retire him according to law.
MONDAY, March 1.-House. GA large
number of bills were introduced, among
them the following: To encourage cul-
tivation of the tea.plant; to extend ten
years the time for the completion of the
Texas.P Pacific railroad to abolish duties
on printing type, trace chains and agri-
cultural implements; to regulate COM
merce between sta es; to erect statue to
Gen. Custer; to abolish duty on paper,
brandy made from fruit, and steam pow
er machinery; to reorganize the militia
Of the United States. Night sessions
were ordered for March third and tenth
for the consideration of pension bills.
The bill appropriating $550,000 to pur-
chase post office in Baltimore, passed.
TUESDAY, March 2.-Sen0te. "A long
discussion occurred on the bill for the
relief of Fitz John Porter, but it was not
disposed of. The bill appropriating
$550,000 for the purchase of a site for a
postoffice and other government build
ings in Baltimore, was passed. After
executive session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, Marca 2.-House.-The re-
vision of the rules came up for adoption
and voting proceeded separately on each
rule. The first am endment in which
separate vote was demanded was that
providing that the clerk of the house
shall at the commencement of each con-
gress, call the members to order, call the
roll of members; and pending the cleo.
tion of speaker, preserve order and
decide all questions of order subject
to-yeas IA, nays 1o7. The
amendment giving the committee on
public buildings and grounds right to
ings and grounds was defeated yeas
1O1, nays 156. The next amendment
was that offel ed to the 21st rule by Nor.
rison, and known as Morrison's substi-
tute. It was agreed to- yeas 119, nays
112; a strict party vote with the excep-
ton Of Deuster, FELTON,, Speer and
Stevens, who voted with the republicans
in the negative The remainder of the
rules were then adopted, and on motion
of Garfield it was agreed that the rules
should 60 into effect on the following
Monday.
WEDNESDAY, March 3.-Senote.-'rhe
bill for the relief of certain actual settlers
on the Kansas trust and diminished rev.
enue lands in Kansas passed. The bill
restoring to the public domain part of
Fort Ripley, Mimi, military reservation
was passed. Sen. Wallace, from the
committee on appropriations, reported,
with amendments, the house bill to pro-
vide for the deficiency in the appropria.
tion Tor transportation of star mail
routes for the fiscal year ending June
30th. Ordered printed and placed on
calendar. The amendments are to the
effect that the sum of $4,000, or as
much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropriated to
meet the expenses of the. inland mail
transportation on the star routes for the
remainder of the fiscal year, and that no
further expending of money on postal
star routes shall be made. Pending dis.
cussion on an amnesty bill the senate ad.
journed.
WEDNESDAY, March 3.-House.-Mr.
Fernando Wood moved to dispense with
the morning hour, for the purpose of NOV
ing to go into committee of the whole
on the refunding bill. The house, how
ever, refused to dispense with the morn.
ing hour, and the bill relating to the re.
moval of causes from state to federal
courts, was taken up. The morning
hour having expired with final action on