The Newtown bee., 1880-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL. SUMMARY.
Senate.


 Mir. Morgan offered a resolution, which was adopted, calling for information as to what railroad land grams remain incomplete by the failure of the grantees to comply with the terms, as to what extent there is q just cause for declaring their forfeiture and where bona fide conveyances have been made to pur- chasers, as to what legislation is necessary to secure to such persons their rights.
 MT. Coke spoke against Mir. Bayards joint resolution to withdraw the legal-tender power of greenbacks, saying that the greenbacks were the most popular money the people ever had.
 MT. Morrill, from the committee on educa- ton and labor reported favorably the Senate bill incorporating a national education asso- citation to investigate and report upon any edu- cational subject, without compensation, when called upon by any department of the govern ment to do so.
 Mir. Garland from the committee on the iu- dietary, reported adversely on the Senate bill to provide that all persons sentenced to imprisonment by the United States courts shall be confined in the prison of the State wherein they were tried and convicted, Mir. Gordon has introduced bill to repay to the State of Georgia S27 l75, money ad- vanced by said State for the defense of her frontier against the Indians from l795 to 1918 Mir. Butler has introduced bill to authorize the secretary of war to adjust and settle the | accounts between the State of South Carolina and the United States government. MT. lbayard made a long speech in favor oi | his joint resolution withdrawing the legal, tender power Ot the greenbacks. The reso. | lulion has been reported adversely from the | committee on finance, and MT Bayard spok | in support ot the views of the minority Q l that committee.
 Petitions of ex-soldiers and sailors for tue passage of the Weaver bill to pay such per l hn I backs and gold, were presented by Mess, 8 Pendleton, Ingalls, and Cameron. | Majority and minority committee reports on the bIli for the reli, of General Johr 1 Porter have been presented. On the day set apart for the delivery of com l n ntarics on the life and character ot the late | senator Chandler eulogies on the dead Sena. to2 were delivered by Messrs. Ferry, An. thony, Bayard Blaine, Logan, Merrill, Blair | Cameron and Baldwin.
 | House.
 Alter Messrs. Gillette, Weaver, Keller and | Whtthorne mad spoken in opposition to the | bill requiring the national banks to retain one | halt of their reserve in coin, a vote was taken on ordering the third reading of the bill, and the House, by vote of l5S nays 10 7S yeas refused to make the order-thus killing the | bill.
 Mir. Mason has introduced n bill (by re. quest) to incorporate the Cosmo- American Colonizal ion and General ImproN cment bu- reau in the United States. The bill incorpor- ates TnurloN Weed, Cardinal McCloskey and | twenty-eight others, such bureau. The | capitol stock of which shall be not less than Sl,0 0000, and may be increased. And the object oi which is 10 he the encouraging pro. | motng and conducting of emigration from the | overcrowded cities and other districts of the United States, and from Great Britain ana other parts of Europe to the several States and Territories of the United States needing emigrants, and for other humane and com mercial purposes.
 Mr. Kclloys motion to suspend tke rules and adopt the res lution declaring the nego tiating by the President of q commercial treaty, fixing the rates of duties, an infrac lion oi the constitution and an invasion of the highest prerogative of the House, was carried by vote of l75 yeas to 62 nays-the necessary two-thirds.
 Mir. Manning has introduced bill to reor ganize the supreme court. The biI provides for the increase of justices of the supreme court to twenty-one.
 Mir. Ross has introduced a bill appointing General George B. Mcclellan manager of tht National Soldiers Home for Disabled Volun teers.
 MT. Urner has introduced bill for a monu ment to F. s. Key, author of the Sta Spangled Banner"
 A bill appropriating $l00, ,001 for the cree uon oi a monument nt ofktoWn, Vn., ant S2 ], ,000 to enable the committee on the York town celebration to make all the necessar. arrangements for such a celebration ot tn, centennial a lniversary of the battle of York town as shail beft the historical significance of the occasion, was reported by MT. Good and passed.
 On motion of MT. Morse the Senate bill ar propriating S75,t % for the purchase of q ne' sie for the United States Naval Observator wts passed, with an amendment providin that if practicable the site shall be on an eve degree of longitude west of Greenwich.
 Eulogies on the late Senator Chandler wer delivered by Messrs Newberry, William, Hnbbell, Crapo, Brewer, Robeson, Burrows IIawley, Dunnell, Stone, Keifer Congel Briggs, Barber, Willits and Garfield.
 The bill appropriating S4, lL0 tor the cree lion oi monument to General Herkimer, revolutionary fame, has been passed.