Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-26
EORTY.sIxZH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, February 26, 1880.

Ut SlOleU IldC6u Ou
Mr.. Rollins, from the committee on civil ser
vice and retrenchment, presented minority
report on certain memorials relative TO alleged
violations OF civil service rules in the Providence
cuStOm-houSe. ordered to be printed and laid
on the table.
Mr.. Blair submitted resolution directing the
Secretary of the Navy to transmit to the Senate
any information in possession of the depart
ment in relation to the present condition of
affairs in Alaska. Adopted.
The Senate proceeded to consider the calen-
The bill for the relief Of Hortensia H. Cook, re-
fundlng excess on direct tax sale was dis
cussed.
Mr.. Edmunds thought the bill unnecessary,
the statutes providing remedy in all such
cases.
Pending debate the morning hour expired.
The remainder of to-day's session having
been set apart for the delivery of eulogies upon
the late Senator Houston, of Alabama, Mr..
regret Of the Senate at the death of his late
colleague, and spoke thereon. He reviewed the
long public career of MI. Houston, and dwelt
upon his services to his state and country as gov
ernor, representative and senator; his liberality
of opinion and earnestness OF purpose and the
strength of his intellect His administration of
the government OF Alabama had raised that
state from an apparent hopeless financial con-
dftion to its present comfortable situation. He
was not brilliant man. but an emfnently wise
and sensible one. Alabama placed his name
among those OF her most distinguished states
mer.
Mr. Pryor was the last speaker, and moved
unanimously adopted and at 2:25 p. m. the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE.-Mr. Warner called attention to the
fact that no response had been received from
the Secretary Of the Treasuary to the resolu-
tion calling upon him for information as to the
connection of the Treasury department with
the New. York clearing house, and stated that
he would in short time offer similar resolu-
ton. He also introduced joint resolution re-
affirming the Monroe doctrine, as follows:
Whereas, In his seventh annual message to
Congress President Monroe asserted that 1--WE
owe 1t to candof and to the amable relations
existing between the United States and these
dhe European] powers, to declare that we shall
consider any attempt On their part to extend
their system to any portion OF this hemisphere
as dangerous to our peace and Safety" and
whereas the doctrine thus announced has been
accepted by the American people, and has be-
come cardinal principle In our national polity;
and whereas it is now proposed to construct,
under guarantees to be given by foreign gov
Therefore be it lesolred, ETC, That the doctrine
announced to the world more than half a GEN.
tury ago by President Monroe, and known as
the Monroe doctrine, be, and the same is here
by, reaSserted and in accordance Herewith, in
behalf OF the people Of the United States. we af-
firm that the control of any inter- oceanic canal
and all nations equally: must, In the interest OF
ourselves and the world, be kept under the
special protection Of the United States. Re-
s0'Sed, that the United States, sensible Of the
Importance to the trade of the world of opening
water passage way between the two 0eeans,
will cordially promote by such means as may
be deemed proper and judicious, such an under
taking.
oceanic canal committee.
Mr.. Reagan, chairman of the committee on
commerce, reported bill to establish board of
commissioners of Interstate commerce; also,
the following bills, which he stated would be
interstate commerce; to amend the act Of 1866;
to facilitate communication between the states.
The three bills were ordered printed and made
a special order for ths fourth Wednesday In
Mr.. Gibson, from the committee on ways and
MEANS asked leave to report back bill for the
sale OF the old post Office property in New York
Nj Mr.. Dibrell objected.
The Speaker laid before the House a commu-
ntcatton from the Postmaster General, trans
mails and of all allowances made to contractors
ferred.
The House then, at 12:45. having suspended
the whole (Mr. Scales in the chatl) on the star
service deficiency bill.
the great lines OF the star service in the west,
and, as representative of the people of that
section, protested against it. No member of the
appropriation committee who had spoken yes
terday had led any member Of the House to
believe that there had been fraud committed in
putting on extra service on the star service.
lit VI Ullt Uulttu SudUeS W6T6 6uUl-
tied to the same rights before the House as the
state of Georgia. and yet he found that during
the present contract term service had been in
creased on nineteen different routes In the 9th
Georgia district, not one of which would be
touched by this bill. II 1t was wrong to ask for
an increase of the service in the west, how
much more wrong was 1t for the gentleman
from Georgia to have service increased on nine
teen routes in his district and then strike at 1O7
routes In the west? He made an amusing COM
par1son between the methods of carrying the
mails in the west and in Georgian the former
the mail stages being drawn by four or six
horses, in the latter the mail sulky being drawn
according to the Atlanta COnlstit,tioH) by
mule called BosphOrus, which Travelled two
miles sideways to every one forwards thus
earning treble pay. He made no complaint
against the gentleman from Georgia, but he
wanted him to let the people OF the west, the
pioneers of the west, the men who had travelled
1000 miles to build up an empire, have their
mail service without molestation from the ap-
preparation committee. He called attention to
the fact that there was an extra mail service,
costing $25,000, between New York and New
Haven in order that the gentleman from Con-
necticut (Mr. HaWley) might have the New
York papers little earlier.
Mir. Hawley.-I never knew how much was
given to that railroad I never had anything
to do with it. The people of Hartford get their
papers little earlier, but that is against my
interest, as publish paper there.
Mr.. Page.-It Is evidence, then, that the peo-
pie Of Hartford don't want to read the gentle
mans paper. [Laughter1