The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-14
YLvIrH coNGREss-sEcoND SEES
SION I.


YLVITH CoNGREss-sECoND SEES
-.....I m SION.
SESATE.--Mr. Pendleton, from tha Co.'S
ference Committee, on isagreelng 10 the We
toes of tho two Houses on the caucus bill
reported that the result of the conference was
that statistics regarding the censushp OF The
public debt be taken by special agents, In
stead of enumerators; that copies Of the re-
turns DO not sent To the officers Of tho various
Statos, that Alaska be included In the census,
and that various other minor changes be made
in the bill. The amount appropriated Is re-
duced from $3.50, 000to $4,000. The report
was laid aside temporarily 10 allow ia exami-
nation by Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Ferry introduced bill to regulate
promotion and ok the rank OF line officers.
Referred .|..
The Geneva award bill was informally
taken up, for the purpose OF allowing NJ
Mcdonald, who has 10 leave town to-day, TO
speak upon II. Mr. Mcdonald supported his
proper substitute for the bill reported by tho
Committee on Judiciary. The substitute
makes frst,class claims those resulting from
damages by Confederate cruisers second
class Claims for two per cant, additional In.
terost ON the former award third-class
claims. for reimbursement for war risks "
Also allows six instead of four por cent. on
iudgments hereafter rendered. lie concluded
that tho award fund is not enough indemnity
collected by tho United States as nation
from Great Britain MS nation. II was not
merely AN award for damages, but
satisfaction of national claims.
Mr., Mcdonald favored paying the claim
for enhanced premiums paid 10 insurance
communities. and claims for damages by exoul.
Mating cr,,;sers. If any balance remained il
Should he turned into The National treasury.
Aner Mr. NcDonald's sneech tho Ute bin
was saoin taken M, Alter being amended
IN Tarion. mnimnortant nartieulars il was
noSsedoNvoas AZ, NAYS. l6.
p"sseo py'"e IN ;nt,odncsd hill reimbursinp
coIorea denositors of losses by the failure of
the Freedman's Bank Referred TO the com
mittee on that bank. ar..l h|. lr..I
The conference report on the census bill
was adopted. al,'a 1nml HuHIUI
The senate then adjourned. .H.u
Housr.-On motion of Mr.. Upson, of
Tayss the Senate bill was passed appropriate
inc 5000 600 for the erection of suitable posts
fnSE the nrotection of the Rio Grande frontier.
ON motion of Mr., Harris, of Virginia, the
billwas passed correcting clerical errors in
section 4 49O of the Revised Statutes. H''
On motion of Mr.. Tuner, of Kentucky,
tho Sanstn amand,nentsto the House bill for
IA arrdSt;on AZ nublic bnildine Mt Paducah
n, ware cnncnrred in. u1l Hf'i4H ~
Ii,aor tbS coll If States the following bills
x,osn ,,,trodnoa1 and rafarred. .iI.lHH' HN
W w ~ NJ Sbslbv. Authorizing the Post.
,0iou GnneraI n nnrcbases he Leayitt
aanS 90 noolI;ng and most marking machine.
d, Mr. pheIns. Extending for three years
-. 10y srs, ~ JnIv tbe time with which sppli-
l na,;nna sor arresrs of nensons NAV be fled.
'" RU Mr. Chalmers. Relative to the pur-
ohuso of limited States bonds BY the Secre-
t enase &c o. tb " IT," Trnasurv The following is the
t a{ Of the Joint resolution: Whereas, recent
,' vMs ~ limited States by the Secretary
ppf ,sT roas,,rv have produced marked and
y, a,ctnsi;ons in the stock market of
s Wo", Won' Wheress the secret manipula-
~. w.; g orob burmese ia calculated to excite
wan " of stoct iobfEng in the department
~ ba;nm S;ocredit IN the Government.
w Paaoived That il shall be unlawful for the
consat.r ,s az thea Treasury TO purchase any
$780, 81 NO Gavernment or FOR
oUnvi n hi frn1 without giving one weeks
n my hv Admiration Of time and plaee Of
nu hass and The exact amount of bends to
o nnrchssed
W Nv Mr. Vance. Of North Carolina: Pro-
,;diyy, that tbe net authorizing the issue of
th e Psse nstent for the induction apparatus
Wv o;rc,1;tI breaker lie not construed to au-
tbor;ze the issue Of a patent for any invention
s ann to telegraphic apparatus.
~ Bv Mr. Geddes, of Ohio Proposing Con.
stitntionsl amendment prohibiting third
PrS';dentol term,
I ~. Snoaker laid before the House mes
sooo from the President transmitting the re-
,ort of The Secretary of State on Chinese
Immigration.
i the House at 1890 went into Committee
Of tbe Whole Mr., spring in the chair, on
tho SarmyS5bill., During the ensuing
Sabo,o Az, Rut,erwarth of Ohio, said
tSo nerdinS amendment was intended TO
allow the Democratic Presidential candidate
70 be counted in in 1881. whether elected or
n W. W II the Iii were vetoed they would be
tiI,od With tho false crv that the Republicans
favnred bavonet, at the polls.
Mr. Rsv1e Of Pennsylvania, argued in the
same way. If the amendments were adopted
the President would violate it by using the
army to keen pesce Mt the polls. ~
A. Rrigbsm of New Jersey, said that