The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-09

A Large Number Of Bills
Affecting the Tariff
Introduced.
WASHINGTON, March e-Ssnats. - The Vice
President laid before tho Senate the memorial
OF the trustees Of the Peabody educational fund.
recommending legislation TO Aid in the educa~
tion OF eplored children. Referred
Mr., Jonas presented concurrent resolution
Of the Louisiana Legislature asking an acpro.
priation for the Improvement ef the fflbhth of
CaleaAieu river Referred.
| MIR. Ktrkwood submitted resolution In.
structinx the Secretary Of the Treasury to CON.
municate to the Senate stRtetngat af the
states for all purposes i,eceanarily growing ouf
OK The late war. .HtecifyihH separataly the
amounts paid on the prineipal OF the public
paid pn such. the AMOUNT paid for pehHi, ~.
ineludinw afrnars. aud am9u9t paid soldiers
aoFs as ei th saeh TO
rha HsnHts procesdHd to .upnsi sider the ealen-
dar, being the bill g amend the law relative 10
ssisrs nna aer.e'ts. ss a vessels iof breach 81
1t ls intended to prevent such forfeiture where
the smuggling ~ carried on Without the knowl-
edge Or privity OF the officers or owners OF veH-
4 mesease .ras received from the President
regard " We , corMraspo.naenoe M with foreixn
The bill for the relief 81, homestead, eettlers
was passed. II Eves such settlers the same
lng .ah entry AZ is now enjoyed BY pre- emptlpn
settlers, ana In other rsepsets eanaiises the
home Is tead M and pre- sinptlon la,vs. ,vs..
sIs sss Fss:
oosns ylth pay from ,,,ss ,s MI bsysrd e.
OarpanferI had Introduced an appeal TO pafti.
aan feeling into hia able speech on Saturday
question: II Was purely matter 81 @ public jus as.
lie denied that The Jurisdiction of eourts-
nated y elvll power. Owl courts havs, aather.
& nssssfe bt II military q coss Nave 10 10
such authority oonoerninE oivil courts, Thin
fact alone w.pld ri prove the subordina.iop Of
srsae. ,s aad under its control, whereas the civi
tribunals are permanent and independent, and
always open f?r the repair of wrongs done by
81 aesarred bY III % ssntenes Of 4 court martial
from rsmoyinx polltioal disabilities. he cited
the easss Az of surgeon asaersl HaMmmond A. end
Me @ III that ths u testimony IL ths case Showed
he rssa sssya sSa ~ 5ss 5 az sd s easrg j. hi
caused btonewall jackson who was i. good
his rentrt al tha n, rious assstsa nf tne Essrai
Surrn nt,fiar pnrtar ylfah nHMriy bft,kn iAnk.
sotss iinW Il hHd bcsn snid that uonnrass
wnalt1 hear from the country II 1t paesed this
hiii. Ma honnd 40. ana wanted Tia eonntrv ~ IA
bear from him frst Hs would bs an pnYortthy
representative of Intelligent people n be dld
besvod @ IN tSaa juss,oe demanded pottors IH sens
stntsnent.
his view 81 ,he evidence, MI. Mobopsid tooE
the floor, but gave WAY for executive session,
after which the Senate adjourned,
Aoslss - The Sneaker an uou need that the new
rules would be operative TO. day. and ID accord
Th rqss e sh
Alabama.
sanford. oi Alabama, % reduce ITO tarlf On
certain articles. which he desired to have re-
Tho Bill provides that no duty in exeess Of
1etr per cent OF the present rate of duties shall.
after July l, be collected on imported merchan.
disc made principally OF cotton hemp. metal,
wool, wood Or leather.
tue biii should be referred 70 the Wars and
Means Com mittee,
Nj. Morrison oi Illinois. moved It's reference
20 the committee OK the whole
After debate, In which Fernando Wood and
Indicate the reference OF a blu. which reference
could only be chWnred by suspsueion of lhe
rules, and Messrs. Cox ot New York. Haskeli o;
Knnsns, nnd Morrison, held that n majority 0f
tho House had the risht to send 4 bill to. any
BILL was sent to tho Ways and Means C5mmit-
tea-yeus itt. nays an.
Mr.. Sanford also introduced a bill nboishing
the tariff on printing type aud blank paper
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