Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-31
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON March SO-Serator Logan, iron
the committee military affairs, reported adverse
on the Joint resolution authorizing tine secretary O.
war to furnish tents ETC., to the grand army Of thu
republic of Wisconsin,, there being no tents availa
BILE for the purpose. Paced on the calendar. Ht
also, from the came committee. reported favorably
on the Senate bill authorizing the President to re-
store Dunbar R. Ransom to his former rank in the
army. Placed on the calendar.
Senator Cockrell, from the same committee re-
ported favorably the Senate joint resolution direct
ing the restoration of the official tier books Of the
executive department of North Carolina. Placed
on the calendar.
Senator ingalls, introduced bill authorizing the
President to prescribe certain regulations Tor the
government of various Indian reservations and to
provide for the punishment of tho crimes of murder,
manslaughter, arson, rape and burglary on lnuiah
reservations.
BRAZIL STEAMSHIP LINE.
Senator Cockrell moved the bill introduced by him
by request yesterday to provide for opening direct
trade between the Mississippi valley and Brazil and
to authorize and establish steamship mail service
and express thereto and which was referred to the
committee commerce, be referred 70 the commit
fee on postofces and post roads. lie had not read
the bill at the time he introduced it, and did not ex-
press any opinion as to its merits now, out thou9nt
it proper subject for confederation by the post
Office committee.
Senators Mcmillan and Hereford objected.
Senator Beck SAID disguised as it might be-, this
was another form of the question whether subsidy
should be given to q steamship line to Brazil. Inc
matter had been often and fully discussed, and
nothing was clearer than that principally affected
commercial interest, and to subsidlze particular
line an injustice to all competing lines. Inc
motion defeated.
Senator Cockrell moved TO take up his motion re-
Gently entered to reconsider the vote by which the
resolution authorizing the employment Of an assist
ant librarian for the Senate was passed.
objected
ceeded to consider the calendar, the unfinished bus-
ness being the bill the centennial exhibition III
New York in 1888. The bill was opposed by senators
Carpenter and Eaton as unconstitutional ana ao-
vocated by Senators Herman and Wallace. during
the debate tho morning hour expired aud the Dill
went over.
and for preservation of shad and herring LII the Po-
tomac river, was passed.
The Geneva award bill was temporarily laid aside
on motion of Senator Eaton, and immediately the
deficiency appropriation bill was taken up. Senator
Edmunds desired an explanai ion of the appropria-
ton of 100000 for the public printing.
Senator Eaton said the facts in the matter were
generally known. He made no charges against the
public printer. Rather than do so, he would suppose
that the last Congress did not appropriate money
enough.
Senator Edmunds thought some information
should be had If the pubic printer derelict some
action should be taken in the premises If Congress
we're derelict the people should know it. He did not
think tho publ printer in the wrong.
Senator Eaton sad the Senator from Vermont
ought to know that there were several ways to ex-
plain the deficiency without throwing mud OH any
one. The great advance in the cost of paper and
printing alone would account for large part OF it.
After further discussion, the committee amendment,
reducing the House appropriation from $40 coo to
100000, was agreed to.
A similar discussion ensued on the committee
amendment reducing the House appropriation for
internal revenue fees salaries ETC., from 1920 600 to
1913 900, which was agreed to.
The committee amendments we're also agreed to-,
appropriatDg S26S, 500 for continuation of work
on the war, navy and State department building,
$40 600 for navy pensions, and $4,000 for contnu
alton of the coast and geodetic survey. Pending
further action the Senate went into executive ses-
sion, and SOON after adjourned. re