, 1880-02-18
THE RECORD.


THE RECORD.
- SENATE.
WASHINGTON, y. O., Feb. 17.-Afany rctl-
items wern presented from railroad COM
panies against the reduction Of the duty on
ateel rails.
A memorial was presented from the Cham
be7 OF Commerce Of st. Paul, asking all MP
propriad0n for the relief of the Irish auf-
fcrc1a, and TINT a Government vessel bo sent
with American contributions To ireland.
.T1iis gnte rise to some discussion as to
its reference, the sense Of tho Senate appear
1ng 10 be favorable To the memorial. 1t WIS
referred to the Committee on Appropria-
Mons.
Tho. bill providing for celebrating tho
hundrodth anniversary bf tho recognition of
American Independence by n National exhl-
bltion Mt Now York In 1883 was placed on tho
calendar.
Mr.. Salisbury presented f. minority report
of the Committee on Privileges and Elections
in the Ingalls, caae. The report finds TINT
bribery and corruption we're employed to se-
cure Mr.. Ingalls, election, but TINT there Is
no evidence that ingalls, authorized such I'm
proper nets, or that they, In f'1ct, secured Ills
election.
hlr. Cameron {Wis.) presented minority
report, signed by uoar, Logan, and himself,
concurring in TINT portion Of the majority re-
mort which exUnerates ingalls,, but exprrs'1-
Ing the opinion TINT when tho report states
corruption was employed Il should In Justice
] sn,ployed %i III @ oppositlon to lis eIestlon. The
reports wore ordered printed.
Mr.. Randolph introduced the following
hn,oadmcnt to thy bill for TIE RELIEF Of Titz
ciauss % and iilsort: "TEat tlis President Is
hereby authorized to nominate, and, BY nlld
with tho advlcs Of tho senate, 10 appolntFltz
John Porter Colonel .of infantry n NJ tlle 70
bbeyd bsafy ydad S III aaat 1ns pay and sns
Ihents Of Tint rink from that date, Until he
shal be rclleyeS aeenwrdlnS 10 law OF rs here-
such commission il shall 10 lawful for. the
President TO piaco said Porter OH the retired
list Of the army. on tho payot retired
oTS1s pf|H's;l and md laid on The tab'o sub
Mr,Loxan submitted tho following reso-
lutlnn. which was referred to tha Committee
on Naval Affairs: --....
!. Rtsolgtd, Tint tho Becretary, of the navy bo
purpose of convoyinEfo Ireland such contril,l,:.
tons offered and other supplies rs nro furnished
n t,c United States for the relief OF tho suffer-
: 1lt. Gordon gave notice that at o'clock
tomorrow he would move tllat the doors bc
closed Qnd that the Senatc proceed to con-
tider tho motion OF Davis ~. WA to rocon-
ss5 s IN s e yf1s apsenioSS SSans s spee
Mr. Mchli!an presented 2 petition of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of St. Pnul, Mimi:
Tor tiie reduction OF the tariff duty on steel
. Mr Jones presented q memorial Of tho
Union Soldiers Association Of New Orleans,
asking tho Senate to unseat Kellogg rs
Senntor from Louisiana.
bfr. Harris, from the Select Committee on
Epidemic. Diseases, reported tavnrab!y a
joint resolution authorizing tho President to
Gull an International sanitary conference.
Placed on ule cnlendar.
Laluis, reported favorably Tic House bill 10!
the rG!ief of settlcrs, on Tic 0sagc trust and
diminished reserve lands In knllsas Placed
on the calendar.
Mr. Salisbury stated t'lat durlng ne reGenI q
on Privileges md ElcctlUls tho question
arose 10 wllnt extent tclcgra.ns could proper
~ be used In ngldenco, and tho COMMITTEE
had instructed him to report tho following
resolutions:
Iitso1.xd, That telcgraphlc messages and copies
OF tho record OF the saIne In tho possession OF
telegraph companies, tholr oi.!eors, e. servants
aro not privileged by lAw from production au.
oommittee authorized TO scnd fnr porsons ant
Hesoiuets, That tho order for tho production o
such documents ought to DO 50 regulated b,
sound dsctstlon - g protect tho privacy a., u
innking siich of,icr t''uahs first to he satI;tci
bo muterial to tho pSnlns l,ivoatIgatlon. an
tho order ought. ~ fur ~ practtcnbIY, 70 Ie
.crtbo With reasonable certainty tho paxlc"'a
mesoaEo OF messages required.
Ordertl printed and luil OIL tho table,
1tr. IIoar-l understand tilcsu arc reported
Us resolutions WHICH lsayB Eoyarlled the nc