National Republican., 1880-05-27
BoAT.RAcE NOTES.
The Two Housos of Congress.

Inc prcsluenJ pro ten. lalu oelOre inc senate
yesterday Il communication from the president
calling attention to the necessity for lcgisa-
tive action upon Ute affairs.
Several other executive documents were
laid before tho senate and referred.
Mr.. Gordon announced his resignation as a
senator from Georgia and presented the ere
dentials of his successor, Joseph +. Brown,
who was sworn in, taking the modified oath.
On motion Of Mr.. Eaton, the pension de-
ficency bill was takou up mud an amendment
approprating another $4,000 for deficiency
in the senate contingent fund was agreed to-.
Mr.. Window moved an amendment apnro-
priating 100000 for the pay Of United States
marshals, calling attention to the fact that tho
courts were stopping for want of this appro.
pration. Tic amendment was rejected by .
party vote, % to SO. The new senator, AlT.
Brown, cast his first vote with the majority.
Amendments appropriating $4,000 for prop
agating food fishes, $l2,5O0 for hsh-hatching
steamer and machinery and 80, 900 for the
coast survey were adopted.
Mr.. Cockrell offered an amendment appro-
priating 5000 for continuing surveys OIL
swamp lands, which was adopted and the bill
passed.
Tho morning hour having expired, the sem
alto resumed consideration of the supervisors
bill and the debate was continued, taking II
political turn, until after o'clock, when the
bill was passed by a party vote, aud the sennte
adjourned.
Iu the house the senate amendments to the
bill to amend the revenue laws were, on mo.
ton Of Mr., Carlisle, cuncurred ill.,
The house at II o'clock went into commit
tee of the whole on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. After a protracled debate upon it
the amendment to increase the appropriation
| for the national board of health from $4,000
to $125,000 was rejected.
| Mr.. Downey, of Wyoming, offered tho fol-
| lowing: ITO enable the secretary of the treas
ury to provide suitable aud sufficient accom-
mediation for the storage of the coin of the
United States he is hereby directed to pay the
sums appropriated by this act in lawful silver
coin of the United States" The amendment
created much laughter and mcrrimcnt, aud
was adopted by vote of So to 81.
| Mr.. Clymer offered an amendment sppro'
priatiug $4,000 for the repair aud rcstoratio
Of the wharf at the Washington arsenal
Adopted.
Mr. Claflin offered an amendment appro
priating $4,000 for an asphalt pavement il
front of the executive mansion.
Mr.. Blount opposed tho amendment. He
saw no necessity for the repair proposed, and
the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Warner moved to strike out the item Of
S150,000 for the Washington monument. He
said the age Of pyramids, towers, spires, etc
had passed. They belonged TO an age OF
| iSIbIWutc' AHC luOhuliNAlNt IL NpiHlNlSN
would not be monument to Washington, but
monument to the folly of the age. The
higher the monument tho greater the folly
He named numerous names in history which
had long survived any monument tkat may
have been erected to them.
During Mr.. Warmers speech there were
loud cries of "Yotcw "Voew aud derisivt
laughter, making his voice almost inaudble
His amendment received only his own vote.
At I:30 o'clock the committee rose without
having made much progress with the bill.
The report of the committee of conferenct
on tho military academy bill was subnittet
and adopted.
An effort was made for q recess till 7:3t
o'clock, but the friends Of the Choctaw bill
antagonizcd it aud made point Of order tha
no quorum was present.
A call Of the house was ordered, and nj
quorum was found to be present.
After some further filibustering the hous,
was forced for want of a quorum to adjourn.