The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-19
FOrty-sixth COugreSs--SecOnd Session.
WASHINGTON, February Is, 1880.

SENATE.
After the presentation OF several petitions
| in the Senate, Mr.. COnkling, from the Jul
| dietary Committee. reported adversely the
bill to amend the practice in United State
courts against municipal corporations, and
it was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. MaXey. from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. reported bill TO relieve non
commissioned officers after thirty years
continuous service. Calendar.
Mr., Thurman, from the Judiciary Com
mttee, reuorteQ adversely Senate bill TO eX-
tend the Jurisdiction o; United States courts,
and 1t was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Jones, OF Florida, from the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs, reported, as substi-
tute for Mr.. Logan's similar bill, joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary Of the
Navy to detail or charter vessel to trans
port provisions to Ireland. Considered and
passed.
Mr.. White, from the same committee, re-
ported, with amendments, Senate bill for
the appointment OF iudge-adyocate gene
raj OF the Navy. Calendar.
On motion of Mr. Morgan it was agreed
that on next Thursday the Senate should
consider resolutions commemorative Of the
late Senator Houston.
At The expiration Of the morning hour
the Senate resumed the consideration OF the
bill providing for the payment TO certain
States OF per ceni. OF the value OF lands
located therein on military warrants.
McSsrs. Paddock, Jones, and Kirkwood
spoke in favor of the BILL and MeSsrs. Ker-
nan ard Pryor in opposition thereto.
Pending further discussion, the Senate
went into executive session, and when the
donrs Wpra ~ 1npnpi adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Warner, Of Ono. from the Commit
tee on Coinage, reported back adversely the
petition OF the Bullion Club of New York
city pray inc for specie currency. Ordered
20 he printed and recommitted.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr.. Martin, of New York: Fixing the
rate OF duty on barley malt at % cents per
bushel.
By Mr.. Grape, Of Massachusetts Pro-
yiding for the hailing Of vessels OF United
States from places where they are owned or
built.
Mir. Cox, Of New York, chairman OF Com
mi,tee on Foreign Affairs, submitted tue
unanimous reDort OF that committee in re-
gard to rhe charges made by the New York
Herald and Detroit Post against j. II. Ack.
len, OF Louisiana. Acklen demanded the
reading Of the report.
The report was accordingly read. The
committee iinds that Mr.. Ackien, not being
a member Of the Committee on Foreign Al
fairs, did, on the 18th OF January, in the
absence OF Mr.. King, OF that committee,
present a paper purporting to be report
of that committee. submitted by Mr. KING,
relative 10 claims OF certain citizens against
the Government OF Nicaragua; that said
paper was not the report OF the Committee
on Foreign Affairs and had never been
adopted or favorabIy considered By 1t; that
the alleged report rs presented consisted OF
four pages OF manuscript, printed
resolution, and printed report OF
Mr.. AckIen TO the Forty.fiith Con-
gress; that the manuscript Is IN the
'orm Of request from the Committee on
Foreign 4 GiiIs for tue speedy passage Of
be resolution; that the manuscript is III
be handwriting Of Mr. Acklen's clerk and
.ouied by him from a daft made by Mr.