The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11
XLVIrH CONGRESS-SEC0ND SEES
SION.

SlON.
SENATE.-The Vice-President laid before
the Senate the memorial of the Mayor and
Common Council of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
for the repeal Of the compulsory legal-tender
power of United States notes. Referred.
Conkling presented memorial of the New
York Chamber of Commerce, asking for an
increase in the appropriation for Notifications
in New York harbor Referred to the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs. Allison, of that
inserted increased appropriation for that pur.
pose in the House bill now before the Senate.
Conkling presented the memorial of the
Ithica Farmers club, of Ithica New York,
favoring the passage of the Reagan inter-
State commerce bill; also petition ola large
number of citizens of Buffalo for the same.
Eaton, of the Committee on Foreign Re-
lstions, reported favorably House joint reso-
luton appropriating $4,000 TO enable the
United States To be represented at the Inter
national fishery exhibition at Berlin, and it
was passed.
Burnside introduced bill, which by unan-
imous consent, was considered and passed,
appropriating $1,000 to defray the
expenses of transporting the body of
Major-G General Sykes late of the United
States army, from Fort Brown, Texas, to
West Point.
iona. Of Louisiana, introduceds bill making
an appis spriation of $S5, 600 to aid in the COM
pletion Of the custom-house at New Orleans.
Referees.
On M tion Of Gordon, the Senate proceed
ed to consider the motion introduced some
days ago by Davis, of West Virginia, to
reconsider its act in passing Gordons
bill for the appointment of an inter-oceanic
canal commission. Mr.. Gordon explained
the objec, of his bill and said he thought we
ought to give some assurance TO the distin-
guished citizen of Nicaragua now here, and
to the capitalists whom he represented,
AS well as to the Nicaraguan Government,
which felt a deep interest in the subject,
that the United States would not be backward
in protecting any enterprise which might be
undertaken on that isthmus. He considered
it absurd to refuse to appoint special COM
mittee on the greatest enterprise of modern
times merely in order to save the salary
Of clerk. at the c1pclu:ion of Mr..
Gorden's remarks, the morning hour expired.
He continued to speak, howeve until Ed
munds rose TO privileged motion under the
sixty-fourth rule, and asked that the doors
be closed.
Mr.. Mcdonald demanded the regular or
der.
The Vice-Presidept declared the business
before the Senate tooe Paddock's bill to au-
thorize the Secretary of the Interior to
ascertain and certify the amounts
of land located with military
warrants in certain States. 1t directs the
Secretary OF the Treasury to pay said States
five per cent on such amounts, estimated at
one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
Among the States mentioned in the bill are
Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Flor
ida.
Mr.. Edmunds spoke at considerable
Jones, of Florida. gave notice
that he would offer the following amend
ment to be inserted after the first section
Provided that the Secretary of the Interior
shall also ascertain the quantity of land en-
tered and patented under the homestead law
in the States Of Florida, Mississippi, Alaba-
ma, Arkansas and Louisiana, between June
2lst 1866, and March I'd 1877, and that such
lands shall also be subject TO the provisions
OF this act in the same manner as land en-
tered by military scrip and land warrants"
Burnside, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, submitted the minority report on the
bill for the relief Of General Fitz John Por-
ter. Adjourned. y sFF4 I |
HoUsE.--Fernando Wood, of New York,
rrariman of the committee of WAYS and
Means, reported resolution calling on the
Secretary Of the Treasury for all evidence on
ile in the internal revenue office touching She
of internal revenue laws in
Northeast Georgia. Adopted.
Conger, of Michigan, from the same COM
nttee, reported back bill for the relief of
,olored emigrants; passed. 1t provides that
Ill charitable contributions imported for the
eef of colored persons who have emgrated
rom their homes 70 other States shall Be adj Il
nitted free of duty. This act to take effect
and to remain in force until
February let, 1881.
The House then resumed con.
of the bill TO settle the title TO
ands in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Chalmers, of Mississippi; Hawley, of Con-
lecticut; White, of Pennsylvania; Dunnell.
# Minnesota, and Conger, Of Michigan.
poke in opposition TO the bill on the grounds
hat it was bill for the relief of claimants
who had been living on the Government. {
md who now wanted 70 get for ,
wenty thousand dollars property worth !
our hundred thousand.
Converse, Of Ohio, Dunn, of Arkansas
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