National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-10
CURRENT CAPITAL TOPICS.
But Little Progress Made In Legis'
Iation Yesterday.
Vote to he Had on the Ute Eli Monday
A single Private Bill In the House-
Democratic Tribulations-Family
Quarrel Over the spoflord-
Kellogg Case-Internal
Revenue Collections.
Tho Two Hnuses of Congress.

In tho Senate yesterday communication
was received from the Secretary of the In
terror, aud referred, asking an appropriation of
$11 63s to supply deficiency In tho appropria-
tion for the Government Asylum for tho In.
sane.
Resolutions were reported and passed TO
print 100000 copies each Of tho agricultural
report aud the rGnort on tho manufacture of
beet sugar, and 5000 additional copies of the
report of the Naval Observatory on the Eclipse
of 1879.
Mr.. Rollins introduced bill to relieve from
taxation certain property In the District Of
Columbia, actually held and used for clari-
table and benevolent purposes. Referred TO the
Committee OH the District.
Mr.. Logan submitted n resolution directing
the Secretary of War to furnish the Senate
with any facts that may be in his possession
in reference to the recent mutilaton of ono Of
the cadets at West Point
Mossls. Eaton and Maxey thought the resp
luton premature. An official investigation
of the outrage was known TO be in progress,
aud the Senate would be able to get the official
report when it should be made.
In accordance with suggestions by Messrs.
Conklng and Hoar, Mr.. Logan modified his
resolution so rs to request the President of the
United States to transmit such information IN
regard to the affair as in his judgment would
not be incompatible with public interest. In
remarks on the resolution, Mr.. Logan said the
reports regarding tho outrage were most OK
traordinary. He had never heard of man
committing such an outrage on himself, aud
he wanted the Senate to be furnished with the
facts.
Mr.. Voorhees, favored the resolution, saying
he WAS willing to investigate West Point at all
times; that there was system of barharism
aud cruelty prevailing thoIe, aud apparently
taught to the cadets, that ought to he sup
| pressed, even if the institution had to be abol-
ished. He had known young men appointed
there being driven away by the cruelty of the
cadets.
Senators Mnxey and Burnside, graduates of
West Point, defended the academy, saying the
cadets were not more givon to hazing and SINH
lar practic: than studentsi in other institutions
of learning.
The morning hour expired aud the resou.
| tion went over.
The Ute bill was then taken up and dis
cusscd until half.past and an effort was mado
TO sit out the bill, ;" but the Senate decided to
adjourn to Monday, with tho understanding
that the Senate would then 81 { till final vote
was reached.
After an Intellectual effort had been made TO
dsnense with the morning hour, the Speaker
proceeded to call committees for reports, and
about hundred and fifty bills wero reported,
many adversely, which were laid on the table;
] the others were placed on one or another ct the
|
The following were reported from the Com
mitteo on the District of Columbia and dis
posed of as indicated
By Mr. Sanford (Ala.), Senate bill for reliefoI
| Thomas Lucas; referred to private calendar
Also bill to authorize the salo of square 44G
for market and school purposes: referred to
House calendar. Also bill to vacate and close
an ALLY in square 504, Washington city; re-
ferred to House calendar.
BY Mr.. Martin (Del), to provide for compile
tion of the Washington Monument in accord
nnco with existing laws and plans, and appro-
priating $677, 900 therefor, Referred to Commit
tee of the Whole on tho State of the Union. Also
a bill to incorporate the Atomic Steam Com
pany, and the bill to incorporate the Munici-
pal Gas Company, of the District of Columbia
from both of which the committee was dis
charged aud tho bill was tabled.
BY Mr.. Henkle (Md.), bill ratifying the
settlement of taxes made by tho District o
Columbia Commissioner with the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad. Referred to the House calen
dar.
BY Mr.. slemons (Ark.). for relief of the
heirs of Cornelius Boyle. Referred to private
calendar. Also bill for relief Of heirs Of Ed
ward b. Clark. Same reference. Also the
following bills adversely, and which were
tabled, viz: For the relief OF DR.. Il. S
Verdi for tho relief of the PomOmac Insur
ance Company.
There was another effort made at the close
of the morning hour to set aside the regular
order and take up the Army appropriation
bill, but the House decided to go to business
on the private calendar.
Tho bill for the relief of L. Madison Day
which occupied the entire day on tho last pri
vate bill day, came up as unfinished business
and consumed tho remainder of the session
without vote being reached, and again wen
over. The bill is to pay L. Madison Dal
l d. lit, thn ~ f,ni hNF I'm 4
1869 for piece of property in New Orleans
conllscated by the Government as the prop
erty of Judah Z. Benjamin, but which, il
consequence of mortgage thereon, the Gov
crnment was unable to deliver. Day nov
asks tho delivery of the property or the re
turn of the purchase money.
The Huuse adjourned, to meet to-day.