National Republican., 1880-05-29
CURRENT CAPITAL TOPICS.
Both Houses Of Congress Adjourn
for Decoration Day.
A Practical Construction OF tho Lnw-Pny
Voted printing ohice and Navy-Tnrd
Empioycs-Tho Sundry Civil Dill
Through Committee - MIR.
MInynnrd's Nomination
Before the Senate.
The Two uouscs of Congress.


Tn the senate yesterday Mr.. Call, from tho
committee on pensions, reported bill grant
ing pensions to certain soldiers of the Mexi-
can and other wars Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Eaton, from tho committee on foreign
relations, reported joint resolution request
ing the president TO open negotiations with
France, Spain, Australia and Italy, with
view to the removal of restrictions upon the
importation of tobacco into those countries.
Placed on tho calendar.
Mr.. Voorhees, introduced bill constituting
convcyauces or Govises in the District OF
Columbia. Referred to tho District COM
mittee.
The resolution of the house granting pay TO
the employees of the government printing
Office for decoration day having reached the
senate, it was taken from the presidents table
and passed.
Mr.. Eaton's bill providing for a tariff com.
mission was taken up and discussed at con-
siderable length, and without disposing of the
subject the senate went Into executive session,
and when the doors were again opened ad-
journed to Monday.
Speaker Randall having returned from Phil
adelphia, called the house TO order yesterday
Mr. Valentine introduced joint resolution
declaring the employees of the government
printing.ollice entitled to pay for the Goth of
May, 1850 decoration day..
At the suggestion of Mr.. Whitthorne the
resolution was modified TO include employees at
the navy yard and all employees in the District
ofCOlumbia aud passed.
On motion of Mr. Ewing the senate bill au.
thorizing the settlement Of tho accounts of
Colonel Thomas Worthington was taken from
the speakers table and passed.
The house having dispensed with the morn
ing hour went into committee of the whole on
the sundry civil bill, Mr.. j. t. Harris in the
chair. Amendments were adopted increasing
the sum for the survey of the public lands
from 100000 to 100000.
On the motion of Mr.. Iunton tho provision
requiring the District of Columbia to pay one
half tho expenses of the institution for the
deaf and dumb was stricken out
The item appropriating $4,000 to enable
the postmaster general to purchase certain
records of the late confederate governments
postoflco department was stricken out OH the
ground that the records belong to the United
States
clause was inserted appropriatng $650,OO
for the pay of United States marslas aud gen
cral deputies.
There was very noisy and disorderly con-
troversy over the clause TO pay certain con.
testants in election cases.
Mr.. Morse moved TO strike out all such
items on the ground that contestants who
failed to make n case should stand us plain
tifls in the courts and pay their own costs
when non-suited.
Mr. Kicfer moved to amend the amend.
ment by limiting it to striking out Mossrs
Yocum and Curtin, of tho twentieth Pennsyl
vania district on the ground that the amount
allowed them $4,000 was insufficient, theii
expenses having been $4,000 and $4,000 re-
spectvely.
The latter amendment was adopted.
The committee rose aud reported the bin to
the house. Separate votes were demanded on
several amendments but without further aG
tion on the bill the house adjourned to Mon
day.