National Republican., 1880-04-02
CURRENT CAPITAL TOPICS.
Passage of the Immediate Deficiency
Bill.
Mr. Edmunds Exposes tho Democratic In
consistencies-star Mail Bill still Under
Debate-Publio Debt Statement
Highly Satisfactory Condition
of the Finances - Evil
deuce of Prosperity.
What was Done In Congress.

In the Senate yesterday in the morning
hour quito u number Of bills were introduced,
and others reported from committees aud
placed on tho calendar. Among the latter was
bill reported by Mr.. Bayard, from the
Finance Committee, relieving Mr.. Do(rees
tho Public Rrinter, from the responsibility for
tho recent robbery of the safe Of the Govern.
mont Printing Office.
Mr.. Wallace, from tho Committee on Frauds
in the late Elections, submitted report OIL
political assessments, which was ordered to bo
printed.
Mr.. Teller gave notice of n minority report
Mr.. Carpenter submitted q resolution ap.
pointing n special committee Of three to ex.
amino into the condition, management and
discipline of the Soldiers Homo in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and whether any legislation
is needed upon the subject and to ascertain
and report to the Senate what amount of
money the said homo has received, when and
from what source received, what amount and
for what purpose it has been disbursed, and
what amount it now has and where tho samo
is kept, and whether any part thereof is in
vested, and how. Objection was made and
| tho resolution went over.
On motion of Mr.. Bayard tho bill appro.
priating $4,000 for the preparation of Iowa
circle for base for n proposed statue of the
late Rear Admiral Dupont therein, said circle
| to be hereafter known as Dupont Circle, was
taken up and passed.
At the close of the morning hour the Sem
ate resumed the consideration of the special
deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Elmunds addressed the Senate in ref.
crencc To the rider put on by the House in
relation TO the appointment of marslalS, and
from legal standpoint thoroughly dissertod
tho measure. He showed concusivcly that
| the Office pertained to tho executive branch Of
| tho Government, and that the appointments
by the courts were wholly irroconciablo with
| tho Constitution. Marshals SO appointed, he
said, would be independent of aud beyond
the authority Of the United States marshas.
They would be without power and without
authority He said the snake had attempted
to bite the flo at ono gnash but had failed,
and now was attempting TO gnaw 1t in two.
| They had attempted to repeal the whole cleo
ton laws but had not succc; dcd, and were now
attacking them in picce-meal. lie challenged n
contradiction Of the assertion that this measure
would not be left OH the statute books if tho
Democrats could sweep it away with all the
other safeguards thrown around tho elGc-
| tions.
Mr.. Elmunds continued at some length, pre-.
scnting the legal objections to tho amendment
so clearly and forcibly that there was no one
on the Democratic side who would venture to
reply.
Mr. Eaton, usually so ready on law points
contented himself with n snecr at tho char
acter Of former marshals, and the vote wa
then taken, and the bill passed by stric
party vote. The bill 10 confirm the agreem en-
with tho Utes was taken up and read, and thel
went over to to-day, whlo the Senate wen
into executive session and thereafter nd
journed,
In the House n resolution was adopted 70
printing 5000 copies Of Hendrick b. Wright
report on the causes Of the present depression
OF labor
The morning hour was dispensed with, an,
the House resumed consideration Of the Sta
Route Mail deficiency bill.
Mr.. Upson concluded his speech and wa
followed by Mr.. Stonc of Michigan; Reagan
of Texas and Cannon, of Illinois. Tho latte
gentleman did not conclude his remarks, bu
yielded for II motion that the committee rise
and the House adjourned