New-York tribune., 1880-02-21
XLvIth CONGRESS-IId SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT or PROCEEDINGS.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
pI,rr.rLE AnrIcLrs IN TGE ,AlL+-NovEL HISTORY
or ruR w,u--THg sFSATF CONSIDERS THE SUB
JFCT or CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEGRO RX0DFs
me REVISION OF THH KVL%s IN 1HE HOUSE
SENATE. .WAsHSGroN Feb. 20. 1880
In the Senate to-day the bill authorizing
the superintendent OF the document-room to furnish
representatves of the press With copies OF all bills res
o;'ons aud documents before Congress was reported
adversely upon and indefnteiy postponed
Tbe BIN providing for tle delivery or dntablo articles
IN tbe mails ana for indemnify for lost registered ard
CLOS wa passed IThe bin authorizes the delivery 10 ad-
dresses in the United States. nader such regu'tons OF
customs du.es may be agreed upon bY me S1efthiy
aide errirs of dutlabic matter received by nbh run
foreign countries ami admissible under nc rules ot ths
General 10 eccept and execute he PROVISIONS OF the
Paris Postal Union respecting me Pay nes ol an %
tex ilc!3o. ! .,. .,,u,,,n -,
thOzlng the Advancement ol navy aDd Marine om.eas @
ihirty numbers IN rank ior extraordinary heroiNm was
Tb~ bill 10 authorize the compilation and printing Of
The naval bs Jry OF c war WIS passed II dlrecs ,ho
Secretary Of the NAVY 20 cea an .i'cr To compile for
publication ihe 0eci records &" tht Hie va JUN ~, ~
iite IuiCn aud Confederate NNr-. ~ CONJUNCTION Win
the compilation Of toe records OF hoin hrlnrs now Pdp
erssns under the direction oi tHe o'.ie,hy "i ar
and "a employ trc additional r'rr tniS Puf fl'st.
The bHl making appropriation t"r thr erection 0i
lishfhouse and fog bell ri ne cntrance 10 Sdtafih-
sett Bay reported mEora'y. Placed on the caie'
Mr C4yERON REP. PonnJ moved that wnen thc
Scuatc adj I he to meet on Tuesday h,kt Moday
bolug considered as the aunNcisiIy Ol Washington
Mr. HARRIS n, m. Tenu) moved 80 amend by in
scrtiug sipnday place of Tuesday.
The motion az amended Wa thrn agreed TO-
Mr. MORRILL,. lE-p. W. moved tna- tue senate take
NJ ard pass iuu-c bil ao. ring rce o cHtF GER
tain colirihu ios from abroad 10 ad OF cOloicd reIN
Nj PEXDLErON DEN. OA.oi objected.
MIR VOOEiIEhss til-m ,fnCl 40 ot card. ntmating
that III We" oi ne hf,d 3i cn"fl'} ,"r FuSI'n m
yolvcd ip the lnl. ing Of tbt.e contributions.
Mr. CONKIING tR-r.. ~ 81 sail ~ view 90 ~" fact
thar Congress nad jost provided Ice tfansrndA
uon for contributions nom American cl'h n'
slstcntiv refuse 10 p1ss hHl Hdinittipg what
the oasittD, disposed o. ohrr nIuoAs had S,ht ihe
sing on the IS ahaIvc, M S"~-YJrk Inc only ntsuon
VAS Whe Der rivc ucr,Jgs Should pe dhpNci 20 take
and udu~ p0it them to tcir destination "t tA'ir o""
M EgUCE Q:cp sli,sl -i'd So seemed % him that the
only Gi-,fion involved wa- Whc icr Ur not Should
allow tur refugee now ln h"n''' "fo hH1 i'll t'eir
n0mrs wisely GO unws y.t WIS matter or no import
auce fir q, tli~ mra,ure Nrs c"h. eihcA t d'r"y
huDdIecs rather than permit the Contribution, EhitH
the English pc.pc had sent hero to PAs ihrop-h the
Custom ilousr. lie glad 10 sce tr,r wc were idine
the lri,l Su0cfci' II va. r<ti, and NO. h'us'i hau
contributed what a. cou'l for tGo project, AMI he
hoped tue Stnator from Indiana would npt Object O."
TIC pas ss ge . b whlch simply psoVlrd ihat goods
nrcady ~ our doors should be transported free of
duty Ia fhpir drsiiUatOn.
MIR KFKNAN Dem. y. YJ--Do not lc; "a. attcmp 10
tax char that come ~ 10 peopl" vino are alleged
to bc suhsung move that ~ pn"r "iH, - pc sue
pended and fnat we pincccd "a vote on ti.is nr.
Mr PsNDLEION Withdraw my oDiection.
There was muen confusion. several attAt"r' attempt
ing 70 speak together the chairman cameron, WIS.,
raIned for order and asked n thcre was objection to
thc consideration uf the Diil.
IA ssv hy that tnlt antaRuniL5 the OH its hna
Mr. wITHER5 DEM VAL move that the SENATE
The ISoiion wa. agreed 10. ard at $40 D. H. thc Sen
ate adjourned until honday.