The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE


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Mess-s. Window, Blaine and Withers were az
pointed q Inference Committee on the disagree
ment OF the House to the Senate amendments TO the
Military Academy appropriation bill. Considera-
ton of the per cent military land warrant bill
was r. sumed. Mr.. Allison (Rep of Ia quo'ei au-
thorties contem porary with the passage of the en-
ablng acts of the States fnte ested 10 prove that
land warran $ at that Time regarded as cash
certificates Location en- scrip was held to be sale
sissippi s per cent. on Indian reservation IN that
State, Mr.. Eimunds Rep. of VT remarked that
successful begging operation, and not legal con-
struction of the enabling sc:s. Mr. Allison said he
was showing the general intention of the acts not
their strict legal Interpretation. He held that per
cent. was guaranteed to Iowa as a school fund.
Eighty-one million dollars had been paid into the
United States Treasury for pub ie lands in the last
thirty years by the people in the newer States He
believed 1t no waste of this money to have small
portion OF it appi to the education If the people,
IS the enabling acts intended should be- Pending
debate the Senate went into cutfve Sessi.n, and
Many petitions were presented by railroad COM
panies against the reduction of du on stee rails.
The bill providing for celebrating the one hum
dredth anniyersity of the recognition Of American
Indep ndence by national exhibition at New
York In 1858 was placed on the calendar. Mr..
salisbury presented majority report Of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections In the ingalls,
case. The report finds that bribery AID corruption
were employee to secuIe Ingalls, election but that
there is no evidence that ingalls, autho, lied such
improper acss that they in fact secured his cleo
Mr. Csmeron. | AZ. Hoor n and i MI. Logan eIsresing
the opinion that when the word corruption was en-
ployed the report shodld injustics state what was
proved. Reports ordered printed 4. Mr.. Ra3doph
Introduced the following amendment to the b. for
the relief of Fitg John Porter: Strike out all after
the enncting clause and insert: "That tte Presi-
6ent is hereby aafhorzd ID to nemi mate, and by and
with the advice Of the Senate to appoint Fitz John
Porter as Colonel of Infantry in the Army of the
United States, his commission to bear date January
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date until he shall be retired aecordir to law,
hereinafter. provided for Sec. 2. That Ct any
time after the granting of such Commission 1t shall
be lawful for the President to place sail Porter
the retired list of the army on the pay of retired
celens af IsfantIy ogdersd printed ted and laid on
The joint resolution authorizing the Secretary ef
the Navy to employ a naval yess for the purpose
Of transporting contributions to the faishing poor
of Ireland was passed. Consideration OF the bill
authorizing the ascertainment OF the amount of
pu bic lands located military warrants and The
payment of per cent Of the value thereof to the
of Ia) in speaking in favor of the bill, said that
Iowa was not ASKING the per cent as aims because
in good faith she vas entitled to every ent OF the
of this debt was as bad as any other reputation.
Mr.. Paddock tRep of Neb) and Mr.. Jones Dem. OF
and KEENAN, opposed it. Without action the Senate
went into executive session. 44@
By vote of Is to 1s the motion of Mr.. Davis Of
West Virginia. to reconsider the vote adopting the
resolution for the appointment of Sp csI Commit
tee on Inter-Oceanic Canal was taken up, and Mr..
Davis explained his reasons for making The mot on,
which passed-yeas %; nays 25. Affer some dis
cussion whether the subject should go to the Com
mite on Foreign Affairs special committee, Mr..
Mcdonald called: for. the regular order, the Five
per cent. bill Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia, sub
mitted a resolution directing any heads Of the Exc
cntive Departments. who have not yet done So tc
comply with the statute requiring of such ofc
annually report to CONGRESS- the number Of employes
in their department, and whether any Of them can
be dispensed with, or whether any changes car
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