The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-28
XLVlrn CONG RESS--SEC0ND SEES.
SION.

SENATE MIR. cameron, OF Wisconsin,
presented a joint resolution of the Wisconsin
Legislature dcprecsting any financial legisla-
ton by Congress MS likely TO endanger the
prosperity of the country,
Mr.. Jones presented petition OF the
owners Of steamboats, plying ON the Mis-
sisslppi river, rcciting that they suffer great
inconvenience aud pecuniary loss BY deser-
ton of crews or parts Of crews. Passengers
and mails and cotton shipments are thus dis
astrously delayed The prosperity of large
part of the Southwestern people depend
upon the regularity Of this commerce. The
only penalty now laid on such desertion Is
the forfeiture Of wages, and even this cannot
always be enforced by legislation. To rem
edy this evil by compelling the hands to
abide by their contracts is p aged for
Mr.Anthony, from the Committee on Print
ing reported favorably the House joi.t reso-
luton authorizing the Public Printer to fur
nish all applicants with copies of bill reports
and other public documents hereafter
printed by order of Congress, and distributed
from the document rooms, on such applicants
paying the cost of such printing with ten
per cent added. The resolution was read
the third time aud passed
Mr.. Jones, Of Florida, from the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds, re-
ported with amendments the bill for the
erection of public building ut Montgomery,
Alabama. Placed on the calendar.
On motion of Mr.. VOORHEES, the
bill admitting free of duty clothing and
other charitable contributions from abroad
for the relief ofcolored emigrants in Kansas,
was taken up and passed.
I'm motion ~ Mr. Railnv II ,pas opraad
that on Monday next the bill to establish an
educational fund and apply portion of the
proceeds of the sale of public lands to public
education, and to provide for a mora COM
plete endowment and support Of national
colleges for the advancement of scientific
and industrial education, was made special
order.
Mr.. Gordon entered n motion 10 reconsider
the vote by which the bill for the relief Of the
city of Macon, Georgia, Was indefinitely
postponed.
The morning hour having expired, the
Senate resumed consideration of the s per
cent bill, the question being on MIR, Edmunds'
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
bin indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Mcdonald moved that further consd-
Grafton of the motion be postponed until
Apri lst next. lie desired further time to
allow for investigation of the GU stion.
After spirited discussion, in which Sena-
tors Edmunds, Jones, of Florida, Kirkwood,
Hoar, Thurman, Plumb md Allison partici-
pated, MI. Morgan said ne hoped the billwould
be postponed until next session.
Mr. Edmunds moved to lay his motion to
reconsider on the table, which was lost.
The question recurring to Mr.. Edmunds'
motion to indefinitely postpone his motion
to reconsider, that also was deieated-yeas,
20; nays, 80.
The motion to reconsider was postponed
until next December.
Mr.. Randolph moved to take up the bill
for relief of Fi,z John Porter, but consented
to my the bill aside temporarily on Monday,
to enable Mr.. Hoar TO speak on the Geneva
award.
Adjourned till Monday.
UoUsE-Atler baving transacted some
mi ccilancous business, the House, ut 1880,
proceeded 10 the consideration of private
bills.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
House went into Committee Of the Whole on
the revision of the rules. The amendment TO
rule %, offered by Mr.. Fry was adopted,
providing that 1t shall be in order to suspend
the rules on the first and third Monday, only
of every month, instead of on every Monday,
as the present rules provide, preference
being given for the first Monday TO individ-
uals, and the third Monday to committees.
Mr.. Williams, of Wisconsin, offered an
amendment to rule Twenty nine, so as 10 re-
quire the House members Of the conference
committees to append TO their conference
report an explanation of points in contro-
versy. Adopted.
An amendment was adopted changing in
some particulars the present method of
drawing for seats at the beginnir & Of a Con-V
gress.
An amendment was adopted reducing the
fees of witnesses before committees from SO
to 81 a day.
No further amendments were offered until
TIC last of the rules were disposed of,
and ut that stage of the proceedings
was attended with hand-clapping and other
demonstrations of qualification. Several
amendments, merely of verbal character
were afterwards made and agreed to, when
the committee reported the rules to the
House, and notice wss given by Mr.. Black
burn that lie would ask for final action on
them next Tuesday.
The House then adjourned till Monday.