Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-18
. Forty-Sixth Congress.
WASHINGTON, March r.

WASHINGTON, March r.
 SENATE.-Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on Judiciary, reported a bill to remove the political disabilities of Roger A. Pryor, and asked it's present consideration. The bill was passed.
 The bill to pay Samuel l. Gustin $1, POO for supplies taken by United States troops in Georgia during the war, after tho general in command had issued orders stopping foraging, came up, but was laid aside after speech by Senator Edmunds against and Senator Hoar in favor.
 A bill came up authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Navy to introduce into the naval service rope and cordage manufactured of cotton according to the process of Thomas Durham, of Boston, to such an extent as will furnish fair test of the value and efficacy thereof as compared with the kinds now in use.
 Pending debate the morning hour expired, and the Senate resumed consideration of the Star route deficiency bill, the pending question being on the committee amendment prohibit ing increase of trips on Star routes during the rest of the fiscal year. After discussion
 MT Beck said he had been instructed by the Con- mittee on Appropriations to offer amendment that printing of the Record, being the deficiency for the current fiscal year.
 was much larger, but this would run the printing bureau until the regular deficiency appropriation
 The amendment was adopted by viva yoce vote.
 MT. Davis (of West Virgipia,) called up his amend for the preamble of the bill as follows: Section 4 Nothing in this act shall be construed deemed ratification of any unlawful act omission Of any officer of the United States, affect any proceeding Strike out all after the word 'coDsrued" and insert so that the whole amendment will read as follows: Section A. Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect the legality validity of any acts omission of any officer of the United States, affect any pro- then ths original amended, offered by Mr. Davis as 6 substitute for the preambls. was adopted.
 bill was read third time and passed.
 MT: Garland called up the bill to settle titles at Hot Springs, Ark. The title read. Tha bill was reported as unfinished business.
 Mir. Thurman gave notice that if debate on this bill became prolonged he would call the general award bill.
 At s:45 the Senate went into executive session. The doors reopened and the Senate adjourned at 530
 HoUsE.-Mr. Began, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce. reported the resolution calling on the Sec retary of War for information in his department in regard to the bridge over the East River at New York and his opinion to whether this bridge not an ob struct1on to commerce. Adopted.
 The morning hour having been dispensed with the House went into Committee of the Whole, MT Car sis, Kentucky, in the chair on the deficiency appro
 MT. Garfield Ohio, defended the present system of pubG printing One of the saddest experiences in the history of the American people had been the old con- tract system, in which it had been disclosed that in four years preceding Abraham Lncoln's admfnistra- ton, out of the profits of the public printing hun dred thousand dollars had been contributed polit ical purposes. But he wished to speak of i'm portant matter than the public pribing He criticised severely the purpose of the Democratic party peaed conclusion Democrats to prevent the disasters their party leaders bringing upon the country, and expressed his belief thst such vote would be had on this bill as would set at rest the poor dregs of the extra session.
 MT, McMahon argued inst 1t was competent for the other side to talk of nufyng the laws after their peIisnce under the fugitive slave law when ,he Re publican party insisted manta ming involate the rights Of States essential to the balance of power State territory under the fugitive slave law Did contend for the rights of States in those days be- wrong then and right now3 MT. McMahon went on to say Mr. Garfield had way of evading the question of meeting the question chsrgea that brigadiers were prosecuting honest Union soldiers, ana @ nov % WIFI & we nave unaer nov M we find? Why, gentlemen Mir. Garfield says he will office but he of and waves the bloody shirt. He reminded his colleague that was too late to naunt the bloody shirt in the face of the Amsrican people, This was no time engender hate in any portion Of the American people, when needed ( united country, lof the sas91 project nsferr.Pg to pay special deputies, because the nsed no be nnsd to priate money for specific purpose; The Supreme Did they decide that they were good aws That Con- gress must appropriate money to carry them out 2 Hs did not speak for the Democrst party, bat he doubted whether the Democratic party would vote to pay for special deputies ss the law now stands. A coIloquy ensued with regard to the payment of CaIiforn special marshals and MT. McMahon insisted that they should not ne pad that Congress could not be compelled to make an appropriation for them.
 Mr. Warner argued that it WAS the right of Congress to make or withhold appropriations a it saw It, and that decision Of the Supreme Court could compel it 1 to appropriate money.
 The debate then closed. The bill taken up
 to be considered by clauses. The item approprating $l00 900 for the Government printing office agreed to- The amsndment to provide for the election of 8 public printer by the House was ruled out of order An amendment adopted appropriatng $S20 cos for expenses, salaries etc., of gaugers, aorekeepers, etc.,