The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-06
THE FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
The House Still Engaged in Amending hs
Rules Tho Senate Adlourns
to Monday.

WARRINGTON. Fab Senate. The motion by
Mr.. pavia. OF Weat Virain,a that when the son
next was nppnle,I hy Meaara H,ar md Fad,
dock and advocated hv Allison and nthara
tho former urging the backward ataa ot hnsi-
nnas before the senate aud the ln'tnr claiming
tina, the business can he better facilitated by
work In committees than In the Senate, at thia
stage nf the aaaaion. The motion was defeated
yea IT. naya ~.
Mr. llank gave notice he would object to any
bill haing taken NJ out of its regu nj order nr
calendar After aamo discussion the Hnnate
ndortnd resolution aubmiieA Yesterday hy
Mr.. Anthony. TINT thu Aenata ahall earh day
proceed to consideration If the calendar IF
general ord 'ra. 'ha d"hato ~ hH limited I" Ave
minutes. M ohiaatioh To carry any htll over
The Senate thnrnupnn rronntlsa ~ nnnsiler
the ealenlar The lr4, LII ia ,ha calendar was
the hill to prohibit military interieraneaa nj elee
NJ, hl'sonI,I sIn ",is q that" e. JLs"shter1
Mr. Onrkre'l lher" ean w II" objection 70
The h,ll was laid naIia and a numhar Of other
bila were ohja"tod 70 or referred a. nommlteaa.
Among tho bila takrn from the nnleGdar In
regular order wns ono reported from the Com
mtttee On Military ATitra. in hAt'rmher, To
donate tl' quantity Of granite t., aid In tho
compilation of tho aallera and aailora' monn n
ment at the Ohalmetta National Cemetery, Lou
ianpa
On the digestion Of Mr. Teller. o' Colorado. II
The hill TO amend tho census net of ,s1p was
then taken up.
ported hy the Census Committee. was opneij-
cred inatead anh passed.
Mr.. Harris nv rouuest. introduced u bill for
the erection of q uuh'in building % oxford.
At i:4o a. M tho Senate went into executive
aeaaion. and when the doors were reopened
Hnuse-Thc Honae passed the Henate bill for
conversion ~ notional gold banks
The following bills were introduced by Mr..
OJannur. nf south Carolina aud referred
Making silvar certificates receivable ~ the
United States treasury In redamptton of cirou.
lating notes Of iHsua uf national hanka. and
requiring the Secretary OF the Treasury to ia Y
the current interest on all Registered United
States hnnda without respect ~ tho date nf ns-
| The House then resumed consideration oi
tho bill regulating tho removal of cauaes from
State to Federal courts.
The morning hour, however, expired without
action on the bill.
MIR. d mn OF Arkansas. from tho Committee
IN Public Lands. reported n bill To- he eatab.
| liahment Of titles In Hot Springs. Printed and
| rnoomn, itted.
Tho Hnnate amendmonts ~ tho House bill fo1
Tho erection Of public buildings ut Danyillo
Va. were eoncurrad In.
Mr. Ryan nf Kansas prnannted petition IN
favor Of granting railroads tho right OF way
tnr"n3h n, ,nn Indian T"rri,'ry, hefnrt.a u,
| Ion of tho rulea.
Mr. uahell, Of Virginia. oiraraa an amend
| ment to thu aiNtaenth rlauaa or ruln II, provid-
Ing that tho COMMITTEES on Rsilwaya and Canals
| ahouii havo jurisdiction over tho improve
| mont " rivera.
| Mr., Frost Of Missouri, moved to exclude The
| Miaaisa rpt and its tributaries,
A 4, hate ensued h"tween Mr. Fros' and Mr.
Cox Of New York. npon tho charge mado hy tht
| former. that The latter and nthcr Eaatarn kop
resentntives wete provtiIng appropriations toI
| tho Improvement nf Eastern rivera. but wer,
parnimonious when Western rivers wero con
| cnrued,
Mr.. Cox denied that Nav York had over hen,
| ngEardy in its trnnt,nent Of tho Msssissipp1
wiley. IIn had voted for the levee = yEtem ant
| for Ealss lattas.
| After some further discussion between
Maasra. Cox and White. Of Fanusylynnin, MIR
| Frost withdraw HIS motion aud Mr. Uahell's
| amendment was lost.
Mr.. RhnenherRer. of Pennsylvania. otrercf
m amendment 10 tho ninnteen'h clause ~ rule
II. giving the Committee on Public buildings
ana Grounda jurisdiction over the approprin-
| ttons for public buildings. After u long debate
the amendment Was adopted by 100 to 81.
| Mr.. Chalmers. of MlsaaEippt. offered ar
amendment to tho twenty frat section, giving
! the Committee on Improvement Of the Nliasis
sippi River jurisdiction over appropriations
| for tho Improvement of that river and Its trtbu
| tnries.
After considerable debate the committee rost
without action. mnd the House adjourned.