The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-02
FoRTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April /.
SENATE.

SENATE.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
the immediate deficiency bill was taken
up.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed the final passage.
He doubted that he could convince a
majority of the Senate that this bill ought
not to pass in its present form, but he felt
it to be his duty to definitely set forth the
exact proposition to be voted on, so 1t
could be said by no one that he voted in
aid Of giving the government over to fraud
anarchy and contention without knowing
what he was voting for.
Mr.. Edmunds reviewed the history OF
the legislation OF the extra session, what
the majority had failed to do by repeal.
They attempted notification by withhold.
ing appropriations for the payment OF
officers whose services were required 10
enforce the election laws. He read long
extracts from the messages Of the
President vetoiug the various bills
passed at the extra session, and
continued at some length. Eaton re-
| pIcut AltcE NLlCu t14G uLl Who B.AS1odi
Conkling calling for the yeas and nays,
they being: Yeas s., nays q, q party vote.
On motion Of Mr.. Mcdonald, the
Geneva award bill was formally taken up,
thus restoring 1t to thecondidon Of the un.
finished business. He then consented TO
lay itaside informally.
On motion Of Mr.. Coke, the bill rati-
flying the agreement with the Ute Indians
was taken up. After the bill and the re-
port OF the Committee on Indian Affairs,
together with letter from Secretary
Schurz, showing the urgent necessity for
the passage Of such bill, had been read
by the clerk, Cook yielded to motion for
an executive session, which prevailed.
When the doors reopened Senate ad-
iourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Chalmers, from the Committee on
the Pacific Railroad, reported a bill to
complete the Pacific Railroad system.
Printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Singleton, from Mississippi Chair
man Of the Committee on Printing, re-
ported resolution for the printing Of 5000
copies Of the report Of the select commit
tee on the depression Of labor, and upon
the subject of Chinese immigration.
Mr.. Hazleton objected to the resolution.
A committee had gone to Chicago and to
California in search Of the depression and
had found nothing but prosperity. The
whole thing was played out, and Congress
had better appropriate the money the
printing would cost to some missionary
fund or some charitable purpose.
Mr.. Singleton was not far from agreeing
with the gentleman, but thought the re.
port was interesting and might as well be
printed.
Mr.. Reed moved to lay the resolution
on the table. Defeated-yeas, 45; nays,
149. The resolution was then agreed to.
The morning hour was dispensed with
and the House proceeded TO the considera-
ton OF the Senate bill TO amend census act
and the amendments OF the House Com.
mittee thereto. Those amendments strike
out OF the Senate bill the following sec.
tons: Section 2, which strikes out OF the
census act SO much as provides for in.
quiries as TO the naturalization Of foreign
born persons and as To ownership Of the
public debt. Section 8, which relates to
the duties OF enumerators. Section Z,
which requires each supervisor. OF census
to forward one OF the two sets Of returns
received from the enumerators to the COM
missioner's office at Washington and to
file the other in the Office OF the Secretary
OF State to which he belongs. Section 8,
which> appropriates $3.50. 900 to pay emu.
merators Tor extra services required by
this act. The committee also recommend
the adoption of the amendment directing
that the superintendent Of census shall
collect and publish statistics Of the people,
industries and resources OF the district OF
Alaska. The amendments were adopted
and the bill passed.
The House went into committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Scales in the Chair, on the
''star service" deficiency bill.
After some debate the committee rose
and the House adjourned.