The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-15
Congress.-second Session.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1880.



Bills were introduced and referred as fol-
lows:
BY Mr.. Wallace: To define the amount
and manner OF public loans TO be made by
the Secretary OF the Treasury.
By Mr.. MdXey: For the relief OF certain
officers and privates OF the United States
army.
Mr.. VOORHEES, submitted resolution in
structing the Committee on. Pensions to re-
port bill aui horizing pensions to surviving
soldiers and sailors OF the Mexican war.
Mr.. Mcpherson, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported favOrably the bill
for the relief OF the Albcmarle and Chesa-
peake Canal Company. Placed on the calen-
dar.
The morning hour having expired, the
Senate resumed tue consideration OF the
Geneva-award bill.
MIR. Call. of Florida. addressed the Senate
at length in opposition TO the committees
bill.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Cal's speech.
on motion of Mr. Eaton the pending bill
was LAID aside and the consular and dlplo-
matte appropriation bill was taken up. The
amount appropriated Is s1.146,135.
An amendment was agreed 10 appropri'
ating S24, 900 for the salaries and expenses
of the neutrality-suspicious. commissioners to
CHINA.
After other slight amendments the bill
was passed.
Adjourned. "
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The morning hour was dispensed With,
and. at 1910, the House went into Commit
fee OF the Whole MIR. Whitthorne, OF Ten
nessee, I'm the chair-0n the lndlan.appro'
priation bill.
After some remarks by Mr.. Baker, the
bill was resd by sections for amendments.
Six or eight were offered, but most OF them
we're rejected. None were OF great I'M
portance. Every amendment, however,
served as an excuse for speech on the In
dian question, so that much time was con-
sumed.
Mr.. Hooker, OF Mississippi, gave notice
transferring the Indian Bureau from the
Interior to the War Department.
| The committee finally rose without acting
| on the bill.
| MIR. Hutcbins, OF New York, introduced
hin TO establish uniform system OF bank
ruptcy. Referred.
The House then took recess until 1880
p NJ. the evening session t. be for the con-
sideralion of bills reported from the Com
mlttee on Naval Affairs.
EVENING SESSION.
| t7:35 p. NJ. the House went into Com
mittee OF the Whole on the state 81 the
Union, and took up the bill providing Tor
a permanent fund for the navy.
MIR. WhitthOrne, OF Tennessee. chair
man Of the Committee on Naval Affairs, ex-
planned the features OF the DILL whlch, ne
said. came before the House as the unani-
nous report OF that committee, and was ln-
tended TO increase the efficiency OF the navy.
ge said the United States now ranks nlntn
ar tenth. and could not meet at sea any OF
the GREAT maritime nations OF the world.
| After some debate and Little amendment
the hill wa, laid aside for favorable report
to the House. ,,o
| the next bill on the calendar was the
hin 10 authorize and equip the howsaie
Arctic expedition, and it was also lara ASIDE
with favorable recommendation.
| The committee then rose ana reported
the hills TO the House, and the main ques-
tjon having been ordered ON them, Tue
House adjourned.
Heavy Earthquake I'm San Francisco
| SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.-At mlnuIes
INST I o'clock to-day there was experienced
The heaviest shock Of earthquake felt here
for wears. The motion was vertical. Nc
damage Is recorded, although ouildins'
rocked so that the motion was plainly visl
HE. The Nevada block apparently swayeo
a foot ont OF perpendicular.