The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Isummarized from the proceedings Of the past week.
SENATE.

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The Senate re olu.ions of the Louisiara Legisla-
Senator and that Spoford and should hate
seat. were ordered printed and referred Mr.. Pen-
dle:on Dem OF % presented the petition OF citi-
Marie and St. Marys River. The Con miitee on
judicial reported adversely on the resolution au-
tiou bills The Committee on Military Affairs pre-
sentsd a minority report the bill for the relief
FItz John Porter laid on the table. The bill to re.
vive and contirue the Court If Commissioners OF
the Alabsma Claims was taken up and Mr.. Davis
Of Illinois, made speech. Mr.. Davis said that So
tribunal rea in the United States r, easury. He
argned that by the principles of the marine insur.
| ance law, the underwriters; who have indemniied
the owners of the vessels for their losee, became
entitled to all the proceeds afterward recovered,
whether from the sea, from cIpture, or from the
| justice of foreign 5 ates. from the prop rty IN
| which the insurance was paid. He ST ,ported the
bill this ground making elab rate legal argu-
| ment. Mr.. Edmupds hop-d that the former acton
ance c,a aims, except whers the total losses ex-
coed the war profits Mr.. Bisine opposed the bill.
He said he was opposed to men putting their hands
intp the Treasury and gorgng themselvts on ths
profits 1.-THE niisfortunes of their countrymen. The
! bill was laid aside FIR the future.
/ The vice-President laid before the Senate menu
oria from the Mayor of Milwaukee for the repeal Of
the compulsory legal tender power of the Unite
States notes. referred. The House lint resolution
appso riating 200 to enable the United states
be represented at the International Fishery Expo
| sition at Berlin next April was passed o. motion
! of Mr. Gordon Dem OF Ga the motion eotered by
Mr.. Davis of West Virginia, few days 40, to re-
consider the vote by Witch the committee was sts
pointe to consider the subject Of inter-9ceanc
canal, was taken up. Mr.. Gordon said that De-
cember be introduced resolu Jon referring the
subject of the canal to the Committee CONNER
HIS obi ject in 50 doag was to assure this Govern
ment as well as Europe that we would not be lag
gard in protecting the enterprise which might be in
| augurated on the Isthmus Mr.. Gordons address
occupied gosd portion of the day 1t consisted in
a general protest against Great Britain or lraHce
| Ing nj
this prom sed to be upon the American Continent.
This regular order, the i'll to authorize the Secre
tary of The Treasury to ascertain the amouat OF land
! Gated on military warrants in certain States was
tak en- up. Mr. In uuds opposed the bill at length,
ard gave notice that he would speak OIL the subject
| at future time. The bill authorizing the Secre-
/ tary of the Interior to deposit the Irdian trust
funds in the Treasury of the United sntes, and to
draw the interest stipulated by treaty prescribed
/ by law 10 lieu of tnves ment, was passed.
| Mr.. Cockrell Dem of Mo-, from the Committee
on Claims reported ad yersely on a bill granting a
the request of Mr.. Ferry, it placed the cal
endar. The bill for the recall a ion of arid and
waste lands was reported favorably upon by the
Committee on Public Lauds, and placed on the cal
endar. The bill for the relief Of Wlnnebago in.
dams in Wisconsin was reported from the c mmit-
tee on Indian Affairs with amendments to aid the
IDdans TO obtain subsistence by ,rieultura1 pur-
suits. The bill for the relief # Fitz John Porter
was made the special order for February 10th.
the aseertainiDg Of the amoust Of land leased on
military warrants etc. Mr.. EdmUnds argued that
the per cent referred in the enabling acts of
States named in the bill was per cent Of the cash
revenues for sales of public lands. If The revenues
were small the States would get little but they
! would suffer no injustice on that account. ca.
tion on military Warrants was not sa e, and 10th
ing could be claimed by the States lands 50 10
| Gated. He stated the amount lf land lccated on
warrants to be 6o,010,00O e.. Five per cent. of
its valuation would be about 100000. If due, it
should be paid hut he tn ,ught he bad shown it was
not due. Mr.. Mcdonald Dem. of Indy spoke in
favor Of the bill. He showed that in 1855 he f0rme
policy regarding per centum alb .ndoned, and
instead OF per centum being exp nded by The gen.
| eral governm mt, and pr cen:um by the State
government, Congress provided for the payment OF
the whole per cent. the Stat and cluded the
Indian r. seryatious s. sales % in estimating the
! amount. This bill proposes to treat locations on
bounty warrants as siles. He suggested this pro-
| vi,ion on the ground of equity. .Hr.
| Bills were introduced to abolish duty salt: to
| extend the time for the camp'etion of the Texas
| AMI Pacific Railroad. nsid rAtion resumed
of the bill for the ascertainmeut of the amount of
land ON military warrants and for the payment of
per cent of its value to various States name1, Mr.
| MeDonaid continuing his argument in favor of the
| bill. Tue following submiLied by Mr.. Baine was
adopted: Resolued, That the President be respect
fully requested IT, in his judgment, not incomp patti
ble with public interests, TO communicate to the
Senate any information in possession Of the govern
ment touching allie ed false sta sizes and fabricated
| testimony imposed upon the Halifax Commission
and used the basis of that award in the matter o
the fish; ries,n