The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-28
TIE FORTY.SlXTH CONGRESS.
A Number Of Bills Considered in
Both Branches Yesterday.
Mr.. Jonas Presents q Petition from
Steamboatmen Asking the Pas
sage Of Law to Compel
Crews to Fulfill
Their Con-
tracts.

WARRINGTON Feb a7.-Senate Cameron
OF WISCONSIN. praeented Joint resolution Of
the Wisconsin Legislature deprecatinG any
financial legislation hy Congress- as likely to
endanxer the prosperity of the country.
Mr. jonas presented petition Of the owners
OF steamboats, plying on the Mississippi river
recitinE that they suffer great Inconvenience
and pseuniary luss by the desertien OF crews or
parts of crews Passengers. mails and cotton
shipments are thus dtsastrously delayed. The
prosperity Of large part of the Southwestern
people depends on the regularity Of this COM
merce The only penalty new laid On such de.
sertion ia the forfeiture Of wages. and even this
cannot always lee enforced. Legislation to rem
edy this evil hY compelling hands to abide by
their contracts is pra,na for,
Mr. Anthouy. fIom The Committee on Print
inN reported farctnhy on Honaa joint resClu-
tten authorizing the public prta' ar to furnish
NIL applicants With tnptes OF bills. reports and
other public documents hereafter printed by
order ot Congress mud distributed from the
document rocms. pn such applicant paying the
cost of such prtnttna, with 10 per oent added.
The resolution was read tha third time and
passed.
Public Buildings and Grounds. reported. with
amendment the bill for the erection OF public
building at Montgomery. Ala. Placed On tue
calendar.
ting free cf duty clothing aud other charitable
contributions from ahrcai for the relief of col-
oraa emiSfants in Kansas was taken up and
On motion Of Mr.. Bailey II was agreed that
on Monday uext the bitl to establish al educa-
uonal fund and appir portion Of the proceeds
OF public land to public education. and to pro
vide for the more oompleta eniewmeGt aud
support Of n national college, fnr tha advance
ment Of scientific and industrial education.
was made y special order.
Mr.. Gordon entered II motion 10 resoRsidar
the vote BY which the hili for the relief Of the
CITY. Of Macon was inla'initely po.tponad,
h.,.,- huxJ
resumed Al nsidaradon 81 the per cent blu.
the question being pn Mr. Fdmunis's motion to
reeousder the vote BY which the bill was indef
Mr.. Mcdonald moved that further consliora-
ton Of lhe motion n ha rnstponed nnth April !;
ior investisatiou Of m the G auestion i '' - '0"e'
After spirited discussion. IN which M,ssrs
Edmunds, Jones OF Florida. kirkwoed. Hoar.
Morran said he hoped the bill would be post
poned until next session.
Mr. Edmunds muvnd to lay his motion e. re-
consider on the table. wh!eh Was lost The
question recurring ~ Mr. Edmundss molten
to indefinitely postpone his motion ts recon-
slider that was also t,efaated-Yeaa 40, nays ~
The motion ot Mr.. Mcdonald to reconsider
was then pestpeued uut.l next Deoemher.
MIR. Randolph moved Go take up tha bill for
laY the bill aside TEN mVorary GU Monday. to en-
ahle MIR. Hoar to speak on tho Geneva award
The Senate then adjourned TIL Monday
Housa-After having transacted some uiscel
laneons business the House. at IA y. proceeded
to the consideration of private bills
At the expiration OF the morning hour. the
House went Into committee Of the whole on the
revision of the rules.
The amendment to rule ~, efYered by Mr..
Frye. wac adoptaa providing hat It shall be Ia
order to suspend the rules on the first and third
Monday only Of every mouth. instead of on
every MontnY. a. the present rules provide.
preference being given on the q rst Monday to
individuals ana On the third Monday to com
mittees,
MIR. Williams Of Wisconsin offered an
amendment TO rule 10 50 rs to require the
House members Of the conference committee
to append to their conference report an axpla-
nation Of the points Ia controversy Adopted.
An amendment was adopted changing In
seme particulars the present method Of draw
Ing for seats at the beginning of q Congress.
An amendment was also adopted reducing
fees of witnesses before committees from S5
to ~ u day.
No further amendments were offered until the
last Of the rules were disposed of. and that
stage OF tia proceedings WINS attended with
hand.clapping and other demonstrations of
era, ihrat,au.
Several amendments. merely Of u verbal char
Rcter. were afterwards made and agreed to when
the committee reported the rules u the House.
and notice was given hy Mr.. Black burn that he
would ask dual action IN them naxt Tuesday
The House then dJrurned tia Monday.