Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-28
FORTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May 2

"<Ao11ANoAON, oAChJ Ef.
 SENArE.-Mr. Pendleton introduced res olution directing the President to inform the Senate whether any census supervisor appoint ed by the Senate had been removed by him or with his consent. He asked for it's pres ent consideration. MT. Edmunds objected to its present consideration.
 MT. Thurman moved to take up the bill to erect public building at Taledo o. After some discussion the bill was passed. It ap- propriates $250,00O
 Mr. Eaton called up the bill to provide commission to investigate the tariff. The bill provides for the appointment of nine persons from civil life by the President at $1O per day with power to employ 8 steno- grapher. They are to investigate all ques- tions relating to agricultural, commercial, mercantile, manufacturing, mining and indus trial interests, as far as the same may be necessary to the establishment of judicious tariff or the revision of the existing laws. They are empowered to visit the different sections of the country and make their re- port not later than the first Monday in De- cember, 1881.
 MT. Garland offered a substitute providing that the committee consist of three Senators, three members of the House and three civil ians to be selected by them. After debate the bill was laid aside informally.
 The conference report on the military academy bill was agreed to.
 The agricultural appropriation bill was then taken up. Mir. Windom explained it. The amount appropriated by the House was $23S, 900. The Senate had increased it to S281, 900. Several amendments were adopt ed and the bill was passed.
 At D. m the Senate went into executive session. When the doors were opened the Senate adjourned.
 HousE.-The morning hour was dispensed with and the House immediately went into committee on the sundry civil bill MT. Keller tried to get in an amendment appro- priating $75,00O for the geographical and typographical survey west of the Mississippi river, but it was ruled out on a point of order
 Mir. McCook offered amendment appro- priating $4O 900 for printing and binding ten thousand copies of the Union and Confederate records of the war of the rebellion during the current fiscal year, so far as they are pre- pared. The amendment was adopted.
 MT. Warner moved to strike out the clause authorizing the Secretary of War to negoti- ate with representatives of the late confede- rate Generals Bragg and Polk for the pur- chase of their private papers relating to the late war After some discussion it was re- jected An effort to insert a clause to pur- chase the papers of the late General Hood was rejected
 Mr. Downey offered an amendment to dis tribute the balance of the Geneva award ap- proprlatlng B., ,000, 900 for erecting building for emigrants in New York and appropriating the balance for the erection of public build ings in nearly all the principal cities of the country. The amendment was ruled out of order A number of amendments were of fered to strike out names in the bill and in sert names of present 1ncumbents. Reject ed A motion to substitute General B. F. Butler for General Franklin received only 25 or 30 votes.
 Mir. Harris offered an amendment appro- priating $4, ,O97, ,S39 to complete the construc- ton of certain ironclads and to provide en- zines and machinery for the same Mir. Blount made point of order against it that that it was the substance of the bill now pending in the House, which was sustained
 Pending further consideration of the bill, and after disposing of seven more pages of it the committee rose.
 MT. Cobb reported the general deficiency bill, and it was ordered printed and recom- mitted. This is the last of the series of gen. eral appropriations. It appropriates 8, 933,- 900. Among the items is $500, GOO for the pay of United States marshals and general deputies.
 About twenty-five or thirty members ap- made in every case except those who pleaded sickness. Mir Conger made personal re- quest for leave next week to attend the Chicago convention. His request was granted, and immediately thereafter Mr. Keller made ap- pication, when MT. Conger created much merriment by objecting. Both gentlemen are delegates, but MT. Conger is for Blaine, while Keifer is for Sherman.
 The House, at 5:15, adjourned, thus vacat- ing the order previously made for a session tonight to consider the emigration bill.