Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-08
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senate.
WASHINGTON, May 7th.-The President pro tenn
laid before the Senate the credentials of Senator
James A. Garfield, and they were placed on file
Voorhees, submitted resolution instructing the
Committee on Public Lands to inquire into the ex-
pediency, propriety and public policy OF declaring
all lands heretofore granted in aid of the construc
ton OF railroads and which have not been earned by
compliance with the terms of the grants open to
public entry and settlement the same as other Gov
eminent lands, and said committee shall have the
right to report by bill or otherwise. Printed and
laid on the table.
The conference report on the Indian appropriation
bill was taken up, on motion of eek, and after
short debate was passed without division.
Beck explained that inasmuch as the sundry civil
and other appropriation bi Is would follow APP
preparation for the expenses of the Indian Commits
sion could be made if thought best.
Hoar announced that he would call up his Geneva
award resolution Tuesday
Teller presented the views of the minority of the
Wallace Committee on the subject of political
sessments. Ordered printed and LAID on the table.
The morning hour having expired, the Senate re-
sumed consideration OF the Kellogg Spofford resou
tons.
men, TO the effect that the pleas of res adjudcata
and estoppel were not Tightfully relied ON by the
opponents of the resolutions.
On the conclusion of Pryors Speech Hoar offered
as substitute for the pending resolutions resou-
ton that in the judgment of the Senate the matters
reported by the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons Of the present session. respecting the right of
the seat In this body now held by William Pitt KEEL
logg and claimed by Henry NJ Spofford, not suff-
Gent to justify reopening Of the decision of the
Senate pronounced in its resolution adopted No.
vember 80, 1877, that said Kellogg was, upon the
merits of the case entitled to in the Senate OF
the United States from the State of Louisiana for
term of six years, commencing March 4, 1877, and
that said Spoford was not entitled to seat in the
Senate of the United States. Ordered printed and
laid on the table.
The resolutions were then temporarily laid aside.
On motion of Plumb, the bill to abolish the Fort
Harker (kansas) Militia Reservation, and dispose
of its lands TO actual Settlers was taken up and
passed.
During the discussion on motion of Davis of
West Virginia to take up the bill repeating certain
permanent and indefinite appropriations, which met
with some opposition, owing to the lateness OF the
hour, ConklIng asked Davis whether, when the bill
up he intended to insist on that part of it
which repealed the permanent appropriation for the
payment of the interest the bonds Of the District
OF Columbia II so he would vote against it.
Davis said the impression that the Government
was responsible for these bonds erroneous. 1t
was true that step by step they had been worked in
until they had become, by some people, to be con-
sidered part of the public debt. They were not
upon the books in any FORM They did not belong
to the public debt in any form or manner
Allison said the original Act authorizing the issue
of these bonds pledge the faith of the United States
to provide for the payment of interest and prnci al
by appropriation, and by means Of taxation on
property in the district that the process was not
step by step, but was an original pledge of the
United States in the Act creating the bonds
Conklng commended that the United States stood
behind the bonds, and said that he did not think
there anything of value in the bill, and he be-
leved that every minute devoted to it was wasted.
Adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, May 7th-The consideration of the
Postoffice Appropriation bill resumed at 1890
Cannon opposed the amendment adopted by the
Committee of the Whole Yesterday, authorizing the
Postmaster to remit in favor of the colonies
of New Zealand and New South Wales so much of
the cost of the overland transportation of Australian
closed mails he may deem just. This amend
ment would enable the Postmaster General to exer-
else discretion in letting mails for England pass
through the United States wi bout charge against
the Government of Great Britain.
The House then voted on the amendments.
The first amendment, on which separate vote
was demanded was that authorizing the Postmaster
General $3.50 900 of the S949 900 appropriated
for railway mail service, for railways necessary
and special facilities for postal service. Adopted
ayes ITO, noes 66.
shall be relet after thirty days advertisement as
now provided by law, on the LIST of October, 1880,
ON which pay for the expedition of schedules or.
dered during the fiscal years of 1879 and 1880 shall
exceed so per cent. of the contract price before
such expedition provided that this proviso shall not
prevail when the present contractor desires con
tinue the contract as reduced. Adopted-l1s to 81
Other amendments were then agreed to, but be
fore a vote could be taken the bill the Legislative
session of Thursday ended and that of Friday began
Aftefsthe journal of Thursday had been read, the
Postotfice Appropriation bill again taken up
and passed as amended.
The Senate amendment to the House bill for the
relief of settlers public lands concurred in
The bill for the relief of Madison Day, of Louis
lana, was defeated-ayes 10, noes Sand the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the private
calendar
After considering ten pension bills, the commit
tee finding itself without quorum, rose.
About twenty pension bills were passed, and the
House adjourned.