The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-18
TIE FORTY CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of tho Senate and
IIouse Yesterday.
Certain Railroads Petition Against the
Reduction Of DMty on Steel Rails
Tha House Refuses to Pre-
vsut Legislation on A2-
propriasion Bills.

WLHHInHT0N Feb. r. Senate Maaars. Wal
lace. J,hnaton. Cameron. of rennsylvauia.
Eaton. BAyard. X ,vn n, Thurman and others
presented .eti,ioaa OF the Broad Tpu. Northern
Pen upy sv,n,A. O.L oral OF New Jsraey. Dalawaro,
aud Bcund Brook. Pailadelp phis md RendlnK
nnaR vania. Washington Cny. Vir.inia. Mid
and and Ares. Htt.tHstt,. New H si.A
Nor hampton. Philadelphia. Wilmington aa
B.ltsaora, Milwaukee, and ". Paul Hallway, and
other raiiro .da and The Delaware an Hu,,ann
.nal Company against tho proposed rsdua, hon
III duty On ~ so raila.
Mr. Nom ,llsn presented Il memorial "a tho
Ohainb ,r II Gomm.toe et Vt Paul. max ing ~
| uuIopriAia Ion for tho r,'ltsf VI the Iri suf
| fetera And TINT Z varnm N vesa NJ s.e,t
with Amer ,ean 90 tiihn toua To Iceland Thta
gave liea 10 antna dt atom ~ u, liza serep'@
the aensoof he Hsnas' appearing 20 - favor
able 70 q" mem"r'ai w"s rstnfrod 70 tho
COMMITTEES OH Apur,nrlt' na.
Mr. Jonas, ~ bpusst ma. pr"sontah mono
ri,, II tho Uni'o t"ii "s Assoe'a'i"a. .! Sew
| Orlaans nskiug thu senate To uut,.t Wm. +,
Kellogg aa a"nator feou. .'ouisl,na
| Mr. MnNi iliau. tram tn. IN utt. . on Onima,
| reported ahv"r-ely tp the bill 10 tho le't"t of
the sity ~ M.con. G., and 1t WAS thdsflulteiy
MIR Harria. from tho acac, committee "a cpl
semo diaan, ,,a r.,rertei .vnrathy II int r,s.u
luton authnrslng til" Prseidsus 10 a.l an In.
| ternational sanitary eonterenoe. flaoed on 'he
| calendar.
| leaes aud nj cttOna, - ported anndiy raaolu-
! tiona relating 10 tho rgh, 90 q C,ngraa- ~ com
pe! trlpEra 0pmpanies ~ prrinna teinEraml
! TO ha useh Ra evidence Ordered To be .inted
| and laid on the table.
| Mr.. Raadnlph INTRODUCED m amendment 10
the hi'i Tor n" reItsf OF F''z John For,er au-
thor. atru the rreaient To r..iustate him In tho
| rank IT colonel. h'a oom nis=t III - boar 'hs
date ~ J uu,ry. ,AGa with pay nad emolum.n'a
aiuee that tine. O,dered prtn el AMI aid on
iha tahle
Nc snulahurv from the Oommlttee on rrlvi-
lnRas aud El etions. present"ti u report "t the
committees upoa Hantor l gall ans :. statin
tina In til. ,muittae'a ooini N 9 'rrupt nsana
| were Asd In Ing tls's el'd t,u hn t'na' 1t h..
not heen uroven that be w"e ia fact elso
tnrreby nr hat hs wh. per.oaally duplicated
ia auoh fran,,ul,n rrartlrns. Iha rap"rt WAS
~ Md u % prIatei A l,i ~ ths ',.hl,
Mr. L,sar .atr duc"d 'tn' ,n'o'n,i,n d.
vseeel to transport pfoy'aions to Ireland. Re-
ferred
Mr. Gordon gave no loo TINT he would to.
morrow ah up the uuaa'toa ~ ApppintlnE ht
Inter. oreane canal Honmifloe.
The knnMa then h,ok NJ tho bill to author
~ The employment of additional c rks Ia the
nsOn Bureau. which. hkt"r ~ long discussi N
WIS pnaaed
MIR. Jones', of Florlda, from tho uommittee OF
Public I.ands. rep at-d favo,ably On the bill t'
amend tho laws relative to- aettnrH. nffi inv't'
In tho preml.ns. ant COMMITTED homes cad on
tries. Placed On tho calendar.
The Senate I'll adjourned
Hnuse ~ La The Hnu.e hts morning the reHo
tuition Tor the Investigation into the. aystHIn o
compensation OF eerke ana other of1ioers of th
: United HiHtea courts was referred,
After ngroeInu to RECONSIDER its yesterday
, action with regard to the prohibition OF tn
publication Of lottery advertisements In th
, news pnpors of Tho Datrtat Of Columbia. th
House resumed tho consideration Of tho bill
regulating tho removal Of causes from Stat'
to Fede,al courts.
Mr.. Knott. oi Kentucky mads long argu
. ment In SUPPORT of tho bin, but at tho expira
! tion Of tho morning hour It went over wlthou
| action. Tho House then resumed tho con
alteration of thu revision of rules. the uuealio
being "a the adoption ~ rule Al. relative t
legislation on appropriation bills A numhe
OF amendments. intend vi to limit tho power &
J tho Honsn to leglalRte on such bills. wer
!. offered. but all were voted down. amid applane
! on the Democratic si'e. by mnjortties rangn
! from Eve to ton. without nuishing tho con
: aldarat!on Of rule u tho House. ut 4:2o. ad
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