Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate,

Senate.
W~AsHrNoToN. March 10. - The Vice
President presented the Presidents mes.
sage transmitting the agreement between
the Secretary Of the Interior and the
Utes, and recommending its ratification.
Referred.
Thurman reported adversely the bill
Tor reimbursing the States for interes.
on war loans, etc.
bayard. from the Judiciary Commit.
zee. reported favorably the House bill
defining the terms OF Office of Chief Su.
p%ervisors OF Election. Placed on the
calendar.
A bill and memorial was referred
which amends the Revised Statutes cor.
corning navigation by steam vessels.
Vest opposed Thurman's motion to
refor to the Judiciary Committee the
rsmonstrancs Of the Indian chiefs
against the establishment Of United
States Courts in Indian Territory.
Garland thought 1t diseourteous to the
Committee on Territories to 30 refer the
protest.
Edmunds favored the reference.
Pending discussion, the morning hour
expired. and consideration WAS resumed
Of the Porter bill.
House.
Reagan asked and obtained leave to
have printed the following resolution,
which he would offer as q substitute for
the resolutions Of the Committee on the
Intsrocesnio Canal:
Resolved, That while No recognize the
general interest OF the whole CONNER
cial world in q ship canal or railroad
across the Isthmus connecting North
and South America. and while We will
respect that interest II such o line Of
i"nteroceanio communication shall DO
established, We declare that, a. the
establishment Of such q line Of commu.
nieation would practically connect the
Atlantic and the Mexican Cult and the
Pacific Coast lines Of the United States,
and ss the United States would have O
great local a. we'll as q general interest
in the work, in common with tho other
commercial powers Of the earth, and as
the political control OF such . line OF
communication would DO vitality neces.
sary to her commercial interests and to
the preservation Of her territorial integ-
rity and political Independence, she will
insist, whenever and by whomsoever
such project shall be commenced, on
such political control OF II as will give
security to our commercial and political
interests.
Whittehorn. Chairman Of the Com.
mittes Of Naval Affairs, reported . joint
resolution for the organization Of q board
Of officers Of the navy. to report on the
practioability Of completing the double
turreted monitors, Monadack, Comphrits
and Terror. Agreed to.
Bills were placed on the House calsn.
dar sppropristing $500. 900 for the relief
Of the poor Of Ireland; restricting emf.
igration, to prevent the removal OF In.
diana from the States into Indian Terri.
tory.
Consideration was resumed Of tina Po-
litical Assessment bill, and the House
was addressed by Young OF Ohio.
A spirited personal debate ensusd be-
tween Conger and Dibrell, because the
former objected to a certain pension bill
which Dibrell wanted put upon passage.
Conger intimsted that It was the pur-
pose Of the bill to pension Of JEFF. Davis.
Richardson opposed the bill as rob-
bling . citizen for holding o political
faith not In harmony with the majority
OF the House.
Hayes opposed the bill as q high.
handed outrage and . gross infringement
upon the rights OF citizenship.
Butterworth offered q substitute. that
no person In the employ Of the United
States having clerks under his control
should levy o political assessment, ex-
cept 1t were voluntary; preventing MEM
bers OF Congress and other persons from
paying any money for corrupt purposes
or to influence an election for Congress;
also declaring threats or msnacss for 80
days prior to an election, for the pur.
pose Of preventing voting, 9 misds.
mssnor. He thought It was better to pre-
vent illegal and violent proceedings in
regard to elections than to deprive citi.
Gems Of their constitutional rights. The
question here presented was not new.
The Democrats had been on all sides OF
1t. His substitute would end tho policy
which had wiped out the Republican
party In blood from half this Republic.
The Democratic party never fought q
political fight except in the interest Of
slavery and against freedom.