, 1880-04-01

WASHINGTON, y. c., March 31.-Tho Senate
considered tho Immediate Deficiency bill, tho
Republicans, under tho lead 0f Mr.. Edmunls,
supiy demanding n yca-and.tlay vote Oh his
proposition to strlkc out tho objectionable fcat-
urcs concerning Deputy Marshuls. There Was
also Il yea. .aIid.nny vote I'M tho third reading Ut
tho BILL but thu Republican Bcnutors guve no
reason for thels votes. Tho till WIS then rr,-
ae,te1 for passago by tho Democrats, md IN a
position whero It chnnot be amended, cxcopt by
u formal reconsideration 0f tO-tlay's vote. Sem
atnr llollins. Wh1 was In tho thalr. thca put tho
question "shull tho bill pass7" but On that s0v.
ornl Itcplblicans will have aotnuthtng tn gny.
1t will bo shown that the pEuylso vesting tue
appointing power In the Circuit JudTcs Is yirtI.-
uly rulteatlon OF the law, and that In othcr
respects the provisous reported FROM tho COM
f,ittee md pissed by tho nuhtocrntio BonatOrs
to-day, nru lmprueticablp. Tho debnt0 on tho
bill to-morrnw will 10 very Interesting QUO.
Tlora WIS MI exciting little hurry early in tho
nltprnoon ovur an nt,eI,dmdnt olfercd by Bun-
ntor Nlane, which pr,yltlcd ft,r tho payrnent Df
tho hands II, the Government printing -otlIco on
tho ~ Of February. Senator Edmunhs OBJ
1ocscd to tho consideration OF th!a amendment
4 srirItci. eo[io1nul debate ensucd,
pontcr, a.,i Dawos. lIo sa!tl hut il WIS pot bis
Ho1I tortunG 20 sit tn iho Ss.l!to under tho
Slse 9f psn L. III @ s ss s9
III tho IICliso wtcru insplo,lce was ihe rule. At
this Isluino rctnrted TINT wors It parliamentary
hU lMight sny that tho ina0lcnco 1T the iiutlab
WIS not txlAal t. tho ,inC1rla'lc9 sonctlmes
snunlfcatet III tho Senate. Thu ynrfllI ultuun"
ter was go4hl-naturG4l hut at tlnits very sharp:
III: liIalne's amondYent was lina9ly declared
A KXW HOMESTEAD LAW,
Ho.,ator Paddock, Ut Nebraska, succeeded Y!
hnytnx passed. through tho Houte ttt-lny Ills bl'l
u oqiiAllzo hoHestoads. This h'!l, which buy
beoI, quito BonerA!iy misunderstood In thu Woats
t8 s0Fy important nleAsuT0 t0Afl holI!estGaaeis.
~ It gives thoIa Ill opportunity OF seoaFlEH w
additional eighty ncres. and IL 70 EllAEul! that
il calunot ~ used fur tho bGnet 0f YlteulAtuEB.
Tho folluwiuX Ii tho text 0t tho bill.
"I'hut UYcFy iorStln uAtlt!tti lGdpf rue psoV!s-
Inns Ut Sec. 4,3HJ Chap. &, ltev!sed btAtutoA ol
tho United StAtes. tn enttr u homestead, VINO
Heud laws lcss than 1b1 ncrt, small W permitted
tu enter 10 much lnti ~ wlg!l Adlpd ~ tho
uuantIty previously entered shalt not exceed lbQ
rcrua; pi'utIdcal, thut when such additional
entry catnt be ,1lasIe 0f lalt contiguous tu tho
orfgiaal untry of tho applicant, he may select
which hEs Or hcr homestead ls located: buk he
stall nut bu pntltlol " patent therefor With
olIt sutlaItutnry proof ~ tho General 1and-
Otticp ut tho planting md continuous tultlyA-
tjun IT crops or forest or trult ffoc8 OIL
an nlpa NJ tho saMo elua! to 0ae Acro
for uAca fnrty ucrt,a theroif lt1riuY pcrio4l
Of thru yoar. ind I'LL a4svnInents and transfers
ass.yi, nr tsansfor such right lrado prlor " tho
Issue 0r tho rateut, shRll 0o nul! and void; And
provided further, taat any lcrson who bus
unteru1 tess tkali 100 Aorua 11ay 1t ho ~ elects,
surrender dis Original antry u tho United
lblAtea fur cunesllaslop. AiA thercupon bs