Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-09
Forty-Sixth Congress.
WASHINGTON. April z

WASHINGTON. April 8. EENATE-Mr Logan asked for the present consid- eraton of joint resolution authorizing the Secretary at the encampment of the Knights Tempar at Chica- go August 17th.
 The morning hour having expired, Mir. Salisbury said that by request of Zen ,tors who wished to dispose of the p'nding b he would not call up the Kellogg resolution until Tuesday next. Unfinished bus.ess up being inc bill to ratify the asreym >nt with the Ute Indians The question President to expend s25 0GO for estabsh:ng schools ths Ute Indians. Mr. Dawes said that in der to nent he would with draw it and Gffer the following That the President in his discretion shall e1pend not bill for the establishment of schools. The difference I between the two anendments is that the former the regular fund the latter appropriated sioo00 of their money, the s5o0oo which is specifically sppro priated by the bill per capita.
 MT Butler objected, because 1t was only tennpor ary expedient.
 idea that the of the Indians must be obtained We should legslate for the without their nssnt.
 Pending further dlscussion melton of MT. Ea- ton, st p. m the Senate adjourned.
 HoUsE.--A motion to dispense with tho morning hour order that the army bill might be proceeded with, rejected aud the Speaker the regular der ed ittees for reports of bills to be referred the appropriate calendars. Most of the bills re- ported to-day of private nature, the call principally with committees having private bills in char9e The committee on War Claims repors cd ad- versely upon I4rge of bills for war claims ting many hundred thousands of dollars. The committee has ses its foot down upon all of claims taking ths ground that the Government should not be held responsible for damages resulting from the war, that it wodd break auy government to do Included in the adverse reports bills for daulage resulting from tho Confederate invasion Of
 Ou motion or MT Clymer the House went into ntnittse of the Whole the Army blll MT. Cox in the chair.
 The pending question the amendment offered by Mir. Sparks yesterday that no part of the money reby appropriate shall be paid for subsistence, equipment compensation of any portion of the army of th, OnitHd States to be u-ed police forca to the at th- polls at election in any State.
 M .. k-lfer made points of order kgalnSt ths amend rnent, which hsst that it not in order be- would not retrench expenditure, third that vas the rules of the House from the Military Committee; fourth, thst the Committee Military Affairs had ment to the srmy Appropriation bil MT Keller ar gued that Congress could not in this way take sway ii This amendment offered say the Presi- oeut that he should not use any part of the army to preserve the peace the pols and was in violation of
 MT. Tpwnshend rose to question 1f order and said self to the int of order make any ad cap ta1ldu1n speech upon the smen"ment. Mr. heiEe said he was in order and did not desire to be under the censorship of man who s continual E making ad captandum speeches. amendment in order. An appeal YVES taken and the deci.ion sustained by vote of 1os to 8. The es hes cbTc.ns AD eontending for it, and the the was read and %ss shoTn thaa Th.n the b reported effort made to secure agree that there should be general debate if 1iders
 put upon it, but that Mr. Simonson, of Tennes- see, had objected. No agreement was made, but it was understood among some members on both sides shHnd and others said they had neser consented to such agreement. They thought this very subject Nessrs Hooker oyner and others said they saw no why debate sh oud not be aow if the other ! sid- wanted it, but they hoped no Democrat would | deem it necessary to sFeak,
 A p1lnt of order having been Ie that ths ques-
 oa of debate could only be settled the House. the Committee of ths " ho rose. MT. Rawley, of Con nectcut, conten1ed that ttera had been specific agreement that ;hers shou'd be deb ,te if rider put and if it not fer that areement he would cuscd ths Democrats of attempting to from this question, aad he wanted to know where the plume knights who would sust ain this proposition.
 Mir. Sparks did not why there should be de- bate The gentleman from Connecticut talked about s,m~bosy running. Why should they run from this :? This only modest, mild little amendment, and was one which the gentleman from Ohio (Garfeld) hsd voted for.
 | Mir. Townshand-As rider? Mr. Sparks-It the one that Mr. Conger had voted for. Yes rider upon appropriation bill ths Republicans had voted for it and the Democrats
 signed the bill then could it be called polifi-
 ct rids- having received the sanction of both parties He saw no necessity for further discussion. Mir. Atkins ssid he thought it understood th4t 1 there would be so di.cussion. MT, Sparks had objection if there was agree
 ment but the time should be limited and he did not l believe any the Democratic side wanted to l speak.
 | MT Cook, of Georgia-If any oue on this side die cnsses the bill let him be shot down on the spot MT. Conger-That is the usual manner in which you
 dispose of the people who want free discussion (augh l Mir Atkins wanted limit debate four hours,
 but ublicans would not consent to that. They l wanted it awhile before fixing the time. Gir. Morrison and others said they could not dc | that.
 The Republicans threatened to hllbuster if the time
 of debate limited. while good many Democrats
 said they would not consent to limit the time, but l would regulate it.
 Fencing consideration Of the question the Houss al | 430 p. m. adjourned.