The Portland daily press., 1880-04-13
xLvIth CONGRESSES Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON April u

WASHINGTON, April H.
The result of the conference on the census
bill was reported with the proviso that statis-
tics of ownership of the public debt shall be
taken up by special agents instead OF the
enumerators that copies of the returns shall
not be sent to the officers of the various
States; that Alaska be included in the GEN.
sus, and that various other min or changes be
made in the bill.
The amount appropriated is re duced from
S350000 to $125, 900.
The report was laid aside temporarily to al
low of its examination.
The Geneva award bill was informally taken
up for the purpose of allowing Mr.. Mcdonald
proposed substitute for the bill reported by the
committee. He contended that the award
fund is a national in demnity collected by the
United States as a nation from Great Britain
as nation. 1t was not merely an award for
damages, but the satisfaction Of national
claim. He thought if there was any surplus
of the award after the payment of the claims
indicated in his substitute it should be turned
into the treasury.
Mr.. Mcdonald concluded his speech and the
consideration of the Ute bill was resumed.
An amendment providing that if the Utes
fail to ratify the agreement the United States
will protect their rights in the reservation was
adopted.
The provision that nothing contained in the
bill shall prevent the settlement of Southern
Utes or Uncompohgres on lands of the Uintah
reservation in Utah was adopted. The bill
was then passed.
Mr.. Bruce (Rep.) of Miss, introduced bill
to reimburse colored depostors for losses in
CURED by the failure of the Freedman's
Bank. Referred.
The President pro tenn. declared the unfin-
ished business to be the Geneva award bill, on
which Garland had the floor.
Mr.. Eaton announced that he would move
to lay the Geneva awgrd bill aside and take up
the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
tomorrow. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
A bill was passed appropriating 100000 for
the protection of the Rio Grande frontier.
The following bills were introduced to-day:
To define and limit those of the Page patent
providing that said patent be inapplicable to
telegraph apparatus.
To repeal the law which imposes circula-
ton tax on state banks.
bill providing that the Secretary of the
time, place and amount of the bonds to be pur.
chased.
A bill preventing more than two Presi-
dental TENS for any one person.
A report of the Secretary of State relative to
Chinese immigration was referred.
The House went into committee of the whole
on the army bill, all general debate to be closed
in three hours.
long debate occurred on Mr.. Sparks
amendment to prevent the use of troops at the
Poiis, eo ioPupicanS oIIongiy opposIS IL.
After the debate closed a number of amend
ments were offered and rejected.
Mr.. Sparks amendment was amended by
adding proviso that it shall not be construed
to prevent the use of troops to protect against
domestic violence on application to the legis-
lature OF any state or of the executive when
the legislature cannot be convened
The amendment as thus amended was adopt
ed and the committee rose and reported the
bill and amendments to the House.
The main question was ordered and the
House at $50 adjourned.