Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-30
Forty-Sixth Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. SENATE-Mr. Herman introduced bill to provide for celebrating the one hundredth an niversary of the treaty of peace and recogni. tion of American independence by an exhibi- tion of the arts, manufactures and products of mines, to be held in New York in 1883.
 MT. John, of Virginia, submitted a resolu- ton requesting the President of the United States to inform the Senate if any money has been paid by the Government of Venezuela on awards of the united commission organ ized under the treaty of 1866, when such pay ment was made, the sum. and whether it has been distributed to the persons entitled to re , ceive it, and, if not, the reasons therefor also, for copies of all correspondence between the two governments relative to the subject during 1879. Adopted.
 Mr. Gordon, of Georgia, submitted reso- lution that committee of nine Senators be appointed to take into consideration the sub- ject of the construction of 6 canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; that all pa pers, documents and information relating to said subject be referred to that committee, and that the committee be authorized to con cur and act concurrently with any similar committee of the House of Representatives and be authorized to employ clerk. The chair, in the absence of objection, declared the resolution adopted.
 Mir. Davis, of West Virginia, called atten- tion to the great number of special committees appointed during the present session and the expense thus incurred. He asked if one of the regular committees could not consider this subject.
 Mir. Gordon said that if the Senator from West Virginia was as conversant with the facts in the case as he (Gordon) was, he would probably make no objection to the resolution. The matter was the most important now be- fore the American people. and the Committee on Commerce had found it impossible to give it the attention it demanded.
 MT. Davis desired to resume his comments on the resolution, but the morning hour hay ing expired he entered 8 motion to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted, and the matter went over. The Senate then went into executive session.
 After some time in executive session the Senate adjourned till Monday.
 HoUsE.-Mr Herbert, of Alabama, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported g bill to prescribe the time of service of jurors It provides that no person shall serve more than three weeks as petit juror in courts of the United States in any one year. but the jurors may sit as long as necessary to decide causes begun before the expiration of their term of service.
 Pending demand for the previous ques- ton, the morning hour expired.
 MT. Morton, of New York, from the Com mittee on Foreign Affairs. asked leave to re- pOTl A Dill lO 6IhDlo LAo Ou1tcU CtAeeS tO -Uo represented at the international exhibition of fish and fisheries at Berlin, in 1880, and appro- priated $2O, ,OOO therefor.
 MT. McMillan, of Tennessee, objected, and although appealed to he refused to withdraw. The bill will be called up on Tuesday.
 The House then went into Codhmittee of the Whole and resumed consideration of the report on rules. MT. Tucker withdrew his amendment offered yesterday as to compell- ing members to answer a roll call, because it seemed evident it would not pass. After con- sidering the rules relating to routine business for some time, and making no material amendments, the committee reached the clauses relating to committees, and motions were made to distribute the appropriation bills among the different committees. The point is to break up the influence of the Ap- propriation Committee.
 Speaker Randall and Messrs. Blackburn and Garfield opposed the proposed change, which was advocated by representatives of the other committees. Before Q vote could be taken the committee rose. Gentlemen who have made g canvass of the House do not think the change will be made, but that the committees report will be adopted substan- tially as reported.
 The House adjourned at 4:25 p. m.