The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-19

troversy of "a personal nature occurred
between Messrs. Cox, OF New York,
and Reagan, of Texas and the House
adjourned without action on the
bill, In the United States Senate
on Friday resolution from Mr.. Hoar
for consideration of the question
whether the assembling of large
bodies of militia at the capital. refer
ring particularly to Inauguration
Day, was not likely to prove in the
future a dangerous precedent, was
laid on the table. Mr.. Bayard gave
notice that on Monday he weuld ask
the Senate to take up the House
Funding bill and consider 1t until
disposed of. Mr.. Dawes made a
personal statement regarding criti-
cisms upon his remarks in the Senate
upon the Ponca Indian removal.
Mr.. Wallace made long argument
on his constitutional amendments for
popular vote by the plurality rle
in presidential elections. In the
matter of the subsidy amendmgns 10
the Postal Appropriation bill
decision ofthe Chair, that the als 30
ment was not admissible, was over
ruled by vote of 20 to 10. I'm Inc
House the business was gen ally of
a private character, and was of no
special public interest. In the Sem
ate on Saturday, the credentials of
Thomas G. Plat, Senator elect from
New York, and of Thomas F. Bay
ard, of Delaware, were presented and
filed. A resolution inviting foreign
nations to participate in the interna.
tional exhibition of 1881 was passed.
The Senate bill amending the Re-
vised Statutes so aus to furnish protec.
ton to all officers of the government
from executions on civil suits brought
against them for acts done in their
official capacity, was passed. AT lao
P. NJ. the Postal Appropriation bill
was again taken up, the question be-
ing on the appropriation of 81 100000
for foreign mail service on American
vessels. A long debate ensued, sew
eral amendments being offered and
ruled out on points of order, and at
5:l5 P. NJ. the Senate adjoured. In
the House bills to incorporate the
Nicaragua Interoceanlc Canal Cons
pany and the Eads Ship Railway
Company were reported from the
Committee on Interoceanic Canals.
and after considerable wrankling
were laid on the table, thus being
disposed of for the present session.
The morning hour was dispensed
with, and the roll Of States was called
for private bills. The bill regulating
the Importation of materials to be
used in constructing ships fer foreign
trade was made to include copper and
spelter and passed. The House then
went into committee of the whole ON
the River and Harbor Appropria.
ton bill, Mr.. Carlisle (Dem.. KY in
the chair. General debate was limi-
ted to 80 minutes. Three of the forty
pages of the bill were considered, and
at $50 the House adjourned. Me-
MORALS from nearly every state in
the uniOn were offered in the Senate
urging the proposed constitutional
amendment prohibiting the sale and
manufacture Of intoxicating liquors.
The Postal Appropriation bill was
again taken uD, and the amendment
appropriating 1000, 900 for subsidies
to American vessels plying to for
eign ports was finally rejected after
a long debate, in which Senator
Whyte took the lead in opposition to
the amendment. The pill was then
passed. This finally disposes of the
Subsidy schemes for the present ses-
sion. In the House a number of
District of Columbia bill were pas
sed. among them being a bill au-
thorizing the Southern Maryland
and the Washington and Chesapeake
Railroads to enter the District for the
purpose of connecting with the Bal
timore and Ohio and Baltimore and
Potomac roads. In both houses
the death at Hot Springs, Ark. on
Sunday night of Hon. Fernando
Wood was announced, and the bod
les adjourned out of respect to his
memory. "A bill was introduced in
the Senate Tuesday proposing a con-
stitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in the United States.
At the conclusion of the morning
hour Senator Bayard called up the
Funding bill. and spoke for an hour
and half in its taver, as reported
from the Senate Finance Committee.
Mr.. Bayard made strong arg ument
in support of 81 per cent. five. twenty
bonds. The bill occupied the balance
of the session, and no action had been
reached on it at the hour of adjourn
ment. The entire day was devoted
in the House to the River and Har-
Dor ApprOpriat ten bill, but no action