Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-17
F0RTY-SINTH CONGRESS.
TErRSn.N. Eehr,lery I

THURSDAY, February =.
SESATE-Hr. &aSey. by direction q the
committee On post offices, gave notice that the
House post route bill would be reported on
Mondsy.
Mr.. Voorhees, offered resolution, which Wa
agreed TO- instructing the judiciary committee
TO inquire into the best method OF PROTECTING
innocent persons from the impositions praa-
ticed by the fraudulent vendors or patents ali
patent rights, and report by hlll or otherwise
The conference report OF An agreement up n
the Senate bill for free bridge across tue P3-
tomac, at or near GeOrgetoNE, ID. e. w.
agreed 10.
On motion Of Er. Bayar1. al! prior Orders
were postponed. ana the senate resumed cen
sideration OF the funding biIl-the appr0pr
ton bills being deferred IN yha axpa,,- a, itv
OF a ma vote on the funding bill TO day
MT. Platt advocated the bill as amen ipi ~
the senate committee He preferred turn..
ahd-a-half rate 10 q three or thrsa-aud-a luar-
ter. or discretionary rate as b{ssf vuart, -
against possible unfavorahle conditions nr fsC
market preventing the sale O; tie bonds az
par.
Mr.. Pugh stated figures TO show the iutere5;
result between refunding and not refunGinC
The five ard six per cents. II not refunded
The aggregate interest payment by the GOV.
eminent would be s232. SEQ 00l II refunded az
3t. the aggregate would DE SIS. 25o. .oo8 q
saving or $'3,26O Geo. Al three per cent, the
cost would be slSd 5O0 600 the halr Der taUI
making difference Of so 1j0,0 he thought
+ the present time and conditions favorable for
tbe establishment by the government OF Per
tth' aS llS DNlLDaI GalP. lie was iDllHpFput
aOcut the time OF maturity. If the option Of
reet lnrtion was secured TO the government.
MI NOofhetS said that whether or not he
would vote for the bill on ifs passage would
derend upon the merits OF the amendments
MADE 10 It. He specially urged the necessity
or an amendment intended 10 be proposed hy
Mr Coke, providing that nothing In the act
shall De constr ued 10 authorize the Tetiramenj
or cancellation OF any part OF the outstanding
currency. He thoughttt. perhaps, needless y
him TO say that he deeply sympethihed wi b
q proposition the object or which was 10
protect he grtenbGck currency from possible
destruction in the operations Of the bil. bGt he
would Improve this opportunity TO eNprrss his
views Of its propriety and necessity. Il rEen
pTcceeGed at some length IN a review o. tue
constitutional power OF Congress over the cur
reBCy. IL this connection he characttri, 4. the
RECOMMENDATION for the retirement 0: the
RretnDacks. In the last annual message of the
President as an outrage. The dem 20. The
destruction. al one fell blow OF nearly tEree
hundred and fifty millions Of debt-p9yilg
money OF the country caIue, nor merely from
the President, but from the national banks
who st erned 10 assume hat Congress should
abandon TO them the absolute control or every
feature or our financial system. lie then went
on 10 illustrate the legal tender character OF
the greenback. as shown 10y decisions and IN
reply TO what ne ter med the blind and Unrea5-
oDDg hostility to IL OF the national banks and
their adherentS.
EOUSE-Mr. Field from the committee on
elections submitted report on the contested
Carolina. declaring kitchin. the Sitting mem
Der, entitled TO his seat Laid over for future
action.
Mr.. Martin Dell from ihe committee Oh
accounts reported resolution authorizing the
payment OF s3 800 to Frank Hurd, OF ohio. 10
fuil fer all costs, expenses and fees 10 date as
counsel In the case OF Hallett ktloOurne vs.. j.
u. ThompsoD, J. NJ. Glover ana other. Aft-r
brief discussion the resolution WIS
adopted.
The regular order having been demanded.
the Speaker announced the regular order 20 ba
the consideration OF the amendments 10 the
river and harbor bill. which were agreed TO f.
gross.
Mr.. Robson moved 10 commit the hill TO r1e
committee Oh the judiciary with Instructions
10 report IL back with an amendment conn8-
irg the expenditures therein appropriated 10
rivers, harhors and streams within the mari
time and admiralty jurisdiction OF the United
States.
TIE motion was defeated-yeas s5, nays 152
VOTE BY WHICH THE BILL WAS PASSED.
The bill WAS then passed-y ea5 l63 nay e.
The following is the vote Ia detail:
ftaS-MesSrs. Acklen. Aiken. Aldgich II. >
Ai0Tfch. tlll..) Atkins. Baker Balou, Barb, 4.
Beale. Bingham. Bisbee Blackburn. Blab-
Bland. Bliss. Bouck. Boyd. Bragg. Brigham.
Buckner. Burrows. Caldwell, Cannon Carpen
ter. Caswen. Chalmers. Cialiin. ClaTay, Cia,s
tMc..l Clements, CoDger. Cook. Covert, crap
CraVtBs. crowley, tulberS0n, Daggett, Dayl'l-
SOD. Davis, ull..l Davis. iMO.,) DE Ia Matyr
Deuster. Dbreli. Dick. Dunn. Dunnell. ava.
Ellis, Errett. Eylns. FELTON,. Forney. Frost.
G1bs on, Gillette, GOode. Gunter. Harmer, Har-
ris, tMass. } Harris. Ea-) Hatch. Hawk, Hazel
TOD, HeilmaD, Henderson. Henkle, Herbert
Herndon, hiscock. Hooker, HorT, House, Hub
bell, Hurton. IIurd, Johnston, Jones, Kel-
ley, kenns, kimmel, king. Loring. Lowe.
Manning. Marsh, Martin, West va. Mar
tin: DeIawaTe.) Mason, McCoid. Mckinley,
McLane, Mcmillan. Miles, Miller. Money, Mon
roe, Morse, Muldrow, Myers, New, Newberry,
O'Seil, O'Reilly, OTth, Pacheco. Page Persons.
Phelps Phillips. Phister, Poehler. Pound Price,
Reagan, Reed Richardson. OF S. G.: Richmond,
Robertson. Ross, Rothweil, Russell, OF Mass;
Sanford. sawyer, Shelley Sherwtn Simonton.
Singleton, OF III: singleton. OF Miss; smith. Of
\. j., Smith, OF 6a.; Speer, stephens. Steven
son, stone. Talbot, Taylor, OF Ohio; Taylor, OF
Tenn; Thompson, OF KY; Tillman. Town
Vance. Voorhis, Waddin. Wait, Ward, Warner
WashbuTn. Wellborn. Wells. White White
aker Williams, OF Wis, Williams, OF Ala; WI
l63.
Nays-Messrs Anderson, Atherton. Baanman
Bailey, Beltzhoover. Berry. BiekDell Biount,
Bowman, Briggs. Browne, Camp. Chittender
Clymer; Cobb, CofrToth. Coerick, Conversn
Cowgirl, Cox, Davis OF Cal. Davis OF N e.
DeeIing. Dickey. Dwight, Elnstein, Ferdnn,
Godsehalk. Han. Hammond Of Ga, HasRel'
Hawley, Hill, Hostetler, Ketcbam, KillInger
kiotz, Knott. Ladd, Lapham. Le Fevre. Lindses
MCGOWAN. Mcmahon. Morrison. Muller. Neal
Norcross. Osmer. Overton. Prescott. Ray, Ric'
Richardson Of n. Y. Robson. Robinson. Ryan
OF Kan, Ryon OF Pa. Sapp. Scales, Smith If
Pa, sparks. springer, steele. Thomas. fnomD-
son of Iowa. Townshend OF III, oscar Turne-
Tyler. Updegran OF Ohio. UpdegrafT or Iowa
Valentine. Van Voorhfs, Weaver. Whittnorne
Wood, Yocum. and Young OF 0hio-s+.
Under the call OF committees the following
reports were made: BY Mr.. Phelps from COM
mittee on ways and means}-Relative 10 the
bonds to be given by cigar manufacturers
Committee OF whole. By MT. Johnston urom
committee on military affairs)-GTanting the
use OF certain lands ar Fort Monroe for hotel
purposes Committee OF whole. By Mr. Gun
ter from committee on private land clsimsl-
For the relief OF Nm. McGarrahan. Private
calendar.
Mr.. Singleton {hiss) submitted the confer
ence report on the consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill. and &c was not agreed TO.
Mr.. COX moved TO proceed TO The consiiera-
ton OF the unfinished busineSs-the appoTIion-
ment bill.
Mr.. Conger raised the question OF considera-
uon In favor Of the agricultural appropriation
tlil Out MI. CoX'S motion preyaiied-yea5 143I
nays 93.
The apportionment bill having been taken up
Mr. Cox said that he nad been asked on all
s1oes 10 put an end to the discussion and to call
the previous question.
NOMINATION WITBDRAwN.-Tbe President TO-
day sent message TO the Senate withdrawing
the name OF Forster for q. 5. district-attorney
for tie touthern district OF New York. IL is
said that MIR. Elliott +. Shepard will De nomi-
Dated instead OF Forster. and that ConkliDg VII
nj,