Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-26
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.


the Senate amendments to the military
academy appropriation bill were, on motion
of Mr.. PorneY, of Alabama, concurred In.
Mr.. Cobb, of Indlans, from the Commit
tee on Appropriations, reported back the
bill providing for the deficiency Ia appro-.
prlation for interest on the 800 loan OF the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1881. 1t appropriates Sl62, 18o,
one half to be paid out OF the United States
Treasury and one-half out of the revenues
Of that district for the current fiscal ye r.
The bill was referred to the committee Of
the whole, ard there briefly considered and
reported back to the House, when It was
passed. " "
Mr.. King, OF Louisiana, gave notice that
he would on Wednesday next call up for
action the resolutions heretofore reported
from the COMMITTEES on the Interoesanie
Canal.
The House then, at 12:S5, went into con-
mittee OF the whole, Mr.. Carlisle, of
Kentucky, In the chair, on the post Office
appropriation bill.
A number OF amendmeafs proposing to
increase the various items OF appropriation,
among them one for special postal faciiitit {
over the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Railroad, one for inland trans
portation By steamboat routes, and one for
the star rontes, were proposed and rejected.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House. when 1t was passed.
Mr. Speer, of G orgis, from the Commit
tee on Elections, reported q resolution
Ia the contested election case OF
Yestes vs. Martin, from the First Congress
! sional district Of North Carolina. II de-
/ cl res Yeates, the contestant, entitled to his
seat, and, together with the minority re-
port, was ordered printed
The House then adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr.. Lamar, from the Ju-
dietary Committee, reported favorably with
amendment the House bill TO divide the
State of Louisiana into two judicial districts.
| Mr. Edmunds, from the judiciary Com
/ mittee, reported back the resolution of
/ January ~ 1880 ,instfucting the committee to
inqalre and report whether any discrimlna-
| tloa or difference of treatment had been
made Ill the settlements with certain South
ern railway companies under the act OF
February "a, 1875, providing for the settle
ment OF matters in dispute. He stated that
the committee had heard the executive Off
GERS OF tue government and counsel for the
particular railway company interested ia
the question, and were OF the opinion that
no discrimination or difference OF treat
ment under the law had been made with re-
spect to any of the contracts by the execu-
/ tive officers.
On motion of MIR. Edmunds the commit
tie WAS discharged from further considera.
| on of the subject.
| Upon the conclusion of the regular morn
ing business Mr.. Logan renewed his motion
| OF the previous day to postpone the pend
/ ing order to take up the Grant retirement
| bill. He said he did not propose so discuss
/ IL further and aekAd for vote
I Mr. Lamar spoke at some length in favor
of the motion, saying be thought it emi
! nently proper that an ex President should
retire from active politics, and tquslly
| proper that he should be enabled to live In
/ pecuniary independence.
! The Senate then proceeded to vote upon
| Mr.. Logan's motion to take up the bill.
! The motion was reiected-yeas 25, nays IS,
/ parry vote, except that Mr.. Lamar, with
Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, voted aye with the
/ Republicans. The vote was identical with
that taken on the previous day on the same
motion, except that Bruce, who was not
! then present, voted aye, and Mcpherson,
/ who then voted aye with the Republican
side, was absent to day.
On motion of Mr. Pendleton, the Senate
/ bill appropEiating $500, GOO for the compile
| ton Of the tenth census was taken up and
passed.
The Senate then resumed consideration OF
the Indian land In severalty bill, the ques-
ton being upon Mr.. Hoar's amendment
conferriGg citizenship upon the Indians re-
ceiving lands Ia severalty under the act.
After o long debate the Senate, without ac-
tlon on the amendment, adjourned.
sncRETART sHERMAN's oPISIoS OF THE
FUNDING BILL.
The Senate Committee on Finance this
morning heard Secretary Sherman on the
funding bill. He took the position
that it should be amended SO as to
make the funding bonds redeemable after
five years and payable in twenty years
from the date OF Issue, and TO bear interest
at rate not exceeding three and a'half
per cent, the rate to be fixed in
the discretion of the Secretary OF
the Treasury. He expressed the opinion,
however, that the Treasury funding certif-
Gates proposed by the bin (Which he thought
should De described as Treasury nOtes'')
can be foated at per cent. interest with
out change Ia the lIouse provision for re-
demption at any time after one
Of issue. The committee, at the
conclusion OF Secretary 9herman's remaIk ks,
which were accompanied with number of
financial tables and written statements, ad
iourned until tomorrow, when the Comp
troller of the Currency win be heard on the
auUJScb OF tnaG Kectloa OF the DILL Wnicn re-
quires national banks to make the new
bonds the sole ba is for their circulation.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION DECIDED.
The House Committee on the
judiciary made report to day
deciding an important question
which has been pending before them for
some weeks, involving the constitutional
right OF the Senate TO originate bills making
appropriations OF public monies. The
report maintains that "whether the
trainers OF the Constitution actt wisely or
not, the fact remains that there is nothing In
the language of the Constitution TO indicate
an intention on their part to withhold from
the Senate the power to originate bills for
the appropriation OF money, or that they
repeatedly rejected appropriations to con-
fine that privilege to the House Of Repre-
sentatives, although presented in most en-
phatic and uReQuIyocal terms. Believing
therefore, from the plain letter Of the Consti-
tuition as well as from all the circumstances
surrounding the adoption of the provIso in
question, that the Senate had the power to
originate the bills, they report them hack
TO the House with the recommendations
that they be referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
THE PRESIDENTIAL TERM.
The committee also had under consldera-
ton Representative Pounds bill making
the terms OF President and Vice President
ak years, snd declaring them ineligible for
two c01eecuf{va fornac