Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
An important Day In Both Houses
a Bill to Pension Retired and u &c
tfring Presidents Introduced In the
Senate-The Freedman's Bank
Property.
HOUSE PRoCKRDINes.

HOUSE PROCKEDNG5.
WASHINGTON, January 14.-In the House,
no attempt was made this morning to pro-
ceed to the consideration of the funding
bill, and 1t is now In committee Of the whole
on the private calendar.
At 4:15 the committee rose and reported
about dozen private bills to the House,
but upon the first bill acted upon no quorum
voted, and the House adjourned until to-
morrow.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate Mr.. Hoar presented, with q
petition in fits favor, bill to provide for re-
tired and retiring Presidents of the United
States.
Mr.. johnson, of Virginia, from the Com
mittee on Agriculture, reported the differ
ent bills before the committee on the sub
jeet of pleuro-pneumonia among cattle.
He said that quite number of these bills
had been referred to the committee, but
that their provisions were so varied, and
the subject itself so large and difficult, that
1t had been determined to report them back
without any recommendations, letting them
go on the calendar to be called up at any
time.
Mr.. johnson, from the select committee
on the Yorktown Centennial celebration,
reported favorab y the House joint resolu-
tion authorizing aud requesting the Presi-
dent to extend to the government and peo-
pie OF France an Invitation to Join the
government and people of the United States
IN the Observance OF the centennial apniver-
sary OF the surrender at Yorktown. He said
In reply to Mr.. Anthony that the bill did
not provide for an appropriation, but that
an amendment in that regard could be made
when the bill was taken up.
Mr.. salisbury gave notice that he would
on Monday move to take up the Kellogg
case.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the army appropriation bill, which, after
some discussion, was fnally passed. On
motion OF Mr.. Window, the Military Acade-
my appropriation bill was taken up as re-
ported from the committee of the whole,
without amendment, and passed. It ap-
propriates 1922 900, which is S72,0 900 less
than the estimates
The bill was also passed sppropriating
81 500 to defray the expenses Of the Inter
national Sanitary Conference, called In
Washington on January l.
On motion of Mr.. Bruce the Senate took
up the bill authorizing the purchase by the
Secretary of the Treasury, for public use, of
the property known as the Freedman's
Bank, and the real estate adjacent thereto.
Without action, however, on the bill, the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
THR BILL TO PENSION RETIRED PRESIDENTS.
The bill introduced by Senator Hoar to-
day to provide for retired and retiring
Presidents proposes to pay annually to
every President of the United States sum
equal to one-fourth OF the salary paid him
while In office.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
4 Everett P. Wheeler, Chairman Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Civil Service Re-
form Commission, made an argument to-day
/ before the Senate Committee on Civil
Service in favor Of civil service reform.
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY
The joint committee on the Congressional
Library made report to-day in favor Of
the erection of special building for the
accommodation Of the Library In Judiciary
/ Square.
CONFIRMATION.
The Senate In executive session to-day
confirmed the nomination of Luke Lea, OF
Mississippi, to be United States District At
| torney for the Southern district of that
State.