New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-19
xEvIra cONGREss--IIIDs SESSION

REGULAR REPORT OF PROoEEBlNGS
THE CENSUS on 1SS0--THE HoLLkpAg BILL PASSED
IN THE sEEATK--A. REPoRr PRESENTED IN TIRE
HOUSE DECLARING BIsBEE ELECTED OVER HULL
FROM PLoR'DAs-BILL TO PLACE GENERAL GRANT
ON THE RETIRED LIST REPORTED ADVERSELY
REFUNDMG BILL RKPoRrkD To rHK HoUsE.
SENATE. WAsHINeroN Jan. 10. 1851.
A communication from the Secretary OF tho
Interior transmitting the completed census returns Oh
1880 was submitted by the yfCE-PREsTDEHT, and was
referred to the Census COMMITTEES.
The Chair also submitted communication nom the
Secretary Of the Interior response Senate reaoln-
lion, the alleged fraudulent census retarne from
the State Of South Carolina. This accompanied by
letter from the superintendent OF the Census ON the
sutject.
On motion OF Mr. BUTTER Dem, g. ol the were
tabled and ordered to b. PRINTED
Mr.. MCPHERSON Dem, N. ~, from the Committee
Naval Affairs reported favorIDy the Senate bill
pOintments in the Marine Corps.
Mr.. VEST tDem, Mo- moved 70 refer 70 the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Affairs tBe bin ON the calendar TO
the Interocesnc Transit Company and for other puf
ASesd X E sSTs S the senate
bill 70 provide for aeertaning and aettng private lana
s !. certain ana az when men Tas psS
mrnt
Tue morning hour expired without action on the bill,
when the Holadsy claim bill came up as the regular or
Mr.. CAMERON (Rep. Wis., who had reported the bill
from thsCOmmttee Claims. defended the report Re
plying 10 Ar. Beoks criticism upon the unfavOraDle
action OF the committee the cases Of claimants named
by Senator and ALLEGED to have been equally mcr
torOus with Holiday, Mr. Cameron stated the ground
for tue commuters action in each instance.
Mr. CONkLING rep. N. " by way OF correcting an
erroneous nmatiUn that Ho iaday had been benented
by the cnange 1862. exhibited map OF the
original and subsequent route showing that sne iengn
had been increased by the cDanRe.
Mr. CAMERON quoted from the testimony upon the
claim 10 show t1a tho COMMITTEES had not erred ID est
mating the respective amounts Of compensation under
various Items Of the claim. go,
Mr. PLUMB (Rep., Kdn.l In opposing the Dill, argued
that Holiday had been ted for his losses IN
carrying the mail in the referred TO by subsequent
allowances in his dealings with the Quartermaster-
q neral.
Senate $3.50 o'clock proceeded to vote upon the
pending amendment OF Mr. Keenan, to refer the case 10
the Court OF Claims, winch was defeated-yeas, 70;
nays, "a
Mr. THURMAN dem, Ohio) proposed to strike from
the bill the amount OF compensation therein named
namely, $526,739, to leave beank IN the space
for the amount. Agreed to-yeas, % nays D.
Mr. COCKRELL tDsms MOI moved 70 I'LL the blank In
the Dill by Inserting 100000
Me- GARLAND Deni Ark.l moved to amend the
amendment oy substituting $365O0o Rejected-Yeas,
10; nays, 90
Mr. EATON (Dem., Comm moved TO insert $4,000
who had made careful investigation. hegatived-
Yeas 81 nays, 20.
Mr.. CAMI&k0N lRep, Wis., moved 500 900. Not
agreed tu-Yeas 20; nays, 20.
Mr.. TELLER (Rep., Cali IpJved $15o.0Oo. Rejected
Yeas, 80 nays, 10.
The smrndm-ut OF Mr. COckrell was adopted. The
bill, AZ tuus amended. read a third time aud passed
hnally-Yeas, 80; nays, 10.
Conference Committee was ordered upon the Con-
snlar aud Diplomatic Appropriation bill, and Messrs
Eaton. Davis Nv. YAH aud Window were constituted the
Senate cOnterees.
The Senate, at 4:5O, adjourned until tomorrow