Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-19
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-The credentials OF
Van Wyck and Miller, senators-elect we're
presented aud fled.
Bills introduced and filed:
By Senator Vest-To incorporate the inter
oceanic railway company.
By Senator Hereford-Making an appropria-
ton to improve the Little Kanawha and Elk
rivers, and to continue the improvement Of the
Great Kanawha and New rivers in West Vir-
ginia.
On motion of Senator Thurman the Senate
passed bill to authorize the construction of a
fireproof building at Columbus, O., for the
accommodation of the United States court, etc.
The cost of the building was reduced from
$500, 900 to 100000.
The consideration of the funding bill was
resumed and the amendments made in COM
mittee Of the whole were reported in their
order, separate vote on each having been de-
manded by Senator Edmunds. Separate votes
upon the amendments recommended by the
finance committee were reserved until the bill
had been gone through with. Finally all the
amendments made in committee of the whole
were agreed to as reported.
Senator Blaine moved an amendment re-
stricting the requirement for deposit of new
bonds to bank circulation issued after July 1st
next. Defeated.
The fifth section, containing provision
making the new three per cents compulsorily
receivable by banks for circulation, WAS re-
tanned in the bill 80 to 80
= The motion by Senator Bayard, reviving the
amendment of the finance committee making
the interest rate on bonds three per cent. was
defeated SO to 26. The rate therefore remains
at three per cent.
The bill then passed, 4S to 20. All the
Democrats voted aye, as also Plumb and
Saunders.
The Senate then took up the district appro-
priation bill.
The bill now goes to the House for concur
renee in the Senate amendments, namely: 2:2O
instea0 of $40 bonds, and compensation of
one-half instead of one-fourth of per cent.
for placing the loan, the provision for popu-
larizing the loan, IN the sense of having it
taken by the people, and several verbal altera-
tions.
Senator Ransom asked for the reading of the
river and harbor bill the second time, with
view to its reference to the committee on COM
merce.
Senator Edmunds objected.
Senator Ransom then put his request n the
form of motion, which was agreed:to after
vain effort by Edwards to have the committee
instructed to reduce the aggregate of the bill
to-.S7, 100000. The commerce committee were
then empowered to sit during the sessions of
the Senate
The district appropriation bill was then
taken up aud passed 1t appropriates nearly
$3,500,0O0.
Senator Allison, for Chairman Davis, West
Virginia, reported with amendments the legis-
lative appropriation bill and gave notice by
request of Senator Davis that the bill would be
called up Monday or Tuesday. Placed on the
calendar.
Senator's Booth, Withers and Allison were
appointed Senate confreres on the pension ap-
preparation bill.
The Senate confreres on the Indian appro-
priatien bill were reappointed in relation to
disagreement on the peace commission
item.
An evening session to-day was dispensed
with.
The conference report on the House bill
relating to the selection of site for union
railroad depot in Washington and other pur
poses was adopted.
The cattle disease bill was then taken up
and the amendments of the Senate committee
adopted.
Without further action the Senate went into
executive session, and when the doors opened
adjourned until tomorrow.