National Republican., 1881-12-21
IN THE SENATE.
Yesterdays ProceedIngs-Eore BiiIN Hn.
troduced-womau suffrage.

troducrd-womau Suffrage.
In the Senate yesterday the Chair submitted
communication from the Secretary Of War, trans.
mitting report OF Major Mcfarland, Of the
Engineer Corps, relating to the survey Of Saoketts
Harbor, N. Y. Referred to Committee on Com
merce
MIR Maxey presented the petition of the Austin
Methodist Conference of Texas for the prohibition
ofbolygamy Referred 70 Committee on Judloia,ry Ii,Cy
Affairs, reported favorably without amendment
the bill for the sale Of the lands of the Miami In
dians in Kansas. Placed on calendar
Mr.. Plat, from the Committee on Contingent
Expenses, reported resolution directing the
Sergeant. at Arms to appoint clerk TO the su:
pcrintendent of the document room, Mt n salary OF
81, 800 per nnnum.
a discussion followed, in which the necessity for
the clerk was conceded but difference of opinion
was developed as to whether the Sergeant. at Arms
should have the appointment unqunlihedly or be
confined to the recommendation Of the superin;
tendent The resolution was finally laid over until
to-day.
Mr.. Anthony from the Committee on Printing,
reported, in response to an instruction heretofore
given that committee, that the responsibility for
the delay In the publication ofthe Agricultural Re-
ports was not chargeable to the Public Printer;
that that officer had been unable, under the stat
ute, TO make contract for the printing OF the
litho .caustio engravings until July !, when the
not be completed In less than eight months in the
most extensive establishment in the country, and
that the work had been temporarily superseded by
more important Government printing An eX-
| pnuatory letter from the Printer was read
| Reports from committees were made ms follows:
by Mr.. Bayard, from Committee on Finance
| upon q unanimous vote, fayornbly without
amendment: A bill to release the Philadelphia and
| Reading Railroad Company from certain taxes
| Placed on calendar.
yNir Pendleton from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, adversely: A bill authorizing Lieutenant
Commander Charles D. sgsbee, Y. :. N, to accept
definitely postponed.
BY Mr. Johnston, from the Committee on Claims,
make tie necessary @ y arrangements is to carry into
effect any convention between the United States
and Nicaragua for the adjustment of claims which
may be concluded between the two governments,
Indefinitely postponed.
| Bills were Introduced as follows:
BY Mr. Rollins; To refer the claims of the cap.
tors of theram Albemarle to the Court of Claims.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Also, to fix the term of office Of collectors of in.
ternal revenue. Referred to the Committee ON
BY Mr.. McDnl Relating to the survey. or dispo-
sal of unsuryeycd lands keys, and Islands belong
ing 10 the United States. Referred TO Committee
on Public Lands.
by Mr.. Miller, of New York: To prevent the
aduterntion OF food and drugs. Referred to Com
mittcc on Commerce.
Also, to authorize release of right Of way
across laud Of the United States ct Plattsburg, NJ
Y. Referred to Committee OH Military Affairs.
BY Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania (by request)
To provide construction fund for the navy. and
for other purposes. Referred to Committee on
Mr. Butler offered resolution instructing the
Committee on Civil Service and Retr, nchment TO
inquire into the ndvisability and propricty Of pro-
yiding by law for the compensation of United
States district attorneys, assistant district attor-
neys United States marshnls, deputy marshals, col
lectors of customs collectors Of internal revenue
deputy collectors, and United States commissioners
by paying them fixed salaries to be regulated and
graded rs near as may be by the services rendered
and responsibilities imposed, and that said COM
mittee have leave to report by bill or otherwise
Adopted
On motion of Mr.. Rollins, the District Comms.
soners were instructed to report the reasons fol
obstrnctlng New York and Massachusetts, avenue,
at their intersection at Seventh and Ninth streets
and also the amount OF expense incurred and tC
be incurred by reason OF the enclosure aud re
grading of the grounds at the intersections of those
avenues.
| At the suggestion of Mr. Edmunds the inquiry
was extended to include n statement rs to the au.
thority OF law under which the work had beer
The House concurrent resolution for adjourn
: ment from to-day until January was agreed to-
ayes, AZ; noes, Is.
Mr. Brown introduced bill to authorize the sale
of the military barracks, and lands on which the!
mttee ON Military Affairs.
.. Upon the conclusion OF the morning buslnes
Mr.. Hoars resolution for committee on the right
of women was taken UP by a majority vote, ant
its discussion continued without action.
. Mr.. Hoar said as It did not involve the question
of woman suffrage, but merely the convenience o
delegations desiring to have hearing on the ques
, , tion, he hoped vote would be reached to-day.
Mr.. Morgan addressed the Senate. He regarded
the proposition as the initial measure of that serie
which had been urged upon States and Territorie
and Congress.n various forms, by which It wa
sought to open to the intrusion of politics anC
a
l no one should be permitted to intrude withou
: the consent of both of the heads of the family
J The record ofthe Republican party in its legsla
tion OH suffrage led him to distrust the sncerit!
of the present movement. That party had showi
its Inconsistency by repudiating negro suffrage IL
the District of Columbia while insisting upon
| elsewhere. The reason for this was that q iarg
e amount Of private property in the District wa
a owned by leading Republicans who were unwi!l
lug to commit their interests to the control of tn
colored man; and in order to get rid of the negr
at the polls they had disfranchsed the white mel
and women alike.
I, The resolution was laid aside informally
The Chair announced his signature TO the en-
:: rolled bill giving the franking privilege to Mri
I Garfield.
5 Mr.. Blair introduced n bill To protect penslo
I money from attachment and levy or seizure b
process of law and the amount OF the same none
$ when invested in homesteads
9 Referred to Committee OH Pensions.
4 The following is the text of the bill introduce
I by Mr.. Rollins:
SECTION l. Hereafter collectors OF Internal revenu
Q shall be appointed for n term of four years,
SEC. The commissions of all collectors of nternI
the 30h day of June, 1882, shall, and with thi
a date, expire; Provided They shall hold after th
n date unti their successors are qualified,
y SIC. g. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent wit
y this act are repealed.
a a The Senate, at two o'clock, went into executiy
4 session, and lat i:Oj) adjourned until to-day.
!, |
ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS.