The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-26
Forty-sixth Cowgfess-~Third session
WASHINGTON, February %, 1881.
SENATE.

senator Rsnsom. from the Com!nillec on
Commerce, reported back. with amendments
and recommendation that 1t pass ibe river
aud harbor bill.
Senator Wnhers, from The Appropriations
| Committee. reported back fayOrably, With
amendments, the agricultural appropriation
bill.
Senator Beck introduced substitute Tor
the bin presented bv him on December 2lst
10 authorize the is>ue Of le.Altehder notes
10 circulate as money on deposit OF gold.
exc. lie said he had received from the sec
rotary OF the Treasury, 10 whom the original
was referred by the Finance Committee Tor
careful examination, a report on the sub
| ject; and upon that report he had prepared
his substitute. Referred TO the Committee
on Finance.
On motion OF Senator Alli'on, the Senate
insisted upon It's amendments TO The iorti-
fcation appropriation bill.
| MessIs. Allison, Beck, and Booth were
appointed Senate c0nferers on the bill
Mr. Wallace, from The select committee
on alleged frauds in the late eiectlons.
submitted a report. which was received and
ordered 10 be printed.
Mr.. Blair, member Of the same commit
| zee. SAID the report Of The minority would
be presented hereafter.
Messrs. Davis OF West Virginia. Wallace,
and Allison were appointed the senate
Committee Of Conference on the legislative
appropriation bill. 81,
then taken up. Mr.. WItheis, who reported
the bill. stated that the present total was
1890 800. OF which S2050 bad been added
by the Senate committee. The aggregate
was $I2220 less than the estimates. ana
ST. 900 in excess OF the total OF approprla-
tons for 1881.
In Committee OF the Whole the bill was
| read and the amendments OF the senate
committee acted upon rs reached.
The amendment striking out the provls0
for the completion and publication by the
| chronological Commission u The data al
reade obtained by them, &c., was opposed
| by MessIs. Morgan and Call, and was re-
ircied--aycs, 2G: noes, 3l-the effect OF the
vote being 10 continue The commission.
The remaining amendments OF The COM
miiiee were agreed TO without debate
| The bill was reported to The senate ana
passed
after the transaction OF some further I'M
| important business the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE or REPREsENrATIyEs.
! The House remained in session oil night
on the appOriiOnment bill Without takln.
any action.
Al $40 SIR. Hawley, OF Connecticut, took
| The floor 10 make a sue 9estlOn that each slde
| of the House should select five gentlemen
who should meet and agree upon some plan
Of settlement. The Ilo, ~ then could lake
a recess until 1890, aud BUSHES con'd De
proceeded with. This proposition mel
with universal approval, and was nhanl-
mouS'y agreed 10. Members on ne re-
-. L IT..
and after few moments caucus,
MIR. Robson announced that the Re
publicans had agreed upon the following
gentlemen TO represent them: Conger,
SherwIn, Lapbam, Anderson. and shahen-
ber.er. Mr. Springer announced That Inc
Democrats had agreed upon The following
gentlemen TO represent them: Cox, Ihomp-
son Of Kentucky, Reagan, House, ana Nor
ri.cn. Further proceedings under call were
dispensed with, and then, at $50, the House
took rec 5 until 1890.
After recess Mr.. Williams, Of Wisconsin,
called I'D the Senate resolution relative to
the late Senator Carpenter. He spoke
brjtHy upon the great loss which the epun-
iry has eXperier ced in the death OF me
great Senator and offered resolution Tor
the appointment OF i've members to accom-
pany the body Of the deceased to his home
in Wisconsin.
Ny. Ua1elton. OF Wisconsin, said it wss a
sorrowful office which he performed IN Sc
condinp the resolution which had been an-
nounced TO the House and the world OF Il
most distinguished citizen OF Wisconsin.
over his death.bed Wisconsin bowed her
head in grief, but the great mOurner was
the nation which be had loved and served 80
well.
/ The resolution was agreed TO, and then,
nj 10.t5 O'Clock. the House, as mark OF re-
spect to the deceased. adjourned.
At Ii O'Clock The session OF Friday be-
gan. Owing 10 the long session OF yester-
dav the Journal was not made up, and its
reading was postponed until tomorrow.
While the House was waiting for the re-
port from the committee appointed last
night 10 come to some agreeme1t upon the
apportionment bill the Speaker recognized
gentlemen who rose to ask unanimous con-
sent for various purposes.
, ON motion OF Mr. Davidson, Of Florida.
Serate bill was passed directing the Secre-
tary OF War 10 investigate the claims Of the
State Of Florida against the United States for
expenditures made in suppres>in. Indian
/ ho>tililies.
, The House at II O'Clock went into Com
mittee OF the Whole Mr. Harris, OF Flr-
ginia. i'm The chair--On the sundry civil Dill.
The pending amendment was that offered
by Mr.. Atkins, OF Tennessee, striking ON
the clause apprOpriating Slo,V~ for pint
: inc 10 600 COPIES OF a compilation OF the
official records Of the war OF the rebellion.
E Mr.. Atkins said that he bad always been IN
= favor OF a compilation OF The sc records, but
\ the action of the committee in striking ou'
3. the appropriation for The purchase OF
D the Bragg ana Polk papers had seemed to
e him indicative that m impartial history oi
! the war was not desired. Anything that
e did iuinStice 10 the one side or the other dld
= inius,ice TO the whole country; for III
e writing the history OF the country nothing
Y that mipbt be Sld compliL cntaIy TO the
: Conf, derate soldier would detract from lht
: Federal soldier, but, on the contrary, WoulU
Y add TO his lasting glory. lie had Deeh rs
c Sured by gentlemen on the ether Slde tDi'
the dcsi.n was to secure the very lhlnS ina
would throw light on the late war, and h'
Y would therefore withdraw his appointment
0 MIR UAstetier, OF Indiana, offered al
c amendment approprIatiug 100000 for th'
d nuruo>e OF enabling the Secretary OF th'
: Treasury 10 sort free q charge >uDst
: diary silver coin when requested TO do 30
Adopted. -,
y Mr.. Goode, OF virginia. offered an amend
Q mont appropriaiing 100000 for the e,tao
r I,bnent at the Is1hmus Of Panama Of nava
stations and dep0ts OF coal Tor the supply
e steamships.oiwar.
Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia, raised point 0
l. order that the amendment was mol IN con
?. tinuation Of any work in progress, ant
IS urped that the object was not so much Il
ie establish coallug stations, but III connection
n with the protectorate Of Inc l,thIDus u