Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-03-05

In the House, Mr.. Mcmahon ID, o. offered a
resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for statement of the retunding of
bonds known as 10 40s, and the sale or ex-
change of bonds in lieu thereof during the
year 1879, with list of the syndicates, banks,
bankers, brokers and other persons taking
the same and the respective amounts taken
by. each; also, the amount of money
paid to each and for what purpose or
object such payments were made,
etc. etc Mr. Warmer d., o. introduced d
bill providing for the appointment of a Board
OF Fiscal inspectors, whose duty 1t shall be TO
watch over the collections and expenditures
of the Federal Treasury. MIR. Ste\ enson ID,
ll) submit, cd the resolutions of the General
ASSEMBLY OF Illinois, recommending the re-
tiremcnt of o. s. Grant with the rank of Gen.
eral. Mr.. Urner (R,, Md introduced bill
for the appointment of a Commissioner to
inquire into the injustice of freight
charges upon interstate commerce and
to propose n remedy The bill to ascertain
the amount due the Choctaw Nation
of Indians by the Government passed
The bill simply authorizes the Court of Claims
to try all questions arising from Il eaty stipu-
lations with the Choctaw Natl N, and render
Judgment thereon Mr.. Slemons ID, Ark.)
under instructions from the Committee on
Railroads and Canals moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill inrorpo ating the
Cherokee &Arkansas River Railroad Company,
for the purpose of constructing a railroad
from Arkansas City, Kans., through the Indian
Territory to Fort smith Ark. Agreed to and
Ilt Dll PTS tu "A lnOllOn lO tulOuTn ONbr
Washingtons birthday was defeated.
FEB. 22.-The Senate passed the bill re-
pealing the law imposing II tax on bank de-
posits. The provisions for taking off the
| taxes on bank capital and bank checks, which
were in the bill as originally reported, were
stricken out. The House joint resolution ap-
propriatng $4,000 for a monument to mark
the birthplace of Washington was adopt
ed. Senator Logan made another In.
efectual effort to take up the Grant Retire
mcnt bil-the vote standing % yeas to 90 nays
.......The Honse passed the Agricultural Ap-
preparation bill. Among the amendments
| adopted is one appropriating $4,000 for the
continuation of experiments In connection
with the manufacture of sugar from beets aTid
forthe cultivation bf bees tor that purpose.
FEB. 23.--The Senate passed the F6rtif
cation Appropriation bill, the bill to graduate
| the price and dispose OF the residue of the
| Cherokee strip lands in Kansas, and the bill
for the erection OF new building for the
Congressional Library. The bill fixes the site
on the east front of the Capitol grounds
AID limits the cost OF lands and
damages thereon to 81 OO0, 600. 49,.
The House considered the Civil Service APP
preparation bill in Committee of the Whole
Mr.. Cox d., n. W called up as unfinished
business the Apporiionment bill. Mr.. Congei
(R., Mich.) raised the question of coRsidera-
ton, and upon the question being put the
! KeOuDnCunS WllU Ont OE lWO tActDtlOnS Gt
fused to vote, leaving the House without .
quorum.
FEB. 24.-The announcement OF the deatl
of Senator Carpenter was made in the Senate
Immediately after reading the Journal ant
after passing the customary resolution tht
Senate adjourned out ofrespect to his mem
ofy. ..!..A deadlock occurred in the House
over the ApportiOnment BILL vote takeI
on the ordering of the main question resulted
! t,ln "a mn Snnnl<
er cast his vote in the affirmative
thus making a Quorum The Republican
then resorted to diatory proceedings to pre-
vent vote on the bill. a call of the Hous
was ordered, and no quorum voting, the door
were closed and resolution adopted direct
ing the Sergeant at Arms to enforce the at
tendance of the members. Various absentee
were brought I'm mt different times during tn
day and evening, but up to midnight the Dem
ocrats had not succeeded in getting quorum
and the House was still In session.
FEB. 25.-The Senate Commerce Commit
tee reported back the River and Harbor bil
with amendments increasing the aggregat
appropriations by over 81 100000. The Agri
cultural Appropriation bill passed. The all
| night session OF the House terminated at G a
a. M, an agreement having been entered int
mt that time for the appointment of five mem
bers on each side of the House to confer AM
! determine upon some plan. OF settlement re
, garding the Apportioninent bill. After reces
announcement was made OF the death Of Sena
: tor Carpenterand the usual resolutions passed
The House then went into Committee of tn
Whole on the Sundry Civil bill. The amend
/ ment appropriating 100000 for naval station
and coaling depots on the l~thmus of Panam
being under discussion, Mr.. Mcmahon d., o.
created quite sensation by charging tina
2 behind this proposition was scheme for IN
benefit OF the Chiriqni Land improvement
Company, which was the owner of !
100000 acres of land on the Isthmu
which included two harbors that wei
10 be made coaling stations, and thl
Mr.. Rogers, the Presidents private secretai,
had appeared before the sub committee an
made an argument for the appropriation
= The compromise committee on the Fundin
hill did not reach any agreement during IL
day, the Republicans standing out tor 3
, Wiling to concede 3l5. The number propose
by the bill is 30i