Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-18
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
FRIDAY, February Is.

| FRIDAY, February Is.
| SENATE.-The credentials OF Chas. Il. Var
| Wyck, Senator elect from Nebraska for the
| term beginning March 4, were presented by Mr.
| Saunders.
The credentials OF John F. Miller, Senator
elect from California for the term beginning
March 4, were presented by MI. Booth.
Bills were introduced and referred as stated:
By Mr.. Vest-To incorporate the Inter.O ceanic
Railway Company and for other purposes: TO
committee on foreign affairs.
On motion or Mr.. Thurman, the Senate took
up the bin to authorize the construction OF a
fire-ploof building at Columbus, Ohio, for the
accommodation OF the U, S. courts, post Office
internal revenue and pension Offices
The committees amendments Qncludlng a
reduction OF the cost from 100000 to 500, ,0OW
were agreed TO and the bill passed.
The bill for the relief OF VIM. I'll. Gill was also
passed. on motion OF Mr.. Logan.
The consideration OF the funding bill was
then resumed and the amendments made In
committee of the whole were reported fn their
order, a separate vote on each having been de-
manGed by Mr. EdmundS.
Separate votes upon the amendments recon-
meDded by the finance committee were reserved
until the bill was gone through With.
The amendment requiring the issues of the
Treasury notes to be In denomin ations OF $40
or some multiple or that sum not exceeding
$1,000 and striking out the issues or tens and
tWenties, was objected to by Mr.. Thurman and
Mr.. Edmunds, and advocated by Mr.. Bayard
A motion to strike out the amenemenU failed
Oh a GiviSon-11 to 36.
Mir. seek moved TO amend the amendment,
allowing not exceeding one-half Of one per
cent for the expense OF placing the loan by
reducing the amount to one third OF one per
cent. Not agreed to-ayes %, noes 30.
The affirmative vote came entirely from the
democratic side With two eXceptiOaS-MeSsrs.
Booth and Ingalls,.
MesSrS. Bailey, Bayard, Butler Call Davis
QD), Eaton, Johnston, Herman. Lamar and
salisbury voted no With the republicans.
Mr.. kdmunas, who would have noted no, was
paired with Mr.. Ransom.
The one-half OF one per cent allowance was
All the amendments to the funding bill made
In committee OF the whole were then agreed TO
as reported.
Mr.. Blair then moved and advocated an
amendment restric ing the requirement for the
deposit of the new bonds to bank circulation
issued after July 1st next Not agreed to.
The fifth section, containing the provision
making the new three per cents compuIsorlly
receivable by the banks for circulation, etc,
was retained In the blll-Yeas 80, noes 49,
motion by Mr.. Bayard, renewing the
amendment OF the finance committe making
the interest rate On the bonds 81 per cent was
defeated-ayes &C. noes Sc. The rate therefore
remains at per cent.
THE FUNDING ELL PASSED.
+ The bill was then paSsed-ayeS 43. noes %.
an the democrats voted aye, as also Mr.. Plumb
and Mr.. Saunders.
The Senate then took up the District appro.
priation bill.
HOUSE.-On motion OF Mr.. FELTON,. biii was
passed constituting Atlanta, Ca. port 81 de
livery.
Mr.. Clymer asked unanimous consent that an
evening session be ordered TO night for the con
sidera1ion or District business, but Mr.. Bragg
objected.
Mr.. Atkins, chairman of the committee on ap.
preparations, reported resolution granting TO
The family OF the late E. w. Farr, OF N H.,
the balance OF the salary which would be
due to him as member OF the 10th Congress.
and requesting the 41th Congress to make a
further appropriation OF $4,000, in lieu OF the
salary due to him as member OF that Con-
gress The resolution was adopted.
A resolution was adopted for The printing and
binding, In one volume, OF 1000 copies OF the
three numbers OF the consular reports.
The House, after transacting miscellaneous
business refused 10 consider private bills, an
discussion eIsued as To the priority or ousi-
ness.
A motion to proceed to business In the House
calendar. for the purpose OF taking up the FitL
John Porter bill. was defeated-yeaS III; NAYS
III, and the House then, a. lis p. m., went
into committee OF the whole on the agricu.
tural appropriation bill
MT. HurG gave notice that he would offer an
amendment providing Tor statStfcian an |
subordinate officers In the Agricultural depart
ment, and requiring that officer 70 make re
port as 10 the effect the customs revenue laws
the agricultural people of the country:
whether the effect of such laws has
been to Increase or diminish the prize
OF American agricultural products In foreign
markets. what effect they have had on the
price OF clothing and agricultural tools In this
country, and whether or not the wages OF farm
laborerS and the profits OF persons engaged in
agriculture have been affected by such laws
and II SO in what way and to what extent. He
then proceeded to make an nti-pretective-tariT