The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-26
Forty-sixth COngress-Third session
WASHINGTON, January %, 1881.
SENATE.

Mr.. Lamar, from the judiciary Commit
tee. reported fayOrabIy with amendment
House bill TO divide the state OF LOUISIANA
into two judicial districts.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com
mittee. reported back The resolution OF jan
uarv u, 1850, lnStruc'ing The committee
70 innuire and report whether any di>crlml-
nation or difference OF treatment had been
made IN settlements with certain southern
railway companies under the act OF Febru-
ary D. 1915, providing for the settlement
Of matters in dispute. He stated that the
committee had head the executive ollceis
of the Government and counsel for partlcu-
lar railway companies interested IN the
ouc>fior. and were OF opinion that no as
elimination or difference Of treatment under
the law had been made with respect TO any
Of The contracts 10y executive officers.
ON motion OF Mr.. Edmunds the commit
tee was discharged from further c0nsidera-
ton Of the subject.
Uoon conclusion OF the regular morning
business Mr.. Logan renewed his motion oil
the previous day to postpone the penulne
order TO take up the Grant-re,remeht DiiI'
He said be did NOT propose to discuss Inc
matter further, and asked for vote.
MIR. Lamar spoke at some length IN favor
OF the motion, saying he thought IL emil
uentIy proper that an eX-President should
retire from active politics, and tqually pro-
Der that he should be enabled to live Ill pc
cunlary independence.
The Senate then proceeded TO vote upon
Mr.. Logan's motion TO take up the DILL
| The motion was reiected-ayeS, 20; noes,
2S-a party vote, except that Mr. Lamar,
with Mir. Davis of Illinois, voted Aye
with the Republicans. The vote was lden'
tical with that taken on the previous dat
on the same motion, except thal Mr. Bruce
not then present, voted aye" ana MI
Mcpherson. who then voted AYE WIFE
the Republican side, was absent to-day.
On motion OF Mr.. PendIetOn, Senate 0ll
appropriatng 100000 for The completion
| OF the tenth census was taken upand passed.
The Senate then resumed the considera'
ton of the Indian laud-in-Severhity Dill
the question being upon Mr.. Hoars amend
ment comforting citizenship upon lndian'
receiving lands III severaliy under Inc act
| After a long debate the Senate, without &C
ton on the amendment, adjourned.
| HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Senate amendments 10 the Military Acad
emv appropriation bill were. on motion OF
Mr.. Forney, OF Alabama, concurred IN.
| Mr.. C0DD, OF iUuidba, HUH t"c So'""' -
tee on Appropriations, reported BACK DiI
providing for deficiency IN the appropiia
| lion for interest on the 3 So loan OF The DIS
trict OF Columbia for the fiscal year endln ~
June 30, 1881. (It appropriates sl62, l69
one half TO be paid out OF The united state
Treasury and one half out OF the revenue,
Of the District for the current hscal year.
| The bill was referred 10 the Committee o.
the Whole, there briefly considered, and re
ported back 10 the House, when II wa
passed. o,;oo ,,o,
MIR. King, OF Louisiana, gave notice ina
he would on "Wednesday next call up 10
action the resolutions heretofore reporte'
from Committee on iDterocednie Canal.
| The House then, at 1885, went into Com
| mittee OF The Whole tMr. Carlisle, oil Ken
lucky, In the chair upon the post-ome
appropriation bill.
A number OF amendments proposing I
increase various items OF appropriation
among them one for special postal faclih1e
over the st. Louis, Iron Mountain an
Southern railroad, and one for inland tran
portation by steamboat routes, ana one i'
star roules--were proposed and rejected
The committee then rose aud reported u
hill to the House, when II was passed.
| Mr.. bpeer, Of Georgia, from the Comm