Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 26.---In the Sen
ate, the river and harbor bill was taken up and
the committee amendments were agreed to.
The opposition to the bill was vigorous, but
it was finally reported and passed. Ayes 80,
noes IL.
The House had up the sundry appropriation
bill and increased the appropriation for sur
veying public lands from $500, 700 to $3.50
600. An amendment to appropriate $4,000
to revise the civil service commission, was
rejected. An amendment offered by
Mr.. Springer which instructs the commits
| sioners representing the United States at the
international monetary conference to agree to
no adjustment which does not recognize sill
yer coins as part of the money system OF
governments joining in such conference. Mr..
Van Voorhis moved to strike out the item of
$4,000 for Ignatius Donnelly, whom he de-
nounced as Legislative pirate and freebooter
in politics, who had not the color of claim
perjury and forgery. The motion was de-
feated and leave given Van Voori
his to print the rest of his speech
in the Record. Mr.. Manning offered an
amendment INCREASING the amounts allowed to
Bisbee, Hull, Donnely and Washburn to
$500. The amendment was finally declared
in order and adopted. The committee then
rose and reported the bill to the House, the pre-
vious question was seconded and the main
question ordered
The committee of conference on the post
office appropriation bill, the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill and the
District of Columbia appropriation bill, re-
spectively, all reached final agreements this
evening, which will be presented to both
houses and doubtless be ratified by Monday or
Tuesday.
posed of in the HOnSe Monday an effort will be
made to take up the funding bill, when several
amendments adopted by the ways and means
committee will be offered, together with those
suggested by Representative Conger. A care
full canvass of opinions of prominent members
of the House, both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, indicates that grave doubts are enter
tanned of the passage of the bill. Many mem
bers assert they will not support it unless the
entire fifth section is stricken out.
A special from this city to the Brooklyn
Eagle says: at is understood rather positively
now that Garfield will not call the usual extra
session of the Senate until after the Wisconsin
Legislature shall electa successor to Carpenter.
This will probably throw the extra session
and organization of the new Senate
over till the 10th or 18th of March
and avert the necessity of adjourning
the Wisconsin Legislature for the governor
u appoint carpenters successor anu avert Inc
law of Congress, which would prevent the
election till March s. This is very significant
when taken in connection with the fact that
Senator Malone, of Virginia, will act with the
Republican party, and shows that the
Republicans intend to organize the next
Senate. It also avoids annoyances
that might arise from discussions on ques-
tons of organization on the 5th of March, if
an extra session of the Senate were called.
Gen. Garfield will therefore retain the present
cabinet for several days after the Inauguration.
Their designations will also be presented to
him on the 4th of March but none will be &C
cepted.'
Judge Folger's name is now dropped from
the list of cabinet candidates and the names of
Senator Allison for secretary of the treasury
and Postmaster James for postmaster general,
again loom up.