Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02
FoRT1-sIxTH eONaRHsss
wAsurrriroN MARCH, /

! WASHINGTON. March l..
| SENATE.-Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut, from
the Committee on Foreign Relations, report
ed back sundry bills and resolutions recon-
railways across the Isthmus. The COMMITTEES
were excused from further consideration of
| the subject
Bills were passed providing for the cree
| ton of monument at SchuylerviHe, n. r,
commemorative of the battle of Saratoga,
with an amendment appropriating $1,000 to-
ward defraying the expenses OF centennial
celebration of the battle, and 81, 900 for the
repair of the monument on Groton Heights,
Connecticut
AT 1:3o p. m. the Japanese indemnity bill
was taken up. The bill to return to Japan
thesum Of 81, 463, 224, being the amount of
indsmnity paid By that government; was dis.
action went over to 1:30 p. nj. tomorrow.
The reported sundry civil appropriation
bill with amendments was agreed on at
4:30 p. m. and it was ordered printed. Mr..
Ransom submitted report from the con-
ference committee on the river and harbor
bill and the report was concurred In. The
Senate at $50 took recess till 7:30 p. m.
At the evening session all the House bills
were passed except two granting the right of
way into the District of Columbia to the
Washington and Chesapeake and to the
Southern Maryland Railroad companies. At
p. Ii. G46 senate 8QJOuEu0u.
HoUsE.-The deficiency appropriation bill
was reported and ordered printed. The cotl-
ference report ON the District of Columbia
appropriation bill was submitted and furth-
er conference ordered on disagreements.
The regular order was then demanded and
a struggle began in regard to what was unfin-
be the superintendent bill. Mr.. Price there
upon called for the regular order; but Mr..
Carlisle raised the question of consideration.
The House, by vote of SO yeas, AS nays,
refused to consider the apportionment bill.
The proceedings were interrupted by Mr..
Reagan, of Texas, with the conference report
on the river and harbor appropriation bill.
In conference the Senate receded from seven
amendments, aggregating $66, 900, leaving
the amount appropriated by the bill at ST.
141, 800. The report was agreed to, yeas
1872, nays 81.
Mr.. Conger then demanded the regular or
der, being the bill to prohibit political as
sessments, on which Mr.. Carlisle raised the
question of consideration and the roll was
again called. The same course was pursued
on the Interstate commerce bill.
After farther struggle the House got to
business on the Speakers table and execu-
tive communications were first taken up.
The first was message from the President
transmitting copy of letter addressed to
December g. 1880. requesting to be furnish
ed with report of the competitive examina-
tions held in the postofice an. custom house
at New York under the civil service rules. to-
gether with the report of the commission.
The President says the report presents a
gratifying statement of the application of
the rules referred to in two of the largest
local offices in the civil service of the gov
eminent, and he recommended the report to
the careful consideration of Congress. The
communication was referred to the Commit
tee on Civil Service Reform.
House bills with Senate amendments were
then disposed of sereatina, the opposition to
the funding bill taking no further action for
delay except to demand the reading of all
bills. -aa-
The funding bill was finally reached at
4:29 p. M, and Mr.. Conger made a point of
order that the Senate amendments must first
be considered in Committee of the Whole
ruled the point and Mr.. Oongef appealed;
tabled by vote of ia to 20.
The House then at $50 took a recess.
The House reassembled at $3.50 p. m. and
consideration of the funding bill was re-
sumed. Mr.. Conger made points of order
against the fifth and sixth sections, but the
points were overruled. After good deal of
discussion the House was brought to vote on
the Senate amendments. The amendments
to the first section were nearly all agreed to.
After amendments had been offered, the
Speaker enquired whether separate votes
were demanded. Mr.. Conger said he would
demand a separate vote on all. Mr.. Conger
then demanded separate vote on the amend
ment that no Treasury note of a less denom-
nation of 800 shall be registered, but it was
agreed to. Mr.. Conger also demanded sep
arate vote on the amendment that the cost of
issuing new notes should not exceed of one
per cent. The House bill recommended of
one per cent. The amendment was retained.
Mr.. Tucker submitted motion to concur
in the sixteenth amendment of the Senate,
and pending that motion by Mr.. Conger
for recess was put. The Republicans
withheld their votes and no quorum voted.
After the roll had been called Mr.. Tucker
thought it impossible to get quorum, and
therefore, on his motion, the house at 1916
took recess until 10 a. m.