The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
LOGAN.

Funding bill during nearly its entire
session, the argument being on the
rate of interest and the term of the
new bonds to be issued. No action
was reached. In the House the ses-
sion of Tuesday was continued, pur-
Harbor bill was again taken up. At
$50 O'Clock consideration OF the billy
was far from being completed, and
recess was taken until 1880 O'Clock.
The DEBATE wascontinued at the night
session, and at 2:20 O'Clock the bill
was reported to the House by the.
Committee of the Whole, but with
out final action the House adjourn
ed The Senate assembled at IL
O'Clock, and the Funding bill being
taken up almost at once, sat until
1880 p. NJ. without interruption, the,
whole time being devoted to the con-
sideratiOn of the bill. All the i'm
portrait amendments proposed by the.
Senate Finance Committee were re-
jected, and when the Senate adjourn.
ed, the bill having been completed in
committee of the whole, it was very
little different from the bill passed
10y the House. The three per cent.
rate of interest was retained, as was
also the clause making it compulsory
on national banks to deposit the new
bonds AS security for their circulation.
The emily charge of any moment
agreed upon was that making the
bonds 20S, instead Of 5.10s. The
Harbor and River bill was again
taken up in the House, and was pass
ed in very Few minutes. Mr.. Cox
called up the Appointment bill and
succeeded in securing its cOnsidera-
ton, but allowed it to be laid aside
at the request OF Mr.. Conger, who
stated that the Republican members
wished to confer upon it before vote
was taken. The Senate passed the
Funding bill, substantially rs it came
from the Heuse, ny vote OF ~ 10
20. The River and Harbsr bill was
read a second time and referred, and
the District of Columbia Appropria-
ton bill was passed. The Legisla-
tive preparation bill was reported
and the Conference Committee on the
Indian Appropriation bill was reap
~
giving a pension to the widow IF
Commodore McCauley. A notion
to take up the Fllz John Porter bilf
was rejected. The House went into
committee of the whole on the Agri
cultural Appropriation bill, and
Messrs. Hurd and Kelley made
speeches Oh the tariff. Notice was
given in the Senate of a number Of
amendments which will be offered to-
the River and Harb0r Appropriation
bill, among them being one By Sena-
tor Whyte for an appropriation Of
5000 for the ST. Jerome river, Ma
ryland. The Cattle Diseases bill was
taken mp, hut action upon il was not
reached. Senator Whyte offered
petition from Baltimore shipping
merchants for the early restoration
of the Sharp's Island Lighthouse,
which was carried away by the
ice. In the house the Agricultural
Appropriation bill was taken up. Am
amendment was agreed to appropri-
ating $4,000 for the distribution of
seeds, three. fouvths of which will be
distributed through members of Con-
gress. Both houses adjourned at 2
o'clock, i'm order to allow members
to attend the funeral of Hon. Fer.
nando Wood. In the Senate the
larger portion OF the session was de-
voted to the Legislative Appropria-
zion bill. which was discussed in COM
n0ittee of the whole. The bill appro-
PIRATES SIT 1875, 300. 40. 1t was still
pending when, at $50, an adjourn
ment was taken until 1880. At the
evening session the bill for the con-
structioii Of new building for the
Congressional Library was consid-
cred, and was still before the Senate
when it adjourned, at 11:25 O'Clock.
In the House, Sunday afternoon
was design lated as the time for the
delivery of eulogies on the late Fer
nando Wood. A bill was introduced
providing for three inspectors to
watch over the expenditure and col
lection ofpublic moneys. Mr.. Urner
introduced resolution for an inves-
tigation of railroad Discrimination
and Uvercharging. The bill appro-
priatlng Sll7,0OO for enlarging the
Washington City Hall was passed.