Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-11
WHAT CONGREss Is DOING.
Senate Proceedings To-day

WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING.
Senate Proceedings To-day.
MI Morrill,, from the finance committee, reported
fayorably in the Senate to-day the Senate bill
repeating so much OF section 1855, Of the Revised
Statutes, as imposes a charge upon export stamps
| on tobacco. Placed on the calendar
Mr.. Groome, from the committee on pensions
| reported bill to prevent the payment Of double
| pensions He said the attention OF the COM
mttee had been called this morning to al opinion
given by the Attorney General Ii tic
case of General Burnett, to the effect that
pensiOner on the roll is entitled
when special act is passed for his benefit to re-
sion under the general law, even though It is
expressly provided that the former shall be In lieu
the committee was to correct this, and its prompt
passage was regarded as matter OF extreme
Upon the suggestion OF Mr.. Ingalls,, the opinion
OF the Attorney General was ordered to be insert
ed In the Record for general information, and the
A resolution offered by Mr. Van Wyck. directing
the Secretary OF the Interior to withhold action in
payment OF a double pension to Gen. Burnett until
Tue OIL just reported Is acted upon, was read and
laid over.
The conference report on the bank charter ex-
| tension Dill was presented and agreed to.
LIVELY DISCUSSION ON A RESOLUTION TO MEET AT II
Mr. Garland offered resolution to require the
Senate to meet at II am instead OF IL noon, each
| day.
| The resolution was opposed by members OF the
| committee on appropriations, on the ground that
| to meet at II O'Clock would exclude the members
OF that committee from deliberation in the Senate
proceedings, in order to get its work done; that
work.
| Mr. ingalls, said it was an extraordinary COM
| mentary upon this Congress that it sat from De-
cember to the last Of June and then had to con-
| tlnue the appropriations by resolutions because
the ordinary work OF the session was not done.
ne thought the appropriations committee was
asking too much. II the business of the calendar
| was 10 oe done the Senate would have to get to
work even without the members Of the committee
on appropriations, If that were necessary.
kept up its work and that It could not prevent the
republican caucus OF the House from holding back
the Senate would save time and facilitate work by
continuing its hour OF meeting at noon and giving
tne appropriations committee all OF each forenoon
Mr: Window endorsed what Mr.. Beck had said,
ana oeciared further that the appropriations COM
a of eysa was Tes9ved % tnar 1t would not again work
session In order to get ready for adjournment
Mr Allison, chairman of the appropriations COM
tee should be pushed forward as rapidly as possi-
On motion OF Mr.. Morrill,, consideration of the
resolution was postponed until next Monday.
The consideration Of the river and harbor bill
was resumed, and Mr.. Harrison advocated an
amendment striking out the $500 eco appropriated
Tor the reservoirs at the headwaters OF the Missis
sppl river and inserting 0OOO for continuing OBJ
serVatlOnS and surveys for the reservoirs
House of RepreSe natives.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Immediately after the reading of the journal,
the House went into committee OF the whole (Mr
kasson In tue char) on the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill.
The portion OF the bill relating to the survey OF
the public lands beilg under consideration, Mr.
Anderson offered an amendment providing THAT
OF moneys advanced and expended by it in sur
veyfng and selecting public lands granted to Ger
a e TO- ala IN
from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean,, etc,
approved July 1st, 1862, and the act amendatory
thereOf, approved July I'd, 1862. the sums so paid
into the Treasury Shal without further apprOprt-
alton: be used for surveying the public lands; and
In this latter event the sum OF 100000 herein ap
proprlated shall be diminished by the aggregate sum
SO paid into the Treasury and so used for the pub
lie survey" 1t provides. further, that the Kansas
racine railway company.Or its assigns, shall forth
WIN pay into the Treasury of the United States
all the cost as determined by the Secretary OF the
public lands granted to it by Said acts, and sit,
ulted either In the state OF Kansas or In legally
organized counties OF the state OF Colorado, and
paid And In the event that any such costs Shall
remain unpaid on the 1st day OF October 1882 the
Attorney General OF the United States is hereby
authorized and directed to institute forthwith In
the name Of the United States OF America IN the
circuit court OF the United States for the district
IN which the tract or parcels or land are situated,
upon Which such costs remain unpaid, any and ali
proceedings against said company or party in in
that can be maintained to secure the prompt pay
ment OF such unpaid costs, and OF the further cost
OF all such legal proceedings.
After a long discussion the amendment was
ruled out upon point OF order raised by Mr..
Mr.. Atkins offered an amendment reducing the
prce TO De paid for the survey OF the public lands
y, 10 S per linear mile for standard and meander
ile 20 ior eoWns44p and lor section lines
Mr holman onered an amendment providing
that no public lands which are adapted to agri-
from time to time required for actual settlement
under the provisions OF the homestead laws Re-
jected.
Mr.. Brents, Of Washington Territory. offered an
amendment increasing from 100000 TO $500 1000 the
aappa3prlaton for surveying the public lands. Re-
MI. Page moved to strike out the legislation ia
the Oil relative to surveys and to insert prOvisO
tnat hereafter all agricultural lands of the United
StateS remaining unSOld at the passage OF this
act shall be disposed only under the provisions
OF the homestead and timber culture acts. Ruled
out on point Of order.
The District in Congress.
Mr.. Neal, chairman OF the District committee
says he does not expect any more meetings of the
District committee during this session.
THE POTOMAC FLATS AMENDMENT
When the river and harbor bill comes back to
/! the House with the Senate amendment thereto
the bill will go to the commerce committee, which
VIII no doubt recommend non-concurrence In the
amendment, and the bill win then 90 to a confer
ence committee The exhaustive debate on the
subject In the Senate and.the overwhelming vote
by which the amendment was adopted win of
course, have its weight In the House.
THE GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
After opposition the bill was passed in the House
yesterday to authorize the transfer of TIE prop.
erty OF the National Soldiers and Sailors Ornhan
Home to the Garfield Memorial Hospital It en-
powers the trustees OF the National Soldiers and
Sailors Orphan Home OF this District to ira nSfer
ana convey all the property, real, personal and
mixed, OF the Home to the Garfield Memorial Hos
pitai, which Is empowered to sell and convey the
same and apply the proceeds to the object for
WhiGh IL was 1ncorporated provided, that the act
snaIl not DC construed to make the United States
liablc IN any way on behalf OF said transfer or In
the change OF trust.
Capitol Notes.
CAUCUS OF ThE REPUBLICANS
OF the House will be held as soon as the sundry
civil bill is disposed Of It Is not now believed that
any more election cases will be brought up this
session, because the republicans are not able tn
secure ana mold quorum OF their own members