National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-16
{ CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES.
Tho Monmouth Battl,-Nonument Blll-Tsrifr Com
mission-Post.OfIlc AppropriatiOns--A
Personal Dcbate--The NiEsissippl
Sufferers to be Relieved,

response to Senate resolution was received
from tho Secretary Of War giving statement of
serviceable and unserviceable cannon at the ar.
senals, their market value. and how many have
been appropriated by law
On motion Of Mr.. Jonas, a resolution was adopted
calling for information about proposed bridge OF
the New Orleans and Northeastern Railway Com.
pany across Lake Ponchartrain from Point Aux
Herbes, La; whether twill interfere with nayiga.
tion, &C.
Mr.. Frye reported from the Committee on Rules
a new rule-namely, ga vote to lay on the table q
proposed amendment shall not carry with IL the
pending measure" Calendar.
Mr. Brown, from the Railroad Committee re-,
ported, with amendments, the bill granting right
of way for n railroad and telegraph line through
the lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians
to the ~. Louis and San Francisco Railway Com
pany, and for other purposes. Restored to Its for
mer place on the calendar.
Mr.. Hampton reported from the Military Com.
mittee bill 10 empower the Secretary of War 10
audit the claim of the State Of South Carolina for
rent alleged TO be due for the occupation of the
Citadel Academy at Charleston, Calendar.
Mr.. Hoar reported adversely the bill for the re-
lief of the Mechanics and Traders Bank Of New
Orleans. Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Miller, of California, presented petition
from citizens of California for the forfeiture Of the
land grant to the Texas Pacific Railroad Company,
ON motion Of Mr.. McPherson, the Senate took up
the Senate bill nppropriating $4,000 for mOnu-
mental column to commemorative battle OF Mon.
mouth, the money to be expended by the Mon
mouth Battle Association OF New Jersey in erect
ing and completing the monument The bill re-
quires that at least $4,000 shall be raised by the
association In addition to the amount appropriated,
and that the design for the monument shall be ap-
proved by the Secretary Of War.
An amendment prevailed directing that the ap-
preparation shall not be available until contract
Is made to complete the work within the sum
Mr.. McPheson briefly sketched the interesting
features of the historic event proposed to bo In
COrpOr1ted and the bill passed
At half-pnst one the tariff commission bill the
unfinished businessl came up, and was informally
laid aside to allow Mr.. Garland To speak upon the
Importance 0ftho maintenance ofan efficient leyee
system on the Mississippi, the bill on the subject
recently intrC duced by him being up temporarily.
The bill was discussed Mt length, and Mr.. Gar
land said If the committee in charge Of the bill
did not give II eary consideration he would resort
to some parliamentary jack-sctews TO get It back.
On his motion the bill was sent 10 the Committee
on the Mississippi River and It's Tributaries.
The following morning business was transacted
MIR. Malone reported, from the Committee OH
Naval Affairs, bill for the relief of the Abe
marie aud Chesapeake Canal Company, authoriz.
ing the Secretary OF the Navy to investigate the
claim OF the company Tor tolls on vessels trans.
he may lind equitably due the company, not ex-
ceediug S3,742
The Senate bill To amend section 2763 of the Re.
vised Statutes so as to authorize customs collectors
to use steam launches in boarding vessels and for
other purposes, in the better detection of frauds,
was amended, on motion of Mr.. Mcmillan, aud
passed.
The consideration of the Post .office appropria.
ton bill was resumed, The pending amendment
to make the provision relating TO subContracts
applicable only to contracts hereafter made was
agreed to-ayes, 81 nays IL. The increase m the
item for compensation OF Post toliice clerks
Sl5OOOO-prevailed
The next amendment reported by the Senate
was In the item on the subetting of contracts and
declares that carrier employed by contractor
or subcOntractor who shall file his agreement and
| evidence that he has done the work shall have a
lien on the money ofhis employer for his pay. and
If contractor or subcOntractor shall fail TO pay
carrier within months n N of n
quarter, the Department shall pay the debt and
charge u to the contractor. When person oil
firm holding several contracts fails TO perform SER
vice on any one Of them, pay for the others shall
| be withheld until the service has been restored
| and all penalties satisfied.
The amendment gave rise TO q somewhat pro.
tracted discussion, devoid ofgeneral interest upon
possible difficulties arising under IL In the Post
| Office Department.
In the course of the debate Messrs Dawes and
| Hawlcy became involved in personal contro.
versy upon what the latter construed to be an un.
Ss eors on 10 'eS sSn% pSf mr. pawe
ness of the amendment in practical operation to O
special anxiety for the Interests OF the mail con-
| tractors. Mr.. Dawes denied that his language was
fairly susceptible of the construction which the
Senator from Connecticut put upon II, and re.
peated with more particularly what he had said
Mr. Hawley again complained that the REPETITION
conveyed covert intmation OF the misrepresenta
ton to which ho had called attention.
Mr. Dawes asked how many times Mr.. Hawle!
wanted the explanation he had made repeated.
| Mr. Hawley (warmly)-So many times as thu
senttor repeats that he had never harbored thu
| thought that Mr.. Hawley was consciously doinl
that which the contractors wanted done, but hi
had said frankly, and he now repeated 1t, that the
contractors wanted all the provisions which haC
been inserted by the Senate committee stricken
out
After further remarks a modification of tht
amendment by the transpostion of several word
was made, Mr., Hawley observing that the effec
Of this was to make the provision much more rea
sOnable, though II was still open to objection be
cause of its loOseuess. The committee amend
ment as modified was then adopted. Without fur
thcr progress the bill was laid over as the unfin
ished business for tomorrow The tariff commits
sion business was again taken up as the regula
order.
Mr.. Allison submitted the report of the Commit
tee on Appropriations, with the testimony takei
| in what is known us the Treasury contingent fun,
investigation. The report and testimony wer
tabled temporarily and ordered printed.
The Senate (at 1850 went into executive sessiO
and some time after adjourned until tomorrow