Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-02

Buildings.
WASHINGTON, May lin the Senate, Mr.
Edmunds, from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, made an oral report upon the mes
sage Of the President. referring to the So
called cowboy disturbances in Arizona, and
suggesting certain enabling legislation re-
garding the use Of the army as posse CON-
itdtus. He said be had been instructed to
say that in the opinion Of the committee
there was DO necessity for further legisla-
tion, and that the President has ample pow
er to put down the lawlessness referred to
under existing laws.
The bill to repeal determinations against
the appointment of ex Confederates in the
on the calendar, and division upon the
pending question, to refer the bill to the
Committee on the judiciary, resulted In
yeas 81, nays 10.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and Mr.
Call took the floor. He antagopized the
position of Mr.. Edmunds in the debate. He
said that gentleman had declared that he
wanted 20 see a perpetual monument on the
statute book to mark the distinction be-
tween the right and wrong side of che re-
belion. He (Mr. CalD would erect no mOnu-
ment for the purpose of putting to shame
people whose conscientious convictions led
them into the strife. He wanted no monu-
ments of legislative prescription. The only
monument which the war should perpetuate
was union and fraternity.
Mr.. George spoke Of the good effect of
unanimous vote to pass the bill, and said he
regretted that the opposite side seemed In
disposed to allow this. He referred to the
unquestioned supremacy of the national
authority throughout the country, and to
the steadiness with which its behests were
complied with In the South. He said the
members of the Military Committee which
recommended the bill, were nearly all able.
gallant and trusted leaders in one of
the two contending armies, and that 1t
would be unusual for the Senate to ignore
the recommendation of that committee, to
whose Judgment IL was accustomed to defer
i'm such matters Gentlemen from the North
who wanted monuments had them in the
constitutional amendments, while the law
now proposed to be obliterated was one
which, while breathing distrust and
vengeance, imposes a penalty on the van
quished, with no compensating advantage
to the victor. 1t branded with an ineffacea-
BILE stain the honor and faith of ten millions
of American citizens. the statute, too, was
a source OF irritation to the South, not be-
cause of the number of persOus it excluded
from the army, but because of its imputa-
tiOn upon their honor in impliedly assum-
ing that SOutherners cannot be trusted to
defend their country.
The bill went over without action upon
the close of Mr.. Georges remarks. The
Senate then took up as unfinished business
the Senate bill to establish Court of Ap-
pesls In committee OF the whole, and Mr..
Davis. of Illinois, explained the bill.
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Senate indicated a disposition to pass the
DILL without further discussion. Mr.. Hoar
made suggestion TO this effect.
Mr.. Morgan said he had been unable,
owing to some confusion, to hear the entire
statement Just made, and desired to review
IT 10 the Record before the bill was disposed
Of.
The bill was then informally laid aside,
and Mr. Saunders was awarded the floor to
speak upon his joint resolution, proposing
civil service reform amendment to the Con-
stitution, providing for the election bv the
people of a large number of local officers
now appointed by the President.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Saunders speech
the bill was referred to the Judiciary Com.
mi,tee.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisi
ana, introduced a joint resolution au-
thorizing the Postmaster General TO relieve
the mail contractors and sub-contractOrs in
the section recently or at present over flowed
by the Mississippi river and its tributaries
from forfeiture or deductions from pay by
reason of failure to perform the service
according to the contract, when such was
occssioned by the overflow or extreme high
water.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, objected to fits
present consideration, and It. was referred
fo the Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads, with leave to report at any time.
Under the call of States the following
bills were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Belford, Of Colorado-Authorizing
the appointment of a special commissioner
for promoting commercial intercourse with
such countries of Central and South
America as may be found to possess the
most natural and available facilities for rail
way inter communication with each other
and with the United States.
By Mr.. Gibson, of LOuisiana-For the ap-
pointment of a commission OF three engi-
neers from the army, to determine the best
routes for ship canals to connect the lakes
with the Mississippi river, and to connect
the Atlantic ocean with the Gulf of Mexico
across Florida, and appropriating $25O,OO0
for expenses.
By Mr. Dibble of South Carolina-Appro-
priating $50. 600 for a continuation of the
work on the jetties in Charleston harbor.
The House, under a suspension of the
rules, by vote OF yeas $50, nays IS, passed
a resolution making a special order for May
9h Of the bill enabling national banks to
extend their charters, said bill not to inter-
fere with the appropriation or revenue bills.
The rules were suspended and bills were
passed apprOpriatiDg sums for the erection
of public buildings as follows: At Detroit,
Michigan, $500, 900; Jackson, Tenn, $50 600;
Denver, Colorado, $500, 200, Greensboro, N.
g, $50 900; Council Bluffs, Iowa, $500 600;
Lvnchburg, Va, 500 600; Peoria, ILL.,, $225,-
OO0. The above sums represent the maxi
mum cost of the buildings when completed.
Messrs. Bragg, of Wisconsin, Holman, OF
Indiana and Cox, of New York, opposed
these bills, but without success, which led
the latter to remark: "We are digging our
own graves aud. building tombstones over
them"
Mr.. Cox characterized the process of
passing these bills IS individual log rolling,
while Mr.. Bragg, in acting as teller, jocose.
lV designated each member as he voted for
a public building as "Court house at Peo-
ria, >" 'Post office at Marquette "Mint at
Nevada City," etc.
A new bill, on which suspension of the
rules was asked, was for the erection OF a
public building at Galveston, Texas, to cost
S125, 900. 1t was opposed by Mr.. Bragg,
who fought 1t at every step. and 1t was only
passed by the vote of the Speaker, who cast
his vote in the affirmative 10 order to make
quorum, the vote standing, yeas 131; nays
16. Adjourned.
ILLINOIS AND MISSISSIPPI CANAL.
A bill was introduced in the Senate to-day
by Mr.. Allison to provide for the construc-
tion of the Illinois and Mississippi canal
and to cheaper transportation. 1t author
izes the Secretary of War TO direct the survey,
laying out and construction OF canal from
point on the Illinois river at or near Hen
nessin by the most practicable route to the
Mississippi river at or below the city Of
Rock Island, with a capacity for vessels OF
two hundred and eighty tons burden, and
directs that work be begun as soon as prac
ticable within six months after the act goes
into effect. The bill sppropriates 100000.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of
Adam Badeau as Consul General at Ha-
vana, J. r. Wickersham of PENNSYLVANIA as
Charge d'Affaire to Denmark, Louis NJ
Peasants as Collector of Internal Revenue
for the Third district of Georgia. aud the
following POstmssters: Josephine Hopkins
at Glen Allen, Virginia.; Richard H. May at
Reedsvllle, North Carolina; and Dewitt 9.
Mangum at Durham, North Carolina.
ANOTHER BOND CALL.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
issued the one hundred and thirteenth bond
call, including the residue of the continued
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