Daily globe., 1882-08-02
The Senate.

The Senate.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 1.-Senator Morrill,,
from the finance committee, reported ad-
verseIy, the house joint resolution anthoriz.
ing the issue of Q FER cent. bonds or certif-
Gates in exchange for bonds bearing higher
rate of interest. Calendar.
The sundry civil bill was then taken up.
The senate committee amended the appro-
priation for the current expenses at the
soldiers home at Teogus, Maine, by adding a
clause prohibiting the sale of alcoholic liquor
on the territory ceded to the United States for
the home.
Senator Beck raised the question of order
against the amendment that it involved gen.
eral legislation.
Senator Frye hoped this question would not
be interposed, and Senator Blair suggested q
modification Of the clause SO as to make It
less Objectionable to S.nator Beck.
The latter insisted upon having decision
upon his point Of order and said he knew how
senator's made cheap reputation on the t,m-
perance question.
s,nator Frye-what does the senator mean
by this remark?
Senator Beck said his allusion was to Sena-
tor Blair. He objected to that gentlemen ~
he appeared to b. N )re virtu )usi than he
was.
Senator Blair said he duly appreciated the
uncomplimentary opinions of himse II just ex-
pressed. The chair (ssnator Voorhees) sus.
tained the point Of order, and after an I'M
availing effort by eenator Conger to take an
appeal (the objection being made that the
appeal came too late) the committee amend
ment was not agreed to and the clause was
stricken out.
The California senator's objected to . COM
mittee amendment in regard to the material to
be used in the construction Of a dry dock at
Mare Island navy yard, and pursuant to their
suggestions the clause was amended 50 as to
dispdnse with the supervision of the secretary
OF the navy over the subject and directed the
use Of granite for the entire work. The in
crease reported by the committee OF $50 1000,
making the appropriation for the work $780,
600, was adopted without objection.
Appropriation reports By the committee for
q new building for the pension bureau was
adopted, with the prOviso that the secretaries
Of war and interior and Gen. Meigs select the
site upon any public reservation.
The appropriation for improving the capitol
grounds, which the committee reduced from
SIS, goo to $25.000, was fixed at SIS, 900, and
the provisions for continuing the work on the
permanent approaches and for the pay of g
landscape architect, which the committee had
stricken out, were restored. The bill was then
temporarily laid aside.
Two house amendments to the amendment
Of the senate naval appropriation bill concern
ing the completion OF unfinished iron clads
were concnrred in. The other senaf; amend
ments were insisted upon and s,nators Hale,
Logan and Davis Nv. Va were appointed as
conferees on the bill.
The house joint resolutions authorizing the
secretary of war to deliver to the Tenth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry association, the blue regi.
mental flag, which belonged to the regiment
andsnow in the custody of the secretary Of
war was, ON motion of Senator Pendleton,
passed.
Consideration of the sundry civil bills was
resumed. The committee reported in favor of
striking out the proviso which discontinues
the deposit system In land surveys.
Senator Van Wyck favored the retention of
the proviso and spoke of the frauds and abuses
to which the system was liable.
Senator's Window, Cockrell and Beck also
favored the proviso and opposed the commit
tee amendment.
Senator Plumb contended that maladminis-
tration, not the system ITSELF was responsible for
evils complained of. He believed $50, 0,0Co ap-
propriated for the insr sction OF surveys in
the field, and q similar safeguard in the bill,
would prevent frauds in the future.
Senators Van Wyck and Cockrell insisted
the proviso would more effectually secure the
object. The committee amendment was then
rejected and the proviso retained. The senate,
after dispoeing of seventy-six pages of the
bill, made an agreement to finish it to-mor.
row under the i've minute rule for debate