Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-17
A BUSY DAY Ii CONGRESS.
Senate PrOce edings.


Senate PrOce edings.
The Senate met at ii o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Harris presented memorial of the Cotton
exchange, OF Memphis, Tenn, for the abolition of
the duty on cotton ties Laid on the table.
Mr.. Ingalls,, from the committee on the judi
clary, reported a bill to enable corporations to
become surety on Official bonds. Placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Rollins, from the committee on public build
ings and. grounds, reported bill appropriating
$4,000 for the erection OF public building at
Haverhill, Mass. Passed.
THE DISBURSEMENT ON THE LEGISLATIVE APPRo-
PRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Allison reported back from the conference
ON the legislative bill another disagreement, but
said this was not general disagreement; that
the questions Of difference actually related to the
tion G. trelating to the transfer of the surgeon
geaerSls records to the adJut1nt generals ofice)
and the matter Of printing decisions Of the s1, &
question OF the right OF the Senate to control its
own employees; that the House insisted upon the
ployes but the number The House insisted upon
cutting down the pay OF Senate employees where
the latter is higher to the figures OF the House, but
propose to maintain such House salaries as are
higher than the Senate. The House, said Mr.. Al
llson pays Its clerks at the desk COO per year.
House committee clerks get more pay than those
OF the Senate. The aggregate pay Of the annual
employees OF the House amounted to $28475 while
That OF the Senate was only $187,127, being differ
ence OF 81, ,347 in favor OF the Senate.
Messrs Hoar, Bayard Morgan and others MAIN
tained the right Of the Senate to determine the
number OF Its employees and the value OF their SER
vices. =
Mr.. Allison said the Senate conrerees had ap-
House. but he did not believe they could ever
agree under the present sense OF the House con-
The occupany OF the north wing OF the War, State
and Navy department building; that there was an
unfortunate contest between the War and Navy
departments as TO which shall have the commodt-
Gus new quarters, to be finished next November,
and instead OF making law to regulate .that the
Senate conierees thought it better 10 leave It to
wanted some expression OF opinion from the Sem
ate on these questions of difference.
press, but II he, as a Senator or a member OF a
Senate conference committee were to undertake
10 drse nseriere RE In the number or Pay nuse e,
unwarrantable and indecent piece OF 1mperti-
nence. -. -. ~.
Messrs Dawes Call, Sherman and Others spoke
In favor OF instructng the confs9eeS tainsiAt apun
the right OF the Senate to control alt matsers re-
latlng to its employees. -. zCu.c{vtf. &
Mr. Sherman spoke In strong Language aRains6
prlation bills.
House Of Representatives.
MR. HEwITTs PERSONAL AND PARLIAMENTARY
PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. Hewitt, rising to question of personal and
parliamentary privilege In the House to-day, was
proceeding to call attention to a speech OF Mr..
Robeson. made on the naval appropriation bill on
the 9th OF July, but not printed in the Record
until the 1lth of July, and not seen by him (Hew-
itt) until the 18th. -t.,.x.s a.,,l-.s
1t being suggested that Mr.. Robesen was not
present, but had been sent for, Mr., Hewitt with
hela what he had to say until Mr. Robeson should
SENATE BILLS.
Mr.. Pound gave notice that he would tomorrow
fOrt no nj
OF the session. one hour should be given daily after
the reading OF the journal to the call Of commit
tees Tor reports on Senate bills that Had received
favorable consideration by such commit teeS-each
COMMITTEES to be at liberty to make two reports,
and debate on each to be limited to ten minutes
CONFEREEs APPOINTED.
Messrs. Page, Townsend and Reagan were ap-
pointed conferees on the river and harbor appro-
prlation bill
AMERICAN CITIZENS IN BRITISH PRISONS.
Under the call OF states several bills and resolu-
tiOns were introduced and referred, among them
the following: By Mr.. Cox, IN. VA resolution
requesting the President to insist the release OF
the remaining American citizens imprisoned by
the British government under suspension of law In
Ireland particularly in the OF DR.. Sweeney, OF
requesting the President to INFORM the House when
1t may expect an answer to its resolution OF June
18th relative to American citizens suffering impris
spondence has taken place with James Russell
Lowell lnominaily American minister to Great
SH! oaa aGR pqS as
ton or recall. Also, calling on the Secretary OF
State for communication OF kilograms relating to
American citizens In British pr1S0ns-the publlca-
tiOn OF which had been heretofore deemed incom-
patible with the public interests-so that they
% Or IL o ie7ssS Of the
Also calling on the Secretary of State for infOrma-
ton as to the Panama ship canal, and whether it
tion OF the United States government to allow no
intervention OF European governments in public
retary OF the Navy for the instructions under
which Commodore Nicholson threatened to ODen
nre on the city OF Alexandria under certain con-
ungencleS; and to inform the government whether
American sailors and of1cers are performing police
duty In Alexandria under the British admiral;
and, II SO. by what authority. All these resou-
affairs.
Mr.. ALANB EXPLAINS
Mr.. McLane made personal explanation In re-
gard to his position on the item for the Chesa-
peake and Delaware canal in the river and harbor
bill The recommendation OF the committee ON
commerce to non concur In all the Senate amend
ments had no reference to the merits OF the re-
get them all before conference committee II he
had been present on Saturday he would have ex-
planned the merits OF that item. He had supported
1t in former river and harbor bilis, as he had SUD
ported the Portland and Louisville and other
western canals - -
ANOTHER BILL PASSED. .
Mr.. Haskell, from committee on Indian Affairs
moved to suspend the rules and pass Senate bill to
provide additional Industrial training schools for
Indian youth, and authorizing the use OF unoccu-
pied military barracks for such purpose. 4
After discussion the bill was passed.
BILLS PASSED.
This being the third Monday OF the month the
next business in order was the call OF committees
for motions to suspend the rules and pass bills,
&C., the call beginning with the committee on ma.
val affairs =
Mr.. Talbot, from the committee on naval at.
fairs, reported back. with an amendment the Sen
ate bill giving authority to the Baltimore and
Ohio telegraph company to lay line OF subma-
rine cable between the United States and Europe
The amendment was to insert q clause fOrbiddfnp
combinations to establish rates The amendment
was agreed to and the bill was passed.
reported hill In regard to the pay OF letter car.
r1ers, the provisions OF which are mentioned be-
low. The question was discussed for thirty min