Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-11

Captainey by The House.
WASHINGTON, February 1O.-In the Sen
ate, a resolution offered by Mr.. Window
was adopted, calling for the report of
the Cattle Commission on the lung plague
or contagious pleuro-pneumonia.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that the Judi
ciary Committee would on Tuesday ask to
have the bill regarding plygamy in Utah
considered, and hoped it would be disposed
Of on that or the following day.
Mr.. Morrill, said that after the pensions
arrears resolution was acted on be would
antagOnize sll measures with the tariff COM
mission bill
The remainder of the morning hour, until
l:3O O'Clock, was consumed In considering,
without action, several measures of strictly
private interest.
At 1:30 o'clock the pension arrears resolu-
tion was again taken up, and Mr.. Maxeys
resumed his remarks in support of the
amendment declaring In favor OF an enlarge
ment Of the Mexican war pension list. He
alluded TO the exceptional features of that
war as one in which our volunteers carried
the Tag upon foreign soil as one whose re-
suits IL the acquisition of territory were of
msterial benefit to the country, and eulo-
giZed the services of our little army in their
successful campaigns.
Mr. Beck said the principle had been an
nOunced that arrears OF pensions should be
given to pensioners of all our wars, FIRE.
spective of their circumstances, and that,
II this was carried our, It would bankrupt
the country. He would vote for properly
guarded legislation to pension the needy
and deserving of our veterans, but not
.,-EA - H. Al 4 l.
Al 2:10 the resolution was laid aside by
general consent, and Mr.. Frye proceeded to
address the Senate upon the Morrill, tariff
commission bill, it being informally taken
up to permit his remarks. He announced
himself protectiOnist upon principle.
At 1886, upon the conclusion OF Mr..
FrYe's remarks, consideration OF the pen
sioh arrears resolution was resum ed, and
Mr.. Call, who was awarded the fl ,or for
speech upon il, yielded for a motion for an
executive session.
Pending action, Mr.. Lqphsm introduced
bill to establish a mint Of the United States
in New York city. Also a Joint resolution
directing the Joint Committee on Printing
to contract with the reporter of the trial of
the murderer of President Garfield for pub
licatiOn in book form Of an official report of
the trial.
The Senate then, at 3:45, went into execu-
tive session and, at 4:O5, adjourned until
Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House Mr. Prescott, of New York,
moved to lay aside the consideration of
private business for the purpose Of permit
ting the debate upon the appOrtionment
bill to be continued, but failed to obtain
the necessary two-tbirds vote, and the
Speaker, as the regular order, proceeded to
call the committees for reports Of private
nature.
At the conclusion of. the morning hour
Mr.. Prescott, OF New York, made another
attempt TO bring up bis spporiioDment bill
but was again unsuccessful. The House at
lilo went into committee of the whole, Mr..
Joyce, of Vermont, in the chair, on the
private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar. authorizing
the President TO appoint d. T. Kirby to
Captsircy IN the army, gave rise to long
discussion, the facts being that Colonel and
B-evet Buiga1ier General Kirby was cash
tered from the army for drunkenness and
conduct unbecoming an officer. The oppO-
nents of the bill cOntended that with that
record staring Congress IN the face it could
not afford to grant the relief asked for.
After a determined opposition a vO'e was
taken on laying the bill aside for favora BILE
consideration, and it was agreed to-96 TO
So The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the House.
Mr. Bragg, of Wisconsin, Immediately
moved to adjourn, hut yielded to Mr.. His
cock, of New York, TO report the imme-
diste deficiency appropriation bill, and to
Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky, to report the
Military Academy appropriation bill, which
we're referred to the committee OF the
whole.
Mr.. Hiscock gave notice that he would on
Monday call up the deficiency bill for con-
sideration.
Mr.. Bragg's motion was then rejected,
and the bin for the relief of D. F. Kirby
was ordered engrossed and read a third
time.
Mr. Bragg called for the reading Of the
engrossed bill. hoping thereby to delay
action upon it, but the advocates of the
measure had had the bill engrossed before
hand, and it was read The bill was then
passed-yeas "a, nays 63.
Mr. Craveus, OF Arkansas, introduced
bill authorizing the Mississippi, Alber-
querque and Interoceanic Railway Company
TO construct q road through the Choctaw
and Ch'ckasaw reservations. Referred.
The Speaker laid before the House a COM
muHication from the Secretary of the Treas
ury, transmitting list of officers and en-
pl0yes of the Internal Revenue Bureau and
the Department Of Justice, who have been
killed or wounded in the enforcement of
the internal revenue laws. Referred.
The number of employees killed is 20 The
Eumber wounded 50 The names of s per-
Sons are also given who were assaulted and
wounded for supplying internal revenue
officers with information.
The House then, at sos, adjourned until
Monday.
DEADLOCK BREWING.
The Republican Senators held a brief
caucus this afternoon, at which it was de-
termined to resist any motion that may be
offered to bring up Mr.. Harris resolution
for the appointment of Neil Brown as
Acting Chief Clerk OF the Senate, the
caucus being of opinion that It is inadvisa-
BILE to disturb the present arrangement ia
regard to the Senate's officers. But it was
also decided that in the event of Mr.. Harris
resolution being brought before the Senate
for action, the Republicans would support
an amendment, substituting for the position
the name OF Chas. w. johnson, of Mime
sofa. who received the Republican caucus
nomination for the chief clprksbip last year.
IMMEDIATE DEFICIENCIES.
The immediate deficiency appropriation
bill, which was to-day reported TO the House
by Mr.. Hiscock, from the Co" mirtee on
ApprC priatiOns, apprOpriates 81 437, ,233 90,
OF which the following are the most i'm
portsnt items: Public printing, S400 900;
Indian service principally for the Sioux,
S4ls, 600. transportation of coin and bull
lion, $50 600: construction of vaults in the
Treasury SIS 900; clerical force in the Patent
office, S25 600; clerical force in the Pension
office, SIS 600; he Fish Commission, 1000;
for the Post 0ffiae Department, s 90 600;
repairs to the Exc cutive Mar sion, $23, coo.
THE LOUISIANA CONTEST.
The Subcommittee of the House Com
mittee on Elections, having under consider
tion the contested case of Smith (Rspublt-
cam VS.. Robertson (DemOcrat), the sitting
member from the xth Louisiana district,
adopted a resolution at their meeting this
morniD0 to dismiss the case without preju-
dice. This action was unanimous, and will
be so reported to the full committee at their
next meeting.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
The Military Academy appropriation bill,
reported to the House to-day from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, recommends an
appropriation of $31S S57, being $l00,71
less than the estimates and SO SIS less than
the amount appropriated for the current
year.