Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-29
TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The House In q LazE MOOd-A
Bre' In the Senate Over the Rules
The Star Route TrIaIs-The Cow
erOment's Evidence Rested.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-At 11:9O the Sen
ate resumed consideration of the naval ap-
preparation bill.
The Printing Committee reported the
Senate resolution for printing ive thousand
copies OF the official report of the Interns-
tional Cotton Exposition OF 1881. Passed.
The Senate bill to provide for the publ.
cation Of the tenth census was also
passed. 1t provides for the print
Ing of additional copies of
the reports on population, agricultural
manufactures and mechanics, fish and
fisheries, the history OF the national loan
and compendium of the census, and ap-
propriates for this purpose $67S, 900. It
also provides for the distribution Of com =
plete sets of these reports to libraries and
other public institutions throughout the
country, their allotment to Congressman to
be distributed By the Secretary OF the Inte-
rtor, each Senator to be entitled to order
fifteen each, and each Representative ten
sets.
The Senate then took up the naval appro
Trtation bill, and the bill was read for action
upon the committees amendments.
Upon an amendment, which was decised
to be in the nature of general legislation, a
point OF order was raised.
Mr.. Rollins submitted that II the amend
ment was not in order on the ground stated,
nearly all the committee's amendments
must be ruled out upon the same ground.
He therefore raised the point OF order as
against the pending amendments reported
by the committee.
The Chair (Mr. Davis, Of Illinois, sus-
tained the point, and ruled in effect that all
amendments made by the Senate Commit
tee, changing the Houses general legisla-
tion, were out Of order under the Senate
rule prohibiting such legislation upon ap-
preparation bills.
long discussion followed in which the
rule was denounced by Mr.. Rawlev and
others as unconstitutional, as it precluded
the Senate from amending or changing
bill In the features referred to.
With view to testing the correctness of
the ruling of the Chair, and to reach def
mite construction Of the Senate rules touch
ing the point at issue, Mr. Call appealed
from the decision, and the Senate on a di-
vision declined to table the appeal.
The discussion was then continued by the
parltamentarians of the body. On a vote
being ordered, some confusion was ap-
parent as to the form in which the question
OF order was to be decided. It was agreed
to test the sense Of the Senate on the ruling
on the committees amendment dividing the
l4O surgeons on the active list into three
classes
The Chair decided this to be out of order
as involving general legislation, and this
decision was sustained by the Senate-yeas
26, nays q.
An equal number Of Democrats and Re
publicans responded aye.
The committees amendment was cou-
sequeutly disagreed to, and the bill was
proceeded with as in committee of the
whole. The amendments, making changes
in respect to the retirement Of naval officers
and promotions on the retired list and to
allow any vacancy among the Rear Admirals
20 be filled by the Presidents nomination
OF Captain, as well as OF a Commodore
were accordingly ruled out
The amendment making provision against
promotion to the grade of Commodore i'm
mediately operative instead of on July /, q,
1888, proposed by the House, was objected
to by Mr.. Williams, and voted down by less
than quOrum-13 to IS
Various changes by the committee in
Items OF appropriation we're agreed 30 with
out debate. Several amendments were
passed over informally. Notice was given
OF Others to be hereafter offered, and the
remainder of the committees amendments
being adopted without discussion, the bill
Messrs. HawleY and Allison offered reso-
lutions, amending the rules so that amend
ments to general legislation placed upon
appropriation bills by the House shall be in
order. Referred to the Committee on
Rules.
Adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The House, after the transaction of some
miscellanf Gus business, at 1855, adjourned
until Monday.
THE STAR ROUTE TRIALS
The prosecution concluded the presenta-
ton OF evidence in the star route cases to-
day, excepting as to that of ex-senator
Spencer Of Alabama, should he be found
A writ has been out for him for
some weeks, but the prosecution have
been unable 10 find him. The case
was adjourned 10 Monday, as the defense
We're unprepared to 90 on pending an ar
rangement among their numerous counsel
OF the order OF business. They had ex-
pected that to-day would be occupied by
the government in presenting testimony,
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