The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-21
i"r'y-sevcnth Congress Second s..
sion.
WASHINGTON, December 90, 1899

AZ lhe close OF the morning hour Mr.
,ison caiied up the consular and dinJo.
na''c appropriation bill, and the Sena,,
proceeded to consider II. ""''
ihc amendments reported bv tho Com.
hii''ec on Appropriations were aorced e.
oAc"pt The provision that nothing In The nc,
sna'i pe construed TO extend the time with.
10 which the French and American CLAIMS
expire. = "'"' i'Port ana
On ipotion OF Mr.. Pcndlo,on. with tbo
Sa,pio'"i OF The Committee on Foreign Re
'"lions' an amendment was added an,ro-
pim,inS $4,000 to enable the President 70
| extend diplomatic relations with tho CO..,
einnentS OF Eastern Asia.
Inc bill was then passed.
UT. zones, OF Florida. offered q resolu-
.ioh, which was agreed 10, DIRECTING tho
secretary OF The Navy 10 inform the Senate
nhotucr, III his Judgment. any further an
piVl, i'a'iohs are necessary to put the Pen
/ sacoia navy-yard in a state OF efficiency
what Is the state Of the dry-dock tboro
ana whether il is i'm n condition to be useI
Tor the purposes for which il WAS con.
structed. '0''-
Mt Jones said he had observed that fine
PENSACOLA nayy-yard was one OF those that
inc Secretary OF the Navy thought should
be abolished, and he made briei or~,,.
mcnt 10 show that this yard-tbe only one
IN the Gun OF Mexico, sour great Meditcr
ranean sea was Of great importance. and
ough, to be maintained for the protection
OF tae commerce Of the gulf and Of tbe
Mississippi Valley, which had its outlet
there.
The ciyil-Seryice Lill being under con-
Sidcration, Mr.. Pcndleton offered an
amendment striking out the provision that
Tie original entrance to service shall be in
the lowest grade. and providing that aD-
pointmcnts in the departments shall be an.
portioned as nearly a. possible AMONG the
states and Territories and District OF Co.
lumbia upon the basis Of population.
\ long discussion cnsucd.
Inc senate, at 100 L. H., went into eX-
ecutiyc session, and when the doors were
re0pencd adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Browne, Of Indiana, called IN tbe
motion TO reconsider the vote by which fbc
biil permitting retired army officers TO hold
civil Offices in tie Territories was indef-
nitcly postponed. The motion prevailed.
ana the motion to postpone was with
drawn.
The bin passed.
The House at 1:25 o'clock j. VI. went
into Committee OF the Wholc-Mr. Reed.
OF Maine, in the chair-on the post-oflice
appropriation bill.
Mir. Robson, OF New Jersey. continued
BIS argument in support OF lis pending
amendment fixing the compensation Of 4
iand-grant and bond-subsidy to railroad,
FOR carrying the mails.
The amendment was agreed to after
being modified so rs TO provide that COM
peHsation paid 10 subsidized roads shall be
fixed by the POstmaster-Gcncral 1T a rate
not exceeding that fixed by him or allowed
hv law 10 other cOmpanic, OF the same
class 20 which the United States have fur
ni,hed aid by grant OF land, right OF way,
OF otherwise.
The question then required on Mr.. IIol-
mans amendment, which fixes tie compen-
sation Tor carrying the mails by land
grant 10 railroads which have received oyer
5000 acres per mile at fifty per cent. 81 tie
rate allowed to other railroads. Lost.
On motion oi Mr.. Mills, OF Texas, an
amendment was adopted directing the
Postmaster General to make q thorough in
ycsilgation into the railway mail-seryice OF
the United states, and report to the next
sion Il Congress v hat is the reasonable
value Of transportation Of mails, and what
difference there is letWeon the cost Of
transportation Of freight for private par
ties and the cost OF transportation OF mails.
The committee arose and reported the
bin to ;he House, and il Was passed.
Mr.. Dultcrworth cave notice that he
would ask the consideration OF the army
appropriation bill tomorrow.
Sir. Lynch, OF Mississippi, offered re-
solution making it in order 70 offer IN
amendmcu, 20 the pension appropriation
IM extending the provisions OF The act,
and placing enlisted colored persons on
the same footing a. other soldiers - TO
pensions and bounty to heirs Of such per-
sons. Referred.
The House, at 40 o'clock y. W., nd
iouncd.