Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-20
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Foreign Taxes on American Imports
The House COmmittees-The Gem
sus Deficiency.

WAsHINGToN, January 10 In the Senate,
on motion of Mr. Davis, of Illinois, the bill
to permit Judge Hunt, of the Supreme
Court, to retire was taken up and passed by
a vote of Al to IA.
At 1873 the Sherman funding bill was Ia
ken up, and Mr.. Salisbury took the floor.
After an Intellectual effort by Mr.. Ingalls,
to secure an arrangement for test vote on
the bill, the discussion of the funding bill
was continued by Mr. Window agaiust the
bill, and Mr. HUI, of Georgia, who charged
that the operations of Secretary Windcm IN
continuing the five and six per cents. at 315
was an unique situation.
Mr.. HSwley, member OF the Committee
on Railroads, moved to recommit the bill
ratifying the act OF the General Council of
the ChOctaw nation, granting to the st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company
the right of way for a railroad and tele-
graph line through that nation. He said
the official protest of the.Chickasaw nation
and other documents submitted since the
bill was placed on the calendar had not
been before the committee and he thought
the measure should be considered under
the new light thus thrown upon it. The
mOii1n met with considerable opposition,
particularly from Senators Maxey aud Coke,
on the ground Of delay to the bill through
plscing 1t on the calendar. To meet this
objection, Mr.. Hswley modified his motion,
providing that when again reported the bill
shall be restored TO its present state on the
calendar, and the modified motion was
agreed TO. The Senate then went into
executive session. and at 4:20, by vote of
30 to 70, adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House bill was reported from the
Committee on Claims to refund to the State
Of Georgia certain moneys contributed by
that State for the common defense in l7T7
Placed on the calendar.
A bill was also reported from the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs for the purchase of
a lot Of ground opposite the Gosport navy
vard. Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
THe House resumed consideration of the
report Of the Committee on Rules, increas
| ing the memberships of the committees, and
| consumed the greater part of the session
/ in its discussion, In which Mr.. R)beson was
made the target for much good humored
/ ridicule. Several members opposed the
amendment offered yesterdsy y by Mr.. King,
| of Louisiana, giving to the Committee on
/ the Improvement OF the Mississippi River
the same right to report appropriation bills
for that purpose as the Committee on APP
prOpriations now has. Finsly, Mr. King
withdrew his amendment, giving warning,
1 however, that he would watch the Com
| mittee on Commerce. and see how the
promises made to consider fairly the needs
Of the Mississippi valley, wonld be kept.
Mr.. Randall, favoripg the proposition 20
increase the membership of the committees,
| said the growth of business In Congress had
| Kept pace with the growth OF the country
| To Illustrate this, he gave the number o.
/ bills introduced in the last Congress, and
| commencing with 2, ASS IN the F0rtieth Con
| gress and increasing regularly each Con-
| gress until the number at the present Con-
| gress would pro ably exceed 10000, the
! number up to date being 293
Mr.. Joyce, of Vermont, moved to recon
NIT the report and all pending amendmente
TO the Committee on Rules. The House
proceeded to vote by yeas and nays, and or
Mr.. Joyce's motion, 1t was agreed to, yeas
159; navs, 80
The House then went into committee o.
the whole, Mr.. Haskell, of Kansas, In the
chair, and took 10 the bill to appropriate
s. 600 for packing, transporting and arrar q
z certain agricultural and mineral speci
mef received bv the Agricultural BuresI
from the Atlanta Exposition After a shOr
explaDstion bv Mr.. Valentine, of Nebraska
the bill was passed. Adjourned.
THE CENSUS DEFICIENCY.
There is some doubt as TO the President't
signing the census deficiency bill, which
has been before him for the past two DAYS
The President Is desirOus OF making th'
bill a law, but is restrained by point raised
IN regard thereto by the First ComptTOlel
of the Treasury, who holds that this is {
case iu which the law, providing that thu
government shall not recognize a power o
attorney made in the claim before It is due
interpOses and prevents the claim from
being audited at the Treasury Department