The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-20
Forty.sevenih Congress First Session
WASHINGTON, January 10, 1852.
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
ayes. Al: noes, II.
At 1875 Mr.. Shcrman's funding bill WAS
taken up, and Mr.. salisbury took the floor.
After an Intellectual effort by Mr.. ingalls,
to secure an arrangement for 4 test vote on
the bill to-day the discussion OF the fund
ing bill was continued 10y Mr.. Window
against the bin. and AIr. Hill, OF Georgia,
who charged that the operation OF Sccre-
tary Window in continuing > and q per
cents at . was unconstitutional.
Mr.. Hawlcy, member OF the Committee
on Railroads, moved TO recommt to the
committee the bill atifying the act OF the
General Council OF the ChOctlW nation
granting to the II. Louis and san Fran
cisco Railroad Company the right Of way
for the railroad and telegraph line through
that nation.
The motion met with considerable oppo-
sition. particularly from Senators MaXey
and Coke. on the ground OF delay to the
bill through losing it, place on the calen-
dar.
TO meet the objection Mr. Hawley modi-
fled his motion, providing that when again
reported the bill shall be restored to its
present place on the calendar, and so modi-
fed, the motion was agreed TO.
Pending a motion for an executive seS-
sion the bill was laid aside informally.
The Senate went into executive session at
O'Clock, and at 400 p. ~. 10y vote OF 30
to 2G, adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
4 bill was reported from the Committee
on Claims to refund to the State OF Georgia
certain moneys contributed by that State
for common defence in 1111. Placed on
the calendar.
4 bill was also reported from the Com
mittce on Naval Affairs for the purchase OF
lot OF ground opposite the GospOrt navy
yard.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the report of the Committee ON Rules in
creasing the membership OF committees,
and consumed the greater part OF the days
session in It's discussion, in which Mr.. RO-
beSon was made the target for much good
humorcd ridiculc. Several members op-
posed the amendment offered yesterday by
Mr.. King. OF Louisiana, giving 10 the COM
mittec for Improvement of the Mississippi
River the same right 10 report appropria-
ton bills for that purpose as the Commit
tee on Appropriations now has. Finally
Mr.. King withdrew the amendment, giving
warning, however, that he would watch
the Committee on Commerce to see how
promises now made TO consider fairly the
needs OF the Mississippi Valley would be
kept.
Mr.. Randall favoring the proposition TO
increase committee membership, said the
growth OF business in Congress had kept
pace with the growth OF all interests OF the
country. 10 illustrate this he gave the
numbers of bills introduced in the last
seven congresses, commencing with 2,490
in the Fortieth Congress and Increasing
regularly each Congress until the number
at the present Congress would probably
exceed 10000, the number up to date being
1928.
Mr.. Joyce, OF Vermont, moved to rccom-
nit the report and all pending amendments
to the Committee on Rules, and the House
proceeded TO vote by yeas aud nays on Mr..
Joyce's motion, and 1t was agreed TO yeas,
! l59; nays, 30.
The House then went into Committee oil
the Whole (AIr. Haskell, OF Kansas, in the
chair and took up the bill TO appropriate
sJ,cOc .or pacing, transporting, and ar