Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-13
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CHANDLER AND HUNT CON
FIRMED. ~
The Shipherd Inquiry Cut short
keifeT's SfeaOgrapher as a Loss
Congress Kesterday-NOmfna
and Con fl rmatiOns.

The ShIpheTd Inquiry Cut short
KeifeT's SfenOgrapher as a Loss
Congress Kesterday-NOminaI
and Con fl rmatiOns.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-In the Senate,
committee reports on pending legislation
were made as follows:
Mr.. Morgan, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported, as amended, his bill to
increase the endowment of the University
of Alabama from public lands in said State.
The amendment diminishes the grant from
90, 100 acres to 46, ,OsO acres, the purpose be-
ing TO aid in rebuilding the University, in
supplying it with scientific apparatus,
library and buildings fit for seminary pur-
poses.
By Mr.. Williams, from the Railroads Com
mittee, for the settlement of accounts of
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company.
Upon the passage of the bill to place a
former army officer, Herman Biggs, on the
retired list, Mr.. Sherman remarked that If
all the applications of this kind now pend
ing were granted, the cost of the retired
list would be increased by $4,000 900 annu-
ally.
Mr. Rollins said that similar measures
before the Naval Committee had been SO
numerous that it could be said to have de-
voted itself at this session to reconstructing,
not the navy but the Many Register.
MIR. Hampton said this case was that OF
gallant soldier, who mad voluntarily decllL-
ed retirement when entitled to it, preferriDg
to labor for his living and who had been
pensioned on account OF wound. This
wound now incapacitated him for work.
The bill was passed by a vote of 81 to Is.
On motion of Mr.. jackson the Senate bill,
referring to the Court of Claims for adjudi-
e. ~. L
legged wrongful seizure and occupation Of
his sugar plantation in s.. Charles parish,
Louisiana, in 1862, under orders of General
Butler, was considered. The bill valves the
Statute of limitations. The facts as stated
were that the claimant was a loyal citizen,
having taken the oath Of allegiance
on the morning of the day of
the seizure, that he was living up IN, but
was temporarily absent from his estate at
the time it was seized, and that the planta-
tion was subsequently returned to its owner,
minus part OF It's movable properly. The
bill was passed.
The Indian Territory Railroad Dill sgain
csme up as unfinished business, and Mr..
Vest spoke in advocacy of it.
The proposition to make right of way
conditional upon the assent OF the ChCctaws
and Chickasaws to the bill was discussed
without action. Messrs. Vest, Garland aud
Saunders opposing, and Mr.. Jones, of
Florida, fsvortng, the pending amendment
to this effect.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr. Cox, of New York, Of
feTed resolution so to amend the rules
as to provide that the Committee on Com
merce in reporting the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill shall make their report in
Two separate bills, the first to include all
appropriations for improvements on the sea,
lake and gulf coasts, and on rivers naviga-
BILE through two or more States; the second
to include appropriations for improvement
of rivers Of local or State commerce only.
Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan,
the Senate amendments to the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill were non
cOnCurred In with the exception OF one
provision, that the Secretary of State shall
hereafter estimate the entire amount re
quired for the support of the consular and
diplomatic service, Including all c-nsular
agents and other officers, who are paid by
fees or otherwise. This amendment was
concurred 10.
The Senate amendments to the fortfica.
tion bill were non-concurTed in.
A bill was reported by Mr. Page Of Cali
fornia, from the Committee on Education
aud Labor, to execute certain treaty stipu
lations relating to the Chinese. 1t provides
for ten years suspension OF emigration and
is TO 90 into effect sixty days after its
passage Placed on the House calendar.
The Election Committee reported In favor
OF Barbour In the Eighth Virginia district
election contest.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the tariff commission bill.
Mr.. UpsOu, of Texas, expressed his doubt
whether many members on the Democratic
do ha fiaunoD
New York (Mr. Hewitt) to the extent of
putting on the free list all raw material
while duties were to be kept upon manufac-
tured articles. He did not approve of the
doctrine of giving all the benefits
Of protection to manufacturers and
depriviDg all our wool growers and
producers of raw material OF any of these
benefi s. He then proceeded to argue in
favor of the pending BILL This Congress
could not aud would not revise the tariff
The country demanded revision, and In his
judgment the most satisfactory way Of
accomplishing 1t and of reducing the tariff
was to pass the bill. 1t would prove the
most expeditions method to bring about
that result. II he wished to continue the
tariff as it now existed, he would vote
against the bill, but as he desired revision he
would vote for it, believicg t. the most di-
rect and practical road TO a settlement
of this veXed question. No real issue upon
tariff had been rendered or accepted. On the
contrary, upon the actual question involved
in the pending bill the advocates of both
tariff systems stood on common ground,
which was in substance this-that the tariff
should and must be revised, that we must
have tariff producing ample revenue need
ed TO meet the wants and obligations of the
government, so adjusted as to afford fair
protection TO American industry aud labor
as against foreign competition, with the least
possible burden on the people. In that doc
trine he fully concurred, and he believed
that most OF the leading Republicans and
Democrats throughout the country had
committed themselves to it.
When the committee rose, on motion of
Mr.. King, Of Louisiana, q resolution was
adopted instructing the Committee on Ap-
propriatiOns to consider and report what, II
any, further measures of relief should be ex-
tended to the sufferers by the great floods of
the Mississippi river and fits trl butaries.
The House then adjourned, aud Repub-
licsn caucus was announced to take place
Friday evening.
THE sHIPHERD INQUIRY CUT SHORT.
When the Foreign Relations Committee
assembled to-day to continue the examina-
ton of Shipherd, the latter. who had been
in the room before the committee and had
passed away the time by examining a
printed copy OF the official report
OF bn6 proceedings, called aJbenLlOn
to many errors in the report. The
members of the committee on examina-~
tion agreed with Shipherd, the errors being
so numerous and so palpable that great
dissatisfaction was expressed.
The official repsrter (who was recently
appointed by the Speaker to supersede Mr..
II. G. Hayes desired to make statement,
and explained that he was out OF practice
when he assumed the duties of official re-
porter, and had engaged an assistant who
would relieve him during the morning.
The Chairman inquired If the gentleman
he had engaged was an official reporter, and
upon receiving a negative reply turned to
Mr.. Hayes, who was present to report the
proceedings for the Associated Press, and
requested him to make an official report.
Mr.. Hayes declined, for the reason that he
wss not under oath, and was moreover en-
gagged for the Associated Press. The ex-
animation was then adjourned.
CHANDLER AND HUNT CONFIRMED.
The Senate confirmed William E.
Chandler as Secretary of the Navy by vote
2S against 16 The Senate also confirmed
Secretary Hunt as Minister to Russia; j. r.
Partridge, OF Maryland, as Minister to Peru;
John H. SmYth, Of North Carolina, as
Minister to Liberia; William Williams, of
Indiana, as Charge d. Affaires to Paraguay;
JOhn JsV Knox. of Minnesota as Comm