Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-07
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
YESTERDAY IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. HOaF WOrrIed-He is not Boom
Ing Southern CIaims-Rxecutive
NOminatIOns-The Appropriation
Bills.

WASHINGTON, January 6.-In the Senate,
President pro TEN. Davis, few minutes
after its assembling. vacated the chair for
the day to Senator Garland.
A number Of resolutions were introduced
and referred, among them the following:
By Mr.. Msxey-Instructing the Secretary
Of the Interior to furnish the report, If any,
Of the survey Of the United States and Texas
Boundary Commission made under the act
Of June 5, 1858, and II no fiDal report
OF said commission was made he
will report that fact, together with maps,
surveys spd report Of the work so far as #
was prosecuted. He explained that the
purpose OF the act Of 1858 was to ascertain
the true Northern Texas boundary, that is to
say, what is the main Red river line as laid
down on Mellish's map Of January l, 1918,
by which the boundary was fixed between
the United States and Mexico under the
treaty Of 1928
The work OF the Commission showed
nothing definite on this point. Texas
claimed the north fork and the Interior De-
partment the south fork Of Red river 10 be
true Red river, according 10 the Mellish
map The resolution was adopted.
By Mr.. Jones, OF Florida-Calling on the
Secretary OF the Interior for information re-
lating to the selection Of swamp lands in
Florida IN violation OF law, whether or not
any investigation OF the subject has been
made under his authority, whether any Of
the States officers are involved and have
been notified Of the fact, and also whether
upon the facts the whole matter ought not
to be investigated by Congress.
Mr., Jones said ne had seen It stated in the
public press, and in one paper as II coming
from the Secretary of the Interior, that the
Ge~E,
with ''a ring, )" which was engaged in making
selections Of land in that State unlaWfully
He knew nothing Of the facts, but from his
knowledge of the persons referred to he
believed there was no foundation for the
statement. In justice to them he would ia
vOr an investigation of the matter The
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Sherman moved to take up his 3 per
cent. bill.
Mr.. Mcpherson objected, and gave notice
Of an amendment mskingt the bonds redeem
able after January l, 1891 instead of payable
after January l, 1857, and to extend the
time Of payment to thirty years from date
Of issue.
Mr.. Plumb gave notice Of an amendment,
directing the use of all the fund now held in
the Treasury for the redemption of United
States notes, in excess OF 800, COO, 900, for
the redemption Of the 80 per cents.
Mr.. Hoar, obtaining leave to read state
ment, had read newspaper cutting, which
he had received in a letter of a cores
pOndent. 1t asserted that as Chairman of
the Senate Committee on Claims, Senator
HOar was sending out letters to representa-
tlves Of Southern claims, which had been
presented to Congress, stating that Repre-
sentatiyes in Congress are not opposed to
the payment OF Southern claims, but, on
the contrary, favor payment where the
claims are Just. That he invited the sending
on Of proofs, and that his course was an
unusual one for even a Conservative Re
publican.
He said he had not, thus far in his politi-
cal life, felt compelled to contradict or ex-
plain any ridiculous statement 10 regard to
himself, but he had received so many
letters from interested parties concern
ing these claims, that he would now
say he was not Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Claims that he had writ
ten no letter to warrant such a statement,
and, so far as he knew, had written none on
the subject. 1t was possible that in reply to
a correspondent he had stated that claims
from any quarter would receive due consid-
Grafton by the proper committees, and that
as the committees were in the habit OF act
ing on such things judiciously, claimants
had better send their proofs but he had
written nothing OF the kind described In the
article.
The calendar was then taken up and oc-
cupieG the day, the morning hour being ex-
tended for its consideration. Several reso-
lutiOns, II Guiding Cne for woman's suffrage
committee, were passed over because Of the
absence of Senators interested in .hem.
The resolution Of December Is offered ny
Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, relating to the
pension frauds. calling for statements of
their nature and character, what amount Of
arrears has been paid, the number Of cases
sdded TO the pension roll under the arrears
act. etc, next came up. Some discussion
eusued upon an amendment offered by Mr..
Edmunds, striking out the direction to the
Secretary OF the Interior to report his Opin-
ion uDOn such legislation as he thought ad-
visable. Finally the resolution, as modified
BY Mr.. Edmunds' amendment, was adopted.
The Senate, at LAS, went into executive
session, and at 1:50 adjourned until Mon
day.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The House Committee on Appropriations
met this morning, and the following assign
ments OF subcommittee for the con-
sideratiOn Of the regular appropriation
bills were made: Sundry Civil,
Messrs. Hiscoek, Butterworih and Black
burn; Naval, Messrs. Robson, Ketcham
and Atkins; Legislative, Executive and Ju-
dicial, Messrs. Cannon, O'Neill and At
kius; Consular and Diplomatic, Messrs. Bur
rows, RObesOn and Cox; Army, Messrs. But
terwOrth, Burrows and Ellis; Post Office,
Messrs, COswell, Cannon and Ellis; Indian,
Messrs. Ryan, CasweI and Lefevre; Pen
siOus, Messrs. O'Neill, Burrows and
Lefevre; Military Academy, Messrs. Black
burn, RYAN and Butterworth; Fortiieations,
Messrs. FOrney, Ketcham and Ryan; Dis
trict OF Columbia, Messrs. Ketcham, His
cock aud Forney; Deficiency, Messrs. His
cock, Robson and Cox.
EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONs.
The President sent the following nomina-
tons to the Senate 10 day: Samuel c.
Parks, OF New Mexico, to be Associate JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court OF Wyoming;
Joseph Bell, Of New York, TO be Associate
Justica Of the SuDrema CoIrt Of Nav