The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-14
Proceedings Of Congress Yesterday =
Measures Before Both Houses
Little Business Of I'm.
pOrtance DOnSs
Mr.. Blaine Appears Again Before the
Committee on Foreign Rela-
ti0ns-A Statement
As to His Revision of Associated Press
Reports, Disclaiming Any
Intention
or Materially Changing them, ard In.
sisting that this
Privilege Had Always Been Accorded
Him.
Some Points of His Testimony.
Forty.seventh Congress

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 13.--A communica-
ton was received from the secretary of war,
transmitting additional information in re-
gard to inventions and improvement of
heavy ordnance. 1t was accompanied by
papers so volumnous that they filled n box
4 feet by Is inches. Referred.
Several bills authorizing the loan of tents,
camp equipagc etc, to the Veteran asso.
sociations IN various parts of the country,
were passed.
Mr.. MaXey, ON behalf of the military
committee, announced that all applications
for donations of tents, guns, camp equip.
age, ETC., would be refused after the close of
the present session of congress.
Mr.. Browns resolution supplying each
senator with a clerk ut $1,000 per annum
was considered and rejected-yeas, 20;
nays, %.
Upon considering the morning business,
the senate at 2;l0 laid aside the japanese
bill and listened TO speech by Mr.. Blair
upon illiteracy in the states and the urgent
need tor an adequate appropriation in aid
of common schools
Mr.. Blair held the floor nearly two hours.
The senate then non-concurred in the
house amendments TO the district water
supply bill and conference was ordered.
Mr.. Hoar caled'up the senate bill re-
ferring the cotton claim OF the estate of
Sterling T. Austin to the court Of claims,
| and 1t was passed.
Mr.. Allison reported back from the
finance committee, with amendments, the
house bank charter extension bill. Ordered
printed and recommitted
At o'clock the Japanese indemnity bill
was proceeded with, and Mr.. Norrill's
amendment srdering the destruction of
bonds in which the fund was invested, pre-
vailed-yeas, p; nays, 20.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, the prize money
claim was reduced more than SlOO, 600 by
deducting accumulated interest.
An amendment by Mr.. Hawley allowing
5per cent. of the fund to be paid TO Japan,
after being rejected in the committee of the
whole by % TO 2i was voted down in the
senate by % to %.
| Upon the passage Of the bill, several OF
| its original advocates, among them Messrs
Conger, Butler, and George, stated theil
! Opposition TO IL, and in view of The
/ changes made by the senate Mr.
Sherman said he would vote against it be
cause he believed it TO be sensational bill
and thought the money was not due Japan
Mr.. Maxey believed the money belonged
to the United States by virtue of sol
cmn treaty.
Mr.. Brown said he would vote now TO pay
the principal TO Japan with the conviction
that the interest would he paid hereafter
The bill passed-yeas, Is; nays, 13. Tn,
bill as passed authorizes and di
rects the president to pay the govern
ment OF Japan the sum Of S7S5, ,0C0, an,
directs that all bonds now owned or con
trolled by the state department and desiv
mated in the department reports as tn
japanese indemnity fund shall be cancelled
and destroyed.
Section . directs the secretary of th
treasury to pay from the treasur,
$4,000 as prize money TO officer
and crew Of the United States ship Wyo
ming and the steamer Tokinnio, or thei
legal representatives, for services in tn
strait OF Simonescki in 1863 no pay
mont TO be made to the assignee of
mariner, but TO the mariner himself hi
legal representative or duly authorize,
attorney.
After a struggle for precedcnce!n IN behal
OF the bonded spirits and Dakota bill whicl
was not terminated, the senate ut o p. IN. nd
jou,ned.
HOUSE.
The house resumed consideration of th
bill to increase the water supp ly OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia
The bill was amended to provide fish
ways In the Potomac river ut Glen Falls
appropriating 5000 for that purpose, an,
providing that one-half of the cost of tn,
proposed investment be paid by taxation 0
property of the district, interest TO be in
cludcd In the tax levy, and the principal /,
be paid from the sinking fund to be created
from the surplus water revenues.
The bill then passed.
The house then went into committee o
A tksh shal NN.a l....l II.
judicial appropriations bill.
Several efforts were made TO sngraft II
the bill amendments looking to the aboli
ton OF the custom OF levying political as
sessments upon government employees, bu
oil were ruled out on points Of order.
Pending long discussion upon the las
section Of the bill directing the secretary o
war to transfer all pensions claim records /,
the suiyeyorgeneral's office TO the office q
the Acknowledgement, the committee roe
and the house adjourned.