The Portland daily press., 1882-07-03
Mw&F&w1y
XLVIIth Congress-lst Session
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 1-Mr Hale, from the
| committee on appropriations, reported the
| House joint resolution appropriating 100000 to
| provide for deficiency in the appropriation
| for fees of witnesses in United States courts.
| Mr.. Miller of Colorado offered an amendment
providing that all persons residing west of the
Mississippi river, and now attending as wit
nesses in the star route cases in Washington,
shall be entitled to per diem fee of $3.50 and
o mileage fee at cents per mile Adopted.
In view of the adoption of this amendment,
the amount appropriated was increased to $70.-
600, and the joint resolution was passed as
amended
Mr.. Saunders, from the committee on terri
tories, reported pill to establish the territory
of Pembina and providing temporary govern
ment therefor Calendar.
Mr.. Hoar introduced bill fixing the salary
Of judges of the United States district courts at
| 5000, except the salary of the judge of the
district of California, which shall remain as at
present. Referred
On motion of Mr.. Kellogg, bill was passed
authorizing the New Orleans & Northeastern
Railroad Company ito construct bridges oger
the channels of Pearl sriver and Lake Point
chartrain.
The Senate resumed, in committee of the
whole, the consideration Of the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill. A
long discussion ensued upon an amendment
offered by Mr.. Morgan increasing the salaries
of certain clerks in the general land office. The
amendment was ruled out on a point of order.
The BILL as amended, was then reported to the
Senate and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, bill was passed to
further regulate the Investment of the Pacific
railroad ssinking funds. 1t permits the secre-
tary of the treasury to invest the sinking fund
in first mortgage, 80 year bonds, of the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
The Senate, then in committee Of the whole
proceeded to the consideration of the general
deficiency appropriation bill. The bill was
when the Senate went into executive, and at
450, when the doors were reopened, adjourned
session.
Mr.. Kelley asked unar imous consent to re-
port from the committee on ways and means a
joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue $200,000,000 per cent.
bonds or certificates, in exchange for bonds
bearing higher rate of interest
Mr.. Hazeltne of Missouri objected, but sub
sequently withdrew the objection, and after
some explanations by Messrs. Kelley and Ran
dali, in reply to questions the joint resolution
On motion of Mr. Reed of Maine bill was
passed removing the political disabilities of
James T. Waddell.
its passage bill providing that the duties on
imported sugar deposited in bonded ware
houses shall be paid on the quantity delivered
from the warehouses, instead of on the quanti-
ty entering into it, but objection was made
Various reports were made from committees,
and referred, and then, at IL o'clock, the
House went into committee of the whole, 5fr
Page of California in the chair, and resumed
consideration of the naval appropriation bill,
and long debate .ensued. After many amend
mentS the committee rose.
On motion of Mr.. Hubbel of Michigan the
Senate bill to authorize the construction of q
bridge across the SaultSt, Marie river was pass
ed
On motion of Mr.. Tucker of Virginia bill
to repeal SO much of section 1886 of the Re-
vised Statutes as imposes tax on tobacco was
taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Townsend of Ohio, the
Senate bill to authorize the sale of certain lots
in Hot Springs, Ark, to the Women's Chris
tian National Library Association, was passed
ThesSpeakerslaid before the House message
from the President returning without his ap-
proval the bill to regulate the carriage of pas
sengers by sea. While expressing his entire
sympathy with the objects of the bill he points
outthree serious defects in it. The first is the use
of the words "uppermost decks ignoring en-
tirely all reference to the spar deck with which
almost all large modern vessels are provided !;
the second is the requirement of seyen clear
feet OF height between decks, and the third is
the requirement. of list of passengers
being furnisned before the vessel clears. This
would be impracticable in the loss of steamers,
where new passengers are coming
on board up to the last moment. The practical
result of the law would be to subject all the
ocean steamers to great losses and to restrict
immigration. A good bill of the same character
correctly phrased would receive his prompt as
sent as public necessity and blessing.
The message went over as unfinished busi-
ness, and the House att o'clock adjourned.