Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-25
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Mrs. LSncOln's PensiOn-Inter-Stat
COmmeFce-The RefundIng Bill
The Isthmus COaling Stations
Electoral Reform.


The IsIhmus COaIing Stations
Electoral Reform.
WASHINGTON, January 4.-In the House,
Mr. Belmont, Of New York, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported back
the resolution calling on the President for .
copies of all correspondence, etc., relative |
to the efforts Of this government to bring
about peace between Chill, Peru and
Bolivia. Adopted.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine. on behalf Of the |
Committee on the Judiciary, asked leave to |
take from the Speakers table for immedi- |
ate consideration the Senate bill to retire
Associate Justice Ward Hunt, of the United |
States Supreme Court.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, objected.
Mr. McLaDe, of Maryland, from the Com
mittee on Commerce, reported back the
resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Navy for all reports, communications, etc,
relsting to the subject OF the Chiriqui coal
ing stations. Adopted.
Mr.. Carpenter, from the same committee,
reported back the resolution, directing the
Committee on Commerce to inquire where
in the existing laws can be amended so as
gagged in the foreign carrying trade, and
what measures can be adopted to promote
our ship building and other commercial
interests. Adopted.
Bills were reported from the Committee
on Commerce to establish marine hospitals
at New Orleans and Galveston and quar-
antine station on the coast of Texas, and
were referred to the Committee on Appro-
priations.
At the conclusion OF the morning hour,
the House at 40 went into committee of
the whole, Mr. Robinson, OF Massachusetts,,
in the chair, on the f0rtitication appropTia-
tion bill. The toCal amount appropriated
is 1915 600, as follows: For the preservation,
repair aud protection of Notifications,
Sl75 ,O00 for the armament Of sea coast for
tifications, 500 600; for tOrpedoes aud their
! preservation. 800. 000 After a short ex-
planation by MIR. Forney, of Alabama, Mr..
McCOok, OF New York took the floor and
dwelt upon the importance of improving the
sea coast Notifications OF the United States
He contended that the amount appropriated
/ by the bill was but a drop in the bucket as
compared with the actual needs Of the
/ country.
! Some debate followed and amendments
| offered, which were rejected. The com
mittee then rose aud reported the bill to the
| House, when it was passed.
| Mr. Caudler of Massachusetts,, called up
/ D
! designating the committees of the House
which are entitled to clerks. Amendments
were adopted granting the Committee on
/ Invalid Pensions three, and the Committee
on Elections one additional clerk
Mr.. Tolman offered an amendment strik-
ing from the list Of committees entitled to
| clerks the Committees on Expenditures In
Various Departments, on Public Expendi-
| lures, on Militia, on the Library, and on
! Mileage. Pending action the House, at 4:40,
adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, the Chair presented sundry
| reports of SURVEYS made under the river and
harbor act, in Oregon, Mississippi, Mary
land and Massachusetts, which were refer
| red to the Committee on Commerce,
Mr. Blair, from the Committee on Pen
s'ons reported the bill for the relief Of
Mary Lincoln, widow OF Abraham Lincoln,
and asked its present consideration, and
the bin was passed.
l. appropriates SIS, 600 for her immediate
relief and increases her present pension
|. 900 per annum.
7 The credentials of Senator McDnl, OF
Iowa, were presented, and he was sworn In.
Mr. George, Of Mississippi, introduced a
bill to make the Agricultural Department
an Executive department. Referred.
Tue credentials os Senator Wilson, of
Iowa, were presented and placed on file.
| Mr. Georg8 introduced a bill to prevent
determinations as between shippers and
| c0nsignees hy railroads engaged in inter
Safe transportation. The bill is designed
TO secure absolute equality IN rates between
small aud large shippers and consignees.
Additional bills were introduced as fol
lows;
Bv Mr.. Johuston-To repeal so much OF
the Revised Statutes as impose an export
tax on tobacco.
By Mr.. Beck-For the punishment of off
GERS of national banks who illegally issue
certified checks.
Bv Mr.. Teller-A Joint resolution declar
ing forfeited, so far as the same have not
been earned by the fulfllment of their con
ditions land grants to twenty-five railroads
enumerated in the bill, including the North
prn Pacific Atlantic and Pacific, and Texas
, Pacific The estimated quantity of landi
granted TO each Of these, as set forth in the
bill, IS respectively 41OOO,O0O, ~ ,OOO, 600 anc
: $50 600, 600 acres.
By Mr.. Pugb-To enforce the observance
= of the Constitution in reference to the elec-
tlon of President and Vice President. L
r Furnishes with fine of from SIS 600 TO $50, :
. | GOO and imprisonment Of from five to ter
years any Congressman or holder Of govern
I ment Office OF trust or profit, who exercises
r or attempts to exercise the powers of s
: Presidential electOr. The same punishmen
+ is imposed for false assumption by any ont
Of the office of an elector and for conspiracy
= in aid thereof.
A large volume Of routine business
caused a liberal extension of the morning
5 hour, after which the Senate, at two O'Clock
= resumed consideration of the Sherman
e per cent. bond bill, and Mr.. Call addressed
a the Senate Several Senators participated
in the debate, when, finally, Mr. Garland
= on leave, reported back from the judiciary
= Committee the resolution in reference t.
the extraditing Of the Italian, VinceuzO Re
: bellO, with bill regulating the fees anC
= practice in extra ditiOn cases. The bill pro-
5. vldes for making fees regular, compel
r Commissioners to hold court in public, anC
where the accused is poor and cannot stfOTI
the costs, authorizes the United States Il
send for his witnesses and pay all fees, th
e government to be reimbursed for the ex
pense so incurred by the government asking
g the surrender Of the fugitive.
a The Senate, at O'clock without actor
on the bill. went into executive session, and
at 4:20, adjourned.
NOMINATIONS AND COMBINATIONS.
The Senate confirmed the nomination 0
D. I. Boyuton as United States Pension
Agent at Knoxville Tenn. The Presiden
to-day sent the following nominations t
g the senate: J. L. Morphis to be Unite
f Sta es Marshal for the Northern District o
+ Mississippi Frederick K Jones, Of Lousi
o,a n no Coirar at the Nav ORLEANS Mint