National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES.
Regulations 10 Preserve the Capitol from Hutila-
tlon-The Post-Oflce Appropriation BILL
The Franking Priyllege-Horo
Personal Explanations.

In the Senate on Thursday, on motion of Mr..
Harrison, the House amendments to the Senate
joint resolution making further appropriation
to relieve the sufferers by the Mississippi over
flow were taken up, and the first, increasing the
appropriation by $4,000, was concurred in.
Mr. Harrison asked nom concurrence in the
other, which directs the use of portion Of the ap
preparation for the hire of laborers TO strengthen
threatened levecs. The latter amendment was
non -concurrcd i'm.
Tho calendar was UP. The first bill in order
appropriating ground for the mint Mt Philadel-
phia, was laid aside upon the suggestion Of Mr.
Bayard, without losing its place, to await the ac-
tiou fthe House.
The bills to enable the State of Colorado to take
lands In lieu of the sixteenth and thirty.sixth
sections found to be mineral lands and to regu-
late the use Of the Capitol grounds were passed. Mr.
Morrill, explaining the purposes Of the latter to be
to prescribe rules and penalties to prevent
the constant mutilation of the Capitol building
and grounds lie said that pieces Of the bronze
doors had been stolen, ink strewn along the mar
bic staircases from the top to the bottom, the
shrubs and trees on the grounds injured, and
plants carried away therefrom. The Police Court,
under the law could find no power to punish for
such olenses, and the bill would give the requisite
authority,
The bills for the erection Of public buildings at
Denver Col, and Terre Haute. Ind tho latter for
the use of the post Office and Government offices,
by unanimous consent, the regular order of
business was laid aside, and Mr.. Logan addressed
the Senate upon the measure introduced by him
TO appropriate and expend the entire income de-
rived from the internal revenue taxes on the
manufacture and sale Of distilled spirits for the
education of all the children living In the United
States.
lie gave a calculation of the whole number Of
children throughout the country who are Of the
common school age rs 1650O,O0O and estimated
the cost of their education at the rate of $40 per
scholar, Mt over Sl6OOOO,0OO per annum. lie said
that SSl,QOOQOO are now expended by the States
sGO00O000 proposed by the bill there would be al
most enough for all practical purposes.
Mr. Logan then urged the peculiar propriety Of
devoting tho whisky tax to the education of the
referred.
The Chair announced the appointment Of Sen.
ators Sherman, Hoar and Voorhees, on the joint
committee to provide for and erect the Marshall
| statue.
| mittec on Post Offices proposed amendment to
the pending Post Office appropriation bill. II au-
thori2es the Postmaster-General to make con;
tracts for ocean. mail service between the United
! States and foreign ports by American vessels at
| specified rates Of compensation.
| Mr.. MaXcy, member Of the committee, said the
| rcnOrt wns not unanimous one and he had re-
served his right to present his views upon that
| subject
Mines, reported favorably the Senate bill for al
assay Office in Omaha.
y message was received from inc PRESIDENT
transmitting Il report of the Secretary of State
| in further response to the Senate resolution. OF
December 10, calling for Peru Chilli correspond
encc Referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
Mr. Voorhees, offered resolution directing an
| inquiry and report by the Military Committee
| whether the section of the Revised Statutes de.
| claring that persons honorably discharged from
| the military or naval service by reason of dis.
ability resulting from wounds or sickness incurred
ments to civil Offices, provided they possess The
necessary capacity for the proper discharge of the
duties of such offices, Is in full force or has beer
repealed or modified; also whether It has beer
openly dsrogardcd and violated whether tapplie
to provost deputy provost marshas, quartermas
ters and suffers not disabled, and whether ad
ditiOnal legislation is necessary TO cause the sec
ton to be enforced by the various Departments
Adopted.
ti0n of the Post Ofice appropriation bill, the ques
ton being OH the Senate committee amendment
increasing the APPROPRIATION for special facilltie
from 100000 to sG5OOOO changing the term "trunl
lines" to "railroad lines" and adding the provisy
that "snid facilities shall be ratably distributed
as near may be, on railroad lines leading to anI
from the principal cities in the different section
ofthe United states"
Mr.. Plumb, in charge Of the bill, detailed tn
reasons of the committee for the increase.
Aflcr debate, the amendment was adopted, a
also the items Of increased expenditures recon
mcnded by the committee, as follows: Miscella
ncous items $4,000; railway post -offce clerks
$4,000; route agents, $4,000; mail messengers
$4,000
ment stamps as heretofore, prevailed after discus
sion, Mr., EdmuudS moved to amend by insert
ing the following: "And the Secretary Of the Sen
ATE and the Clerk of the House of Representative
shall have power to use official envelopes pre-
pared by them for all the official business of thei
respective offices, and the use of such envelope
for any purpose other than such Official busines
shall be punished by the penalties imposed b
law for the illegnl use of such envelopes and eac
member of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives and each Delegate from a Territory shal
have the right to send through the mail any lette
or package containing only printed or written mat
ter not exceeding two ounces in weight, identi
fled by his autograph signature, without the pay
ment of postage"
The yeas and nays were demanded and th
amendment adopted by vote of 40 TO 10.
The following was the vote;
| YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Beck Blair Cal
Cameron Of Pennsylvania, Cameron Of Wisconsin
Davis of West Virginia, Dawes, Edmunds, Frye. Go
man, Groome, Hale Hampton, Harris. Harrison
Niahone, Miller Of New York, Mitchell, sawyo
Sewel, Teller Vance, voorhees,, Walker, William
WAYs"Messrs. Cockrell, Coke, Conger. Earle.
Ferry, Garland, George, Il of Colorado, McAflllni
Mcpherson, Maxey, Pendleton, Ransom, saulsbur!
and ShermAn-lh
During the call Mr.. Cookrell announced that h
colleague (Mr. VesD was detained at home by
sudden and severe indlsposition, Mr., Plumb wi
paired with Mr., Vest. Without further progress q
the bill the Senate, after restoring the tariff con
mission to its place on the regular order (at 5;lC
went into executive session, and lat o'clock) aC
iourned until Friday.
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