Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-06
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. J1na !

"AohANS4ONS ouu0 D. SENArE.-David Davis appeared in the Senate this
 mornings and expressed regret that his absence had caused any embarrassment on Friday. He said he
 followed precedent made by Senator Thurman when
 the latter President pro ten.in which the Sen
 ate acquiesced He desired to be informed what the
 rights of the presiding officer in such circumstances
 are and as the result of brief discussion, resolu-
 tion was adopted requiring the Committee Rules
 to fnvt st1gate and report.
 MT. Pendleton.of Ohio offered resolution request
 ing the President to transmit all correspondence not heretofore communica ed between the state depart ment and Messrs. Trescot and Walker Blaine on Pe- ruvian- Chlli matters. Ad ,pted.
 MT Beck in reduced > solution calling upon the committee for the appropriation bills. Mr. Plumb res u1on directing the public rrtnter report what ring if any runs the government printing. MT. Van Wyck resolution of inquiry as to what steps were neces ary to protect government smployes from po- 1ical assessments; laid over
 Senator Lapham, of the Committee Woman Suf- frage reported favorably the bill for amendment to the constitution giving the suffrage woman Mr George presented minority report and the bill placed on the calendar
 The Senate then resumed consideration of the army appropriation bill, the retirement clause being under discussIon. MT Logan had long article read from the army register showing that the young men were those who alw victories and that old generals We're invariably defeated, and further said that If General herman was not over sixtyt Eo wears of soa there would not be single objection to the retire ment clause
 MT. Butler modified his amendment exemptinR the four principal officers as to apply to them when they had reached the age of 70 years.
 MT Maxey Said the measure unwise and was not germane to the appropriation bill.
 MT. Hawley spoke generally in favor of the clause
 Mr. Bayard modified his amendment so as to retire a vote of 28 tu g.
 After further debate Mr. Buffers amendment ex. cepting Generals Sherman, Sheridan Hancock, How ard and Terry from the provisions the clause until they had reached the age of seventy lost vote of to 45. Those voting in the affirmative l were Anthony, Brown, Butler Cameron of Pennsyl- | vania, Conger, Ferry, Sherman, Yanwyok and Will l Hams.
 Mr. Maxey moved to strike out the whole of the re- tirement caose lost 12 to 29 This closed the ques tion for the day.
 The Senate adjourned at 5:25 p. m.
 HoUsE.-Nr. White, Of Kentucky, offered 8 1esolu- ton to discharge the Ways and Means committee | from an inquiry to why the commissioners of ip- ternal revenue favored the whiskey bond extension bill It ruled out of order. MT. White appealed and said tha, the committee was unfit to deal with the subject and had presented many white. washing repor,s Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania denounced ] Whites action Mr. White said that the whskey as- 1 sociation claimed that Kelley had been 8 party to their bargain MT. Kelley pronounced the sssertion false Mr. White regretted that Kelley was SO old MT Mr. Kelley said if he were younger he would speak his resolution and it referred to ths Ways and Means committee
 Kelleys bill placing woolen goods on the list with silk, called under suspension of the rules to-day failed to receive the requisite twothrds vote be- ing 70 nays and 136 yeaB.
 MT. Ding ey introduced 8 bill providing that the l Treasury may accept gold or silver bullion and issue bullion to be claimed and the certificates te be re- l ceived for customs and taxes and to be considered a national bank reserve.
 The rules suspended and resolution passed l king June l3 for the consideration Lis from the Jun- IA for the consideration of bills from the Indian Affairs committee. l
 MT Reagan moved to suspend the rules and take his railroad bill from the Committee on Commerce | and December 13 the date for its consideration: rejected, not two-thrds vote.
 Mr. Henderson moved to fix June Is as the date for 1 the consideration of the Chicago and Mississippi canal bill, popularly known as the Hennepfn canal pill. It opposed by Messrs. Dwight Of New York, land of Missouri, and Singleton of Illinois. Messrs. Marsh and Heno spoke briefly and pointedly in it's favor. The motion lost-yeas 127, nays 69not ;wot rds in the affirmative.
 The Senate bill appropriating $100,000 to erect building at Concord, N. Ill., was passed. The bill ap- oropriaing S2V0000 for public building Pensaco- a was passed. The blll appropriating slOOOOO for public building at Marquette Mich, passed. The pill to ere ct public building at Brooklyo N Y, at
 on of the rules and passed by 122 yeas to IS nays
 Adjourned at 630 m.