The Portland daily press., 1883-02-24
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session
SENATE.

OENAJE.
WASHINGTON, Feb %.
Mr. Dawes submitted conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill which was agreed
to.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill. The pending ques-
tion was on an amendment offered by Mr.. Rol-
lins providing for q board to scrutiniZe the ac-
tive list of the navy and select g certain num-
ber of officers of each grade to be retained on
the active list, the remainder to be considered
supernumeraries A point of order was raised
yesterday that the amendment was inadmissi-
BILE.
Mr.. Anthony from the committee on naval
affairs offered an amendment appropriating
100000 TO enable the Secretary Of the Navy
to build an experimental gunbeat.
Mr.. Mcpherson, discussing the amendment
alluded TO the presence of the Secretary of the
Navy in the Senate chamber the other day in
conversation with Mr. Anthony and went on
to make an attack upon the secretary as one
who was 'at home III the lobby"
Mr. Rollins said he had heard Mr. McPher-
sons remarks with great surprise. That the
senator's criticism upon the secretary was un-
Just and ungenerous in the extreme and he
had hoped would not be repeated
Mr. Hale raised the point of order that the
amendment proposed new legislation and the
chair sustained the point of order and ruled
out the amendment.
The third section Of the naval appropriation
bill authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
sell vessels which had been struck from the
navy register was ruled out and the bill passed.
The District of Columbia appropriation bill
was then taken up.
The Senate passed the District Appropria-
tion bill.
Mr. Allison reported the legislative appro-
priation bill and gave notice he would ask the
Senate to dispose of it tomorrow.
Report OF the conference committee on the
consular appropriation bill was agreed to.
Senate resumed consideration of the Utah
bill. The pending question was on Mr.. Blair's
amendment making theprohibition of voting
apply only to persons tried and convicted of
polygamy or bigamy instead of to all females
as in the bill. Lost.
Mr. ingalls, moved to amend section of the
bill so as to prohibit voting by women in any
territory.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed the amedement and
after discussion vote was taken but no quo
rum voted.
After call of the Senate Mr.. Edmunds
moved to instruct the sergeant-at-arms to re-
quest immediate attendance of absent Sena-
tors Agreed to.
A little before O'Clock the sergeant-at-arms
made report in regard to absentees.
The roll was again called and 80 Senators
answered.
Mr.. Edmunds offered an order naming the
Senators absent without leave and directing
the sergeant alarms to bring them in.
From this hour until 10 o'clock the time of
the Senate was consumed in roll calls and mo-
tions to adjourn aud to lay the order on the
table.
Finally on motion of Mr.. Edmunds the Sem
ate adjourned.
HOUSE
Mr.. Robson called up as privileged ques-
tion the consideration of the rule reported
yesterday from the committee on rules The
rule was adopted 1t provides for the consider
ton of all bills to which four objections are
not made, no matter what their position in the
House, this consideration not to interfere with
the consideration of revenue or appropriation
| bills.
| On motion of Mr.. Butterworth, the Senate
amendments to the army appropriation bill
were non-concurred in, and Messrs Butter
worth, Burrows and Ellis were appointed con-
| ferees on the part of the House.
| On motion of Mr.. Forney, the Senate amend
ments to the fortification appropriation bill
were rejected ,snd Mes RS. Forhey Ketcham and
| Ryan were appointed conferees.
| The House at 1140 went into committee of
the whole on the sundry civil appropriation
! bill.
! Mr.. McCook of New York moved proyiso
| prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from
leasing any portion of the Yellowstone Ma
| tional Park, declaring of no force or effect any
lease already granted.
| MIR. McCook' S amendment was adopted.
| Mr.. Cox of North Carolina moved to strike
out the clause approprlating $4,000 for the
| support of the botanic garden in Washington.
Lost,