The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-05
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session
SENATE.

OnnnlsDeu business, tne Dill TO exclude
public lands In Alabama, from the operation
of laws relating to mineral lands passed.
A resolution of thanks to David Davis as
presiding officer was unanimously passed.
At noon Mr.. Davis resigned the office Of
President of the Senate, and on motion of Mr..
Anthony, Mr.. Edmunds was elected. He
thanked the Senate for the honor and said as
he thought he ought to take the oath of Office
he would ask Nr. Anthony, the Senator Oldest
IN the service to administer 1t. Be was then
sworn in by Mr.. Anthony and took the chair.
Mr.. Tabor presented the credentials of his
successor as Senator from Colorado-Thomas
M Bowen.
Mr.. Brown presented the credentials of AL
fred H. Colquit. Senator-elect from Georgia.
Mr. Cockrell called up the bill for the relief
of certioD officers of the army and IL passed.
Mr.. Plumb called up the bill directing the
Postmaster General to readjust the salaries of
certain posimasters which passed.
Mr.. Mcmillan from the committee on COM
merce reported back the river and harbor bill
for such action as the Senate might deem
proper
MIR. Ingalls, moved the report be printed and
that it lie on the table until tomorrow
Agreed to.
Mr. Hale, from the committee on appropri-
ations, reported the deficiency appropriation
bill, and the Senate proceeded to consider it.
Amendment authorizing "old settle" Cbero-
KEGS to present their claims to the court OF
claims was ruled out on point of order as new
legislatOn. Otnef amendments Oh Tile commit
tee We're agreed to.
Gu motion of Mr.. Plumb amendment was
agreed to authorizing and directing the at
torney general to pay Charles 81. Reed for his
services in defending Guiteau whatever sum
he may fix upon as proper conversation not to
exceed however $3000 Several amendments
were offered and ruled out. The amendments
reported by the committee on appropriations
having been agreed to, the bill was reported to
the Senate. Amendments made in committee
of the whole were agreed to except one striking
out certain deficiency appropriations for the
government Of the District of Columbia, which
was disagreed to. The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Window presented the credentials of
his successor, Mr. Sabine.
AT 3.45 the Senate went into executive ses-
sion. AT 40 the doors were re-opeDed.
Mr.. Hawley from the committee on printing
reported resolution for the printing of the
proceedings of The court of inquiry into the
loss of the Jeannette and asked its present con-
sideration, but MIR. Plumb objected.
The Senate resumed co. sideration of the
bill to refund to the State of Georgia money
paid out for the common defense in 1777,
which was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron of Wisconsin,
the House bill to afford assistance and relief
of Congress and the executive departments in
investigation of claims aud demands against
the government was taken up and passed.
At 5.45 the Senate took a recess until s p.
IN.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations:
james B. Edmunds to be commissioner for
he District of Columbia.
To be collector of internal revenue j. S
Smart for the 10th district of New York.
Edward o. Graves to be chief examiner of
y nited Ststts civil service commission.
A p. m, the Senate resumed its session.
The House bill to modify the postal money
order sy stem and for other purposes was passed
without amendments,
Mr.. Allison reported that the conferees of
the two houses on the sundry civil appropra-
tion bill had failed to agree. Although gen.
eral disagreement was formally reported he
stated that the conferees had reached a sub
Stantial agreement as to the items OF appropria-
tion, tire disagreement being in relation to mat
ters of legislation continued in the original bill
as it came from the House. The provisions
for the sale of military reserves, provision
changing the law as to soldiers homes, proviS-
ion in relation to ratification of the Sioux trea-
ty, the proposed repeal of the preemption laws,
and other provisions in connection with repeal,
and proposed legislation with regard to the
sale of Brooklyn navy yard and Chelsea hospi-
tai were disagreed to. The Senate conrees
feeling that they had no authority to agree to
these matters of legislation had come back to
the Senate for instruction.
Mr.. Dawes said he hoped the Senate con-
feress would not agree to this proposed legisla-
ton upon an appropriation bill.
Mr.. Logan took the same view.
Mr.. Sherman SAID the true parliamentary
rule was that when either house proposed aoy
legislation to which the other objected, the
House proposing it should recede, SO that the
bill should embody the joint Judgment of both
houses.
Mr., Garland agreed fully with Mr.. Sherman
ON this subject aud moved that the Senate in-
sist upon its action and ask for further coll
ference.
Mr. Bayard thought no t:mecould be more
opportune for an emphatic declaration in
\
appropriation bills ought to be confined to APP
propriatiDg money TO execute existing laws
and expressed the hope that the vote of the
Senate would be unanimous upon this quek-
tion.
Mr.. Garland's motion to insist and ask an
other conference was unanimously adopted.
The House bill to provide for assessment of
real estate in the District of Columbia was
taken no and passed without amendment.
The House bill to amend the law authoriz-
ing the Secretary of War to prescribe rules aud
regulations for bids for contracts under the
war department was passed without amend
ment
The House joint resolution providing for a
new mixed C omission in .cc"rdance with the
treat, OF 1866 between the United States and
Venezuela was passed without amendment
The House bill to establish certain post
route was amended and passed.
On morton of Mr.. Harrison he House bill to
amend the law relating to recovery of damages
for infringement of patents was taken up,
amended and passed
The following House bills were passed with
out ameDdment:-TO confer upon the semi r
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, in the absence or inabili-
TO of the chief justice, power now possessed
by the chief Justice in relation to extradition
of fugitives from justice; to au horize the COLI
struction of a bridge across the Ogeechee, Oco-
nee, Okmulgee and Chattahoochee rivers in
Georgia.
The bill tosregulate licenses in the District of
Columbia was amended and passed.
When the shipping bill was reached on the
calendar Mr.. Coke objected to its consideration
on the gronnd that it was too important TO be
dealt with properly at this time.
Messrs CoDger and Frye urged consideration
oppose bill, and on their agreeing not to oppose
certain changes in its provisions Mr.. Coke
withdrew his objection and the bill was taken
up and discusst d, and pending its consideration
the Senate, at I.l0, went into executive ses-
sion.
The doors were reoper cd at %.
The amendment reported by the Committee
on Commerce striking out the 18th and 14th
sections of the bill, as 1t came from the
House, repeating the laws requiring payments
to shipping commission erfor shipment of sea-
meD were agreed to. The 10Th section, regu-
lating duties on tonnage, and the 22d mail
subsidy" section were stricken out. The bill
was passed.
Mr.. Sawyer called up the House bill to ad-
just the salaries of posmasters, and it was
passed. This is the bill passed yesterday by
the House.
The House bill to create three additional
land districts in Dakota was passed; also bill
making St. Vincent, Mimi, port of entry in
stead of Pembina; also joint resolution validat-
ing CERTAIN contracts executed by the Postmas-
ter General.
Several private bills were passed, among
them one for the relief of Samuel Chase Bar
ney, an officer dismissed from the navy by
President Lincoln.
The House bill to amend the Revised Stat
utes so as not to exclude retired army officers
from holding civil officers in the Territories
was passed.
At 2 40. on motion of Mr.. Rollins, the Senate
went into executive session.
At 3 45 a. m the doors were reopened, and
House bill to amend section 1914 of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to yachts, was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Logan, House bill to au-
thorze the Litchfeld, Carrollton & Western
Railroad Company to construct bridge across
the Illinois river, was taken up and passed.
Gu motion of Mr.. Hamilton, Senate bill au-
thorizDs the President to restore Tenedore
Tel Eyck to bis former rank ia the army, and
to place him upon the retired list was taken
up, amended and passed.
At 3.45 the Senate took recess until 4
O'Clock,
When the Senate reconvened as the confer
ence report on the sundry civil appronriat ation