The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-23
ann RoR FLoop srrFFERERs.
Forty.sevenfh Congress Second Ses
sion.
WASHINGTON, Febrl
SENATE.

Immediately after the reading OF the
Journal the Senate, on motion OF Mr.. Kel-
logg, went into executive session and con-
firmed the nomination Of Algernon 5. Bad
ger rs collector OF customs for the district
Of Louisiana.
Mr.. Morrill, presented q remonstrance OF
certain American authors against reduc-
ton Of the tariff on books below % per
cent, one OF them, T.. G.. Stedman, saying,
"In the absence OF an international copy
right law l am compelled to sign this"
Mr.. Call offered q resolution, which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs, relating TO the eXtortions OF Spanish
consuls upon American cattle-shippers,
elsewhere described.
MIR. Garland called up the resolution
offered by him yesterday for the appoint
ment OF special committee to examine
and report upon the methods Of improving
the navigation OF the Mississippi river be-
low Cairo. and il was adopted.
The naval appropriation bill was then
taken M.
Mr.. Mcpherson said he understood 1t
was the intention OF the committee In re-
porting the bill that il should not disturb
i'm any way the status OF any OF the officers
OF the navy, and asked Mr.. Hale. in charge
OF the bill. whether that intention had been
embodied in the I'LL.
Mr.. Hale replied that was the intention
OF the committee. All legislation attempt
ed bv the House had been struck out, leay-
ing this clean bill, containing appr5pria-
tons for maintaining the existing navy
and other items for an increase OF the
navy, standing apart from the appropria-
ton for the different bureaus. There was
nothing in the bill 10 disturb the statfs
OF any officer in the navy as existing to-
day.
The provision that no part OF the
money appropriated for the general care,
increase, and protection OF the United
States navy in the line OF construction and
repair ETC., shall be applied to the repairs
OF any wooden ship when the estimated
cost OF such repairs shall exceed % per
cent. OF the estimated cost OF new ship OF
the same size and like material, was amend
ed so as to fix the limit at 90 per cent. OF
the cost Of a new vessel Of the same size
and like material, and agreed 10.
After all the other committee amendments
were agreed 10, Mr.. Rollins offered an adj
ditional, providing for the appointment OF
board to scrutiniZe the active list OF the
navy.
Pending the discussion the Senate adj
iourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The army and fortification appropriation
bills. with Senate amendments, were re-
ceiyed from the Senate and referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Ryan, OF Kansas, submitted the con-
ference report on the Indian appropriation
bill. and il was agreed TO. [The bill as
passed appropriates S5,3G2,6 $50, being
$4,000 less than it appropriated as it passed
the Senate and Sl53,T00 more than as II
originally passed the Housed
Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan, submitted the
conference report on the consular and di'
plomatic appropriation bill, and it was
agreed to. 1The bill as it passed appro
PIRATES 81 ,206. 1865, being S3S,500 greater
than when it originally passed the House.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the sundry civil bill. The com
mttee then required to the portion OF thu
bill relating to fhe survey OF public lands
which had been passed over informally.
Mr.. Pound, OF Wisconsin, offered al
amendment repeating the presumption laws
together with all laws authorizing the films
OF declaratory statements for the entry o
public lands by agent or attorney
Adopted.
The committee rose and the House adj
journed, and the Republican committee
Immediately went into caucus. The caucus
lasted three hours. A full discussion o
the tariff question was had, and the ONLY
conclusion arrived at was that the tart
bill should be given to n conference com
mittee as the only safe way Of perfecting
bill which would satisfy the expectation
OF the country.