Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-26

Messrs. Thomas, of Illinois, and Butter.
worth, of Ohio, were granted leave to
file minority reports.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideratiOn of the sundry civil appropria-
! ton bill, the pending question being on
the amendment reported from the commit
tee of the whole, granting $4,000 to the
legal representatives Of Andrew Heron,
of Louisiana, late member elect of the
FOrty-eighth Congress. There was a good
deal of opposition manifested to the
proposition to appropriate money for the
| benefit of the heirs of a man who had
never served as a Representative, and the
amendment was lOst-yeas 50, nays $50. AS
there was in the bill a similar allowance
to the family of the late J. T. Updegraff, of
Ohio, as member elect to the Forty-eighth
Congress, it was struck out by unanimous
consent. The bill YVES then passed.
The Report Of the Judiciary Committee
on claims of Majors to. a seat as con-
tegent member of the House was adopted.
1t says the committee has been imposed
upon by false testimony and fixes the re-
spOnsibility for the deception upon Ma
jOrs, Secretary Of State Alexander, OF
Nebraska, and others and relegates the
matter TO the State authorities of Ne
braska.
The House then took up the bill appro-
pTiating $lO,000,0OO annually Tor five years
to aid in the support of common schools.
Mr.. SherWin submitted an exhaustive ar
gument in support Of the measure. Messrs.
Willis. of Kentucky, Clements, of GeOr-
gia, and Wheeler, of Alabama, also fa-
yOred the bill. Pending further discus
sion, the Committee on Rules reported the
following resolutions: 'rhat, during the
remainder of this session. it shall be
in order at any time to move to suspend
the rule, which motion shall be decided by
a majority vote, to take from the Speak
er's table House bill 553S with Senate
amounts thereto, entitled "a bill to re-
/ duee internal taXatiOn,' and to declare the
disagreement with the Senate amendment
to the same, and to ask for a committee of
conference thereon, to be composed of
five members on the part Of the House. If
such motion shall fail the bill
shall remain on the Speak
ers table unaffected by a decision Of the
House on said motion" Laid over for ac-
tion until Monday,
Mr.. Sherwin then demanded the pre-
vious question on the education bill,
pending which the House, at 4 :55 ad-
Journed. The vote stoOd-yeas 81, nays
80.
Mr.. Willis impeached the integrity of
the Record by stating that Mr.. Haskell
was recorded as voting IN the affirmative,
and he was informed that that gentleman
i'sr ~, ny ~ PiOoCit VullHS bnC loll Cdll'
The Clerk stated that there was an
affirmative response when Mr. HaskelPs
name was called, and no action was taken.
NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day nominated John
w. Foster of Indiana, to be Envoy EX-
traOrdinary and Minister PlenipOtentiary
ofthe United States to Spain, and John b.
DeasOn as Postmaster at Brook Haven,
Mississippi.
THE SECRETARY's ACTION APPROVED.
The President has approved tine action
of Secretary Chandler in accepting the
resignation of Lieutenant Commander
GOrringe.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nOmi-
nation of Samuel Carson as Postmaster at
Washington, n. c., and j. F. HELEN at
Winston, Y. c.