Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-03
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
A LIGHT GRIST OF WORK IN
BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS.


The Indian Appropriation Bill Taken
Up In the HOuse-Gen. Grant, on
Clutches, Holds a Levee Among the
Representatives-The President Re-
commends 100000 for the Rissis-
sippi Levees.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-In the Senate
to-day a resolution offered by Mr.. Call
was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations requesting the President to in
stitute negotiations with the Government
of the King of Spain for. reference to an
umpire for a decision, of the question
whether the treaty of 1919 has been fully
carried into effect by the United States,
and whether the United States Govern
ment is bound IN good faith to pay the full
amount awarded by the judicial tribunals
to whom the same was referred for pay
ment for losses sustained from forces act
ing under orders of the United States in
1918 and 1919.
The Senate passed bill for the relief of
William II. Crook, one of the Secretaries
of the President, for the signing OF
land patents. The bill gives the beneficiary
$4,000 for extra services rendered from
1879 to 1882. Also, a bin referring to the
Court of Claims the claim of William G.
Ford, Of Memphis, Tenn, for the proceeds
of fifty bales of cotton seized by the United
States in Alabama in 1865. Also, bill
directing the Secretary of the Treasury to
refund to John z. Walworth 2,S20, the
proceeds of sale by order of Gen. Banks
of certain funds of the Louisiana Bank of
New Orleans in 1868.
The Senate then took up the educa-
tional bill, and Mr.. George took the floor
to reply to criticisms upon his argument
made by Mr.. Coke yesterday.
The debate on the educational bill lasted
three hours and half. Motions to adj
journ and to 90 into executive session
were opposed by MIR. Blair, but the latter
was carried-yeas 30, nays 10, MIR. Blair
insisting on the record of the yeas and
nays in each instance.
The Senate then went into executive
session and soon adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr.. Reed, of Maine,
asked unanimous consent for present con-
sideratiOn of the Geneva award bill. but
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, objected. The
House at 2:35 went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. WellbOrn. of Texas, in
the chair, on the Indian appropriation
bill.
The bill apprOpriates $5,347, ,653 as
against an appropriation of $5,360,655 for
the current year. and as against an esti-
mate of IS, ,446, 800. There is but little new
legislation in the bill. The bill was read
by paragraphs for amendment. Pending
debate on the amendment striking out the
appropriation for paying Indian inspec-
tors the committee rose.
HERO WORSHIP.
Mr.. Randall announced that Gen Grant
was on the floor, and moved a recess for
fifteen minutes. This was agreed to and
Gen. Grant held reception on the floor
of the House. Speaker Carlisle escorted
Gen. Grant to the space in front of the
Clerks desk, where, leaning on one of his
crutches, he received the respects of the
members, the Speaker standing by his
side and introducing to him the Repre-
sentatiyes with whom he had not been
previously acquainted.
When the House reassembled the
Speaker laid before the body a message
from the President recommending an ap-
preparation of 500, 900 for the protection
of the leYees of the lower Mississippi
river. 1t was referred, and the House
adjourned.