Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-16
Forty eighth COngress---First Session.

SENITE-Ing
a message from the President submitting an
estimate of the chief of ordnance for the
permanent annual appropriation of 81 500, 600
TO provide for the necessary armament of
our Notifications. This report is founded on
the report of the gun foundry board, to
which the President had previously invited
the attention of Congress.
Attorney General Brewster sent in COM
munication stating that the question of
whether vacancy exists in the marshalship
of the middle and southern districts of Ala
bana had been decided by the courts and
that Paul Strobaeh is now acting as mar
shall.
The chair also presented resolution of
the California Legislature sent by telegraph,
urging the speedy passage of the Chinese re-
striction act.
A large number of petitions from various
sections were presented against the passage
of the news copyrights bill.
Mr.. Blair reported fRvorably from the
Committee on Education and Labor the bill
providing for commission on the alcoholic
liquor traffic
Mr.. Morgan offered resolution which
went over directing the Judiciary committee
to inquire whether Paul Strobach, whose
nomination was rejected by the Senate, was
in legal possession of the Office of marshal of
the middle and southern district of Alabama
Mr.. Sherman called up the House joint
resolution directing the Secretary of the In
terror to procure from all departments what
books can be spared for the law library of
Cincinnati. The Senator said the library
had been destroyed during the recent
riot While it was preferred to restore
the library by private effort. the aid asked of
the government by this resolution would be
valuable The resolution was amended so
that the government shall be put to no ex-
pense in making the donations and as amend
ed was passed.
The bill to divide portion of the reserva-
| ton of the Sioux nations of Indians in Da-
kota into separate reservations and to secure
the REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title to the
remainder was taken up. After some dis
cussion Mr.. Dawes stated that the bill would
open ten million acres to settlement and il
is important to pass it as speedily as possible.
He therefore asked unanimous permission to
| take up the bill in the morning hour to-mor-
| row.
No objection was made and shortly after 2
o'clock the bankruptcy bill came up as un~
| finished business. The pending question was
| the amendment of Mr.. George making the
| Limitation $500. Mr.. Garland moved to
| make it $500 and this amount was eventually
| agreed to-
MIR. George moved to amend the thirty
| third section so as to Aaks preference to
any creditor "Rho is slso trader" on ac~
count of bankruptcy. The clauss simply re-
ferred to ''any creditor" He said this was
necessary for the protection of small traders;
agreed to.
Section 80 was amended SO as to authorize
the Judge at the request of ANY" creditor.
instead OF 'feue-fourth of the creditors" to
appoint trustee where there Is a failure to
elect or a refusal to accept.
SECTION 81 was reached without any MAJ
teriaI amendment. An amendment was made
to section SO barring all actions against the
trustee by the final adjustment of the estate
of aouaaQlad fran6 Actions
may be commenced within six months after
the discovery thereof.
When section IL was passed the Senate
went into executive session and adjourned
shortly after O'Clock.
HousE.-The regular order was demanded,
and the Speaker proceeded in the morning
hour with the call of committees. large
number of bills were reported and took their
places at the foot of thslr respective cs!ens
dars.
At the con clusion of the call of commit
tees, Mr.. Morrison submitted his long
threatened motion to go into Committee of
the Whole on his tariff bill. MIR. Eldridge,
of Michigan, demanded division on the
question.
Mr.. Kelly, of Phialdelphia, said he hoped
no division WOULD be insisted on, as this
point could be made after the House had
gone into COMMITTEES.
Inc MOUSE t90u went 10IO COmn1tL6os
Cox, of New York, in the chair. aad the Nor
rison tariff bill was read by title, when Mr..
Eaton, of Connecticut, objected TO its con-
sideratien. The committee rose and the fact
was reported to the Honse. The yeas and
nays were demanded On seconding the de-
mand both sides rose en- nasss. The
House by q vote of 40 yeas to 1913
nays directed the COMMITTEES to pro-
coed to the consideration of the bill.
| There veze eleven Democrats voting In the
negative and ave Republicans in the afirma
tive. The five Republicans voting .'yea"
we're: Messrs Anderson, James, Nelson,
Strait and Wakefield. The forty-one DEM
ocrats were: Messrs. Arnot, Bar
bour, Boyle, Budd. Converse, Cur
tin, Duncan, Eaton, Elliott. Ermantrout,
Ferril, Fielder. Findlay, Finnerty. Foran,
Glasscock, Hardy, Henley, Hewitt Gaia. J.
Hopkinsii Hunt. Lamb, McAdoo, Millsrd.
Muller. MutehIer, Paige, Patton, Payne,
Post, Randall. Robinson n. Y.)s Spriggs,
| stevens 10. J, Storm. Tully, Van Alatyne,
Warner f0.g Weus wilkins, Gslp, p. Wise
lVa9.