Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-10
IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
Detailed Report of the Days Work in
the Two Bodies.

IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
Detailed Report of the Days Work in
the Two Bodies.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-In the Senate
this morning, Mr.. Anthony offered q reso-
luton instructing the Committee on
Foregn Relations to inquire into the ex-
pediency of such legislation as shall en-.
able the Executive Department to protect
our interests against governments which
have prohibited or resticted the importa-
ton Of healthful meats from the United
States. At the suggestion of Mr.. Van
Wyck the resolution lies over until to-
morrow.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following reso-
luton, which was agreed to:
"ReSOtCed, That the Attorney General
be instructed to transmit to the Senate
copies Of the reports, with accompanying
papers, made by the different examiners
of the Department of Justice concerning
the business OF the courts of the United
States in Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas
and Texas, which reports relate to abuses
by officers of said courts and the Marshals
of said districts i'll charging, collecting
and accounting for fees for their offices,
and other abuses referred to in the report
of Brewster Cameron, General Agent of
the Department of Justice, made to said
department January ), 1891"
The Senate resumed consideration Of
the new rules. The first question III or
der was the amendment Of MIR. Hale to
the rule relating to appropriation bills to
strike out the clause permitting reference
of the District of Columbia appropriations
to the Senate Committee on the District
This amendment was agreed to by a vote
of y yeas to % nays.
The question recurring on Mr.. Plumb's
amendment, referring the appropriation
bills for the different departments of the
government in the first place to the COM
mittees respectively having charge iii
the Senate Of the interests of those de-
partmentS, 1t was not agreed to-
Further action on this rule was then post
poned till after consideration of the next
reserved rule, which was No. 26. This is
a rule which designates the standing
committees of the Senate. The proposed
rule provides for a committee on internal
improvements, to consist of nine Senators,
to whom shall be referred all subjects re-
lating to the improvements of rivers and
harbOrs and also the river and harbor
bills.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out this pro-
vision. The debate on this rule, and Mr..
Vests motion to strike il out, occupied
the remainder Of the time till O'Clock,
when, without reachiug a vote, the Senate
went into executive session, and when
the doors were reOpened adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House this morning. Mr.. KassOp.
OF Iowa, offered preamble and resolu-
ton reciting that certain foreign govern
ments with which the United States have
commercial treaties securing to the
United States the treatment assured to
the most favored nations in regard to the
importation of American produce and
manufactures, have in apparent violation
OF such treaties prohibited the introduce
tiOn OF certain food products of the United
States under regulations not applied TO
like products of other nations. and
directing the Committee on Foreign At
fairs to inquire into the facts and report
what legislation or other action should be
taken by Congress or the Executive to Sc
cure due observance Of such treaties and
protect the rights of United States citizens
III respect thereto, whether by retaliatorv
legislation or otherwise. The resolution
was adopted.
Mr. Deuster Of Wisconsin. offered a
resolution directing the Committee on
Commerce to investigate the alleged rea-
sons for the exclusion Of American pork
from Germany and France and to recon-
mend such legislation as may be warrant
ed by the facts.
Mr.. Brown, of Indiana, moved to refer
the resolution to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, but on motion of Mr. Reagan. of
Texas, it was referred to the Committee
on Commerce, The regular order being
demanded,the Speaker proceeded to call
the committees for reports.
Mr.. SlOcum, of New York, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported
a bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter.
In the committee of the whole the Gus
tOmary resolutions for the distribution of
the Presidents annual message was re-
ported from the Committee on Ways and
Means. Itwas referred to the committee of
the whole, there considered, reported back
to the House without change and agreed
to.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President, submitting
the.annual report OF the Mississippi River
Commission.
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, moved its refer
ence 10 the Committee on Rivers and Har-
bOrs, contending that that was the COM
mittee which had proper jurisdiction over
the subject
Mr.. King, of Louisiana, Chairman of
the Committee on the Mississippi Levees,
submitted a motion for the reference Of
the message to that committee to which
he claimed had invariably been referred
the report of the commission. 1t was not
show committee, but one charged with
grave and serious duty. a long and
sharp debate followed upon the issue sta
ted in these two motions.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, protested
against reference of the message to the
Committee on the Mississippi LeYees on
the ground that it could only take the re-
port of the commission and consider it,
but when the point of appropriation was
reached it would have to stop and knock
at the door of the River and Harber Com
mlttee and ask it to report to the House
the sum Of money to be used in the i'm
provement Of the river. The Committee
on the Mississippi Levees had nothing to
do, and 1t would be a vain, useless and
idle thing to refer to it the report Of the
commission.
Mr.. Belford, of Colorado, said that this
discussion showed the damnable and in
1ernal character Of the rules under which
the House acted. There was a Committee
on Ways and Means composed of the
brains Of the House. Then there was a
Committee on Appropriations composed
OF white-buttoned mandarins Laughter
The other committees were mere slaves.
compelled TO bow their necks and
ask the Speaker to recognize
them. 1t was spectacle as
sweet as the Hebrews observed when
beard Of Aaron, to see his Democratic
brethren quarrelling over the reference
to be given to great subject. He was in
favor of voting, not $l,000,000, but $780,
100000, to accomplish the advantage Of
the people. The Treasury, to-day gov
erned by New York influence, held in its
vaults hundreds of millions of dollars.
kept there, in his judgment, for the sole
purpose of advancing the finances of New
York and Pennsylvania; but the House
to-day was in control of the South and
West, and he thanked God for it.
The country had submitted to theidomin-
lon OF TWO States and a little section that
was not as large as one county in his
State, long enough. Now let the South
eFn and Western men stand together and
say that they would unlock the vaults Of
the National Treasury and use the money
to improve the water ways OF the country,