Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-21
IN SENATE AND House.
Detailed Report of the Proceedings I'm
Both Bodies

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The Senate To-
day took up and passed, without debate
the bill increasing the annual amount If
money to provide arms and EQUIPMENTS
for the military from 5000, 600 to $500. 600
An adverse report was made from the
Committee on Claims on the bill to pro-
vide for hearing and determining the
claims of the State of Georgia. but, at the
request Of Senator Brown, it was placed
on the calendar.
A Dill was introduced by Mr.. Brown
and referred to authorize the erection of
puDhc buildings at Augusta and Athens.
Georgia.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the currency bill. The debate was par
tlclpated in by Messrs. Pugh. Plumb and
Mcpherson.
Several amendments were offered TO
Mr.. Plumb's amendment, and accepted
by that gentleman. One offered by Mr..
Morgan, and advocated at some length.
was rejected. Mr.. Plumb,s amendment
was then rejected by ID ayes to 35 nays.
1t provided for the issue of a legal tender
equivalent to the amount of national cur
rency withdrawn.
Mr.. MOrrllFs amendment was also re-
Jected by 20 yeas to 80 nays. 1t gave to
4 per cent. bond deposits a higher rate of
circulation than those bearing less inter-
est.
Mr.. Morgan then addressed the Senate
at some length in favor of his amendment.
providing that State bond NAV be used
as a basis for national banking when Uni
ted States bonds are redeemed. Contrac-
Ilon has already begun to be felt, he said.
The people felt that the national debt
must be paid. When that goes the ma
tional banks must go with it. Legisla-
ton must therefore be had to take care of
national bank notes.
MT. Morgan gave way to amotiOIi for an
executive session, after which the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr.. Money. of
Mississippi, from the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Routes. submitted a
privileged report upon the resolution call
ing on the Postmaster General to trans
init to the House the reports made bv
special agents of the Post Office Depart-
ment having reference to the star route
Investigations not heretofore made public.
Mr. Peelle, of Indiana, said that the
Postmaster General had sent letters to the
house stating that in his opinion il would
De detrimental to the public interests in
tne prosecution OF the star route cases if
the information asked for was made public.
If the House insisted on this information
the House alone should take the respon-
sibiIity.
Mr.. Money said that the Postoffice Com
mlttee was considering a bill to regulate
the mail service on star routes and needed
the Information called for. He intimated
that judging from the results heretofore
achieved by the PostOffice Department in
prosecuting the star route frauds il was
OF small consequence now if all the infOr-
nation in the hands of the government
officials be made public. After lively
opposition the resolution was adopted bv
14S to 106.
The House went into committee of
the whole on the Military Academy ap-
propriations bill and spent the remainder
OF tne session discussing that, and ad-
journed early to enable the Democrats to
hold joint caucus in the hall of the
House