The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-14
F0RTY-EiGH7H CONGRESS.
senate Proceedings Yesterday.

Il tue DIiI NC put W OUtt upOu It's pIsslpc.
! Unanimous consent was given, and the
| bill was at once read third time, and
passed without debate or remark except
/ that Mr.. Logan said he presumed there
would be no objection to II. The bill pro-
yides that Gin recognition OF distinguish
ed services rendered TO the United States.
General u. $. Grant. late General Of the
| Army. be placed on the retired list with
the rank aud full pay Of General OF the
Army"
Mr.. Vance called up the resolution here
tofore submitted bv him providing for the
appropriation OF 100000. or so much
thereof as may be necessary. for the cree
ton OF q suitable monument to commence
rate the landing Of sir Walter RaleIgb's
expedition on Roanoke Island. North Caro-
lima, on or about the 4th OF July, 1884. Mr..
Vance addressed the Senate on the resolu-
ton. Having paid an eloquent tribute to
Sir Walter Raleigh and to the members
OF the expedition sent ont by him. Mr..
Vance said he offered the resolution
in order TO commemorate the land
ing OF the first Anglo-SaXon COLONY
on the American continent. He re-
fused to consider the matter IS one special
10 North Carolina. The States of Virginia.
North Carolina, and South Carolina-form-
ing the original Colony OF NTrginia-were
all directly interested, and the widening
circle took in the whole country. 1t hap
pened, however. that the locality Of the
commemoration was IN North Carolina. In
the name Of that state, thereiore-aways
IN dcst in matter involving self-asSertion,
and always faithful to it, duty-he asked
the favorable consideration OF the Senate
for the resolution.
On motion OF Mr.. ingalls, the resolution
was referred 10 the Committee on Library.
Mr.. Frye then called up the shipping
bill. The question was on the appeal OF
Mr.. Beck from tue decision OF the Chair
that motion for a committee OF confer
ence was in order before the specific dis
agreement OF the House TO the Senate
amendments.
Mr.. Beck withdrew his appeal, and after
some discussion OF Mr.. Frye's motion by
MeSSrs. Bayard. sherman, and Frye, the
motion was agreed 10 by a vote of-yeas,
Is; nays, Il.
Mr.. Sherman was the only Republican
who voted in the negative. or the Demo-
Gratis Messrs. Brown, Garland. German,
and VOORHEES, voted with the majority.
The Chair appointed as cOnfelrees on the
part Of the Senate MeSsrS. Frye. Miller OF
New York. and Vest, and then resumed
the consideration OF the Indian appropria-
ton bill.
The provisions for the education OF In
dianS were debated st considerable iengt
by Messrs. Dawes, Plumb, and Dolph. ON
reaching the amendment proposed by the
Committee on Appropriations striking out
$4,000 appropriated by the House OF Rep
resentativeS for the CherokeeS OF North
Carolina, Messrs. Vance and Ransom eX-
pressed the hope that the amendment
would not be agreed to. On the question
TO agree to the amendment proposed by the
committee striking cut the item, consider
able merriment was created at the eX-
pcnse of Mr.. Ransom, who. the vote
being UiUd UOCe, emphasized his dissent
from the committees recommendation
by announcing his vote twice in voice OF
startling loudness. The President OF the
Senate laughingy answered that "Somc-
body had repeated" The noes was de-
clared to have il, and the Senate restored
the item, the bill was proceeded with, and at
G O'Clock was completed and passed as
amended.
The Senate then adjourned.
Before adjournment the Chair laid before
the Senate the Utah bill, and Mr.. Blair gave
notice that after the morning business TO-
morrow he would call up House bill to
establish the Bureau OF Labor Statistics.
House of Representatives.
The House at 1880 O'Clock went into
Committee OF the Whole on the bill proyld-
ing civil government for the Territory OF
Alaska.
The bill provides that the Territory
OF Alaska shall constitute a civil and
judicial district, the, temporary seat
OF the government OF which is
established at Sitka. governor shall be
appointed. who shall have authority to see
that the laws enacted for the district are
enforced, and who shall be ec-ottcl0 COM
mander-in. chief of the militia, with power
TO call it out when necessary to the due eX-
ecution Of the law. A district court IS
established, which shall hold at least TWO
terms in each year-one at Sltka ana the
other at Wrangcl. a clerk. district altor-
nev, and marshal are also provided Tor,
and authority is given for the appointment
OF four commissioners. with the powers
and Jurisdiction OF commissioners OF the
United States Circuit Court. The general
laws of the State OF Oregon are declared to
be the law OF the district as far rs the Saine
may be applicable
rose. and the bill was passed without
amendment. As il is a Senate bill, it now
requires but the approval Of the President
TO become 4 law.
The next measure considered was the
Townshend bill providing that hereafter
no Territory shall form a constitution or
apply for admission as 4 State until IL shall
contain a permanent population equal 10
that required in a congressional district I'D
order TO entitle il to representation III inc
House Of Representatives. ,u
Mr.. KassOn, of Iowa, criticised the DIN
as beng useless and in violation OF me
spirit OF the Constitution, in that II deneu
to the people OF the Territories the right
OF petition in its. highest form.
Mr.. Uardeman, of Georgia, denied that the
bin trenched upon the right OF petition,
but declared that il merely said in justice
TO the old States that it would NOT give 10
the neople of the Territories basis OF rep
resentat,on which the old States did not
have. ,a .ho t;u
hecouse IL would have a moral emphasis,
and because it was nothing but ialr, lust
resfriction on the right OF popular OF
squatter sovereignty. ,.,
Mr.. Brents, OF Washington territory,
nrotested against the bill as working an ih-
instice TO the people Of the Territories.
Mr.. Keller, OF Ohio, opposed II as I'M
constitutional. Mr.. HOrr, OF Mlchlgan'
cbaracterized it as nothing but b'inconDe.
MIR. Hammond, of Georgia, thought II was
an unwise and futile attempt by this con,
eress to bind another, and Dir. Potter, o,
New York, expressed himself III favor on
the bin. 1t was, he thought, time ior
Congress to announce that it was tne po ~
lev OF the country that the great people VI
The great States were no longer TO DE over
,idSen Inv admitting States on the frontier