Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-06
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
THE LIMITS OF YELLOWSTONE
PARK TO BE EXTENDED.

A ouibble of the $40. 900 Appropriation
for the Senate's Contingent Fund
$500 for Mississippi River Surveys
Consideration of the Naval Appropria-
tiOn Bill Not Yet Concluded.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-To-day the
Chair laid before the Senate a bill extend
after debate, which was participated in
by Messrs. Vest, Ingalls,, Dawes, McMn-
Ian and Harrison, the bill was passed.
1t fixes the boundaries of the park by lines
which, as Mr.. Vest explained, add some
1900 square miles to the $500 square
miles Of the park as heretofore established
by law. The bill places the park under
the general legal jurisdiction Of the Ter
ritOry of Montana so far as not incOnsist-
ent with the provisions of the bill, pro-
vides for the protection Of game. the care
of the park, its survey, the building of
roads and bridges, the leasing OF sites for
houses Of entertainment etc.
The Senate then, with but slight debate
passed the bill authorizing the Postmaster
General to lease buildings for post offices
of the first, second and third classes at
reasonable rates for terms not to exceed
ten years.
The Senate next took up as unfinished
business the bill reported from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations providing for
the exercise Of the jurisdiction conferred
upon the United States in places outside
of their dominion. While this
bill was under discussion, Mr.. Pendle-
ton speaking at the time, M. Sherman
asked and obtained unanimous consent
to have read a message which had lust
been received from the House, announcing
agreement by the House to the Senate
joint resolution appr0priating $4,000 for
the Senate contingent fund. On the read
ing of the message it was found that the
concurrence of the House had been given,
coupled with a prOviso that the money
should be used for no investigation other
than such as had already been ordered.
Mr.. Butler and others, on hearing this
condition, at once objected to the present
consideration of the subject. and 1t went
over. Mr.. Butler said that the condition
was one which the House had no right to
make. The interrupted debate was re-
sumed and consumed the remainder of
the session until an executive session was
ordered, after which the Senate ad-
jOurned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In tie House to-day, on motion of Mr..
Blanchard, of Louisiana, bill was passed
making an appropriation Of s., 100 to sup
ply the deficiency in the amount required
for expenditures to June 30. 1884, for the
examinations and surveys required hv
the acts of March 3, 1875, and June 70.
1873, to ascertain the depth of the water
and width Of channel at the south pass
of the Mississippi river, and to gauge the
waters of the Mississippi river and its
tributaries.
Mr.. Randall, Of PENNSYLVANIA,
from the Committee on Ap-
preparations reported back the Senate
joint resolution for the addition of $4,000
to the contingent fund Of the Senate, with
an amendment providing that the sum
shall only be available for the expenses
Of investigations heretofore ordered. The
amendment was adopted and the Joint
resolution was passed
Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana. from the same
committee, reported back adversely bills
for the relief of the sufferers by the over
flow in the lower Mississippi valley and bv
the cyclone in North Carolina, and thev
were laid upon the table. He reported
favorably resolution requesting The Sec
retary of War to furnish the House
from time to time with information
of the progress of the floods in the valley
of the Mississippi and report if at any
time in his judgment there exists such
suffering as to justify measures of relief
on the part OF Congress. 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Robertson, Of Kentucky, from the
Committee on Elections, reported a res0-
luton unseating 7. Luna, delegate from
New Mexico, and seating in his place T.
Manzanares. 1t was adopted. MIR. Man
zanares then appeared at the bar of the
House and took the oath of office.
The Committee on Public Lands re-
ported bill to repeal section - of the act
Incorporating the Texas Pacific Railway
Company and to declare a forfeiture Of
the land grant therein made. The land
grant forfeited by this bill is that to the
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and VIcks-
burg Railroad Company. 1t was put on
the House calendar.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the naval appropriation bill.
the pending amendment being that offered
by Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, reducing
the number Of Captains to 30 and the
number of commanders to 80, and pro-
viding that no more promotions shall be
made to those grades until the numbers
are reduced below the number mentioned.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Calkins moved to strike out the
provision prohibiting promotion in vari-
Gus grades in the line and staff of the
navy until such grades shall be reduced
to the numbers fixed by the naval act Of
1882, and the amendment adopted yester-
day reducing the staff corps was agreed
to by a vote of IS to 50.
No other amendments were adopted.
The committee rose without completing
consideration of the bill, and the House
adjourned.