Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-05
SOUTH CAROLINA's COMMISSIONER
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Detailed Report of the Proceedings
Both Bodies.


Both Bodies.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Chair LAID
before the Senate to-day the message from
the President which was laid before the
House of Representatives on Friday,
transmitting the report of the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs on the subject of
the right of way of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul Railway Company
through Lake Traverse to the Indian res
ervatiOn; also, communication from the
Secretary of the Interior, transmitting
letters frOm>Rufus Hatch relating to the
lease for hotel site in Y Yellowstone Park.
and from the officer in charge of the roads
and bridges in the same park relating 10
the condition of such roads and bridges.
Mr.. HOar, from the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections, reported a resolution
authorizing that committee to work by
subcommittee, which may sit wherever
they may, i'll making investigations under
the sherman resolutions, find it neces-
sary. The resolution was agreed to.
MIR. Malone, from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, reported
tayorably and had placed on the calendar
bills authorizing the erection of public
buildings at GreenYille, S. c., and Key
West, Fla.
A message was received from the House
OF Representatives announcing the pas
sage by that body of the bill for the relief
of Fitz John Porter.
Bills were reported as follows
BY Mr. HOar, favOrably, from the Com
mlttee on Judiciary, an original bill to
establish uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States,
BY Mr.. Blair, favOrably. from the Com
mlttee on Education and Labor n bil1 to
establish bureau of statistics of labor.
Bills were introduced and appropriately
referred as follows;
BY Mr.. MOrgan-To provide for the
erection OF public building at Hunts
Vile, Ala.
BY Mr.. Wilson-To prevent the publica-
tiOn of lottery advertisements in the Ter
ritOries and the District of Columbia.
The Senate took up the unfinished bust
ness on its calendar, being the bill pro-
Vldlng method for pertecting incomplete
titles to lands held under Mexican land
grants, on which subject a debate arose.
Messrs. COnger and Hawley opposed the
bill reported by the committee, which re-
ters the settlement of titles to the courts of
various States and Territories affected.
They favored commission which should
take into consideration all claims. Messrs.
Bayard and ManderSOn defended the bill.
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, and Mr. Dawes
also participated in the debate.
Without reaching vote the Senate went
into executive session, and soon after
wards adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, who has
been i'll since the conyening of Congress,
appeared at the bar of the House this
morning and took the oath of office.
The Speaker announced the following
committee appointments and changes,
stating that where changes were made
they were at the request of the members
concerned:
Rjaers and Hor6or8.-NIr. Thomas in place
OF Mr. Chace.
.Ai8sisstppi Le0eeS.-NIr. Chace in place of
Mr.. Thomas.
Naaa5 A-6drs.-G D. Wise in place of Mr..
Eaton.
foreign A6airS.-Mr. Eaton in place of G.
d. WISE
,Edacafion.-Mr. Rockwell in place of Mr..
Expenditures in the State DeDartDaent.-Mr.
Davis. of Illinois, in place of Mr.. Price.
=, LIquor. IrGB5c.-Alr. Price in place Of Mr..
Davis, of Illinois.
District Of COZUJubid-Mpssrs WOrthinotOn
and Rockwell.
Eependitures in tie Departnent of Ju8ttce.-
Messrs. Crisp and MIlliken.
Mr.. HOuk, of Tennessee, offered resO-
luton directing the Committee on Educa-
ton to inquire into the working and man.
agement of agricultural colleges in aid of
w1lch lands have been granted to several
states and Territories, and to recommend
such measures as will secure to the in
dustrial classes the benefits intended by
the act OF Congress donating those lands.
The resolution was referred.
Under call of the States a large num-
Der OF bills, resolutions, etc, were intro
Guced and referred, among them the fol-
lowing;
BY Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois-To reduce
the import duties and war tariff taxes
BY Mr.. Eaton, of COnnecticut-FOr the
punishment of officers of the United States
for illegal use of money or any other thing
OF value in elections.
BY Mr.. Robinson, of New York-Amend-
ing the Constitution by providing that an
export tax, such as Congress may deem
just and proper for the encouragement of
the home manufacture of our domestic
products, may be levied on raw or manu-
factured cotton.
By Mr.. Russell, of Massachusetts,
ferring a naval appointment on Lieut.. j.
G. Rhodes, now of the Revenue Service,
attached to the cutter Dexter, who rem
dered great service at the wreck OF the
City Of Columbus.
BY Mr.. Long. of Massachusetts-For
the establishment of life saving station
at Gay Head.
By Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri-For the
condemnation of land and material needed
in the work of the improvement Of the
Mississippi river; also, to define the duties
and jurisdiction of the Mississippi River
Commissioners, to authorize the cOndem-
nation of land and material and to pro-
vide penalties for acts in hindrance of the
improvement Of that river.
By Mr.. Weller, Of l0wa-FOr the relief
of the Lady Franklin Bay expedition. 1t
authorizes the President to offer a reward
of 100000 TO any vessel that may, within
the year 1884, rescue Lieut.. Greely and
his party, the reward to be paid in stand
ard silver dollars. Also, for the erection
of public buildings at Tallahassee, Fla,
and Brunswick, Ga,
Mr.. Randall, from the Committee on
Rules, reported a resolution providing
that the rules of the House of the Forty
sixth Congress, as amended by this House,
shall be the rules of the House for the
Forty ty-eighth Congress until further order.
He explained that the effect of the resolu-
ton was to bring into force and effect the
rules of the Forty-siXth Congress as
amended by the present House. A num-
Der of amendments were offered, and,
without action upon any of them, or upon
Mr.. kandall's report, the matter went
over till Thursday and the House ad-
jOurned,