Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT.
IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
Detailed Report of the Proceedings in
Both Bodies.

bObn BODIES.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 21.-In the
Senate this morning the Chair announced
that the new rules would go into opera
tion to-day. The Chair laid before the
Senate bills from the House of Represen-
tatives, one making all public roads and
highways post routes, and another to en-
able the Courts of the United States. in
cases where patents have been obtained
by fraud, to annul the patent on the ap-
plication of the Attorney-General.
Mr.. Van Wyck introduced a resolution
in the Senate providing that anv further
debate on the Mexican treaty be had with
open doors. Objection was made to it's
reception and the Chair ruled it to be out
OF order to present such a resolution in
open Senate. Mr.. Van Wyck appealed
from the decision of the Chair and on
motion of Mr.. EdInunds the Senate re-
solved to close the doors at once in order
to discuss the appeal, so at / O'Clock the
doors were closed.
The ruling of the Chair was sustained
by the Senate in the secret session. Ob1ec-
ton was then made to the immediate con-
sIderation of the resolution, even in secret
session, and it went over for one dav
under the rule. The doors were then re-
opened, and bills were introduced as fol-
lows:
BY Mr.. Brownie appropriate 500, 600
for the erection of a public building at
Columbus, Ga.
BY Mr.. Edmunds-To amend the act
granting aid for the construction of a
railroad and telegraph line from the Mis-
souri, river to the Pacific ocean, and to
secure to the government the use of the
same for postal and military and other
nuTDOGnE qnnrOWp6 TnIu I
amendatory thereof, one of which pro-
vides for the settlement of the claims of
the United States, and to secure to
the United States the Indebtedness
of the companies of them. In presenting
this bill Mr.. Edmunds said that it had
been prepared by the Commissioner of
Railroads, and is a very important bill.
Its object is, If possible, to bring to ter
mination the controversy which appears
to be perpetual between the United States
and these railroad companies as to what
they should pay, and to provide
for opening up transactions by the new
arrangement on long bond to take the
place of the obligation of the companies
to repay the United States to provide Ie-
gal securities for such repayment and
methods for the enforcement thereof, The
companies referred to are those aided bv
bonds and grants Of lands.
MIR. Edmunds' bill was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following reso-
luton, which was agreed to:
That the Committee on Foreign Relations
be instructed to inquire into the subject of
settlements and trading posts now being
made and established IN the valley Of the
Congo river in Africa and report as to anv
action that may be properly taken bv Con-
gress or the Executive IN furtherance of our
commerce in that quarter, and that said COM
mittee report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Morgan reported favorably from the
Committee on Public Lands mis- bill to
increase the endowment of the University
of Alabama from public lands in that
State by granting 46,0S0 acres of such
lands to the State of Alabama in addition
to the lands already received for the
benefit of the university, to be applied
under the direction of the State Legisla-
ture to the erection of suitable buildings
for said university, and TO the restoration
Of the library and scientific apparatus
heretofore destroyed by fire. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned,
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, under the call of
States, a large number of bills were intro
duced and resolutions offered.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, offered a resO-
luton calling on the Secretary of the In
terror for information whether since June
l, 1882, any patents have been issued, or
lists of lands certified, to any State, or
patents issued to any railroad corpora
tion on account Of grants of land hereto
fore made for lands to which such State or
corporation was not entitled, and also for
all communications touching the issuing
OF such patents and the opinions of any
United States officer in relation thereto
which may be on file in his department.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt a resolution de-
claring it the judgment of the House that
all unearned land grants should be for
feited and the lands restored to the public
domain; that all laws permitting the
purchase of large tracts of public land be
repealed, and instructing the Committee
on Public Lands to report bills carrying