Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-22
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
No Important Business Concluded by
Either of the Bodies.

No Important Business Concluded by
Either of the Bodies.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-In the Sen
ate the following bills We're introduced:
By Mr.. Mahone-To provide for the
erection Of a public building at staun-
ton, Va.
By Mr.. Call-To authorize an investi-
CATION of the issue of fraudulent land
warrants, and to protect soldiers and sail
ors from loss thereby,
Mr.. Hoar called up the bill increasing
the salaries of United States. District
Judges, and Mr. Morgan resumed his re-
marks in support of his amendment, which
applies the increase only to Judges here
after appointed.
Upon a vote being taken on Mr.. Nor
gan's amendment it was rejected.
At , O'Clock the matter went over till
Monday without decision.
Mr.. Blair's educational bill was laid
before the Senate, being the unfinished
business of yesterday. At the request Of
MIR. Allison, however, Blr. Blair gave way
to permit consideration Of the deficiency
appropriation bill, which was read three
times. The amendments recommended by
the Senate Committee on Appropriations
were agreed to and the bill was passed.
SHERMAN's AMENDMENT TO THE EDUCA-
TIONAL BILL.
Discussion of the educational aid bill
was resumed:
Mr.. Garland, at 4:45 O'Clock this after
noon, moved that the Senate 60 into eXecu-
tive session, which was agreed to- Be-
fore the doors were closed, amendments
to the pending bill were offered by several
Senators in order that they may be printed.
One offered by Mr.. Sherman provides
that the money shall be applied to the
education of children without distinction
Of race or color, and shall be distributed
to the counties or school districts i'm the
proportion which the number of illiterate
children in each such county or school
district bears to the whole number of
illiterate children in the State, and that
the assent of the State to this provision
shall be had before the money can be
given to it by the United States.
The executive session was then held,
and when the doors were reopened the
Senate adjourned until Monday next.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House no attempt was made this
morning TO call up the bonded extension
bill, and the Speaker proceeded to call
the committees for reports of a private
character. At the conclusion of the call
Mr.. Money, of Mississippi, Chairman of
the Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads, reported the following resolution:
ReSOtced, That the charges rejecting on Mr..
Ellis, Representative from Louisiana, IN
connection with the star route frauds recent
ly published are untrue.
The resolution was adopted.
The House then, at 1890. went into
committee of the whole, with Mr.. Cox, of
New York in the Chair, on the private
calendar.
After considering the two bills the COM
mittee rose informally, and Z. II. Fun
stOn appeared at the bar of the House and
took the oath of office as Representative
from the Second district of Kansas, to sue
ceed the late ID. G. Haskell.
Mr.. DOckery, from the Committee on
Accounts, asked leave to submit the re-
port of that committee providing for an
extra months pay to the employees Of the
present House discharged prior to Febru-
airy /, but Z. b. Taylor, of Ohio, demanded
the regular order, which prevented its re-
ception. The committee then resumed
It's session.I
The greater part of the day was con-
sumed in discussion of the bill for the re-
tirement of William w. Averill with the
rank and pay of Colonel. Finally the
committee rose and a number of bills
were passed, including the Averill bill.
The House then adjourned.