Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-02-15
Forty-Eighth Consress---First Session.
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SENATE The chair laid before the Senate
a communication from the Secretary OF the
Urea ury transmitting the report of the
committee which investigated the charges
| against Supervising Architect Hill.
| Mr.. Mcmillan presented a circular from
citizens Of Montana asking Congress to
grant the right of way to q railroad through
the Yellowstone Park; referred to the Com
mittee ON Railroads.
joint resolution reappointing Noah Por.
ter, of Connecticut, as a member of the
board of regents of the Smithsonian Institu.
ton was passed
Mr. Pratt, of the Committee on Patents,
reported favorably the House bill to regulate
the practice in patent suits.
Mr.. Harrison, of the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, made an adverse report on the
petitions of paymasters praying for addition
al compensation for services rendered during
the war.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Mr.. VOORHEES, to define and supplement the
act reestablishing the board of commissioners
of Alabama claims for the distribution of the
unappropriated moneys Of the Geneva
award.
The resolution of Mr.. Voorhees, request
ing the Secretary of the Interior to withhold
his approval of patents or certificates for
lands selected by the Northern Pacific rail,
road in lieu of others said to have been lost
to said company under the act of July, 1864,
was taken up. Mr.. Morgan opposed the re-
solution because it interrupted the orderly
think it wise at this time to
anticipate any line of action Congress
may take in the future The officers of the
government had been very conservative and
careful in dealing with such questions of late
and no injunction of this character should be
placed on the Secretary of the Interior.
Mr.. Voorhees, explained that the object of
tbs resolution was to protect settlers against
the alleged right of the railroad company to
select lands within the ten miles limit.
After some further debate the resolution
was referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
Mr.. Ingalls, offered a resolution, which was
agreed to- directing the Secretary of the In
terror to furnish all information in his pos
session relative to the unauthorized use of
public lands
The House resolution making all public
roads and highways post routes was passed
Pending the consideration of bill to
change the name OF bank. Mr.. ingalls, sug
gestcd that the Committee on Finance should
report bill combining the power to grant
such changes to the Secretary of the Treas
ury.
Mr. Morrill, said such bill would be en-
tirely practicable, and he hoped at an early
day to introduce measure of this character.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Beck Mr.. Iugalls
offered a resolution, which was agreed to
instructing the Committee on Finance to re-
port as to the expediencY of such legislation.
The debate on the bill providing for the
issue of circulating notes to national banks
was resumed by Mr.. Beck, who supported
the measure in long speech and declared
that all the amendments seemed designed to
give the banks all that could possibly be
squeezed out of the government.
MIR. Morrill, commended that the bill was
wholly inadequate to give any permanent re-
lief
Mr.. Aldrieh criticised the measure at length,
c aiming that it would but accelerate and in
tensify the evils it was intended to avoid.
At 4:25 p. m. the Senate went into execu-
tive session and $50 p. M. adjourned.
HoUsE-Mr. Mckinley, of Ohio, presented
telegram from Cleveland, O., detailing the
destruction occasioned by the Ohio floods,
and recommending that Congress increase to
81 900, 600 the appropriation for the relief
Of the sufferers, and it was referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
On motion of Mr.. Singleton, of Missis-
sippi, the Senate bill for the construction of
library building was taken up from the
Speakers table and referred to the Commit
tee the Library.
The House then resumed the consideration
of, the contested election case of Chalmers
against Manning. The debate was continued
without evolving anything of interest until
4:50 p. m when the House adjourned.