Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-27
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
THE HOUSE VOTES IN FAVOR OF
THE BACKBONE RAILROAD.

A Measure which had its Origin in the
Brown-IngalIs Controversy Passed by
the Senate-Storekeeper At DistIIler-
les Discussed-ImpOrtant Nominations
to be Made by the President To-Day.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Jonas introduced a bill to ap-
propriate $4,000 for The establishment of
a government farm, chiefly for the rails
ing and cultivation Of winter grasses, at
or near the thirty-frst parallel OF lati-
tude in Louisiana. 1t was referred.
Mr.. Allison's resolution offered yesterday
was agreed to, making it In order during the
remainder of the session for any Senator to
move fve-miuute limitation Of the debate
on amendments to appropriation bills.
On motion OF Mr.. Morrill,. the Senate
took up and passed the House bill
extending to water transportation routes
the provisions Of the statutes, hitherto applied
to land routes only, regarding the immediate
transportation Of dutiabie goods.
DIsTILLERY sToREKEEPERs.
The legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill vas then proceeded with, the
pending question being on the amendment
proposed by the Senate Appropriation Com
mttfee to strike out the clause permitting dis
TIL cries mashing ten. bushels oF4iess Of grain
per day TO be run without storekeepers, and
inserting instead a provision amending the
revised statutes so as 10 forbid collectors from
the survey of whose distilleries shall be for
less capacity than ten bushels Of grain per
day, and SO as to forbid. under penalties the
distillation of less daily quantits than
that.
Mr.. Brown opposed the committees PROPOSE
tiOn. maintaining that il was a great inius-
tice to small dstillers and further advan-
tage to wealthy diStillers already protected.
Small farmers. he said, who had to cart their
produce 80 miles to market found that half
the amount realized was consumed IN ex-
penses. Why, by first making produce into
whisky they could realize that profit that
would compensate them for their labor and
time.
A point OF order was raised that that part
recommended for insertion was new legisia-
ton, and therefore obnoxious to the rule for
bidding suchlegislatIou in appropriation bills.
The Chair sustained the point of order. and
the new clause recommended was not adopt
out the House clause was, however, agreed to.
SPEECHES IN THE RECORD.
Mr.. Vest offered the following as a substi-
tute for the amendment moved by Mr.. ALI
son on the same subject: ''Reports in the
Congressional Record shall be an accurate
transcript of the proceedings and debates of
the two houses Of Congress- and no speech
shall be published therein which was not
spoken in the Senate or House Of Representa-
tlyes, and such speeches shall be printed as
they were actually delivered, except verbal
corrections made by the author of the speech
and BY no other person, and that when
SpttGHeS are TescFN6u DY tnelf duthOfS 1Of cor
reetion they shall be returned to the reporter
of the house in which they were delivered
within one week, and il not so returned they
shall be printed in the Congressional Record
from the notes Of the reporter" This was
agreed to. All the amendments having been
made the bill was read the third time
and passed.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported theriyer and harbor bill, with
a request that it be printed and recommitted
to the committee. This was agreed to.
The Senate then took up the bill to forfeit
the unearned land grant of the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad Company, and with this as
the unfinished business for tomorrow, the
Senate, at 5:l5 O'Clock, went into executive
session, and when the doors were reopened
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day BIr. Bingham, of Penn
sylvania, from the Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads, reported the bill fixing at
cents per ounce, or any fraction thereof, the
rate of postage on malable matter of the first
class. 1t was referred to the House ealen-
dar.
Mr.. Stockslager, of Indiana, from the Com
mittee on Pensions, reported bill granting
pensions to surviving officers and men of the
Tlppecanoe campaign. 1t was referred to the
committee of the whole.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported adversely the bill
to declare forfeited certain lands granted
to Alabama to aid in the construction of rail-
roads. 1t was laid on the table.
nous consent to take up for consideration the
bin for the completion of the monument to
Mary, the mother of Washington, at Fretl4
ericksburg, Va, but Mr.. Weller, Of Iowa, OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Browne, of Indiana, endeayored to have
the House proceed TO consideration of the
Mexican pension bill, with the Senate amend
ments, but the House determined by l35 yeas
10 50 nays to consider the unfinished business,
it being the bill TO forfeit the land grants Of
the Back bone" Railroad of Louisiana.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, concluded his speech
in opposition to the bill.
MessTs. Van Eaton, of Mississippi, and Pay
son. OF Illinois, held that the grant was nom
forfeitable in law or equity.
MIR. Lewis, of Louisiana, closed the debate
with speech in favor of forfeiture. The vote
on the passage of the bill resulted in II yeas
to III nays. Before the announcement Of the
vote Mr.. Lewis. who had voted in the af1irma-
tive, changed his vote to the negative, and
moved reconsideration.
Mr.. Ellis, Of Louisiana, moved to table that
motion, and pending this Mr.. Lewis moved to
adjourn. This was lost.
Messrs. Lewis and White, Of Kentucky, then
resOrted to filibustering tactics, and finally, at
80 O'Clock, secured an adjournment.