National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-25
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
A Greedy Relief Expedition TO be. Fitted Out
in the Near Future.
The Senate Passes the House Bill for
That Purpose.
Senator Shsrman's Outrage Resolution Goes Over
Another Day.
Digest OF the Business Done In the Senate
and House.
THE SENATE.

mlttee OH naval affairs, the house joint resolution
for the relief Of the Greedy expedition and asked
that It be put Immediately upon its passage.
Every hour, he said, was important II the Greedy
party is to be saved from destruction. An expe-
diton should at once be fitted, TO start from New
York not later than the first OF May.
Tho joint resolution read
Mr.. ingalls, observed that 1t did not limit the
amount to be expended,
Mr. Hale said 4 was impossible to tell in ad
vance Just what the cost would be, and he thought
u entirely safe TO leave 1t to the discretion of the
President.
one. He was unwilling ~ commit congress to tho
idea that any amount of money which an officer
might think necessary might lie expended with
out limitation upon mission understood In adj
vance 10 be fruitless and hopeless. He moved to
amend the joint resolution BY inserting clause
providing that the expense Of tho expedition shall
Mr. Cockreli then moved to limit the expense of
The amendment of Mr.. Cockrell when put to
the senate, failed because OF tie i'll the ole,
which was % for to % against,
Amendments moved by Mr.. Brown and Mr.
Maxey, limiting the expense to 100000 and $780,
600 respectively, were voted down, MS were also
the amendment of Mr.. ingalls,, making the limit
Mr.. Salisbury then moved to amend the joint
resolution by adding that those who may take
part in 1t should be volunteers lie was opposed
TO men going OH such dreadful voyage on COM
pulsion, aud opposed to giving the President tho
power TO compel any man to- go.
Mr.. Saulsbury's amendment was at once agreed
TO, and with no other modification. the joint res
olution, rs reported by the committe, was passed.
lations, reported back adversely the joint resolu
ton abrogsting the Hawaiian treaty. The resolu.
ton now goes on the calendar.
Mr.. Sherman presented a minority report on
the same subject which was ordered to be printed
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, from the committee on
contingent expenses, reported with an amend
ment the resolution OF Mr. Butler, referred to that
committee on Wednesday. providing Il clerk for
ench senator who is not chairman of a committee.
amendment COMPENSATION
such clerk at Sc per day. and limits the time of
their employment to the duration of the congres.
sional session.
The, resolution, amended accordingly, was
agreed TO by a vote of 80 to 10.
Mr.. Logan submitted a joint resolution provid-
ing for the removal of the remains of the late Maj.
Gen. E. o. G. Ord from Havana, Cuba, to WASH
ington. ,.,.-
it to lie over until tomorrow.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Mr. Sherman: For the preservation of the
woods and forests of the national domain adjacent
e the sources OF the naygable rivers and their af
scented by the same senator at the first session of
the forty seventh congress.
1t provides that all the public timpered lands
adjacent to the sources of the navigable rivers
and their affiuents be Withdrawn from public
sale and entry, appointsn commission to examine
and report to congress what lands shall be re-
served from sale for the purposes mentioned. and
appropriates S25 900 Tor the travelling expenses Of
such commission, which Is COMPOSED Of Cen
Wright, chief Of the engineer corps; Gen. Hazen.
commanding the signal corps; DR.. Loring, com.
missioner Of agriculture and Prof Baird, secre.
tary of the Smithsonian institution. The bill was
referred TO the committee agriculture.
By Mr.. Miller, of New York: To authorize the
President " pay over to the Chinese government
the fund under the control of the secretary of
State of the United States known as tho Chinese in.
demnity fund. 1t was bill, Mr.. Miller said, in
keeping with the Japanese indemnity bill passed
by Congress.
The, morning hour expiring, the chair laid be-
fore the senate the unfinished business of yestcr
day, being the bill providing civil government
for the territory of Alaska
Mr. sherman inquired If II was not now in order
to consider the resolution offered by him yesterday
regarding the Virginia election
The chair replied that under the rule anything
on the calendar was in order to be moved, but
this resolution was not on the calendar, and If
the morning hour had not been exhausted before
the order Of resolutions had been reached, 1t
resolution before the senate this morning, as a
resolution which was objected to yesterday. 1t
resolutions shall be reached to-day 1t will be laid
before The senate.
bate was participated in by Messrs. Harrison (who
reported the bill from the committee), Plumb,
Vest, Frye. Jones of Florida, Hoar, Van Wyck,
taion, manufacture, or sale of liquors gave the
debate little liveliuess. As the clause stood Il
4 motion OF Mr.. ingalls, was agreed to, except
ing the prohibitoy clause-liquors needed for
medGintl s scientific p1b0ss .; S on the GSsS
the territory, which the bill provides shall be
partly by salary and partly by fees, Mr.. Van Wyck
moved 10 Dy prOVlulilB that I'LL ices DC pilu
into the treasury.
Mr.. Van Wyck's amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Harrison said he presumed tho provision
for salary would not now be considered sufficient
and would need to be increased. He would pre-
pare an Amendments on that subject.
Mr.. Logan's joint resolution relating to Gen.
Ords body was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Hawley moved that when the senate ad-
journ II be to Monday next. He said the
senate had been sitting diligently and working
hard, and II had been impossible properly To at.
tend TO the important work of the committees.
Mr.. IIoar said nearly two months of the time o!
the session had elapsed, and much important
Mr.. Harrison hoped the senate would sit to.
morrow to enable the Alaska bill to be disposed
Of
The senate, by n vote of 90 to "a, refused to adj.
jonrn till Monday and ut 445 went into executive
session., aud, on the doors being reopened, ad'
iourned.