National Republican., 1884-03-06
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
Two Bills Having That Object in View Passed
by the Senate.
Further Consideration OF the Naval
Appropriation Bill in the House.
Mr. BelfOrd Pays His Respects to Mr.. Randall in a
Most Emphatic Manner.
An Appeal Made for Protection 10 tho
Pacific Coast.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
Mr.. Conger introduced O bill to authorize the
erection of public building at Jackson, Mich.
The following bills were reported favoraby from
committees and placed on the calendar:
BY Mr.. Garland from the committee on Judi
cary: An original bill providing for the collection
of Statistics touching marriage and divorce. Also,
from the same committee, an original bill TO pro-
yideior protecting the interests OF the United States
in respect of any membranes on property where
in they have an interest.
On m otion of Mr.. Conger, the senate took UP,
read three times, and after agreeing to an amend
ment, offered by Mr.. Hoar, passed the bill regu.
lating the powers and duties OF the board Of trus
tees of the industrial home school oI the District
OF Columbia In respect TO infant wards aud
scholars.
The bill, as passed, provides that parents may,
in writing, assign TO the institution the custody
and control of children for time specified, and
shall be bound by the obligation of the writing To
leave the children in the Institution for the time
Mr.. Conger explained that this provision had
become necessary TO protect children from the
freaks of parents, who sometimes removed them
from school to let them wander about the streets
after some progress had been made with their
The bill for the protection Of children In the
District of Columbia, which was laid over yester-
day, was taken up. 1t nu horizos the Society for
the Protection Of Animals in the district to change
It's name TO the Humane society, and gives 1t au.
thorty to look after the interests OF children who
may be cruelty treated or neglected.
An amendment offered yesterday by Mr.. Bayard
provides that when any female vngrant or incor-
Tgible, corrupt girl or woman, Of known evil re-
puse and life, is found soliciting vice The street
or elsewhere. or residing in q house of i-fane,
she may be sent under arrest either to the Home
of the Good Shepherd or to the Home of the Asso-
citation for Works of Mercy, and required to labor
at some suitable employment and receive instruc.
tlon at some practical training It appropriates
1000 70 provide for the support Of sucn persons,
After debate, the amendment was laid on the
table, and the bill was then passed substantially
as reported from the committee.
The chair laid before the senate the bill which
was laid over on Tuesday, extending the limits OF
the Yellowstone park. It fixes the boundaries of
add some 1000 square miles to the $500 square
mics of the park as heretofore established By law.
The bill places the purk under the general legal
Jurisdiction of tho territory of Montana, so far as
not inconsistent with tile provisions of the bill
prohibits the killing of game within the limits of
the PARK; provides for superintendent at $1,000
ayear salary, and fifteen assistants at 5000 each
directs the secretary OF war to have survey made
and to lay out roads and bridges directs the sec
retary of the interior 10 publish such rules and
regulations az he may deem proper for the
care and management OF the park, and cau'e all
trespassers TO be removed, and the secretary of
war is directed TO make such details of troops
as the secretary OF the Interior with the APP
proyal Of the President, may require for the pnr.
pose of preventing trespassers from entering the
park with the object OF. destroying game. The
secretary of the interior Is also, by the BILL given
authority to make leases for not more than ten
years of portions of the park not exceeding ten
acres In extent for the purpose Of permitting the
erection OF hotels. &C., such leases not to include
my OF the geysers or other natural cuiosities OF
the park, and DO person or corporation to have
more than one such ten acre lease.
In moving to strike out the provision referring
TO the survey and laying out Of roads and location
Of bridges. Mr.. ingalls, stated that 1t would be the
beginning Of an extensive series of public i'm
provements that onght not to be entered upon.
The amendments proposed were voted down and
the bill was passed yr,t ..,,
The senate then, on motion of Mr.. Sawyer, took
up and with but slight debate, passed the bill
authorizing the postmaster general to lease build
tngs for postohces of the first, second, and third
classes at reasonable rates for terms not to exceed
ten years.
The chair laid before the senate the unfinished
business of Tuesday, being Mr., Pendleton's bill
reported from the committee on foreign relations,
providing for the exercise Of the jurisdiction con
lerred upon the United States In places outside
their dominion. Toe bill provides, among other
things, for the establishment Of a district court o
the United States in China and one in Japan. the
court in China to have two judges. that in Japan
to have one Judge those three judges when sit :
ting together in China to constitute a court of
appeal, and to be known as the supreme court OF
the United States for China and when sitting
together in Japan to be known as the supreme
court of the United States for Japan.
Considerable debate, begun by Mr.. Ingalls, arose
as to the consitutionality of such court and OF
the appointment Of such judges.
While Mr.. Pendleton was speaking on his bill
Mr.. Sherman asked and obtained unanimous con-
sent TO have read n message which had just been
received from the house of representatives. an
nouncing the agreement by the house to the sen
ate joint resolution appropraiiig $4,000 for the
senate contingent fund.
on the reading Of the message II was found that
the concurrence of the house had been given
coupled with proviso that the money should be
used for no investigation other than such as had
already been ordered.
Mr.. Butler and others, on hearing this condition
al once objected to the present consideration oi
the subject and II went over,
Mr.. Butler said that the condition was one
which the house had no right to make.
After further deDsle Oh Mr.. Pendleton's bill
participated in by Mes IL. Mcpherson, Jones o
Florida, Edmunds, ingalls,, Garland and b yard
the senate, at :l2 M, ON motion Of Mr.. ingalls,
went into executive 'essOn, Mr.. Call, who had
taken the floor, giving way for that purpose. After
short time spent in executive session, the doors
were reopened aud the senate adjourned.