St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
The House on Private Bills Pass a
Considerable Number.
A Senator Made the Dupe of a Confidence Man.
A Lively Discussion on the Bill to Estab-
lish Statisticsl on Labor.
The Senate.


WASHINGTON, May 7.-Senator Williams
moved the discharge Of the committee on
military affairs from the consideration of the
bill to regulate the retiring of the army off
GERS. 1t was bill, Williams said, which had
been introduced by Senator Beck, who sup
posed he was acting for Williams, and the
name Of Williams had been noted as having
introduced it. He, Williams, knew nothing
whatever of such bill, and disclaimed all
responsibility for it.
Senator Beck explained he had introduced
the bill for his colleague, as he supposed. A
young gentleman came in looking for Will
iams, and saying that senator had agreed to
introduce the bill. In Williams absence he
Beck had introduced it, but he now found
that there were provisions in it for which
neither he nor his colleague would consent
to be responsible. He supposed they had
been imposed upon. The committee were
discharged from further consideration.
A bill was passed, appropriating $780,
for the erection of fire proof building for
hall of records. The Senate passed the bill,
reported by Garland from the committee on
judiciary, constituting a majority Of the
judges of the supreme court of the United
States to be quorum of the court, instead
of six judges, as heretofore. The bill also
prohibits the judge who heard the case at the
circuit, from sitting in the supreme bench
when the case comes up for appeal.
The bill to establish bureau Of statistics
On labor being reached on the calendar of
unobjected cases, and being subject to
the operation of the rule for limiting remarks
to five minues, Morrill, suggested the pro-
priety of postponing its consideration, and
changing its place on the calender, the sub
ject being one which could hardly be dealt
with justly under the limitation debate.
Senator Blair opposed delay.
Senator Hoar said the subject was one re-
lating to the wages Of American labor, and
while disclaiming any purpose Of making
any bid for votes, he would say, if the exist
ing rate of wages paid to workngmen in this
country could not be maintained and in
creased, he, for his part, despaired Of the
maintenance Of the republic many genera
tons. 1t seemed to be impossible to have a
republic founded on universal suffrage, I'm
less the great mass Of the community could
receive, as reward for their labor, sum
sufficient to afford them comfort and enable
them to educate irSchildren and develop in
them patriotic interest in the republic. Sen
ator Hawley, Plumb and others thought that
already there were enough bureaus of statis-
Senator Miller, of California, opposed any
delay. The hour of 2 O'Clock arrived and the
bill went over.
The next bill, for the relief or Sidney Hen
1erson, was originally reported from the COM
mittee on war claims, with the statement,
that though this claim appeared to be a just
one, there was no data on which the commit
tee could determine on the amount to be ac-
corded the claimant and referring the claim
to the proper department for adjudication.
In the committee, where, however, substi-
tute was on motion Of Mr.. Dibren adopted
fixing the amount at 50, 300, and in the house
Mr.. Geddes demanded the yeas and nays on
the substitute, stating that it would be con-
trary to all precedent to repudiate the action
of the committee on war claims, when that
committee reported the want of sufficient in
formation. The substitute was agreed to, 103
to 81, but before the vote could be taken on
the bill as amended the house took a recess
until 1870 p. IN. Evening session will be the
consideration of the pension bills.
The senate took up for consideration the
bill for the relief of the heirs Of Maurice
Grivot. The bill provided for the repayment
to the heirs of Grivot about $500, con shutting
bank deposit seized by order of Gener-
al Banks, in New Orleans, on his taking
possession Oh InaJ city. senator Conger
strenuously opposed the bill, upon the ground
that it was the entering
wedge for large mum
Der of claims of a similar character If con-
gress commenced to pay such claims it would
be called upon in voice it could not mis-
understand to stop it. A protracted debate
ensued. motion of Senator ingalls, to in
definitely postpone it, was voted down, and
the bill passed by 40 yeas to nays.
Senator Plumb, from the committee on
public lands, reported fo7orably the house
bill, declaring forfeited the lands granted the
Texas Pacific Railroad company, and stated
that the minority committee desired the priv
ilege of submitting, at their convenience,
their view in dissent from the majority, and
reserved the right to present their reasons in
support OF the bill. Adjourned until Mon
day.