Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-01
Forty Eighth COnxress-.-First Session.

SENATE The chair presented communi-
cation from the Attorney General to the eff
feet that unless an additional copyist is fur
nished his department he would be unable to
give information on subjects referred to him
by Senate resolutions The resolution which
ELECTED the Information directed Mr.. Brews-
ter to give particulars as to the employment
and compensation of special attorneys in the
Star route cases.
MIR. Hill introduced bill to place draw
back on materials imported for the manufac-
ture of snuff, tobacco and cigars.
Mr.. Malone reported favorably bill for
the erection of a public building at Troy,
Ny.
Mr.. Plat delivered set speech in support
of the BILL making the patent Office an indie.
pendent department of the government.
The Senator spoke until near o'clock, urging
in detail the necessities of inventors and the
Importance of making the patent Office a
separate department of the government.
At the conclusion of Mr.. PIatt's speech the
Senate went into executive session and shortly
afterwards adjourned.
HoUsE-Mr. Beach, of New York, offered
resolution authorizing the Committee on
Public Health to investigate the authorizations
of food
Messrs Cox of New York and Reagan of
Texas argued that this local question
within the province of the STAGES and outside
the proper jurisdiction of Congress. The
former gentleman moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table, on which the yeas and nays
were ordered. The motion to lay it on the
| table was lost; yeas ITO, nays 194.
Mr.. Cox then moved to recommit the mos
ton; agreed to, yeas III, nays 11G.
The regular order was demanded and at 2
o'clock the call of States for the introduction
of bills and resolutions for reference was
begun.
| ting 5000, 900 for soldiers home at Chicago;
also resolution thanking Mr.. Sargent for
the able, faithful and dignided manner in
which he discharged the duties of his office
as minister to Berlin.
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, to repeal the tax on
tobacco and on spirits distilled from apples
and peaches.
Mr.. MehalIs, of Georgia, preamble and
| resolution reciting the recent disturbances at
Cincinnati and requesting the Sherman COM
mittee of the Senate to investigate the same
Mr.. Long, of Massachusetts,, bill ia admit
free of duty materials to be used in the con<
struetion Of vessels for foreign countries.
Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana, appropriating
% zoo, 900 to be expended in the construc
ton of a merchant ship upon the design of
Captain Charles G. Lundborg, the ship when
completed to be charted b6 the Secretary of
War to the highest responsible bidder for
terms of twenty years, apd whenever the
government RECEIVES for such charters sufa-
cient to reimburse the original outlay the
ship will become the property Of Captain
lundborg, his heirs or assigns.
Mr.. Coe, of New York, bills regulating the
landing of passengers from ships from for
eign ports and for the better equipment OF
steamers carrying passengers and freight.
About oae hundred and fifty bills we're
introduced and referred
The bill retiring the trade dollar came up
as the regular order. Mr.. Ellis. of Louisiana,
endeavored to have limit fixed for debate
SO as to dispose of tbs bill to-day and failing
in that raised the question of consideration
for the Indian appropriation BILL The
House by vote of 70 to % refused to take
up the appropriation bill and the consideraz
ton of the trade dollar bill was resumed.
Mr. Bland, of Maine, opposed that feature
of the bill which deducts the bullion value of
trade dollars redeemed from the monthly
purchase of bullion required by law and went
into an elaborate argument in defense of the
silver coinage. favoring the free coinage of
silver:
Debate On the bill was temporarily inter
rupted by Mr.. O'Hara, of South Carolina,
who asked that the credentials of Hon.
Robert Smalls (colored) as q representative
from the Seventh South Carolina district to
succeed Mr- Mackey [deaeased) be read,
which was done, and Mr.. Smalls, escorted by
Mr.. QHara, advanced and was sworn in,
| taking the ironclad oath.
Debate on the silver bill was then contin-
ned, number of members oecupying Eve or
ten minutes each in discussing the measure
pro and con- Mr.. Lacey spoke for three
quarters of an hour, closing the debate for
the day.
Mr.. Cassidy, of Nevada, obtained the floor
| and yielded to q motion to adjourn.
Mr.. Dowd, of North Carolina In charge Of
the bill gave notice that he would call the
previous question after an honr and half
debate when the bill is next called up. The
House then at 5:25 adjourned.