Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-05
gORTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
senate Proceedings Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, july 4, 1891

The Senate was called TO order PROMPTLY
st III O'Clock, and after prayer bv Bishop
Andrews the Declaration OF independence
twas read by General McCook, the Secrc-
tsry OF the Senate.
MIR. Hale submitted the report Of the
conference committee on the deficiency
bin, stating that each house had made GER
tain concessions, but that there were TWEEN.
ty.tbree OF the Senate amendments on
which conferrees were unable to agree.
On motion OF MIR. Hale, the Senate fur
ther insisted on it, amendments. and re.
appointed the same committee one onier-
ence.
The resolution OF Mr.. Miller, submitted
yesterday, was agreed TO directing the
Committee on Indian Affairs to extend il,
inquiries in the investigation recently or
dered to the condition Of the Indians OF
California.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Scwell was
agreed TO authorizing the Committee on
Fish aud Fisheries to sit during the recess
OF Congress.
On motion Of Mr.. Blair. the bill to grant
3 pension to the widow Of Commodore
James ". Watson was taken up. and it led
to considerable debate, but was finally
passed.
The amendment to Tins bill offered yes
terday by Mr.. Van Wyck. TO make all pen
stems TO widows SI2 month instead OF SS,
was laid on the table.
A number OF other pension bills were
passed, among them the bill granting PEN
sion TO the widow OF General i. o. c. Ord,
also y bill increasing the pension OF General
Frank 7. Blair's widow, and one to author
ire the President to appoint General w.
w. Averll 10 the position OF colonel in tho
army and then place him on the retired list
as OF that rank.
At 5:2j O'Clock the Senate went into eX-
ecutive session, and when, at 6:20, the
doors were reopencd, IL took recess until
Q o'clock this evening.
The Senate again met at p. VI. Mes
sages were received from the House OF Rep
resentatiyes announcing the concurrence OF
that Lody in the conference reports on the
river and harbor bill; the bill to punish
violations OF the acknowledgements laws;
the bill amending the seycnty-second ar
ticle OF war. and the bill TO consolidate the
Bureau Of Military Justice and the corps OF
the Judge Advocate Of the Army.
The Senate agreed to the reports Of its
own conferrees on these bills.
The consideration OF the postal-telegraph
bill was then proceeded with. II autho-
rizes the POstmaster-G General to contract
for postal-telegraph service, and provides
that il the rates be not satisfactory the Gov
ernment may buy or build lines snd do
the work itself. II fixes the rates at which
contractors or the Government shall do the
work.
Dir. Hill addressed the Senate on the bill.
The provisions OF the bill rs they stood
were, in bis opinion, entirely cOnstitu-
tional, and the clauses authorizing the Gov
eminent to buy or build lines were meant
10 protect The people from exorbitant rates.
Mr. Maxey said the majority OF the SEN
ate Committee on Post-Ofices and Post
Roads were opposed to the proposition
that the Government should buy or build
lines. There was no constitutional Obiec-
ton, be said. TO the Government contract
ing for the Transmission OF intelligence by
telegraph any more than by mail, but that
was as far as the committee had wished to
90. He moved to strike out the clauses
authorizing buying or building.
Pending that motion Mr.. Sherman moved
| 10 postpone further consideration OF the
4 bill till the second Monday OF December,
| saving that it was impossible TO sufficiently
! discuss so important a measure in the
| closing hours OF the session.
! The motion was agreed TO and the bill
went over accordingly.
On motion Of Mr. Frye, the bill was
/ passed 10 establish bureau OF navigation
| in the Treasury Department under com
missioner OF navigation.
! ON motion Of Nr. Bayard, the bill for
/ the relief OF William hcGarrahan was IN
| definitely postponed.
ON motion Of Mr.. Morrill, the Senate at
/ 1880 L. NJ. went into executive session,
1 and on the doors being reOpened, III lO:oo
/ O'Clock. the Senate took a recess till 10
/ o'clock tomorrow morning.
House of Representative.
The House met at 10 O'Clock this morn
/ ing in continuation Of Thursdays session.
| 1he conference report on the bill to con-
soldate the Bureau Of Military Justice and
| Corps Of Judge Advocates was presented
| by Mr.. Rosecrans, OF California, and agreed
10.
The House then resumed :hc cOnsidera-
| ton OF the Senate amendments TO the
Mexican pension bill, but the want OF q
| quorum was disclosed, and after several
roll-cals cali Of the House was ordered.
Mr.. Brewer, OF New York, moved at IL
NJ. that the House 20 into Committee OF the
Whole for the purpose OF considering thai
great State paper the Declaration OF lnde-
pendence, and that that important docu-
ment be now read for the information oil
members who are not absent from their
post OF duty.
The Speaker ruled that the motion was
not privileged and could not be entertained
Roll-call followed roll-call in monotonous
succession on motions 10 adjourn aud for
calls Of the House until 1880 O'Clock, when
Mr.. Randall presented the conference re-
port on the general deficiency approprla'
I n aUrppmpnt
all amendments in controversy except
twenty.three.
MIR. Calkins, OF Indiana. moved that the
House recede from It's disagreement to tvs
OF the amendments in controversy, appro'
priating small sums for the paving OF the
streets around the public buildings In De'
Aoines, Hartford, jersey City, st. Louis
and Grand Rapids. Lost-yeas, 90; nays,
l16. A similar motion In regard to The
amendment making an Appropriation to re-
imburse ex.President Hayes the amount
paid for the expenses OF the commission
appointed to 20 to Louisiana In 1877 mel
with similar fate. The report was agreed
to, and Messrs. Randall, Burns, and Cal
kins were reappointed conferrees.
Mr.. Willis, OF Kentucky, presented Thu
conference report on the river and harbol
appropriation bin. and 1t WAS agreed to
The bill an IL passed the House appropri
sted Sl2, Os6. 200. As agreed 10 in the con
ference il appropriates Sl3,S99,700.
Mr.. Mcmillan, Of Tennessee, submlttee
the conference report on the bill introduced
= by him, limiting the time within which tn
prosecutions may be instituted against per
sons charged with violating the internal
revenue laws, and 1t was agreed to. A
agreed 10 the bill reduces the time within
which offenders may be prosecuted iron
five TO three years when the penalty Is i'm
priSonment in the penitentiary, five TO tw
Sars in all other cases.
Filibustering against the Mexican pen
sion bill was then continued until 4:i5
NJ, when the House took recess until
O'Clock this evening.
| At the evening session the House resumed
the consideration OF the Mexican pension
I'LL, and in view OF the strong opposition 1
the measure, both on the part OF those VIII
| thought that the granting OF the seryic
pension was inadyisable, and OF those VIII
were opposed 10 the restrictions place
upon il by the Senate, Mr.. Townshend, 9
Illinois. who bad charge OF the bill. pro
posed that the Senate amendments be nor
concurrod in and a conference ordered.
Mr. Hewitt, Of Alabama. objected.
Dir. shelly. OF Alabama. suggested thi
the bill be laid aside and the House prs
ceed 10 the consideration Of the priyat
pension bill, and Mr.. Calkins, Of Indian.
NJ II. g. a.. q