Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-28
Mr.. Morrill, gave notice that he would call

Mr.. Morrill, gave notice that he would call
up the bill on Tuesday next.
MIR. Harris said that the bill was not a
unanimous expression of the Committee on
Finance, but Of majority of that committee.
The Senate passed bill removing the po-
htical disabilities of w. IL. Ward, Of Vir-
ginia.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Morgan was
agreed to, requesting the President, il not in
compatible with the public interest. TO com
munlcate to the Senate the cOFrespOndence
between the United States government and
the government of Liberia respecting the
bltrailon between the latter country and
Great Britain upon the boundary line be-
tween Liberia and Sierra Leone, and also the
instructions given Admiral Shufeldt as UNI
plre in the matter, etc. The Senate at
O'Clock went into executive session and
at 4;OS O'Clock the doors were considered
open so far as to allow of the presentation BY
Mr.. Hale OF the conference report on the
nava! appropriations bill. Mr.. Hale said that
the Dill had been stripped of all new leglsla-
tlon ana IL was an ltemlZed appropriation
bill, under which the conduct of the Navy De-
partment. Its course of action and the leglsla
tlon under which it existed were not changed.
Mr.. Beck said he was willing to surrender
everything that the House desired, because
the naval appropriations had been exhausted
and 5000 or 1900 persons with families to sup
port, whose employment was not by salary,
but by days wages, had been kept idle since
Jan without any possibility of getting other
employment. He hoped that Congress would
make some provision for those people IN the
deficiency bill or elsewhere.
The conference report was adopted. EXecu-
tive business was again resumed and con-
tinued until 5;35 O'Clock, when the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr.. White of Ken
lucky, rising to correct the journal, demand
ed that the joint resolution introduced by him
yesterday abollShIng the Office OF COmmlS-
siOner of Internal Revenue be read.
The Speaker stated that the journal was
correct, and that it was not competent for the
gentleman to demand the reading of the ESQ
luton.
Mr.. White then complained that the text of
the resolution was not printed in the Record,
and the Speaker replied that he had in
formed the official reporters that under the
rules the resolution should not be printed.
The District Of Columbia Appropriation bill
was taken up and passed.
The House at :25 O'Clock went INTO commit
tee of the whole, with Mr. Mills, of Texas. in
the chair, on the army appropriation bill.
After a brief general debate the bill was
read by paragraphs for amendments. When
the paragraph for the pay of the army was
reached Mr.. McCOmas, of Maryland, offered
an amendment authorizing the retirement Of
Gen. Grant, though not specifically naming
him with the rank and fun pay of General.
1t was ruled out on a point Of order raised by
Mr.. torney, OF Alabama, who has charge of
the bill.
Mr. Sumner, of California, offered an
amendment providing that the cost of tele-
grams on official business received and sent
by officers Of the army shall not exceed the
amount palu Dy the government under, con-
tract for kilograms of similar length sent to
and from Signal service stations. This was
adopted.
An amendment was adopted giving courts
martial the right TO sit at such times as they
may see fit.
The committee then arose, reported the bill
to the House and it was passed.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, moved that the
House so into committee of the whole to con-
slider revenue bills, his object being to call up
the bill TO carry into effect the c0nV entiOn be-
tween the United States and Mexico signed
on Jan. 20, 1883. The motion was lost by
vote Of 60 to 96, and the House adjourned.