Morning journal and courier., 1885-02-10
4Sth Congress---SecOnd Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb.9.
 SENATE.-The Senate passed the following: House bills increasing the appropriation for the erection of a Pittsburg public building to S1, ,500,O00, making appropriation for Troy public building and extending the limits for Peoria and Quincy public buildings in course of erection; the bill to purchase square 4O6, Washington. for city postofiee; bill to erect 8 public building at Tyler, Texas.
 The resolution of MT. Cameron, of Penn sylvania, to allow tariff rebates in certain cases in aid of American commerce was taken up. MT. Cameron said that the resolution was introduced more with the hope that it would be instrumental in starting thorough investigation of the subject and thus lead to some practical scheme to re- vive our merchant marine than for the purpose of advocating any particular plan He was inclined to think that instead of adopting the plan originally proposed in the resolution of discriminating import du- ties the wisest and most effectual method to accomplish the purpose would be to grant a bounty alike to those building and naviga- ting American vessels based in the first place on the tonnage of the vessel constructed and in the second place on the annual mileage navigated
 At the conclusion of his remarks MT. Cock rell gave notice that he would tomorrow move that the Senate proceed to dispose of
  were but forty-nine of those bills and they could be disposed of in an hour or so.
 On motion of MT. Van Wyck the bill mak- ing it unlawful to enclose lands on the pub lie domain, better known as the anti-fence bill, was taken up. Mr.. Cockreu asked whether if passed the bill will compel the taking down of all unlawful fences. MT. Van Wyck-"It certainly will"
 One o'clock having arrived the bill went over and the chair laid before the Senate the regular order-the anti-silver coinage bill Mr Beck took the floor and reviewed at length the circumstances connected with the coinage of the trade dollar and argued i1 favor of it's retirement.
 At the conclusion of MT. Beck's speech Mr. Allison called up the pension appropria tion bill.
 A point was made on clause of genera legislation and the chair decided that the clause was out of order.
 An appeal was taken from the decision oi the chair, but after long debate it was sus tained by a vote of 35 to 23.
 The Senate then at o'clock went into ex ecutive session and at 5;40 p. m. adjourned HoUsE-The House had long fight as tc considering the river and harbor or the post office appropriation bill, and at the start of l the former was taken up and the pending 1 amendment to leave Mississippi river appro priations to the discretion of the Secretary O 1 War voted down.
 | Galveston harbor, one of the largo bones O contention, was reached just before 1: o'clock. After 8 short debate on it, MT | Townshend, of Illinois, moved that the com | mittee rise which was agreed to, 123 to 9S Mr. White, of Kentucky, rose to ques l tion of order and persisted in being heart after being called to order on all sides ant being declared out of order by the Speaker | who ordered the sergeant-at-arms to com l pei him to take his seat.
 MT. Isaac Hill, the deputy sergeant at 1 arms, hastily approached MT. White anC l laid his hand upon MT. Whites arm t. l push him back to his seat MT. White re | sisted the attempt and members sitting nea him reminded MT. Hill that he was withou | his emblem of authority-the mace. He a
 once left MT. White and hurried for tn mace When he returned with it MT. Whit
 had dropped into chair and was sittin I quietly. The mace was then put on repos
 in it's place at the right of the Speaker desk.
 MT. White again rose to question of per
 sonal privilege and stated that while on tn l floor he had been assaulted by the sergeant
 at arms, who as citizen without the emblem
 of authority came to him and endeavored t. force him from his place. The Speaker pr
 tenn. Mr. Blackburn, said the sergeant-ai
 arms went at the direction of the Speake
 to compel him to take his seat whe
 directed by the chair. MT. White desired t
 debate the question, but the chair ruled hir
 out of order.
 MT, Kelley, of Pennsylvania, insisted ths the question whether man could lay hi hands violently on member and endeaye