Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-09
Fiftieth Congress-Second Session
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.
THE SENATE.

Two resolutions heretofore offered by Mr. Chandler as to naval officers claims and in relation ro the removal of officers and em- ployes under control of the commissioners of the District of Columbia and the resolution offered yesterday by MT. Chase as to changes
 of railway postal clerks since January, 1885,
 were severally taken up and agreed to.
 The resolutions heretofore offered by MT.
 Gibson for an inquiry as to the state of suf-
 frage throughout the United States with MT.
 Chandler's thereto as to the recent election in
 Louisiana was referred to the committee on
 privileges and elections.
 The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the House bill to quiet title of settlers on the Des Meines river lands in Iowa. MT. Evarts opposed and MT. Wilson defended the bill and it was passed.
 The Senate resumed consideration of the legislative bill. The amendment to in crease the clerical force of the civil service commission was rejected without division and the bill was passed. The pension appropriation bill Gas to which there was & motion to reconsid CT pending) was amended on motion of Sen ators Harris and Plumb in relation to checks for pensions and to payments for portions of quarter up to the death of the pensioner. and the bill was again passed.
 The Senate then resumed consideration of the Onion Pacific funding bill, the pending question being moderate to his motion to re- commit the bill, with instructions to include within it's provisions the Central Pacific railroad company.
 Mr. Mitchell proceeded with his argument in support of the motion. He took up the Thurman act and argued that it hadbeen in- every essential particular an absolute fail ure. Every officer of the government who had any connection with it, and every intelligent man who knew any, thing about it, knew that it was an absolute Ho xyit ha of the bill reported by Senator Matthews which had been then roundly denounced but under which, he said, more than double the amount would have been to-day in the sinking fund, exclusive of the interest which would have been drawn by it. Including interest of in. vestments the amount in the sinking fund on the first of February, 1889, under the Matt hews bill would have been thirty five millions as against less than than thirteen millions under the Thurman act. MT. Mitchell yielded to have the conference report on the South Dakota bill presented.
 The report was 'sthat after full and free conference the committee has failed to agree " Mr. Platt moved that the Senate further in- sist on it's disagreement to the House amend ments and ask further conference. The mos tion was agreed to and the conferees (Sena- tors Platt, ,Cullom and Butler) were reappoint- ed. On motion of MT. Edmunds it was or- dered that the presiding officer of the Senate be added to the committee to take order for the inauguration of MT. Harrison.
 MT. Mitchell proceeded with his argument. In conclusion he said that inasmuch as the original legislation for 8 great trans-conti- mental railroad had been comprised in act, and as in all subsequent legislation the sub ject had beer treated as one subject, his mo- tion to recommiu the bill with instructions to include the whole controversy in one measure should be welcomed by the commit tee and should receive the favorable action of the Senate. The bill went over without action.
 The presidents two messages in relation to Samoa and to the ship Bridgewater were pre- santed, read and referred to the committee on foreign relations.
 The Senate took up the private pension bills on the calendar and passed 52 of them in 52 minutes and adjourned.