| Show toba tobx BY teldor RP i ff f us n if f do aEtTA TC rio alo washington 18 leroyer LG greyer royer orn pin oin the committee oli oll CB private lelnd inand annd claims reported favorably on the r senate bill to authorize the claimants to certain lands in santa bar 10 to 10 bara county california to submit their claim to the united states district court for that state for i adjudication kacedon placed Va cedon on i ule the calendar tsu ten he also reported flom from wora the same committee favorably on the fhe bel Set senate aate bill to confirm the lopez private land laud claim in the territory of oneve new mexico placed on the calendar McDo McDonald from the committee on judiciary re reported arted adversely on ell the senate bauor Y or the eudor budor endorsement of judgments and decrees in other states than those where rendered e orm or made kide dide Jn definitely postponed garland garlind from the committee on territories reported favorably the joint resolution disapproving of the act 0 tho the territory of arizona Kr a charter to the southern r pacific railroad company passed w on til tire e of feb february ru ar 1877 eon 10 eoa on the e calendar calendi i ia jn aty raz w B to and ia pay certain certa iric claims due by py the tue state t of a virginia ahila to ti cili elli citizens zens thereof Y f j forse forbe for services I 1 s rendered ii in 4 pup suppressing pre saing the I 1 late ie rebellion jn ByEst y isto authorize the states to impose be IL tonnage tax I 1 charge or li aply 7 oa v iel kel to maintain mai iHne 3 yia gfa mar m I 1 I 1 W mt irom from tha iha committee on aj appropriations r e with amendments the houge house bill autho eff off I the secretary of the treasur treasury V to e temp temporary oraey clerks and anti making appropriations for t the same also making appropriations y for foi detecting trespassing tres passing on the public lands for brin bringing gitig into rn market ahe public lahda lacer lacor in certain j states and ind for othen other pu purposes rp i a it i placed on the pa calendar lendir spencer submitted an u amendment to the consular and I 1 ic appropriation bill as follows 10 0 o ff voided that before any part I 1 of tha appropriation provided sovin favin for ron in 1 this act bhail shall appointments in the con consular surah suraY and ii diplomatic service shall be boari i ranged asto aa to be equally distributed yil yli ill ij between the several states of the united states territories and the district of columbia according to population referred erred allason called up thelSen the banate bill bui authorizing the secretary of the mak make certain negotiations with the ute indians indiana hr ill thu the state of colorado for the i tion of au bands into one ono agency tobe lobe to be located on Whit eRive r alio ii edmunds inquired where con gress gresa had bad received power to authorize any one tomake make treaties except the president of the U united p e ri rw t allison bovet movel moved ta amend 1 t L ba the 8 bill 1 I J I 1 1 v so aa as to authorize the president tto to e make the negotiation ans instead abad 0 of f the secretary of the interior ang and 1 if was agreed to edmunds edmunda also opposed the clause of the bill directing the report of th the 7 proceedings r obe edings under it to be made to congress q agress for tor consi consideration derat lod iod a and nd approval iud ind moved to amend BO so aa as to havethe report made to the senate alone weri Teri tending diug dlug discussion the morning L rrt hour houn expired and bill was was laid eil eyl aside asido i tha the senate resumed I 1 tion of fth the pacific railroad sinking fund bill and und spoke r in regard thereto 1 pending discus alon aion barg Sarg margerit sar Bar gerit blit brit sub J at mitte amendments to the bill to organize tho the lifesaving life ilfe saving and har coastguard service and etwas it wab was ordered that they hev hey be printed and lie on the table iv s morgan theil then took the floor to an speak upon the pacific railroad fl sinking fund bill and the senate went into executive session when the door doors swe s we were re opened reopened re the 7 W washington Bmw olton CiTON lb 19 matthews y said gaid he wab waa directed by the lajb rity lity of tile the committee oil on railroads tb to report leport back the two banate hen ben atel bills in regard to the texas pacific bail rail R 1 road oad the oab one introduced by berjohn john ston iton on the loth Decem december berand and the othen other by dorsey on the lith of de cember last lasts with a substitute and to recommend its passage placed calendar he re also alao reported 1 baw back from the same committee the s senate bill authorizing the southern pacific railroad compan company to extend its railroad from frometa ta present v terminus in id arizona to a point on in the rig rio kio grande near el elj amos paso and aiding in building the same pame with out amendment and without recommendation comm placed on the calendar the H house hoube qu e bill to authorize the granil granting ng of american register to it foreign built ship chip for th the e purposes of uhe the W woodruff 0 scientific expedition bround around the world passed as it house of representatives ta tives 1 1 Blain blaine epy edy by request introduced a bill for the better protection of acting plays and dramatic literature referred ef erred the senate bill to amend section 2464 of the revised statutes relating to the cultivation pt timber OB oa the public domain was discussed until the expiration of the morning hour autt anit andraid laid aside consideration n was resumed of the pacific railroad sinking fund bill washington 19 the vlee vice president fc laid before the senate a communication from the secretary of war calling attention to the i fact that thit the appropriation for the printing for that department would soon be exhausted and asking an additional appropriation of for printing during the remal remainder ader of the current fiscal year referred paddock called up the senate bill which was discussed yesterday authorizing the secretary c of the interior interior tomake to make certain ne negotiations go tiati ons with the ute indians in the state of colorado the amendment submitted by edmunds yesterday provId providing ing log that proceedings under this act should be reported to the senate oril only y instead of the two douses go uses of bf congress the bill then passed pawed mitchell from the committee pu railroads reported with amendment in the nature of a substitute the serl seri senate ate bill amlen amendatory batory of the act granting g lands to aid ald in theaon Bt st ruction of 6 a railroad and tel iel telegraph line from portland td astoria asforia and mcminnville oregon placed ringed anthe on the calendar J morgan argued thau that congress bad power to alter amend or repeal redo the pacific railroad act if H congress had no sueh such power then theis it required but a few more gigi gigantic title corporations to be created to absorb all the powers of coin Obin congress gibis lelie the government stranded and wad the people at the meroy mercy of these thebe rations nations rat lons ions Cher committee on appropriations reported the fa following lowing amendment band and provided further that where wood and timber land lancslin lan ian dain stin slin the territories ri flohe united stated states agrenot are not surveyed aad offered for I 1 8 sale bale 18 in proper convenient of success nb ab money herein appropriated shall be used to td collect any ally charge sor joi wood or of timber umber cutup cub cut on the public lands in id the territories of df the united states for the use of actual settlers in that the territories and not for export I 1 beck beek moved to amend the ifie last las jine line of the amendment so as t to read road not ot for saldor sale bale or export and in IEL support of the amendment ar g gued biad that men should not hof be allowed to go upon public idland land and maake inae anae timber an article 0 merchandise chandise i e he favored Umi ting the cutting of bf wood woo for actual use only dawes 1 opposed tile the amendment of the committee on appropriations and argued that every means meats should be taken to prevent the peo pio plo from plundering the public lands of timber teller said there were no wood rings in Colo coio colorado and he teller did not hesitate hsi tate tato to declare it the bee see secretary detary of the interior to the contrary notwithstanding after some come further discussion bece beck modified his amendment ao 80 as to provide that no money of the amount appropriated shall b be aused used to collect any charge for wood or timber limber cut on the public lands in the to territories of the united states jon for or the use of actual settlers in tha territories and not for export a from the territory where the timber gr grew ew blaine accept accepted ad the amendment eustis said he would vote against any appropriation to pay PRY the odthe of the ment of the interior who were engaged in the blaines of discovering and nd prosecuting persons persona who were charged with trespassing tres passing on the public lands these agents instead of being rewarded as suggested by the secretary should be dismissed wi with th disgrace from the service bervice adjourned washington SO 0 mite heil bell introduced trod a bill for the protection on of homer homes homestead stead settlers set sef tiers on the public lands referred it was ordered that thre there be printed I 1 for the use of the finance i 0 committee the statement made by the secretary odthe of ane treasury in regard to the repeal of the elecio resumption p 0 o n act and the tables subhi submitted tt e d t to a him on the subject allison introduced a bill to repeal the preemption pre emption laws lawi and provide for the sale of timber on the public 1 lands ands referred the senate bill to amend section 2461 of the revised statutes relating to the cultivation of timber on the public domain was discussed briefly and passed yeas 29 nays 12 Win windom doni donl blaine and withers were appointed a conference committee on the part of the senate on the military academy appropriation bill howe submitted the following resolved that the president be re quested requested to inform the senate whether W K whitaker who recently presided in the 2 superior criminal court of the parish of orleans was formerly employed either in the internal revenue service or as assistant treasurer at new orleans lo 10 paid whitaker a defaulter to the united states and to what amount whether legal proceedings ce have been taken against said whitaker and whether sui such proceedings roce edinga are still pending 6 ordered akred that it be printed and lle lie on the table washington 18 bills were introduced ah as follows he E granting pensions I 1 to soldiers who en enlisted listed out of ofpria p y I 1 0 ons one ne also for the pay payment m e n t at 9 certain ta itt southern mail mall contractors this bill provides ahat hat no claims shall be paid which have heretofore been paid by the confederate g gov av aay by money granting alternate sections of land to state of mississippi to aid ald in iii the construction tion of the ship island ripley and kentucky Xen aen tucky railroad by gibson for the appointment of a commission to ascertain on what terms a jl treaty of ot commerce with hiex Alex mexico leo can cail be arranged by monroe rela reia relating tint tink to telegraphic communication between loe Toe tween ahe the ho united states and foreign countries by sampson Bamps on an ala amendment to the thy constitution providing that the president shall be elected by y the direct vote of bf the people by conger cong er law a appropriating p for the payment of certain southern sod mailton mail maii con tractors trac trae tord tora by cox NY fur for the erection I 1 of a monument dv oyer over er the thu grave of f I 1 thomas n I 1 mayham from the district of f columbia committee committees reported thle thie the bill investing the district commis with the 1 power ortho ofle late board of audit fon for the purpose of issuing certIfIcate certificates a on claims maims passed upon and allowed by such board but for which no ho certificates had been prepared alsol also atso that buts certificates issued by the board auditor which ishall shall hereafter be issued by sio ners shall be convertible into 3 85 bonds the bill was wils referred to tile the committee of the whole annd arid then the house resolved itself into such committee stenger in inthe tue the c hair chair for the purpose of considering the bill eden opposed he sometimes heard about the paying of southern claims but he never had seen a batch of claims that he thought bethought so 80 little of as this mass of rotten claims which came up from the purlieus ua us of the old washington ring after further discussion the committee rose without action adjourned jour ned washington aguina 19 harrison chairman of the committee on civil service reform submitted the majority report of that committee on te the e matter of the charges against doorkeeper polk it declares polk to be unfit for the responsibilities 1 i of the position and recommends I 1 the adoption adopt ion iou of resolution declaring I 1 theoffice the tho office of doorkeeper vacant and its duties the at arms until the appointment of a new doorkeeper the minority re report port signed by cook cravens garth and henry declares that no corruption having been proven or even charged against col polk it would be a grievous wrong to adopt the majority resolution harrison gave notice that he would not call the abe matter up before saturday daye oneil 0 N eil ell pr presented resented a remonstrance of df printers prin tena tera stereo i 1 booksellers engra engravers vers and others against the action of the com eom committee mitteT an on ways and means in not imposing a duty on imported stereotype and aud printing plates referred I 1 I 1 I 1 washington igon lgon 19 on motion of gibson the house passed the bill for the relief of the families of men who perished on the dredge boat mcallister r b davis Davi offered a resolution orf ort calling on the secretary of war for information Inform ution with to the use which is being made of the custom house and old appraiser appraisers stores in san ban francisco adopted kd opted the speaker ihen then proceeded to call cali callior for committees for report reports sr durham from thel the committee on expenditures in the department of justice reported back the bill fixing the com compensation ion lon of j jurors acors ing in united states district and circuit courts it reduces the daily compensation of such jurors from sa 3 to 2 10 passed also fixing the fees of clerks of district and circuit courts it allows a charge of 10 cents for searching court records for Ilen llen sori sort on real estate and provides that clerks shall account for the same passed also the bill fixing the compensation of united states marshals and de deputies aties it limits that of marshals to chief deputies to 2700 ot other herde hende deputies p uiles 5 per day passed smith pa from tha committee on appropriations reported the bill making an appropriation for the payment of invalid and other pen stops A it k I 1 appropriates apprel fie ill ahei atei of lerr referred lo 10 the committee of the wh 61 e durham 33 from the ifie same sane ca commit fee e ted haek hack the aa west point A academy c ademy bilgre bill ree recommend rec co ommen con currence in some of the ilg senate amendee amend men island concurrence non concurrent ce I 1 in a others one amendment in which con concurrences durre idels recommended was that dep depriving the president of th ahe 8 power powen i 61 0 f a appointing ten cadets a year and allowing but ten wn during his bis term oneill believed it would be ve better to in the senate amendments and to leave the power in the |
