Show CONGRESS ei by W V soTOS mr byi ard reported from the finance oom mattec with amendments the senate bill for a iseton 00 the tariff placed on the calendar the commission awill consist of nino members appointed from civil life by mhd president with the ad tice of the senate the president to bo the first ono the icom misson consi derall classes of questions involve t to establish a judicious judici oua tariff in justice te all in teresta te rests they may visit all parts of the country and report to Oon gresA from time to time and rep rt finally not later r 1881 mr slater introduced A bill forfeiting the unearned annd included in the grant made to the oregon central railroad company by the act of may ath and for uglier pur poses referred to the committee on judiciary ludi ciary which haa charge of all bills to forfeit alt railroad grants A joint resolution health ordinances of abo district of columbia was taken up passed 40 to the geneva award bill was resumed mr davis of illinois addressed the senate lie expressed surprises sur priss that mr hoar should deny that underwriters are entitled to subrogation to rights ot insured owners of vessels destroyed by in cul cruisers ho declared that england failed in her duty and we might have declared war but according to the enlightened spirit of the age we submitted our disagreements to arbitration and are bound by the letter and api rif ve have no right to divert the award claims which were rejected viz all except those for direct losares by cruisers our obligation on this point is solely a moral one because the untied states is not liable to a suit mr bavard bill i blaine and carpenter engaged in an amusing colloquy pending debate the senate adjourned jour ned locse the army bill waa taken up and sir addressed tho house at the conclusion of mr ewings speech which was frequently ap by the democratic side and which met with a slight burst of applause on the republican side when he in alluded to general grant ash possible next president a vote was taken on the amendment relative to troops at the polls and it was to yeas nays 05 a party vote mr ewing was surprised that the democrats were criticized for not debating this question for the republicans at extra session had voted for this very amendment which was a republican amendment during 12 years the republican party had placed on republican bills political riders although not much in avor of it be did not lest the republicans public ans should arraign the democrats this fall for doing the same ue proceeded to vindicate the character and purpose of the various riders put on bills by the democrats eminently patriotic economic and necessary lie asserted that bobe sons elate had on its statute books a provision in exactly the same words as this amendment which robeson characterized so severely seve iely another president might not be so gooby goody and might use hi at the polls lie might ambition might begen eral grant republicans slightly applauded and cries of it will the gentleman from iowa mr me ibid stated that american troops at american polls had no alarm for him be ashamed of the other side if it could camly utter such words and feel such a sentiment Benti ment at that if liberty wt s so degraded he pray for the return of the wooden plow nna viewed log cabins of our liberty sires whether or not the republicans succeed in breaking down abo safeguards of liberty and turning over iho presidency to whom it may please ignoring a million and a half of soldiers who had done fighting those who believed in the use of troops at the polls should not be permitted could not excuse their failure to mako this which would be presented to the people on the stump after B me further incident and discussion the question recurred on the bil and amendments tha minor amendments were adopted and that respecting troops at polls by a strict party vote to 95 the bill then passed to 95 a strict party vote except mr nichols who voted nay the conference report on the cenus bill was agreed to and mr alla from the appropriation committee reported the anlian appropriation bill which was read to tho committee of the ahola A recess was then taken |