The Portland daily press., 1878-06-01
The Tariff Bill.
xLVth Congress-Regular Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May 81.
The resolution to adjourn June 18th was laid over
till tomorrow.
Bill providing for the appointment of an additional
circuit judge in the seventh judicial circuit composed
of Indiana and Illinois, led to political discus
sion
Mr.. Blaine, referring to the remarks Of Morgan OF
Ala and Hill of Ga when the bill up Wednes-
day. said they desired to have the bill post poned un-
til Democratic Senate could confirm appointments.
his r Rane ,
the history Of the Democratic party for 60 years had
been 10 make the supreme bench of the United States
political bench. He referred to the appointment of
John j. Crttenden by Fillmore and the appointment
of Judge Badger by John Quincy Adams, and said
the Democratic Senate refused to confirm these
nations.
Mr.. Thurman said that while 300 suitors in Chica-
go were waiting to have cases decided the Senator
find out the politics of the judge appointed. There
were two sides to that question, and if the Senate
would agree to adjourn the 18th of October instead
of the 18th Of June he wond enter upon the discus
sion of that question with the Senator from Maine.
Messrs. Morgan and Hill denied that they desired
to postpone the appointment of the additional judges
until Democratic Senate, and argued that there
should be some general law this subject, and that
judges should be appointed without reference to pol
itics
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
Mr.. Thurman, from the judiciary committee, re-
amend the laws in laws in relation to filing of Pacific
railroad reports and also to amend the title of the
bill.
The Senate resumed consideration of the legisla-
tive etc., appropriation bill, the pending question
being upon an amendment Of Spencer to continue
the clerk of the committee military affairs during
the recess at an annual salary of $4,000.
After lengthy discussion it was agreed to-yeas
80, nays9..
ing $4,000 to investigate the history and habits of in
secs injurious to the cotton plant and the best means
of destroying the same. Agreed to.
Mr.. Eustis submitted an amendment increasing
the appropriation for clerks in the Office of the Sur
yeyor General OF Louisiana from $4,000 to $4,000.
Several other yunimportant amendments were
agreed to and the bill having been considered in the
committee OF the whole was reported to the Senate
and passed.
The Senate, by vote of IS to 20, on motion of Mr..
Hamlin, took up the concurrent resolution APPROX
embodied in the report to accompany the bill provd-
ing for the payment of the award made by the fish
cries commission and the lengthy report accompany
ing the bill and resolution was read.
During the discussion prior to a vote taking up
the bill, Mr. Edmunds urged the consideration OF the
bill to provide tor and regulate the count of the vote
at presidential elections, while Mr.. Ferry tried to
call up the post route bill, and Mr.. Hereford the bill
to repeal the specie resumption act and Mr.. Spencer
the river and harbor bill.
The vote was as follows:
=, Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Allison. Barnum, Bayard,
Conover, Dorsey, Eaton. Eustis, Grover, Hamlin,'
Hoar, Howe Johnston, Jones of Florida, Kellogg.
Kernan KrkwSGd MenMiIlap Mcpherson, Nat:
lins, Sargent, Salisbury, Wadleigh, Whyte and
Nays-Messrs. Armstrong, Bailey, Beck, Gamer.
on of Wis, Cockrell, Davis of Ill, Edmunds, Ferry
Hereford, Hill. McCreery, Mcdonald, Merrmon''
Morgan, Morrill,, Paddock, Saunders, Spencer Voor-
Mr. Edmunds moved to amend the concurrent res
olutlon by adding the words, THAT if under the cir
cumstanees the government of Great Britain shall
receive the sum OF money referred to the provisions
OF said treaty of the ought to be terminated
at the earliest time consistent with the S3d article Of
said treaty.
Mr.. Edmunds, in support of his amendment ar.
gued that Congress should express the opinion that
the so called award was excessive. This government
q a mi n TQy nVf hn
would take an attitude so that it would not have to
pay another S., 500, 900.
Mr. Salisbury asked the Senator (Edmunds). as
chairman of the judiciary committee, if he consid
cred this so-called award binding upon this govern
ment
Mr.. Beck gave notice that when the bill in regard
to the payment of this award should be taken up he
would submit an amendment providing for the pay
ment of $5,500000 by the President, &C.. If the Brit
ish minister residing at Washingo on lays before him
such evidence as in the opinion of The Attorney Gen.
era of the United States renders certain that the
British ministry and crown lawyers decide and insist
that the award as made in strict accordance with
law and would have been regarded by them as bind
ing and conclusive on the British government if it
had been adverse to their claim and he shall not di
rect the payment of any part of the money hereby
said.
Pending discussion the Senate went into executive
joured.
HOUSE.
MI; O'Neil presented memorial of the centennial
po p;T VI nnance asking for relief Referred.
, BIZ appropriating $4,000 to detray expenses of
the foster lnvest igating committee was passed.
Inc Senate bill for the relief of settlers on public
LANDS unuer presumption laws in reference to COM
putation Of time for perfecting titles passed.
At 1885 the House went into Committee Of the
whole the private calendar and the first hin was
one authorizing the court claims to determine the
amount due William Springer for professional sero
vices in the centennial board of finance against The
United States. Mr.. Hanna objected and the hill
went over.
At 3.45 O'Clock the committee rose Eand reported
to the House some 45 Senate bills, which were PASS
ed fS
:. The Speaker submitted communication from
Mr. Cobb of Indiana resigning his position as mem
Der OF the special investigating committee on ac-
count OF i'll health, and appointed Mr.. Springer of
Illinois in his stead.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Blount, Manning
and Fort as board of visitors to West Point on the
part OF the House and the House adjourned.