Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-20
Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 19.--In the Senate, after
reading Of the journal an executive session was
held. The Senate at 2:15 remained in execu-
tive session. Nominations under discussion
were the commissioners to the international
monetary conference.
When the doors were reopened at 2:25, bills
on the calendar were considered.
The House Joint resolution authorizing the
clerk of the House to pay certain clerks out Of
the contingent fund, and to pay w. W. Will
shire his expenses in te'ting the seat from
the Third Congressional district OF Arkansas
Passed
Mr.. Window. from the conference committee
on the sundry civil appropriation bill, reported
that the committee had been unable to agree.
He was not without hope, however, that an
agreement could be reached. On his motion
the Senate still further insisted on the amend
ments to the bill, and new conference was
ordered. Senators Window, Dorsey and Black
were appointed the conferees.
House bill relating to commission agents and
attorneys in pension cases, passed. 1t makes
it unlawful for any attorney, or any person, to
demand or receive for his services in pension
case, greater sum than $40 and provides that
no fee contracts shall hereafter be filed with
the commissioner Of pensions in any case.
The concurrent resolution extending the ses-
sion until 10 o'clock P. NJ. was agreed to.
The conference committee on the bill in re-
gard to elections in West Virginia and North
Carolina, and the election of a United States
and it agreed to. Elections in Congress
under the new law will be held in West Virginia
the second Tuesday in October, and in North
Carolina the second Tuesday in November.
Senator Gordon called up House bill for the
relief of families Of those who persisted in the
United States dredge boat McAllister near the
mouth Of the Mississippi river. Passed.
SpnatOr VOOrhpaS said the HOuSe hill to l.
thorize the payment Of customs on duties in
legal tender notes from and after the first of
October had Just been received from the House.
He moved the calendar be laid aside Temperate
ly for the purpose Of considering that bill.
Senator Conkling made the point of order
that the bill must be laid before the Senate in
the morning hour.
The President pro tenn. decided the point
well taken.
Senator Voorhees, appealed from the decision
of the chair but subsequently withdrew the
appeal.
The President pro ten, said since examining
it he found that this bill had come to the
Senate since the expiration of the morning
hour, therefore it would be in order to submit
it to the Senate now. The rule provided for
laying bills before the Senate during
the morning hour which may remain upon the
table from any previous days session undis-
posed Of. The rule did not inclued what
might come to the table after the morning
hour. and the practice of the Senate had been
to lay these bills before the Senate any time
during the day.
After discussion as to the rules of the Senate,
Senator Voorhees, moved to lay aside the pend
ing order, being the calendar and all prior
orders. ard gave notice that he made that mo-
ton for the purpose of taking up the House
bill to provide for payment of custom duties
in legal tender notes. Agreed to- yeas 49,
Senator Voorhees, then moved to take up the
House bill in regard to payment of duties
lis above mentioned.
Senator Conkling raised the point of order
that it could not be laid before the Senate
without violation of rule 8.
The president pro TEN. decided the bill could
be laid before the Senate, as that rule did not
the expiration OF the morning hour.
Senator Conkling appealed from the decis-
ion of the chair.
The question being put, ''Shall the decision
of the chair stand as the Judgment Of the
Senate" it was decided in the affirmative, yeas
43, nays IL, and House bill to provide for pay,
1nent of customs duties in legal tender notes
having been read by the title, Senator White
and several other Senators objected to the sec
ond reading Of the bill to-day.
Senator Voorhees, said he thought he had
gone about as far as he could to-day, but he
would like to have the chair decide whether ar
objection prevented second reading.
The President pro tenn replied in the afirma
tive.
The Senate then went into executive session
and when the doors re-opened took a recess.