Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-18
FORTY-FIFrH CONGRESS-.

SENsvE.
The bill to amend statutes in relation to patents
was postponed untll the next session.
| Mr.. Thurman introduced a bill to repeal section
| $50 and S2l OF the revised statutes in regard ia
cha englng Jurors in the | United States Court.
| who had taken up arms against the government
and provi ling that jurors in such courts shall take
| the iron clad oath.
| Referred to the judiciary.
| MI. Conkllng, from the Judicial v, reported the
amendment to the sundIy civil bill, appropriating
| s3O6 900 to deiray the expenses of the United
States Courts.
| Referred to committee on appropriations
The Senate, after brief discussion, passed with
out amendment bill to ro-organ re the life saw
ing service, and it now goes to the President for
his signature.
| The Senate by vote of p to 80, refused to re.
considnr the the vote 10y which the JOINT resolu-
ton in rega Il to the eight hour law was pos poned
until next session.
Mr.. Cameron Of Pennsylvania submitted the
| following
| Resolved, That the committee on education and
| labor be instructed to inquire into the industrial
condition Of the county, the extent, nature and
cause of the depression OF business and Ell forced
! idlCness OF iaboieIs, aud what remedies, If any,
can be provided hy the national legislature and
a 50 into the eNp dencY of providing permanent
| bureau IN one o. the executive departments for
the purpose Of gathering and publishing statistics
OF national industries. aud that the committee re-
| port by bill OF Otherwse.
| Agreed to.
The Senate then took up the motion made Sat
uIday by Conkln, to reconsider the vote by which
the bill legal flag the collection of certain head
moneys was passed. which led to lengthy de-
bate on the question, which was laid aside, and
the Senate took up the sund y civil Appropriation
| bill
Mr. Window said the total appropriated by the
bill as 1t passed the House, was Sl6,S47,s7j the
amount added by the Senate committee on appro-
priations was : i,Ol9,3lj 81, making the total AS
the bill now stood, so ,o66 62032.
| Various amendments reported by the committee
on appropriations were then agreed to.
| The committee on appropriations reported ar
amendment for expenses and compensation of the
committee appointed by the President to 20 tC
| Louisiana, $1,000 or so much thereof may bt
| necessary.
! Mr.. Conkling demanded the yeas and NAYS OF
| the amendment, and said he would vote no. IL
! Louisiana the condition of things existed whict
accordiog to the constitution aud statutes passeo
| in pursuance thereof summoned the President o
the Cuited States TO answer one question; tina
was, whether Packard was OF was net the lega
Governor of that commonwealth. He (Couklng
would not stop now to argue whether the Presi
dent could avail himself Of the tourists visitor;
20 answer that question THIS commission sent /,
Louisiana was told to disregard the only question
which was addressed to the President. 1t wa
told TO proceed upon other grounds and in O.he
ways. This sO-callcd commission was without
warrant OF law, an its doings wer' in violation
of the law. If anybody borrowed from a Nation
i Bank OF any other Bank, money to embark IL
this enterprise ii was not the business of the Sen
ate to insert provision in the appropriation bll
to do that which would hereafter be claimed to le
galize it. HI hoped the brevty with which he
had spoken would not imply that he questioned
the undoubted right Of the President TO decide
whether the troops should be employed 10 Louis
ana or not, but he did say TO the Senate that thC
sending of five tourists or visitors to Louisiana
and allowing them to remain there to cOmmuni
cate that which they did, was in his Judgment no
only behind the law, but beside the law and in vi
o.tion of the law.
Mr. Thurman commended that ii was the duty o
the President at the time, to find out what gov
ernment he was TO recognize, it being in the vaca
tor of Congress.
The debate was continued by Mcmillan, Eustis
Kellogg aud others, over the condition of affair
in Louisiana at the time the committee ylsite'
New Orleans.
Finally Mr.. Window endeayored to Withdraw
the anne ndment. Several Senators objected an,
Mr. Anthony (in the chair ruled that the amend
ment could not be withdrawn except by unani
nous consent.
had any right to send FIVE men to New Orleans I
loll off enough men from the lawful legislature t
recognize Nicholas as governor. He (Blsine
made of a remark in the senate three day
after Mr.. Hayes was inaugurated, which had be
come historical, to the effect that if the presideI
vas elected, Packard was elected and was no CD
to TIN ow doubt on Gov. Packsrd's title exceI
Hayes himself. There was no fort at all mad