Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-15

the conference asked for, &C., was agreed to-
and the president pro tenn. announced Messrs
Spencer. Mcmillan and Ransom as the commit
tee on the part of the Senate.
Amendments to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill were submitted and referred to the
committee on appropriations az follows:
BY Senator Jones, Ala, directing the secre-
tary OF the treasury to pay persons who per
formed mail service in the Southern States
prior to the war, out Of the appropriation of
March 8, 1877.
BY Senator Plumb apprepriating $l0,0 900 for
public building at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
by Senator johnson, appropriating $4,000
for the erection Of barracks at Fortress Mon
roe, Va, and 100000 for repair and preserva-
ton Of public property at the Norfolk navy
yard.
message was received from the House of
Representatives returning the post route bill
as part Of the Senate amendment, thereto were
in the nature of revenue bill. The Senate
insisted on the amendments, and Senators
Ferry, Kirkwood, and Maxey were appointed a
conference committee on the part Of the Sen
ate.
The Senate then took up,,the Senate bill
creating board to be known as the Pacific
railroad commission.
SO as to provide that the commissioners shall
make their report to the secretary Of the in
terror or before December, 1879, instead of
the LIST OF january, 1879, agreed to.
Pending discussion a message was received
from the House of Representatives announcing
that that body still further insisted upon it's
amendment to the Senate amendments to the
legislative, judicial and executive appropria~
ton bill, and asked for further conference with
the Senate.
Senator Window said the real conference be-
tween the two Houees was whether the Senate
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pensation of its employees, Their compensation
was fair and should not be reduced.
Senator Bayard expressed surprise that
the House should thus undertake to interfere
with the employees after the rule adopted in
1876, that esch House should regulate such
matters for itself.
Senator Window then moved that the Senate
insist upon the Senate amendments, and agree
to the further conference asked for by the
House. He called for the yeas and nays on the
motion, that he might have an expression of
the views of the Senate. Those who voted for
the motion would of course vote to sustain
the committee Of conference. The motion was
agreed to, yeas So, nays 3. McCreery and Coke
voting in the negative.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the bill to appoint railroad commissioners.
Senator Hill submitted an amendment to re-
duce the compensation of the commissioners
to $625 each per month.
Thurman and agreed to by the Senate. The
bill then passed.
Senator Oglesby, from the committee on
public lands, reported back the memorial of
VIM. McGarrahan praying the passage of a law
to authorize the perfecting of patent claimed
to have been issued to him by the United
States for certain lands in California, with the
recommendation that the petitioner be denied,
and that the memorial be indefinitely post
poned. So ordered.
He gave notice that the committee would here
after submit more lengthy report in writing
on the subject.
Senator Matthews entered a motion to re-
consider the vote by which the eight hour joint
resolution was postponed until December next
on Wednesday last.
Senators Window and Allison were appointed
the new conference committee on the legisla-
tive, judicial and executive appropriation bill.
Senator Oglesby submitted amendment
to the sundry civil appropriation bill, appro-
priating $157, $50 for the completion and de-
velopment Of the water power at Rock Island
arsenal, in pursuance of contracts made with
the Moline Water Power company, and the
recommendations of the secretary Of war. Re-
ferred.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, reported adverse
ly on the Senate bill to divide the western dis
trict of Missouri, and to prescribe the times
and places for holding the courts therein, and
on the Senate bill to divide the State of Ne
braska into two judicial districts, and they
were indefinitely postponed. After an execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned.