Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-22
Senate,

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Ferry said he
was instructed by q majority of the committee
OF finance to report back the House bill to for
bid further retirement of United States legal
tender notes without amendment and to rec
ommend its passage. He gave notice that he
would call it up for consideration tomorrow.
1t was then placed on the calendar.
Senator Bayard, from the committee on
finance, reported with an amendment to the
House bill to provide for the free entry of az
ticles imported for exhibition by societies es-
tablished for the encouragement of arts and
Sciences or for other purposes. Placed on the
calender.
Senator Morrill,. from tho committee on
finance, reported back with amendments the
House bill to amend section % of the act of
June 2, 1874 to amend the customs revenue
laws and repeal moieties, and it was placed on
the calendar. The bill extends the provision
of that section to the naval officer at Baltimore
and New Orleans and the surveyor of the ports
of Portland, Me-. Baltimore and New Orleans.
The section referred to gives equal salary to
certain officers instead of moieties.
Senator Conkling, from the committee on
commerce reported adversely on the Senate bill
to authorize the construction of bridge across
the Mississi ppi river at Memphis, and it was
indefinitely postponed.
Senator Paddock, from the committee on
public lands, reported back the House bill for
the relief of settlers on public lands under the
presumption law. Placed on the calendar.
Senator Window from the conference COM
mittee on the military academy appropriation
BILL reported that the committee had been I'M
able to agree and in explanation of the report
said the principal items of difference between
the committees of the two houses were upon
the appropriations for hospital building to in
fhn oforc md in ri %o l. H.
dismissal of graduates who do not receive APP
pointments in the army. The Senate increased
the appropriation for hospital building and
for water supply. and struck out of House bill
the clause providing for the dismissal of grad
yates. He moved the Senate insist upon it's
asked for by the House. He also expressed the
hope that there would be yea and nay vote
on the motion, that the committee would know
the views of the Senate in regard to adhering
to the amendment.
The motion of Senator Window was agreed to
by unanimous vote; yeas So, and Senators
Window, Blaine and Withers were appointed a
committee on the part IF the Senate.
Senator Davis, ILL.,, from the committee on
judiciary, reported favorably on Senate bill to
provide for the appointment of a district Judge
for the western district of Tennessee. Placed
on the calendar.
On motion Of Senator Paddock, the Senate
concurred in House amendments to the bill to
amend section 2, AGA, revised statutes, relating
to the cultivation Of timber on the public do
main, aud committee of conference was or
dered. Senators Paddock, Plumb and Grover
Senate.
Senator Matthews said d week ago he gave
notice of his intention to call up to-day the
Texas Pacific railroad bill. 1t was not his pur-
pose to press it to vote, but to yield the floor
to the Senator from Mississippi (Lamar). He
thofh o %1o
up tomorrow morning.
Senator Lamar said he was anxious to adj
dress the Senate on this measure in which his
constituents were so deeply interested, and
if the Senate would allow him the opportunity
to do 50, he would be obliged.
After discussion, it was agreed that the bill
to forbid the further retirement of legal tender
notes should be taken up tomorrow and then
laid aside informally to enable the Senator from
mississippi (Lamar) to speak.
At the conclusion of the morning hour the
Senate resumed consideration of the bill to
place the name of James Shields on the retired
list OF the army, with the rank of brigadier
general, and the bill having been considered in
committee of the whole and reported to the
Senate, the question being concurring in the
amendment made in committee Of the whole
yesterday, to place Gen. Grant on the retired
list, Senator Cockrell demanded the yeas and
nays. and the amendment was concurred in,
yeas 81, nays 70, a strict party vote, Republi-
cans voting in the affirmative and Democrats in
the negative.
Senator Lamar announced that he was paired
with the Senator from West Virginia Davis.
We're that Senator here, he Namar) would vote
in the affirmative and Davis would vote in the
negative.
After debate Senator Thurman moved tc
strike out all after the enacting clause of the
bill as amended and insert in lieu thereof
provision authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to place the name of General Shields or
the pension list at the rate of 800 month.
After further debate the amendment of Sen
ator Thurman was rejected, yeas 81, nays 33
as follows: