The Portland daily press., 1878-04-19
XLYth C0ngress-ReguIar Session
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. April

WASHINGTON, April IS,
Mr.. Davis of ILL.,, from the judiciary committee re-
| ported with amendments Senate bill to provide for
| the distribution OF the Mexican awards. Caen-
| dared.
Bill relating to Hot Springs Ark, authorizing the
| President to appoint commission to determ inc
claims was passed.
1t was ordered that when the Senate adjourn to.
day it be till Monday.
Joint resolution appropriating $4,000 for monu-
| ment over the grave of President Taylor was re-.
| ferred to the library committee,
| The following bills were passed:
Authorizing the Commissioner of Patents to re-
hear the application Of Gen. Stephen " Benet, chief
OF the ordinance bureau, for patent for cart
ridges.
To prevent the introduction Of contagious and in
fectious diseases into the United States.
Authorizing the citizens of Colorado, Nevada and
me territories to fell and remove timber the pub
| Lie domain for mining and domestic purposes.
Senate bill in relation to the Pacific railroads be-
ing the funding bill reported from the railroad COM
mttee, which still renamed the calendar was in
definitely postponed
The Senate Joint resolution, supplemental TO a
joint resolution in relation to the international in
dusriai exhibition at Paris, providing for the ap-
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the Committee on Railroads.
from that committee yesterday, to extend the time
Ordered printed.
The Senate then went into executive session and
when the doors were reopened adjourned till Mon
day.
HOUSE.
several memorials anu peutl0nS were QlSpOsed of.
The House then resumed the conference report on
the bill making appropriations tor the employment
OF the temporary clerks in the Treasury Department
and for other purposes.
The report states that the conferees were unable
to agree.
Mr.. Foster one of the conerees, stated the noints
Of disagreement were the Senate amendments an
propriatng $4,000 for salaries of collectors of inter
nal revenue, and $4,000 for railway postal clerks
MIR. Durham opposed the amendment in regard to
the internal revenue collectors. The real object of
the appropriation was to have eectioneers going all
through the country.
Mr.. Foster enquired on what authority the pentIe.
man made that statement.
:, Mr. Durham replied he was credbly informed
that many of those deputy collectors did electoneer
Mr.. Price said under civil service rnles collectors
were not allowed to electioneer.
MIR. Foster charged that Durham's hostility to the
amendment arose from the fact that he was bidding
for votes of "moonshiners'' in his district.
Durham-The gentleman charges me with bidding
for the support of "moOnshiners." / hurl that
charge back into the teeth of the gentleman as un-
true
Foster-That is good plantation manners.
Observation-Disclosures you learn manners will OBJ
serve them.
Foster-Plantation manners are played out here.
Observation-Disclosures the gentleman charges me
with protecting 'moonsbiners'' say that it is not
true, but will put into the hands of any de-
partment money for eleetoneering purposes, or for
Ine purpose OF supporting midnight marauders to
drag honest men fr m their beds and rob them.
MT. Oliver moved to concur in the Senate amend
meat apPropriating $4,000 for railway postal clerks.
Deieated, yeas 115, nays 127.
heport OF the committee was agreed to and q
new conference with the Senate asked for,
me speaker announced the regular order was the
consideration of the Senate adjournment resolution,
anu pendng question the motion to lay on the table
the vote py which the House yesterday refused to
REFER tne resolution to the committee on Ways and
MEANS va ""'' ~
The House refused to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table, yeas ia nays 125. "
Pending further action Mr.. Ellis of Louisiana call
ed up the resolutions in regard to the death Of Hon
j. E. Leonard of Louisiana. - --'A
Euloges on the deceased were pronounced hv
Messrs. Ellis, Wood, Calkins, Kenna Rainey. Wbite
of Pennsylvania and Durrell, ana the House then
adjourned.