Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-17
FORTE.FIFTH CONGRESS,
MONDAY. June L.

SENATE.-On motion to Mr. Wadleigh, the
bill! to amend the statutes in relation 10 patents
and Tor other n purposes, was postponed to De
Mr.. Hereford introduced joint resolution
authorizing the issue of tent, poles &c. to the
governor OF West Virginia, tor the use of vol
unteers at the fall encampment. Passed.
Mr.. Rollins, from the District committee, re
por,ed adversely the bill relating TO paving
The avenues, streets, and alleys in the city OF
washington, and twas indefinitely post Stponed
On motion OF Mr.. Conkng, the House bill 10
organize the Life Saving service, was taken
MI Gordon, from the committee on com
merce, ohered an amendment requiring
steamships and steamboats, engaged i'm carrv
ing passengers to carry life saving apparatus.
such as is used at the life saving stations, or
such other apparatus as may by approved by
select naval commission, including the life
saving dresses.
objection was made to the amendment as
likely to prevent the passage of the bill, and
while generally approved it was rejected and
the bill passed as it came from the House.
On motion of Mr.. Sargent, the House Joint
resolution to pay committee clerks and other
employees OF the Senate and House for the full
month OF June. was taken up and passed.
Mr. Window moved to suspend the 16th
joint rule of the two Houses relating to send
ing bills from one House 10 another during the
last three days of the session.
Mr. Anthony made the point of order that
mere me were no Joint rules in operation. and
MI WINDOW withdrew his amendment.
MIR. VOORHEES, called up the motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the House Joint reso.
luton TO provide for the enforcement of the
entered by Mr.. Matthews on the l4th inst
PENDING consideration of the motion, the
morning hour expired.
|. Mr.. VOORHEES, moved to suspend the present
order and continue the consideration of the )
hOur resolution. Rejected-yeaS 3, nays % -
Mr.. Herman called up the motion to recon
slGer the vote by which the bill to legalize the
collection of head money was passed.
Pendlng its consideration, Mr.. Window.
from the committee on appropriations re-
ported the first forty pages OF the sundry civil
bill just received from the printer and asked
that other business be set aside and the Senate
proceed with the consideration of the bill. SO
ordered.
Mr.. Window stated that as the bill left the
House il appropriated in all Sl6S47,2 ,275. There
had been added by the Senate committee
$4,Ol9,345, making it now stand $2O,S66620.
HOUSE.-On motion of Mr. Carlisle. the
rules were suspended SO as to dispense with
the morning hour of Monday, in which, under
the rules, the states had to be called for bills
and TeSOlutiOnS for reference.
MIR. Thompson offered resolution, which
was adopted, authorizing the appointment of
committee OF seven members TO inquire and
| report upon the causes of the depression in
| business and labor; the report to be made at
| the next session OF Congress.
The House then resumed consideration of
revenue.
An amendment was adopted to the 18th sec
tlon relating 10 banks and bankers, exempt
| ing from taxation, 50 far as government invest
| mentS are concerned, all savings and provI
| dent institutions.
| MIR. Cox (Ohio) then moved to strike out the
| whole section as amended.
Upon this the yeas and nays were ordered
| and there was so much confusion on the floor
| that members complained thai they could not
understand what was going on.
The Chair (Mr. CarliSle) said the complaint
| was just. He directed Rule 22, which REQUIRED
| the Sergeant-atarmS to aid i'm the preservation
| OF order, TO be read, and then said The
| Chair now directs the Sergeant alarms to re-
| main on the floor, and to see that members
| keep their seats and preserve ORDER
/ On the motion to strike out, the yeas We're
l3i- and the nays HI so the amendment was
| agreed to.
| Mr. Burchard said that the committee of
ways and means had originally entrusted him
| with the charge of this bill. 1t had. however
| been so altered that he could not now support
It, and he deemed it fair to state the fact to the
| House. He moved TO lay the bill on the table
On that the yeas and nays were ordered
The motion was rejected-yeaS, ll2; nays
| 136.
Mr.. Phillips offered an amendment, to r.
! peal all laws imposing tax on ucifer or fric-
| uOn matches, to take effect January lSt. 1879
| At = O'Clock Mr.. Mayham obtained the floor
| TO make reports from committee on District of
| Columbia.
Speaker Randall said that committee had
an undobted right to the floor at two O'clock
but he was advised by majority of the com
mittee that they would not claim it now and
antagoniZe the pending bill.
1he amendment relating to the repeal of the
law Imposing a tax on matches was then
agreed tO-yeaS. l7S; nays, SO.