Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-20
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
WASHINGTON, June 10.
Senate.

Senate.
Last night was spent In calls of the Senate
TO ascertain whether a quorum was present
At 9.lj to-day, Mr. Morrill, moved the Sen
ate adjourn. which was opposed by Eaton.
Discussion A. To the conditions cessary
to be agreed upon by both parties before al.
/ journnent will be consented to. followed, in
which Messrs Plat, Pendleton, Eaton and
Morrill, participated, but without result.
MIR. Burnside moved that the Sergeant at
| Arms proceed to compel the attendance of alb
scntees
Mr.. Thurman humorously suggested il
would be better to wait till absentees brak.
fasted, when they would be in better humor
At 1918 Burnsidc's motion was agreed to,
and the Sergeant proceeded TO compel attend.
ancc of absentecs.
At 1880 Mr.. Wthers, on the assurance
from the chairman that if adjournment takes
place now the legislative day of Thursday
would commence at noon, moved to adjourn
carried
The Senate then Immediately reassembled.
The chair suggested that as the journal was
not quite made up, the reading of it would be
dispensed with.
Mr.. Conkling objected and insisted on OBJ
servancc of the rule. He also objected to de-
bates
Part of the journal was read by the clerk
upon re-asscmbling, but Mr.. Conkling insist
ed upon having the full proceedings of yes
tcrday.
They not being prepared, the Speaker de-
cided that business was now in order.
Mr. Conkling appealed.
\ motion was made to Law the appeal on
the table.
Disposition of this motion was prevented
by the republicans refusing to vote.
Mr.. Bayard wanted the non-yoting men,
beers to be required under rule Il, to assign
reasons for not voting. and accordingly Chan
dler was called upon.
Mr.. Chandler said he looked at it rs an UNI
constitutional attempt to violently overturn
the standing rule, and he would not vote to
make a quorum to do an unconstitutional
act.
The chairman then put the question wheth-
cr Chandler be excused for the reasons given.
but the republicans adopted the previous tao
tics, and no quorum voted.
Mr.. Carpenter spoke against the action of
the majority yesterday, AS curtailing the
rights of and coercing the minority, and had
no doubt a vote could he reached Tomorrow,
If time was given the minority to consider the
bill.
Mr.. Conkling spoke in the same vein, and
was replied to by Mr.. Eaton.
On motion of Mr.. Thurman the Senate then
adjourned.
House.
A conference report on the judicial expens-
rs bill was received-aad debate ensucd. ~
Mr.. Monroe, one of the House confcrees,
explained the reason of his opposition to the
report and in answer to Cox expressed his
intention to vote against it, Cox himself init
mating he would do the same.
Mr.. Garfield made a strong speech.
Mr.. Springer replied, and declared the
President by vetoing the bill, had put him
self in the attitude of detying the majority in
Congress.
The House conference report on the judi
ciary bill was adopted by strict party vote.
The House then took up the trade dollar
bill.
After debate on the trade dollar bill, the
amendments were adopted that re-stamped
trade dollars he excluded from the prov isions
and that dollars re-coined he not counted as
part of the coinage authorized by the act OF
Feb. %.
The bill was then passed without division,
and the House adjourned.
The bill provides for the exchange ef legal
tender silver dollars for trade dollars, and re-
coinage of the same, subject to the above
amendments, and stops further coinage OF the
trade dollar.