Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-07
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WASHINGTON Feb. Ex-senator Blaine PIE
sente6 4 memorial Of manufacturing COM
panies of Maine, representing sl2,00Q,00O of
capital ard employing thousanus of persons,
asking an appropriation for mail service bs-
tween one OF more of our Atlantic ports and
South American ports. The mcmorialists say
the ulonev will be returned in increased com
nerce. The memorial was referred
CATTLE DISEASE.
Senator Paddock submitted L resolution in
Itructing the committee on agriculture to in
uuire III regard to the facts concerning infec-
tiouS diseases among cattle. Agreed to.
INTER STATE COMMERCE.
Senator Wallace submitted resolution re-
uuestiug the committee Oh commerce to report
the House BILL known as the Interstate COM
merce bill, at the earliest possible moment.
Laid on the cable. He gave notice that he
would call 1t up Mt al carly day.
PENSIONS.
Senator Wallace, Pa presented resolutions
of the Grand Army Of the Republic, depart
ln,nt Of Pennsy lvania, demonstrating against
the passage of the House bill to regulate the
adjustment Of pensions. Referred.
D1sLoYAL CLAIMS.
The Vice President laid before the Senate the
unfinished business, being the joint resolution
proposing all amendment to this constitution,
prohi biting the payment OF the claims OF dis
loyal persons for property in ured or destroyed
in the late war Of the rebellion.
Senator Bailey moved tn postpone the pend
ing and all prior orders and proceed to consld-
Grafton of the bill for the relief of the book
agents Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South Rejected yeas 27, nays 80, Senators
Mcdonald, Voorhees, and Davis, ILL.,, voting
with the Republicans in the negative.
THE CENSUS
At the REQUEST of his colleague, Senator Nor
rill Senator Edmunds consented that the
finished business should be laid aside inform
ally, and the bill to provide for taking the
tenth and subsequent censuses was taken up,
and Senator Morrill, explained the various pro
visions of the bill.
Senator Herman submitted an amendment
providing that superintendent and supervisors
shall take all oath for the faithful discharge OF
their duties. Agreed to.
Senator Conkling submitted all amendment
providing that upon the compilation and pub
LEGATION of the census the office of superintend-
ents shall cease, and the period Of service of
clerks shall end. Agreed to.
He also submitted al amendment providing
that the subdivision assigned to any enuine-
rt4tor shall not contain less than 5000 inhab-
tanta, where the last preceding CELSIUS shows
inhabitants there. Agreed to.
The bill was then passed, yeas as, nays 4.
The negative vote was given by Cameron, Pa,
Mitchell, Spencer and Teller Senator Conk-
ling, who would have voted in the negative,
was paired with Voorhees, who would have
voted in the affirmative.
MONETARY CONFERENCE.
The Vice President laid before the Senate a
message from the President indorsng the re-
port of the secretary of State in regard to the
proceedings of the International Monetary con-
ference held in PARIS, August, 1878. Ordered
tau red To
finance.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Senator Conkius from the committee of
commerce, reported adversely on the House
bill to constitute Portsmouth, Ohio, port of
entry, and it WAS indefinitely postponed.
After an executive session dourned.