Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-03

of the late representatives, Leonard, Quinn
WEIGH, Williams, Douglas, Hartridge ant
Schlelcher, to accompany the memorial ad
dresses. passed.
| RAILROADS IN MEXICO.
The Vice President submitted message from
the President in answer to the resolution en-
dorsing report from the secretary of state il
regard to railroads in Mexico. Laid on tn
table.
POST ROUTES BILL.
Senator Ferry, from tho committee on post
offices and post roads, reported the post rout
bill. Placed on the calendar.
| CREDENTIALS.
The credentials of Senator elect Platt wer
placed file.
| CONFERENCES.
Senators Dorsey, Blaine and Wallace were ap
pointed a conference committee on the postoffic,
appropriation bill, and Senators Allison Dor
sey and Wallace conference committee on the
deficiency appropriation bill.
| CHAs. p. BERKETT.
A motion was agreed to allowing Chas. P
Berkett late Indian agent, to bring suit in tn,
circuit court of claims for the recovery of tn.
| amount expended by him for the Indians q
Ponca agency, Neb.
Adjourned for two hours to perfect the jour
| nal.
| LEGISLATIVE BILL.
Upon the reassembling of the Senate
by a vote of yeas "a, nays 80, the Senate re
fused to take up the river and harbor bill. and
on the suggestion of Senator Window, took ur
the bill making appropriations for the legisla
tive, executive and judicial expenses of the
government for the fiscal year ending June 80
| 1850, and for other expenses. Senator Window
| said, knowing there would not be time to con.
| slider the changes proposed by the House in
the civil service features of this bill, the COM
mittee on appropriations unanimously decided
! to re-enact the legislative features of the bill
| passed last year with few unimportant excep-
tions.
Mr.. Howe proposed brief executive session,
which he sure would facilitate business,
| and an executive session was held. When the
doors were reopened the legislative bill was
considered. The amendments of the commit
tee ON appropriations related in greater part to
the salaries of clerks in the departments, and
were agreed to without formal vote.
The Senate also agreed to amendment apprO-
priating $50, 600 to pay salaries and travelling,
and other necessary expenses of inspection at
different shipping ports and elsewhere, and for
controlling or Graduating affections or diseases
among domesticated animals.
The House had made an appropriation of
81, goo for defraying expenses of the SUI
preme court, and circuit and district courts
of the United States, including the district of
Columbia, and also for jurors and Witnesses
and expenses of suits in which the United
States are concerned, of prosecutions for of
lenses committed in violation of the laws of
the United States and for the safe keeping of
prisoners which the committee on appropria-
tions proposed to amend by adding land for
defraying expenses which may be incurred in
the enforcement of the act approved February
approved May 3Oth, 1870, entitled an act to en-
force the right of citizens of the United States
to vote IN the several States of the union, and
tor other purposes, or any acts amendatery
thereof or supplementary theret".'
The question being taken on this amendment
1t was agreed to, yeas 20, nays 26, strict party
vote.
The amendment of the committee striking
out that part of the bill as it came from the
House fixing the pay of jurors in federal courts
at $2 per diem, and repeating the test oaths of
jurors was stricken out, yeas 81, nays 81.
The senate also struck out, yeas 20, nays 26,
the remaining clause repeating that part of the
revised statutes providing for supervisors and
deputy marshals of election.
The amendment of the commission paying
Southern claims commissioners at the rate Of
$4,000 per annum each, instead of $4,000, and
other less important amendments, were
agreed to.
The Senate struck out the section of the bill
proposing to consolidate coast and interior sur
veys according to the plan of the national
academy of sciences.
ADULTERATED LIQUORS.
The resolution heretofore offered calling on
the taries of state and treasury for certain
detailed information relative to imported still
vines including adulterated strength and use
OF false labels, was agreed to.
sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill was
resumed, and 100000 was added for continu-
ing work on the iron clads Terror, Puritan,
Manadoc and Amphidrite.
The vote was reconsidered by which was
struck from the bill the appropriation of
$4,000 for the purchase of Mrs. Fassett's
painting of the electoral commission. The bill
was little later reported to the Senate, when
few unimportant amendments were added,
and at midnight the bill passed.
RIVER AND HARBoR BULL.
The bill at clock passed, and on motion
Of Senator Spencer the Senate took up the
river and harbor bill, but without proceeding
with it's consideration took a recess until
o'clock P. II. The chair had previously ap-
pointed Senators Window, Allison and Beck a
committee of conference on the legislative
judicial and executive appropriation bills, and
Senators Window, Dorsey and Davis, West V1r-
civil bill.
WADE HAMPTON.
The Senate reassembled at 2 P. NJ, Sunday,
Senator Butler presented the credentials of
Wade Hampton, elected United States Senator
from South Carolina. Placed on file
Senator Terry, of Michigan called up the
House bill releasing to the State of Michigan
the interest of the United States to MICHIGAN