Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-07
NATIONAL NOTES..
IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS BY BOTH
HOUSES OF CONGRESS-.
The Census Bill Passed by the Senate
Army Appropriation Bill in the House
N;any of the Propositions of the Reorgan-
ization Bill Attached-Also, the Statute
Provision Allowing Attendance Upon
Polling Places-General Capital News.
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
The Senate.


WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Blaine Pic.
scented u memorial of manufacturing COM
panies of Maine, representing 2l2,00O.0O0 of
capital ard employing thousands OF persons,
asking appropriation for mail service be
tween one or more of our Atlantic ports and
South American ports. The memorialists say
the money will be returned in increased com
merce. The memorial was referred.
CATTLE DISEASE.
Senator Paddock submitted resolution in
structiug the committee on agriculture to in
quire in regard to the facts concerning infec-
tious diseases among cattle. Agreed to.
INrER-s STATE COMMERCE.
Senator Wallace submitted resolution re-
questing the committee on commerce to report
the House bill, known as the Interstate COM
MERGE bill, at the earliest possible moment.
Laid on the table. He gave notice that he
would call it up at an carly day.
PENSIONS.
Senator Wallace, Pa, presented resolutions
of the Grand Army of the Republic, depart
nent of Pennsylvania, 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 an amendment to tbs constitution,
prohibiting the payment of the claims of dis
loyal persons for property injured or destroyed
in the late war of the rebellion.
Senator Bailey moved to postpone the pend
ing and all prior orders, and proceed to cOnsid-
Grafton of the bill for the relief of the book
agents of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Rejected, yeas 27, nays 30, Senators
Mcdonald, Voorhees, and Davis, ILL.,, voting
with the Republicans in the negative.
THE CENSUS.
At the request of his colleague, Senator Nor
rll, Senator Edmunds consented that the I'M
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 oath for the faithful discharge OF
their duties. Agreed to.
Senator Conkling submitted an 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.
VaHe also submitted amendment providing
that the subdivision assigned to any enume-
rator shall not contain less than 5000 inhab-
itants, where the last preceding CELSIUS shows
inhabitants there. Agreed to.
The bill was then passed, yeas 46, 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
message from the President indorsing 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
printed and referred to the committee on
finance.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Senator Conkling, from the committee of
commerce, reported adversely the House
bill to constitute Portsmouth, Ohio. port of
entry, and it was indefinitely postponed.
After an executive session adjourned.