Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-11
FORTY-sIxrH CONGRESS.

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FORTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
Tho Senate.
WAsHNaToN, Dec. 1O.-The Woo President
laid before the Senate communication from
tho secretaEy ofwar recommending . special
appropriation OF e340. O00. to enable work ON
the war, state and navy departments building
to 60 on continuously. deferred.
Senator Bayard, from the committee on
finance, reported substitute for the Senate bill
for tho relief of Henry Holman and Crawford
Fairbanks, diatillers, Terre Haute, Ind, and
asked present consideration.
The Senate proceeded to consider the substi.
tute, and it was passed. It authorizes the
com missioner ofinternal revenue to allow for
waste caused BY breaking OF machinery in said
distillery, for which the owners were not re-
sponsible. and to aasess the actual production
instead of the capacity, Is required by law.
NEW BILLS. -
Bills. introduced and referred; -
By Senator Davis, of ulinois-To authorize
the erection of a statue in honor of Chief JUS
tioe John Marshall. -
By Senate sdereford-To recognize and nav
certain claims due by the State of West Vir-
the United States in the late war, and which
are properly chargeable to tho United States.
By Senator Cockrell-Extending the pro-
Visions Of sections 1880 to 2,997, revised sta
tutes, in regard to entry for transportation in
bond to the port of st. Louis. Also extending
the provisions of section 1897 revised statutes:
to the ports Of Kansas City and st. Joe: -
Senator Cockrell offered resolution that the
committee on claims be instructed to consider
the expedieney of establ ishinga permanent
tribunal which shall have jurisdiction of
matters ordinarily referred to said committee,
and to report by bill or otherwise. Adopted.
Senator Groome desired to state that his
colleague White had been, and was still pre-
vented from attending the sessions of the SEN
ate by reason of illness. .ts.,-st. -..s,.-sf.
On motion of Senator Ingalls, bills now on
the calendar, reported by him April 7th, 1879,
for the relief of the Central branch of tho
Onion Pacific railway company, were indef-
nitely postponed.
DAVIS RESOLUTION.
The morning hour having expired, the Sen
| ate resumed consideration of tho resolution
offered by Senator Davis, Of West Virginia,
calling on the secretary of the treasury for
Gfe8SUfV
since 1864, on private claims growing out of
the late war. .s---r.- -1 '-- :. -
Senator Davis accepted tho amendment by
Senator Edmunds, that the statement be made
! to extend back to March LIST, 1861.
Senator Morrill, moved to add to the resolu-
ton the following: And also, . like statement
| OF all such claims which have been presented
to and rejected by the treasury department,
and also which may now be pending therein
Senator Davis expressed his opinion that Re-
publican Senators wero trying to load the reso-
luton down with amendments in order to kill
| it.
Senator Morrill, responded that the object of
| information. and he Thought the statement
called for by his amendment would probably
present very curious and significant STATISTICS
The amendment was rejected and the resolu-
ton adopted by party vote, the Republican
Senators voting No.
Senator Morrill, offered a resolution calling
on the secretary of the treasury for tabulated
| statement showing by STATED tho total amount
| of claims growing ont of the late wsr, present.
ed to and rejected BY the treasury department.
from March 4, 1861, to March 4, 1879. and also
OF all like claims now there pending. Laid
! over under the rules. -. .~.s.
80 HOLIDAY RECESS.
The house concurrent resolution for 4 holiday
rooees from Dec. 10. to Jan. 6, was adopted sc
to 81. The following voted no: Bailey. Blair.
Cameron, Wis, Coke, Conkling, Eaton Ferry,
Garland, Hamlin, Jonas, Mcdonald, Mcmillan,
Maxey, Morrill,, Paddock. Pendleton, Rollins
Slater, Teller, Vance and Voorhees,.
After an executive session adjourned.
Tho House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-The journal was very
heavy to-day, and the reading occupied much
time. -..ss
Mr.. Burrows introduced Joint resolution,
which was referred, proposing the following
amendment to the constitution:
-. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Article 1. Polygamy shall not exist within
the limits of the United States, or any place
subject to their Jurisdiction. .7
SEQ. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce
this article by appropriate legislation.
Mr.. Gillette introduced bill establishing q
government for the District Of Columbia. Re-
fsrred. ...,,.. = !.
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.
Consideration of the political assessments
bill was postponed until Jan. 7th.
REPORTS.
The Speaker then called committees for re-,
ports.
Mr.. Wait, from the committee on commerce.
reported bill amending section 2,27l, revised
vessel,
United States, to unload ut any port of deliv-
cry in the customs collection district, after due
entry of said vessel and cargo at the port of
entry in said district.
Mr.. ConRer opposed tho bill - tending to
throw onto the hands of tho foreign ship own
ers the carrying trade of our people, particu-
larly upon the great lakes. 49,.
suPnEME COURT REPORTS.
Pending action the morning hour expired,
and the house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair, on bill rela-
tive to the publication OF supreme court re-
ports. long discussion took place on the
question of salary of tho reporter, Mr.. Low
moving to make it %, 900, instead of 81, 500.
MIR. Frye argued in support of tho amond-
mont, instancing the low salaries paid judges
of the supreme court in his State and asserting
tent for such work, that Zoo mon could be
Rot who were perfectly competent to do such
work for salary of 81, 600.
Mr.. Kiefer denied that competent men could
be got in his State at any such salary.
Mr.. Frye raised . general laugh by retort
that he had not had that State in his mind
ct oil, because he was under the impression
that all Ohio men had already been provided
Finally the salary of the reporter was fixed
at "a 900, without any provision for additional
pay based on additional volumes.
Mr. Wnlte onered IN amendment providing
that only opinions of the majority of the court,
and not dissenting opinions, shall be pub
lished.
Mr.. Brown opposed the amendment, re-
marking that dissenting opinions were fire.
quently, a. in the Scott case, the more valuable
Of the two.
Mr.. White deprecated stirring up the embers
of the war Qaughter), and advocated his
amendment, which was rejected, only two
voting for -Messrs. White and Simonton.
The committee rose and reported the bill
and amendments to the House, when the