Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-05-20
wORTY-slxTH CONGRESS
SENATE, May 8.-Not in session.


HOUSE, May S.-The consular diplO-
| matte bill was agreed to. 1t adds $1,000 to
| the bin as it passed the House, $4,000 of
| which is for consul general at Bucharest, and
| So 900 for an Increase of expenses for q China
committee in conjunction with the minister to
that country. After few private bills had
been passed committees we're called for re-
ports. The committee on patents reported
amendments to the patent laws. The ways
and means reported amendments in regard to
leaf tobacco. From Indian affairs transferring
the Indian affair from the interior to the war
| department. The Curtin Yocum contested
seat case from Pennsylvania was taken up.
Mr.. BeltzhooVer spoke two hours In favor
of giving Curtin the seat. Adjourned.
SENATE, May 10.-President pro ten
Thurman laid before tie Senate communi-
cation from the secretary OF the interior in re
| gard to the deficiency for arrears, and army
and navy pensions. Senator Bayard said he
would call up the Eaton tariff commissionsbill
Senator Beck wished 1t understood that the
| report of the commission was not unanimous.
Senator Burnside moved consideration of
| the House joint resolution to extend the ma
| tiOnal survey into the States. Senator Cock
rel objected. Senator Hoar addressed the
| Senate at length on the Kellogg Spohord con,
| tested seat case. Senator Hill took the foor
but postponed his remarks till tomorrow. The
report of the conference on the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill was adopted and
after an eXecutiv session, the Senate ad-
journed. ....
House, May 1O.-Under the call of
States numerous bills were introduced and re-
ferred. Consideration was then resumed on
the Curtin Yokum contested election case, and
the House was addressed by Mr.. Stevenson in
support OF the claim of contestee The legis-
latiVe, executive, and judicial appropriation
bill was reported from the committee on ap-
propriations. Ordered printed and recon-
mitted. 1t appropriates $l6,12O,931. Con-
sideration of the Curtin. Yocum case was again
resumed, and Mr.. Colerick argued in support
of the majority report, when the matter went
over until tomorrow, and the House took q
recess, the evening session being for debate
only.
SENATE, May IA communication
was received from the secretary of war re-
commenting an appropriation of $4,000 to
continue in service 10 clerks, to expedite pen |
claims in tine. territories was taken up. The |
House amendment to the joint resolution for
a sanitOry conference was concurred in. Con-
sideratiOn was resumed of the Kallogg- Spot
ford resolutions and Senator Hill
spoke in advocacy of the resolutions, oc-
an executive session, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE, May 1.-THE committee on
ways and means, through Mr.. Tucker, repor-
ted bills to regulate the duties on hoop, band
and scroll iron, referred to the committee of
the whole. Mr.. Garfield submitted the report
OF the minority ON the bill to regulate the
duties on hoop, band and scrolkiron. Ordered
printed. Mr.. Springer called up the Curtin
Yocum contested seat case from Pennsylvania.
The first vote was taken on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Springer to the minority reso-
luton declaring that Seth Fl. Yocum is not
entitled to seat. Rejected yeas 75, nays l15.
The question then recurred upon the minority
Ol1IfiO afh II VooT1rn ic
led to seat and that Andrew G. Curtin is not
entitled thereto. The minority resolution was
adopted, yeas l53 nays 75, and Yocum was
warmly congratulated by his Republican col
leagues upon retaining his seat, notwithstand-
tions. The legislature, executive and judicial
appropriation bill to equalize salaries was
then taken up and occupied the remainder of
the session. Several amendments were pro-
posed and discussed, and the House took a
recess till evening for the consideration of the
steamboat bill. At the evening session there
was considerable debate, but not much pro-
gress on the bill was made. Adjourned.
SENATE, May IA bill was reported
in reference to Indian treaties and placed on
the calendar. A petition was presented from
newsdealers for removal of duties on foreign
newspapers and periodicals. bill was intro
duced to graduate the price and dispose of the
Cherokee lands, Kansas. communication
Senate recommending the appropriation of
$4,000 for wagon road between the post on
White River and the junction fthe Gunnison
and Grand rivers. Senator Hill resumed his
speech in support of the resolution to unseat
Senator Kellogg and proceeded to translate
the cipher kilograms produced before the COM
mittee. His speech occupied the remainder of
the session. Adjourned. -..r r.-.
HOUSE, May Ia Sundry bills were
introduced by members and others were re-
ported from committees. The House then
went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Cex in
the chair, on the Legislative appropriation bill.
Pending debate the morning hour expired and
the bill went over. The legislative portion of
the bill having been agreed to without the ad-
dition of any important amendment the eX-
ecutive clauses of the bill were taken up for
consideration. Mr. Sanford submitted an
amendment reducing the salary of the Presi-
dent after 1889 to $25, 600. The amendment
| was rejected yeas %, nays 73, without divi-
sion. After considering twenty one pages of
the bill, which contains seventy eight pages,
the committee rose. 1t was agreed that the
session should begin at 1890 and that the con-
sideration of the pending appropriation bill
should be proceeded with. The House then
took a recess, the evening session to be for the
consideration of the district of Columbia BILL
SENATE, May 13-A communication
was received from the secretary of the interior
recommending an appropriation of $4,000 to
cover deficiencies of salary for registers and
receivers of land offices. Senator ingalls, in
troduced resolution calling on the secretary
of the treasury for information as to the ef-
feet of bill repeating certain permanent and
indefinite appropriations. Adopted. Several
other resolutions were introduced. The bill
| abolishing tolls on the Louisville and Portland
canal passed. The morning hour having ex-
pired, the resolution for mseating Senator
Kellogg was taken up, and Senator Hampton OF
Co, 1S,,a ofVcf laA not
impute improper motives to Spofford or his
| friends and therefore he was bound 10 differ
| from them and from his party associates. He
| would divest himself of partisan feelings and
| discuss the question on; generally regarded
principles of justice and right. The case had
been decided, declared wrong, but there was
no redress. but he could not admit the
principle that the sentiment OF q con-
| tested case on its merits could be
overthrown at will upon the accession OF
| majority of different party. If the case can
be rehearsed once it can be again and again:
| In all letigation there must be some end OF
| strife, and in the tight of the law this case
should rest where it is. Senator Crapeter
| took the floor and spoke against the resolu-
| ton, in reply to Senator Hill At the con-
clusien Of his speech Senator Pendleton took
| the floor, and after an executive session the
Senate adjourned. .'ls"' @''E. =" r. I1.Fl
House, May Ia The House went in
1 VI CUulLlltOcc VI bh0 WtLolC OA ACSlSidutc
executive and judicial appropriation bill. At
| ter discussion on amendments the committee
| rose. bill was introduced appropriating
100000 to provide Deficiencies in the payment
Of pensions. Referred. Mr.. Springer took
the floor in reply to Mr.. 0rth's speech, max
| ing charges against him Springer IN regard to
the Venezuela claims, Mr.. Orthfreplied with
great bitterness. The House went
into committee of the whole on the
legislative appropriation, bill. The pend
| ing amendment was to strike out the appro.
priation for the payment Of persons Informing
upon and detecting violations of internal rev.
enue laws. Davis, of North Carolina, support
ed the amendment MIR. Atkins opposed 1t.
1 Mr.. Kelly warned his friends ON the other
| side that by striking at the laws which re-
| pressed illicit distillation of whisky, they
4 were furnishing their opponents with ammu-
nition for the coming campaign, which would
more than counterbalance all the local popu-
larity they might make among the "moonshin-
ers." After further debate by Mr.. Hooker in
1 support. and Messrs. Reed and Houk In oppo-
sition, the amendment was rejected. After
Ilhaving concluded consideration Of forty of the
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