The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-23

committee,
XLVIrH OONGRESS-sECOND sEs-
SION,
SEsATE-Mr morrill, submitted rosolu,
ton nstructIng tho Committee on Printing
to take such measures M shall exclude from
the perment Congressional Record what pur.
ports 10 be u copyrighted argument of tho
Territorial delegate which appears IN the
Record to-day but In faot was never deliver.
cd la tho House of Representatives
Mr. salisbury thought that the House
having authorized tho poem 10 bo printed,
Tho SENATE could not In courtcsy interfere,
Mr. Morrill, said tho Senate would have TO
beW part of tho reputation good or bNd,
Of authorizing this production,
Mr. llamllE said the Committee on Print
ing was Joint committee, md that nothing
could be- done without consulting the House.
lilo hoped this affair would result in the future
exclusion Of apoecAos md other productions
not actually doducod In tho Senate.
Mr. Morrill, mid that since offering tho rcs-
oution ho had learned that the House was
considering tho matter He, therefore, with
drew his resolution.
AZ the expiration of the morning hour tho
Senate resumed confederation of the army
bill. The reading o. the bill was interrupted
by II message from the President informing
tie Senate and the House TINT the her5
of Joseph Coolidge OF Boston, desired TO
present TO tho United States the desk on
which Thomas jefferson wrote the De lara.
ton Of Independence. A Joint resolutions,
adopted by the House accepting the gift aud
thanking tho donors, was passed without
division
Consideration IF the army bill was then
resumed.
Mr. Blaine moved To strike out the section
relating to the use of the army at tho polls.
Rejected, Yeas, 20 nays, 2S
Mr.. Blaine then offered an amendment
prohibiting tho carrying Of weapons NJ the
polls by anyone, under penalty Of fine and
imprisonment
Tho Chair ruled this amendment not in
order, nasmuch as IL intr duced legislation.
The Republicans then introduced several
amendments and attempted to break the
force of the army.at the-polls section, by
giving IL such construction MS not to prevent
election day, aud the manner
anu lVl WV PURPOSES IiosCriouu W oAletlliB
aws.
All ofthcsc amendments were rejected by
the same vote-27 TO 10. Among them. WAS
tho following. offered by Mr. Edmunds: :
"But this section shall not be held to apply
to any case which under the' constitution Of
the United States the President may employ
the military power Of the Government in the
faithful execution of the laws"
Mr.. Blaine made arother effort to get in
II differently worded version Of his amend
ment relative to the carrying of weapons
but 1t WAS again ruled out of order.
The bill was again read and passed-yeas,
%; nays, IL.
On motion of Mr.. Salisbury, the resolu-
tons reported from the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections declaring Mr.. Spotl'ord
entitled to the scat now hc'd by Mr.. Kellogg,
were called up, and Mr.. Bailey Of Tennes-
see, obtained the floor.
Without opening the debate, however, the
Senate adjourned.
HousE.-A rather singular scene occurred
in the House this morning. In the Record
there appears speech in blank verse enti-
tied "The Immortal S." which is copyright
ed by Dowuey, of Wyoming, and which pro-
poses TO be in support of his bill providing
for painting biblical pictures on tho walls Of
the capitol, Mr. Garfield called attention TO
this fact, and moved that u speech be re-,
ierred TO the Committee on Rules, to enquire
whether it is competent for member to
copyright his speech, pointing out at the
same time the dangers which might attend
such practice,
Mr.. Downoy replied that lie had the opin-
ion Of the Librarian of Congress upon the
competency of his copy.righting his work.
he had no objections, however, 10 Mr.. Gar
fields motion.
Mr.. Conger, however, did oppose 1t in a
rather amusing speech, in which he intima-
ted that Garfield was envous of the rising
young poet
Garileld's motion. During rol-call the men,
bers separated into groups, the singular
speech being the sole topic Of conversation.
Mr.. Garlleld's motion was agreed to--lle
to 1906.
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President, informing Congress
that the heirs of the late Joseph Coolidge of
Boston, desired TO present to the nation the
desk on which Thomas Jefferson wrote the
Declaration of Independence, and which
Jelerson'had given to said Coolidge.
Mr.. Grape, of Massachusetts, offered
joint resolution rendering the thanks of Con-
gtess to the donors thereof, and accepting
the precious gift in the name Of the nation,
to be deposited for safe.keeping in the De
partmont of State.
After speeches in favor by Mr.. Grape and
by Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, the resolution
was unanimously adopted.