Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-03
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Second Session
The Senate.
ALABAMA CLAIMS COMMISSION.

ALABAMA CLAIMS COMMiSSiON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Thurman, from COM
mittee on judiciary, reported bill for revis-
ing and continuing the court of commissioners
on the Alabama claims, and for the unappro-
priated money of the Geneva award. Placed
on the calendar.
MIR. Thurman announced be would call it up
for consideration Monday next. Senator Ed
munds wished it understood that the report
was not unanimous. He and sundry Other
members of the committee did not agree to 1t.
INDIAN FUNDS.
Senator Pendlcton, from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported bill to authorize the
secretary of the interior to deposit certain
funds in tie United States treasury in lien OF
investment. Placed on the calendar. This Ia
a new bill drafted so as to escape objections
made to the former bill, which was considered
and recommitted.
wRITS OF ERROR.
A bill passed providing that writ of error
from the supreme court of the United States
to the supreme court of any Territory, shall
lie in criminal cases where the accused
shall have been sentenced to capital punish
ment, and in such case allowance OF such writ
shall operate as supersedeas, and all cases re-
manded from the supreme court as provided
by the act shall have the precedence of hear
ing in said court. The act applies to all casfs
heretofore tried and determined, in which
Judgment has not been executed. In such
cases the defendant shall have six months from
the passage of this act in which to obtain and
perfect such writ of error.
PETITIONS AND REPORTS.
Senator Cameron, Wis, Pendleton and Kirk
wood presented petitions of ex-soldicrs against
the passage of Senate bill 496 for medical e1-
aminations in certain pension cases. Senator
Kirkwood said, 81 think it right to say that
the bill is now undergoing some investigation
and am strongly inclined to believe the petit
ton is misunderstood both in its purpose and
effect, in case it should become law.
Senator Klrkwood. from the committee on
pensions, reported adversely on the bill grant
ing an increase of pension to the widow of
Major Thcrnburg late of the United States
army. By request Of Senator Saunders the bill
was placed on the calendar.
Senator PendletOn from the committee on
census reported bill to amend the act to pro-
vide for taking the tenth and subsequent CEN
sus Placed on the calendar.
Senator Voorhees,, from the committee on
exodus, reported resolution, which was
adopted, authorizing the committee to employ
before it.
NEW BILLS.
Bills were introduced ard referred as fol-
lows:
By Senator Cuckrell-A bill for the relief of
Dodd, Brown 4 Co, st. Louis.
By Senator Cameron of Wisconsin-A Joint
resolution authorizing the secretary of war to
furnish the Grand Army of the Republic tents
and equipage for $4,000 men, during the re-
union of soldiers at Milwaukee, in June.
By Senator Windom-To authorize the city
of Winona, Minnesota, to construct, operate
and maintGin a wagon bridge across the Mis-
sissippi at Winona.
The credentials of Randall Lee Gibson, SEN
ator from Louisiana for six years from March
4th, 1850, were received.
Senator Ferry submitted a resolution, which
was adopted, directing the printing, for the
use of Congress, of IL, 600 copies Of the eulo-
gies upon the late Senator zachariah Chan
dler.
The Senate then went into executive session,
and when the d ,ors opened the Senate adj
journed.