The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-02
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY,

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minority OF the committee on alleged frauds in
the late election on the subject of distran-
chisement IN Rhode Island. Laid on the
table.
Messrs. Hampton & Carpenter spoke against
giving Mr., Kellogg's seat in the Senate to
Mr.. Spo[ord.
Messrs. Pendleton and Cameron, of Wjscon.
sin, spoke against unseating Mr.. Kellogg in
favor of Mr.. Spoford.
Mr.. Morgan, from the select committee on
counting the electoral vote, reported adversely
ON the Senate bill to fix the day for the meet
ing of the electors for President and Vice.
President, to provide for the counting OF the
electoral votes, and tor the decisions OF ques-
tons arising theretrom. He also reported
from the same committee q concurrent reso-
luton, adopting O joint rule tor counting the
votes OF electors for President and Vice.
President. Placed on the calendar.
The bill to enable the commissioner OF
agriculture to test the practicability OF manu-
featuring sugar on a large scale from the
sorghum or Chinese sugar cane was placed on
the calendar.
Mr. Bayard reported with amendment the
bill introduced by him regulating the pay and
appointment OF deputy marshals.
The postofice appropriation bill WAS taken
up, and alter a discussion the House pro-
vision for the r~eletting ofStar route contracts
was struck out, but the provision in regard to
the closed Australian mails was retained.
The other committee amendments were
adopted and the bill passed.
The presiding officer laid before the Senate
a message from the President OF the United
States in regard to the Fortune bay fisheries
question.
speeches in favor OF giving the seat in the
Senate occupied by Mr.. kellogg to Mr.. Spot
ford.
Mr.. Butler made a speech in opposition to
the resolutions unseating Mr.. Kellogg.
Messrs. Carpenter, Conkling and Edmunds
opposed Mr.. Bayard's bill regulating the pay
and appointment of deputy marshals, and
several amendments thereto were rejected.
House.
Bills have been introduced: For the ap-
pointment of q commission to select O site on
the Northwest coast for a navy yard; to estab-
lish marine hospitals at Baltimore and New
Orleans; to provide for double stamped envel.
opes and postal cards.
In committee of the whole on the legisla.
tive, executive and judicial appropriation bill,
the amendment reducing the salary OF the
President alter the first OF, March, 1881, to
1875, 900 was reiected-yeas, Is; nays, 70,
The legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill, with amendments, was
passed by q vote of 1879 yeas to II nays.
The House voted, by 1873 to Is, to take up
tho resolution for a final adjournment. A pro-
position to recommit the resolution, with
instructions to the ways and means committee
to bring in a bill for the abolition OF the duties
on salt and printing paper before reporting
any resolution for adjournment, was rejected
by 80 to ll6.
By a vote of l2l to 80 the resolution re-
ported from the ways and means committee
Tor a final adjournment OF Congress On May
81 was adopted.
The bill making appropriations for the pay
ment OF claims allowed by the claims COM
missioners was passed.
The following bills and resolutions were in
PRODUCED: Requesting the President to COM
municate to the House all correspondence in
regard 10 the prescription of Jews by the Rus
sian government; to tax and regulate the
manufacture of glucose or grape sugar; ex-
tending from June 80, 1880, to July l, 1885,
the time for filing claims tor additional
bounty; proposing q constitutional amend.
ment prohibiting Congress from passing q bill
appropriating more than $4,000, e1ceptby a
vote OF a majority of the members elected.
The river and harbor appropriation bill was
passed by 179 yeas TO Al nays.
The pension deficiency appropriation bill
was passed.
An amendment was adopted to the agricul-
tural appropriation bill providing that a rea-
sonable proportion of seeds distributed BY the
agricultural department shall be supplied to
members OF Congress and delegates.
Mr.. L. ing introduced a bill reciting The
provisions OF the treaty OF Washington, the
consideration for the Halifax award, the facts
Of tho Fortune bay outage and the action
Of the British government, and repeating the
act Of 1873 to carry out tho treaty Of wash
ington, directing tho collection of the former
duties on fish and fish oil imported from
Canada, and directing the payment, out OF the
duties so collected, Of $l25, 100 to the fisher
men driven from Fortune bny. Referred.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
passed.