Morris tribune., 1880-06-24
FORTY-SlxTH CONGRESS-


the payment Of claims passed The appropria-
tions amount to $240O00. The general def
cheney bill was takeu up. There were numer-
GUS amendments submitted and agreed to,
some involving smaller and some larger am.
cunts and the bill passed. The Senate insisted
on its amendments to che House bill for the
payment of certain claims and appointed a
committee of conference. Consideration OF
the bill granting pensions to soldiers and sail
ors in the Mexican war was resumed, and Il
long debate ensued, in which Senators ingalls,
and Vorhees got heated and flung some per
sonalities at each others, but at the close of
the debate withdrew their insulting language
towards each other and kissed and are good
friends again. The conference report on the
bill relating to timber trespassers passed. Sen
ator Window announced his desire to speak
on the exodus question on Monday. After ex-
ecutive session, adjourned.
HOUSE, June 12-The conference re-
port on the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was agreed to. The con.
ference report on the Ute bill was agreed to
The Senate resolution proposing joint rule
for counting the electoral votes was taken up
and Mr.. Voorhees, spoke agains it. A number
of members followed speaking for and against
the bill. The previous question was demand
ed. A motion to adjourn was defeated. Filibus.
ting on the part of the Republicans was then
resorted to, and when vote was called no quo
rumwas left in the House. The House took
recess till Monday.
SENATE, June 14-The conference
committee on the sundry civil appropriation
bill were unable to agree and another com
mittee was appointed Several bills were re-
ported favorably. The House amendments to
the deputy marshal bill were concurred in.
The Senate insisted ON its amendment to the
deficiency appropriation bill and appointed q
committee of conference. Several resolutions
were introduced. Owing to the late stage of
the session, only. House bills favorably con-
sidered by the Senate were to be acted upon,
rather than to pass Senate bills which the
House could not consider. Pension bills and
Others of no general interest passed. Senator
Window addressed the Senate on the exodus
committees report. Senator Lamar replied.
The conference report on the agricultural ap'
preparation bill was adopted After a short
executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE, June 14.-The conference re-
port on the House bill relating to public lands
was agreed to. Another conference was Or
dered on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The electoral count resolution was postponed
to the first Monday in December, yeas IS. nays
75. The joint resolution to enforce the eight
nour law passed $50 to 81. An Intellectual at
| tempt was made to consider the so called
| Carlisle sugar bill and the House adjourned.
SENATE, June 15.-Senator Morgan
submitted a Joint resolution declaring that
| the President has not the right by the cOnsti.
tuition to count the electoral vote for Presi.
| dent. Senator ingalls, objected and the reso.
| luton went over. The report on the sundry
| civil appropriation bill was explained and
| adopted. Mr. Conkling announced that if op.
portunity offered he would move to take up
the bill fixing the duty Oh malt. Mr.. Eaton
| then produced the bill and asked unanimous
| consent to have it considered. The bill was
read three times by unanimous consent and
passed. Senator Davis wv. Va.) spoke on the
report OF the select committee on treasury
books and accounts. He was replied to by
| Ingalls, and Dawes. The Senate then adopted
resolution to appoint committee to report
what changes could be advantageously made
| in the present system of keeping accounts
Senator Cameron wis., moved to take up the
bill for the relief of Benjamin Halliday. Sen
ator Eaton moved to go into executive session
Lost "a to 81. Senator Cameron rem ewed hil
motion and debate ensued.
House, June 15.-A bill was intro
duced repeating the law fixing an export ta1
| Referred. The report of the conference com
mittee on the sundry and civil appropriation
bills was submitted. The report was adopted
| The report OF the conference committee on tn
agricultural appropriation bill was adopted
The motion to pass the Carlisle sugar bill
caused an exciting debate. The opponents O
| the bill led by the Louisanian Representative
filioustred, and by Withholding votes no quo
rum was present Mr.. Conger declared the bill
was devised to protect foreign labor, and de
stroy American labor. Mr.. Frye declared ther
was not word of truth in the remark. Mr
Conger declared such remark was scands
lous and unworthy of its author. There wa
great excitement. When order was restores
on motion for the passage of the bill no quo
rum was present. The report of the confer
ence committee on the deficiency bill was the
agreed to. The question then recurred on tn
sugar bill, and again there was no qunrum
After long wrangle the House took q reces
till tomorrow at 10 o'clock
SENATE, June 16.-A Joint resolution
was reported in favor of establishing nava
stations and harbors ON the Atlantic and Pa
cific coasts. Placed on the calendar. Mr.. Nj
Donald moved to take up the bill for the cor
struction of a public building at Fort Wayne
Mr.. Anthony said there was message froT
the President on the table. Several senator
on the Democratic side said, we viii take ths
up presently. Mr.. McDonald's motion wa
J agreed to and the bill passed. Senator Raj
dolph moved to go into executive session Ser
J ator Anthony hoped the motion would b
voted down. The motion carried. When th
doors were reopened Mr.. Harris moved
! consider the House bills on the calendar. Mi
Anthony said it was disc0urteous to the Pres
. dent not to consider the veto message. Nj
Harris said that wonld be done afterward
and his motion prevailed and four House bill
were passed. After some other business of n
general interest the resolution of thanks to th
Vice President and President pro term, ad0p
ed. On motion of Mr.. Conkling the bill fxin
the duty on barley and malt was taken nj
Pending debate, Mr.. Garland moved to tax
up the Presidents message, whic
J was tabled on his motion last night. M
H.. Ill L. L., til a.
sage read last night, but now he insisted o
the regular order. Mr.. Thurman read th
clause in the constitution, which says that o
reception Of veto message they shall ente
objections al large on its journal and procee
to reconsider the measures. He said that
seemed mandatory, but of course the constit
ton did not provide when they should procee
r to reconsider, and that must be left to tl
discretion of this body. He saw no constitl
tlonal difficulty in considering the veto me
sage al the next session. 1t would be Ii
tie late in the day, but as there was no tim
to read the message, and as there was no e,
ecutive business on the table, he moved
proceed to the consideration of extra bushes
l. Pending the motion the committee appointe
to wait on the President reported that the
had done So and that he had nothing to cor
municate to Congress. The Senate then,
e 40 went into executive session, and at noe
the doors reopened and the Senate quickly q
!. journed
Ill HOUSE, June 16.-The Senate bill r
n pealin certaing laws relative to permanet a
preparations was made the special order #
the second Monday in December. The Sena
II bill was passed to authorize the sale of Fo
If Grotiot military reservation to the Port q
ron and Northwestern railway company.
bill for the construction of a public building
Toledo, Ohio, passed. Mr.. Carlisle charm.
e of the committee in the case of Donnelly v
\ Washburn submitted report and asked tn
- it together with the minority repo
u be printed and committed. SO ordered tl
% committee to wait upon the President and i
D. form him, il he had no communication
make to the House, they were ready to q
:. iourn, reported the President had no furth
" communication to make. The bill for &
e. erection of a public building at jackson, Mis-
of passed. Then came the final chance for !
= cognition and every member was on his fe
!. gesticelating and wildly waving his bi
- Nearly all were pressing the public buildins
ID bill, which led Cox to remark, peoria had
s. friend, andsRochester had its friend, but whe
r. was the friend of the treasury The conf
. sion and noise made it impossible to he
g what the members were saying though &c
as eral were talking at the ton Of their voices