Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-15
FORTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June IA

WASHINGTON, June IA.
 SENATE.-Mr. Beck presented disagreeing report of the conference committee on the sundry civil bill. The Senate concurred in the report and a new conference was ordered.
 MT. Garland moved that the Senate agree in the House amendments to the deputy mar shals bill Agreed to-
 Committees were called for reports and a number of bills were reported favorably and placed on the calendar.
 MT. Windom spoke upon the exodus con- mittee report and in defense of the minority report. MT. Lamar replied to Mr. Windom, and at the conclusion of his speech and pend ing action on the Mexican pension bill the Senate went into executive session and ad- journed.
 HoUsE.-The House met at 9:3o this morn ing in continuation of Saturdays session. The Speaker announced the pending question to be seconding the demand for the previous question on the. electoral count resolution. The Republicans resorted to filibustering tac- tics, and after several roll calls the House ad- journed and at II a. m. the session of Mon day began The call of States and the morn ing hour having been dispensed with, MT. Herbert of Alabama, submitted conference report on the House bill relating to public lands. After some debate the report was agreed to, yeas 133, nays 42.
 The Senate amendments to the general de- nc16Qcy Dll1 were uOu-cOucuFTo0 III, duu u conference was ordered.
 Mr. Blount of Georgia, submitted con- ference report on the sundry civil appropria- ton bill, saying that the conference com mittees had been unable to agree. The re- port was adopted and another conference ordered.
 MT. Bicknell, of Indiana, demanded the previous question on the electoral count res olution, and the Republicans, resuming their filibustering tactics, left the House without a quorum.
 After struggle to get a quorum on the electoral count rule, MT. Bicknen moved to postpone it's consideration until the first Monday in December. Agreed to, SS to 75. The Republicans demanded the yeas and nays, and nearly all voted against postpone ment, their purpose being to force the Dem- ocratg on record as in favor of postpone ment. The Democrats saw the point and 8 good many of them also voted against Bick- nelI's motion.
 MT. Wright moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution to provide for the enforcement of the eight hour law. Af- ter discussion the bill was passed by vote of 150 to 51.
 On motion of MT. Rice, of Wisconsin, the rules were suspended, and the Senate bill was passed to increase the pensions of certain soldiers and sailors who are utterly helpless from injuries received or disease contracted while in the United States service. The bill gives all who are now receiving pension of $50 per month a pension of SIP per month.
 MT. Lane moved to suspend the rules and pass what is known as the Carlisle bill, fixing the rate of duty on sugar. The motion was resisted by nearly all the Republicans and also by the Louisiana delegation, and they re- sorted to filibustering tactics, withholding their votes They broke the quorum, and after several attempts had been made to secure 8 full vote the House at 5:05 p. m. adjourned.
 
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