The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-22
Forty-sixth cOnd Session
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1880.


Mr.. Bayard moved to postpone the calen.
dar and take up the mar,hals' bill for rea.
sons which he did not care to obtrude upon
the Senate. He was extremely anxious to
leave the city to-day, and wished to have
the measure disposed Of il possible before
he was obliged TO leave. The motion was
agreed to.
The pending question being on Mr.. Conk.
lin9's amendment TO insert the words cap
pointed only" so that the bill would refer
to deputy marshals "appointed only" to
service In connection with elections, il was
rejected by party vote.
| Mr.. Hoar moved to strike out the words
lin equal numbers from different political
parties" and insert the words, "soIely
with reference to their fitness for their du-
ties without regard to their political
opinions"
This amendment was rejected by party
vote.
| Mr.. Mcmillan moved to add to the bill a
proviso that marshals Of the United States
for whom deputies shall be appointed by
the court, under this act, shall not be liable
for any Of the acts Of such deputies.
Agreed to.
| Mr.. EdmuDds spoke at some length in
opposition to the bill, after which he offered
move the Objectionable features OF the bill
which he had pointed out in his remarks.
The amendment, however, was rejected
and the bill was read a third time and
passed by party vote OF yeas, %; nays, H..
The Senate then proceeded to consider
the legislative and judicial appropriation
bill.
Several committee amendments were
agreed 20. ard at $50 p. NJ, the consdera-
ton OF the bill having been finished, it was
read a third time and passed.
Some discussion took place as to whether
the Senate should resume the considerat
OF the Kelogg.Spofford resolutions or give
preference to the Morgan resolution with
regard 10 the presidential electoral count.
The Senate by vote Of % to IA finally
decided in favor Of the latter. All the
Demo Gratis voted for taking up the Morgan
resolution without reference TO their atti-
tude towards the Kellogg resolutions.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After reading the Journal. Mr.. Hooker,
OF Mississippi, called attention to the fact
that at last nights session Wednesday
night had been set apart for the cOnsid-
Grafton Of the Ute ratification bill, thus
setting aside the pending business, be-
ing the "Choctaw bill" He contended
that there had been an understanding
between himself and the gentlemen from
Colorado aud Kansas (Messrs. Belford
and HsskelD that this should not be
done, and he intimated that these gen.
tlemen had acted in bad faith in
the matter, and he moved that
the Journal be so changed as to allow the
Choctaw bill TO be also considered We'd
nesday night, and upon that motion being
defeated ntmated that the gentleman from
Colorado (BerorD would have "sweet
time" In getting his Ute bill through.
On motion Of Mr.. Evans, OF South Caro-
lima, Senate bill to furnish bronze statue
of General Daniel Morgan to the Cowpen's
Centennial Committee Of Spartanburg, was
taken from the Speakers table and passed.
The House then, as the regular order,
proceeded to the consideration OF the bills
reported Yesterday from the Committee OF
the Whole relative to public lands.
The first bill to be considered was that re-
latiye TO trespassers on public lands. The
bill, after beiEg amended so as to limit ITS
benefits to certain persons, was passed.
The Speaker then proceeded to call the
committees for reports of private nature.
After some unimportant reports, MT.
RIonnt. OF Georgia. from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the sundry civil
appropriation bill, which was ordered TO be
printed and recommitted.
The House then adjourned.