The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-05-21
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SeIlRln.

SENATE.
MONDAY, May 10.-Iioar addressed the senate
on the Kclogg-Spoirord resolution and was fol-
lowed by Hill, of Georgia. The report of the
conference committee on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was then presented
by Eaton and adopted. After executive ses-
sion, nd iourned.
TUESDAY, May Reconsideration was re-
suned of the KelOgg-SpOffOrd resolutions and
Hill spoke III their advocacy. AT the conclu-
sion of Hills remarks the senate went into ca
ecutive session and soon adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. May 12.-IIill concluded his re-
marks i'll support of the resolution unscating
Kellogg. After an executive SESSION the
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 13.-The senate took up the
bill aboshinG all tolls on the Louisville and Port
land canal after July ], 1880, and authorizing
the secretary Of war to draw upon the treasury
for the actual expenses of operation and repair
ing the same. 1t was read third time and
passed. AT the expiration of the morning
hour the Kelogg-Spofford resolutions were
taken up, and Hampton spoke IN opposition to
SpoilOrds claim. Carpenter followed on the
same side, and at the close Of his remarks the
senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, May IA large number OF petitions
of manufacturers for the passage of the Eaton
tariff commission bill was presented, among
them one by Burnside, rel rescnting capital
of cotton. :. Consideration Of the Kellogg-Spof-
ford resolution was then resumed and Pcndlc-
ton spoke in favor Of unscatinS Kellogg. Cam
eron, Of Wisconsin, followed III opposition.
After an executive session the senate adjourned
till Monday.
SATURDAY, May s.-Singleton, of Mississippi,
submitted the conference report on the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill and it was
agreed to. The result of the agreement il to
add $1,000 to the bill as it passed the house,
$4,000 of which IL for consul general ut
Bucharest and $4,000 for an increase i'll the APP
preparation for the expenses OF the commission
appointed to act III connection with the min
lister to China. Smith, from the committee on
patents, reported Il bill to amend the patent
laws. 1t provides that any person who intro
duce5 from foreign country any secret art, i'll
ycntion or process useful and important to the
public, and not patented there, and at the time
of application not understood in this country,
may upon due proceeding obtain patent there
for, and any art, invention or process which
has been used or practiced unpatented Tor fifty
years exclusively i'll the country where obtained,
shall be deemed secret i'll the meaning OF the
act. The house thon took up the contested
election case of Curtin vs.. Iocum from the
Twentieth district of Pennsylvania. The ma
jority resolution declares the election to have
been null and void, and the minority resolution
that iocum, the sitting member, Is entitled to
the seat. Adjourned.
MONDAY, May 10-Under the call of states
the following bills were introduced and referred:
To extend the time for completing the Northern
Pacific RAILWAY; apprupriatng S4U, 900 to rebuild
Memorial Hall. Dayton, O.; to reclaim waste
and arid lands; to regulate commerce by rail-
ways between states; allowing tobacco manu-
facturers to import lquOrice and liquorce paste
| i'll bond, and eXempting the same from duty.
| -. Consideration "a tao Cmtin-Y ocum case was
resumed and Colerck argued support Of the
majority report, when the matter went over
until tomorrow . The house then took recess.
| the evening session to be for debate only.
TUESDAY, May 1.-THE Curtin-Yocum cleo
ton case was then called up. The first vote
was taken on the amendment offered by Spring
| or to the minority resolution, declaring that
| Seth III. YOcum is not entitled to the seat. Re-
| jected-ycas rs, nays lis. The negative vote
was cast by Republicans and Greenhackcrs to-
| gcthcr with the following Democrats: Aiken,
| Bright, FELTON,, Mills, Richardson (S. CO., Sin
| gictun (Miss.). Tiihnan, Wright, Berry. Cald-
well, Ifenk!c. New, Richmond, Stephens, Bonck,
Chalmers, lIostetter, O'Reilly, Singleton Qil.),
Stevenson. The question then REQUIRED upon
the minority resolution declaring Seth III. No-
cum i, untitled to the seat and that Andrew q.
Curtin is not entitled thereto. The minority
| resolution was adOpted-yeaS 1853, nays 3d..
| After session in committee of the whole on
the legislative. executive and Judicial alprol ria
ton bill the house took n recess, the evening
|
! boat bill.
WEDNESDAY, May IA resolution was intro
duccd from the committee On naval affairs,
authorizing the secretary of the navy to take
the necessary steps to secure adequate coalne
stations and harbors for United States naval
forces atpropcr points on the Atlantic and Pacific
| coasts, Central America and the American 18TH
mus. "A bill was introduced and referred abol-
| ishin8 the Indian commission. -. The house
then went into committee of the whole ON the
legislative appropriation bill. Pending debate
the morning hour expired and the bill went
over. The legislative portion Of the bill having
been agreed to without the addition of any I'M
portant amendment, the executive clauses Of
the Till were taken up for consideration. Sam
ford submitted an amendment reducing the sal
airy of the president after the LIST of March,
1889, to S25, ZOO. After considering twcnty-one
pages of the hill, which contains seventy-ciS ht
pages, the committee rose. The house then
took recess, the evening session To be for COLI
sheraton of the District Of Columbia bill.
THURSDAY, May 13.-Thc house went into
committee of the whole on the Legislative exec
utive and judicial appropriation bill. Dibrcll
offered an amendment providing that the sala-
ries Of storekeepers and gaugers at all dlstll-
lcries that mash less than sixty bushels of grain
per day shall not exceed $50 per month while
distieries are in operation. and $50 while they
not i'll operation, and at all other distillcries
storckcepers and gaugers shall not receive cx-
|
ton. Agreed to-yeGs 81, nays 6S. An amcnd-
ment striking out the appropriation for the pay
mcnt of informers was rejected. After having
concluded consideration of forty of the eighty
pages Of the bill, the committee rose. -. Cobb
introduced bill appropriating S9,000,000 to
supply deficiencies III appropriations for the
payment of pensions for the present fiscal year.
Referred. :. The house then took recess, even
ing session to be for consideration of reports
from the committee on Indian affairs.
FRIDAY, May 14.-Gibson reported rcsolu-
ton for the final adjournment of congress May
81 and stated that he would call it up for action
when the pending appropriation bill was dispos-
ed of. The bill making appropriations for the
support of the agricultural department was re-
ported. Ordered printed and recommitted. 1t
recommends an appropriation of $2l3,OOO being
$136, 900 less than the estimates. The house
then went into committee of the whole on the
Legislative, executive and judicial app opriation
bill. Consideration being concluded, the COM
mittee rose and reported the bill to the house.
The first amendment on which a separate vote
was demanded was that providing that the sal
aries of storekeepcrs and gaugers ut all distil-
ieries that mash less than sixty bushels of grain
per day shall not exceed $50 per month while
the distillcries are in operation, and S35 while
the distilleries are not i'll operation, and that all
other distilery stOrekeepcrs and gaugers shall
not receive exceeding $50 per month when the
distillerics are not i'll operation. The vote re-
suited, yeas 1O2, nays 100, strict party vote,
with the exception of the following Democrats
who voted in the negative: Aiken, Deuster,
Evans, Frost, Phelps and Flllman. White
changed his vote TO the affirmative for the pur-
pose of moving reconsideration, and the yeas
and nays were ordered on the motion to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table. The motion
to reconsider was tabled-yeas 103 nays 100.
No other amendment of importance was voted
upon separately, and the bill was passed ~
amended-yeas 1s9, nays H.. Adjourned
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