Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-21
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ges purporting to contain electoral votes.
 The consideration of bills on the calendar was then begun. The first bill was to au- thorize a retired list of non-commissioned officers of the United States army who have served thirty years continuously. The ques- tion was on the amendment of MT. Allison, which provided that in addition to the mum Der of cadets at West Point authorized by law the President shall each year appoint two colored cadets at large.
 To this MT. Dawes offered an amendment to strike out two colored cadets and insert five The amendment was rejected.
 The bill to provide for deserving privates in the army was passed without amendment.
 MT Davis reported back the legislative ap- propriation bill and gave notice that he would call 1t up to morrow.
 Mir Garland addressed the. Senate on the Kellogg -Spofford case in favor of reopening the matter, denying that the doctrine of res adjudicata applied to this matter. MT Kellogg was allowed to make some remarks in re- sponse. A running debate between Messrs Vance, Hill and Kellogg took place, enlivened by the translation of cipher telegrams by the latter.
 Consideration of bills on the calendar was resumed The time allotted for consideration of the calendar having expired, the Chair recognized MT. Herman as holding the floor on the Kellogg -Spofford resolutions.
 MT. Bayard moved to suspend the pending order in order to consider the bill to regulate the pay and appointment of deputy mar shals.
 Mir. Edmunds thought that the Senate should proceed with the Kellogg case until it was concluded.
 The deputy marshals bill was taken up. The question recurred on Mir. Conklihg's amendment to insert the words appointed only" so that the clause would read that all deputy marshals appointed only to serve in reference to any election shall be appointed, etc. Rejected, yeas 10, nays 22.
 The Chair announced no quorum.
 MT. Bayard demanded the yeas and nays called, which showed 8 quorum present, but the vote showed quorum not voting, and at $40 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
 HoUsE.-To-day having been assigned by special order to the Committee on Public Lands for their business MT. Converse, chairman of the committee, demanded the regular order, when Mir Reagan raised a question of consideration with a view of taking up the interstate commerce bill, but the House decided to go on with the special order. The House accordingly went into Committee of the Whole. The bills were ordered reported favorably. The committee rose, but without disposing of the bills the House, at 4:30 D. m., took recess till 7:30 p. m
 The first bill taken up in the evening ses- sion was that reported by MT. Wright SUD- plemental to the act to secure homesteads to actual settlers on public domains. It pro- vides loan of five hundred dollars to each actual settler upon the public domain to be secured by mortgage on the land and to be paid back in ten years at a reasonable rate of interest. The loans are to cease when the sums reach aggregate of twenty million dollars. The bill was ordered to be reported to the House adversely. Several bills were reported favorably and votes on them were postponed until tomorrow.
 The House at 9:5O adjourned.