The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-11
XLvlTH CONGRESS-SECoND SEES
SION.

SENATE MIR. Mcdonald from the Com
mitiec on Judiciary, reported adversely on
the Senate bill directing the Court of Claims
10 investigate the claims of BENJAMIN We'll
and that of the La Abra Mining company.
Indefinitely postponed.
The report of the Conference committee
on the river and harbor bill was presented
and adopted.
The House bill placing classical antiquities
on the free list was taken up.
Mr.. Kirkwood offered an amendment, re-
hitting duties paid on imported salt used in
curing meat or fish for expectation.
Mr., Hereford said he thought this was a
queer mixture--classical antiquities and salt
MIR. Pendleton suggested that salt might
saw the bill.
| Mr. Beck--"Why, Mr. President, the first
classical antiquities we have any record OF
was piece of salt"
Mr.. Kirkwood -"If Lots nse Of beauty
was us well developed us his plety, that pillar
might be well worthy TO rank among works
of art. And if it should ever be found by
modern archeologists, the question might
arise, whether it should be imported rs a
work of art or salt. My amendment would
obvate such dilemma
The amendment was adopted and the bill
passed.
The Senate then resumed consideration Of
the sundry civil service appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hampton offered an amendment APP
propriating $4,000 tor repairs to and furnl
ture for toe United States Courthouse a
Charleston, South Carolina. Ruled out o
order.
Mr.. Harris moved TO increase from 500,
900 to Sl64,000 the Appropriation for tn
local and State boards of health and quaran
tine stations in case of epidemic.
After considerable debate the amendmen
was rejected, 26 to 20
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment TO tn
Marshals clause intened to provide for tn
payment of special Deputy Marshal
icr services at elections. Rejected by part
vote without debate.
: The bill was then reported TO the Senat
and the amendments adopted in Committe
Of the Whole were concurred in.
d Mr.. Hampton renewed his amendment ar
G propriating $3.50 0 for repairs to and furni
: ture for the United States Courthouse q
o Charleston and it was adopted.
The bill was then passed.
The regular order of business--the Ke
n logg-Spotford resolutions being formal
before the Senate, and Mr.. Mcdonald havin
the floor thereon, the Senate adjourned
o HousE,--Mr. Reagan, of Texas, submitte
i report, announcing that the conferenC
committee on the river and harbor appr(
- priation bill had come 10 an agreement Their
g on. The report was agreed to.
a The following are the appropriations Il
Texas Arkansas pass, $4,000; Neches rive
d ! $1,000; improving pass Cavallo inlet, $50
900; ship channel, Galveston, 5000
Sabine pass and Blue Buc
bar, $4,000; Trinity river, $4,000; impro'
ing the mouth of the Brazos river $1,000
% Rivers and bsyous of Louisiana; La
% fourche, $1,000; removing distractions frol
II Red river, 100000; removing the ra
IT and closing Tones bayou, S25, 90
South Pass of the Mississippi
river, for survey to ascertain the depth
the channel maintained by the Eads jelte
% $1,000 Vermilion river, improvement I
- BAYOU Terre, $4,000; Bayou Terre Bonn
X $4,000; Bayou Terre, $4,000; Bayou Cout
bleau, $4,000; Amite river, SS,000 Tang
d poahoa, 5000.
Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, introduced bill
. which was referred to the Committee {
D. Ways and Me ms, directing the Secretary
70 the Treasury to cause to be levied duty
" So per cent advalorem on cotton ties while
: shall be shown to have been ordered und
g. bona fide and absolute contracts entered in
10 prior to the 9th of May, 1880, and whit
" shall be imported prior to January ], 1SS
j, and authorizing the refun ing of the amour
of duties in excess of 35 per cent. advalore
J. collected since the 9th of May, 1880, on SUE
O. articles.
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