The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17
XLvIth CONGRESSES Session
SENATE.

minutes past y, Wnen tn6 Cnaplaln appeared
and the President pro tenn. called the Senate to
order.
Mr.. Jones, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported with an amendment the Joint
resolution lately introduced by him, instruct
ing the Secretary of the Navy to take the nee
essary steps to secure adequate naval stations
and harbors for the use of the naval forces of
the United States at proper points on the At
lantic and Pacific coasts of Central America
and the American Isthmus. He asked present
consideration.
Mr.. Cockrell asked what necessity there was
for its present consideration.
Mr.. Jones said it was well known that the
policy OF this Government as set forth in the
Presidents message of March 8, 1880, was to
exercise single and undivided protectorate
and supervision over any water way or ship
canal across the 1SthmuS, and the Secretary of
the Navy had, in furtherance of that object,
ordered vessels of war to that locality. The
Secretary thinks some authority should be
given him TO secure the necessary means to
sustain his vessels there in future.
Mr.. Burnside advocated the resolution.
The preamble to the resolution recites the
policy of the Government as per message re-
ferred to.
Mr.. Cockrell said that the message had been
before Congress for several months without
being acted on. He objected to a measure de-
claring the policy of this Government on an
international question being brought in in the
last two and half hours of the session.
Mr.. Jones remarked that like resolution
had been approved by the House Naval Com
fairs of the Senate had failed to act on this
subject his committee had thought it their duty
to take some action.
The resolution vent on the calendar.
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, submitted a
concurrent resolution allowing Congressional
pay upon the adjournment of Congress-
Mr.. ingalls, objected and it went over
Mr.. Hoar moved to take up the Senate bill
for the relief of Dodd, Brown & Co., which
allows them $5S,OOO on Indian contracts APP
proved by commissioners of Indian affairs.
Mr.. Harris hoped the House bill sent over
yesterday and on the calendar would be con-
sidered in preference 10 Senate bills, but the
calendar not having arrived from the printing
office some delay occurred IN hunting up the
bills, pending which Mr.. Hoar's motion was
agreed to, and the bill passed.
MIR. Mcdonald moved to take up the bill for
the construction of a public building at Fort
Wayne.
Mr.. Anthony-There is a message from the
President on the table.
Several Senators on the Democrat side-We
will take that up presently.
Mr.: McDonald's motion was agreed to and
the bill passed.
At $40 Mr.. Randolph moved to go into exc
cutive session.
Mr.. Anthony-I hope the Senator will with
draw that motion in order to proceed to the
consideration of the message of the President
Mr.. Randolph and others-That can be done
afterwards.
Mr.. Anthony-Then hope the motion will
be voted down.
The President pro tenn. said the motion was
not debatable, and put the question.
The mo ton was carried UiUd yoce, the Re-
publicans apparently voting no and the Demo-
Gratis yes, and the doors were closed.
When the doors were reopened, at 10 o'clock
Mr.. Harris moved to consider the House bills
on the calendar.
Mr.. Anthony said it was discourteous to the
President not to consider the veto message and
demanded the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Harris motion, however, was carried
and several House bills were passed.
On Mr.. Logan's motion the eight hour bill
was taken up. but Mr. Withers objected to its
third reading, and it lies on the table.
Bill for the relief of Ben Halliday was
made special order for the first Wednesday
in December.
The House joint resolution paying employees
months extra pay was tabled.
Mr.. Conkling tried to have bill fixing the
duty on barley malt taken up, but concluded
not to struggle against the judgment of ma
jority.
Mr.. Thurman read clause in the Constitu-
ton re.ating to the consideration of veto mes
sages, and saw no constitutional difficulty in
considering the deputy marshal veto next ses-
sion. He moved the consideration of execu-
tive business.
Pending the motion the committee appoint
ed to wait on the President reported he had
nothing to communicate.
The Senate then went into executive session
and at noon the doors were reopened and the
Senate very quietly adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House met at 10 o'clock in continuation
of Thursdays session.
On motion of Mr. Atkins the Senate bill re-
pealing certain laws relative to permanent ap-
preparations was made a special for the second
Monday in December.
On request of Mr.. Cox the sugar bill was
withdrawn to make way for other measures.
Several resolutions relative to the pay of the
House employees was adopted, and then the de-
mand for recognition increased into clamor
and members who heretofore have taken no
part in the proceedings joined the noisy assem-
blage in front of the Speakers desk and added
to the confusion.
The session of Tuesday then ended at II
O'Clock: and the session of Wednesday COM
menced.
The reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
Mr.. Carlisle, chairman of the committee to
inquire into the charges of bribery in the con-
tested election case of Mr.. Donnelly submitted
report This and minority report were Or
dered printed and recommitted.
The committee reported that the President
had no communication to make.
The bill for the erection of publrc building
at jackson, Miss was passed.
Then came final chance for recognition,
and every member was on his feet gesticulat-
ing and wildly waving his bill. Nearly all
were public building bills, which led Mr.. Cox
to remark that Providence had its friends and
Rochester its friends, but where were the
friends of the treasury.
The confusion and noise on the floor was
excessive, and it was impossible to hear what
the members were saying, several talking at
the top of their voice. A call of the House,
on motion to take a recess, was ordered. In
the midst of the call II o'clock arrived, and
the Speaker announced the House adjourned,
which was the signal for q general shaking of
hands and leave takingiamong the members on
the floor, and soon the hall was deserted and
left only to the care of employees.