National Republican., 1880-05-21
Conrrcss YcstcrdnY.

The senate met yesterday at II q. M, which is to
be the hour OF daily meeting hereafter.
Mr.. Morgan, from the select committee on the
electoral count, reported, with amendments, his
bill ito enforce the observance of the constitution
Of the United States in reference "a elections OF
president and vlce-prcsdcut Of the United States
and 1t was placed on the calendar.
Mr., Edmunds stated that the republican mem.
bers dissCnted from the views of tho majority.
The esenate proceeded to the consideration ofbills
on the calendar. The first one taken up was the
bill to place non. commissioned officers who have
served for thirty consecutive years on the retired
list,
There was considerable debate on tie Omeud-
mcnt providing for the annual appointment of two
colored cadets ut West Point. Tic amendment
was finally rejected
An amendment making an enlisted man who
had served heen consecutive years eligible to APP
pOintment as n second lieutenant in the army was
adopted and the bill was passed.
At 1880 n question sprung up as 10 whether the
business OF the morning hour closed one and one
half hours aer the senate was called 10 order or nj
1880 p. pl which has heretofore been an hour and
half after meeting. Without deciding the question
II was agreed by unanimous consent that Mr.. Gar.
land should make his speech OH the Spofford-Ke
logg case and the consideration Of the calendar
was then resumed for another hour. Mr.. Garland
then addressed the senate in support OF the resolu
ton.
Mr.. Kellogg followed and explained some of the
cipher kilograms referred to in Senator Hills
speech. He said he had used cipher because in
the language OF visiting statesman, photographic
dispatches in Louisiana were as public as all auc
ton sale" He then gave the correct translation o
the dispatches, and intimated that Mr.. Hill had
willfully mistranslated them.
The senate then devoted an hour 10 the consid-
Grafton of bills OH the calendar, but none were
passed.
When the hour had expired Mr.. Bayard moved
TO postpone the present order, the LonisiGna case
and take up the bill to regulate the pay and EN-
| ploynont ofspecal deputy marshals.'
Mr.. Anthony moved to go into executive session
ReJected-l0i to 70, party vote.
Mr.. Bayard then renewed his motion to tempo
rarily lay aside the pending business, and take uT
his bill.
Mr. Edmunds said that could only be done
by unanimous consent, The form OF tho mo-
ton must be to postpone The present and all priol
orders, and take up the bill.
Mr., Bayard put his motion in that form.
Mr.. Conkling asked the yeas and nays, remark
ing that II should be understood this might be nm
important question. Ifthe motion was agreed 10
the pending question could never come up again
unless taken up by vote of the senate.
The motion was agreed to-yeas, p; nays 10
every democratic senator present, including Mr.
| Salisbury, who had charge OF the Louisiana case
| voting in the affirmative.
The pending amendment prepared by Mr.. Conk
| ling was then voted on and the vote an.
| nounced-yeas 10; nays, p; no quorum voting A
number OF pairs were announced
Mr.. Ingalls, moved 10 adjourn. Rejected, all tho
democratic members voting no.
The chair ordered q call the senate, and forty
| four senators answered to their names
| vote was again taken on the amendment ant
! the want OF o quorum again developed where
| upon, on motion OF MI, Mcdonald, the senate, q
| $40 p. M, adjourned.
The district code, which came over from the pre-
yious nights session as unfinished business wa
| the first business in the house. Mr. Aldrich'
amendment which was passed in committee Will
| the understanding that II should be voted ON IL
| the house. was agreed to yeas 05, nays 10. 1t re-
quires seyenty-fve per cent. of the appointment
ON the police force made prior to January l. 1885 L
| be made from persons who served in the army o.
| navy during the late war. The other amendment
were concurred in in bulk, and the bill was passed
| After some controversy us to the order of busi
| ness, the house went into committee of the whole
| TO consider reports from the committee on public
| lands.
A bill relating to timber lands of the United
| States which releases depredators upon their be
coming the purchasers of the land, and the pay.
ment of accrued costs of prosecution, was agreed
| upon in committee, and ordered reported 10 tn,
| house. Two other bills Of minor Importance wert
| considered, and ordered reported to the house
when the committee rose, and the house took Il re-
| cess until half-paSt z.