Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-10
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
(Second SESSION.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Senator Davis (W.
Va.) from the committee on appropriations
reported back the House concurrent resolu-
tion providing for the adjournment of Con-
gress Juno 10th at noon, with an amendment
substituting June I6. The amendment was
agreed to and the resolution then unani-
mously concurred in.
The conference report on the postofice
appropriation bill was concurred in.
On motion of Senator Pendleton the Sen
ate concurred in various amendments of the
House to the Ute agreement bill, and dis
agreed to others, and appointed a committee
of conference.
The bill to repeal certain laws relating to
permanent and indefinite appropriations was
discussed.
Senator Ingalls, offered an amendment ex-
cepting laws heretofore made providing ap-
propriations for the payment of interest,
premium or principal of the 3 So bonds of
the District of Columbia. Adopted.
Senator Allison offered similar amend
ment regarding the Indian trust fund.
Adopted.
The amendment reported by the commit
tee on appropriations providing for the col
lection of statistics as to the disfranchise-
ment of foreign born citizens by law. etc.,
was laid on the table on motion of Senator
Allison, many Democrats voting for the mo-
ton.
The bill repeating the laws relating to per-
manent appropriations was passed.
The district committee reported an amend
ment repeating the statute requiring appoint
ments on the police to be from ex-soldiers.
This was opposed by the Republicans, and
adopted by party vote. Senator Rollins
then objected to further consideration of the
bill, and it went over. The repeal was ad-
yocated on business principles.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
then taken up.
Various amendments to the report by the
committee were adopted, among them one
appropriating $4,000 for expenses of the
board of Indian commissioners.
The committees amendment having
been disposed of Senator Morgan moved
an increase from $4,000 to $25,000 of the
appropriation for completing the work of
the chronological commission on the inves-
tlgation of the Rocky mountain locust and
cotton worm. Adopted.
Senator Allison moved an increase from
$4,000 to $123,O0O of the appropriation for
completing the light house on Standard
Rock, Lake Superior, Michigan. Adopted.
Senator McP Pherson submitted an amend
ment appropriating $25,0OO to place twelve
inch compound iron and steel turrets upon
the iron-clad monitor Miantonolah.
Senator Beck moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. The committee had re-
fused to report it because it would load the
bill down so as to kill it. Carried, yeas 26,
nays 21.
Senator Mop moved to appropriate
100000 to finish the iron-clad monitors
Ampitrite, Puritan, Terror and Monadnock
He did not know as it was useful for him to
say anything in support of the amendment
after the last vote.
Senator Beck said he was not regarding
the merits of the appropriation itself, but on
account of its being attached to this appro-
priation bill. He moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Agreed to.
Senator Anthony called for the yeas and
nays. He wanted to see who was in favor of
the navy and whe was not. The chair ruled
that this demand came too late.
After an executive session adjourned.