The Portland daily press., 1880-06-11
XLvIth CONGRESS-Ist Session
SENATE.

SENATE. -Nt
.it.s rt. H.. WASHINGTON, June 10.
The House bill putting duty of IS cents
per bushel on barley malt was placed on the
calendar.
The report of the conference committee on
the river and harbor appropriation bill was
adopted.
The House bill admitting classical anti quiz
ties free of duty was passedwith an amendment
remitting duties upon imported salt used in
curing meat for expectation.
The Hous joint resolution relative to duty
on hoop iron, etc., was passed.
Bill to aid in building monument on the
revolutionary battle fields at Bennington was
passed. ,-f
Bill increasing the police force of the Dis
trict Of Columbia and repeating the statute
requiring appointees to be ex-soldiers of the
civil war was passed.
Tho President pro tenn. laid before the
Senate communication from the Secretary
of the Treasury transmitting in response to a
resolution OF March 9Th last statement of
the amount Of money expended by the United
States for all purposes necessarily growing out
of the war of the rebellion, including the
public debt, pensions, etc. Laid on the table
and ordered printed.
Consideration of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was resumed. ..r
Amendment appropriating $4,000 to con-
hnue tests of iron and steel at the Waterto wn
arsenal was adopted.
Aluouumout SbrlkluS OuL LILO PROVISION re-
peallng statutes compensatory to customs col
1ectors fer services as superintendents of lights
or as disburSing agents for light houses
establishments was rejected.
Mr.. Allison moved to strike out the words
general" and Except for services of the
for the payment of marshals and their gener al
deputies except for services of the latter
rendered at elections.
Mr.. Kirkwood said he would regard the
rejection of the amendment as an expression
of the intention of the majority not to paw the
The amendment was rejected.
Amendment authorizing the purchase from
Madison M. Sawyer of the patent right for
canister shot, the payment not to exceed $685.
900, was passed.
Amendment appropriating $4,000 for ex-
teasion to buildings at New London navy yard
so as to furnish drill room and hospital for
training ships was adopted.
Mr.. Call (Dem.) of Florida offered an amend
ment making the fund for suppressing felonies
apply to the detection OF felonies against postal
and revenue laws and counterfeiting instead of
counterfeiting and "other felonies against the
government" He wanted to strictly limit
the expenditure Of funds. Adopted. 50
b The bill was reported to the Senate and
amendments adopted in committee of the
whole ooncurred in. 9se
The bill was then passed.
The Kellogg resolution came up bnt the
Senate went into executive session and when
the doors were re-opened adjourned.
.....,.... HOUSE.
The conference report on the river and har-
Dor appropriation bill was agreed to.
A JOINT resolution was passed authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to loan flags and
bunting to the city of Boston.
A motion to refer the electoral count resolu-
ton to the committee on that subject was re-
jected. Zoo
Mr.. Bicknell (Dem.) of Indiana supported
the joint rule. a5i
/. Mr.. Robson denied the power of Congress
by virtue OF a mere rule to govern their own
are to affect the government for all future
time .atf... ---r.+.