Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-06-15
THIRD EDITION..
Congress-.


In the U. S. Senate yesterday q sec.
ond conference committee was appointed
% the Sundry Civil bill. On motion o,
Mr.. Wallace, the President was request
ed 10 send to the Senate copies of di.
plomatic correspondence which has
taken place with Spain relative to the
naturalization of Spanisrds. The House
amendments to the Deputy Marshals
bill We're concurred in, and the bill
goes TO the President. The House bill
fixing at S. the special tax on dealers
in leaf tobacco, who sell less than 25,-
GOO pounds in any tax year, received
directly from planters, was passed.
Messrs. sWindom, of Minnesota, and
Lamar, OF Mississippi, spoke upon the
report of the Exodus Committee. A con.
ference report on the Agricultural APP
preparation bill was adopted. After an
executive session the Senate adjourn
ed.
In the House, on re-assembling in
continuation of Saturdays session, the
pending question being on the Electoral
Count resolution, the Repu blieans re-
sumed their "filibustering' tactics, I'M
til the regular session Of Monday be-
gan. A conference report on Timber
Land bill was then agreed to, and a
conference ordered on the Deficiency
bill. A second conference was ordered
on the SunGry Civil bill.
Mr.. Bicknell, of Indiana, then de-
manded the previous question on the
Electoral Count resolution, but the Re.
publicans again renewed their opposi-
tion tactics. He finally withdrew his
motion, and moved, instead, that the
resolution be made the special o. der for
the first Monday in December, which
was agreed to, So to IS. Mr.. Wright,
of Pa, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the hill to enforce the Eight-hour
law. After debate the motion was
agreed to, and the bill passed, 100 to
81. Adjourned.
The conference committee on the Gen.
eral Deficiency hill reached an agrees
ment yesterday afternoon, SO the bill
will, doubtless, pass both Houses to.
day. Senate amendments were agreed
to inserting $22 900 for o deficiency in
the pay of letter carriers during June,
1879, increasing the amounts for repay
ment to importers Of excess of deposits
and duties paid under protest to $780,
ono, and increasing the appropriation
for the Chicago post-oflice to $l25, 900.
The second committee of conference on
The suudry Civil bill also reached an
last evening, and the
report will be perfected to-day,
The President yesterday signed the
bill making appropriations for the pay
ment of claims allowed by the Commits
sioner of Claims under the act of May
3, 1871, and amendments thereto.
The Senate yesterday confirmed
James Longstreet, of Georgia, to be
Minister to Turkey, and George W. |
Mathis, Collector Of Customs at Little
Egg Harbor, N. J. The vote on Gener-
81 Longstreet's confirmation was 80 t. 3.
The President yesterday nominated
Jacob W. Helffrich to be Coiner at the
New Orleans Mint; Thomas F. Johnson,
Collector of Customs at Savannah,
Isaac L. MahaD, of Wisconsin, Indian
Inspector; Valentine Dell, US. Mar
shall for Western Arkansas; Charles
Pelham, of Alabama, Associate Justice
or New Mexico; Lieutenant Colonel
samuel Woods, now Deputy Paymas-
,er General, to be Assistant Paymaster
General, with the rank of Colonel, and |
dsjor Chas. T. Larned, Paymaster, to
70 Deputy Paymaster General, with the
ank of Lieutenant Colonel.