Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-16
C''TeF4sssS2S@FHL PROCEEDINGS.
:. WASHINGTON, D. O., june l6, 1880.
SENATE


WASHINGTON. D. O.. june l6, 1880.
SENATE.
OoI7 halls dczon Senators were present Of 9
O'Clock. Speaker Randall oamo 10 and stood
convers6g with Mr. Thurman until about five
minutes past hine wher the Chaplain appeared
ADD the President pre- tenn. called the Senate to
order. Tho Chaplain prayer Contained al al
usioo to the approaching close of the session
and Invoked tho divine guardianship Of Sens-
tors during the vacation.
The Journal was read as usual,
Mr. Jones' OF Fla, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs reported with az amendment the
Joint resolution recently Introduced by him iu-
st'ucting the Secretary of the Navy to take the
necessary steps to secure adequate rava) Sta
toes and harbors for the uso OF the uaval forces
CT the Unlted States at proper poists on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts OF Central America
and tho American lsthmus. Flo asked us
present consideration.
Mr.. Cockrell asked what necessity there was
Tor It's present consideration.
MIR. Jones said it was wel.,knoWu that tho
pol:c] OF this government as set forth 10 tho
Presldcnt'smcsssge oil March Sth, 1880, was to
| exsrc!se single and undivided protcctorato and
supervision over airy water WGy or shin canal
across tho lsthmus and tho Secretary Of the
Navy had iu turthcrarc, of that otisc. ordered
vessels of war 70 that locality.
The Secretary thinks some authority should
be given blm TO Hecnro the necessary mea1s to
| sustain his vessels there 10 the future.
MIR. Burnside advocated the resolution. The
preamble TO tho resolution rocitcs tho polioy oil
| tho government as per tho message referred to.
Mr.. C0ckrell said that message had been be-
| ioro C0uerass several months without being
| acted ca. lilo objected IL measure declaring
| tho policy OF this government On al iltcsuatiou.
81 question being brought 10 in the last two ind
half hours Of tho session.
MIR. Jooes remarked that G like resolution
had been approved by the House Naval Com
mitteo md IS the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Of the Senate had failed to act on this subject
his committee had thought it thcirduty to cake
some action.
The resolution went On tho calendar.
Mr.. Cameron, Of Wis, submitted concur.
rent resolution allowing congressional employees
| Cd the annual roll Is days extra pay upon The
! adjournment OF Congress.
Mr.. luGss asked 1t tEcro was any precedent
| Tor such resolution.
Mr.. Cameron did not know. If not there
ought to be.
MIR. lugaI!s objected TO tho resolution and il
went over.
Mr.. Hoar moved to take up tho Senate bill
| Tor tho relief Of DOdd, Brown & Go.
MIR. Harris hoped tho House bills seut ovcl
yesterday and on the calendar would DO consd-
cred 10 preference to Sonato bills, but the caen
| dar not having arrived from tho printing Office
some delay occurred 10 hunting up tho bills
| hon
| 10 and the bill was passed. 1t allows Dodd
Brown Il Co.'s claim fer SIS 900 90 certain
Indian contracts, approved by the commissioner
of Indian affairs.
Mr., Mcdonald moved to tako up the bill for
Wayne.
Mr.. Anthony: There is message from tho
President on tho table.
Several Senators on the democratic side We
will take that up presently.
MIR. Mcdonald 8 motion was az eed 10 and
| tho bill passed.
At 9:40 MIR. Randolph moved 10 10 ioto ezo.
cutiVe session.
MIR. Anthony: hopo the Senator will With.
draw that motion In order to proceed to the
consideration of the message CT the President,
| MIR. Randolph and others: That can be done
sfterwGrd.
Mr.. Anthony: Thou hope the mo,ioa viii
be voted down.
The President pro TEN. said tho motion vas
not debatable aud put the question.
| The motion was carried viva voco, republicans
apparently voting no aud tho democrats syo,
and the doors we're closed.
| When tho doors were reopcned ct 10 o'clock
Mr.. Harris moved to consider House bills OF
tho calendar
Mr. Anthony said it Eas dis,ourcous to the
President not to consider the veto message ard
demanded the yeas o1d nays.
| Mr.. Harris said that coud BIZ doac iitcr.
ward
The motion ives carried by puriy vcta, OK
cept that Messrs. Plumb, Bco:h end Hill, COL,
voted yea and MIR. Farley nay.
| GA Mr.. L'gan's motion the eight hour bill
was taken up. but Mr.. Withcrs objected 10 lis
third reading and ii lies on tho table.
The bill for tho relief Ct Ben Holiday was
made the special order for tho first Wednesday,
OF December next.
Tho House .ioiut resolution pay log the annual
employees q month extra pay was amended 90
the motion Of Mr.. Baine, so az 10 include Senate
cnploycs
| Mr.. Bailey then moved to inc'uio all military,
naval and civil oDporca Of tho government
wishing, as ho admitted, to kill tic resolution,
| which wsa theriua0n tabled on motion CT MIR.
| Morgan.
Tie ususl rcscluans Of thanks TO tho Vic,
President and the President pro tenn we!c
adopted.
On motion Ct Mr.. Couk!iog tho bill fSirg
tho duty on barley malt was taken up.
Peuding debate Mr.. Garland moved 10 take
up the Presidents message. which was tabled
| CD his motion last night
Mr.. Conkling Enid he hal triad to hgve the
message read last night, but now insisted en- the
| regular order.
Alter further debate Mr. Garland moved to
] postpone tho malt bill until mex. December and
i,ko up the Prc2idengs message.
! Mr.. Conkling said that malt evidently had 70
chance against talk, and therefore he would not
struggle sgainst the judgment of tho majority.
Mr.. Thurman read the clsuse in the Constitl-
ton which says thst on the reception of O veto
message the body shall" enter the objections ct
large on its journal and proceed to reconsider
the messurec. Ho said that seemed to DO man
| datory, but of course tho Constitute did not
provide when they should proceed 10 reconsider.
| and that must be lett TO the discretion OF tho
BODY. He SAW no cons titutor al HI III in a