Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-01
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
(Second SESSION.
The Senate.

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by the subcommittee of the committee on
privileges and elections in the kellogg case,
appeared in the printed record, although or
dered stricken out by the full committee,
claiming that such publication was calculated
to prejudice Kellogg's case. After explana-
tions the committee was instructed to with
draw all copies of the report already dlstrlb-
uted and correct the whole edition.
Senator Carpenter, from the committee on
judiciary. reported adversely on the bill making
February 22d q legal holiday in the District.
Indefinitely postponed.
The unfinished business, the calendar bill
providing for an international exhibition In
New York in 1888, was then taken up and
passed, yeas 26, nays 2l.
Senator Herman submitted amendments.
which were adopted, requiring not less than III
per cent. of ntOck subscription or at least
1000 600 to be paid in before the corporation
begins business, and that no dividend shall be
made until the debts and liabilities of the as
sociation are discharged.
Senator WhYte opposed the bill, thinking
Congress had no constitutional power to create
such corporations. He feared the government
would finally be called upon 20 make this ex-
hibitiOn successful as had been the case WlSn
the Philadelphia exhibition.
The bill introduced by Senator Paddock to
euualize homesteads by allowing locations IN
more than one place where necessary to make
up I60 acres passed. The morning hour ex-
pired and the immediate deficiency bill was
taken up.
Senator Eaton, on account of letter he had
received from the commissioner of lnternalrev
enue showing its necessity, offered an amend
ment appropriating $51, ,263 for dies, paper and
stamps, being deficiency in the appropria-
tiou for that purpose.
Senator Beck adv ooated the amendment. He
highly complimented the present commission
er on his iudicious policy towards dlstlllers.
He had suppressed EIany illicit dlstlllerles, hao
encouraged the erection of lawful dlstlllerles
in many places where none had before existed,
and had treated those engaged in the business
fairly, and the consequence was such an IN
crease in revenue from this source, in spite OF
the prophesies that the reduction of taxes
would disastrously reduce the revenue, that
the deficiency resulted from dies, stamps, etc.,
was made necessary by increased business.
The amendment was agreed to.
The committee amendment was agreed TO,
appropriating sc, 600 for continuing the work of
adjusting and settling the claims OF several
States for swamp lands indemnity.
The next amendment was to strike out the
clause of the House bill which provides that
special deputy marshals of elections, for which
81, 900 are appropriated, shall be appointed by
United States circuit or district judges, and to
insert clause providing that appointments
shall be made by the circuit or district courts.
Senator Edmunds called for the yeas and
hays on this amendment and 1T was agreed to
by party vote. Yeas 81; nays 10.
Senator Allison moved to strike out the word
general from the clause for payment of fees
and expenses of United States marshals and
general deputies earned during the fiscal year
ending June 3Oth. 1880 $6OO,0O0 and insert
the word their"
Senator Eaton said if the Senate intended to
retain the amendment just voted on for special
deputies they should not agree to this one.
Senator Allison-I would like to have the
Senator point out the clause of the revised
statutes providing for general deputies.
Senator Eaton-l am not now polntlng OUT
clauses in the statutes.
Senator Allison-So infer. know of none
and think the word ought not to appear in
the bill.
The amendment was rejected by party vote,
yeas 20, nays 81.
Senator Blaine submitted an amendment al
lowing employees of the government printing
Office holidays with pay on Jan: l. Feb r.
Dec. 25, Thanksgiving day and other public
holidays.
Senator Edmunds made the point that the
amendment was out of order, as it proposed
new legislation on general appropriation Dill {.
Senator Blaine claimed that deficiency bill
is not a general appropriation bill, IN wnlcn
position he was sustained by the chair, Senator
Rollins.
Senator Edmunds appealed from the decision
of the chair. Discussion followed, Edmunds
and Carpenter arguing in opposition to the
ruling and Blaine in support. During the lat
ter's remarks, in which he declared his opposl-
ten to all extraneous legislation on approprla-
tion bills, he said:
Now. there was not another Senator on record
IatiO IN
as the Senator from Vermont. He believed
that the Senator could challenge comparison
with any other Senator who ever sat In the
chamber for loading down the statutes with
such legislation.
Senator Edmunds said the Senator from
Maine was as usual immensely mistaken In I'M
putting to him wkat he did about trying to
iegislate on appropriation bills under the rules
as they stand new. That Senator had thought
fit on q former occasion, when something that
he WIS verv much in favor of did not happen
to meet the views of the Senate, to say some
thing as if the business of the Senate was to
try his, Edmunds,. consistency. de
would leave his friend from Maine
TO spend all the time he cboosed in assailing
him. 1t would do no particular harm or good to
the country. OF course it would iniure him,
Edmunds, to q certain extent, but he would try
and bear it rs one of those unseen blessings
that come round in that form. daughter. }
As to the clause referred to by the Senator from
Maine it was in the text of the bill. Amend
ments only had thus far been acted on, and 1t
was impossible for him, Edmunds to have Op-
posed provision in the text. When the time
came to vote on that it would be proper for
any one to call attention to it.
In further debate Senator Whyte was pro-
ceeding to support the ruling of the chair when
the chair announced that while under the first
clause of rule 29 he had ruled Blaine's amend
ment to be in order, on further consideration
and taking the whole rHle together, he would
practically reverse his ruling and decide the
amendment not in order.
Senator Carpenter thought the ruling entire
ly armed.
Senator Blaine did not, and an animating
and amusing discussion ensued between Blaine
and CARPENTER as to the duties of the presiding
officer as to ruling on points of order. Senator
Blaine thought the presiding officer should give
the grounds for his ruling to the satisfaction
of the Senate, and alluded to his own practice
in this respect when speaker of the House.
Carpenter said the senator raising this point
stated his reasons for it. and the presiding OH
Ger ruled on 1t rs he deemed proper. The sen
ator from Maiue had presided where iusolenct
was the rule, and perhaps had become accus
toned to having his decisions questioned.
Senator Blaine rejoined that whether th'
House was or was not an insolent body, i
would be regarded as positively insolent'in the
Sneaker to say this is out of order, wlthou
giving his grounds for such decision.
After some further discussion, Senator Ed
munds moved to strike out the clause relating
TO the appointment and pay of special deput.