The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-11
Forty.sixth COngress.-Second Session
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1851.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Dir. Mcdonald, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported adversely on Sem
ate bill directing the Court Of Claims to in
yestigate the claims OF Benjamin We'll and
La Abra Mining Companies. Indefinitely
postponed.
The report OF the conference committee
on the river and barber appropriation bill
was presented and adopted.
House bill placing classical antiquities on
the free list was taken up.
Mr.. kirkwoOd offered an amendment re-
moving the duties paid on imported salt
used in curing meat or fish for expectation.
Mr.. Hereford said he thought that this was
a queer mixture classical antlqultes anu
salt.
Mr.. Pendleton suggested that salt might
save the bill.
MIR. Beck "Why, Mr.. President, the first
classical antiquity we have any record OF
was pillar Of salt" (Laughter.]
Mr.. Kirkwood: "If Lots sense OF beauty
was as well developed as his piety that pill
lar might well be worthy to rank among
works Of art; and il it should ever befound
by modern arcbaologists, the question
might arise whether it should be imported
| as q work OF art or as salt. My amendment
would obyiate such dilemma"
The amendment was adopted and the bill
passed.
The senate then resumed the considera-
ton OF the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Harris moved to increase from $780,
| 600 TO Sl64,0 900 the appropriation TO aid
| local and State boards Of health and quar-
antine stations in case Of epidemic.
After considerable debate the amendment
was rejected by vote OF rs to 20.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment to the
| mars halls clause, intended to provide for
the payment Of special deputy marshals for
services at elections. Rejected by party
vote without debate.
The bill was then reported to the Senate,
and the amendments adopted in committee
were concurred in; after which the bill was
passed.
The regular order--yiz., the Kellogg reso'
lutions-being formally before the Senate,
and Mr.. Mcdonald having the floor there
on, the Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Reagan, Of Texas, submitted re-
port announcing that the conference COM
mittee on the river and harbor appropria'
ton bill had come to an agreement thereon
The report was agreed to-.
Mr.. Tucker. OF Virginia, introduced
| bill, when was TeIeTIcu W lbc CVnnh'S,
on Ways and Means, directing the Secretary
Of the Treasury TO cause to be levied a duty
of IS per cent. I'D udiOrem on cotton ties,
which shall be shown to have been ordered
under bona .fde and absolute contracts en-
tered into prior TO the 9th OF May, 1884,
and which shall be imported prior to Janu'
ary 1, 1881, and authorizing the refundlng
Of the amount OF duties in excess OF 30 per
cent. od uaiorem collected since the 27th OF
Nav. 1880, on such articles.
A motion by Mr.. Tucker, OF virginia, &c
90 into Committee Of the Whole for the
consideration OF the tariff bills was defeated
by the refusal OF the Republicans TO vote
| thus leaving the House without quorum.
The House then proceeded to consider
the business on the Speakers table. ap0
took up the deputy.marshals' bill: upon
agreement on the part OF the leading ke'
publicans that there should be no fiibuster'
| ing upon the bill tomorrow, its considera'
ton was postponed until that time.
The next business was the Senate eiec'
toralcount resolution, which, after pro-
tracied debate, was laid aside without ac
| ton. , .n,.,.,
Tbe bill to remove the political disabilities
OF c. @. Clay, OF Alabama, was passed.
Adjourned.