Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-13

issue under color of that act, or letters patent
for any such invention applicable TO telegraph
apparatus is declared null and void, as con-
trary to the meaning and intention OF the act.
BY Mr.. Covert-To reduce the duty on lead.
By Mr.. McMillan-To repeal the law lmpos-
ing a tax on circulation and notes OF State
banks.
By Mr.. Geddes-Preposing constitutional
amendment, so that no person shall be eligible
to the office of President for more than two
terms.
By Mr.. Goode-Authorizing the secretary of
the navy to secure adequate coallng stations
for the use of the navy atproper points on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts, Central America
and the Isthmus.
+. Wood reported, from the committee on
wa VS. and means, a bill providing for the sale
of the old postoffice building in New York.
Mr.. Townshend, ILL.,, objected to its consid-
Grafton, and itwas referred te the committee OF
the whole
The Speaker laid before the House message
from the President, transmitting the report OF
the secretary of state relative to Chinese i'm
migration.
By Mr. Martin-Permitting the use OF domes-
tic materials in the construction of steam and
sail vessels for foreign account.
By Mr. Carlisle-Authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to refund to the Louisville
Cincinnati & Lexington railroad company the
taxes collected in excess of the amount legally
due.
By Mr.. Willis, Mich.-To regulate promo
tions in the army and to fix the rank Of line
officers.
By Mr. Money-Regulating the compensa-
ton of transportation of mails by railroads.
By MIR. Warner-Authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to transmit subsidiary silver
coins through the mails as third-cla matter.
Also, establishing bureau of mines and min
ing, manufactures and statistics In the interior
department, and changing the designation OF
the bureau of statistics to that of the bureau
of commerce.
By Mr.. Coffroth-Call ing on the secretary of
the interior for information as to the delay IN
the payment of bounties and back pay.
By Mr. Ainslie-Amending the Pacific rail-
road act.
THE ARMY BILL.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair, on the army
bill, all general debate to be closed in three
hours.
Messrs. Price, Bowman, Williams, Wis, Cow
gill and Dunnell, all Republicans, consumed
the time in speaking in opposition to the
amendment prohibiting any part of the appro-
priation named in the bill to be used in the
payment of troops used as police force at the
polls,
Generdl ucDaLe having CIOSSu scNCIdl anl0uu-
ments were then offered and rejected, among
them the following:
MI. Keifer offered an amendment to the
amendment by adding the words, except as
authorized by the constitution of the United
States" Rejected, rs to SO.
Mr. Williams, Wisconsin, moved an amend
ment so as to prohibit the use of troops instead
of the ordinary civil police force. Rejected,
60 10 80.
MIR. Butterworth offered an amendment pro-
viding that nothing herein contained shall ef-
feet the right to employ any part Of the army
or navy to execute the laws in such case, as
such employment may be authorized by the
constitution or by the acts of Congress. Re-
jected, 58 to 81.
Mr.. Sparks amendment was amended on
motion of Mr. Hurd by adding to it provision
"That it shall not be construed to prevent the
use of troops to protect against domestic vio-
lence on application of the legislature of any
State OF of the executive when the legislature
cannot be convened.
The amendment as the amendment was
adopted and the committee rose and reported
the bill and the amendment to the house. The
main question was ordered and the House ad-
iourned.