Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-18
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. May IT,

WASHINGTON, May IT. SENATE-Mr Bayard reported favorably | the bill regulating the pay and appointment of deputy marshals He gave notice that he | would call up the bill tomorrow MT. Maxey called up the bill to fix the sal ary of railroad mail clerks The bill provides that these shall be divided into five classes after July 30, 1SSO with the following sala- ries First class $500, second class $900, third class $1, GOO, fourth class $1 200, fifth l class l, 400. Pending discussion the morning hour expired
 Mr. Salisbury took the floor on the regu- lar order, the Kellogg-Spofford resolutions, but yielded to Mr. Wallace, who called up the bill making appropriations for the Postof- fee department. MT. Wallace said the total amount appropriated by the bill was $39, 268, APO, being soc, 500 less than the estimate of the department, 10000 more than the ap- propriation last year and 800, 900 more than the amount allowed by the House. The Sen ate committee had struck out the following proviso added to the clause appropriating 1875 OOO for inland transportation by Star routes: Provided that all Star routes shall be relet after thirty days advertisement as now provided by law on the first day of October, 1880, on which the pay for the expedition of schedule order during the fiscal years ending June 30, 1879, and June 30, 1880, shall ex- ceed 50 per cent. of the contract price before such expedition, provided this proviso shall not prevail when the present contractor de- sires to continue the contract as reduced
 MT. Beck offered an amendment to prohib- it an increase in the number of routes
 MT. Garfield offered a substitute for Mir. Beck's proviso, that contractors herein men tioned can abandon their contracts without damage to themselves or sureties.
 After discussion the question was put on MT. Beck's proviso and 1t was lost. The amendment of the committee striking out the EraS tn
 After several other amendments had been agreed to- and one rejected, the bill was passed
 The Chair laid before the Senate message from the President and a report from the Secretary of State in regard to the Fortune Bay outrage.
 At D. m the Senate went into executive journed at 5:O5.
 HoUsE.-The following bills among others were introduced and referred By MT. Cox, requesting the President to communicate all the correspondence in regard to the prosecu- tion of Jews by Russia; by Mir. Young, to tax and regulate the manufacture and sale of glucose or grape experimenting 3,254 of the Revised Statutes, as to provide that the manufacturers of glucose shall pay one hundred dollars and dealers fifty dollars; by Mir. Phelps, extending from June 30, 1880, to July 1, 1885, the time for filing claims for ad- ditional bounty.
 Mr. Reagan moved to suspend the rules and pass the river and harbor appropriation bill. The bill was read through, occupying over an hour of time. Mr. Reagan said he would have preferred to have the bill con- sidered in Committee of the Whole, but he was directed by his committee to move sus- pension of the rules, and as their organ he had done so. After discussion the bill was passed, yeas 179, nays 47. An effort was bill, but the motion was rejected
 The Speaker laid before the House a mes sage from the President and correspondence relative to alleged outrages upon American fishermen at Fortune Bay. Referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee
 The House, at 4:15, adjourned