Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-07
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Nav 6

Senator Hoar Mass submitted
resolution instructing the judiciary
committee to report bill providing
compensation for all persons whose
ships were destroyed by confederate
cruisers during the late rebellion
from the money received under the
Geneva award. Laid over under
the rules.
Senator Morgan Ala. J, submitted
resolution providing o rule for
counting the electoral vote. Res
ferred to select committee ON the
subject.
Senator Eaton Conn J. from the
committe on appropriations report
ed favorably on the bill appropriate
ing $3.50, for public printing,
and said he had intended to ask for
its present consideration, but I'M
derstal ding that the senator from
Minnesota (Windom), intended to
offer certain amendments, he would
not ask it. He would prefer not to
have any public printing rather
than renew fight over the mar
shals appropriation.
Senator Edmunds (Vt.) asked for
the present consideration of the bill,
and it was taken up.
Senator Window (Iinn) offered
an amendment appropriating $780,
600 to pay marshals and their
deputies. This was opposed by
Senators Eaton Comm, Davis wv.
Va.), Salisbury (Del) and Bailey
Tenn. and advocated by Senators
Edmunds (Vt.), Conkling IN. W
and Window, the latter referring
to the closing of the Uni>
ted States Court in New York,
and saying the amendment
provided for as necessary an outlaw
as the bill itself did.
The president pro tempore, Thur
man, decided, on point of order,
that the amendment was in order,
this not being a general appropria-
ton bill.
The president sent to the senate
to day the following nominations:
Chas. E. Robinson, collector of
customs for the district of Albes
marie, N. c.; VIM. B. Heyman,
surveyor of customs for the district
of New Orleans.
During the debate on Senator
Windows Minn. amendment,
Senator Salisbury said the presi-
dent having shown an unwillingness
to sign bills having riders, he was
obliged to vote against the proposed
amendment.
Senator Edmunds Vt. under>
stood that the presidents objection
was to riders making new law as
the condition upon which congress
would vote money to conduct the
government. This amendment was
not such a rider. 1t merely pro-
vided for expenses already incurred
under existing laws.
The United States court in New
York had closed already, and un-
less money was soon appropriated,
the president might be obliged to
say to all those connected with the
administration of justice that con-
gress, having evinced an un Wiling
ness to appropria e money to carry
on that administration, they must
stop operations.
Senator Eaton Conn J said il the
president ever said that, he would
say what was untrue. Congress was
always ready to vote money to
carry on the government, but they
proposed to do it in their own
proper way, and not to be lectured
Ike school children on the way they
should do their duty.
Senator Bailey Tenn. thought the
amendment premature, as the presi-
dents objection was only to the form
of legislation and not its substance.
The house would, probably, having
respect to its legislative rights and
privileges, pass the bill over the
veto.
Senator Window said if the bill
itself was not premature, his
amendment was not, for it provided
for service more important than
the printing servic., which was
simply matter of convenience.
Senator Conkling IN. ", said
that senators had right to consid-
er other reasons than those named
by the president in his veto, why
they should vote against passing the
bill over the veto. There was fur>
Their debate of similar character
after which Windows amendment
was rejected by forty votes, and the
bill was passed without division.
Subsequently Senator Bayard
(Del.) introduced bill regulating
the pay and appointment of special
deputy marsha!s. Referred to the
Judiciary committee.
Senator Coke (Texasl from Tho