Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-22
Nine Districts Join in Protest
Against the Proceedings.
Nebraska and Dakota Added to
the Blaine Column. 3A
The Senate Passes the Marshal's
and Other Appropriation
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XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 81

w ASHINaTON, May Il.
Senator Bayard (Del.) moved Il
postpone the calendar and take VI
the marshals bill, for reasons which
he did not care to obtiude on th,
senase. He was extremely anxious
to leave the city to-day and wished
to have the measure disposed Of i
possible before he was obliged tc
leave. The motion was agreed to
The pending question being or
Senator Conkling's amendment tc
insert the words appointed only"
80 that the bill would refer to depu,
ty marshals appointed only to serve
in connection with elections, it was
rejected by party vote. "a
Senator Hoar Mass. novel to
strike out the words, @sppointed
from different political parties, and
insert the words, "solely with refer
ence to their fitness for their duties,
without regard to their political
opinions. . o on "C
This amendment was rejected by
a party vote. o
Senator Mcmillan (Minn.) moved
to add to the bill the provlso that
marshals of the United States, for
whom deputies shall be appointed
by the court under this act, shall
not be liable for any of the acts of
such deputies.
Senator Bayard (Del.) saw nothing
unreasonable in this proposition and
accepted it. The amendment was
agreed to. e..
Senator Edmunds (vt.) spoke at
some length in opposition to the
bill, arguing that special deputies, for
which it provided, were to be entire-
ly out of the control of executive
officers and were to have no control
over one another. The result would
be that the several deputies of the
different parties, all practically mar
shalls in chief, would be quarrelling
or liable to at any time among
themselves. Furthermore, the
bill did not specify the length
of the time that these special depu.
ties were to serve, nor define the
powers with which they were to be
invested. There was nothing in the
bill to indicate that special deputies
for which it provided were to hay g
the same powers as those conferred
on special deputies by the present
law.
After some further remarks he
offered an amendment, which he
said would remove the objection
able features Of the bill, which he
had pointed out. The amendment,
however, was rejected, and the bill
was read third time and passed by
a party vote of yeas 28 nays II.
The senate then proceeded to
consider the legislative, executive
and Judicial appropriation bill.
The committee amendment was
agreed to, striking out the. house
clause providing that the salary Of
storeketper and gauger at distil-
leries mashing less than so bushels
of grain daily shall not exceed $50
monthly, while distilling is in opera.
ton, and $35 when not in opera
ton, and at all other distilleries
storekeepers and gaugers shall not
receive exceeding $50 monthly,
while the distillery is not in,opera>
ton. t @fTE1y W
The committee amendment was
agreed to, striking out the house
clause providing that public land
situated in states in which there
are no land Offices may be entered
at the general land Office, and that
the necessary proofs and affidavits
required in such cases may be made
before some officer competent to
administer oaths, and at $50, the
consideration of the bill having been
finished, it was read third time
and passed. vrgg-,
Some discussion than took place
upon the question whether the sen.
ate should resume consideration Of
the Kellogg-Spoford resolutions OF
give preference to Senator Morgan's
resolution with regard to the presi-
dental electoral count.
The senate, by vote Of rs to IA,
finally decided in favor of the latter.
All the democrats voted for taking
up MOrgsp's resolution without ref