Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-23
TELEGRAPHIC.
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
, WASHINGTON, April %.

sq WASHINGTON, April ~.
Senator Morrill, (Yt.) submitted q
resolution instructing the committee
on printing to take such measures
as shall exclude from the permanent
congressional Record what purports
to be the copyrighted argument Of
a territorial delegate, which appears
in the Record to-day, but was in
fact never delivered in the house Of
representatives. cG YHg e
Senator Salisbury (Del. thought
that the house, having authorized
the poem to be printed, the senate
could not, in courtesy, interiors.
Senator Morrill, Vt.) said the
senate would have to bear part of
the reputation, good or bad, of
authorizing this production.
Senator Hamlin (Me.) said the
committee on printing was
a joint committee, and moth
ing could be done without
consulting the house. He hoped
this affair would result in future ex-
clusion of speeches, and other pro-
ductions not actually delivered in
Congress.
Senator Morrill, (of Vt) said that
since offering the resolution he had
learned that the house was consider
ing the matter. He therefore with
drew his resolution.
At the expiration of the morning
hour, the senate resumed considera.
tion of the army bill.
The reading of the bill was inter-
rupted by message from the presi~
dent, informing the senate and house
that the heirs of the late Jos.
Coolidge, of Boston, desired TO
present to the United States the
desk on which Thomas Jefferson
wrote the declaration Of independ>
ence.
A joint resolution, adopted by
the house, accepting the gift and
thanking the donors, was passed
without division.
Consideration Of the army bill
was then resumed. A,a.
Senator Blaine (Me. moved to
strike out the section relating to the
use of the army at the polls. Re,
jected-yeas, 20; nays, %.
Senator Blaine then offered an
amendment prohibiting the carrying
of weapons at the polls by any one,
under penalty of fine and imprison,
ment. ,a SD 3& .Hr
Ruled that this amendment was
not in order, inasmuch as it intro
duced new legislation. m
The republicans then offered sew
eral amendments intended to break
the force Of the army at the polls
section by giving it such construcS
ton as not to prevent the use of the
army on election day in the manner
and for the purposes prescribed by
existing laws. All these amend
ments were rejected by the same
vote, 90 to 10. y,4
Among them was the following,
offered by Senator Edmunds Vt.:]
"But this section shall not be held
to apply to any case in which, un.
der the constitution of the United
States, the president may employ
the military power Of the governs
ment in the faithful execution of
the laws"
Senator Blaine Maine1 made
another effort to get in a differently
worded version Of his amendment
relative to the carrying Of weapons
at the polls, when it was again ruled
out of order.
The bill was then read third
time and passed; yeas %, nays 18.
On motion of Senator Salisbury
DEL the resolutions reported from
the committee on privileges and
elections, declaring Mr.. Spofford
entitled to the seat now held by Mr.,
Kellogg, were taken up, and Sena-
tor Bailey(Tenn. obtained the floor,
without opening the debate, how
ever. lsFss r~ 81 Ws5s u
The senate then adjourned,
HOUSE.