Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-18
FORTY-AxTH CONGRESS.
TvRsDAY, May Is,


TUESDAY, May Is.
SENATE.-Mr. Bayard from the COMMITTEES
on finance, reported with amendment the bill
authorizing bonds Of manufacturers of tobacco,
snuff and segars. exporting the same to be
cancelied at the pert OF clearance. Placed or
Mr.. voorhees,, freI the committee on finance.
reported that that committee had had under
CONSIDERATION separate bill to amend Section
3,U3z, hev1Sed Statutes, which was bill to re-
init the duty on salt used by western men In
curing beef, the same as is done on behalf OF
the men who cure fisl In the east. He was in
structed by the committee to report tt back adj
versely on the ground that the Senate branch
OF Congress has no right to initiate movement
OF that Kind. He did not concur In Eat view at
all. and asked that thsC bill might be placed on
the calendar, SO that ct some proper time he
might take the sense OF the Senate on that i'm
portant question. SO ordered.
MIR. Hampton from the committee en- mill
tary affairs, reported faVoraby on the bill to
furnish bronze statue CT Gen. Daniel Morgan
10 the Cowpen's centennisl committee at Spar
tansburg, S. c., and 1t Was passed.
Mr.. Jones. (Fla) from the committee en- pub
Ec buildings and grounds. reported favefdbty
S1 the bill for the erection Of building for the
use OF the 7: G. courts, custom house and post
Office, at Pittsaurg, Pa.
Nr. Plumb. from the committee on military
affairs, reported fa7orably OF Senate bill max
ing an additional article G. war prohibiting
gambling). Placed On the calendar.
Nj. Paddock. from the COmnittee on public
lands. reported favorably on the bill Amending
the act to provide additional regulations for
the calendar.
Mir. Bayard moved to take up tie bill reyulaf-
Ing the pay and appointment Oh deputy mar
Shals.
Mr.. Conkling said ke hoped the s,u would not
be taken up In the morning hour, as time
ought to be given for Debate.
Mr.: Bayard said he saw no reason why the
Dill should not pass in less than half hour; the
same provision had been passed in the fmmedi-
ate deficiency bill, but WIS vetoed by the Presi-
dent because as his message showed, he OBJ
measure.
The action OF Senator Coasling indicates that
the republican Senator's intend to oppose the
bill.
Mr.. Bayard withdrew his notion, saying he
would renew it after his colleague (SaulsbUry)
had completed bis remarks on the Kellogg
resolutions.
By that time printed copies OF the bill would
reach the Senate.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
Kellogg-spoffOrd resolutions.
Mr.. salisbury, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, spoke in favor of the
resolutions. They rested wholly upon a uues-
ton OF fact: was kellogg. elected a Senator by
the legislature OF Louisiana? II the Senate
was satisfied that he was not so elected he
could not be retained in tie Senate without a
plain violation Of the constitutional provision
requiring senators to be chosen by the legts-
latures of the states. This was a question tor
the present Senate. The issue was not what
Others had done before, but what il was the
Sen6te'S duty to &c now in vieT OF the facts
ascertained.
HOUSE.-Mr. Cobb, from the committee on
appropriations, reported back the pension def
cheney appropriation bill. THE bill is similar to
the one reported last week, with an additional
clause approprtating $4,000 TO enable the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to employ one CT the
sseamers OF the revenue marine now on the Pa
cite coast for the relief OF the officers and crews
OF the whaling banks Mount Walliston and Vigil
lanti, now imprisoned in the Arctic ocean,
The bill was considered in the House as in
committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Chalmers offered an amendment constru-
ing the act OF March 3d. 1873, entitled an act to
place colored persons who enlisted in the army
on the same footing as other soldiers as to
siOns TO the heirs OF such soldiers In their claims
for military service.
The amendment was ruled out on a point OF
order and Mr.. Chalmers appealed from the de-
cision.
MIR. Garfield suggested that the amendment
should be withdrawn and unanimously passed
as separate measure when the pending bill
should have been disposed Of and this Sugges-
ton was agreed to.
The pension deficiency bill was then passed
without amendment.
Mr.. Chalmers then offered ASA separate
measure the amendment which he had offered
to the deficiency bill, and it was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Cobb. several of the Senate
amendments to the District OF Columbia appro-
mainder cOncurred in, and the bill returned to
the Senate for its action.
Mr.. Covert, chairman of committee on agri-
culture, reported back the agricultural apprO-
priatfon bill, and 1t was reported to committee
OF whole.
THAT LETTER ABOUT THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC
RAILROAD.
Mr.. McLane. rising to a question OF privilege,
said that he found in morning paper copy OF
letter addressed to him and TO Mr.. Ellis as
members OF the committee on Pacific railroads
by j. A. George, charging certain bribery and
corruption upon the Congress which had passed
the Texas Pacific railroad bill That letter had
gone to the newspapers not only without the
knoWledge OF the committee but certainly
through the agency OF the man who had writ
ten it. 1t had been opened by him {McLane)
yesterday, after the adjournment OF the com
mittee, and after having been read by Mr.. Ellis
and himself had been sealed up again, to be
submitted to the committee at its next meeting.
The man who had written IL was the only man
who could have copy OF it. 1t had been. and
still was, his intention TO submit the letter to
the committee at its next meeting, on Thurs
day. and ii the committee was OF the opinion
that il was worthy OF attention, lie would come
TO the House for such instructions as II might
wish TO give him.
The House then, at 1915, went into committee
OF tie whole (Mr. Hooker in the chair,) upon
the agricultural appropriation BILL