The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-16
NLVIru CONGRESSIONAL SEES
SION

CONGRESS-SECOND SEES
SION.
SENATE-The bill relieving James
Monroe Heskel from the op.
GRAFTON of section l2lS, revised statutes,
which prohibits the appointment in the
army of ex'Contederates, passed by party
vote.
The amendments which were adopted in
favor Of referring the statutes have been with.
drawn.
The House bill granting pension to Della
Bonner, widow Of Lieutenant Hiram II.
Benner, company G, Eighteenth infantry, was
passed. Lieutenant Benner became famous
for heroism during the yellow fever epidemic
ut Grenada, ISIS
The house joint resolution, lending the
Gaze City guards, Of Atlanta, hundred
government tents, was passed
MIR. Eaton presented Che report of the con-
ference committee Of the deficiency appro-
priStlon bill, and it was adopted.
Nh0 house Joint resolution declaring eight
hours to be day work for government en-
ployes was, under objection from Mr.,
Withers, laid on the table
Mr. Morgan submitted concurrent reso-
luton relative to the electoral count, but
upon objection by Mr.. Ingalls,, 1t went over
under the rules.
Mr.. Beck presented the report Of the CON
ference committee on the slndry civil appro-
priation bill
Mr.. Conkling opposed its adoption, but af,
ter some further remarks, the Senate adopted
it.
Mr. Eaton introduced bill to appoint q
joint commission for the settlement of clsims
of certain citizens of the United States and
France against each other, according to the
provisions ofthe treaty of January lst, 1897
The bill was read three times and passed by
unanimous consent,
Messrs. Davis, of West Virginia, and
Whyte, then spoke upon the report of the
select committee on treasury books and nc
counts.
Messrs. Dawes and Ingalls, followed in reply
The Senate then adopted the resolutions
reported by the committee directing the see
retaries of the vari us departments To report
to Congress what changes can advantageous
~ be mad in keeping their accounts.
Mr.. Hampton, from the committee on mil
itnry siiair1, reported favorably the Hous,
bill to pay Hiram Johnson and others MONEY
collected on account Of military assessments
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Cameron, e Wisconsin, moved I,
postpone all pending and prior orders auC
take up tho bill for the relief Nf Ben Holla
day
After long aud frmtless debate Thereon
the senate, ut G:26, went into executive SEES
sion, the doors not opened until $50,
I 4 l.,
mission TO consider the French America
claims identical, with u bill introduced in th
Senate by Mr.. Eaton, was read three time
and pass d.
The president pro tenn then laid befor
the senate the veto message from PTesiden
Hayes, which, without being read, was order
ed laid on the table and printed.
The senate bill removing the political dis
abilities of Msgnus s. Thompson was take
up and passed.
The senate then adjourned until ocloci
tomorrow morning.
HousE-Mr Cobell, of Virginia, intro
duced bill repeating so much of secto
1880 Of the revised statutes as fixes an eXpor
tax on manufactured tobacco, snutf an
cigars, Referred
| Mr.. Blount, of Georgia. submitted the re
| port OF the conference committee on the SUI
dry river appropriation bill. The satemen
which Accompanies the report sets fort
the effort of the action Of the committee o.
the senate amendments, and it was read i
| full. The bill, ms 1t passed the house sp
| proprlates 2l5,566.H, The senate amend
ments amount to Sl7, 407 Ga, from which tn
! senate receded to the amount of S7735. AZ
| The bill as agreed to by the conference com
mittee appropriates SOD, 23671. The claus
directing the secretary Of the treasury t
| pay the money appropriated in the bill i
added appropristing $4,000 for expenses il
Indian commission reports was adopted.
Mr.. Dibrel of Tennessee, submitted tn
report of the conference committee on tn
agriculture appropriation bill. The bill u
agreed to appropriates S25l,300.
The morning hour having been dispense,
with, the speaker announced The pendiu!
question to be on the question demande,
for the suspension of the rules and the pas
sage of the Carlisle sugar bill, of which men
ton was made yesterday by Mr.. McLane, o
Maryland. The Opponents of the Carlisl
sugar bill W re led by the Louisiana repre-
sentatves, who resorted to lllibustering anC
by Withholding their votes left the hous
without aquorum,
a Il OF the house was then ordered.
1t showed the presence Of 206 members.
After considerable debate the question
was renewed, on the seconding of the de
mand to suspend the rules, and again u,
quorum voted. Pending another call of tn,
house Mr. Cobb, ofIOdiana, substituted con
ference report on the general deficiency bill
aud after debate it was agreed TO.
The speaker laid before the house com
municstion from B. B. Lewis, from Ala
bama, stating that he had rendered his resig
nation as member of congress to the gov
ornor of Alabama to take effect Oct. 18th
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Atkins, of Tennessee, from the com
mittee on appropriations, introduced bill
creating commission for settlement of tn,
claims of the French and Americans unde
the treaty of January l5 1880, and sppropri
ating 100000 for salaries, etc. The bill wa
passed. the senate bill OF the same purpor
having bten sent to the committee of thu
whole on the grounds that the senate could
not originate an appropriation bill.
The house then took recess until 10 q. m
tomorrow.
Ready to Run.