Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-06-11
xLvI CONGRESS - FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 10.
Bill directing the Court Of Claims to in
vestigate the claims OF BENZ. We'll and the
La Abra Mining Co., was indefinitely post
poned.
House bill putting duty of % cents per
bushel on barley malt, was placed on the
calendar.
Report of the conference committee on the
river and harbOr bill, was adopted.
Bill admitting classical antiquities free of
duty, was passed.
Joint resolution relative to duty on hogs,
bacon. etc. was passed, with amendment remit
ting the duty on imported salt used in curing
meat for expectation.
Consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priati0n bill was resumed.
Amendment appropriating $4,000 to con-
tinue tests of iron and steel at Watertown
arsenal, was adopted.
An amendment striking out the provision
repeating the statutes compromising customs
collectors for services as superintendent of
lights. or as disbursing agents for lighthouse
establishments. was rejected.
Mr. Allison moved to strike the words
general and except for services of the
latter rendered at elections out of the clause
for payment of marshals and their general
deputies, except for services of the latter
rendered at elections.
Mr. Kirkwood said he would regard the re-
lection of the amendment as an expression
of the intention of the majority not to pay
deputy marshals for services at elections at
all.
The amendment was rejected.
Bill to aid building a monument on the
Revolutionary battle field of Bennington, was
passed.
Bill increasing the police of the District of
Columbia and repeating statutes requiring ap-
pointees to be ex-soldiers of the civil war, was
passed.
The President pro tenn laid before the Sen
ate communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, transmitting in response to reso-
luton of March last, a statement of the
amount of money expended by the United
States for all purposes necessarily growing
out of the war of the rebellion. including pub
lie debt, pensions etc. Laid on the table and
ordered printed.
Amendment authorizing purchase from
Madison NJ. Sawyer of the patent right for
canister shot, payment not to exceed
S25 200, was passed.
Amendment appropriating $50, 900 for an
extension to the building at the New London
navy yard. to furnish drill room and hos
pital for training ships. was adopted.
Mr.. Call tdem. OF Fla. 0nered an amend
ment making fund for suppression of fell
onies against the postal and revenue laws and
counterfeitng. He wanted to strictly limit
the expenditure of funds. Adopted.
The bill was reported to the Senate and
the amendments adopted in committee of the
| whole concurred in.
The bill was then passed.
The Kellogg resolution came up, but the
Senate went into executive session and when
the doors were re-opened
Adjourned.
| The conference report on the river and
harbor bill was agreed to.
| joint resolution was passed authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to loan flags
| and bunting to the city Of Boston.
| The House proceeded to consideration OF
business on the Speakers table,
Messrs. Finley and Donnelly presented
bills for the Autonomous letter investigation.
the former for $40 for attendance and the
latter for $500 for counsel fees.
| A motion to refer the electoral count reso-
luton to the committee on that subject, va.
rejected
Mr.. Bicknell (dem.) of Ind. supported ths
joint rule.
Mr.. Robson denied the power of Congress.
by virtue of . mere rule to govern their owl
proceedings, to make laws and do acts which
are to affect the governments for all futur'
time.