Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-17
rFORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
(Second Sessiou.)
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Senator Jones, o
Florida, chairman of the committee on nava
affairs, reported with amendment the join
resolution lately introduced by him, instruct
| ing the secretary of the navy to take tn,
necessary steps to secure adequate naval sta
tions and harbors for use of the naval force
OF the United States at proper points on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Central Amer.
sea and the American isthmus. He asked
resent consideration.
Senator Cockrell objected to a measure
declaring the policy of this government OF
international questions being brought in il
the last 215 hours of the session, and the
resolution was placed on the calendar.
Senator Cameron, of Wisconsin, submit
| Ted concurrent resolution allowing Con
gressional employees on the annual roll fifteer
days' extra pay upon the adjournment Of
Congress.
Senator Ingalls, objected and it went over
Senate bill for the relief of Dodd, Brown
| & Co., claim of $500 on certain Indian
contracts approved by the commissioner oi
Indian affairs.
Senator Mcdonald moved to take up the
construction of n public building at TT.
Wayne.
Senator Anthony said there is a message
| from the President on the table.
Several Senators on the Democratic side
| We will take that up presently.
Senator McDonald's s motion was agreed tc
and the bill passed.
At9:t 30 Senator Randolph moved to &C
into executive session.
Senator Anthony hope the Senator will
withdraw that motion In order to consider
the message of the President.
Senator Randolph and others-That can
ba done afterward.
Senator Authony-Then l hope the mo-
| ton will be voted down.
The president pro tenn. said the motion was
not debatable and put the question, and il
was carried viva voce-the Republicans ap-
parently voting no and the Democrats aye,
and the doors were closed.
When the doors reopened Senator Harris
moved to consider House bills on tbs cal
endar.
Senator Anthony said it was discourteous
| to the President not to consider the veto
message and demand the ayes and nays.
Senator Harris said that could be done
|afterward. The motion was carried by q
party vote, except that Plumb, Booth and
| Hill Col, voted yea and Farley no. Three
or four House bills were then passed.
On Senator L0gan's motion, the eight hour
| bill vas taken up, bat Senator Wlthers OBJ
iected, and it lies on the table.
The bill for the relief of Ben. Holiday was
made the special order for the first Wednes~
day in December next.
The House Joint resolution paying annual
employees a months extra pay, was amended
on motion of Senator Blaine, so as to include
the Senate's employees.
Senator Bailey then moved to include all
military, naval and civil employees of the gov
|ernment, wishing, as he admitted, to kill the
resolution, which was thereupon tabled.
The usual resolution of thanks to the vice
president, and president pro tenn, were adopt
ed.
On motion of Senator CJnkling, the bill
fixing the duty on barley-malt was taken up.
Pending debate Senator Garland moved to
take up the presidents message, which was
tabled on his motion last.
Senator Conkling said he had tried to have
the message read last night but now he in
sisted on the regular order.
Senator Thurman said the clause in the
constitution says that on reception oi
veto message that body shall enter the OBJ
iections at large on its journal and proceed
to consider the measures. He said that
seemed mandatory, but of course the consti-
tuition didn't provide when they should pro-
ceed to consider, and that must be left tc
the discretion of the body. He saw no con-
stitutional difficulty to consider the veto
message at the next session. 1t would be
little late in the day, but as there was nc
time to read the message, and as there was
executive business on the table, he moved tc
proceed to the consideration of executive
| business.
Pending the motion the committee ap-
pointed to wait on the President reported
they had done 50, and that he had nothing
to communicate to Congress. The Senate
then at 11:40 went into executive session,
and at noon the doors reopsned, and the
Senate very quickly adjourned.