The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-04-01

tended to be offered by him to the bill ratifying the
agreement with the Ute Indians The amendment
bill there shall be paid during ife yearly to Mrs.
A. D Meeker, widow Of n. C. Meeker, 81, COO; TO
J sephine Meeker, $1,000; to Mrs. SoPhroI Price,
$1,000; to Mary and John, infant children OF Mrs.
Prc, $500 each until they twenty years old
to George Dressler, 81 900; to Mrs. Sarah NJ. Post,
$500; to Mrs Eaton, $500 to the surviving parents
of Arthur Tnomp on, $500; to the father Of Fred.
Sheppard, $500; to The surviving parent Of Wilmer
s. Eskri iee. $500. The persons above named are
massacre.
A resolut was passed appointing an Assistant
Librarian for the Senate. The consideration CT the
Geneva Awsrd BIZ was resumed Mf. RI, KsInan s1s
ing that the Insurers stand the same position tc
ward TIE fund the insured owners would have oc-
cupied had they not been insured.
HOUSE.
The amendment appropriat' ng $685. 900 for pay
ment II pensions was adopted. Mr.. Springer
payment of special Deputy Marshas, to be ap-
P intqd by the Judge of the United States Circuit
CourtI r the district in which they are TO perform
their duties, and no less than two or mere than
shrea appointments shall lie made for any voting
pr cnet. An amendment to the amendment by
more polite parties having separate tickets to be
voted fer three Deputy Marhals shall be appointed.
no two of whom shall belong to the same political
amendmeot on the ground that the Courts we're
packed and demora lied. Mr.. Keller thought the
lives of the Judges gave the lie to the statement.
Mr.. Garfield wanted the per diem of 81 in Mr..
Spripger's amendment increased to IS. Mr.. Finley
called attention to the fact that the last election
there had been IL 652 special Deputy Marshals ap-
pointed, of which o,s74 had been placed in Demo-
cratic districts. These special Deputies had been
ued for political purposes, and he would vote for
Mr.. Springer's amendment, as being in the direc-
tion OF mitigation of the outrage which could not
be prevented. Mr.. Simontoa moved to amend Mr..
Garhelds substitute, so as to have 1t in tue exact
form of Mr.. Springers amendment, as amended by
Mr.. Wesvr, with the exception of excluding from
its provisions general Deputy Marshals. This
amendm mt was agreed to-yeas H. nays ia.
Mr.. Ellis introduced joint resolution requesting
the President to notify the Government Of Great
Britain of the abIogation of the Clayton-Bulwer
Treaty. 1t was referred to the Comm ttee ON Inter
Oceanic Canal On this tame subject resolution
offered by Mr.. Bayne, from which we make the
following abstract: 'rhat the project now attract
ing ger eral attention, of the construction CT an
o her point the 1stbmus, with private capital,
and for commercial purposes only, Is worthy of
high communication; and If any such prof CT has
rivals which threaten a raid upon the Treasury If
the United States in the interest of obbers neither
the prostitution of the so-caled Monroe d ctrine
the people of the United States shah pr, vent the
appreciation of the former or condemnation of the
latter" The resoluii n was referred to the Com
Mr. Conger ssid that 10 examining the record he
found that the bill relating to the whole question Of
the tariff amending thirty sections of the 1evited
Statutes, had be- referred, in violation Of the
rules to the Committee Revision of Laws, instead
of the Committee on Ways ard Means. Mr.. Gar
field moved to amend the journal as to refer the
bill to the Committee on Ways and Means. After a
prolonged de bate and rather exciting wrangle
between Mr. Garfield and Mr.. Townshend, it was
di. covered that there wa. no quorum on the Demo-
cratic side, and the House adj jou1ned.
The bill touching the tariff que stion, referred 10
| the Committee on Revision Of laws, has finally been
Withdrawn, the committee discharged and the bill
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, to
whom all bills touching the revenue are referrei.
The effort to recall the bill and ref it to the Com
mittee Ways and Mears, consumed fouc days
debate in the House