Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-19
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
(Second Session.1
The Senate.


WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Davis
ILL.,, from the Judiciary committee, reported
) favorably on the House bill to establish
district and circuit court at Chattanooga
and to add the county of Grundy to th'
eastern district of Tennessee. The bill
passed.
Senator Bayard, from the committee or
finance, reported with amendment the bill
tobacco, snuff and cigars, exporting the
same,to be cancelled at the port of clearance
Placed on the calendar.
Senator Voorhees,, from the committee on
finance, reported that that committee
had had under consideration the Senate
bill to amend section 1922 revised statutes.
which was the bill to rsmit the tax on salt
used by western men in curing beef, the
same as is done on behalf Of the men vino
cure fish in the east. He was instructed by
the committee to report il back adversely or
the ground that the Senate branch of Con-
gress has no right to initiate movement of
that kind He didn't concnr in that view at
all, and asked that the bill might be
placed on the calendar so that at some
proper time he might take the sense of the
Senate on that important question.
Senator Bayard moved to take up the bill
regulating the pay and appointment of
deputy marshals, but being antagonized by
Conkling on the ground that there was not
time remaining of the morning hour suffi-
cient for discussion of the measure, he
withdrew the motion for the present, and
consideration of the Kellogg-Spofford reso-
luton was then resumed, and Senator Sauls-
bury spoke in favor of the resolution.
! The river and harbor bill was received
! from the House, and referred to the COM
mittee of commerce.
The House resolution providing for ad
journment May 31gt, was laid before the
Senate, and read the first time. Senator
Conkling called attention to the fact that the
resolution was worded as joint, and not q
concurrent resolution. He objected to its
second reading to-day. 1t therefore lies on
the table.
Senators Whithers, Beck and Booth were
appointed members of the conference COM
mittee on the disagreeing votes of the two
houses on the = postoffice appro pria-
ton bill. Senator Morgan then spoke in
favor of the Kellogg -Spofford resolutions.
Senator Bayard endeavored to have his
bill regulating the pay and appointment of
deputy marshals taken up, but failing in
this, announced that he would ask its con-
sideration in the morning hour tomorrow.
On motion of Senator Cameron, (Pa.), the
| Senate took up the bill authorizing the re-
storation of Somervile Nicholson, now
captain on the retired list of the navy, to &C.
tive life, to rank next
after Clark II. Wells, provided
that no claim for arrearages pay shall accrue
to said Nicholson by reason of restoration
under this act. It was explained that Nichol-
son served creditably for twenty-five years,
was then suspended two years for intemper-
ance, then resumed active duty and was
afterwards found physically unfit for promo
ton and was retired as captain. 1t is desired
on account of alleged Irregularities
in the court martial proceedings,
and his good record, to allow
him to get back on the active list as COM
modore to be retired on that rank. Senator
Cockrell opposed the bill. The officer had
had two or three trials and was found phys
ically and morally incompetent for promo
tion. After some discussion the bill was
passed.
1t was resolved that on AMI after Thursday
the Senate meetat II A. NJ. The committee
on appropriations was given leave to sit
during the daily sessions of the Senate for
the remainder of the session. Adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, May 18.-Mr. Bland, from
the committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures, reported bill to establish an assay Of
fcs in st. Loais. Referred to the commit.
! tee Of the whole
Mr.. Cobb, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported back the pension deficien-
cy appropri ltion bill The bill is similar to
the one reported last week with an addition
al clause appropriating $4,000 to enable the
secretary of the treasury to send steamers to
the relief of the officers and crews of whalers
imprisoned in the Arctic ocean. The bill
was considered in the House as in commit
tee of the whole. Mr.. Chalmers offered an
amendment constructing the act of March
Sd, 1873, entitled an act to placs colored per-
sons who enlisted in the army Oh the same
footing as other soldiers as to bounty and
pension, so az to extend its provisions to the
heirs of such soldiers in their claims for mil
itary service. The amendment was ruled
out on the point of order and Mr.. Chalmers
appealed from the decision.
7.
Withdrawn and unanimously passed as 6
separate measure when the pending bill was
disposed of. The suggestion was agreed TO-
and the pension deficiency bill then passed
without amendment.
Mr.. Chalmers then offered as a seperatt
measure his amendment TO the deficiency
bill, and it was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Cobb, several Senate
| al, ,.4 &c I'll
preparation bill were not concurred in, tn,
! remaining were concurred in, and the bill re-
turned to the Senate for its action.
The agricultural appropriation bill was re
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. McLane, rising to question of priyi
lege, said he found published letter ad
dressed to him and to Mr.. Ellis, as member
. of the committee on Pacific railroads, b.
Jay George, charging certain bri
berry and corruption upon tn
: Congress which had passed the Texa
Pacific railroad bill. That letter had qon
to the newspapers, not only without tn
knowledge of the committee, but certainl
through the agency of the man who ha
written 1t. The writer was the cnly maj
j.. who could have copy of it. 1t had bee
, and still was his intention to submit the le;
6 ter 10 IUo CoinLultteo dG lIS nexl me6Clne
and if tie committee was of opinion it ws
: worthy of attention, he would come to th
= House for suoh Instructions as it might wis
? to give him.
. . The House then went into committe
; of the/whole, Mr.. Hooker in the chai
on the agricultural appropriations bill
The bill was then read by sections fl
L amendment. Mr.. White submitted a
, amendment providing that reasonable pr
> portion of seeds distributed by the agricu
= e tural department shall be supplied to men
70 bers of Congress and delegates. Adopted.
. Mr. Young, Tenn, submitted an amend
10 ment nrnvidiuo that SS O00 of Tho e,,,, =,